The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-08-16
Foreign News per City of Sydney.
AMERICAN.

NEW YORK. July 25-Tbe Boston Herald says
In 9 recent letter to an old friend General Grant
says be shall 20 directly from San Francisco To
Galena. Illinois. where be- still has a house. and
that be shall not take part in any demonstration
calculated to make a part Of the - boom" Hrs
plan is to quietly await the Course OF events and
there is little dOubt that il q loud call be made To
summons him from bis retirement he will accept il.
NEW York. July Y0.-Tbe Herald asks to- day
" Why not make Grant, Minister to England ?
He knows everybody there. and is greatly liked,
His daughter married in England. and be- would
doubtless like to be near her. He must be- nearly
tired Of travelling over the world. His appoint
meBt 10 London would be every way lit. The
popular and excellent Minister WEIGHS family
bereavements. which impeIl-d his resignation. are
understood 10 be the death of, his brother Will
liam. the philanthropist and the Indians friend.
last year. and two sisters subsequently,. Two
brothers. Samuel and John, and one sister are all
that is left Of a large family"
MEMPHIs. August 3-Twelve new cases nf yell
low fever were reported to the Board OF Health
to-day. six Of whom were colOrpd. Two deaths
have occurred. The "Howards " tn-mnrrOw will
open a supply depot at 299 Main street. lr"n
which will be furnished uOnrishmpnt and
stimulants to the INDECENT SICK on the r~suisition
Of the Howard physicians, four of whom are on
duty.
NEw YORK. Augusta Herald Glasgow dis
patck saws The enthusiasm for DIR. Talmadrp
continues undated. During the past three WEEKS
be has lectured nightly to thousands. and on Sun
days be has preached to tens of thousands in ~.
Andrews Hall. To-day be preached to 6OOO wor-
shippers in this city;
NEW YORK. Aug. "a dispatch from Berlin says /:
kilograms received in this city from Stockholm an
uounce that the steamer VegG, with the Arctic ex-
plorer Nordeuskjold on board, has been freed from
ice, and has safely passed Behring Straits.
EURoPEAH.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 26.-Tbe Minister of the
Interior reports 35Ol hres during June. causing a
damage OF over twelve million rOubles sos fires
were incPndiary.
Further particulars OF the fire at Mini Nuvgo-
rod. on the 18th of the present month. state that
cured in the Bazaar, killing and injuring forty
persons.
The theatre in the Kremlin. Moscow. has been
burned by Nibilists.
PARIS, July 2S.-L'Order. Rouher's organ. IN
sists on the validity Of the resolution Of the b.
napartist Leaders declaring Prince Jerome Napo-
leon the head of the BOnapaTte family. as the
Official declaration Of the Bonapartist family, and
invites those who no longer belong to that party
to declare their secession.
LONDON. July 29-Kate Webster, convicted OF
the murder Of Mrs. Thomas. her mistress. at Rich
mond. was hanged to-day in Wandsworth prison.
She confessed that she committed the murder. ands
had no accomplices either in the commission Of the
crime or the disposal of the remains Of the victim.
The proceedings of the Cour;-martial in the
case of Lieutenant Carey have been qusshed
informally.
LONDON. July 30.-All the Indian troop ships
are ordered to be ready for six months contin-
nous service, with a view of bringing home troops
from South Africa.
LONDON, July 3O.-The North German Gazette
argues in favor Of the proposal that Germany
should purchase some islands in the Southern
Pacific, pointing out that the possession OF a
colony in that distant and busy ocean could not
fail to appreciably benefit German commerce.
A Berlin correspondent Of the Post says this
may be taken as an indication that notwitbstand-
ing the many official disclaimers there is. after all,
a prospect OF Germany acquiring some colonies.
The North German Gazette is generally regarded
as IN exponent of Prince Bismarck's ideas.
LoHDoF, Aug. "a dispatch from Cape Town of
July 18th, via Madeira, says that General Crea-
locks cavalry have burned 0ndini and Mugweude,
on the eastern line Of the British advance. Dabul-
manzio, Cetewayo's brother. aud several other I'M
portant chiefs have surrendered to Lord Chelmsford
The movement Of troops retiring from the ueighbor-
hood Of Ulundi was expected to be retarded by
heavy rains aud increasing transportation difficulties,
which would prevent any readvance this season,
even if such movement were Necessary. Ekowe is to
be reoccupied. The naval brigade has been re-em-
barked for England. The volunteers originally
raised for the campaign against Save Secoenne have
been ordered into a position between Fort Weder
Derby 10 north Of Zululand, so as to cut of Cete-
wayo's retreat northwsrd and prevent raids by the
Zulus 10 the neighborbood of the Intombi and Asse-
gal rivers. Puff Adder, an important chief on the
northern border of Cape Colony, has teen captured
The Colonial Ministers have informed the Cape
1O"u assembly lnht Ioey COnSlder tue present an
inopportHne time for giving effect to the recommen-
dations Of the Home Government in favor of coufed-
GRAFTON, but they would take steps to carry them out
as soon as peace is restored. The action Of the Cape
Government. is generally approved.
Sir Garnet Wolseley's dispatch to the War Office
is as follows 81 propose to form q brigade Of
artillery and engineers and q squadron of cavalry
for TrAnsvaal. 1 am reducing expenditures. I
have given permission to Lord Chelmsford to return
to England. 1 am disbanding some Of the expensive
irregular cavalry. CeteWayo is said to be in the
Ingome forest"
A Standard dispatch from Kwamas Gwasa of
July 1lth states that the Colonial Cavalry Corps
has been ordered disbauded.
BERLIN, Aug. 2-In view of the success of the
Socialists in BresIau the Government is considering
the practicsbility Of making the Anti-Socialistic law
more rigorous. Leaders of the Liberals aae discuss
ing q programme to unite various sections.
TAPE-wORH IN CUCUMBERs-The dietetie reputa-
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