The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-07-30

Engiishman in English public life 49,.
perused his recent P~arliamentarv g. ~ 1ne VINO has
ssruek with the vigor and variety Of hs oeen
ucaHt e"tnprenending all the details ~ Fn.sSs
sesesmapsnlp, and thoroughly conversant. WITH .sa
-. - nsIpf OF European politics, he is a nersscs
gam IN locate: Cool and sagacious. be I; r . ~
prompt and ready at self defence. FniI rs Is ever
NJ aoouhing IN sarcasm, he is a most Sorm;d.pi,
! adverslry IN the running tilt of an off hand d ahse0
yss'e now going on, he is sure to be victor;
~ tritv n go ARMAMENT viii show an immense
IFrIy IN Iasor OF sustaining that policy. for the
t@t OF winch an appeal Is now being made At The
= huS1ings-Nstrark .7drerfiser.
hshi-- The use Of Strychnine in the manrs..
o. Whisky IS henceorth to be punished no a fol
Z Umo, by means of this drug, used in connec-
Nn tobacco. sharp distillers were maxine five
OF whisky from a bushel of grain. whereas ~
y obtained by the old process was but half so
me ,opers never complained of the new iio-
swallowed all they could get of it and smacE-
nps - more Dur the Hogs, not being so
Fdened, could not stand it and died off by hun
WHAT was called "Hog Cholera. The fish, too.
rivers into which the refuse of the distiIIer;es
Arined, began to die off in shoals and a chemist
|" nat a ohrrei OF this StrychnineW Whisky con
Cd poison enough to kill twenty men.
NEUTRALITY OF THE Is1HNUs OF P.s.u.-
PROJECT has been submitted to the Legislature
ursnada, by Senior Arosamena, for securing
SS6Shty OF the lsthmus of Panama, by which
~ isfnrnus IS to be declared an independent State.
zaer the joint guarantee and protection of Great
IN, the United States, France, Sardinia and New
Inc prt]ect seems to be very complicated,
many OF Its clauses are exceedingly obscure; but
1k ofherwIse, u provides for far too many SEN
Rng alliances to suit the people of the United
III is considered probable by persons in a
% to Judge, that 1t Is put forward merely to
- and postpone "a final decision with regard
our demands, in the hope of obtaining foreign sup
PIT m the meantime For this purpose it is said
Hff7i 8srGap was about to proceed to Paris
G71lx commerce.
CoPPERISG By ELsCTRIcrTY-We have seen speci-
mems of iron ship-bolts, screws, Sc, to which n coat
jung of "copper" has been applied by the machine of the
Magnetic Electric Company, in Mercer street, giving
them the appearance Of pure copper, and securing
Chose qualities OF durability SO essential to vessels
Ehere metals are in contact with salt water, at n
comparatively low price. Those objects are believed
10 be fully attained, and 1t Is thought that the use of
copper in ship-building may be dispensed with to a
1 very considerable extent, and thereby affecting a
| great saving IN naval construction, beside securing
the superior qualities Of the iron for purpose named.
The company have %copperei a beautiful model Of a
frigate, also OF n ship. both of wocd,-no plates being
| used, as the copper IS thrown on in an entire place.
Ii Is coujectuTed that full sized ships may be coppered
in the same manner This new application of "copper"
in- i well worthy Of attentiOn.-D.
GREAT TErEGRAPH1c ENTERPRIsE--We find in the
View York -AlTrOr the following in regard to the
| plan now on foot TO connect New York by telegraph
The 111a out when per-
fectel, it will embrace a preliminary expedition un-
der the auspices and protection oAthe gosernment
purity, which IS soon TO start on an NEgineering tour
Tor the purpose of laying out (under he recent act of
Gongress) a military road to the Pacific.
The Telegraphic party, which Is to accompany the
Military ExPeiition, will probably consist of some
| forty or fifty persons, and will be amply supplied
| with mules and camels for the purpose of crossing
| the continent with safety and despatch. The party
will start from Omaha City in Nebraska Ito be con-
- - .-Si. - III IL Al Dr.ss~
River to the South Pass, and thence direct across to
| San francisco
THIS is an immense enterprise, and one which re-
| ouires n large outlay of labor and capital. Should it
prove successful and the submarine telegraph be laid
successfully IN July, London and San Francisco will
be within hailing distance of each other and the quo
tations on Change in the Metropolis Of Europe viii
be bulletined in the Golden City within an hour.
HoRRIBLE AccIDEST-A Man SAWED IN Two
The London, &C. W. Free Press of Thursday, May
9TH. says that on Wednesday of last week, n most
shocking accident occurred in q circular saw mill at
WaIIsingham. Chas. Harris, n young man lately
married. had Just been employed that morning to
work in the mill, and was set to carry away the
boards as they dropped from the saw. He was Gnu
toned against the danger of letting a board touch
the saw while in motion, but the unfortunate man
had taken away but a few boards when the end of
one he had just taken up swayed against the saw,
and being repealed with violence, caused the other
end to force hin against the saw, then in full motion,
and, as quick as thought, he was cut in twain. The
saw struck first the point of the left shoulder passing
directly through the heart, and out under the ribs
on the right side of the body.
The Washington Union gives the following descrip-
|tin of the presents from the two Kings of Siam
We were this morning permitted to inspect, at the
Department Of State, a curious collection of presents
ust received frUm Bangkok, in Siam, from the two
Kings who reign over that country, as was stated in
The Union of the sth inst Among these interesting
specimens Of the handiwork of the intelligent Siamese,
We especially noticed n solid gold snuff box, (weigh-
NJ upward of i've Ounces) quantity ornamented in
coored euamels; a long pipe with a tiny bowl richly
prnamented with enameted gold, for smoking opium;
! pair Of large shears (made somewhat like those in
I general use in this country for shearing sheep) for
trimming the beard; a sword, of exquisite temper,
with a scabbard made from a single piece of lance
4woOi by some process of Rortieing that few American
&~v1rkmen could equal; q Ghusical instrument resem-
bling a ~aagsoleti twq = tamtoms,'' or drums. each
made from a single piece of wood, about two feet in
length and ten inches in diameter, with strips Of
zane instead Of cords, and giving a clear, distinct
3ro;e when beaten: spears, fishing tackle, &C.
Mis-. CUsSISGH.M-In a review of the Burdell
{rlse, just closed, the Tribune expresses its views as
j flows in regard to Mrs. CUNNINGHAM, the most
prominent Of the accused parties:
As 10 Mrs Cunningham or Burdell, we do not
estate to say that she has been treated with great
arshaess not only by the ministers of justice, but by
= he Pres-unintentional, no doubt, but none the less
al By whose cunning and address the finger of
EJiciOn was first pointed toward her, we do not
nov: when that point is ascertained, we may be
Il 70 give a guess at the name of the sa6sl culprit.
ron the moment that Dogberry took iIf$A sage
aHGm the notion OF her guilt, she has been dealt
III az though no treatment could be bad enough for
ct The proceedings before the Coroner, the indie
mt examination Of her person, the opening of-the
lstrict Attorney, were all of a piece Yet it would
= difficult now to indicate n single plausible reason
r the mountain of suspicion and odium headed upon
= er.
HAT she had trusted unduly to DIR. Burdell's
f1mises, and afterwards compelled him to fulfill
len-that he soon proved unfaithful to her-that
ulrrels and high temper naturally ensued, and he
shei 10 be rid of her-so much is plain; but that
ne was ever improperly intimate with Eckel, or that
sr daughters we're not respectfully trained and virtu-
u, there Is no reason TO assert That she was mar
el 70 DIR. Burdell, and that their subsequent differ