The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-01-27

famous jury bribers. This was the
browning infamy of Waterman's in
lannon's administration of the Gov
ernor's Office.
Several New York physicians who
have been experimenting with Dr.
Koch's lymph, have declared against
its use.
Bernhard's American tour is about
to begin. Bernhard is said to be
getting fat, but this is probably a
gross libel
| Chicago capitalists are working to
connect the Chicago river with the
Mississippi by a slip canal to cost
S10,OOO,00O.
Victoria has now over twenty
| opium retineries, aud the imports
amount to about 100000 pounds an
nually. The opium is nearly all
struggled into the United States.
| 1t is said that seven more vessels
are to be- sent to the Behring sea
next summer to guard the sealing
interests.
The were two sharp shocks of
earthquake felt throughout the
States on the I'd inst.
ii. j. Ames, who was an inmate of
Charles r. Hammond's notorious
Cleveland street house in London,
and who escaped with Hammond to
this country, has made statement,
naming seven of the men who visited
the house, among them the Earl Eus-
ton and Lord Arthur Somerset.
M. Van Marcke, one of the most
noted cattle painters in the world,
died in France, on the 7th inst. His
paintings are widely known in
America.
The cage on the elevator shaft in
the Utica mine at Angels Camp, near
San Andreas, dropped distance of
$50 feet, the 9TH inst, and ten men
were killed. The accident occurred
at noon when a shift of men was
being raised to the surface. After
the cage had fallen that distance, it
went into stump containing about
IA feet of water
Balfour, the Irish Secretary, has
asked for additional relief for the
Irish people who are suffering from
| famine.
Shipping News.
the barkentines, by having a formal
race from here to Honolulu. Under
fair auspices the trip has been made
in less than eleven days. At this sea-
son of the year, however, it is expect
ed that the winning vessel will not
make much better time than fifteen
days.
Congressman Clunie has announc-
ed himself as opposed to the ship
ping bill.
Captain Scogland of the derelict
lumber ship Struam, has arrived in
port with his crew. They were
brought down on the bark lamar E.
Marshal. The captains report has
nothing particularly new in it re-
garding the loss of the ship. In the
twelve days that the crew stayed
with the vessel, after the storm first
struck her, the crew were reduced
almost to starvation. The loss of the
rudder, which could not be replaced,
finally compelled the abandonment
of the vessel. The captain was part
owner of the Struam, and says it was
not insured.
The opening of the new year will
be made suspicious to shipbuilding
by a commencement being made on
the two steamers of the Pacific Mail
Company. 1t is probable that work
will be instituted Oh them at once.
A few hundred skilled mechanics
will be employed at the outstart, but
the number will be quadrupled when
the steamers are we'll under way.
The two steamers which the new yes
sells are to replace are to be used on
new routes which the company pro-
poses to establish.
The Ferries S. Thompson was the
scene of contest of authority dur
ing the past week. The ship was re-
turned to this port in leaking con-
dition a couple of weeks ago, after
having started for Kahului, and Cap
tain Howard was deposed by the |
owners, Captain Demsy, having been
appointed to succeed him. Captain |
Howard made protest to the Col
lector of the Port, to the effect that |
the Thompson's owners were violat-
ing a contract with him, and the ship |
was temporarily tied up.
Sporting News.
The great middle-weight fight be-
tween Jack Dempsey and Bob Fit
zimmons for the championship of |
$4,000, will take place at New Or
leans tonight. Dempsey will fight
at 154 pounds and is the favorite at
odds of $40 to 81.
A London despatch says that
Lord Dunraven, owner of the cutter
Valkyrie, who challenged for the
America cup in the spring of 1889
through the royal yacht squadron,
says he is still unalterably opposed
to the conditions of the new deed of
gift, and will never race under the
present conditions of an interna-
tional challenge. Yachtmen here
do not appear to seriously re-
gard the talk of an interna-
tional challenge on Lieutenant