The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-05-20
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! SAN Francisco, May 1O.-The barkentine Ella,
| Captain Howe, arrived yesterday from Honolulu,
! after 4 remarkably long passage of42 days. The
! log records leaving Honolulu, March 9th, and
encountering a succession of heavy gales from n.
/ n. T.. with heavy rolling swelis. On April 18th,
| in heavy sea The second officer was swept over
| board and rescued with great difficulty. One Of
! the crew went overheard also, but returning
wave washed him back on board again. Ga
April 18th, the gales abated and the wind shifted
| to the East. During the hurricanes most of her
| canvas was carried away.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-The President at a late
hour this afternoon appointed VIM. a. Seay of
! Louisiana TO be Minister Resident and Consul
! General TO Bolivia. The following were also ap-
! pointed: COnsuls General-Ephraim b. Ewing of
Missouri at the City of Mexico and II. Clay Arm
strong Of Alabama at Rio Janeiro. Consuls-
Gustavus Lucke of New Hampshire at Sherbrooke
Canada: Peter Staub of Tennessee at. st. Gale (;
Henry IL. Keim of Pennsylvania at CharlottetOwn
z. Il. L.; John II, Strong of New York at Belle
vile, Canada; Alex. Bertrand of New York at st.
Johns Quebec Laws NJ. Minnie of Michigan at
Port Sarnia, and John H. Oberty of Illinois to be
Indian School Superintendent, vice James II.
Howard, deceased.
WASHINGTON, May at is officially stated to-
day that another appointment will be made in
place of D. J. Ernest Mere as Consul at Nagas
alli, Japan. The lattsr's appointment was re-
Gently ordered on the strength of tiatterlng en-
dorsements of prominent Colorado politicians,
but since 1t has been discovered by means OF
Maryland divorce proceedings IN favor of his
wife. a few days ago, and otherwise, that he is Il
man Of unfit habits he will not be commissioned
New YoRE, May 9.-The Posts Washington
special SAYS The condition of public revenues is
unsatisfactory. There is a decrease in receipts
and an increase in the expenditures, and the ten
dency is in the direction of still further decrease
in the receipts
ST. LOUIS, May 9.-The register in the Southern
Hotel was taken by the police to-day to compare
the signature of w. H. Bennox Maxwell, the
murderer of G. Arthur Preller, with the inscrip-
ton, 80 Perish All Traitors to the Great Cause,
found IL the trunk containing the body. Experts
in handwriting examined both, and declare them
written by the same man. All the testimony nee
essary for eXtadition is now ready but no agent
for the State to go after the murderer has been
lected as yet.
NV YORK, May S.-A special from Centery'lle
Nd. saws The wife of j. Ernest Metre, the new
Minister to Japan, was to-day granted divorce
on the ground of cruelty. She was Miss Bu-
chanan. The WOrid'S special says Miss Metre
was the daughter of the late Commodore Bu-
chanan, who commanded the MJJ0HGc i'll the
fight with the Monitor during the war.
WNS1pEG Man,, May 9.--No report has come
from BatOuche regarding any engagement between
Middleton and Riel, though a decisive battle was
expected to- day. The wire tonight ceased work
ing north of Gu Appellee The operator at Clarke's
Crossing reported this morning that a noise re-
sembling cannon firing had been heard in the
direction of Batouche but it is considered impro-
bable that cannon could be heard that distance
GUAYMAs, May 9-Ihe army under General
Carlo made its formal forward movement last
One goes via Cruz de la Pledra, one from Cuma-
npa, and the main body from Gisa via Pilares
BOnanZito TO the river, unless the battle common
CeS this side These forces are to join near or be-
low Buena Vista, in the heart of the Indian terri
tory.
WASHINGTON, May 9-The Post announces that
ex-President Shelley of Alabama will be appointed
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, and that DR.. J. T.
B. Ford, also of Alabama, will be appointed Con
sui at Caracas Venezuela.
WASHINGTON May 9-Secretary Manning to-day
requested the resignation of Colonel l. n. Burrough
of tue Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and e.
O. Graves, Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
L. .. Graves entered the Treasury Department in
1868 at 81 200 year.
NEW YoRK, May 3 General Grant passed good
night, and during the day did some work upon his
book. Dr. Douglas remained all last night and
left the house at o'clock this morning
SALT LAKE. May 9.-Angus Cannon, Milton Mus
ser and j. c. Watson were all sentenced to-day for
Unlawful cohabitatiou, each received the full ex-
tent of tue law, $500 fine and SIX months, Impri
soument. Cannon said to The court that be had
not broken the law. lie had lived with but one of
his wives as a wife; but when asked by the Judge
rs to his future intentions with view to mitgat-
ing his sentence, Cannon declined to make any
pledges, stating that he would obey the law and
recognize its binding force.
New YORK. May 9.-The British war ship Gayaci
which has been attracting so much attention here,
sailed suddenly this morning. Her destination is
supposed to be the Bermudas. The British slOop
Canada, which arrived yesterday, remains TO watch
the Sfrel0s.
NV YoRK, May 7th-YesterdAy afternoon,
when the jury in the case Of Robert Short for
stabbing Captain Phelan, returned, the lobbies of
the Court house remained thr0nged with people.
The jury having made known that agreement
had been reached, were brought into Court and
asked what their verdict was, Not guilty" ans
wered the foreman. Shorts friends set up 4 ire
mendous shout, but were quickly quoted by the
! officers.
NV YORK, May 7.-Exaggerated accounts were
sent out by special correspondents last night of
an affair which the san properly notices as fol-
lows: Paul BoyntOn whose mutations in the cause
of an Indian rubber company have made him for
a long time conspicuous annoyance wherever
there was placid water, swan out Monday night
and affixed to the bow OF II. NJ. 5. Garnet a tor
pedo as harmless and as useless as one of his
RI bier suits. The officers of the Garnet, not
knowing what they hadto deal with, treated the
matter seriously for short time, and handled
Boyton summariy. Ascertaining that he was
only as it were, Rosa dynamiter, they let him
go with a shaking. 1t would be strange if this
stupid and imprudent prank were not treated this
morning with fearful solemnity by the whole
I London press. 1t furnishes several columns Of
advertisement in the shape of sensational accounts
in our best morning journals, and Is the topic of
the hour for our dynamiters and anglo-probists
SAX FRAxc1soo, May 7.-Chief of Police Crow
ley has received a telegram from the authorities
of ST. Louis informing him that w. II. Lennon
Maxwell the murderer Of Arthur Preller at St Louis
about April 9Th, had been captured at Auckland,
| New Zealand on the arrival there OF the steamer
| Cityof Sydney.
San FRASo1soo, May THE remains of Gen
eral Irwin Mcdowell were buried Wednesday af-
ternoon in the National Cemetery at the Preside
! Military Reservation with appropriate military
/ honors. As a tribute of respect to the memory of
the DISTINGUISHED soldier haOS were piactd at half
mast on public and private buildings in San
1 Francisco.
Color, May The two rebel leaders, Portazal
/ and Cocobolo, who advised and assisted Preston
in burning the city, and who have been held pris-
oners on the gun-boat GaleHH, were delivered yes
terday morning to General Reyes, Commander-in-
Chief Of the Columbian forces, by Captain Kane
a Court-martial was then held by General Reyes,