The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-04-30
News Items.

Jules Ferry's Education bill provides that accord
ng to existing laws, foreigners not allowed to
teach in France, and declares the same exclusion
should apply to Order essentially foreign by the
character Of its doctrines, nature and aim. The
passage refers the Jesuits who have tWentyseyeu
colleges Ia France with $40 teachers. Twenty-six
other communities having sIty-one establishments
and lOoS teachers, are also unreeO gnized by the
State. Many moderate Republican papers including
the CoHsttHiioHHsl oppose the Higher Educario bill
The semi-ofhcial organ at Rome, Voee aeHa Veritd,
denounees the bill Ii says the Republic has become
the negAtOn Of liberty and the enemy Of the dearest
feelings of the great majority Of Frenchmen 1t has
therefore no longer any reason for existing.
The Wigau rolling mills, one of the largest iron
manufacturing concerns in Lancashire, England, has
suspended payment.
Recently at Fayetteville. Arkansas, John Reed, q
Union man during the civil and Of desperate
character was killed in the County Jail A friend of
hs for infracton of the law had been arrested For
hours Reed followed the officer in charge of the
man, and finally followed him to the jail about dark
as he committing the prisoner to the custody of
the jailer. Reed, although able to bail his friend
refused to do He entered the Jail with the officer
and prisoner, and just the door was about to be
locked Reed struck the jailer with a heavy junk
bottle, knocking him senseless. Reed WAS armed.
The jailer in falling extnguished the candle and the
guards knowing Reeds character, fred upon him in
the dark. shot penetrating his heart. The COro-
ners jury was unable to determine which shot killed
him, the guards ihemselve being unable to tell The
jury found verdict of justihabIe homicide Reeds
friends fifteen or sixteen miles distant, began to
gsniIe for the avoWed purpose of seizing Deputy
Sheriff Serrell, whom they supposed fred the fatal
shot, and who under bond to appear at the next
term Of the Circuit Court. The ciiizeus Of Fayee-
vile became much alarmed at the threat, and asked
and received permission of the Governor TO organize
company of state Guards, which, in the emergency
was supplied With rifles from the State University
at Fayetteville, the State furnishing ammunition
Reefs friends meantime had approached the town,
but finding the militia in arms, abandoned their
purpose LETT their guns outside aud coming into the
town organized meeting, at which resolutions were
adopted dsnouncing the of the authorities No
political question was involved in the after though
old aniuosities Of the revived. All is now
and will probably remain quiet.
Terrible prairie hres recently occurred in Republic
and Cloud mites, Kansas. They extended over
area ten miles long and three wide and swept
every thing before them 1t is said that about one
hundred houses consumed also large titles
OF grain, farming inpleuents, hay and other prop
efty. The winds were so high an the fires fierce
and hot that the inhabitants were obliged 10 take
refuge in underground habitations One life is re-
ported lOst-Mrs BOrverSo1, who was burned 10
death while attempting TO release some hors es from
burning stable. Several other persons were Sc
ysrey injured. The loss is estimated at $40 geo.
Pinto, the Portuguese explorer. who has crossed
Africa teiegraphs Il struggled with hunger thirst
natives, foods and Drought. l have saved all nv
papers, comprising twenty geographical charts.
many topVgrAPnlcAl maps, three volumes Of notes,
meteorological studies, drawings and diary of CON-
| pete explorations of the upper ZAnbesi, with il
/ seEeuty-tWo eataracts.
| Tuelve hundred Of the people Of SEeRedin have
taken refuge a. Lenesvar. Five hundred and sixty.
seven families and s42 single people have taken ref
| uge At Mako. None Of these miss relatives. Si1
| blind beggars reached Lemesvar.
The King OF Burmah is constructing fortifeation,
| aud making other vA.iike preparations. The Bar
| mese residents at Rangoon have been summoned
home, the King threatening to have their fanilie
executed in case Of non -eOnplianee.
The KhediVe has yielded 10 the demand Of River
| Wilson aud M. De Blignieres for the Tetensiou o
RiaI P1sha Is Minister of the Interior. The erisi
is thus virtually endsd. ass