Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-03-15

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Many Christians have been murdered by the
Ainamesc since the war broke out.
The Italian Cabinet resigned on the 2oth
uiimo.' A chance for C.rsar Celso.
The British army is to be increased, and a
lower saudard OF height adopted than the pre-.
sent one.
San francisco had sent over $500 TO
sufferers from the Ohio hvcr floods when the
Nanpo,a left
Heavy snowstorms prevented traffic on por.
tions of the Northern Pacific Railway for five
days last month.
There have bccncstensivc floods in northern
and western Louisiana, and the colorcd people
ore great sufferers.
The United States House of Representatives
!, said to be further ahead in is business than
it has been for ten years.
There have been recent battles At Sualin
and Thnkital in which the Egyptian. English
troops defeated the rebels.
The Protector, powerful cruiser, carrying
six guns, has just been launched in England
fur the protection Of South Australia.
There was severe storm on the Atlantic,
on the goth uliimo but no vessels were re-
ported lost by the latest paper received
They are talking about repeating the New
York law Of imprisonment for debt, as it has
been recently used lor black mailing purposes.
Those who have friends in New York City
will shiver 10 read that the 7gth Of February
was the coolest day Of the season in that city
dispatch to a San Francisco newspaper
dated the 10th ultimo, said that it was expected
Murrson's tarih bill would be disposed OF last
week.
Governor Stoncman Of California announced
on the 2Sth ultimo, that he should call an
extra session OF the legislature to meet on the
2oth instant.
The Irish dynamite hends have fixed upon
Paris rs their headquarters and from that
city will send forth their devilish orders to
bum and destroy.
Sir Moses Montefore has been seriously il
from bronchitis. He had two attacks, the last
one more serious than the first. But, at latest
dates, was nearly we'll
new motive power is announced in
Chicago with the usual flourish Of trumpets.
1t is called The Triple 1hermic Motor" and
employs the vapor Of carbon.
On the 18th ultimo a plot to blow up the
London law courts with dynamite was discov-
cred. The clocks employed to ignite the mine
are said to be OF American make.
The banks Of New York dtying the 18th,
goth and 27th ultimo, drew So, Ioo, 900 in
gold coin from the sub-treasury, in the belief
that it is soon to leap to premium.
Less than eighteen miles of road had to be
built on the 29th ultmo to complete the Mexi-
can Central Railway, between Ell Paso del
Norte, Texas, and the city of Mexico.
The wool growers of the United States will
meet in national convention at Chicago on the
9TH of next May. The Shepherd Saint of
Lanai ought to take vacation and go.
| The beautiful harbor steamer Sausalito,
which piled between San Francisco and San
Rafael, was burned to the waters edge at her
SaE Quentin moorings on the 24th ultimo.
The department of state has received in.
formation from the United States Consul at
birmingham, England, that the foot and
mouth disease is among the cattle in almost
every county in England.
France has defined its position in regard to
Madagascar, in the language of its Premier,
Jules Ferry, as: "One of merely enforcing the
right ofgendarmerie belonging to a great ma
ton over an inferior country"
| The American Government has received an
invitation through the Imperial German Lega
ton at Washington to participate in the ex-
hibltion Of diary products at Munich from the
2nd to the 18th of October, 1854.
Paris bondhoders of the Suez Canal have
admitted the necessity of second canal. 1t is
stated that Minister Ferry refuses to open dip
lomatic negotiations on the subject because the
canal was purely private work.
Representative Nicols has been instructed
| by the house committee on military affairs to
make an adverse report on the bill providing
for the perpetuation Of the offices of general
and lieutenant general of the army.
The Sunday school children of the United
States have contributed $a5,ooo toward the
cost OF a steam missionary vessel Of 4as tons.
She will be built at Bath, Maine, and is
expected TO sail for Honolulu in November.
President Arthur has re-appointed Horatio
{. Burehard, director of the mint, and the
appointment has been confirmed by the senate.
This appointment signalizes an end of the dis
pule as 10 affairs in the mint at San Francisco.
Holders of United States bonds will be IN
terested in knowing that the secretary of the
treasury has given notice that he will redeem
bonds in the a6,h call prior to maturity MAY
Istl, with interest to the date of presentation.
The committee on invalid pensions OF the
United States House Of Representatives has
agreed to report iavorably the bill increasing
the pensions of widows and dependent parents
OF deceased soldiers and sailors from SIS to $Ia
a month.
The Democratic members of the ways and
means committee were caucusing daily to dis
cover some plan upon which the majority ol
the committee can unite to report tariff bill
Francisco.
1t is estimated the total number Of United