The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-23

| the Sharon case.-The sailors Of the co1st-
| ing trade have struck for an increase of
| wagas from SO TO $50 a month The
| Freiph steamer - BUdeaGx - IS at Vaipa-
raise with her shaft out Of lin=-ond eng,ue
! stralned.-Unexpacted tests Of the fire drill
| have been made IL the San Francisco public
schools with most satisfactory results; from
| 800 TO 1000 children left the buildings in
| less than e{Xty seconds.-Pr- sidcnt B lrrios
| of Guatemala has proclaimed the union Of
Central American States and has assumed
supreme military authority The Germans
have hauled down the British flag at Vic
tOria, near the Cameroons country, in West
AfricaS- Russia Is rapidly concentrating
troops in Central Asia General WOlseley's
forces are now reunited at KOrti.-There
was a bread riot at Cracow, Russia, yester-
day; the police arrested 100 rioters.-The
! rear guards of General Buffers troops ar
rived at Korti from Gakdul in terribly
fatigued cou3it0n.-The Italian men-of-
war Dandolo and COnte Cavour, with six
Italian torpedo vessels, have arrived at
Port Said.-G neral Wolseley held a gen
eral review of the Nile expcdtiOnary force
now reunited at Korti "A messenger from
Kordofan reports rising against the
authority of the Mahdi's uncle. There is
great dissensiOn and famine among the
rebels. The Mahdi has gone to Abbas
:
specie broker on Wall street Saturday
bought 100, 900. trade dollars to send to
China, paying for them 81 cents, which is
Is cents less than tn We're short while
ago.-Ih= story that the socialists have
several strong organizations IN Pennsyl-
vania has been confirm ed.-Three children
were burned to d-uth at harrington, Miss.
The strike on the Missouri Pacific and
Texas Pacific roads continues-Paddy Ryan
ana Jack Burke have been matched to fight
for S25O0 a sales.--future is no material
change in General Grants condition.
Rosecrans is now after the position of Ar
chitect of the Capitol Representative
Tully says he will be satisfied with the San
Francisco PO5tmastership.-The President
has nominated Charles S. Fairchild of New
York to be Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury.-In the Bray failure the creditors re-
fused to accept fifty cents on the dollar;
the indebtedness of Enos Taylor confident
ial clerk, which amounts to $108 900 is only
valued at $50, O00.-The Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales are both going to Ireland
they will arrive there on April 8th.-The
Emperor of Germany is highly pleased
with the success of Herbert Bismarck's
visit to England in bringing about the &C
quiescence of England IN Germany's col
Onial schemes il Africa. He will bestow
upon the Count high order of knighthood,
and states that Prince Bismarck will de-
clare in the Reichstag that a complete re-
Cancellation with England has been effected.
The loss of the French, during two days
fighting to relieve the French garrison at
Thyenquan, was &c killed and 1873 wound
ed. The garrison itself lost so killed and
30 wounded. Thirty French officers were
among the killed.
March IIth.
The Pacific Mail Company will soon put
on two very fast steamers between Sydney
and San Francisco, calculating to carry the
Australian mails through to England in %
days. The g Arizona " and alaska . are
mentioned as the probable steamers to be
used.-Among the assets of the firm of
Bray & Co, is $160, 900 due from farmers.
Most of this amount will be realized if this
years harvests are vorable.-Alfred NJ.
Sayre, clerk in the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company, has committed suicide.-It
is reported that Allen j. Thurman will be
made Minister to England.-W. r. Cronna
of Contra Costa county, Major Hay of
SOnoma and J. J. Ayers, State Printer, are
after the Consulship at Honolulu.-Appli-
cations for positions axe being received, 1t
the Interior Department, at the rate OF 200
a day.-TheS Russians have advanced fur
Their into Afghanistan and q collision is
imminent. An instruction has broken
has called on the militia TO prevent the rail
road strikers from causing trouble.-Two
men We're killed by the explosion of a nitro
glycerine factory at Bradford, o., yester-
day.-A bill revising the tariff has lie II
introduced in the Reichsrath, at Vienna,
authorizing an increase of import duties on
cereals, so as to raise them to the rates
adopted by Germany. This applies only
to cereals imported from France or Ger
H. -.
KhartOum is that he fears assassination at
the hands of his many enemies who are
jealous of his successes.-Judge Sawyer
has decided that he has jurisdiction in the
case brought in the U. S. Circuit Court by
Sharon against Miss Hill to declare the
marriage contract fraudulent. Notice of
objection to some of the items in the Alta
bill of costs has been filed by Sarah Shar-
on. Suit has been brought against Sharon
to recover 1857, for board and lodging
furnished to Mrs. and Miss Samson,
claimed to be at defendants request Shar-
on has refused to pay alimony or counsel
fees, and says that he prefers to go to Jail
first. The case of embezzlement against
Nelson was commenced yesterday; one
juryman, who had lived in San Francisco
for 10 years, declared that he knew moth
ing whatever about the Sharon case
Sarah's suit for $3.50, balance of spending
money Que nom William during their init
mate relationship, has been continued to
18th inst
March 18th.
John A. Reichert, clerk in the City and
County Attorneys Office, is reported to be
defaulter and is supposed to have gone to
Honolulu by the last steamer.-The Legis-
lature adjourned yesterday with a record as
bad as, if not worse, than that of any OF its
predecessors.-AH the treaties submitted to
the Senate, during the administration of
President Arthur, have been withdrawn
Tyler was fined 500 yesterday for con-
tempt of court IN the Nelson enlightenment
case .-Rosecrans expects to become archi-
tect of the CapitOl.-Cleveland intends to
exercise great care and judgment in Civil
Service Reform.-The Russian advance
in Afghanistan has caused much alarm in
English financial circles.-The French have
carried the Chinese positions around Ke-
Iung-Italy viii undertake the relief of
Kass:,i,.-Parneu advises the municipali-
ties OF Ireland to treat the Prince of Wales
with respectful neutrality.-E. NJ. Carver,
cashier of the De Soto (AIo.1 Bank, has
been arrested on a charge of forgery.-The
whole European market has fallen rapidly
while American stocks are rising .-COnsols
show a decline of fve-eighths to l 1-G per
H. zion,