The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-07-28
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LONDON july 3d-England Is making numerous
and important additions to her torpedo fleet
Ro1E, July Engineer Chiarini, who formed
part of the expedition TO Central Africa, is dead.
DUBLIN. June pa telegram from Tobercurry,
county Sligo, states that famine is raging there.
Berlin. June PIN the district of Lauban.
near Breslau, Prussia, rain tornado killed IS
persons and destroyed los houses.
DENVER July 3d.-Rev. T. De Witt TalInage has
accepted an offer made him TO deliver series of
lectures in California this Summer, and will stop
over Denver and Leadville to deliver his lecture
entitled Big Blunders.'
NEW York June 23d-The steamer Cisyof Neto
York, of the Havana line caught fire this evening
while living al y Brooklyn dock, and was lowed
into the stream. where she burned to the water s
edge. The most valuable portion of the cargo had
been unloaded.
PARIS july 2d.-At Bezieres. in the Department
of Herault, there Is considerable agitation against
the monastie orders. Yesterday deputation of
Republicans waited on the Sub-Prefect TO demand
the expulsion of the Franciscan Brothers, and III
the evening mob of thousand persons sur
rounded the Franciscan Monastry, some even
entering the house. The military ultimately dis
persed the crowd.
CHICAGO, July 2d.-The journal says: II is sur
prising fact that the returns from portions
of the interior counties of the older Western States
1 Ohio. Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Wiscon-
! sin-show decrease in population. rs compared
with the census Of 1870. This IL accounted for by
the mania of the past few years of moving into
E the States and Territories of the farther West
LONDON June 1.-THE Viceroy of India tele-
graphs that there is 10 doubt that the Afghan
leaders opposed to each other trying 10 gather
men in the Hurrnat and Madam districts. There
j n large Gathering of men at Ghuzenune.
LONDON. June ia Bombay correspondent
reports thlt Abdurrahman Khan is advancing
with troops and sixteen mountain guns The
tribes arr g.thering south of Cebul and IN othel
quarters, aud II is reported that they look for thu
proclamation of holy war.
IIyERroaJ. June IA London dispatch ssy
that seVe-- French firms having large orders from
the Chinese Government for rifles have been in
structed 10 complete them as quickly as possible
KANSAS CITY, Mo- July 2d.-The Reception Con,
nittee left here this morning for Odessa, 40 mile
distant. where they met General Grant and party
and after an introduction by Colonel Van Horn
the Mayor made speech of welcome. The trai
, then started and arrived here At $50. Notwith
) standing heavy rain, IN immense crowd was a
the depot and gave the General a hearty welcome
The party consisted of General Grant, Mrs Gran
Mrs. Fred. Grant and her daughter Julia, and
w. Smith. They were escorted to the Coatt
House for breakfast There were great crowd
in the streets and many houses were decorate'
4 After breakfast, General Grant, accompanied b
D Governor Phelps and several members of Il
Reception Committee, left for Merriam Park, nil
| miles from the city. The party will return dt 8
: this evening. and General Grant will receive Il
i old soldiers after which banquet viii be give
i him.