The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-10-11
Late Foreign Items.

King John of Abyssinia claims to be descended
from that lady who was amazed by the genius OF
Solomon-thc Queen Of sheba.
Mrs. Rutherford b. Hayes was, before her mar
riaee, Miss Lucy Ware Webb. She is the daughter
of DR.. James Webb of Chcothe, and granddaugh-
Ter of Lieut. Col Cook of the Revolutionary army.
Mr.. Harrison Gray Otis of Boston has a new
house, and in this house is the most costly
mante-pece ever brought to this country. 1t is of
black oak, beautifully carved, and is four centuries
and half ago.
Miss Pitman is a cousin of the King Of the Can.
nibal Islands-that is. King Kalakaua-and she
swms exceedingly well of the coast Of Martha's
Vineyard this Summer, and is reyerentially called
Z" the Island Princess"
The New York Tribune compares wages in 1876
and 1870 for GO trades and reekons the decrease
from 10 to 20 per cent while the reduction in rent
and the neeessaries Of life has been than that.
1t concludes therefore, that there has been actual
increase in absolute wages-that is that the same
amount Of work viii buy Of the necessaries of
life now than in lS7O-7l.
The English universities are the product of go
yernment, yours Of private muni6cence. That
among US is almost unknown. The general notion
of an EnglishmAn when he gets rich is to found an
estate and benefit his family. The general notion Of
an American when fortunate is to do something for
the good Of the people, and from which benefits
shall continue to flow. The latter is the nobler am
biton.-[PrOf. Huxley.
The Emperor Of Austria the other day saved the
child Of poor woman from a fearful death. As be
was passing through the Bettenhash GOrges,
Ischl, he four-y cEr-old boy fall over preci-
pice. The child's clothes caught or a projecting
branch, and he thus suspended over a torrent 50
feet below. The Emperor, who is a clever athlete.
jumped across the precipiee, rescued the boy, and
took him back to his mother.
There two artists who are particularly fond Of
~, -s,,nf1
make it very useful in their work-Teuniel and Dore.
The Dore gets London he rusbes of to the
Zoo. Tenniel has used nearly all the notable animals
in his favorite Punch cartoons. Tennel, it is said
does not pose in any fashion. He is simply an in
telligent looking gentleman-Tesembles a country
lawyer, or an engineer with railway bridge on
his mind
1t is secret that the friends Of Bristow here
abous assert positively that if Hayes is elected,
Bristow viii be again made secretary Of the treasury
and this boast, taken in connection with Schurtzs
Cleveland speech, is n prediction that the party
under Hayes. would be Bristowized and the party
satraps," who have controlled it under Grant, be
outlawed.
Nine. Cornu. the foster sister and lifelong friend
cfNapoeon Ill, has deposited in the archives Of the
National Library at Paris package Of documents
that may throw light into the suberranean passages
Of European history. In her viii it was provided
that his Letters to her, beginning when he was only
10 years old and ending with written two months
before his death, should be placed in the library and
that the seals of the Packet containing them should
remain unbrOken for 10 years.
Mr.. Brstow has faculty Of expressing himself in
few and forcible words. Wheu a reporter Of The
Boston Globe asked for brief expression of his views
on public affairs, he made this admirable aud CON-
prehensive response: - believe the Republican
party to be the party Of ideas, and the only one to
which can be safely intrusted the administration Of
our National Government at this time There can
be no possible hope from the Democratic party that
they will carry into effect and to eonsmmation the
heritage Of vital issues inherited from the war and
aud as for me, am going to work for the best in
terests Of the country, and believe can do that
nowhere outside the Republican party"