The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-08-02

By the arrival of the p. ". S. S, Australia on
Thursday last the 9th inst, eight days and four
hours from San Francisco in receipt of inter-
esting items. -
The whole number Of visitors to the Centennial Ex-
bibition up to July 9TH was, 1852 ,054. The United
States Commissioners have decided by vote OF y to
60 to keep the Exhibition closed on Sunday.
The Fourth Of July was celebrated all over the
Union with unparalleled enthusiasm. In number
OF towns fires resulted from the explosion Fireworks
The heat in New York aud other Eastern cities has
been intense during the month"; the tn rnomejer
rising To over 1909 Farenheit at times Cases of sun
stroke are fcaffuly common and 10 large proportion
of cases prove fatal In Washington, PhiiStelphlE,
New York and some other cities there have been as
many as fifty cases day Of Prostration from this
cause.
Senator Morrill, to the oath Of Office July 18th,
as Secretary OF the Treasury. The Gov. Of Maine
has appointed Blaine bis successor in the Senate.
The excitement consequent upon the cutting of Of
Custer with his 26g by the Indians, Is very in
tense all over the country. Offers have been tele-
prapbed 10 Gen. Sherman from South aad North aud
West to raise regiments aid in putting down the
Indians.
Gen. Sherman thinks the Indians do not number
more than 5000 or 1900 aud that tiey be easily
subdned by the regular army without assistance from
volunteers.
Caulh anna Aut ONlS'aetSN -NeN'S~- NN'Ntf N~1 -
Gently aged 81 years.
The loss by recent floods in central Iowa is estima-
ted at over 81 0OU. 900. The loss Of life in Warren
county is about forty. The damage by the late storm
in Missourito the crops was very great.
Advices from the Lower California coast report
whaling unusually prosperous. The Packard
Bros at Puntl Banda, using Capt. Rays new whale
gun and bomb, have caught three large whales.
In New York Clara Louise Kellogg has offered
$1,000 for a monumental Gen. Custer James 6. Ben
nett gives $4,000.
DR.. ]. c. Aver, who is confined in private mad
house in Massachusetts several times recently made
his escape, aud is now dOuby guarded.
The Emperor Of Brazil and party sailed July 18th
for Europe. in the steamship Russia, which sa-
luted as she passed out by men-of-war in New York
harbor, and the hosting Of the Brazilian flag.
Senator Sargent has recovered from his late illness,
having taken his seat in III Senate July 18th.
In Hamburg. ;. c., six negroes recently muir
dercd because the military company to which they
belonged declined open ranks cor the passage of a
buggy containing two white lords of creation.
SAN FRANCIsCo, June 24-Up to noon o-day LOG
cases Of smallpox have been reported The di,ease is
increasing virulence, and more stringent measures
are demanded the part Of the part Of the officials
The smallpox is widely scattered in all portions
of the city.
WAsHrxGrox June 25.-Blaine's condition is I'M
changed, or at least changed for the better. lie
been cunuueu 10 uls ROOM past lOui ud9 -
and exhibits symptoms Of extreme physical Prostra-
ton lie has a low form Of fever resulting from ma
laria and his physeia-s have appfehensions Of
its assuming typhoid character.
European.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Daily Telegraph says
that Austria proposes declaring her provinces adnn-
ing SeryiI and Herzegovina in state of siege in or
der to check gre wing agitation.
Kiamet Pasha, ez- President Of the council of min
listers, Is dead.
More trouble. in the shape of riotous demonsira-
tons is expected to ia belgian elite If the Ma
lon cabinet is continued in office. 1t is rumored that
King Leopold is hostile to the Ultramonanes.
1t is whispered that Disrael and Bismarck act.
ing together their agreement as to the Treatment
Of the Turkish question.
The Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon, will visit
Philadelphia in September.
It is now believed that the European powers will
remain neutra in the Servian troubles.
The exchange question in Calcutta is sorey dc
pressing the present time among the Anglo Indian
people and general bankruptcy is take Of.
A correspondent from Vienna reports that 25. OOC
Russian volunteers ready to march to the assist
nnce of Servia, aud nave asked the Roumanian gov
ernmeut Tor permission 10 pass through its territory
This proposition em5arrnsses Roumnnia.
In the House Of Lords the Earl Of Derby, in reply
TO a question by Earl Dunleigh (Conservative) said
canuuL huNlse " hVlNldNN Wv NSs'N'"
ton Of the Treaty of Paris. that neutral flag pro-
teots an enemy's goods, except contrAband Of war.
This declaration has been in force for twenty years
England has pressed it upon other governments. and
If she now withlraws it, il would raise Suspicion
that she preparing for war"
On the l4th Of July an explosion occurred on thu
turret ship Thuuderer while she was making her
trial trip near Portsmouth, Eng. 81 persons wer'
! killed and 30 wounded.
Vienna has had an earthquake which rung the churcl
bells and continued several seconds. but did no dam
| age.