Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-01-26
Lirg roRrycy WINS

Ovu rhooo men arc now at work on the
Panama canal
It is proposed TO abolish all pension aren.
cies in the United States.
The Chinese Restriction bill viii probably
have early attention by Congress.
Henry b. Psyae, Democut, was elected
United States senator from Ohio on the ,th
instant
Rival meeting Of Orangemen and National.
lists were prohibited in Dublin on the r4th
instant
h. Howard Colt has been elected chairman
Of the san Francisco Stock Exchange, Tot the
fifteenth conseculiyctime.
The senate, IN executive session. were CON
sidering the proposed reciprocity treaty with
Mexico when the last mail arrived
Sunset Cox has introduced bill to repeal
the Law prohibiting ex.Confcderate officer.
from serving in the United States army
A bill recently introduced provides lot the
free mailing OF all United States newspapers
and other periodicals to any pari Of the Union.
1t is said there are at present over thirty
eight total abstainers in the British House Of
Commons, while in 1868 there were only two.
Professor Vmchow has declared that the pro.
hibition Of the entry of American pork into
Germany is illogical, unnecessary and un.
justifabe."
a Madrid dispatch to to the New York sun,
dated the 18th instant says "The impres.
sion prevails that Alfonso will soon have to
fight for his crown.
1t is stated that Emperor William has re-
fused To allow divorce between Prince
Frederick Charles and his wife, aud separa
ton ha, been mutually agreed upon.
Senator George Il. Pendeton Of Ohio -
author Of the famous civil service bill has
been defeated in reelection by ieny Il. Payne,
father OF the head Of the infamous STANDARD
oil Company.
Threats are being made against French
residents of China-all other nationaliics
being assured Of safety by the authorizes.
The people, however, hate the foreign devils
indiSchminately"
Senator Anthony Of Rhode Island was
elected president Pre- teR of the senate Of the
18th instant. lie declined the honor because
of his i'll health, and Senator Edmunds of
Vermont was chosen in his stead.
A bill has heen INTRODUCED in Congress TO
compel the land.grant railways OF the United
States to pay yearly into sinking fund sums
equal to one tenth the principal and interest
owed to the government by each.
The natives Of Madagascar have taken
cleverly TO the manufacture Of firearms. They
have accurately inflated the French mitra.
leuse and call the German engineer, who has
shown them how to make dynamite, E" Father
Gunpowder
The Eddystone light of the Pacific is to he
erected on seal Rock, ST. Geoigc's reef, eight
miles from the shore, opposite Crescent City
California, and will cost $Ioo,ooo. The high
est point OF Seal Rock is ffty-four feet above
mean tide. The light will be one hundred feet
higher.
Mr.. r. ID. Brown, of Potter valley, Msndo
cino county, California, being quite sick, his
neighbors turned ont, and powed and sowed
his fields for him. There were on his land
eighteen two o-horse teams and three four horse
gangs at work all day giving indisputabe evi-
dence of the Christian spirit prevailing.
Efforts are being made by the Catholics of
Denver, Colorado, to make that city the seat
of the largest Jesuit college in America.
twenty-five thousand dollars have already
been subscribed towards fund for the cree
ion OF the necessary buildings, and much
more is promised under certain conditions.
There has not been time in many years
when there were so many ships in San Fran
cisco harbor as there are now. Excluding
whalers and coasters and those engaged in the
Pacific Islands and Mexican trade, there were
at recent date IS6 ships and barks in port.
As a consequence freights are at starvation
rates.
In the course Of recent lecture in Balti
more, Maryland, on the subject Of food and
the markets in their relations to municip.
hygiene, DIR John s. Billings affirmed that
hity-three dip,heria epdemics, seven scarlet
lever epidemics and twelve typhoid epidemcs
IN England have been directly traced to the
milk supply.
What Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
accurately eharacierzes as "a practical exhb-
i'ion OF the Christmas spirit " was given las,
Christmas Eve by Justice Alfred S,ickler Of
The Fourth Iudicicl District Of New York city.
the Judge distributing 10 over nine hundred Of
the needy poor OF the parish, in which he lives
irrespective of nationality OF creed, lot Of
turkeys, geese, chickens and ducks, aggrepa-
ing thirty large barrels full.
Abill prepared by the United States pIeuro.
pneumonia Commission provides for
bureau OF animals and industry, and for the
suppression and eStirpation Of pleuro. pneu.
monla and other contagious diseases among
domestic animals II proposes commission
o' one veterinary surgeon and three stock
raisers to investigate the subject, and .ulho,.
'aes The secretary Of the treasury to make
regulations to secme the esporiaiion Of only
healthy live stock.
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