The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-07-23

preeDpton settlement lie forfeited. This rule apple
= claims under railroad grant as well as to claims
Of subsequent settlers.
New York, July s.-A World Washington special
says The silver are threatening TO renew the
battle when Congress reassembles. They say they
can demand n Reorganization Of all the Senate Com
mittees at the beginning OF the next session, aud
that they will effect their object by adding two add-
tOnal members to the Finance COMMITTEES, and thus
give it decidedly silver complexion.
Washington, July S.-only IS $40 Of the $40 900 :
600 of four-Per-cept refunding certificates are not
disaosed of; $685., 900 in certificates have been
converted into four-per-c bends.
Washington. July 5.-The public statement issued
TODAY shows increase of the public debt for the
MOI th If June last of s24,7sS.
The following memoran6 um OF appropriations has
been furnished by the Treasury Department: For
the fiscal year 1877. SI24 l22.0lI for 1878. STA
0O9 4S5 Appropriations for rivers and harbors were
omitted for this year. aud the Post Office Appropria-
tions. and the halifax fisheries award.
The Treasury sued Sl3 S59 $40 in standard silver
dol OF this count. Sc SIS, 9I2 has been return
I47 1851.
1hs Ota re ,eipts of the Government for the fiscal
wear endn to-day, from all sources, amount to
S276,250,3z7. The total ordinary expenses not
including interest the public debt, amounted to
1854 .59s 1888.
The total amount of gold coin and bullion in the
Treasury. January I'd, the date of resumption was
$l35 ss2,639 The amount in the treasury to day
was Sl35 .236 474. Standard silver dollars cuined to
date. S35. sO 900. Coinage during the year ending
June 80. ls7s-gOd, ble-eagles, 1861 III pieces
S37, 1884 $40.
Troy IN y. July 3.-W. II. Vanderbilt purchased
for SIPS 200. $500 shares of the Troy aud Boston
Railroad stock, gaining controlling interest,".
New York. July 3.-The effect of European capital
and influence in the Darien Ship Canal project is
actively discussed BY the Press. The Herald criti-
De Lessensf AZ NH ali,
should be assumed. the canal can be constructed
with the aid Of a factor which has no nationality,
namely money, aud thinks only the United States
can give the guarantee Of neutrality and treaty con
tOrmity at the Isthmus upon which capitalists.jn
Europe wish to invest. We are strong enough to
enfurce and maintain such u guarantee without
European aid and in defiance of European opposi-
ton. We shall never admit Europe to any share in
the control of a route # commerce in which we have
so paramount an interest.
The Bulletin thinks that if a ship railroad would
be as cheap and efficient Captain Eads claims,
bis project asserts itself as the peculiarly American
scheme 1t European capital. that readily comes
at the beck Of De Lesseps' to be withheld from
the project, there are men of wealth enough in this
country who would support such trump of Amer
can engineering and such aid to the of
the country and even were we threatened with two
transIsbmus routes should have little to fear if
ours was the cheapest, and were completed fifteen
to twenty years in advance Of its competitor.
New York. July 3.--The National Convention of
Representatives of Israees will, for the first time
in the history of the country here, Thurs
day. obedient to call of the Biennial Council Of
American Hebrew congregations. Two hundred
delegates expected from all parts of the country
The principal objects of the Convention are the
establishment of grand Rabbnical College here
and colonization project to prevent the growth Of
Jewish pauperism, which. it is said, a report has
been prep rcd. recommending the purchase of lands
in the far West.
New York. July 3.-The Times Cincinnati spe-
cial says: The wheat harvest in Southern Ohio and
Indiana is nearly over. The crop has been saved in
good condition, and is Of the finest ever raised
in this region. In many places farmers say it will
average forty bushels to the acre. The yield in
Ohio will be full fifteen per greater than it was
last year, which was also heavy. This year harvest
bands have been paid generally 81. per day.
New York. July ga Times St. Paul special
gives reports from various parts of the Stare saying
that the wheat is growing fairly, but is begin
ming to appear in some places. The town and coun-
try press is less confident Of great crop than
week or so ago, and fair average is now the most
that is claimed in the southern and middle counties
New York, July 3.-The Public to-day, comment
ing on Keene's wheat operations, says: Chicago
operators unable to grasp the fact that Europe
is likely to want more wheat than we have to sell
this year.