LATE AMERICAN ITEMS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 138, 22 May 1880, Page 3

LATE AMERICAN ITEMS.

CHARGES AGAmST U. S. COXSUL DAWSOX.

Washixotox, April Ist.—Represenfative Horace Davis has received, ami will to-day file nt the State Department, an elaborate communication addressed to Secretary Evarts by Theochre A. "Lord 0 f San 'Francisco, making very serious charges against Thomas A. Dawson, formerly of Oakland, and now United State* Consul at Apia. Lord's truthfulness and reliability are vouched for to Congressman Davis by a number of most respectable citizens and business firms of San Francisco interested in the Samoan Wands, who write to him that Lord was selected by them to go to Samoa and advise them of the true state of affairs there, >:i account of his well-known integrity. L ml charges Consul Dawson with working in tho interests of the German Government and German business houses rcrainst the interests of the American (■■ ivernraent and American citizens. He says tiiat he is a man of bad character; iu fact, infamous wherever he is known, personally dishonest and .corrupt, and

•lothiug less than a " petty thief." Lord n',so criticises the convention entered into i v Consul Dawsotl and German and

liinglish representatives, with tho new' iviug, Malietoa, by which it is proposed to create Apia into a municipality under {he control of foreign Consuls, with authority to levy a tax of five per cent. per year upon American residents, and lie and his San Francisco friends ask Secretary Davis to disapprove this Oonyention. Davis's correspondent in a note enclosing these charges, says: "Until some decent, reliable man is appointed to succeed Dawson, there will be no safety for American interests in Samoa, and no encouragement for Ameiicans to contend fur a portion of its trade. If there were a reputable Consul there, a company would be formed here at once to operate the sugar plantations of those Islands; lint parties are waiting for a change of Consul to be made before doing anything."—Weekly Bulletin, April 7.

At the filiation in Sim Francisco, on J[arch oiitlif for n Joint Senator and a Commissioner of Freeholders, to frame a new charter, the working-men's party {-iometiiugsl called Laud-lottor) combined with the Democrats, wore badly outvoted liy the Republicans. The result has restored business confidence in a measure.

A line of steamers is projected from S.in Francisco to the month of the Amoor River. The Russian Commissioner (Klavntsky) is expected in the city shortly to arrange details. President of Mielngnn I'mversity, has been oonfhinod Minister to China, vice Seward, recalled for irregularities in office. J.J.n V. Swift, of California, andW. 11. Westcolt, of South Carolina, have been named Commissioners, In act with Angell in arranging a new < 'liiiiese-Americaii Treaty that'will bo li'M! from (lie objectionable features of tlm IJiirlJnjrliiini document. Gooil results arc confidently looked for from the coniniission. The nuniliers are all able

Ex-President Grant will undoubtedly o."'k nomination for a third Presidential prim His pr ispects of success are bright. If the delegates to tho ("lieago Nominai'lg Convention, to assemble in less than «-o months, be has already . 123 " intrueted "votes, and 111 will vote from :\ preferences. It will take b7!) votes nominate. Grant's opponents in the e are Senator Blaine, Sherman, and .dmuiids.

Bear-Admiral Thatcher, U.S.X., is