Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

by the Antrdiio last Saturday:
The grand total Of tho Garfield Fund il
s357,S51
The recent elections in Ohio, Iowa anc
New Jersey, show large Republican gains
Guiteau has been again secluded, anc
become morose. He is suspicious OF hi,
counsel, and threatens to conduct his case
himself.
Edgerton, appointed United States Sen
ator from Minnesota, in place of Window
has positively withdrawn in favor of Win
dom, and thus far there seems to be nc
other candidate.
The U. S. Senate met on the 10th inst.
and Senate. Bayard OF Delaware wa,
chosen President pro tenn. The new mem
bers were sworn in, and Davis OF Illinois
an Independent, was nominated by tn,
Republicans and elected President Of tn,
Senate. In case OF the decease of Presi
dent Arthur, Davis will succeed to the
Presidency. The Senate consists of 81
Republicans, 81 Democrats and two indie
pendents.
President Arthur has made a number Of
appointments, including, among others
Hannibal Hamlin, ms Minister to Spain
Walker Blaine, rs Third Assistant Score
tary OF State; Almnrk S. Brewer, as Con
General to Berlin.
President Davis OF the Senate has ap
pointed the following Senators to fill va
cancies on various committees: Foreign
Affairs-Aldrich and Lapham, in place OF
Burnside and Conkling. Financial
drich for Burnside. Commerce Miller
for Conkling. Military -Hawley for Burn
side. Judiciary-Teller for Conkling
Post-ofices -NIiller for Plat. Education
and Labor-Aldrich for Burnside. En-.
crossed Bills--Miller for Conlling. Trans
portation-Lapham for Platt. Elections
-Lapham for Teller
Secretary Window has resumed his du
ties at the Treasury Department. The
Secretary will soon retire from the Cabi
net. He will be a candidate for the Min
nesota Senatorship, his success being al
most assured. An examination is now in
progress with view to ascertaining the
amount of available cash on hand, and
when that question is solved the future nc
ton OF Secretary Window will be deter
mined.
The banks in tho Southern States on the
1lth inst received kilograms from Wall
street parties, informing them that they
want all the Confederate bonds they can
secure. They will pay $3.50 per 81 900 for
said securities. The announcement sur
prised everybody, as the move is not I'M
derstood. 1t is surmised that this sudden
appreciation of what has been considered
worthless and dead collateral is scheme
OF collision on the part of European and
New York capitalists to jointly purchase
the bonds, and in the future endeavor to
get the States or General Government to
70 n,
quoted in London recently rs selling at
the rate of 81 and 4 cents per 81.
Arthur had not ut latest dates sent any
Cabinet appointments to the Senate, but
now that it has been made clear TO him,
that James and MacVeagh will not remain
conditionally his Cabinet plans become
clear. For Secretary of State he has al
ready selected ex-senator Frelinghuysen
And for the Treasury he has selected Judge
Folger OF New York For Attorney Gen
ernl he has been divided between two men,
with the probability of a third being Sc
lected. Tho two persons named are ex-
Secretary Boutwell, of Massachusetts and
b. II. Brewster of Philadelphia. The At
torney-Generalship may go to third man,
Phillips of North Carolina, the present
Solicitor General. The Secretary of War
is certain to be Robert Il. Lincoln The
Secretary of the Navy will probably be
General Ned S. Beale, Grants old Minis
ter to Vienna. The Postmaster General
ship has been partially promised to ex-
Senator Howe of Wisconsin. The Int
rior lies between ex-senator A. A. Sargent
OF California and u prominent Western ex-
Senator.
The steamship Great Eastern was put up
ut auction in London, on the 2lst inst, and
was bought in for 100000.
Preparations are making at Moscow for
the coronation of Alexander III.
The Fifty second Regiment of English
troops has been ordered to Ireland.
The Belgian expedition, under Rogers,
with l35 natives, has sailed join Stanley
on the Congo.
The first-class double turreted iron-clad
A0eribie, carrying four Sl-ton guns, will
probably make her trial trip to the Irish
coast, thereby making great increase in
the naval force available in the event of
disturbances.
1t is reported that new conspiracy
against the life of the Emperor Of Russia
has been discovered, Nihilists in the tele-
graphic service having on various occa-
sions betrayed to the conspirators news
concerning tho Emperor's intended Jour
neys.
Trouble with the Land Leaguers in Ire
land has become quite serious. Riots and
skirmishes have occurred in several places,
the most serious being in Limerick where
force Of 600 militia and police were at
tackled by large mob. Several were seri-
ously injured. A mob in Dublin 1900
strong chased number Of constables into
II. 4.