The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-08-28

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The Melbourne Exhibition was for
mally opened on July LIST, before very
large attendance.
The directors of the Panama Canal
have pledged themselves to the share
holders that the canal will be open for
traffic in 1890.
The young Emperor of China will be
married in February. The Hongkong
opium monopoly has been let for three
years at $40, 900 per month. Two large
tin mines in Perak have been closed.
The Japanese export duty on coal has
been repealed. There were So deaths
from cholera at Hongkong during the
first fourteen days in July, and at Annoy
there are 100 cases daily. The volcanic
eruption at Bandaizan occurred on July
18th, and over 500 persons were killed in
an hour, 1000 injured, and 1000 rem
dered homeless and destitute. Five vii
lagos were buried, from seven to twenty
feet deep, in ashes, mud and stones.
The river Nazare was damned by ashes
and overhowed its banks.
The large fire at Santiago de Cuba
destroyed $50 buildings, and property to
the value of $2,000,000 There have
been terrible forest fires at Ottawa, Ont,
forests being destroyed and villages sur
rounded by flames. A storm in Chicago
did considerable damage, and lightning
set fire to buildings. A fire in six-story
tenement building at New York resulted
in the death OF over twenty people, be-
sides injuring great many more. Since
then the Board of Health has ordered
reduction in the number of inmates of
some of the tenement houses. An in
cendiary fire at Fresno, Cal, destroyed
business property and offices with a loss
of $3.50, 900. On the afternoon of Sunday,
August 18th, a fire occurred at 116 and
118 California street, close to the offices
of the American Refinery. The losers
were Lynde & Hough, Field & Stone,
Lowry & Steller, Hulme & Hart, G. F.
Merle, Wooster & Pasmore, j. NJ. Spaf-
ford & Co. There has also been de-
structive fire in the Santa Cruz noun
tains.
The Presidential Campaign.
1t is reported that large sum OF
money has been subscribed III England
to secure the reelection of Cleveland.
Mills OF Texas will probably visit
California to stump the State for the
Democrats. The Chinese Restriction
bill has passed the Senate without divi-
sion.
James g. Blaine received a splendid
welcome at New York, on his return
from Europe. He has made few brief
speeches on protection, and will take an
active part in the political campaign.
Sporting Matters.
At Cleveland, Ohio, You Bet, with a
running mate, made mile in 2:05A
minutes.
The double scull race al Saratoga, for
the championship of the United States,
between Teemer and Hamm on one side
and Gaudaur and Mckay on the other,
was won by the latter by four lengths.
Kemp and Hanlan will row another
race on the Parramatta on Friday, Sept'
18th.
The international fight between Frank
Murphy OF England and Jack Haylin OF
Boston took place on the End inst. ON the
Hudson. Forty-nine rounds were fought
in three and quarter hours. Both men
were fearfully punished, and the fight
was declared draw.
Personal.
Hon. James Campbell has returned
from the East and will leave here for
Honolulu on September 18th.
Claus Spreckels will be in San Fran
cisco during the first week in September,
and then he proceeds to jacksonville, re-
turning East about October LIST.
Chas. Croker is seriously ill, OF dia
betes, at Monterey.
The Duke of Marlborough and his wife |
were remarked at the London Regis
,rar's office to prevent any possible COM
plications that might arise.
Robert Garrett, ex-President of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, has become |
insane. He breads being robbed and
murdered by Jay Gould, and has to lie
guarded to prevent violence.
Emperor William II. proceeded to |
Denmark from Sweden, and then re-
.urned home He will visit Queen
Victoria later Sand in the meantime the
queen has given up the papers of the
ate Emperor Frederick, Bismarck in
orming Lord Salisbury that, unless they
we're restored, he wonld send an army to
London for them.
Shipping Record.
SAN Observation-Disclosures July 2Sth,
chr, Geo. G. Perkins, u days from
lilo; August LIST, U. S. S. Mohican, "a
lays from Honolulu; August 4th, S. S.
z days, and bark Sonoma 3515
lays from Honolulu; schr. Anna %
lays from Kahului; August 5th, bktne.
". H. Dimond % days, August Sth, S.
J. Australia IA days, August 9th, bark
Ferris S. Thompson % days, bktne. Dis
.overy % days, August 18th, bark Lady
lam pson sc days, all from Honolulu.
Departures: July 18th, bark Ceylon
or Honolulu via Mendocino; July 29th,
,ktne S. G. Wilder, August 4th, bark
). o. Whitmore, August 18th, bktne.
". H. Dimond, August 18th, bktne.
eureka, all for Honolulu
Projected epartures-For Honolulu:
3ktne s. N Castle and S. s. Australia
m August 18th; s. S. Alameda on Aug
list 25th; the Sonoma, Consuelo and
4ady Lampson.
EUREKA-August 10th, schr. Eva from
and bktne. Ella for Homo
ulu.
PORT TowNsEND-August 9th, bark
ames A. King from Honolulu.
New YoRK-August eth, Br. bark Ivy
Or Honolulu.
sYDNEY-August Sth, S. s. Mariposa
or Honolulu.
AUcKLAsD-August 18th, s. S. Mari
osa for Honolulu.
NEwcAsTLE-August 4th, ship Carnar-
onshire for Honolulu.
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