The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-10-02
Late Foreign News.


BY the latest advices per schooner Rastaes from
San Francisco. on Sunday morning last. We have
Of the ravages Of yellow fsver in the Southern
States. From these accounts we sorry % say,
ha; the yellow fever seourge Is the increase. and
the scenes Of death and desolasion all along the Mis-
sissppi river truly appalling. Al New oFlsans.
Memphis. 6rsenylle. Canton. Ra,oa Raase, Holly
Springs, Granada, sad Mobile. the Favages Of tao
FEVER truly fearful. and great suffering IS the
sequence, BY thc aivlees. leara that the fever Is
very lad among the eolersd population which Is an
uaGssal oecGrysace the eolored people have here
tofore escaped the disease. Cries for help ana
and med'sal assistance. 80 up from all the above
places We are glad 20 note shat responses are being
made TO these appeals from all parts os the United
States, aud many people dcyins death. in heroic
eAoEts 70 aid and minister 10 the stFckea people by
this dreadful calamity. The weather ~ last adyieeS
in the Southern States continued very warn There
will be no abatement Of the yellow fever till frost
comes. In the meantime God help those who are ex-
posed 20 the rsvSgss Of the disease that Is devastating
their cities, towns sad districts,
On the 9Th inst.. Omaha was visited With eonaa-
grafton. which destroyed the 6raad CentrA Hotel Of
that place. valued at SS0e,0 ,000. The hotel being
Cited up for the reception Of guess. Tho origin Of
the IRE is mystery. The building with all the
farature was consumed but the worst part of the
report is the loss OF life, three drcnrn killed by
the falling Of wall. Aad number injarcd. 4
number OF other properties adaeen, 10 the hotel
either destroyed damaged. All partially insured.
There has heeu an Investigations into the cause Of
the recent disaster the river Thames and the YER
/ diet as usgal-"nobody TO blame" Such finding
seems to US TO be \ mookery, when We con ntenplaie
the appalling disaster, by which from four TO i've
hundred human beings lost their lives.
The latest novelties in jeWelry among the elite in
/ New York, and other esStora Cities pins, ear
rings aud guard chains exqusitey carved in tinted
/ shells. These gew.gaWs. are having very
large sale among the fashionable Of the fair SEX who
are ever the alert To seize hold Of the thing
/ in the line Of ornamentstion.
YERr GESsRous.-Mr. Alexander Del Mar form
ery Director Of the Bureau Of Statistics at Washing
ton City, has recently presented the State Unver.
sity Of California. valuable library Of about two
thousand volumes. This is certainly y very generous
act. which will be highly appreciated by CalitorniAns.
HoSoRs TO LoRp BEAcOSsFiELD. CouSrs BIS
NARcS AND ASpRAsSY.-we see it stated that the
Hebrews of New York. are about to testify in some
suitable form their high appreciation OF the services
4 of 3,oc0us6ed, Bismarck and Andrassy. for their
enancip alton of the Roumanian Jews aod for secur-
ing them their rights in Serva This is proper and
graceful thing to do says the San Francisco Argo-
naut and nigh, be initiated by the Jews Of San Fran
| cisco. We see why the Jews everywhere
should not uuite in the oGSition of the services
the three great men mentioned in this article. tho
principle that what is benedeiA portion is bsne-
! heial to whole class, no matter where situated
/ THE DsBr OF RUssIA.-Mr. Craeroft gives the diff
ferent figures, with bis authorities for the national
/ debs OF Russia in 1875. He down the total debt
at s+Si e00 600 So t30 600 900 The total receipts
Of the nation. $4,000 200 or SSSO. .00O OOQ.
Tne interest on the debt at that time about $40
100000. Add TO the enormous debt contracted dur
ing the Turkish war, and the financial condition of
Russia. is anything but hn,tering But Russia is a
mighty empire, aud can il she chooses raise vast
reVeaue. The cost Of her civil and military list is
truly alarming. while her population is for the most
| part uOmsdie and very poor. The want of money
was the ons great cause Of Russias agreeing TO a
congress Of the great powers aud also OF her acQui-
escenee in the conclusions Of the Berlin Congress- In
this instance Russia considered prudence the bet
! ter part OF valor."