The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-04-16
News Items.

nOhRlBLE MURDER BIZ CJEF MOThEH.-Ou
March 9th, the wife of laborer named Desten was
arrested at Manchester, Kentucky u g., for break
ing the skull of her step-daughter, then breaking
the girls neck by hosting the body by 4 rope q
beam in an clubhouse, and then carrying the dead
body to field for vicious horse to kick.
LoRD CLEMESsFoRD.-The rumor that Lord Glenn
ensford was removed from command in South Africa,
out not to be correct and that he will be
removed, nasmuch the Government has full con-
fdence in his fitness for the command in Zululand.
The new Russian cruiser Zabraka, built at Phila-
delphia for the Russian government, made success
full trial trip down the Delaware river the 18th Of
March last. She is said to be the fastest cruiser
aAoat.
Vienna dispatch says The Russian Govern N emit
has discovered plot for forcibly liberating the i'm
prisoned uhsts and has proof of the revolutionary
designs of the prisoners.
"A special from Berlin mentions dissensions be-
tween the Gear and Czarovitch.
Burmah has had some experience of late in the
way of revolution, which has been confined to a
few Of the royal family, which has been rather se-
we're upon some of them. In October last the King
died. Before his death twenty or thirty of the
royal princes had been immured in dungeons and
loaded with chains. Since the death of the King the
imprisoned princes have all been put of the way
in other words have been put to DEATH and thus the
line of succession materially thnned. Great Britain
may, and most likely will, think that this state of
things calls for little discipline q la Zulu.
Little has been said of late regarding the tunnel
between France and England, but preparations for
the work continue. Seven thousand FIVE hundred
and seventy-One soundings have taken place within
900 feet of the French coast. with a view of ascer-
tanning the form and geological nature Of the ground
and 3,267 specimens have been obtained. Similar
soundings have also taken place the English side
RAILROAD AccIDEsrs.-The Railroad Gazette IN a
recent issue gives the number of railroad train acct
dents occurring in every month from 1873 to 1878
both inclusive m 1871 the number in
1874, $50; in 1875, l,20l; in 1876, 9S2 in 1877
ISL {; in 1875 74O. In the years the number OF
killed and wounded by railroad accidents or trains
as follows Killed-in 1873, 276 in 1874. 2O4
in 1875, 234; in 1876. 1928 in 1877. PA /; in 1878
204 Iujured-in 1873, LIZ; in 1874, us; in 1875
1,lO7 in 1876, 1907 in 1877, ,O47 in 1878, 1856
The Tarifville, Mary's Junction, and Wolaston dis
asters accountable for onefourth Of the killed
and 2S per cent of the injured the past year OF the
74O accidents the past year, 4sl resulted from de-
raiment, and misplaced switches is the greatest
cause of derailment, so that there is an apparent
remedy for accidents from this source.
The BANK OF ESGLAxD.-Tbis is a venerable in.
sttution, which may be said to have become q par,
of the English Government itself, and which is GER
tainly the pendulum to the financial machinery oil
that nation. On the coming 9th of July the Bank
of England will be ls5 years old 1t was projected
by William Patterson, Scotchmau. Its history in
brief, since that date, as outlined by English
paper. is this:
of 81 200 O00 the whole lent at in terest &c
the Government of William and Mary, then much
embarrassed. At the outset it was servant of the
State, and has since continued such more OF
less. The charter granted at first for eleven years
has been from time to time renewed the last renewal
subject to modification revocation, having been in
1874 For while the business was done in one
room now the Bank occupies large building in
Threadneedle Street, and employs some 500 men.
Nothing less than f5 note is ever issued and &c
nntp IL iasuad n eeaond time The n
notes in circulation is 25,000,000.
The Wool PRoDucT OF THE WoRLD.-An Amer
can paper estimates the number of sheep in the
world at from 4S4 900 900 to 600 900 000 of which
the United States has about sc, 900 900. and Great
Britain the same number. From 1901 to 1875, the
wool-clip of Great Britain and Ireland increased
from "a ,0O0, 900 to $4,000, 900 pounds. That o.
France has increased almost rapidly although tn,
wool is finer. a rule, and hence the superiority o.
French cloths. Australia produces nearly as much
wool as the parent country, Great Britain. Tn,
United States product has increased from very litt
at the beginning of the present century about ZOO
900 900 pounds at the present time OF this CalIfor
mia has produced about one-fourth, and the Pacific
Coast as whole almost third. The wOolcip o
Australia is about 284 900 900 pounds that o
Buenos Ayres and the River Plata, 222, SOC, 00l
pounds other countries not previously given, 463,
900 900 pounds. The total clip of the world las
year was about 1,497 500 900 pounds, worth $3.50,
600 000 This when secured would yield abou
o0Z.OVVsOOU pounds OF cleRu WOOl.-fOtytcchnfc ne
piec.
THE VorE AGAINST INPEAcHNEsT.-An analyst
Of the vote in the French Chamber against impesch
meut shows 1873 Republicans and l34 Legtimist
and Bonapartists. The vote for impeachment stool
1853 Republicans and l Bonapartist. The Ministr
has majority Of rs of the Republicans and on thi
| point the support of nearly the whole body Of tn
Legitimists and Bonapartists. The situation is nc
satisfactory. it is easily within the power of tb
Right to join the extreme Left, and precipitat
which the Ministry will not be respon'ibl
for. The latest reports from Paris that materia
changes will be made in the Cabinet. including th
withdrawal of Washington from the Premiership.
GENERAL GRANT IN ISpIA.-General Grant wa
to be at Calcutta on the 10th Of March. He lei
| Bombay the 18th Of February. He seems to hav
,pent some time at Bombay the guest of the Vic,
roy and other distinguished English officials. II
also had opportunity at a banquet of making th
acquaintance Of number of Parsee gentlemen an
native merchants. As Bombay is on the eastern
European shore Of British India, and Calcutta th
western Pacific shore, the General had spent onl
twenty days in passing through India. His nel
movement was to be down the Bay of Bengal
Madras and Ceylon. ,s
TEA CULTURE IN CALHoRH1A.-Herr Schnel
with his twenty-five japanese people, proved in Gu
tivating q million of plants, and 10 maxim
some tea therefrom, that the tea plant finds ever
favorable condition of soil and climate along Ii
whole line of the Nevada foothills. HE experimeI
was q success agriculturally. az recorded in th
transactions of our Agricultural Society. BE mad
small box Of tea to satisfy friends and though Il
plants were not ripe for plucking and firing, Il
beverage was like Japan tea in favor. An unlooks
for casualty destroyed bis tea plants when in 70
vigor of growth. This swamped him financially, AZ
beyond recovery. The casualty, which cannot ocel
again, in this wise Summer irrigation 10 r
qured, and he used the miners water from the publ
Ianga. The water allowed to be in contact vii
the plants. All mine water holds iron and sulphI
in suspension. The growing plants having ami
for those elements, ring precipitated arour
each plant near the ground. thus was every plA
thrOstled its bark cut through, and all persisted. III
II told you so" neighbors trumpeted failure
california wont grow tea" Let this narrsti
correct the false representation. Pacific Rur
Press.