Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-02-26
SATU RDAY PRESS.
Late Foreign News.
FEBUARY 20. 1871.

arrived here on Tuesday, the 22d inst, we
received dates of San Francisco papers to
February Cd, enabling us to lay the fol-
lowing items of foreign news before our
readers
NEW YORK, February 2d.-The cable to
connect Mexico with the United States
will be in place early this month. Hereto
fore the only telegraphic communication
has been via the land limo to Matamoras,
sometimes involving several days time.
NEW YORK, February 2d.-The 7Ijbune's |
Cincinnati special says Garfield says to
the delegation pressing Foster for the
Cabinet, "Now, don't you think Ohio has
already had too many appointments and
houors? Don't you think the most grace
full thing an Ohio President can do is to
leave Ohio ont of the Cabinet altogether ?"
1t is possible that whaling vessel will
be purchased by the U. S. Government,
instead Of detaching a man-of.war, to make
cruise in search of the exploring steamer
Jeanneue.
The income Of James Gordon Bennett,
of the New York Heroid, exceeds 100000
year. He has given away fully half a
million dollars within the past five years.
ST. PAUL, February 2d.-Seven hundred
of Sitting Bulls band have now surren-
dcred and his power for mischief is broken.
New YORK, February 2d.-The Cone
nercin special says: In reference to the
Refunding bill at Washington, we have
reason to believe proposition will BIO made
from this city to extend $500, 100000 of
five-per-cents Of 81 for ton years Mt three
per cent, without the cost of printing new
bonds or commission for the exchange of
bonds. This will be wanted by the new
administration of the Treasury after the
4th of March. There is or will be money
in the Treasury to pay off the remainder of
the bonds of 81, bearing five or six per
cent. interest.
A New York Hcrald's special says: At
meeting Of the Cabinet to-day, Golf, the
Secretary of the Navy, read the statement
prepared by Commodore letters, in regard
to the Importance of sending vessel of
the Navy to the Arctic, in search of the
exploring steamer yeannette. 1t is UNDER
stood that the Secretary will ut once, in
accordance with the Presidents request,
communicate to Congress views in accord
with the statement of Commodore LETTERS,
and accompanying it will be copy of tho
letter Of Justice DAILY to the President,
urging prompt action by Congress in max
ing the necessary appropriation. Secretary
Golf assured Mcpherson to-day that every
thing would be done to make the effort
successful. At the Navy Department the
opinion is already expressed that the expe-
6tion is assured, and the rest will now be
only matter of detail. Grape told n cor
L.. H. tl,n& L. L.,
possible to secure one of the steam.whaling
vessels now On the Pacific Coast without a
large outlay of money. They are fitted
out at great expense for whaling voyages,
and the profit of the catch for season
would be estimated in the cost for charter
ing such vessel to 60 in search of the
.jeonnette. He thought, however, that it
would be wise to send the Revenue steamer
Cor,oin with the vessel that did 60 rs the
presence of two vessels in the Arctic waters
would encourage greater risks and adven-
ture in searching for the .Jeannette than
when only one vessel was sent.
Sioux CRY, February 2d.-For several
weeks the smallpox has been raging with
great fatality in Jefferson Union, Dakota,
settlement distant from this city about
been enforced against the community,
and the disease has not spread beyond the
settlement, though it has played sad havoc
there. The settlement consists mostly of
Canadian French, and when the disease
first broke out, they, in their ignorance,
were unmindful Of it's contagious character,
and funerals were held publicly, and at
tended by the whole population, as the set
tiers are really of kin. In this way the
disease spread rapidly The quarantined
people have been isolated from the neigh.
boring towns for nearly a month, with nc
mails, the trains being instructed not to
stop. The settlers are getting restless and
threaten to break the quarantine. There
have been over 80 cases, 32 fatal, and only
60 recovered. The soourge is now growing
less virulent. Whole families have been
swept away, and in many instances the
dead have been left unburied for days
through fear or inability to obtain help to
inter them. At present it is confined with.
in its present bounds no cases have beer
developed in this city, though isolated cases
are reported in several towns in southern
Dakota. The disease is said to be the black
smallpox, and is thought to have beer
Cohuunio"eou ny to~ey VI INuseiau Moh
MONTE immigrants, who passed through
this city to Yorktown, Dakota, severa
weeks ago.
Smallpox in New Yerk increases alarm
ingly. The Board of Health are looking
toward checking it and treating the ;nfec
tious cases. The present facilities are un
suitable.
LONDON, February 2d.-A troop ship hat
sailed with steam pinnaces and Gatlinl
guns for tho coast-guard ship in the Shan
non.
The Ners says: Notwithstanding th,
fact that the term "scare" has been ap
piled to the Governments precautions, thu
information which hourly reaches thu
authorities is so serious that they canno
despise it. All the public buildings ans
residences of many of the officials aud rail
way stations in London are closely watched
LONDON, February 2d.-Although tn,
Pail-4NaA Gdzette's leading article tbi
afternoon is headed ''The Speakers Coul
d'Etat," that journal iusti6es the cours
pursued by the Speaker, aud says the stel