Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-02-26

thorities of Michoacan have excommuni- |
Gated the Governor and all the officials, |
on account of the establishment Of Pro- |
testant church.
Three hundred Indians from New Mexico |
have invaded Chihuahua, and are spreading
a panic among the settlements.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Feb. 3d.-The steam-
ship California;, from Sitka, brings the
following:
BY direction Of Captain Glass, comman.
der of the jamestown, Lieutenant Benson
has arrested three Russians and two white
men for distiliug hoochenoo. Their ap.
pliauces and tools for distilling were cap
tured, and they destroyed all the mash and
liquor found.
On the morning of the 25th, Captain
Glass perfected the most effectual raid that
has ever been made upon the Indian vii
lagos. A force of marines were sent back
of the village to prevent any escapes, and
the landings were made upon the beach.
Over 200 stills and 1900 gallons of mash
and li11or were destroyed, beside innumer-
able worms and other apparatus were
seized. Everything in the shape of liquors
was destroyed.
resolution not to import any more molasses
or Sandwich Island sugar, from which
hoochenoo is made
SHASTA, February 3d.-It still continues
raining. The Sacramento River is higher
to-day than was ever known before, being
three feet higher than in the flood of 1862,
and is Al feet 6 inches above low water
mark. Some of the ferries are gone. The
rainfall since January Goth, the date the
present storm commenced, is 40 and l-lOth
inches, and the rainfall to date 80 and
5-l0ths inches.
STOCKTON, February 6th.-Thero is more
or less water over all the islands in San
Joaquin River The steamer Centennial
went down to-day to save the stock and
convey it to San Francisco.
The plains are covered with water below
Roberts Island. The levees are all right
but soaked, and the water is seeping
through.
The Mokelumne River overlooked below
Woodbridge Saturday afternoon, and the
country is sea for miles.
The levee broke at New Hope, ii o'clock
Saturday night.
The river is rising Mt Lockford.
RIO VISTA, February 6th.--The Onnard,
one of the California Transportation Com
pany's largest steamers, was enga ged all
yesterday afternoon and most of the night
in rescuing families, household furniture
and stock from the flooded districts
Scows, sloops, and small boats are con-
stautly arriving freighted with the penates
| of unfortunate Islanders. No cases of
| positive restitution have been reported,
though many border unpleasantly upon it.
The river is still rising slowly.
The town of Washington is flooded, and
about half of it's inhabitants compelled
to vacate their houses-say $50 people in
all Some of the houses have been tur ned
over, and some swept away. The damage
is heavy and is distributed among poor
peole, as rule.
The Legislative Committee have chart
cred two steamers and have given in-
structions to save human beings and let
the stock 60. A Committee of Safety, act
ing with Trustees, are patcolling the levees.
Cars loadad with sacks are ready to be
moved at an instances notice.
The report that the American river
levees had broken created excitement.
The break was first reported near Twenty.
fifth street, and now comes the rnmor
that the break is four miles out. Crowds
of people throng the dome of the Capitol
and look abroad over the vast waste OF
waters, which extends as far as the eye
can reach. Railroad officers are preparing
to secure their property. Organized mea.
sures to relieve the people of the surround.
ing country will be taken when Governor
Perkins returns from San Francisco where
he went to-day. He is expected to return
tomorrow.
HoT SPRINGS, February 14th.-Honor.
able Fernando Wood expired last night al
8 o'clock. Since his arrival at the Springs
a short time ago, he has been in very
weak and almost helpless condition, which
continued without the slightest change un.
til he was overtaken by death. His dis.
ease being complication of govt anc
rheumatism, the Springs were of no benef
to him.
LONDON, February l5th.-The kurdish
Chief Obeidullah, has again collected {
considerable force for another invasion O.
Persia.
The Persian Government suggests tina
the Sultan arrest Obeidullah, but this re
quires larger force than tho Porte car
conveniently spare.
The freedom of the city and swort
were presented to General Roberts to-day
NEW DRUG ST0RE