The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-03-11
--LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

HAI ES FOREtGN NEWS
PER o. S. S. MARrPosG. DATES TO MAncH 2p.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Mrs James Russell Lowell
died at two O'Clock this afternoon.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsburv is
sued vigorous pastoral letter in which he de-
nounces the dynamiters as pests "scourRes' -
enemies Of God and men," and "assassins strik-
ing in the dark
LONDON, Feb. g1.-rhe enthusiasm of the Lon.
don Populace Tor the vigorous prosecution of the
war in Soudan reached its elimination to DAY. on
the occasion Of the departure of the Scots Guards
from the capital.
FL Mahdi is said to have returned to Khartoum.
Frank Leeds, Tax Collector of Stamford, Conn,
has absconded with S6,OOO
| Cleyeland's inaugural, it is said is nearly COM
pleted, and will not be more than LOO or loo
words in length.
Gen. de LisIe reports having 1900 men with
the last contingent and that he is able to cleanse
Ionquin of the enemy.
Gossip has fixed upon Miss Folsom, the daueh
ter Of an old friend of President-eect Cleveland,
as the future mistress Of the White House.
BooSvrLE, Mo-, Feb. 23.-Late Saturday after
noon the only two charges pending against Frank
James IN the Cooper County Circuit Court were
dismissed and he is free man.
NV YoKK, Feb. 24.-O'Donovan Rosa made
his appearance at his office, Chambers street. yes
terday. He was cordially greeted by a number of
friends. He said he felt strong and well.
LONDON, b.2S.-The Duke of Edinburgh is suf-
fer1ng from an abscess, but promises TO regain
his health soon.
Duke Leopold of Torlonia has been married 10
Princess Letitia, daughter of Prince Napoleon.
BERSE, Feb. 23.-The Bundergrath has rejected
the Naturalization Treaty with the United States.
Arx-LEs-bAISEs, Feb. PA house has been en-
gagged here for occupation by Queen Victoria the
latter part of April.
New YoRK, Feb. 2}.-The Times SAYS: 1.-THE ad.
iournment of the Oregon Legislature without
choosing United States Senator and the dead.
lock in the Illinois Legislature will call attention
again TO the danger OF miscarriage in the present
mode of electing Senators.
BosroS, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Annie Sullivan, wife of
John L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist, began
suit for divorce on the ground of cruel and abug-
i've treatment and gross and confirmed habits of
intoIication.
NV York, Feb. 24.-Panama dates of the 18th
state that sanguiuarv engagement had taken
place in the Jaugar Valley Peru, between four
companies Of the Government troops and 1000
Indian monteneros. The latter we're defeated,
leaving 800 dead on the field.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 24.-The Times says "Bayard,
Manning, Lamar, Garland and Jones are settled
upon. Bayard's selection as Secretary of State
was due to public sentiment. The rest of the
Cabinet will be constructed on Cleveland's basis
OF denomination in 1883. This is why Manning
was chosen, although the Secretaryship of the
Treasury was first offered to Whitney.
Cleveland has written letter to Democratic
congressman fayoring the suspension of the COIN
age of silver dollars.
The House, on Feb. Goth passed the bill appro.
priating 100000 for public building at Sacra-
mento.
Francis E. Warren has been nominated Gov
ernor of Wyoming.
The action of the Swain court-martial was Sc
verely criticised in the Senate.
The Earl of Durham has sued for a divorce from
his wife on the ground of insanity.
Sandstorms are being experienced by the Brit
ish troops in the Soudan.
General Brackenbury's forces are making good
progress towards Abou Hamed.
Trade at Hongkong is reported to be paralized.
A German Blue Book relative to New Guinea
and Samoa has been issued.
Judge Pendergast of Chicago has refused the
petition of Dong Tong to adopt a white boy.
Victor Hugo's eighty-third birthday was cele-
brated in Paris Feb. &c.
George W. West Co., bankers and brokers of
Boston, have failed.
1t is thought that Edmund Yates, editor of the
London World, will soon be released from prison.
An Ottawa dispatch reports the DEATH at Win
nipeg, of x-Lieutenant-Goyernor Couchon.
For twenty-five days it has not thawed in the
shade at New York and navigation difficulties
continue.
Captain James Dalton, the pugilist, was killed
in railroad accident near Chebanse, ILL.,, on
Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
The Journal de 81. Petersburg denies that Rus
STA has any Interior designs on Central Asia and
declares that Russia will observe the Russo-Eng-
lish agreement with strict neutrality.
There is much excitement at Buffalo over the
statement that the Irish revolutionary army pro:
poses TO concentrate 5000 men there and at
points along the lakes for the invasion of Canada
The French Chamber of Deputies-3l6 to 155-
agreed to fix the duty on corn at trans. 1t also
FfnTNfQI an1 90
60 confines ON corn not grown in Europe and I'M
ported from European entrePots.
General Lew Wallace, United States Minister
dined with the Sultan on Tuesday, Feb. "a, and
subsequently had long conference about the COM
mercial treaty and other international questions
pending between the United States and Turkey.
The Times Haiphong correspondent telegraphs
that large numbers of wounded are returning
from the front on the Langson road. The
correspondent adds: Heavy fighting has oc-
are appropriated by the French naval authorities
The Germans are busy drilling the Chinese and
sending them to the front"
CRY OF MEXICO, Feb ga young man of this
city attempted suicide by piercing his heart with
q corkscrew.
BERLIN, Feb 26.-Germany has extended her
possessions in Western Africa by annexing the
remainder of the coast of the gulf of Guinea lying
between the Cameroons and Old Calabar, incud-
ing the Cameroons mountains.
censure by majority of only fourteen, the peace
Radicals and the Parnelltes voting against Glad
stone: the Tories declare that the result is a
virtual defeat of Gladstone and that he cannot
maintain himself with this slender majority.
Gen. Butler has reached Gakdul wells in safety
with his entire forces the Arabs have caused much
damage TO the works abont Suakim. O'Donovan
Rosa is out with manifesto in Paris.
Twenty-one lives were lost by the sinking of the
Swedish steamer Norden. An effort is being made
Nlaal NnVN Ill
boundary line.
1t has been decided that the marriage of the
Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenbnrg
shall take place in Whppingham Church, Isle Of
Wight, in July, while the Queen is at Osborne.
PHILADELPHA, Feb IA special to the Times
from New York, based on reliable medical author
ity, SAYS Notwithstanding the rose-colored re-
port of General Grants health recently given IN
the Medical Journal. the truth is General Grant
is very sick man and his death is apparently not
far distant.
NV YoRK. Feb. 2S.-The schooner Yacht Car.
Dlelitd, owned by J. V. Coleman ofSan Francisco
goes on the dock this morning for final cleaning,
preparatory TO her long cruise around the Horn.
The plans and estimates for u schooner about the
size of the CDWeitg have been ordered By Cali
fornia yachtsmen.
CHICAGO, Feb 28.-According to a circumstantial
narrative to appear in the Mter.OceqH tomorrow
the Fenian organizations have been revived in
this country and an actual movement been put on
foot to organize two more full regiments of
1000 men each for service in the Soudan to operate
with the Nahdi against the British. This is based
upon an order copy Of which has been forwarded
to the several commanders of Fenian councils in
this city.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Tbc Cabinet council met at
O'Clock this afternoon. Earl Spencer Lord
Lieutenant of ireland, was present. The session
continued until $40 Pun. 1t Is reported that much
dissensiOn occurred during the session of the
Cabinet this afternoon. II decided that as the
Parnellites in the Commons voted bodily with the
opposition, the majority of fourteen obtained by
the Government IS not too small to cradle the
Government to continue in power. The discus
sion as to the redistribution of the seats will pre-
vent an appeal to the country before November
Rumors are current that in case Gladstone re-
signs he will propose 10 be his successor the Mar
quis of Harrington, the present Minister Of War.
Ponsonby, the Queen's Privates Secretary left
Windsor to-day aud visited Gladstone at Downing
street. He was coseted with the Prime Minister
for long time.
PARIs, Feb. 2S.-Ihe Journal DIES DsJdts in an
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