Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-11
FOREIGN NEWS IN BRIEF.
American.

Washington special says; Mrs. Emma |
Young gre"t-granddaughter of Patrick
Henry, is i'll and penuiless at her home in
this city. A week ago Mrs Susan J.
Henry, widow of Patrick Henry, grand |
son of the great orator, died. leaving her
daughter alone and i'll, without money and
apparently without friends.
New YORK, August 24th.-The Tam
many newspaper organ, which should speak
by authority, declares that the attempt to
harmonic the conflicting interests in the
ranks of the New York Democracy will
fail. John Kelly is supremely jealous, and
ms Faulkner, Chairman of the State Com
mittec, draws his inspiration principally
from Grammercy Park, there does not mp
pear to be very good prospect Of soothing
the great Snchen's savage breast. Til
dens advice to the machine managers is to
| ignore Tammany altogether.
CINCINNATI, August 18th. - The deaf
mutes of America are holding here to-day
their first Convention. There is fair
attendance of deaf mutes from all parts
of the United States and from Canada.
The proceedings are all carried on by signs.
| WASHINGTON, August 25th.--A report
from Havana that the French are in treaty
with the Danes for the Islands of St.
| Thomas, St. Croix, and st. John, is not
credited in Administration quarters. Dur
ing the Presidency of General Grant it be-
came necessary to inform the Danish Gov
eminent that any attempt to transfer it's
Colonial possessions in this hemisphere to
any other European nation would be re-
garded as an unfriendy act and would be
treated as such. 1t has been necessary
since the present Administration came into
power to reiterate the so.called Grant doc
trine, and if necessary it will again be done.
1t is for this reason that the report is not
credited in official circles.
million dollars daily. The general opinion
here among Government officials is that
unless the debt is to be paid off at rapid
rate, Congress will be justified in making a
large reduction in the rate of taxation
Secretary Sherman favors paying the debt
rapidly, and thus getting it out of the way
and relieving the people from interest bur-
dcns The new census will give reasonably
accurate information as to where the bulk
of the national debt is held.
Horace Maynard, ex.Minister to Turkey,
in company with Postmaster. General Key,
} visited the White House to-day to pay his
respects to President Hayes. While there
the President signed Maynard's commission
as Postmaster General and handed it to
him. Later in the day Maynard appeared
at the Postoftlce Department and took the
oath of Office as Postmaster General, and
will enter upon his duties to- orrow. The
} President to-day signed the commission OF
Judge ID. M. Key to be District Judge for
: the Eastern District of Tennessee. He also
: signed the commission of General Long.
street as U. S. Minister to Turkey. Judge
. Key will remain in the city several days
before leaving for Tennessee.
European.
, LONDON, August 20th.-A correspondent
says he hears on good authority that the
British proposal to enforce the decisions OF
the Berlin Conference by armed measures
is coldly received by the Powers Ger
many has declined to participate in such
intervention.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 23d.-A tee
gram from the Russian agent at Picking
states that the pending local claims have
been satisfactorily decided. Chung How
was liberated on the representation Of Mar
quis Tseng,
3 LONDON, August 23d.-A Standard,
Athens despatch says: Thirty Turkish
officers, who have deserted their own flag
had an audience with the Greek War MIN
lister, of whom they asked commissions
They deserted from the Turkish service
because they were not paid. 1t is alleged
that whole battalions are ready to desert i
their pay be not guaranteed.
cn1l
are additional details of the murder of DIR
! Parsons, an American missionary. Ont
! Of the assassins placed the muzzle of hi
I rife close to DR.. Parsons's servant, fired ane
killed him instantly. DR.. Parsons the.
I started up, but before he could say or d.
anything bullet pierced his heart. Thu
two Circassisus threw the bodies over
precipice, at the foot of which they wer,
, found after few days. An American re
siding at Ismet telegraphed the facts to thu
l British Ambassador, who communicated
them Immediately to Heath, the American
Consul General. A squad Of soldiers wen
to the camp of the Circassians, and threat
ened to shoot the whole tribe unless tn,
murderers were surrendered, whereupor
the murderers were delivered to the au
. thorities. The affair caused great conster
0 nation at Coustant,nople, and people trave
armed, and if possible with an armed guard
s when riding or driving in the suburbs.
LONDON, August 24th.--A Times Genevi
correspondent announces that Bishop Her
: zog has left Switzerland for the United
Q States with the object of promoting
4 scheme for federation Of all Christian
a Churches in the universe.
\ LoNDoY, August 24th.-The Attorney
s General has consented TO a Tichborne wri
: Of error being submitted to the House o
Lords, appellants solicitor having givel
: adequate reasons.
LONDON, August 24th.-Radical Demo
' cratic Clubs of the city and suburbs assem-
BLEED in Westminster last night aud urge,
: T. p. O'Connor, the Home Rule membe
). for the borough Of Galway, to press hi
, motion adverse to the existence Of th
y House of Lords to division, and to pre-
o sent his address advocating the abolition 0
. the House OF Lords. O'Conuor reptile,
. expressing his sympathy with the object
l. of the meeting. At the meeting Of Hon
Q Rule members of the House yesterday