The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-01-18
LATE FOREIGN news.


dates TO the 1st inst- We present the following:
NEw YoEK, Dec. 27.-The Reyuld's St. Peters
burg SPECIAL says: To arrive at the mouth Of the
Lena, the boats of the shipvrecked Jeaaastfs must
have passed between New Siberia and the island
OF Fddivskai, which is inhabited only during the
summer by nomads, who arrive at the close of the
Winter IN sledces drawn by dogs Further on in
her course was Isle Petite and the Island of He,-
boyol The distance Is about i've hundred miles
from the locality of the shpwreck TO tine mouth of
the Lena The mouths of this river are situated
IN the most dreary and desolate part of the con-
tines of Northern Siberia The whole coast WAS
last visited and described by Lieutenant Pierre
Anjou in 1873. Previous 10 that these vast regions
occupying distance of hundreds of miles along
the coast, were explored in I73j and I736 bv
Lieutenant PrUutschischeif, and at their further
est extremitles by Lieutenant Dimitre Laplef in
l.sS. The place where the boat No. 3 landed is
situated between the graves Of Lieutenant Lassi-
RUS. who persisted in I7S5, with thirty-fve of his
companions. and that of Lieutenant Proutschi-
scheff and his wife, who persisted in 1875. From
this point TO lakutsk the distance Is more than
1000 miles, through a desert country, complete
destitute ofapopulatiOn.
a Russian expedition 70 take scientific observa-
TORS at the mouth of the Lena, during the years
loo2 and 1855, viii start to-day.
DUHIIS, Dec. 27.-Appeals have been taken in
60 per cent. on the land cases decided by the As
sistant Commissioners. There are now on the
for the first time, as an Appeal Court, at Belfast,
on the 10th of January.
LONDON, Dec 27.-The PaR Man Gazette believes
It substantially true that the Government has di-
vded the disturbed localities of Ireland into five
or SIX districts, each of which is TO be under
superior sort of magistrate who will be able 10 act
without previous superior sanction. and have en-
tire control of troops and police, in the event of
disturbance.
LONDON, Dec. "a Berlin correspondent saws
that an influential japanese gentleman states that
Japan for some time past has been earnestly de
sirors TO remodel her commercial relations with
Europe and America Japan has already drawn
the attention of the Powers concerned to her aims
and their representatives will hold conference at
Toxic on the subject.
CHICAGO, Dec. g7.-The Texas and Pacific Rail-
road is completed to a junction with the
Northern Pacific Railroad at FL Paso. Texas. and
will be opened as through line for business to
points in New Mexico. Arizona and California
about January LIST. Sleeping cars will be run on
express trains from st. Louis 10 Deming without
change, ami thi-d-class sleeping cars will be run
emigraut trains with but one change TO Califor-
ma.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Paul B. Du Chaillu was
received and banqueted by the Norwegian Old
Settlers tonight, and made happy speech in
response TO a toast, complimentary OF his travels
IN scandinavll and his work, g The Land of the
Midnight Sun
STATEN Island, Dec. 27.-Samuel Carr. eighty
years of age and brother-iu-law of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt. has been twenty years in
mate of the County Poor HopSe. He was taken
out yesterday by Cornelius. of William and
paced III institution IN New YORK.
NV YoRk, Dec. 27.-The excitement over the
smallpox is very alarming. The disease itself is
increasing daily in the city ahi vicinity.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Guiieau came into the
Courtroom this morning looking paler than usual.
He had not slept we'll. man was placed in 4 cell
near bis who was suffering from most violent
type of mania, caused by excessive of morphine,
aud duriac the whole night his shrieks rang
through the jail Guiteau annoyed and asked
what was the occasion for such riot. The keeper
inft fa,,T1
night" " Well" said Guiteau, why don't you
choke him and make him keep quiet, and not let
respectable people be disturbed IN this way BY
miserable lunatic.
WHAT HAS HEES GAINED?
Just what has been gained by placing GuiteaI in
the dock is not apparent to those in attendance
upon the trial He Is much more exposed to forci-
Die attempts upon his life but nothing short of
gag will keep him silent. The fear of the dock
checked his outburst somewhat, but now that he is
placed there still more Outrageous conduct on his
part is expected.
The prosecution today called DIR. BarkestaIe of
Virginia and DIR. Calender of Tennessee. both ex-
perts in insanity. They both swOre that, IN their
opinion Guiteau was sane and pretending insanity
in Court. Their testimony very damaging 10
the defense, if it be said that there is any de-
Tense. How much longer the prosecution intends
TO pile Oss upon Pelio1 IN the way of expert test
mony cannot be tDd with any certainty. Some of
the experts who left the city are returning. and
their testimony will undoubtedly be heard. Inter-
est in the trial is increasing and the crowd seeking
admission to the Court Is greater than ever.
The Cal says: Il Is probable that the trial of
Guiteau, II which 1t is sought to save the assassin
from the CallOws on the plea Of insanity, and the
frequent interpOSitiOn with which the plea Is
made IN other eases where no insanity exists, will
induce most of the States to reconstruct their
criminal codes, something after the manner in
which New York has done. Under law in that
State which has just gone into operation, person
will not be excused from criminal l. ility an
imbecile. idiot luIlatic or insane par or of un-
sound mind, except upon proof thai he time OF
committing the alleged criminal &C vas labor
ing under such defect Of reason her NO .
know the nature and quality - -r- wa o.
ing net TO know that the az. aS. The
law further provides that mOi Jeusity TO
commit prohibited acts existing Il mind of n
person who Is not shown to have been incapable of
knowing tue wrongfulness OF such acts, forms no
defenSe to a prosecution thereof The general
custom now i, If a murderer Is acquitted on the
plea of insanity, to turn him loose upon tue COM
munity, instead of sending him to lunatic asylum.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Star this evening,
referring 20 the apparently well-srounded report
that ex-senator Sargent is 10 be made Secretary
of the Interior prints the following paragraph:
"Sp ing Of the chance of Secretary KirkwOOd
to IN, as compared with those of Sargent to
be Jinted, a Republican Congressman said to-
d Iowa is a strong, safe Republican State, !
an aieei~pce 20 the party Is not TO be shaken.
L Pa . ar steadily growing in i'm
portanc very close State as the |
last elect, I've her a Cabinet appoint /
ment and would come into the Re |
publican column. lis is probably the view the
President takes, anf 1t would not surprise me to
see Sargent appointed p"
Oregon friends of Representative George say
they notice with interest that a contest over I
Georges seat has been officially included in the
list of contested cases TO be considered by the /
House Elections Committee, for. according TO 4
their information, the contestant, DR.. Mcdowell, !
of Salem, received only one vote, and that vas 1
cast by himself. They describe Mcdowell a \
g" crank" who has similarly endeavored to con- |
test the elections of at least three of Georges pre-
decessors.
LONDON, December 2S.-The FOREIGN Office pub |
fishes Blaine's dispatch Minister Lowell thank
ing the British people for their sympathy with Mrs
Garfield and her family
Maclie, recently convicted of bribery in the /
Sandwich Parliamentary election, and sentenced !
10 imprisonment, has been released at Canterbury |
on account of his health.
In consequence OF newspaper reports, Bismarck |
is about to appeal 10 the Powers to consider tie |
Pdpe's proposition. II is semi-oficially stated |
from Berlin that Germany will take no action |
regarding the Papacy which can be construed as
sncr0achlug upon The rights Of ltalv-
Pans, December 2-.-Advices from Iuuis are .