The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-07-03
AMERICAN
Maxwell 70 be Hanged Jal, 18Th.

loLn as the Qaf Tor the execution oil
Hugh NJ Brooks, alias Maxwell, the
chloroform murderer of G. Arthur Prel-
Ter at the Southern Hotel. At this time
last year the execution was fixed for the
sd Of last August, but the case was car
ried to the United States Supreme
Court. There is no further appeal for
the case, and executive clenency is all
that can be hoped for by the doomed
mans friends Popular feeling in Mis-
souri, is opposed to interfering with the
course of justice.
Jay Gould offers million dollars for a
sure cure Of neuralgia
Portland, Oregon, has elected the
entire Republican ticket by majorities
from 399 To 2, 429.
Governor Hill of New York has signed
the bill substituting electricity for the
rope in the execution OF criminals.
The American ship Farragut, AS DAYS
out from Calcutta for New York on June
l4th, was given up for lost, ship and
cargo being worth $l75, 900.
Millions OF rose bugs are ravaging all
sorts of fruit crops in New Jersey.
All of Pierre Lorillard's berry bushes
are covered. No remedy is known to
check the pest.
The latest from Blaine is that he was
at Durham, England, on the 18th, and
had nothing to say about the rumors of
his course and his interest in the Chi
cage Convention.
A Treasury order has been received in
San Francisco, to discontinue the prac-
tice Of transferring Chinese from steam
ers on which they arrive to quarantine
hulks before examination.
General" and Nine. Diss Debar, the
famous ghost-picture painters, con-
victed of conspiracy to defraud Lawyer
Marsh, were each sentenced at New
York to six months imprisonment at
Sing Sing.
Captain Andrews sailed from Boston
for Queenstown on the 18th in four
teen-foot dory, with provisions for
eighty days. he crossed the Atlantic
ten years ago in similar boat, and now
expects to reach port August LIST.
The thirty-seventh meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science will be held in Cleve-
land, Ohio, commencing Wednesday
morning, August 18th, and will continue
until Tuesday evening, the 2lst of that
month.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Bata-
via brought 524 Chinese to San Fran
cisco, of whom 3l6 had certificates and
POS guarantees, and the Call says the
latter will try the 'prior residence"
via the United States Courts, to effect a
landing.
The town OF Dubois, Pennsylvania,
has been almost wiped out by con-
fagration, that destroyed nearly 300
houses and left 1000 people homeless.
The loss is estimated at from 500, 900 to
81 ,000, 900, and the fire was not out at
last accounts.
At the sale of August Belmont's year
lings in New York, Senator Hearst Of
California bid 500 for the dark bay
colt Spendthrift, but permitted Cornell
son, owner OF King Crab, to capture the
prize for 500 more Hearst bought
the brother to America for 81 800.
DR.. Cogswell's polytechnic school will
shortly open in San Francisco with
accommodation for 800 pupils, one hun
dred of whom will hold free scholarships
to be won by competitive examinations.
A high school education will be i'm
parted to the pupils together with in
dustrial training for both sexes.
Mrs. John a. Logan is alleged to be
working boom for Alger and against
Gresham in Chicago. A correspondent
saws: "Certai il is that Judge Gresh-
ANS would not be the first political
grave this brilliant woman has had a
hand in digging" A man who shouted
Blaine in a Gresham meeting was
promptly put out.
The marriage of Miss Mollie Garfield
to j. Stanley Brown and that OF Miss
Belle Mason Of Cleveland to Harry Gar
field. son of the late President, took
place June 14th at the family home,
Mentor, Ohio. Bridegroom Brown is
spoken of as having brains and pluck
and principle. Although born poor he
has now at thirty acquired fortune.
Chicago is alive with marching and
music. There are speeches by scores OF
orators including Ingersoll in favor OF
Gresham, 1t is noticeable that OF all
the marching clubs that paraded> the
streets those bearing Blaine banners re-
ceiyed the loudest applause, and If the
galleries could control the convention
Blaine would be nominated without OPP
position.
Three members OF the Nicaragua
Canal surveying party arrived in New
York recently. They say that not one
member OF the two large surveying par
ties engaged on the work has been alb
sent on account Of sickness during the
last three months. The final location,
they said, will not very materially diner
from the line laid down by Chief En-
gineer Menocal in 1880. The alterations
make it the more favorable. Port Brito
will extend $4,000 feet inland from the
coast-line. The practicability OF con-
verting part Of the valley OF the Rio
Grande into navigable basin has been
mlly established. This will extend the
level of the lake to the latter, saving
three-eighths of mile of canal excava-
ton.