Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-05-14

Latest Foreign News.
NAV II. 1881.

news:
The General Assembly will meet the first week
in June.
Tie Whit, remains quiet, his speeches are paci-
fc, and he seems 10 be loosing Importance.
The census Of New Zealand is expected TO show
a population Of 10000 Europeans. In 1858 it |
was only 65,ll3.
They take up vegrant Cinnamon in New Zeal
and.
There has been another massacre In New Guinea. |
this time Of some Missionary teachers.
LONDON, April bat the Land League Confer |
ence held at Dublin, Nj. Parnell showed various |
defects which existed in the Land Bill of the Gov
eminent but advocated no special course, Mr. |
Dillon and numerous other delegates who are |
absolutely hostile TO the measure, agreed to hold
Convention in order TO decide definitely the
merits or otherwise of the Bill
Mr. Washington has proceeded 10 Tunis in con-
necton with the recent dispute between the French
and the Bey of Iunis.
LONDON, April 15.-Owing TO the outrage com
mitted by the Beers on those Of their countrymen
who during the late war remained LOYAL to the
British Crown retalatory measures have been
adopted, and civil war in Transvaal is feared.
The Pail Mall Gasette's remarks in a leading
article that the practice of permitting political
parties to control Government departments en-
dangers the existence of popular rule in Australia.
LosDos, April 2o-The executor of the will of
the late Earl Beaconsfeld has declined the pro-
posal made by the Right Hon. W. f.. Gladstone
that the funeral Of the deceased should be pub
lcly performed. The will of the late Earl directs
that the funeral should be performed in the most
simple manner, and that his body should be in
TERED in his wife's vault Mt Hughenden.
LONDON, April 2l-1t now transpires that the
proposal OF the Right Hon. w. L. Gladstone, that
the funeral of the late Earl of Beaconsiield should
be publicly performed, was made by the desire of
the wishes expressed by the late Earl's will, that
the funeral should be Of a simple character The
interment will take place at Hughenden, on Tues
day next.
IoNpos April 19-Tba Coup,;i ~ th. ,,ro,;,co
of Samara, district Of Volga, Russia. has refused
TO vote the Royal address on the Cars accession
to the throne, but demands popular representation
Other Provincial Councils will probably follow the
example set by the Council of Samara.
BRISBANE, April 23-The steamer brisbane has
arrived at Cooktown from HonRkong, with 800
Chinese, one suffering from small pox, and the
vessel has therefore been quarantned.
BRISBANE, April 2-Mr. McIlraith the Premier.
telegraphs from London that he has come to
agreement for q company to carry out the Trans
continental Railway scheme, subject TO the surveys
confirming the representations which have been
made. The surveying expedition will leave London
for Queensland in the middle of May.
Cossr.vrrSoPLE, April 23-Four domestics of
the Techeragan Palace have confessed that the
Sultan Abdul Azz, who was believed TO have com.
mitted suicide the 4th of June 1876, by sabbing
himself with pair of scissors, was murdered by
themselves. The confession of the assassins i'm
plicates several prominent public officials in this
city.
LONDON, April 23d.-The Bey of Tunis has adj
dressed a communication to the Powers, in which
he discaims all responsibility for any outbreak of
fanaticism which may take place in the munich
pality i'll the present excited state of the people
over the action of the French in Algiers
CALCUTTA, April 22.-News has been received
from Kandnhar to the effect that the evacuation of
the city by the British forces which were stationed
there has been completed. The town and district
are now under the control of the Ameer's Govern
ment.
CossrANrIsopLE April 22d-Despatches have
been received from Dervish Pasha, commanding
the Turkish troops in Western Roumelia, stating
that the advance of his troops has been forcibly
opposed by body OF insurgent Albanians at the
river vardar, and that engagements have taken
place at Usikiuw resulting in the defeat of the
rebels.
The steamer Oceanic on her last trip from Hong
kong had been placed in quarantine ut San Fran
cisco, having had a number of cases of smallpox
during the passage.
King Kalakaua has been received with great
respect by Chinese and foreigners in Shanghai.
LONDON, April 19th.-Beaconsfeld took nour-
ishment up to half-past l. About o'clock he
became oomotose, breathing with much difficulty.
Drs. Kidd and Bruce ut once applied the usual
restoratves, but for the first time since his illness,
evident that death was Imminent. Lord Bar
rington, DR.. Quain and Sir Philip Rose were
hastily summoned. Five minutes before he ex-
pired the breathing became slow and gentle, his
face very placid. The hearts action and pulse
continued few minutes after the breathing
ceased to be apparent. Friends and nurses con
pulse ceased, as the end quiet that it was
difficult to realize that he was dead.
The executors of Beacons6ed's will are Sir
Nathaniel Rothschd and Sir Philip Rose
LONDON, April 19tb.-Earl Beaconsfeld will be
buried by the side of his wife in the grave yard OF
the Parish church Of Hughendon Manor. This, it
is understood, was his earnest wish and direction
The Queen and the people would, no doubt, be
Abbey, but it is proper that his own wishes should
be respected.
LONDON, April -Beaconsheld's will divides
the property of the deceased between Ralph Dis
raeli and Lord Rowton.
Sr. PErERsBuRo, April l5th.-The appeal OF
Russakof and Michaelof for mercy were submit
ted to the Car to-day. but he replied 9TH,
sentence of the Court must be carried out" Tn,
condemned we're escorted from the fortress to the
place Of execution by Cossacks and infantry, with
drums beating and flies playing. Detachment'
of all the regiments OF the guards in st. Peters
burg surrounded the scaffold.
All the prisoners received ministration of the
priests and kissed the cross and each other. The,
were very firm except Russakof, who tainted a
the last moment.
Many thousand people passed the night at tn,
place OF execution, in order to obtain good view
prisoners we're conveyed from the fortress in tw,
carts, with their backs to the horses, and thei
hands tied TO boards ON their Breasts bearing tn,
word "Regicide," in large letters.
After hanging twenty minutes, the bodies wer
cut down and taken to a cemetery outside tn,
city. When the prisoners mounted the soatfold
were then placed upon stools, which were draw
away, and they were left to strange.
GLovERs Gar. W. ". April l3th.-The town i
IN a panic over the small pox epidemic. Physi
clans are PROSTATE, and the Governor refuses 4
bury the dead, saying the county should do so
The trains do not stop.
ATHENS, April l6th.-The Hora, the organ O
Tricupis characterizes the reply of the Greel
Government TO the proposal OF the Powers AS tn
most disgraceful coup dstaf since the formation o
the Greek Kingdom.