The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-08-12

bridge, Duke OF Connaught, Argyll, SALISBURY
Wolseley, John Bright, Matthew Arnold and Miss
Mary Anderson.
LIMA, Aug. IA letter from Gen. Mas regard
ing his action while in command of the expedition
to the central provinces, Is published. He praises
the loyalty of the troops TO the Government but
acknowledges being harassed by the intrigues OF
persons boasting to be friends of The Government.
He says revolution would have been crushed had
he been allowed to engage the enemy after the
fight ut Izruchaca, and when at length permission
was obtained, the rebels had SO prohted by the
delay as TO render an attack unadvisabls.
LIMA, Aug 1.-The Bishop of Lima has sent an
address to Monsignor Favor, Minister of Justice
protesting against the proposed Masonic Hall to
be erected in Lima. The Minister has replied in
strong terms, depreoating the publicity given to
this protest by the Bishop, but assuring him that
in virtue of the Constitution the Government has
not permitted and never will permit the erection
of a Masonic Temple in Lima.
MI McGREGoR, July 30.-The summit of Mt.
MCGregor was visited by severe thunderstorm
last evening, and during its continuance the
electric fluid entered the cottage whore the re-
mains of General Grant are reposing, and two
army officers were FRUSTRATED by the shock. The
President and his Cabinet have decided 10 attend
the funeral in New York Aug. 9Th. General Han
cock continues the work of organization in prepara
ton of the great pageant upon that day, which
General Sherman says will be the grandest specta-
Gle of the kind ever seen in the metropolis. The
President at the request of Mrs. Grant, has desig-
Monument Committee in New York calls for con-
tributions from the people for the erection of a
suitable memorial to the dead hero
CLEVELAND 90, July 30-MaudS. renewed her
claim to the title of Queen of the Turf" at the
Glsnville track to day in the presence Of 10000
people. The fleet little mare trotted a mile oTer
slow course in 2:S5{. This beats her previous
record by half a second and is one second and a
half faster than the best time ever made by any
other horse.
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sion occurred yesterday afternoon tan miles from
Victoria, between the steamers II. p. Rithet and
Enterprise. The Ritiet struck the Enterprise for
ward of the wheel and stove in her side. Several
lives at first reported lost and many were in
iured by the flying debris. The Enterprise, which
is a total wreck, built in 1860 to run between
San francisco and Stockton, and was afterward
sold to the Hudson Bay Company. She was the
property of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Com
pany at the time of the disaster and valued at $50
co., The treasure, mail and express were re-
covered but twenty mine head of cattle we're lost
One of the Chinese cooks is reported having been
killed by the bow of the cOlliding steamer. There
were 100 passengers aboard when the collision &C.
CURED. ....
NEW YORK, July GO.-Workmen were engaged
during yesterday in making the excavation for
the temporary vault, within which will repose the
remains of General Grant until the permanent
tomb is completed. At Mount McGregor the re-
mains were transferred to the burial casket, III
which they are TO be inferred. General Hancock
is busily engaged in making arrangements for the
funeral pageant, and applications continue to
pour in upon him from all parts of the Union fol
position in line.
Another match has been arranged between John
l.. Sullivan and McCaffrey, to take place in Gin
cinati some time during the first week in Septem
Der.
At Montgomery Texas, July 2Sth, Hon. @. b
Stewart died. aged 81. The deceased was one Of
the two surviving signers of the declaration Of
Texas independence.
The rate of postage on letters sent from the
United States to Australia and New Zealand, via
England, Brindisi and SueZ Canal, has been re
duced from ID to T. cents, making it uniform with
the rate via San Francisco.
ST. PAUL, July 27.-During an exhibition per-
Torrance of Commodore Kittson's flyers at RO
chester, Minn today, the PAGER Johnston made
a mile in 2l1i4 the fastest mile ever made in thi
State, beating the recent Midway record half {
second.
WASHINGTON, July 37.-Secretary Whitney ha
sent the following letter to George W. Qulntar(
and other gentlemen to whom John Roach mad,
his assignment: At our interview i'll New Yorl
| on Wednesday last you requested me to take int
| consideration each of the contracts between tn
Government and Roach pending and inc0mplet,
and, i'll view of his assignment, make some sug
gestion as TO the method of dealing with the who'll
subject gave you assurance that would do so
and communicate with you after reaching Wash
iuotOn. As 1 view the matter the rules tina
govern individuals in these business transaction
should govern the action of the department. A
all events, if there is different rule proper to b
| applied, l am not aware of it, My duty here ha
seemed very simple and plain. 1t has been to in
sist upon tho strict enforcement of the oontrac
obligations, rs interpreted to me- without regart
| to the consequences. That Is the ordinary plail
/ business method, departure from which in
public officer can have justification, and in lik
| manner l know of reason why the ordinar
principles which actuate merchants IN dealing witt
each other, and in accordance with which gen
| erous consideration IS extended ordinarily to n
unfortunate business associate should not govern
/ the action of the department Under similar cir
| cumstances.
| NV YORK, July 27.-Ihe Post this evening, il
| speaking of the decision to bury General Grant il
/ Central Park, says: Although his son, Colone
Grant, has expressed desire for his interment il
| Central Park at the head of tue MALL We feel sur
/ that further consideration in calmer moment
/ would satisfy him, as we'll as other members o
the family, that place of popular Amusement
| like the park, and particularly that part of tn
park in which the band plays and lovers of amuse
| ment most do congregate, is hardly suitable
| That the Soldiers Home is on the border line be
| tween the North and South gives it peculiar fl
ness as place of interment. The Soldiers HON
is national in character, II Is near to the scenes
| the dead hero's greatest triumphs, both militar
/ and civil; it is within sight of Arlington, tina
1 great "bivOuac of the dead" we're so many thou
i sands of his comrades lie; 1t ID memento Of tn
| first war i'll which he took part; but most of al
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country that claim an equal right to render hon
age at his tomb.
NEw YoRK, July 25.-Tho Thermometer at at
pm. registered SO. Six cases of sunstroke ha
been reported up to that hour.
A Post Washington special says; A oompAr
son of the figures at the Signal Service Office show
that Washington has been the hottest city in til
country during the heated term. For twelve day
the Thermometer has not been below 90'-rnost {
the time much higher. The average of the entil
day yesterday was %,
REGINA, IN. W. II, July 9l-In the Rie! iris
to-day the prosecution stated safe conduct {
Dumont and DUMAS had not been given. III
| production of documents asked for was also d.
MED. An adjournment of one week was agreed Il
| NEW York. July 21.-The Journal of CONNER
saws: In the opinion of leading authorities in tt
sugar trade here, British sugar retners have mi
taken the cause of the strong competition wit
the home product which American refined sdgal
have recently been making in the markets of IL
United Kingdom. Nearly the whole trade it
said was represented at the conference of the III
! inst, in London, when resolution was adopts
petitoning the Marquis of Salisbury TO make
| tour of the country and bring before the Poop
| the alleged injustice of the American Goyernmel
IN paying bounty through its tariff laws to Il
American exporters of refined sugars. Refine
: claim that this bounty is running the sugar Il
dustrY of Great Britain. A leading sugar brok
: | sad Yesterday: This has been phenomen
year in the sugar trade. The export of retint
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the close of last week was nearly 1900 ton
against 1900 tons last year. The bounty,
called which is in reality drawback equal to Il
: amount of the duty paid ON materials importe
existed last year as we'll as this. The e1planatit
of the phenomenon which has so alarmed q
British refners is that the English market III
been higher this year than the American for Z
sugars, and the American goods have natural
sought the higher market. The English mark
which has been forced up by speculation on pr
dicted shortage in beets, having now fallen to
/; level with the American, buying for export to Z
United Kingdom has practically ceased"
: wAsuNGroS, July 21.-Secretary Whitney b
, decided that the eight hour law shall hereafter
= enforced in the navy yards-that is, employ
shall receive ten hours pay for eight hours labt
4 Heretofore they received eight hours pay I
J eight hours labor. The general order directi
the change has not been issued yet, but inform
| ton of the proposed change has been received
. the Washington Navy Yard.
g PrrTsBuRG. July 21.-It is asserted among spo
ing men that the course over which Gaudaur ma
the time yesterday was 400 feet short. The refel
invites investigation and it is probable the coul
will be again surveyed.
y Carrying The Mails
u WAsErSGrOS July 3l.-Eiye American steamsl