The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-12-18
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Foreign Summary.

murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hung.
but obtained a new trial, which resulted In a verdict
of manslaughter.
1T is now believed that the burning of the Niagara
ON Lake Michigan, by which sc lives were lost, was
caused by an incendiary. The captain states that
the steward recently received an anonymous ietter
declaring that every arrangement had peeh maoe "
fire the boat.
One of the workmen upon Greene's rifles at the
Massachusetts, Arms Company's works, was so unfor-
tunate, a few days since, as to to slit the thumb OF
his right hand upon a circular saw. Concluding
upon inspection, that the member was used up, ne
coolly went back to the saw, and holding the dam
aged thumb with his left hand, made a clean ampu-
tation of it, and then proceeded to have 1t dressed oy
a surgeon.
1t is reported from Washington, that the admins
tration will shortly make a demand upon New Grena-
da for full and ample satisfaction for the outrages
committed upon the Americans at Panama during the
riot, and that our naval officers have been enJoined
to exercise great vigilance for the protection of our
citizens IN that quarter.
SINGULAR PREMIUMs.-Among the premiums offer
ed by the Coles CO., H., Fair, were the following-
To the Ugliest Man in this, or adjoining States, Ito
be ad Judged by a Committee OF Ladies,) a $lo Mir
rOr.
To the Tallest Man, a SIS Walking-stick.
To the Shortest Man, 5 pair hlgh-heeied boots.
To the Smallest Animal of any kind of its age, l vol.
Prairie Farmer.
F6r the best Original Conumdrum, 1 vol. n. Q.
Picayune.
For the best Original Toast, 1 vol. National Intel
ligencer.
For a Word or Sentence with best Comic Defnl-
ton, l Com. Blackstone.
STEAM ORGAN.-The Daily NeuS says that quite
an interesting scene occurred last evening, as the ex-
cursion boat Union proceeded up the East River,
giving q most grand and sublime performance OF
Home, sweet home - on q new and splendlu organ
of eight stops and double bank of keys, just intro
duced for the pleasure of passengers, and which ADDS
greatly to the entertainment OF all who san Wlthln
hearing of her sweet sounds. 1t is said that the Peck
Slip Ferry Company are about to have one placed on
+loir no,u oDd boautifu1 hoat Nebraska. as soon as
arrangements can be made to that effect.
THE LARGEST NURSERY IN TIE WoRLD-The fruit
tree and flower nursery of Ellwanger g Barry, at
Rochester, New York, occupies 400 acres OF ground,
and i'm the spring they employ sou hands and 70
horses. They have one block of ninety thousand
cherry trees, most of them five feet high. A half
acre of Seeding pears, numbering over a millon' Is
worth $10, 900. Two hundred thousand were picked
out from them early in summer without any sensible
diminution from their numbers. Two hundred thou
sand Norway frs cover many acres. In their orna-
mental department they have five hundred feet In
length of glass propagating houses-seven acresn
roses-and about half an acre densely planted with
dahlias. Here they have also 5000 young plants OF
the new California tree. the WeItngtoneG Gtgantea,
which are worth ST. each. They have lU,OOO grape
vines in bearing, and 5000 bearing specimen pear
trees, comprising 400 sorts. The cost of conducting
this establishment is an average OF $1,oOO per week
the year round, but the profits also are very great.
The French Academy alone has the power OF chang
inc and amending the French language. len years
ago it was charged by the Government to commence
a complete and thorough revision of the dictionary.
The labor was commenced and has progressed TO the
middle of the letter B A spirited discussion has
been going on for some weeks on the word &C Boule-
ward" which they have at length decided shall be
no longer spelt with a final d. The t prevailed. NJ.
Eugene Scribe contended that the word should be
spelt without t or d, thus: Boulevar.
The Albany Evening Journal, printed upon paper
made from Eastwood, by Mr.. B~eardslee, has demon
strated that our forests present the materials for a
cheap and q perfect paper. The question about the
future supply of fibre for the expanding and increas-
ing demand for the material for books and journals,
may be deemed at rest. Not the Eastwood tree alone
is susceptible of being reduced to pulp, and made
into q thin sheet through a FourdInler mac nine
but seven or eight of the commonest and cheapest
forest trees of America can be thus converted. Three
of them will make finer and better paper than that
from Eastwood.
ANOTHER CUNARD VESSEL TO BEAT THE PERSIA
Capt. Judkins, of the Cunard steamship Persia,
stated in conversation lately, that the Cunard Com
pany have made arrangements for the construction Of
another iron steamship to be built on the Clyde and
called the Scotia. 1t is to be larger than the Persia,
and Captain Judkins is confident it will exceed the
Persia in speed as much as that fine vessel exceeds
ordinary ocean steamers. He thinks the British
naval architects have learned much since the Persia,
was built, and will improve both in the model and in
the construction Of the engine. The Scotia will be
finished in about a year.
We find the following item In the Edinburgh Ex-
press sAmong those assembled ON Thursday morn
ing at the Kings cross terminus, to witness the de-
parture of the royal family for Scotland, was Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. On the arrival of the royal
party, Mrs. Stowe took the opportunity of presenting,
through Colonel Grey, her new work, "Dred,' in
two volumes, just hot from the press. On learning
that the fair authoress was present, both her Males
ty and Prince Albert came forward and gave her a
gracious and friendly recognition, accepting the book
with evident pleasure"
ANOTHER ENGLISH WRITER COMING To AMERICA
; Douglas Jerrold, one of the famed clique of London
Punch s~atirists, is ccming to America to lecture.
Jerrold commenced life as a sailor, and after six
years. salt water experience became a compositor in
o London newspaper office. His first literary achieve
ment was an essay ON German music, which the au-
thor, after the manner Of Benjamin Franklin, DROP
ped into the lions mouth, the editors box, where he
was a printer, and two days after he had the delight
of setting up his own article, none of the editors being
aware of the authors name. Jerrold next dropped
another anonymous article in the box of fashionable
Charity, which is written with all his peculiar vigor.
This caused so great a stir that the editor, in his no
tice to correspondents, begged the author to call upon
HMM other words, he was requested to Stand.
and unfold YOURSELF He did, much to the astonisb.
ment of the editor, who at once recognized his talents.
took him from the case and put him to the desk.
BERLIN.-The King of Prussia has presented the
Emperor of Russia with a large medallion in gold,
four inches In diameter, on which figure the Russian
and the Prussian eagles. The edge of this medallion
is formed of sixty brilliants, and the colors of the
eagles are represented by precious stones. The value
of the whole is estimated at 10000 gold thalers. The