Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-06-16
LATE FOREIGN NEVIS.

Jeff Davis has been very i'll, but is now be-
lieved to be out of danger.
Sullivan, the champion boxer aspres 10 be-
come champion base ball pitcher.
There has been marked decline in Central
Pacific stock in the New York market.
German servant girl was married to
Chinese laundyman in Chicago, May 10Th.
The Wild Duchess of Geneva, a royal short.
horn, was sold at Chicago recently for Sal 900.
The German American revolutionists are
now lamenting the deialcation of Herr Most
An extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul railway to San Francisco is projected.
The International Fisheries Exhibition, at
South Kensington, London, opened brilliantly
May 18th.
The International Convention Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. in the United States opened at Nlilwau-
kee, Wisconsin, May 10th
The Oregon California railway will build
tunnel through the Siskiyou mountains three
thousand and seventy feet long.
The steam collier Mississippi, owned by
the Oregon Improvement Company, was
burned on Puget Sound, May 18th.
The French expedition to Tonquin is very
popular in France, and is regarded with alarm
mot unmiAed with amusement" by Eng
land.
Amasa Stone, a Cincinnati capitalist, the
founder of Adelbert College, committed sui
eide May IIth. lie was a sufferer from chronic
insomnia.
There is an active rebellion in Hayti. The
rebels blew up bridge at Miragoane, on May
9th, killing two hundred persons and wound
ing an equal number.
Joe Brody, one of the Phoenix Park assass-
ns was hanged in Dublin on the I4th Of May.
fitz-Harris, an accessory to the murder, has
been sentenced 10 penal servitude for life.
Germany and Madagascar have made
treaty, and France does not like it, The ma.
tives are in great force, and the French troops
at latest advices were hesitating to advance.
1t is generally believed in England tina,
Irish secret societies for murder have received
a death blow through the success of the gov.
ernments prosecution and conviction Of the
Phoenix Park assassins.
Cincinnati had fire, May Iath, which de-
stroyed nearly two million feet OF lumber and
other property to the total value OF about
$500, 1000. Milwaukee had one, May 18th, of
about equal, and similar, damage.
On May 18th one OF the most destructive of
modern tomatoes visited the central western
states. Kansas City, Missouri, was one Of
the chief sufferers. The loss Of life was small,
but the damage to property win 90 into the
millions.
The San Francisco Cali says that the rainfall
in May this year was unprecedented. The
nearest approach to IL was in May, 1860, when
| It amounted 10 $50 inches. Up to noon on
the 10th, according to the measurement at the
signal service Office, il was Gas inches. Il Is
estimated that the wheat crop will be upward
OF Soc, 600 tons.
Committees are being formed throughout
Canada for the purpose Of promoting Captain
Cheney's views IN regard to further exploration
in high attitudes Captain Cheney says he
has met with great encouragement in the mari
time provinces through which he Travelled dur.
ing last winter, and holds a firm conviction OF
being able TO carry out his yeniucsomc project
Of reaching the North Pole in balloon,
The wife Of United States senator James G.
Fair, Of Neyeda has obtained a divorce and
has been granted almony TO the amount OF
s., 100000. together with valuable property in
San Francisco and the custody Of three OF the
-four children Charles Lewis, aged 10 The
resa Alice, aged -; and Virginia, aged s.
The eustod, OF the oldest son, James c.,
aged 30. was given 70 the father The senator
made NO defense.
II Is said that no Irish priest who has taken
any part IN any political agitation will hereafter
be elevated TO the rank Il bishop The con
duct 81 sonls Of the Irish prelates has greatly
annoyed Pope Leo Kill lie .ays thai in no
eoaniry throughout tho world do Catholics en-
| Joy the same amount Of religious liberty a. IN
Great Britain. and thai To turn against the
government OF the realm Is both contrary to
the spirit OF the chlreh and very ungra,eiul.
The San Francisco Chronicle, Of May i7,h,
says that Frederick lloeter, ol Santa Rosa, has
been an inmate VI the home fos the lnebriais>
ios week past, and ON TUESDAY an endeavos
was made 70 ship him 10 his home. While be-
inc taken ON board the steamer, he suddenly
broke from his escort and jumped into the bay
from Spear street wharf lie Was rescued in q
having condition and VA, 70 yiolen, Ia hiS
| paroz)ams that II took sis men TO remove his
set clothes and convey him To the commits
soaen Of Iunaey ios examination