The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-11-16
AM ERICAN.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-All the political parties
! held meetings last evening in various parts
of the city. The three candidates for mayor
spoke, as did also Sunset Cox, Generals
Spinola and Cochran, Roswell p. Flower
August Belmont. Orlando B. Potter and other
celebrities. A George man was killed in a
political dispute. Altogether the canvass
wakes warmer.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-Alfred Smith, a New.
port millionaire real estate owner, died sud-
denly, yesterday afternoon, while at dinner
He was stricken with paralysis about year
ago, losing his reason. 1t is believed that
each of Smiths children will inherit S9,OO0,-
200 in hard cash. He held mortgages and
estates continued to fail into his hands,
among the last being Frain and Anthony
villas and James X. keene's estate, which he
foreclosed when Keene was unable to return
the sum of $4,000 which he had borrowed.
NEVADA CRY, Oct 26.-Further accounts of
the bursting of the cannon at the Democratic
! meeting in French Corral the other night
show that Senator Cross was bending over
and gesticulating to the crowd, whom he
wished to stand further back, when the gun
burst and piece flew over the Senator's
head. Had he been standing erect it would
have killed him. Charles Bradford, the man
killed, was the gunner. He knew his danger,
as the wad was too big for the cannon, but
he said he would take his chances. Brad
ford's head was blown off his body and was
picked up at a distance of twenty four PAGES
from the rest of the remains. Strange to
say, the features were natural, and without
scar or wound.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Hon. Nicholas NJ.
Bell, Superintendent of Foreign Mails, has
submitted his annual report to the Post
master-General, showing the operations of
that office during the last fiscal year. The
total weight of letters dispatched to foreign
countries by sea was 500,19S pounds, and of
papers, 1857 ,5S3 pounds. The estimated to-
tai number of letters sent to foreign coun-
tries was, 1000, 29S, and 30, 105,387 were re-
celved; AZ ,049,O newspapers were sent, and
26, 700,505 was received. The cost of the sea
transportation service during the year was
1857 ,443, as against 1881 1903 last year. Su-
perintendent Bell recommends that compen-
satlon to mail-carrying to Great Britain be
regulated in accordance to their speed.
New York, Oct. 25.-The preparations for
the unwilling of the statue of " Liberty" on
the 18th instant, are progressing rapidly.
New York, Oct. 2G.-The Academy of
Music was gayly decorated tonight, in honor
of the French delegates to the unwilling of
the Statue of Liberty, who were rendered
reception by the Cercle Franeaise de PHar-
monte. distinguished audience was present,
including very large representation from
the French colony. M. La Fou, president of
the circle, presided, and an address of well
come was made in French by Frederick r.
Conderl. Senator Evarts then spoke in be-
half of the American committee, extending
hearty welcome to the city to the nation
and to all. NJ. Spuller, member of the
French Parliament, then spoke. He said it
would be impossible to speak to the French
people with more feeling than had been done
this evening. For whole century the two
nations have gone hand in hand, and al
though America has advanced farther in
liberty, France is not envjous of her happi-
ness. He added: You have put in practice
what our philosophers have described you
have aided us by your example, and we are
amply repaid for any services we may have
rendered in your revolution M. de Lesseps
rose and embraced NJ. Spuller on the conclu-
sion of bis speech and kissed him on both
cheeks. He said he was profoundly touched
with the sentiment of this great nation, and
he would say, give L Amerique ct la lib
erie J" NJ. Bartholdi was also called for, and
he expressed his thanks for the reception.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The President and
party to visit New York to assist in the in
auguration of the Bartholdi static will con-
slst of seven person, rs follows: The Presi-
dent, Secretary of State, Secretary of War,
Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the In
terror, Postmaster General and the Presi-
dents private secretary. They will leave
Washington at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, and expect to return here by midnight
Thursday.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-The Tribune saws it is
whispered around that the unwilling of the
statue is to be made the beginning of an
American movement for the Panama canal.
r. w. Thompson, of Indiana.
who is the American Vice-President of the
Panama scheme, is here to meet and confer
with De Lesseps and others with reference
to the enterprise.
Boston, Oct. 25.-H. d. Ward, who has
been prospecting for gold, silver, copper and
sulphur about North Adams for years, and
who started explorations in the place where
sulpher, gold and copper are now being
mined successfully, has struck gold and sill
yer ore, it is announced, on Loves farm,
situated at the foot of Greylock Mountain.
near a mine worked by the Quakers seventy
years ago. The State Assayer writes that it
assays SOL per ton, and Ward has bought
400 acres of land adjoining. Other land in
the vicinity cannot be bought for any price,
A company will be formed Immediately.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-It is not generally
known that the Canadian Pacific Railway is
making arrangements to open general
office in this city. The company will put at
the head of this Office a first-class railroad
man with large salary. The fact is, the
Pacific is about to make stroke |
The scheme is to make connection with |
several Vermont roads, which will connect
with the New York and New England Road. |
By building ten miles of line, connection |
with the Housatonic line could be nade If |
connection is made with the New York and |
New England it will be at Brewster. This |
would give the Canadian Pacific entrance |
into New York over the New York City and |
Northern, and by permission of Field, the |
oecond-avenue elevated. 1t is said the |
Postal Telegraph Company, which has a
close intimacy with the Canadian Pacific /
Telegraph line, will all be turned over to the |
Western Union, to be managed by the latter
IN rental. How far these plans will be car
ned out will depend on many contingencies
In any event the Canadian Pacific will here
after be good deal of factor in trans
continental business.
CINCINNATI. Oct. pa telegram from
Akron, Ohio, says that the Universalist Gen
sral Convention wouud nm last evening with