Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-03-19
Supplement to the Saturday Press March 18th, 1881.

NtbHfD. March 9TH The Committee ~ the
thtniDet 81 Deputas ftf the Protection ~ Slavery
~ Cuba have proposed TIE abolition of cofE1rb
punishment aud The Acknowledgement 81 fll ID"
slaves not Included iH she registration If lt70.
The Colonial Minister promised u, take the fse1f.
mendatiViis NJ tue committee into consideration.
cAHD1HAht March h.-Pfeparatons the
evacuation ri this place by the British are pro-
ceedng
GAicprft, Iafeb .-Abdurahtnan KhsB is
making preparations which seem ~ indicate bts
intention Of trying - oceDpy Canhihar when the
British have left The departure VI the British
will probably be the signal for sinPDinafy
struggle b.t@esn AyoJb hlItn and Anleef Al
dDfithnihn Khan.
BooorA, March 7th.-Ihe Executive II the
United states Of Colombia mas executed q con
tract for cibe north aud sJutb from the 18TH
mus Of Panama ~ connect with the Tinted States
and Europe, via Central America and Mexico.
WAsmsoros, Ntrcn tlh. President Garfield
and Wee President Arthur were ifihugBf4ted ~
day.
WAsHisGTph. March Jth.-Presidsnt Garfield
has cent tha Senate the following nominations
james q. Blaine, of Maine, Secretary oi State
VIM. Window, Of Minnesota, Secretary Uf the
Treasury Wayne bIcNeagh, Of Pennsylvania,
Attorney General; Samuel j. Kifkwood of Iowa,
Secretary Of the IhterIor robert T. Lincoln, of
Illinois, Secretary Ut War William n. Hunt, of
Louisiana, Secretary of the Navy General james,
OF Ne" York. PDBtmastef-General
Tue SeiAte received the nominations 81 34J
Pm, aud immediately, On the motion Of Cameron
Of Pennsylvania, went mo an executive session.
ana confirmed the nominations.
Tx President and Mrs HAYES and family left
the city special this afternoon, route
to ONO. Previous to their departure from MARY
| land avenue and Twelfth street, where the car
provided Tor their use was lying, eral members
III the Cabinet called ~ take leave. When the
Cleveland troops, the escort Of President Garfield,
arrived, they were placed III the next u that
occupied bS the en-fresldent, whom they are 10
| escort home.
WASHINGTON, March 7th.-The President has
nominated e1-Secretary Nathan GOii, Jr., United
| States Attorney tor West Virginia. Judge Ban
croft Davis formerly Minister To Berlin. has &C
cepted the Assistant Secretary ship of State.
| NV YoRg. March 3th.A Washington special
| says Morton has beer offered and accepted the
| French mission.
billiard and Christiancy, Ministers respectively
TO Brazil and Peru, viii be recalled. Representa-
| tive Monroe, of ONO, wants Brazil.
Los ANGELES, March 7tb.--It il stated ON au-
thorIty that the connection between the Southern
Pacific and AtchiDou, Topeka and santa fe Rail
way will be made At Defining, at : O'Clock this
evening.
NV YoEg, March 7th.--Lieutenant Schwatka
| has sufficiently recovered from the effects of the
| fracture of his leg to be able W around
| slowly without assistance. lie will come ~ thii
| city about Wednesday of the present week, anG
| expects TO pay visit to his parents III Salem
Oregon, during the early part of next month. HIS
physicians think that ne Will be physically able u
participate III the Arctic expedition next Spring
| and that before he reach the point wler'
sedge journeys are supposed To commence, he vii
| have entirely recovered the use of his limb.