The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-12-25
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The Heratcrs special says the return
Of the Gar to St. Petersburg on Sstur-
day was the occasion of great rejoicing.
A grand ovation welcomed the Empe-
ror. whose reception bore every evil
deuce of genuine reverence aud homage.
1t was said that during the dark days.
the Gar dare not return to his capitol
until be hid SO behind bayonets; but
after what have just witnessed, am
convinced the Emperor would have
been jaat as heartily welcomed by the
loyal.hearted Russian people if he had
arrived upon the heels of crushing
defeat in the field.
A correspondent describing the scene,
says: "The crowd breaks oil restraint;
it envelops him; people fall down and
kiss his garments; SO great is the pres
sure that 1t is with great delay that bis
imperial majesty can reach his car
rage
A special to the Times says that ct
recent meeting Of the Paris Academy
of Sciences, q paper was read by NJ. De
Lesseps, in which some further psrticu-
lars are given of the proposed canal
across the Isthmus of Darien. The line
advocated by Lcsseps starts from the
Pacific coast, and asccnds. in the first
place. the river Tyro ~ far ~
tho Island of Pique, or Alligs-
tors. From this point q straight
cutting 1920 metres long, connects
Tyra with Chanoque. near q point
where the Topisa flows 10. This latter
river line then ascends Chanoaue for
II, 400 meters. then turning to the
northeast it continues up the valley of
Pitia to point where. for reasons of
economy. it would be preferable to
make tunnel, rather than continue
the deep cutting. This tunnel passes
to the south of the peak of Gandi, un.
der q remarkable ridge, from which on
one side arms of the Tonguesat and
Utica flow down toward the Pacific.
and on the other the Tolo and Acanti to
the Atlantic. On emerging, the canal
continues through an open cutting.
abont ten kilometers long. down the
valleys Of Acsnti and Tolo to the deep
waters Of Port Candi. The probable
length OF the tunnel il estimated at
between thirteen aud fourteen kilom-
etres. and the cost of making the whole
canal as equal TO six hundred million
francs.
The following are extracts from the
Times editorial ON the matter of SUBJ
sides: ut is further stated as if it
were scandalous fact that ships of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, ply.
ing in the Pacific waters, are largely
managed by Chinese. A recent cor
respondent of the Times, incideritly al.
luding to this fact, says that corporation
employed Chinese as servants, coal
psssers. and finally - seamen, because
they claimed they could not get their
work done by Caucassians. We are
now to contemplate the dreadful spec
tacle Of an American line of steamers
employing foreigners, and pagsns at
that, instead of training men who
would Eight our ships for u. should we
ever become embroiled in q foreign
war. It can't be clsimed that the steam
ship company violstes any real or im-
piled obligation in this case. The sub
sidy Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
expired year ago, and it il now carry
Jog mails for seq postsges, amounting
to $4,000 per year. The mails be-
tween New York and Liverpool are
carried on the same terms by foreign
steamers chartered by an American
company. 1t carries the mail fifteen
times year between San Francisco and
China and Japan. Nobody cares, so
Is. - We know. whether these ships are
under foreign flag on the Atlantic and
Pacific. or all manned by Caucassians,
Mongolians or Lascan. Whose business
il it that American built ships, having
no greater privileges, are largely man.
ned BY Chinese Evidently We are to
have the American sailor paradei once
more ~ IN eloquent reason for granting
subsidies. The Pacific Mail Steamship
Company wants $500. 600 year for ten
years for carrying monthly mail be-
tween San Francisco and China. This
WAS once asked for IS y means of de.
veleping the trade with Asia;
probably that trade was developed, a.
the line is still kept up without subsidy
and without lose to the owners. We
may safely presume that steamers are
not run in the interest Of the Amsrsca.
flag. Therefore ~ it is apparent that
Congress is again TO be importuned for
subsidy. it is also apparent that the
seamen's education dodge will take the
place Of the patriotic and commercial
arguments which once before had such