The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-13
GENERAL INTEREST.

the United States for aid.
GENERAL INTEREST.
One hundred and seventy-fve cars
containing $4,000 barrels of flour,
were sent out from MINI eapolis, March
23d, in eight sections by the Wash
burn Grossly Mills to the Russian
Relief Association of Philadelphia.
The trains were gaiIy decorated with
flags, bunting and notices.
JAY Gould IS negotiating with the
Mexican government for the pur-
chase of the famous Chaputapec
Castle. 1t is reported that he has
offered seven million dollars for it.
If he succeeds in getting it, he will
make the castle his winter residence,
as he is unable to stand the rigors of
the northern winter.
News from Panama SAYS the steam
er West Indian is a total wreck at
Acajutta. She was carried upon the
rocks by tidal wave and dashed TO
pieces. Her crew was saved.
Assistant Treasurer Roberts says
the government bought silver at the
lowest price ever purchased on March
22d. The price paid was a little over
80 cents per ounce.
News from St. Johns, Newfound-
land, says the first of the sealing
fleet arrived with a cargo of $500
skins. She reports that the Ranger
has 81 900 skins, the Diana %, 900,
/ the Iceland $4,000, the Wolf 20, 900,
the Leopard 1000, the Eagle 22,-
600, the Kite 5000, the Esquimaux
$4,000, the Hope 10000 and the
Neptune 5000. These figures ought
to open Salisbury's eyes to the fact
that in time the seals are quite likely
to be eXterminated.
Judge Phillips of the United States
Circuit Court sentenced Judges Ray,
Blaine and George of Cass county to
Jail until they could make some ar
rangement for the payment of the
bonds voted by that county twenty
years ago in aid of the Tebo & Ne
osha railway. He also imposed a fine
/ of $500 on each OF them. In 1870
the two counties voted $3.50, 900
and 81 100000 respectively to aid in
the construction of the road 1t was
never built, but the bonds fell into
the hands of innocent purchasers
who have obtained Judgment repeat
eddy without being able to collect
Judge Phillips ordered the county
judges a year ago TO issue special
tax levy for the Indebtedness, which
the judges repeatedly declined TO do,
hence they were committed for con-
tempt.
Ex-Governor Thayer of Nebraska
is making a goose Of himself. lie
has made move for the re-opening
of the case OF Thayer VS.. Boyd. His
attorneys will base their arguments
on the theory that the United States
Supreme Court decision merely over,
ruled the demurrer of Governor
Thayer to Governor Boyd's answer.
The Indian Chief Redstone OF
Fort Peck, Dakota, has just had catar-
act removed from his eye at local
hospital OF Chicago. The United
States Government paid all expenses
in return for valuable services by
him against the Sioux. The CHIEF
would not take choloroform although
the agony was intense. The opera.
tion was success.
1t is announced that the Interstate
National Bank of New York is about
to close its doors, the stockholders
having decided to surrender the
charter and go into liquidation Apri
10Th. The bank was incorporated
ten years ago with 5000, 900, which
the officers say is still intact. They
also state that depositors will be
paid in full,
jeremiah Cotto, the ignorant
Italian who murdered Louis Frankie
losa in Broonlyn last July was cleo
trocuted at Sing Sing, March 2Sth
The scene was revolving one, thu
current having to be turned on -four
times before physician, pronounced
him dead. 1t was a horrible sight
and the snnptatnrS had IN turn away