The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-01-24
Foreign News.
Per CXANE. january aad.

BosToN. Jan. 3--Bishop Gilbert Haven, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. died at the residence
OF his mother, 10 Maiden. at six o'clock this after
noon, after an illness of several weeks.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3d.-The Grand Jury recon-
mends that gambling houses be taxed $4,000 a
year, so that they may contribute 10 the public
Treasury, as they are not suppressed, owing 10
the impossibility OF procuring evidence adequate
to conviction.
De Lesseps has inaugurated the work OF a dea-
nitive survey for a sea level canal, He says he
has no fear OF any competitive scheme TO be inau-
gurated under Grant.
A I Cabul, the Military Commission reassembled
to try prisoners. ten of whom have been sentenced
TO be hanged on the 3Oth inst. One was proved
to have killed ~Jenkyns. Secretary of Major Cavag-
naris Embassy.
An influential deputation. headed by the Mar
auis Of Hamilton, waited upon the Right Hon. Jas.
Lowtber. Under-Secretary tor Ireland. to ask his
aid in procuring a loan 81 e35.0 600 for the con-
struction OF a railway from Donegal 10 Caldwell,
as a relief work. Lowther promised TO lay the
matter before the Treasury.
SIR Garnet Wolseley has autographed 10 Sir Bar
tie Frere not to believe the alarming reports from
the Transvaal. He says there was a great want Of
unanimity among the Beers az their recent meeting,
at which a resolution was adopted In favor OF
maintaining a demand for the independence Of the
Transvaal.
BosToN, Dec. 18th IL O'Clock, q hre
broke out In the rear of the paper warehouse OF
Rice, Kendall a Co. on Federal street. near Frank
lin. Their building is entirely gone, and other
very valuable properly, including Houghton, Os-
good and Co.'s publishing establishment, ON De-
vonshire street.. and Rand & Avery's printing
house%on Franklin street, is in great danger. The
flames are spreading rapidly, and the entire Fire
Department Of the city has been called out. The
Dire is located in one OF the most prominent busi-
ness portions OF the city. 1t is impossible 10 obtain
further particulars until later.
BosToN. Dec. 29th.-At this hour, 3a. m, the Gre
is completely under control. The loss will not be
50 = heavy as at first estimated, though many place
Avery did not. suffer from fire, though their stock
| is damaged considerably by water. The firms that
have suffered total loss are Rice, Kendall a. Co.,
Houghton, Osgood d Co., and the Univn Express
Company. Many of the smaller firms. located on
the same block on Federal and Devonshire streets,
sustained heavy damages, the extent Of which IL 10
impossible at this hour to estimate. S. ID. Warren,
paper manufacturer ; w. +. Brown & Co. printers:
the New York and Boston Despatch Company;
Earl d Prew's Providence Express. In addition TO
those already mentioned are heavy sufferers. The
stock in Rice, Kendall d. Co.'s establishment was
valued at nearly $500 900, and the building at
S720OO The insurance is very heavy. and will, IL
is thought. cover the entire loss, but at this late
hour, lists are not obtainable. Several explosions
occurred during the FIRE In the North Bank build
ing, and some 6remen were injured.
LONDON, Jan. 6th.-A despatch from Lahore
states that further disturbances are expected at
Herat. and a brigade will embark at Bombay, Inn.
mediately for the BOlan Pass.
The London Telegraph vouches for the lrustwor-
thiness of a communication, dated Kenigsburg,
Dec. 3lst, asserting that a distribution OF the Rus
sian army shows a striking convergence toward the
western portion of the Empire, and that Rnssia's
effective forces are being increased in far greater
proportions than can be justified by the object of
filling up vacancies left by the Rnsso-Turkish var.
PORTLAND Jan. 8.-An Augusta despatch Tn the
Argus (Dem:) says: The Republicans propose TO
test the legality of the organization OF the House.
and bring the matter before the Supreme Court.
one way mentioned being an injunction TO prevent
the Treasurer OF the State from paying the mileage
and salaries OF members. 1t is said that Blaine
had a violent fit on "Wednesday night, brought on
10y overwork. Physicians were with him Eve
hours. Startling Developments are expected when
the Bribery Committee gets 70 work.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-Sraators Booth aud Far
ley and Representative Davis. Page. Pacbeco and
Berry today unitedly sent ii written cUmmunica-
ton addressed to The Senate Finance C~ommittee
recommending that the nomination Of John M,
Morton as Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
First Caliluruia District be- reported adversely.
They bass her I qnest upon two grounds First,
that Morton, by reason of his youth and ~inexperi-
ence, is not competent to fill this important position
properly and Second, that be is not Identified
with California, and should not be givenRn Office
which her people have a right to expect TO be filed
by one OF themselves. This document was handed
TO Chairman Bayard by Senator Farley, and be and
Senator Booth have followed it by personal con-
versations with all the members Of the Committee,
both Democrats and Republican,. The Committee
will hold its next regular meeting on next Tues
day.
1t is currently reported that u stock company.
composed OF several Of the leading men Of San
Francisco, with a heavy capital, has been formed
in this city for the purpose 81 Introducing Edison's
new system of electric light. A representative OF
the company has already started East, and Ii is not
at all improbable that while Eastern scientists are
wrangling over the feasibility OF Edison's inven-
ton. San Francisco will be the first city Ia the
Union to give the matter a thorough and practical
test.-AHd
The American Sugar Rcfaery Company yester.
day secured the Bay Sugar Refinery property on
the southwest corner of Battery aud Union streets.
paying therefor $3.50 BY this absorption there
will be two competing rrfneTies. instead OF three,
as previously supposed. The following Is from the
Commercial Herald OF this date =" The American
Sugar Refining Company. Of which c. Adolpbe
Low & Co. are the leading spirits. have secured an
eligible site for their refinery at North Beach. and
have purchased in addition the Bay Sugar Rein
cry, thus making a strong beginning. Their new
refining building will be very near the locality Of
the Bay Refinery. The. purchase Of this latter re-
fnery carries with it the right to use their patent
for making the superior Cube Sugar."-B.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, Jan. 9tb.-Early this morning
Major-General Chamberlain issued a general
order, stating that in view of the extraordinary
situation now presented at the seat OF Govern
ment. be would assume command and protect the
public property and Institutions Of the State In
trust for the people until the Governors successor
has been legally elected and duly qualified. By
this order General Chamberlain assumes tempora-
rily the office Of Governor and Commander-fn-
chief. The entire police force at the State House
was changed this morning, those indicated by
taking the place OF those drilling
there several weeks. The change was quietly
made. IUt
Humboldt papers OF the 7th inst. report the
barkentine Monitor from Honolulu. outside the
day previous, unable to get in. Also, the schoon-
ers Laura Pike and Big River in the same predica-
ment. 1t was blowing a heavy southeast gale all
that night.
LONDON, Jan. 7th.-The detailed reports OF Rus
sian military preparations which come from va
rious points on the Austrian and German frontiers
are beginning to excite attention throughout Eu-
rope. A pamphlet has just been Issued in Germany,
wherein the frontier delences OF Germany and Rus
STA are deliberately discussed, and the respective
advantages of different plans of invasion on either
side canvassed.
Before the invasion of Cabul, Mahomed Jan wrote
to General Roberts, saying that although for the
present retiring, the Afghans would not cease hos
tilities until the British were driven from Afghan
istan.
Bismarck has definitely approved the schemefor
granting a Government subvention to joint stock
companies, which shall buy the factories and PLAN
tatiOns of the firm of Goddefroy d Sons, Hamburg
who suspended business some time since.