The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-09-24
Prince jerome Bonaparte will visit the King Of

Prince jerome Bonaparte will visit the King OF
Italy at Monaco.
Germany has abandoned the friendship of Russia
for an alliance with France and England.
The London Times says that the newly constructed
gun boats called the Greek letter series. is destined
to revolutiOnZe the naval architecture of the world
The same papers says, that these new gun boats
are soon to be brought into use in the pending
quarrel between China and Japan. At all events, it
is evident that China is wide awake to the necessity
Of having hand formidable feet of gun boats
for coast defence, as well as aggressive warfare.
1t is expected that congress of all the European
nations the bi metallic currency question, will be
called at an early day. Both Germany and the
United States are anxious for such congress.
The United States Minister at Monrovia, Liberia,
has notified his Government that Der of tribes
supposed to belong to Liberia, have seeded, aud
placed themselves under the protection of the Eng
lisb flag.
Germany, it has been decided to four new
fortresses on the Russian frontier namely, at Coons
Grodus, Bielostok and Sonetz.
China has purchased n feet of eight gun boats
whose guns capable of piercing the plating
of the best armOr clad ships now afoat These gun
boats are now in China.
From FOrneys Progress, we learn, that in the
United States the mania for building railways
or extending old ones, has been carried to anas-
tonishng extent. In the pioneer States and Terri
tories there large amount OF actual prospective
construction. The North Pacific is adding four
hundred miles to the length Of the lines by which il
proposes to bridge the vast distance between Lake
Superior and the west coast of Washnton Territory
Montana, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico and Dakota,
which seemed but few years ago beyond the pale o
civilization, will soon have choice of railway con-
nectons with the outer world In Colorado the rage
for new railways continues, and finding financial
hackers.
The same paper continues by saying, that one of
he of he finn of
OF industrial reviyals. Coal and iron advance. be-
activity prevails in all the affiliated pursuits
and employment is thus furnished to many aborers.
When the substantial portion of existing projects
fairly under way, they will make demands upon
capital which will increase the rates of interest, and
another foodtide of prosperity will be restored and
continued long as dangerous excesses' can be
avoided.
The EI- -ENPREss' 'IScoNE.-Napoleon HIS widow
derives her from three sourcesthe product
of savings and speculations the insurances on the
Emperor's life aud the real estate which the Em
press bought in her own name when she the
throne, and which is approximately valued at $5,-
100000. Nominal sales have been made since she
went to Chisehurst, well two genuine ones.
Eugenie disposed of great of the money in the
Rue d'Alba and of the house in which NJ. Rouher
used to live rent Free at the corner of fhe Rue de
PElysee for $50 900. The purchaser of the estate
was Baron Hischwhilom "the Turkish Railway
King" There are, besides, estates in Spain, in
Switzerland and Hungary. The Hungarian was
acquired within the present year, and is adjacent to
the favorte domain of Count Zichy, Under the will
of her illstarred son, the Empress in for the
Baccioch properties Trieste and in Tuscany,
well as houses and grounds in Toulouse and its envi-
rons. The Toulouse property is considerable, and
was left to the Prince by general who had been his
equerry in his babyhood. Eugenie, whose woe must
indeed have been unutterable cried when the iidings
of her sons death were brought to her: .Tout esi
mi: tout eat fni; je sHis plus rien."