The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-19

litical discord and social confusion. In
OF this the British Govern
ment in India has decided to intrust the
supreme command in BurInah TO Major
General Sir Herbert Macpherson, Com
mander-in-Chief at Madras. Five thou
sand troops Will be sent into the cOUn-
try as soon as the cold season COM
mences, to scour the country and drive
out and subdue the insurgents, and
1000 additional police will be sent to
India 10 maintain order.
The Crawford Divorce.
LONDON, August 6th.-The decree OF
divorce obtained nisi by Donald Craw-
ford on February last against his wife,
because Of her relation with Sir Charles
Dixie, was to-day declared absolute.
The Ashley Stakes.
LONDON, August 6th.-At the Lewes
summer meeting to-day the race for the
Ashley stakes was won by Baron, Canter-
bury second, St Mary third. There were
ten starters.
American News.
Congress has adjourned sine die.
Maiolica trotted mile in 2:lG34 at
Fleetwood Park.
The Fortifcations Appropriation bill
failed to become a law.
Over 10000 acres Of grain were burned
in San Benito county, California.
Packer, the Colorado cannibal, has
been sentenced to forty years imprison-
ment.
A fire in Stockton, California, destroyed
a large amount OF choice lumber belong
ing 10 Moore & Smith.
Cleveland, Endfrvtt and Lamar went
to New York, August 10th, to attend the
funeral OF Tilden.
Another direct tea train, consisting OF
thirteen cars, has arrived at Ottawa
over the Canadian Pacific.
New regulations have been issued for
the cutting of timber on Government
lands.
An attempt was made in Richmond
Quebec, to steal the remains of George
r. Fosser, a millionaire.
Judge McAIlister will contest the right
of the President to remove him from his
position in Alaska.
Four persons implicated in the Mime
apolis Post Office robbery have been ar,
rested at Chicago.
Six young men of Sarnia, Ont, were
drowned by the capsizing of their yacht
| on Lake Huron.
Two blocks in the town of Lagrande
Or, were destroyed by fire; it is though
to have been the work of an incendiary
The anti-slickens amendment was re
stored to the River and HarbOr bill be
fore the final passage Of that measure.
The trial of Commissioner Squire, 0
New York, is expected to reveal frauds
second only to those of Tweed.
The last act of the House before ad
journing was to pass the bill appropriat
ing $3.50, 900 for the erection OF public
building at Los Angeles.
1t is alleged that if the Chicago an
archists are convicted, the building il
which they are being tried will be blown
up.
a cyclone in Kansas blew sixteen car:
from the track and Frustrated many tel
egraph wires.
John F. Smith was hanged at Gala
tin, Mo, for murder.
A flowing oil well has been struck il
| Chicago.
The public debt was reduced S., O49, lO4
during July.
Cleveland has signed the Oleomarger
! inc bill.
A. P Williams has been elected Cali
fornia Senator in place of Hearst.
Harvey J. McKenna, the young Cali
fornian rail play" champion, succeeded
at Dolly "a Uhnrt'e in New York in roll
ing up ! ,501 consecutive carroms on the
rail. He had offered his adversary the
unprecedented odds of l 900, or no count
The run is the largest break at rail play
| seem i'm New York