The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-01-05
Late Foreign News.

We present our readers with the following addi-
ional items of news received by the steamer City
Nee York;
Lieutenant-G General Sir Donald Stewart will
ucceed General Frederick p Haines as Com
lander-in- Chief in India in the Spring. General
ir Neville b. Chamberlains has declined the posi-
ion on account of ill health and doubt of his
qualifications
disastrous fire has occurred at Rangoon, Brit
sh India. The damage is estimated at nineteen
tcs of rupees.
The Russian Government has ordered IL tor
edo cutters at cost of 10000 for the fleet in
Jhinese waters.
NEW York, Dec. 19-The Worlds London cor
espondent says: There is, am enabled to say,
o truth whatever in the reported withdrawal of
iir Edward Thornton from Washington, where he
likely long to remain the Dean of the Diploma
ic Corps. His conduct there has always given the
,reatest satisfaction to all the successive admin
STATIONS under which he has acted 1t is posi-
ole that the Marquis of Ripon Viceroy of India,
will recover his health but he will certainly have
to leave the East. He has caught the jungle fever
after attack of which a man may live, but at
Lord Ripon's age he cannot possibly hope to get
well so long he remains in India IL he IS COM
PEELED to return it is supposed that the Earl OF
Dufferin, now Ambassador at the Court of St.
Petersburg, will be asked TO succeed him.
General Grant remarked to correspondent
that his interest in the Isthmus Canal dated from
early life. He tried to have something done
about it before he was President but failed, and
when he was elected caused survey to be made
of every possible route In this way he learned
that Nicaragua the best There were many
reasons for this of especial character. Nicara-
qua was further north and more direct and nearer
us. He did not think the country could sit by and
see a cenal built across the Isthmus by Europeans.
1t would be the same thing as though the United
States had gone to Suez and tried to take posses
sion of il. As to railroad opposition, he did not
expect they would be friendly to canal, but If it
was built of course commerce would go as usual
through the cheapest channel.
1t is officially announced that the allotment of
Panama Canal shares will be as follows: Applica-
tons for from one to five shares will be accepted
in toto; Subscribers for from six to twenty shares
will receive six, and those from twenty upwards
will receive twenty-five per cent of their demands
Installments of 100 francs per share must be
paid befor the 80 tn instant.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ia runior, current for
some weeks, of the transfer of the Cars author
ity to the Council under the Presidency of the
Czarowitz is renewed with this addition, the mar
rage of Princess Dolgorouki with the Car to be
declared legal she receiving the title of Duchess
of Holstein Gottorp, and her children will be
princes and princesses of that title. The Car and
family will retire to Lividia, in the Crimea, he
remaining Emperor In name, the actual authority
however, residing IN the CZarovltz.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-At banquet last night, giyer
to Geneal Roberts, recently returned from Af-
phanistan, by the Merchant Tailors' Company
the Master of the Company proposing toast tc
Foreign Ambassadors. coupled with il the name
of United States Minister Lowell, and said he
hoped the English and American flags. which wers
floating side by side in the hall, might know nj
rivalry but that of peace. Lowell responding I.
the toast, eulogized General Roberts services il
| Afghanistan.
ST. PETERsBURo Dec. ga telegram from
| Bawi reports that body of cavalry successful,
| stormed the fortified village of Karys the 9tl
instant, and routed the Tekkes after obstinate
resistance. One thousand sheep and cattle and
| quantity of arms were captured The Russial
loss was light Several thousand Nero Turco
mans are advancing with artillery to the aid O
| the Akhal Tekkes-
Gen. Skobeloff suddenly pushed forward hi
| advance guard last week, surprising large bod
of Tercomans, eighty-fve versts from their en-
trenched positions at Teck-Tepe, entirely crush
| ing them
CHo4oo, Dec. 2o.-A telegram from the City @