The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-01-15
Foreign News in Brief.

1t is said that the invasion of Persia by the
Kurds was itistigated by the Turkish Govern
meIit.
The village of FIasch in Switzerland has been
almost totally destroyed by fire.
Since the Democratic defeat at the Presidential
election, John Kelly's influence in New York is
said to be greatly impaired.
A rumor is abroad that the Car of Russia will
ahdicate in favor of the Czarewitcha and IA Council
of Regency, retaining his title and retiring To live
at Liyadia.
A bill has been introduced in the U. S. Con-
gress to withdraw nil greenbacks under SIS from
circulation.
By a fire ct Omaha on December 7th, damage
to the extent of 1924, 500 is reported.
A fast mail Is now run from New York to New
Orleans in fifty hours.
The u. S. Grand Jury has indicted the Direc-
tors of the company that owned the "Seawanaka,'
the captain and engineer Of the same steamer and
tbs, government inspector OF steamboats,.
The subscription Jus.ks for stock of the Panama
Canal Company were rushed as soorr as opened
in New York and San Francisco. In the iOrm>er
citv three pages were filed before noon the first
day and in San Francisco 50. 600 600 worth Of
stock was subscribed tor the first day.
Millstones are now being superseded In the
United States by steel rollers.
The earthquakes which occurred in Washing
ton Territory, British Columbia, and Alaska, at
the time OF the second eruption OF Mauna Loa,
appear to have been the most severe that have
Teen recorded since the white man became ac-
quainted with those regions.
The claims of the German Government against
American naturalized subjects. in respect OF mill
tarv service, have been abandoned.
The French wheat crop of 1880 is one of the
largest recorded during this century.
Some tradesinen of Vienna got upa rumor that
the Crown Prince was furnishing a house to bring
his bride home to-, with the work of foreign oper-
atives. This was SO efectually spread that the
Town Council appointed a Committee to report
Meanwhile the Corporation of Vienna had invited
the Emperor and Crown Prince to a ball, in cele-
bration of the marriage of the latter. just as
the Committee was reporting to the Town Coun-
cl that there was no foundation for the statement
that furniture, etc., had been ordered from Paris,
the Council had the deserved modification to re-
ceive an intimation that the invitations to the
ball were declined.
Md1le Sara Bernhardt had a narrow escape
from a serious accident at Boston. The stage
property mantel piece beside her couch fell over
with a great crash, but the fair actress escaped
just in time to avoid it.
A Civil Service Reform Bill has been intro
duced into the American House of Representa-
tives. The object is to make official positions
more perm anent.
The Baroness De Friedland daughter of the Duke
de Persigny, and Granddaughter of the Empress
Eugene, has, with her husband, been arrested
for forgery.
A fierce lobbyist > war has already COM
menced at Washington between the supporters OF
the Nicuaraguan and the Panama canal schemes.
Since the a~cauittal of Schroeder, the Oakland
murderer, 1t has been officially stated that during
his Imprisonment he was allowed to ride round
the town in a hack whenever he pleased.
The Emperor William, old as he is, killed 1l8
deer and wild bears during his recent hunting
excursion at Letzinger.
Cyrus Fl. Mccormick has given 500 600 to
the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Chi
cago to place it entirely out OF debt.
Patti is said to have taken a great liking to
Wagner's music, and is studying the part of
ELSA" in LOhengrin.
Berge & Sons wallpaper factory at Buffalo was
burnt on the 18th ultiur,. The bnilding was five
stories high and without fire escapes. Eleven lives
were lost. and many persons were Injured.
In Ireland a reign OF terror exists. Persons OBJ
nOXious TO the Land League are Systematically
'boycutted, - and hundreds of people are now in
London in actual distress who have hitherto lived
in af1uence in the Emerald Isle.
The United States Police have got possession of
the plant OF the forgers, whose counterfeit Bond
coupons and 800 National Bank Notes have been
passed during the past year.
The President of the United States has recon-
mendrd that General Grant be appointed Captain
General of the U. S. Army.
Greece i~s-getting ready for war, aud Turkey is
preparing 10 resist any aggression on her part.
BUtn sides ~evidtntIy think that European media
ton will be unsuccessful.
Madame Theirs. the widow of Ex-President
Theirs. died December 18th, at Paris.
The 5. F. Chronicle suggests that il is the Amer
lean rans-continental railroad monopOlists who
have . discovered - the Nicaragua canal route
with the sole object of defeating the enterprise of
Baron De Lesseps, and protracting their present
monopoly.