The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-01-29

lyte was within twenty-five miles Of
| Port-au-Prince at latest accounts, and
the days of Legitime's presidency
are believed to be numbered. Hip
polyte threatens to exterminate all
| Americans at Port au- Prince aud the
men of-war Galena and Atlanta will
remain there. The Yantic is at New
York, yellow fever having broken
out among her crew. One officer
Is seriously i'll. The United States
and all foreign countries will send
more men-of-war to Port-au-Prince
Legitime's government has agreed To
pay S120,000 indemnity for the
seizure of the steamer Haytien Re
public, $4,000 of it being paid down
on the 14th inst
The Political Pot.
At the celebration of the twenty
sixth anniversary of the emancipa-
ton proclamation in Alexandria,
Virginia, by the Frederick Douglass
Library Association, letters were
read from Harrison and Morton,
both conveying congratulations and
encouraging the negro element to
constant upward efforts. There is
in the Indianapolis letter, however,
a passage which seems to throw cold
water on the hopes of those count
ing on the selection of colored man
for a Cabinet position. He says:
You have shown great patience
under severe trials. and there NAV
be yet further calls for the exercise
of this homely virtue. 1t is quite
possible that the high expectations
of our friends may not at once be
realized. but we can at least keep
things moving in the right direc-
ton"
Cabinet speculation is still rife.
The great trouble is in locating MIR.
Blaine and the common opinion is
that he is too strong altogether to
be ignored. Senator Frank His
cock of New York is the latest to
call on Harrison and go away dissat-
isfied The turn of affairs however
has not been at all favorable to Pa
cific coast ambitions. General Har-
rison is reported to have said that
he would not appoint a Cabinet Off
Ger from the Pacific coast unless the
Republicans of that section abandon
their factional contests.
The public debt statement up to
January 1st shows q decrease of SI4,-
1855 during December. The in
terest bearing debt is S952,091, 995,
the debt on which interest has ceased
is S2,255,4TS and the debt bearing no
interest is 1871, 015,793 The total
debt is 81, 6S5, 363,271 and less cash
it is $1194.69S.522. The cash in the
treasury Is S615,591, 677, of which
S60,636,264 is available for debt re-
duction.
Ex-President Hayes is mentioned
for Cabinet position.
The President has appointed
Leslie Cullom of Tennessee, Collec-
tor of Customs at Port Townsend.
The Democratic Senators in In
diana took possession of the Senate
chamber on the 9th inst. when the
Legislators convened and would not
allow the Republican Lieutenant
Governor Robertson to preside.
They have elected their own presi-
dent pro tenn and will not let Rob
ertson get inside the door though
he was elected by $500 majority.
The identity of the Murchison
letter to Sackville West which
created such a stir prior to the cleo
ton has been disclosed. The author
was George Osgoodby Of Pomona,
an American by birth and Scotch
by descent. The revelation was
made by H g. Otis of the Los An
geles Times in letter to President
elect Harrison.
The Mormons are again moving to
have Utah admitted as a State.
Nathan Goff, Jr., has been de-
clared elected Governor of West
Virginia This is the first Repub-
lican governor for years. u
Shipping.
ARRIVALS: Jan. 2, bark w. B.God-
frey, 10 days from Honolulu; Jan. 3,
bark Alden Besse, Is days from Ka-
hului; Jan. 3, bkt. Ella, 13 days from
Jan. 3, schr. Queen, Is
days from Mahukona; Jan. 10, bkt.
Discovery, 16 days from Honolulu;
Jan. Is. bkt. S. n. Castle, 10 days
from Honolulu.
DEPARTURES: Jan. 2, SIS. Australia
for Honolulu; Jan. ), bkt. S. g.
Wilder for Honolulu; Jan. 6, schr.
Dora Bluhm for Mahukona; Jan. 7,
1kt. Planter for Honolulu; Jan. s,
1kt. Mary Winkelman for Honolulu;
Ian. 8, brig Consuelo for Kahului;
Ian. Il, schr. J. G. Ford for Kahului;
Ian 10, sohr. Queen for Mahukona.
PROJECTED DEPARTURES: Bark Al
len Besse for Honolulu, bkt. Dis
.OTery for Honolulu, bkt. S.N. Castle
or Honolulu, bark w. 3. Godfrey
or Honolulu
HoSGkosG, arrived Dec. 16, bark
Amy Turner from Honolulu; Dec.
s, ship Daniel Barnes from Homo
ulu; Br. bark John Nicholson from
honolulu.
PoRT TOWNSEND, arrived Jan. 6,
ark ATLANTA from Honolulu.
LIVERPOOL, sailed Jan. 6, Br. bark
Royal Alice for Honolulu Passed
folyhead Jan. S.