The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-01-12
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS!
Per P. NJ. S. S. Australia. Dates to 31st
December.
AMERICAN.

SAN FRAScIsco, Dec. 31.-A jury has been obtained
and the trial of the dynamiters is progressing.
SAN FRANoIsco, Dec. 3l.-A very severe shock of
earthquake was felt in this city yesterday morning
\ at 9:46 O'Clock. The duration of the shock was
fully five seconds, though to some excited imagin-
atoms il appeared to be fully minute. The trem-
bling was sufficiently violent to rattle chandeliers,
cause pictures to swing out from the walls and
make frame buildings groan and creak like ship
in rough seaway. No serious damage was done,
but the topic of conversation for the remainder of
the day was the earthquake, and the general opln-
| ion was that it was the hardest shake since the
memorable quaking of 1868.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.-A Laredo, Texas, correspon-
dent of the Globe Democrat says: A Sergeant of
| the United States Army stationed at Ringold Bar
racks, some sixty miles down the Rio Grande from
this place, arrived here tonight and reports that
general uprising is taking place in the small Amer
lean towns along the river, between here and
Brownsville. Major Kellogg, commanding the
United States troops at the aforementioned post
and forces, is now route to Rema, small city
on the American side where over 800 men, mostly
from Mexico are in arms, and express their inten-
tion of taking the cityof Mier. They have an album
dance of ammunition and are of the desperate and
border ruffian class.
BosToN, Dec. ga banquet was given tonight
to the Boston Merchants Association, at which
several distinguished Senators and Representatives
of the United States were honored guests. 1t was
a notable event in the club history of Boston.
PiTTsBURG, Dec. SO.-The iron and steel trade in
this city has never been been better than at pres
emit and comparison with previous years will show
that since the great increase in the business,
which commenced last June, there has been more
iron and steel made in Pittsburg than in amy six
months in the history of the trade.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 50.-Four hundred and forty
eight persons were waiting patiently in the East
Room of the White House to-day to pay their re-
spects to the President. The crowd was almost
twice large at any preceding reception of this
kind. The President appeared Just before
O'Clock, and entered upon his task with such ex-
petition that the entire room was cleared in six
teen minutes.
CRY OF MEXICO, Dec 3O.-Great excitement pre-
walls in the State of Colima over eruption of
the Volcano of Colima. Four days ago loud re-
ports we're heard and those followed by eruptions
of lava, which flowed over the sides of the noun
tain, completely covering 1t. At last accounts the
people were much alarmed, as the flow of lava
tinued. A white cloud oyerhangs the mountain,
on which are reflected the flames darting up from
the crater.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 30.-The Government has
decided to send the CorirH the Rush to the Arc
tic with relief party, to proceed in sledges far
north as possible, in the hope of encountering
traces Of the missing crew of the AEythyst
WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has issued call for $40 100000 of per
cent. bonds, the principal and accrued interest of
which will be paid on February l. 1886, and the in
terest thereon will cease on that day.
CIoucEsrKR (Mass) Dec. 29.-The work of the
northeast gales of Friday and Saturday has been
very disastrous to the Gloucester fishing fleet,
having destroyed five vessels-the Adeia, Hart
well, Racer, Iyanhoe, Cleopatra and Sarah @. Pyle.
As far reported only eight lives have been lost.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 3O.-The Worlds Philadelphia
special of December 10Th says: Arthur Chambers
has forwarded signed articles of agreement to
match Jack Fogarty of Philadelphia against Jack
Dempsey of New York for $1,000 side.
NEW York, Dec. 29.-Wililam II. Vanderbilt's
will was admitted to probate to-day. All the mem
bers of the family waived the service of citations
and consented that the will should be admitted to
probate at once.
Arthur Chambers has challenged Dempsey to
fight for 81 600 side
John Teemer, the oarsman, has entered into an
agreement with Reginald Laidley of Sydney, Aus
tralia, to visit that country next Spring and row
two racas with Beach,