Daily Honolulu press., 1885-10-07

a known believer in silver coinage anc
chronic hater of the national bank
ing system, and in all that these partic
ulars represent he is the official head
St. Louis, Sept a4.--In order that
there be no grounds for taking advan
tage Of technlcalities in the indictmen,
of Maxwell, the alleged murderer Of
Preller, the list of grand jurors will be
presented to Maxwell and his counsel
before they are sworn in, so that they
may have the privilege of challenging,
as provided by the statutes of this
State, il they desire so to do.
Louisville, (Ky.), Sept. s4.-The
track to-day was good The first race,
one mile and five furlongs, Athlone
won, Biddy Bowling second, VIOLA third.
Time, aI6. The second race, one mile
and an eighth, McBowling won, Annie
Woodcock second, Moonlight third.
Time, 1853. Mutuals paid $a4 90. The
third race, one mile, Kirkman won,
O'Fallon second, Brooklyn third. Time,
r:4s. The mile and sixteenth, Ex-
pert won, Clay Plate second, and Lady
Of the Lake third Time, I:52H.
Mutuals paid $54 20. The fve-eights
of mile, Kaloolah won, Cuban Queen
second, Nell Swift third. Time, I:oIA
Mutuals paid $3S so.
New York, Sept a4-The Posts
Washington special says There is
much interest as to the probable sue.
cessor to Mr.. Eaton as Civil Service
Commission The names most promi-
nently mentioned have been those Of
Mr. E. o. Graves, Superintendent of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing,
and Mr.. Fairchild and Mr.. Coon, AS
sistant Secretaries of the Treasury.
Washington, Sept. a4.--Secretary
Lamar and Attorney-General Garland
were the only absentees at the Cabinet
meeting to-day. Arguments were made
to-day by Mr.. Chandler Of counsel for
Paymaster-General Smith before the
District Supreme Court in support of
his clients petition praying that the
Secretary of the Navy and court
martial be prohibited from proceeding
further in the case against the Pay
master-General.
David B. Hill of Elmira has been
nominated for Governor by the New
York Democrats. Mr. Hill was born
in Havana, Schuyler (then Chemung)
County, in August, 1874, and was edu
Gated at the academy in that town. In
1870 he was elected to the State AS
sembly, and in 1871 he was reelected.
Hill served one term as Alderman in
the Elmira Common Council, and at
the expiration of his term, in 1882, he
was elected Mayor Of the city. In
September, 1852, he was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic
ticket, and was elected. Governor
Cleveland's election to the Presidency,
in 1884, raised Mr.. Hill to the Gov
ernorship. For number of years Mr..
Hill was proprietor of the Elmira Ga
sete. He is bachelor.
The Government jetties at the Aran-
sas inlet pass, Texas, were considerably
damaged by the recent cylone. A
very heavy sea beat against the jet
ties several days, tearing up portions
Of the mattress work and strewing the
debris along the Mustang Island.
The trial Of the cavalrymen who par.
ticipated in the anti-German riots at
Madrid has been concluded. One
sergeant was sentenced to death, and
the other offenders we're sentenced to
various terms Of Imprisonment The
court has advised the Government to
pardon the sergeant
1t is said that Commodore Semmes,
commandant of the Washington Navy
Yard, whose death was announced on
the 22nd ultimo, committed suicide
while laboring under temporary aberra-
ton of the mind, caused by malarial
from which he had been
for some time,