The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1877-12-26
Recent Foreign News.
AMERICA.
Damage by the Floods in Virginia.


Richmond, Nov. 27.-The loss to private property
in this city by the food may be safely estimated at
from $500 600 TO $500 000. Other losses will greatly
augment this amount. The damage in Manchester,
the opposite side Of the river. will reach 800 600
There is considerable suffering among poor people.
Many had 70 camp out last night and still shelf
eress. The damage to the James River and Kama
VIVA Canal is not as serious as at first supposed.
Lynchburg despatch says The Amherst bridge
goo feet in length. erected after the food Of 1870
swept away Saturday night, and with it the
two new iron bridges Of the Atlahtic, Mississippi and
OhiO Railroad below the city The latter erect
ed a cost Of $50 900. Four bridges on the same
road, between Bonsoeks and Big Springs. swept
away
Convicted South Caro- lima Officials
Sentenced.
Columbia. Nov. 27.-Judge Townsend to-day
dered Judgment averse to the motion in arrest of
Judgment in the of Smalls and Cardozo. and
sentences we're passed as follows: Francis l.. Car
doEo, exrreasurer Of South Carolina, for conspiracy
TO detraud the State, two years imprisonment and
$1,000 Tine, and one year imprisonment added if the
hue be not paid at the expiration of two years
Smals, member Of Congress, for accepting bride of
$1,000 while member Of the Senate three years ut
hard labor; l.. {. Carpenter, formerly proprietor of
the Coumbis Daily Union, for forgery n raising
amounts for publishing the laws in his paper, two
years in jail aud 5000 fine. Appeals will be made
IN all cases.
Samoan Ambassador.
Washington, November 27h-The Ambassador
with Comernil, ms counsel appointed 10y the Gov
ernnent assist hin ia his negotiations with the
Uaitcd States, had an interview with the Secretary
Of State yesterday, and presented his credentials.
He was introduced to the Secretary 10y Senator
Mitchell Tie credentials Of dramatically author
liz him 10 eneriatO atreaty with the United States,
the nature of which must be determined by the will
OF this country. The SamOaus would prefer annex
alton protectorate, but DESTROYS, If nothing
more can be accomplished, TO negotiate treaty o;
amiiy and commerce The Ambassador is the elect
ed SECRETARY OF State of his country. He has q fair
knowledge Of the Eaglish language, which he has
acquired 10y studying an edition of the Bible trans
lated into his native tongue. with English text
added. The Secretary OF State received him cor
daily and manifested much interest in his account
OF the products and commercial importance of the
Sdmuan Islands, and Secretary Evarts Will make
arrangements 10 present him to the President on
~ Wednesday. II is probable that treaty favorable
10 the Interests OF The United States will be negO-
iiaicd without opposition. The British Govern
ment has heretofore offered to annex the Islands,
but for many years the Islanders have, with great
perinacity chung to their hope Of alliance with
the United States. IL treaty of Commerce and
amity be negotiated, the Samoan Government will
doubtless grant TO the United States the sole right
10 use the harbOr VI PasOpago Tor coalins station
Admiral Wilkes in his report, pronounced it The
best harbOr in the South Pacific
sumner and reports OF Treaties.
New York, November 22d.-A Tribune Washing
ton special says; The Senate hauing consented Il
the publication of the facts about Summers Com
mittce delaying treaties list of said treaties is
published this morning from which II appears that
every one of the nine treaties which Fish accused
sumner OF smotheTing in the Committee. were ac-
tualiy reported TO tie Senate by Sumner himself
before bis removal from the Craftsmanship of tht
Committee. This fact Fish could not Officially
know, as the date when such reports mad,
was one OF the executive secrets OF the Senate; bu
Its publication to-day proves that whatever delal
there was IN the ratification of the treaties in ques
ii N, IL was not due to the neglect Of Sumner ih
Committee over which he pres ided, but TO that O
the Senate itself, aud that Fish, 10 blaming Sumne
4 for these delays, has unwiiiugly done great in
"a justice to the memory of one whose practice it wa
NOT To allow the business OF his Committee accu
mulaie without being acted upon.
From 1870 TO the close oflS76 200 900 immigrant
wed in This country.
&c
The =" Huron" Wreck
ashington, Decsmber The Signal Service oil
.Ver al the wreck Of the Huron reports at al
IN: Divers have suesessfally examined the wreck
'iN 10 the spar deck. Impossihe to get into tn
u The spar deck Is entirely submerged
rt side is eight feet under water. The shi
Naems logged about four feet. No bodies have bee
recovered since last report.
The Signal Service observer at Cape Henry r
ports a1s:zJ P. ~: messenger sent to notify Il
Of the lfe-saFng stations between Cane lien,
and kittyhawk TO patrol the beach. has return,
and reports that he has been Informed by the crew
No = Station that the crews and citizens betwe,
stations Nos and found and buried sixtv-ty
h-.dies washed ashore since the wreck of the Huro
Tue bodies were horribly mutlated, so much so III
iaeonheation will be almost impossible The me
senger passed six graves Eve miles north of No.
station and fragments Of the wreck rs far north
No. Station.