The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-01-21

Paris. Dec. 2s-Advices frDIn Tuuis are to
the effect that General Logerot has succeeded in
obtaining the submission Of all the insurgent
tribes. except the OuregamanE. who are isnlated
on the GrIpOlItan frontier The submission Of
that tribe Is considered near.
London, Dee. 3l.-The DaiIy Ner5. IN a lead
ing article discussing the Panama Canal enter
prise, says: IL may he hoped that a protectorate
in which Europe could Not acquieSce, will be no
more heard Of. BlaineIsm is probably destined
% become in America like ~JingOIsIn here and
Chauyinism ia FrAnee-the name OF q temporary
alteration from political reason
Madrid, Dec. 2l.-In the Cortes to-day, Senior
Armio. Minister II Foreign Affairs. announced
that a protest had been recently sent By Spain u
England against the charter granted 10 the North
BOrnen Trading Company. and that diplomatic
correspondence was now proceeding between the
Briti-h and Spanish governments in regard to the
matter.
Constantinople. Dec 30 Donovan, former
ly correspondent 10 the London Daily NeIUS, has
been sentenced 70 SIX months Imprisonment for
libelling the Sultan. Lord Duherin. the British
MiEIster. II interesting himself with the Porte on
behalf Of the prisoner.
An English steamer has been seized at Con-
stantinople by the Turkish authorities on suspi-
ciOn Of its being utilised Tor some nefarious pur-
pose directed against the Porte. A large guam
tity Of gunpOwder was discovered on board. and
despite the denial Of the captain and agents that
any wrongful act was intended the vessel has been
detained. The assistance Of the British Ambas-
sador has been invoked.
Rome. Dec. 23.-The Pope, in receiving q dep
utatiOn Of Cardinals today, stated in the course
growing more unbearable. and he feared that the
Church would have to submit to further severe
persecution.
New York. Dec. 3I.-The six-day walking
match closed tonight at 10 O'Clock, Fitzgerald
coming in fret with a record of $50 miles and SIS
v.~Ia ka.Fan. D - -r.v.,n. 5000 fWbaR e
Robert Vint. 575 miles, in May, 1884, by four
miles aud a few yards.
London. Dec. 26.-The Standard to-day pub
fishes a telegram stating that fully one-fourth
Of the city Of Cronstadt has been destroyed by
FIRE. The cOnhagratiOn is further stated to have
been the work OF Nihilsts.
r Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier Of New South
Wales, who was Il passenger by the mail steamer
Australia, will, whilst at Washington, open II
negotiation with the Government on behalf of
his own colony and New Zealand-with n view
to obtaining a modification of the present duties
on wool which are almost prohibitory. He will
] also seek to induce the Government TO assist in
2 substituting the mail service between Australia
{ and California, which without such assistance is
likely TO be discontinued at the end of the
> present contract
Smallpox is still numbering its victims in
: Sydney. The Diaiy Telegraph Of 29th Deem
3 Der, the day of the mail steamers sailing says -
e There have been several fresh cases of small
n | DOX during the week, ana one death from the dis
> ease, but it is believed that this dreaded cpl.
: demic is now on the decline.
. In Auckland, New Zealand, on the night be
tween the Sth and 9Th December, no less tina
g five fires were discovered, each of them evidently
< the work OF an incendiary.
= Sir Arthur Cor don, Governor of New ZeaianC
c and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific,
g ~.;II shortly leave New Zealand, and after a visi
to Fiji to settle sOme land claims will resign his
o position and return to England. Lord Augustu
Lotus, the present Governor of New Soutl
4 Wales is spoken of as his successor.
The English criketers commenced the prin
L cipal match of the season-that against the com
q bined Australian team-at Melbourne on 81 De
cember. In their first innings they made 294
of which Ulyett made 81, Bates SO and Selb,
So.
Wellington, n. Z. Dec. 2S.-A shocking occur
Z renee took place this evening, by which a lad
d was literally blown to pieces, and a building par
TALLY wrecked. The facts are as follows A
the shop of Mr.. Barraud, chemist, Lambtol
Quay, some blue fire was in the course of prepare
re- ton for use of the theatre. On testing a small POI
ton of the mixture, it was found dangerously ex
g plosive, too much chlorate of potash having bee
: inadvertently used in the composition. AccOr
DINGHY MIR. Barraud's assistant, Mr.. Anthem
formerly of Chistchurch) took 1T out in q bac
yard, and began to destroy 1t by slow cOmbus
ton. He had occasion to leave for an instant
Z and before he could return his wife happened t
st 90 into the yard, and seeing the chemicals on tn
IN fire. mt once threw a Ducket oil water on the DurI
st ing mass. \ terrific explosion Immediately TOO
al place, which shook the whole city. and WAS hear
,e at a distance OF some miles. Poor Mrs. Anthem
received the full force of the shock, and WA
=, frightfully mutilated. Both arms were torn of
;, also one leg, the lower jaw, and the scalp. Won
derful TO relate she fingered till inter . p. VI
= All the windows in the vicinity were smashed, an
other damage done. The stone mortar III whic
- the composition had been mixed WAS hurie
20 many feet into the air, and sent flying clear 1--WE
a the tops of the houses into the next street. Fol
tunately nobody else was injured. The dreadfr
y occurrence created a profound sensation in ia
" city.
Melbourne, Dec. l9.-The cricket match b,
tween the All-England Eleven and the Victorian
= WAS won by the Englishmen by II runs. Tn
y" match created great excitement in Melbourne
and the rusult caused no little surprise, as tn
affair had looked like o certainty for the VictC
d rians. The match between the Yictorians an
It an eleven from this colony was played at Me
re bourne, and ended in n victory for Victoria b
,e two wickets and one run.