The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-04-20

Horace Greeley when sued for libel
by Dewitt c. Littlejohn, and for
his success in the great case of the
Metropolitan Bank on the constitu-
tionality of the Legal Tender Act.
Among his other notable cases were
his successful defense of General
Babcock, Grants Private Secretary;
his part in the defense in the Tilton-
Beecher case, and his conduct of
the prosecution of Guitcau, the
assassin of Garfield.
Ten miners were hopelessly en-
tombed in colliery at Shenandoah,
Pa, on April 9Th. They all had
families.
Hon. John +. Finerty, ex-Mem-
Der of Congress, and several other
persons, were howled down and pelt
ed with rotten eggs, when they at
tempted to address n meeting in
Chicago, April 5th.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, ex-Secretary
of State, is in dying condition at
Newark, New Jersey.
The first steel ship ever built on
the Pacific Coast was launched from
the yard of the Union Iron Works,
at the Portrero, San Francisco Bay,
on April 2nd. She is a screw
steamer of $50 tons, built for the
Newport Coal Company, and called
the Arago.
On April 2nd, among other nomi-
nations, the Senate confirmed that
of George w. Merrill, as Minister
to the Hawaiian Islands.
For the first time in the history of
Rhode Island, the Republicans have
nominated colored man-the Rev.
Mahlon Van Horne-for Represen-
tative in the Legislature.
Francisco Jesus Levcrnas, q
Mexican, has been sentenced, at
Merced, CAL, to the State Prison
for thirty years, for indecent assault.
THE soUDAN WAR.
On April 3rd General Graham
captured Tamai, with loss Of only
one killed and twelve wounded.
During a Is hours march the pre-
vious day only seven fell out of the
ranks.
A Dongola despatch of the 9th
says the Mahdi has been severely
defeated at FL Obeid.
A few skirmishes constitute all the
other fighting reported.
Gen. Wolseley arrived ut Wady
Halfa on the 9th, and was expected
at Suakim.
The Australians are, with the
Coldstream Guards, fortifying and
defending Handoub.
General Stephenson, commanding
the British forces on the Nile above
Cairo, reports to the Government
that it will be practically impossi-
BILE to move the British troops from
Dongola during the summer, be.
cause they would have to proceed
so slowly. The Nile, he says, is not
navigable from March to July, and
deprived Of water transportation.
the soldiers would have to march
along the river banks over noun.
tain spurs, bare rocks and shelter.
less bluffs, under q sun that would
be simply destructive.
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
A BATTLE ON THE FRONTIER.
Negotiations between England anG
Russia were proceeding in the same
way as at last previous advices, Russia
showing an apparent disposition tc
make concessions for peace, unit
the 9th inst, when England was
startled and aroused by the news
that a battle had taken place be-
tween the Russians and the Afghans
Sir Peter Lumsden, the Englist
Boundary Commissioner, sent des-
patch, saying, "a large force OF
Russians from Pul-i-Khisti made 9
severe attack upon the Afghan out
posts at Penjdeh." At this mos
important point the despatch was
broken off, evidently through cut,
ting of the wires. 1t was decided
that Sir Peter Lumsden had gone al
once to Gulran for the purpose OF
remaining on guard at Robat Pass
on the road to Herat. This surmise
was proved correct by the receipt
later in the day, of despatch from
Sir Peter at Gulran, which stated
officially that the Russians attacked
the Afghans entrenched at Penjdcl
and slaughtered 200 of the garrison
Seventy thousand British and In
dians, now stationed along or neal
the northern Indian frontier, may
it is thought, reach Herat in time tt
prevent the capture of that import
ant point by the Russians.
A RUSSIAN REPORT.
The official Messenger of st
Petersburg published the following
account of the affair: "Genera
komaroff reports that in conse
quence of hostile manifestations b,