Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-16
Latest Foreign Items.

BY s. F. papers arrived by the Coasnelo we
CLEAN the following items of interest:
LONDON, March 23d-A parcel addressed to Sir
William Harcourt was opened by the police ut his
request, and found to contain loaded pistol.
This attempt on the life of Harcourt has caused
profound sensation throughout England.
NICE, March 23d.-The Italian opera house
burned this evening. The bodies of fourteen suf-
located persons have been taken out. 1t Is feared
that 100 people persisted in the flames.
MADRID, March 2ith.-Every evening for six
consecutive days this city has been kept in a con-
slant state of alarm by the explosions of petards.
Some were fired in the business streets, others i'll
doors. churches and theaters, causing the break
age of glass and some burns. No offenders
have as yet been caught, though the police and
detectives are trebled after dusk.
CoNsrANrINopLE, March 24th.-There is great
activity in all the admiralty factories. The Porte
is negotiating with Newcastle firms for the deiv-
cry of coal at Chic, Crete, Voo. Salonca, and the
Dardanelles. Another Thousand troops have gone
to Volo. The total Turkish force the frontier
is now 10000 men.
ST.. PETERsBuRG March 23d.-Peasants are
focking to St. Petersburg from all parts of Russia
on pilgrimage to the spot where the late Empe
was killed
In case of accident to the Gar Alexander Ill. a
council of regency has been appointed, of which
the Grand Dukes Vladimir and Nicholas are
members.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 2ith.--A female Nihilist
named Sophie Pieoffski arrested to-day is the
daughter of the Counsellor of the Ministry of
Domains. She has confessed to giving the signal
to Hartmann for exploding the mine under the
train at Moscow. and also to Roussakoh to throw
the bomb which shattered the Gar.
BERLIN, March 24th.-The Russian proposal for
arranging international measures for the extirpa-
ton of the Nihilists favoraby received here.
LONDON, March 23d.-Ihe transports on the way
to Natal will be sent back without discriminating
the troops Gen. Roberts will go to Natal.
DURHAM, March 9th The Beers recently occu-
pie the prison at Patcheifstrom, 500 yards from
the fort held by the Twenty-first regiment. The
British commander determined to dislodge them
because they annoyed the garrison. Eleven sol
diers charged the prison, entered it and killed
three Beers. The remainder tried to cape but
the men i'll the fort shot thirteen of them. The
British lost three killed.
ST.. THOMAS, March 23d.-It is rumored that the
United States government is negotiating for the
purchase of the three islands of the Danish West
Indies.
MEXICO, March l6th.--The Mexican chief engi-
neer has surveyed the Tehuantepec route, and
reports that Captain Ead's ship railway project is
entirely practicable.
WASHINGTON, March Mth-Commodore Shu-
feldt, recently special service the U. s. S. s.
TicONdeFOga, has been detailed Naval Attache to
the U. S. Legation at Picking He recently
| offered the command of the Chinese navy by the
Viceroy of China.
New YORK, March 24th.-Hugh j. Jewett has
been selected to succeed Gen. Grant President
of the Worlds Fair committee.
Emigration from Germany to the United States
charter extra steamers.
WASHINGTON, March 2ith.-L, A. Sheldon of
Ohio. has been appointed Governor of New
| Mexico to succeed General Wallace, and Thomas
NJ Nichol, of Wisconsin, has been appointed Com
missioner of Indian affairs.
| SACRAMENTO, March 23rd-Governor Perkins
called an extra session of the Legislature to con
yene April eth, and continue IN session for twenty
! days.
The S. F. Alta of the 25th says "At 4P.M. yes
terday afternoon the Jury sitting on the Kalloch
murder trial returned the following verdict We
ind for the people, on the plea OF former acqqitta
Kalloch not guilty = The reading of the verdict
was followed by cheers from the people in the
Court room, which was quickly suppressed. The
cheer was taken up by the crowd outside, who con-
tinued it when Kaloch appeared. He stepped into
a hack with the Sheriff, when the people nnhitched
the horses and dragged the vehicle to Kalloch's
home. The verdict caused considerable ndgna-
ton among large portion of the public"