The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-04-23

every nerve to be prepared for war, and there
can be little doubt that both Greeks and Turks
would much rather fight it out, if assured that
on-looksrs would let them alone.
Commencing on the afternoon of Sunday,
April 3rd, a series of earthquakes devastated the
Isle of Scio, almost entirely destroying the prin-
cipal town. and many others. 1t Is believed
that. out of the 1000 inhabitants of the island,
one tenth were killed by being buried under
falling buildings, and that twice as many more
are more or less injured. About $1,000 people
were left without shelter. One marvellous eS-
cape is recorded. 4 woman who was buried
under ruins 50 hours. was recovered alive, having
in the meantime, given birth to a child. In the
town of Kastro, which contained 4 600 inhdbi-
tants, only $50 were known"o be alive.
In Russia the appointment of Gen. ~Ignatietf
to a portfolio, and that of Gen. Tchernaletf rs
Governor of Okenburg, are regarded as lndlca-
. ting a strong Sclavonic and reactionary tendency
on the part of the new Car. 1t Is probable
that he recognizes that the cultivation of n
strong National feeling is the best safeguard
against the spread of Nihilist doctrine. The
murder OF the late Car has caused n reaction of
rlic sentiment, which will naturally strength
puC; ands of the present Car. The trial of
en- ~ h;:E traitors was going on mt st.
the N1hl1st consp1A i~lictments were read,
Petersburg. After the me- in which they
: the prisoners made statements Ii more
confessed themselves conspirators, ana ar,,>a
or less. participators in the assassination of tn,
Car, and in previous attempts thereat. They
one and all give political reasons only for their
crime. They claim that their wish was to gain
their objects by n peaceful propaganda, but, be-
ing unsuccessful in that way, they were ere
luctantly abiged to adopt terrorist measures.
The terms of peace which Chile proposes to
enforce on Peru, are n cessiOn of territory II
war indemnity in money, and one-half the rev.
enueS derived from the guano islands. The in
demnity is to cover all expenses of the war, and
claims of Chileans for vessels destroyed, and for
losses through being expelled from Peru and
Bolivia. Chile is to hold the guano islands I'M
til the indemnity is paid, and to have the right
to maintain "A force of 10, 900 men on Peruvian
soil for the same period. Peru and Bolivia are
now Joined under one government.
When the City of New York sailed from San
Francisco, the Missouri, at Omaha, had entirely
submerged the lower-lying part of the city. In
the neighbOrhood of Council Bluffs 5000 peo-
pie were rendered homeless by the flood, and the
river was doing considerable damage to railway
and other works.
Fierce fires have been burning in some of the
Leadville mines.
On Thursday, April 7th, Messrs Moody and
Sankey held their last service in San Francisco,
at the church of the Rev. DR.. Stone. Mr.,
Moody, at the conclusion of the service, told the
audience that he had, on his arrival, set his
heart on freeing the Y. NJ. c. A. from n debt of
nearly $S4, 500, by which it was burdened. He
had secured promises to the extent of S78, 900,
conditional on the rest being raised, and also a
promise of $4,000 from one person, for future
Evangelistic work, on the same condition. He
asked the audience to provide ut once the further
Sc, 900 to clear off the debt. A lady in the con-
g~regation sent up her name for $500; then fol-
lowed 80 subscriptions of 500 each; then
another $500, and before the meeting closed the
whole Sc, 900 had been secured.
The attorney for Mr.. Whitehead, the secret
of whose torpedoes was purchased by the British
Government some years ago, but refused by the
Government of the United States, has preferred
a charge to the latter Government that his secret
has been obtained by improper means 10y L. :.
Naval officers, and asks that the drawings of the
torpedo be given up, and the L.. ;. Navy forbid
den to use the invention. Commodore Jeffers,
Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy
Department, acknowledges having had the in
formation voluntarily sent to him by naval off
GERS, but says he does not know where they got
it from. He adds: " / am of the opinion that
it was not only the right but the duty of every
officer of the navy TO make himself acquainted
with every means of warfare 10 be used by the
possible enemies of his country, provided al
ways that he does not corrupt any employe and
says the owners of secrets are bound to to take
care of them, but his Department is bound to
get hold of them whenever they can.
Thomas Carlyle has, by his viii, given the
books he used when writing the lives of Oliver
Cromwell and Frederic the Great, to the Harvard
University.
Commodore J. C. McDougal. L. $. n, In
spector of Lighthouses for the Pacific coast, was,
with a friend, Mr.. Batter, and one of the sea-
men of the Manzanita, drowned, whilst attempt
ing to land Il at Mendocino lighthouse.
The United States Senators are very sulky
|. about the new Presidents nominations, and
have created a deadlock - by refusing to go
into executive session, to consider the reorgani-
cation of the Senate. The Democrats are in n
minority there, but demand to have a voice in
the selection of officers, and, with the assistance
of some of the dissatisfied Republicans, sue
ceeded i'll carrying the aforementioned vote.