Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-10-29
SATU RDAY PRESS.
OCTORER 20. lsal
FOREIGN NEWS.

received by the ERa and Aiuy. Tho latest
doio ia October l0ih
II is reported that Mrs. Garfield will
shortly sell tho house occupied by the FAM
lily previous to her husbands Inauguration.
The President has accepted tho rosigun.
ton of Fred. Grant, Frat Lieutenant Of
tho Fourth Cavalry.
memorial window TO President Gar
field is to be placed in Williams College, Of
which he wns graduate.
Gold memorial medals will bo ssuod
from the United States Mint, on ono eido
tho profile Of Garfield, Oh tho other Lin.
coin.
Tho excess Of exports Of merchandise
foi tho year ending August lat, was $ld7,-
100000; excess Of Imports of gold aud sill.
yer, S7o0O0,0O0, vnlnc of exports, $685.
100000, of imports, sGo3, 100000
The classmates of the Garfield boys sent
to them nh expression of sorrow over their
loss, and of sympathy with their widowed
mother.
The railways of tho United States ro-
port gross earnings of $6l5,0o0 900, and
not s256,000,000 FOR 1880, showing that
S36O,O00,0O0 was paid out for wagos and
supplies.
Guitonu, tho murderer Of General Gar
field, is fearful of assassination. lilo still
bonsts of his villainous deed and implorcs
tho authorities to save him. Ilo seems to
think that thoro ia no doubt that hewitt be
acquitted.
Tho Apache war in Arizona is about over.
Tho Indian bands arc scattered and large
gagomcnts have been fought and tho loss
Of life liz considerable.
President Arthur is said ! D be kind and
genial but very rotcont--moro 80 than any
President since Buchanan, not oven except.
ing General Grant, "tho silent man of tho
White House."
Tho remains Of President Garfield woro
buried Sept. Goth, in Lake View Cemetery,
and were followed to tho grave by pro-
ocsson several miles long. Tho city of
Cleveland was crowded MS never before,
nearly quarter of million visitors hav-
ing arrived from different parts of the coun-
try.
George Scovlc, Guiteau' sbrother.in.law
lawyer, will defend him in tho forthcom.
ing trinl for tho murder of President Gar.
field. Scoville will rest Guitcau's case on
tho plea of insanity, and will ask for time
to enable him to procure witnesses from n
distance to establish his plea.
The irrepressblo George C. Gorham,
who was Secretary Of the U. S. Senate for
several years when the republicans had
majority in that body, was n candidate for
reelection. But seeing that his chances
nro now hopeless he is working for tho po-
sition of Public Printer, to succeed Dcfrees,
who, it is said, is to be removed.
At the local election for delegates to n
state Republican convention in Now York,
the Conkling faction suffered an ignomini.
GUS defeat Out of 497 delegates they
elected only 100 tifty-nino less than a
majority. Tho result gave general salts
faction throughout the country.
The Chinese Educational Com mission
Home, established in Hartford several years
ago, finally closed its doors on the 2Sth ult
The last party of students, twenty-seven
in number, started for China, in charge of
Commissioner Woo, and one of the teach.
crs and the servants. The fno building
erected here by the Chinese Government
two years ago will DO sold. Yung Wing.
attached to the Chinese legation remains
in this country for the present, but it is ex.
pected that he will return to China next
winter.
At III A. NJ. on the 5th inst the Grand
Jury, in session at Washington, having
seen additional witnesses, concluded in the
Guitoau case to vote unanimously for true
bill. About o'clock foreman Churchman
placed in tho hands of Corkhill present.
ment against Guiteau for tho murder of
James A. Garfield, by wounding him with
bullet fired from pistol in the hands of
Charles j. Guteau, at tho Baltimore and
Potomac depot on or about tho I'd of July.
A London dispatch dated Sept. 26th
says: Manifestations of sympathy and re.
spect for the dead President in London and
the provinces are without parallel in the
history of the country. The various press
associations arc delaying us with accounts
from cities, towns and hamlets, of flags at
half.mast, special funeral services, tolling
bells and almost universal sorrow.
The following dispatch was received by
the State Department on the eth inst:
LONDON, Sept. 81, 1881.
BLAINE, Secretary, Washington
Have received the following telegram
from the Queen:---
"Would you express my sincere condo.
lencc to the late Presidents mother and in.
quire about her health, as well as after Mrs.
Gartield2" Her Majesty adds: 81 should
be thankful if you would procure me n
good photograph Of General Garfield"
LOWELL, Minister.
Blaine replied rs follows;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 1881.
LOWELL, Minister, London
Your telegram, expressing the compass.
sion of tho Queen for the mother of the
late President, was duly forwarded to Mrs.
Garfield at Mentor, Ohio. have Just 70.
ceived the following reply
"Ploase request Mr., Lowell to express to
Her Majesty tho Queen tho grateful ac.
Acknowledgements of the mother OF General
Garfield and my own for the tender, wo.
manly sympathy she has been pleased to
seudi also that Her Majesty wish will DO
complied with at an early day.
"LucRETIA II. GARFIELD"
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