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EASTERN.
Coumiiis, O., June 2.--Gen. Garfield pro
non now an a forgery a letter recently pub
lished in the New York Sun an being from
the Ih-esident to him.
Mkmphih, June 2. Gun Patterson, collec
tor of tins revenue district him jut returned
from a successful mid, iu which he de
Htroyod nix illicit distilleries near the Ken
tucky lino.
Nkw Oki.kakh, June 1. Rx-Governor
Packard is dangerously ill with congestive
chills. His physicians forliid his receiving
visitors, message or letters.
Xkw Yoiik, June 1. The Times Wash-
iiigtoii social, sjieakiiig of MeCrary's letter
to Sherman, nays tlie letter'is understood by
Sherman that the military ia not to wait
until the Mexican government in heard from
U'fore pursuing marauders over the lines,
lut is construed as giving permission to Ord,
w hen in pursuit of robliers, tfi cross over if
he think, he enn catch them in a reasonable
tine, and if he is in night of them, or follow
ing a frcidi trail. It is considered reasona
ble for him to go a day' march iuto Mexican
country. Met Vary im of the opinion the
more imlilicntion of tlie order will go far to
tp marauding, for the knowledge that the
nulitary are not allowed to pursue them lw
yoiid the Hio Grande, linn always been a
temptation to raiders to run over into
Texas.
Souanton, June 2. The Ueiml.li.au
tliia nioniing has the following jiarticulani of
tlie wrecking of a train last night oil the Le
high Valley railroad: The first intimation
the engineer had of the accident was a vio-
h-Jit rocking of the train. A minute later !
''the tint (if the passenger cam mounted the
f-irward truck, on which it rented and was
precipitated down an embaiikment a distance
of 10 foot, together with throe other coaches,
; laden with passengers. The colliding broke,
leaving the engine and one haggagc car in
safety on the track. The painful scene
I hich followed lwffles description. A wail
'j of anguish rent the air an tiie jmssciigcrs
. ( dragged theniHelveii from the debris of the
reck. The four cant were smashed into
fivaoa. and many p-uwtingerK were pinned
""" Tiwq iu most excruciating jKisitioni. Mn.
Homer, of Scranbm, and Aim. Hickey, of
j'Tuiiawatida, were, killed aud several others
jautorvh injured, four of them fatally. Most
! of tlie injured are said to liclong to Toua
1 wuuda and vicinity. A miraciilouH escae m
A ; rmmrded in the cane of Mrs. Cool, of West
j Pittsoli, who, together with her three chil
!iren, were among the passeugors, and jmssed
r ib rough the wreck with only a lew slight
j scratches. The work of caring fur the pas
noiigerx wan a trying and fearful one, owing
to the diataneu they had to lie removed,
i AiwiMtiuice wan rendered ax promptly as poB
Uilde, and even-thing waa done that could
, Ik acuotuplinhed to anHiiage the pain of the
' su fforeni.
I St KANTON, I'a., June 2. A HiHcial train
with the liody of Mm. Homer in jnt here.
1 wo jierHoim were instantly killed hy the ac
cidont, anil .eventcen wounded. Six of the
injured are not expected to recover.
Wkiiinitit, June 2. Information has
reached here that one of the mwt pnuninciit
I hiniiwmttc joiirualiiitu m (.inorgia luia CHtah
liHlicd a paier at Atlanta for the express
piiriKwe of Htipporting the Southern policy
of 1 resident Hayes and to oppose the over
throw of the present liliernl constitution of
toorgin.
The AV'orld announces the marriage of
'Judge Orrin C. J'ratt to Miss Lizzie E. Jones,
hith of California. They have gone to
fliiladelphia, hut will rcturu in a few davs.
j Cou MiUA.fJuiie 1. The committee of
inference on the appropriation for the pay
pent of interest on Mate Imnds failed to
Igree. A conference of Isith branches
if the legislature has been appointed,
k defeat, however, of the entire bill is ex
footed. j jNcw York, Juno 1. In commercial
jt! the Tribune has the follow ing; It np
s, Mrs the war in Kuroie is already aiding
' K-nerican shipmasters. A freight circular
"t rucuivod by mail says, in lung voyages
thft-toring merchants give a decided prcfer
nci to American, Norwegian, Sweedish,
itatan and other Hags not likely to be em
Wled in the present war. Since the first
' Aoyear New York ex ported over TO.
WtCKH) gallons of ietrolcuni against 2",(KKI
H gallons by all other 'ports. KurojK; is
no; taking a surprising quantity of Ameri
ca! fruit, purchases amounting to over
.T-yjO.tKIO worth since last June, compared
, U iUHlQ.Om) in the same psiriod in the vear
bore. l)iid apples figure largely iu'this
ovtmieiit. This country fX(Kuted over
I, J), 000 pounds since last June, as compared
wi 622,000 the previous year.
jllCAdO, June I. -The Tribune's "Wash
inpn special soys: Wm. K. Chand let's
!5 has been determined on for foreign
mton, pioljal.Iy to succeed Mayuard at
tsntinopli-.
- ke Tribune's Wevdiinf on kvs :
i 'Ty dism;s,sals from tie Treasury IVpart- j
mt to-iy I a; Jv adiliUonal dwKiistiriii.
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VOL. 27.
Sherman on the New York Custom Honse,
and to object to persona holding Foderal ap
pointnicnU becoming candidates for elective
offices. Ho will consider such action suffi
cient grounds for dismissal.
New Y'ork, June 2. Tlie Times' Constan
tinople correspondent says: "Interviews
with several officers convince me that brib
ery and corruption are now going on so
greatly that Turkish success is impossible,
There are no horses, no maney, and no
order of management. All carriage horses
have been seized. More Softaa have been ex
polled. The Sultan is a nonentity, with 3X)
women and 5, (KM) persons of all classes to
loeci, l lie strain on the treasury is enor
mous. There is no patriotism among the offi-
ciaU.
The Ilcrald'a AYashington spocial says:
McC 'rary's letter here is generally regarded
as a wanme nuuuiesto, (lesignoil to embroil
the United States with Mexico. ,
I he Sun s W ashuigton special says : A
prominent American said to-day three causes
are pushing the country into war with Mex
ico. The military party, headed by Sher
man, were anxious ti have a war and prevent
the laudable reduction of the army proposed
by the Democratic party. Speculative inter
est involved in laud grants made by the
Lenlo government and cancelled by the Diaz
administration were united with political in
fluences in asking for war to draw attention
from the ordinary course of civil affairs. The
popularity of war at the South was a con
stant temptation to an administration anx
ious to conciliate Southern Statcsand South
ern votes.
Tlie Tribune's 'Washington S)iecia savs:
The President will in the next few days, or
weeks at farthest, apjHiiut a new district
commissioner iu place of General Keteham,
who has resigned, and who will retire the
1st of July.
Washington-, June 2. The statement,
that ex-Senator Logan was recently offered.
but declined, the custom collectomhin at
( 'hicago is erroneous. The only place ten
dered nun was tlie mission to ISrazil.
Tlie postoflice department lias sent a spe
cial agiit to Louisiana to take action regard
ing two novel cases. It appears that a col
ored mau named Samuel Chapman was com
missioned last January as postmaster of Clin
ton, Hast Feliciana; office worth S'KHJ a
year. Under date of New Orleans, May
18th, he wrote to the Postmaster General
stating that on account of the unsettled con
dition of allium he made no attempt to oc
cupy the office uutd May 15th, and that in
the act of taking possession he was confront
ed by charges by McVerg, a Iemocratic
judge and T. 13. Syins, a member of the leg
islature, and told him so far as they were
concerned they were willing he should take
the office, as he was born and raised among
them, but he had made himself very obuox
ious to the white icople of the parish by up
holding Packard's thieving government be
fore the select eonumttee. anil if t.hev
able they would protect him, but added,
there is no law that would protect him in
case he attempted to take the office. He,
therefore, asked the Postmaster General
what course he shall tntreue. The other
case is that of a colored man named Du
erlo, who was ttiwomtod isistmimter at St.
Krancisvillc. Went Felkiana. last December.
and who resirta not only that he is afraid of
his life if he attempt to take Possession of
um oiiu-e, oui wno wrues mat lie lias not yet
received his commission, although the de
partment has sent three to him ad
dressed St. Francisville postoflice. All three
have lieon returned by the isistmaster, who
he was to supplant, marked "Not called for."
In both these cases representation are made
to the department bv citiens, whose good
standing is endorsed by Congressmen Kllis,
to the effect that the new appointees are, by
reason of illiteracy, etc., unfit for the tsmi.
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tions. The department will iri ve a thornntrli
investigation, but not while its authority is
set at defiance and possession is forcibly re
fused by holders of its commissions. A ste
cial agent is therefore directed to install the
liewapisiintees in their offices and after
wards reiHirt whether they should lie re
moved ; but if the communities prevent a
peaceable change in the tenure of othoe.they
will be temporarily abolished.
Nkw York, June l.-The Tribune's Wash
ington sjsicial says: A newsjiaper here will
print on Saturday, a letter from Gov Stone.
of Mississippi, whereof the following are ex
tracts: Since the recent unfortunate occurrence in
Kemper county, there has been no outbreak
nor any demonstration toward violence. I
visited the scene of the troubles us soon as the
report reached me and remained there a part
of two days. 1 made a full i livest.itrn.lifm
and conversed freely with the family of
Judge Chisholm. I afterward visited the
Judge of the district, who' was at the time
holding court iu Columbus, and obtained his
promise to hold a social term of the circuit
court, with a view to lull judicial investiga
tion. As ('apt. Shaughnessy's volunteering
necessary force to protect the widow was
made ten days after the attack when every
thing was quiet, ami as eight days have since
elapsed and quiet still prevails, I should say
the rciiorts heralded through the north,
based solely on his telegram, was rather
highly colored. It is not true that Mj-s.
Chisholm and her husband were in danger
of assassination while the latter was lying'
wounded at, mini'. It i n,.t. n...t I....
resilience WBS guarded by a tm.li. day and
night; that they swore to take her husband's
life, and that she was not allowed ingress or
egress without a pass from tlie heads of the
W .ih. No one justitieH the act by w hich
Judge Chisholm l,t his life. Kvervthing
that is possible shall be done to arre'.rt and
punish the guilty parlies. 1 do not. hope to
Hllt-ie- the iiUHH'l..-)ittK,ns of men who
are making jsiliti,'M capital out of the un-
ionuuw amor, -j lis south ha 1
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Jong lb.: uctlTI
iMwrvi-waitatit.u f.
SALEM, OREGON,
your
people to become willing suddenly to
both sides before condemning. The re-
near DOtn sines oemre condemning,
cent telegrams and articles that have ap
peared in Northern papers are based solely
npon my refusal to consent to the invasion of
Kemper county by a body of men from other
counties. The folly of consenting to such a
proposition, when no trouble wan nn.
prehended, must tie apparent to every rea-
sonaoie person.
New Y'ork, June 1. The Times' Yah
ington special says the statement is made by
persons who are close to the President that
he will recommend his first message to Con
gress legislation m aid of the construction of
the Southern Pacific railroad. It is said the
President will not commit himself in favor
of tlie Texas Pacific road nor any other jiar
ticular scheme, but will make a general
recommendation for national aid to construct
a road to the Pacific by a southern route.
rnends of the lexas Pacific are confident
that the Southern line to the Pacific w ill
help that schemeand that they will be able to
secure legislation that will enable them to
construct the railroad. It is also stated
with considerable directness as coming
from the President, that should the Texas
1 acihe people succeed in having their bill
passed by ( 'ougress it will receive his ap
proval Nkw York, June 1. The Times' special
from ashington says: According to reports
of internal revenue officers, illicit distilling
is carried on in West Virginia, The clerk of
Menoer county court and a prominent justice
of that court are both engaged in the busi
ness. In his report the deputy says it is an
astonishing fact that every lawyer and officer
of the court in Mencer couutv is in the
whisky ring. They are a band of brother-s
and will, they say, go down together.
Thompson, editor of the Hulton Herald, is a
memlr of the ring. He is also a member
of a gang of counterfeiters. The U. S. com
missioner is also in leairuc with the distillers.
The latter was promptly removed! The de
partment will promptly ferret out these
rauds and the character and organization is
such as military force may be required.
Nkw Yokk, June 1. A dispatch from
Colombia says: The Senate judiciary coin
uuttce to-day reported recommending that
the seats be declared vacant of Judge Car
lenter, of the 5th circuit, and Cooke, of the
8th circuit, on the ground that they were
elected at a time w hen there was no vacancy
in the respective offices. Faith these
tlemen are staunch Keimblieans, and both
were elected at the same time with More
and" Whipper. No doubt the Senate will
sustain the action of the committee and a
new election be ordered forthwith. Gen.
Kershaw will probably succeed Carpenter.
New Y'okk, June L The Herald's Salt
Lake correKjsindciit telegraphs he was fired
uKin last Saturday evening by a miscreant
fifty feet away. The speed of his horse
doubtless saved his life. A bolder attempt
at assassination was made to-day. He says:
"While sitting alone in my room, a knock
came at the door. It was opened by a man
strongly resembling the one w ho fired the
pistol. He held his hat and a paper in his
left hand, and, while bowing, rested his right
hand iu the bosom of his coat, which was
elosely buttoned. He aKked my name, and
being answered he then extended the paper.
saying, 'Here is an affidavit which interests
you.' He stood at a distance of some four
feet. Reaching out with my right hand to
receive the pajier, which he "offered with his
left, he suddenly withdrew it. At the same
time he advanced, and pulling a short knife
from bis bosom, struck me a heavy blow on
the left breast, saying, 'Take that, you son
ofab h.' The point of the knife passed
through two photographs on pastelioard and
glanced off from a suspender buckle against
w men it struck, anil which is badly bent bv
the blow.
Happily the only injury is a sore
J lie correspondence in ipu stion is from
Stillsou.
. Oukuxtox, June . At the (.jelling of
the U. S. Court this morning, Chief Justice
Waite charged the jury in the Kllcrton con-
spiracy case at considerable length. After
explaining the nature of the charges, etc., he
said:
The controlling element in the offense
charged in the fourth and tilth counts is race
or color of Bush. It is not enough that dc
fendents may have conspired against him on
account of his political opinion or on account
of supjsirt or advocacy of any political party,
for that is not a crime of w h'icli they arc in
these count accused, hi the second and
third counts such is, in effort, the charge,
out in tne tourtli and tifth it is not. To
convict under the fatter counts it must an-
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ui mc u'jjeci ot ucienuents ill their
uidawful combination was to interfere with
ins right aud privilege of voting on account of
ms race or color without regard to his is.
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"""" t utu or association. jh it appear
"" c.mence iiiai r.usn was hilled on the
18th of September last, it follows that you
must find that conspiracy against hiin, what
ever may have burn its character, was formed
ou or before that day. It has not been at
tempted on part of the defense to contradict
evidence offered by the government to prove
that Bush w as a colored mau, or that he w as
a citizen of the United State, r a lawfully
qualified voter of Aiken county, or a iucm
ber of a political party which, on or about
the 15th of September last, put Smalls iu
iiniuuuLiou ior election as mi.'iiilr of Con
gress for the district iu which Aiken county
is situated. It is ma probable, therefore,
that you w ill have any difficulty iu arriving
at a conclusion upon the.-,e" preliminary
queitions. The real controversy before you
is as to the existence of the alleged conspira
cy. It is to ibis point thst evidence has
'..eon principally directed, and here it i
proper to say iu the outset Ibat d. rrrid. nt i
mv let trial f..r the ki!):,,.. of JV1,. ,.r
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1877.
any other of the numerous homicides that
were committed during the disturbances
which followed the alleged attack hy two
negroes upon Mrs. Harley and her little son
near Silverton, Friday, 15th of Scptcmfier.
The shocking details of tbese transactions
which have been given iu evidence, are only
to be considered by yon with reference to
tneir bearing upon the existence of the al
leged conspiracy to prevent by force, intimi
dation or threats the support and advocacy
by Bush of the election of Smalls, or to in
timidate him on account of race or color in
free exercise of suffrage. However much
you may deprecate acts which have been de
scribed by witnesses, the punishment of
those guilty of them has been committed by
law to other courts. Power for that pur
pose exists in the government of the State,
and under our political system courts of that
government can alone be resorted to for
trial and conviction of such offenders; but
the acts themselves are proper subjects for
your consideration so far as they legitimately
tend to prove the crime charged in this in
dictment, and which has been made an of
fense against the law s of tlie United States.
It is not tor you to consider whether the
laws are w ise or unw ise. That w as tlie duty
of Congress when it passed them, and hav
ing been passed, neither you nor the court
have at this time anything else to do but to
see that they are properly executed.
FOREIGN.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
C'HICABO. J,.-.e 2. The Inter-Ocean's
specfal from London says little faithis placed
in peace rumors. Lomli ill riaiiern think
Russia will be the first to make overtures,
but there is no doubt disaffection at Stam-
boul and defeat at Kara are plavintr sad
havoc. The Litter jKiint commands the cara
van route to the head of the Persian Gulf,
and gives Russia the way toScanderoon Bay,
or Lskanderoon, ou tlie mediterranean. It is
shrewdly suspected this territory, includ
ing all of Turkey in Asia, east of a line
drawn from Trebizond south to the Med
iterranean, is what Russia ie mdly fighting
for. This would enable her to reach, by
way of the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean
and control part of the Indian trade. It
would give her a coast line on the Mediter
ranean from lskanderoon Bay southward,'
and enable her in this wav to take advan.
tageof the Mediterramy. iidc without
using the Darnancllcs au.l the sea of Mar
mora. There is no excitement here. rwm-.
ever. English papers are less belligerent,
perhaps for policy's Bake. With the reso
lution or the Porte to tight the war out on
its merits the war is daily assuming a more
religious character on either side and hence
will lie more relentless, bitter and horrible.
Should the powers intervene now- the only
effect will probably be to define their iswi
tions. The London Times says to-day:
The first great Russian victory may prompt
some of the neutral pow ers to suggest pro
posals of peace. If the other States should
move we must move too, for the sake of
those general interests which include the in
terests of Kngliuul. We shouid do all to be
ready w ith so;nc proposals, lett wc be taken
unawares.
Paris, June 1. It is now well-known
w hat the real difficulties of the situation are.
Russia cau oidy escape more threatening
consequences of her undertaking by prompt
ly and energetically limiting it. It is evi
dent that the day that Sen ia takes part in
the war or Roumanian troops cross the Dan
ube Austria will occupy one or lmth princi
palities. Then the real Kastern question will
commence. Certainly Russia is doing her
utmost to keep Servia back. Tin; difficulty
raised as to the command of thu Roumanian
trisips is only another effort to prevent thu
Roumanian army from crossing the Danube
but Russia has no longer much influence
over the Servians, whom she abandoned and
humiliated. An early xph,ion in Servia
may therefore be feared. The Czar sees
this. It is said if he joins the army it w ill
be to negotiate rapidly with the Sultan and
finish the war before it develops these
threatened complications. The spirit of Rus
sian people, the influence of the Slavonic
committees and the enthusiasm of the army
are feared. It is asked whether the Em
peror's presence will suffice to encounter
this three-fold element Some people think
the cession -of Batoum might satisfy every
one without alarming anvlsidv, but this
opinion is not very generally held in Russia.
'1 he arrival of the Kuipicror amid the army i
awaited by all with anxiety. It is hoisjd he
will act with a promptitude which will piv
veut the complication dreadud, aud that as
soon as he appears disposed to terminate the
war, Eurojie wili be ready to second him.
It is on this hypothesis- that the situation ill
r ranee is rcgivtaldc, as she mi.'ht lie snr- 1 1
prised by events in her present unsettled i
condition aud be unable to
llueiii'..! it. f.'Lvor of lu.mxi
f xcl-
cisc Her in- .
(. omit Scliouvalotl will leave St. r. t.,..
ourg June 4th and w ill, it apiwHrs, certainly
bit
bo
be tlie Is'iirer of a semi-official note, to be
first privately communicated to Jyoid Iieibv.
and if its terms be accepted, by him to be
sent in tlie form of a circular "to the other
Powers. It is thought that the note will
have as a busis the declarations made in the
English Parlbumut, and lonfiiiu hii u.ur.
anoc that Rns.-ia will not trikc at :mv En.
gh-h interests a d. fined in Mr. Cross'
speech iu Parliament. Ir is lu.weter a,s
S 'rtcd, aud I give this ni-tts under i. rve in
pite of the ex.!. Heat nfimw liopi which it i,
is
Ucm. d. tba Ru.ut torcduuloH .4
CiCM; iu
which .-be might, in hoi-hit
i'r...-.t of a prt,-dy
conclusion o) peace, be I' d to ncc.inv t
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jx'i'avdv ceii t t,mr.'i.ut!io;ile
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NO. 24.
oblige the Tnrks to acknowledgj their de
feat. Londov, June 2. -A Constantinople cor
respondent, just returned from the inspec-
tion nf VnM. .... , , ....
., i.uiscnuK ana simina, says
ne cannot report much in favor of the mili
tary authorities. The private soldiers are
undoubtedly good and patient, but are exe
crably fed. The officers, with a few strik
ing exceptions, are not equally good. Abdul
Henm Pasha, commander iu chief, is old
and in bad healtli. The troops are well
armed and the cavalry fairly horsed. Hos
pital arrangements are not worth mentioning
and there is much sickness and scurvy.
I he Vegetable diet lately issued at there
quest of an English doctor has proved bene
ficial. Three-fourths of the officers are
newly appointed and have had no previous
training The general fault of the army is
a lack of organization and Oriental slowness.
Some of the officers, however, are most acle
and hard (working. At Varna, the Aus
trian general, Strieker, works day and
night. Only one English officer is in the
army. -
On the 20th of May a ti.lal wave washed
the State of Guerrero in Jiexico, and rose as
high at the capital.
The following particulars of the tidal w ave
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vac ,-ouui i acme L oass nave been
re-
ceivert: t.allao was visited on the
of the 10th by a species of tidal
moming
wave or
lwner gradual upheaval of the sea, which
caused serious damage and exceeding alarm.
The docks and piers of Muillo Dai-sena were
principal sufferers together w ith some stores
along the shore line which were completely
carried away by the water. Vessels made
fast and lying alongside the outer walls of
the dock were lifted fully eight feet by the
upheaval, but not damaged. Most of the
steamers riding at anchor in the bay slipped
their cables. Fearing further damage the V.
S. storeship Onward left for anchorage, htr
commander evidently remembering the fate
of her predecessor, the Fredonian in ti e
great tidal w ave at Arica iu 180$. A quan
tity of merchandise temporarily stored on
the docks from ships iu discharge, was
ruined by water. On shore the greatest
consternation was apparent, many families
flying for safety to the high grounds back of
the town. At 10 o'clock in the morning all
danger seemed ia8ed, the sea somewhat
agitated but gradually resumed it-ordinary
tranquility.
The Panama Star has additional intelli
gence showing the extent of the devastation.
The steamer John Klder arrived at Callao
from Valparaiso on the 13th and reports a
destructive tidal wave at Callao and ports to
the north thereof. It was known to have
extended as far south as the northern boun
dary of Chile, but how much further ,is not
known, as communication by cable has been
interrupted. The Elder reports the almost
complete destruction of Ante, Jagasta, lnui-
quc, Anea, Tambo, Deinoro, PaWlon, lie
pica and Ho. The destruction of life and
property w as owing entirely to the frightful
upheaval and ingress of the sea. A gentle
man w ho arrived by the Tnijillo states that
the flourishing town of Iquique the principal
lirt for nitrate shipments, is left as com
plete a ruin now as it was after the frightful
earthquake and inundation of 1 80S. At
Arica the sea washed over the town, the
hill back of the church and destroyed much
valuable proiierty. The wreck of the U. S.
steamer Wateree, which was carried inland
a couple of miles by the ti.lal wave of lxiis,
was again floated and earned a nnle or tw o
further up the coast. The low er part of An
tofagusta which is part of the celebrated
Curacies mining district in Bolivia is re
ported completely destroyed. Smelting and
other works near the shore were all swept
away. Shipping at I'abcllou, Depica and
guano deposits suffered severely, and some
half a dozen fine vessels are reported ashore,
complete wrecks. The sea iu some places is
stated to have risen over 00 feet. Meagre
and unsatisfactory reports render it impossi
ble to form any fair estimate of the result of
this terrible visitation, but milking all due
allowance for exaggerated statements .we
cannot but believe thu loss of life and prop
erty has lieen enormous. We may :il any
moment receive further particulars' by way
of Valparaiso.itnd Traiisandinu telegraph and
Ih-azilian cable to Europe. Between litlO and
8UO lives are said to have been lost.
LoMxiv, May .!!. The Times' Paris
rt'.-lK.udcnt says :Acoording to a letter from
Russia, eiiuiiiatiiig I'roni a very trustworthy
source, Prince Mirtschakuff accompanies the
Czar to I'loisii solely to prevent Servia from
lieing involvcdin the war. ( iortschukofi fully
cstimatcs the capital importance w hich the
attitude of Servia is now attractiiig.aud docs
not wish to alwndon this delicate question to
purely military management. But there is
certainly another motive for the Chancellors
journey. It seems probable that Russia will
attempt a rapid seizure of Rutschuk, and
there proNsc peace, after a signal victory.
irtschakolf, ot course, wisjies to be at the
Emperor's side should tin's
occur : for if Rus-
xm accepts lK-ace on the bais of the r. tonn
presented by the conference, will likely
wish to act in a thoroughly formal maimer,
by placing the peace reforms under tlie prol
tectiou of the signatory of thu protocol. De
spite, however, what I have u.st said, the
runior-J of peace which ltvi. cry pleasant
10 circulate arc ut prw..ut ulto
igf-lher pre
mature.
The TiimV eorivHpoiidui.i at Vicuna says
the persecution of Mi.lhn,l'. adherents cin-timti-.
llcspite tile buuislunriit of the op
position to the lbvfe, the clique swm tejn
ciyusB, being stjeugthe ucd by a party iu i)ic
ministry it.-ulf.
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ODELL & JWCICS03Sr.
SuhniTlptiims, in every Instance to be' paid in tA-
TKRMS OF HFI:RI,Ti
Pur year, hy mall or otherwlw Hl.l (K
Mix mouths, by mail or otherwise '4 0
It is hy no means certain that the Chamber
would allow itself to be sent home without
some resistance. The current is so strong
that a majority appear inclined to follow the
example of those who are too polite to resist
it. The idea of declaring the Chamber a
permanence is already mooted. The Sultan,
with fear of the possible return of
Midhat, and on the other hand, of the ru
ing of an attempt against his person seems
quite frightened and ia at a loss what to do.
The Anglo-American Times states that a
dinner to General Grant has boen arranged
at the United Service club, which is a rep
resentative of the British army and navy.
This honor is only tendered to officers of thn
highest distinction. Other military clubs
have followed the example of the United
Service, inviting the General to become an
honorary member. Amonr political clubs
the way has been led by the Reform club.
Paiuk, May 31. The Moniteur publishes
an article repeating its recent .loclaration
that President MacMahon would not resign.
The article concludes as follows: "In one
case only could the Marshal be ltd to en
tertain the idea of resigning, namely, if he
found himself opposed by both chambers,
but as regards the Senate, this is a hypothe-
sis which need not lie discussed at present.'"
PACIFICjCOAST,
San Erantisijo, May 31. By the arrival
of the City of Sydney we have an account
from the Honolulu Advertiser of the great
tidal wave of May 10th. It appears to have
occurred simultaneously all over the group.
At Kahului, on the Island of Maui, the first
unusual subsidence of the sea was noticed
about a quarter before 5 in the morning. An
observer in this town who was near the har
bor and saw exposed reefs, places the oc
currence at exactly the same time. J. J.
Porter, of Hilo, Hawaii, fixes the moment at
which the waves overwhelmed the villiage of
Waiakea at precisely the same time, and
the statement of Capt. Smithers, of the
whaling bark Pacific, whicljjas lying at the
time in Hilo Bayy corroborates this. The
difference betw een highest Vfut lowest watV'r
mark at various localities we ascertain to be
as follows: Hilo, on the east side of
Haw aii, 30 feet: Kealakckua Bay, west side
of Haw aii, 30 feet; Kawnihaie, west side of
Hawaii, ." feet; Kahului, north sidle of ManL -22
feet; Iihina, south sido of Maui, 12 feet;
Honolulu, south side Oahu, 4 feet, 10 inches;
Nawiliwili, south-east side Kauai, 3 feet..
In some cases the difference in height of the
wave may be accounted for by the configura
tion of the coast and outlying reefs. The
fallowing is the account of the disaster at
Hilo, from an eye-witness :
niLo, May 11. 1ST7.
W. C. I'arker, Esq. Dkar Sih : We
have had a great disaster at Hilo. On
Thursday morning, the 10th inst., about 4
o'clock, the sea in the bay was seen to rise
and fall in an unusual maimer, and at 5 A.
.M. it sw ept in a mighty wave, washing up
and into nearly all the stores in front of tlu
town, currying off a great deal of lumber
and all tlie stone wall of tho Makai wharf.
The perpendicular height of the wave, since
ascertained by leveling, was 12 feet 3 in
ches alsive ordinary low water-mark. At
Waiakea the damage was frightful. Every
house within a hundred yards of the water
w as sw ept away. The steamboat w harf ani
storehouse, Silencer's storehouse, bridge
across the stream, and all dwelling houses,,
were swept away in an instant, and now lie
in a mass of ruins far in laud. Five the
were lost and numbers bruised and had
limbs broken. The body of one woman was
found by boats oft' .Honolulu. Boats of tlu
American whale ship Pacific, Capt. Smith
era, lying in the harbor, picked up six peo
ple who were swimming for their lives in the
bay. The Pacific was lying in four fathoms
of water, but she was grounded w hen the
sea receded, and then would be whirled
round and round as the sea came in again,
All expected to see her d rag ashore. The
sea continued to rise and fall all day. I
timed onu of the tides in the morning aliout
7 o'clock, and from its lowest ebb to its full
flood was only about four minutes. It root.
alRiut 14 feet, perpendicular height, in that
nine, in tnc afternoon, in the space of one
hour, the sea rose and fell throe times, with
height above half tide of 7 feet 10$ inches
and 3 feet each time. The wave at Waia
kea must have had a perpendicular height of
lti feet to have taken the bridge a id whart
w here they now lie. The water swvpt com
pletely over the island, and the hospital"
there bus disappeared. Yours, in hasto,
L. Skvkkano:.
The volcano of Kilauea has been un
usually active of lute. A stoAiiierarrived.it
Hilo en the 2d inst As she na-bsed down
the coast on the following night the light of
the crater was unusually brilliant. Friday'
at .':4,i M., several pretty severe earth
quake shocks were felt, followed a few min
utes later by a jet of lava thrown up from
the Ifuor ..t' the crater near the east- bank,
through a crack which had evidently Uii
made by the earthquake. The lava con
tinued to. sjHiiit at every place gradually as
cending tiie steep bluffs to its summit, then
moving alonir the isthmus
large crater w ith the smaller one of Kila'uu
Iki down into tho pit of which the lava ran.
This continued six hours, the lava beiuv'
thrown up in numerous jets along tne line hi.
diDuieut heights, at times reaching 100 feel.
Frequently there would be at lta.-t oO el
tin -si- j. ts at once, making a magnificent dis
play, 'i'he locality of thw eruptien and its
genera) characteristic appear to 1 idojiti-
wJly the same m those of 1H32. 1S40 am!
iioiulu.iieously with thi-. the hr
the ..Id South Lake wvre uddmly etia
jpiHlird, and for two day. Wluwit i;ro
w .: .-"c,i in Kila.iev.
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