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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-04-16
FOREIGN NEWS

Through the courtesy OF Capt. kmpe, OF tie ship
Li-eie Jarvis, % days from San Francisco en- route
for Hong Kong, we have received San Francisco
papers to March II. The Lizzie Jarvis sailed again
April II for Hong Kong. The news from China is
of great interest, and we extract the full particulars
from the San Francisco papers.
The ship Post arrived over on the 18th of March,
after a passage of twenty-one days. She would re-
turn to this port about the first of April.
A large number of clipper ships had arrived at
San Francisco from Eastern U. S. ports, among them
the Great Republic only ninety days from New York.
We see no vessels advertised for Honolulu. The Yam
Eee had not of course arrived over, but from the pre-
vaiing winds, reported mostly from the S. E., she
must have arrived over about the 9th of March, and
would leave again for Honolulu about the 9Th or 10th
OF April.
On Tuesday, the 14th, the clipper ship Var
Ha,ck, Capt. Freeman, arrived off the port, with the
New York mails of Feb. 5 and 20-14 bags. After
landing the mails and passengers and taking in pro-
visions, the War-Haack sailed for Manila, the cap
tain thinking it unsafe to lie off over night, the wind
being fresh from newest and very squally. Captain
Freeman will accept the cordial thanks of our bust
ness community and the whaling captains for his
courtesy in bringing the mails, and they will appre-
ciate similar favors from him in future.
AS no notice was given in San Francisco that the
W0T-HUUh WOuIQ tOuCn dC HONOLULU very Few
San Francisco letters or papers were received. Our
dates, however, are up to March %. The schooner
Reporter had arrived over in 20 days passage. The
Yankee was nine days out from this port.
Public feeling has been excited by a murder
which seems likely to take its place among the
causes cele5res. DIR. Harvey Burdell, a dentist, of
New York, was found dead in his room, on the
morning of Jan. 81. There were fifteen wounds in
his body, of which at least six were mortal, and
there were also marks of strangulation upon his
throat He was dressed in his ordinary clothing,
from whlch 1t appears that the murder had been
committed the previous night. The room bore
marks OF a violent struggle having taken place, the
walls ana noor being covered with blood. No GER
tam traces OF the murders could be discovered out of
the room. suspicion was at once directed towards
the inmates of the house; these were Confirmed nv
subsequent investigation. He was possessed of con-
siderable property, owning the house in which he
nved, of which he retained the second floor as an
once and sleeping apartment, the remainder being
rented to Mrs. Emma A. Cunningham as a boarding.
house. Mrs. Cunningham though maintaining a fair
general reputation was proved to have been Of very
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We take the following from the North China Her

We take the following from the North China Her
aid of Jan. Sd:
On the 9Th instant a gre& engagement took place
between the Imperialists and Insurgents. The latter
soon overpowered them and drove them back. Dur
ing the attack the Imperial general received a gum
shot wound in the thigh, which is said to be rather
serious. On the 18th, the chief in command Of the
Imperialits, Ho-chun, attempted to make an encamP-
ment on the west side of the above city, on the hlgh
road to Nankin. He planted his camp at q little
distance from the city, and in the course OF the same
night the insurgents sailed out in great force, swept
through the camp and obtained q complete victory.
Many of the Imperialis; 5 were killed in this encounter,
and it said also that the Generalissimo was wounded
in the arm.
NANKIN.-The Rev. DR.. Bridgman writes the Her
aid a long narrative of the state of affairs in Nankin,
from which we extract the following, bearing on the
subjugation of Yang, the Eastern King in November
last. After taking the Palace they offered terms TO
his adherents, favorable to their submission:
The sham succeeded five or six thousand OF fang's
troops allowed themselves to be deprived oftheir arms
and placed for safe-keeping in two large buildings, on
or close to their late masters desecrated palace.
Once in, their fate was sealed; every one of them was
put to death; and not only these, but many other
thousands also; thus, day after day, the victims were
arrested, and made to suffer. Even little children
were net spared. Heaps on heaps the corpses accu-
mulated; for nearly three months this dreadful work
was in progress, and was then arrested IN a very
singular manner.
The news of this nefarious matter was sent to the
other Kings, who summoned u conclaye and demand
ed the head of Wei, the slayer Of the Eastern King,
which the inhabitants of Nanlin instantly complied
with. They then marched and took the city.
After the slaughter of Yang and his party, ali their
property was contiscated, and his entire palace made
q pile Of ruins. 1t seems to have been intended that
no memorial should be left of him or his estate, and
that every relative and friend and follower should be
exterminated and their house and goods destroyed.
The flr-famed Porcelain Tower-in architecture
the pride of the Middle Kingdom-would seem like
wise to have been leyeled to the ground. Its demo-
lition appears to have been connected with the over
throw of the Northern King; sit was blown up,
because there were some great guns in IT."
On the whole, it does not appear, even IN Marking,
after the slaughter of thirty thousand (more or less,)
in the short period of three or four months, that the
numbers of the insurgents diminished or their power
weakened.
The clipper ship Don Quir0ts was on shore, of
Shanghai, on the 9th December.
Sir James Brooke, the Rljah Of Sarawak, arrived
at Singapore on the 22d of October.
The new French Minister, NJ. DeMartigny, arrived
at Singapore on the 9Th Of November.
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KoNA, HAWAII, March 81, 1857.

NUNA, HAWAII, NIlTCl OF, IOOI.
Mr.. EDITOR: = = Nothing has been done
by the government to our public roads during the
past three years, and now we have no road super
visor for this district. Whether we are to have one
or not, [ cannot say. Perhaps it is as well not to
have one. Next week we commence to work the road
with a few hired men on our own responsibility, a few
of the foreigners having united for this purpose. 1t
is useless to apply to government for aid. They
promise, but do not; they are like the son to his
father, Sc go, sir, but went not" Now if we could
only get that dredging machine of yours up here,
what fine roads we might have, that is if it will work
our dry land.
We are having a fine planting season in this sec
ton. 1t has rained almost every day for the past
two weeks more or less. Nothing new from Pele.
Yours, KONA.
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ian wisdom is necessary to abate this or any other
government nuisance. Such a plea would be the
ultimate point of absurdity. Imagine our govern
ment in its present state of embarrassment not to
say decay, deterring to reform a paper belonging to
and paid for by the people-yet a perfect riddle to
twenty-nine thirtieths of them-purely, forsooth, be-
cause it would be rather
A paper of the size of the former Rumu or EIele
would be of more than sufficient size to publish all
that matter now set forth under the head of sBy
Authority" and also to insert many items regarding
the habits and customs Of civilized nations, informa-
ton really useful to the natives, printed in their own
language instead OF tedious extracts from great Brit
ish Reviews OF which the editor seems to have sedu-
lousy sought those best calculated to do the least
good, particularly to those capable of Judging for
themselves.
If it is necessary to pay the editor a certain salary,
the lessening of the size of the sheet and then filing
II with something readable to most of those whom it
concerns, need not necessarily infiict either upon the
pocket or dignity of the editor or even upon the nice
susceptibility of our government the slightest wound.
In a paper OF the above mentioned size ample space
would remain for n full version into English OF all
government transactions affecting the mercantile in
terest, Sc, Sc.
If by chance however a foreigner should be found
inquisitive enough to seek to know the various move
ments of our sovereign lords and lordesses and such
other things as do not in the least concern his bust.
ness, let him at once hire a bOat-boy who would
translate no doubt az cheaply as he could get il
done for himself under the present order of things.
The object of the government 8 organ'' as well as
the wish OF the King should be to diffuse among the
people news and useful information concerning their
own land as well as of foreign countries. The
organ does neither. What is it good for II
seems like a paper supported by government, without
regard to expense solely for the purpose of trying tc
Inonopolize newspaper publication on these islands.
Self Qualification and buncome are however the
true supports of this useless burden-this bogus rep
resentative of the interests of the kanaka nation
And ue tacitly countenance and support such bare
faced humbugery. A great people We! GIRAFFE.
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For the P. C. Advertiser.

For the P. C. Advertiser.
IR,-Th commencement of 1857 WAS to set in
operation the new Road Law as passed by the Legis-
lature of 1856. The power of electing road supervi-
sOrs by ballot ceased by that enactment, and the
Minister of the Interior was to assume the response
bility of appointing supervisors of roads for the diff
ferent districts.
\ fourth part of the new year has passed; but
where are the road supervisors Aud pray where is
the Minister of the Interior? May we inform His
Excellency that the condition of the roads in different
parts of this island are deplorable for want of atten-
ton and repair; the heavy rains of the winter having
made roads in places impossible for carts and other
vehicles, thus occasioning much inconvenience to
those who have freight to convey over land. And
this state of things still continues, because the Off
GERS are not commissioned as provided by the law;
ct least, the writer is not aware of any such for his
district at this date.
May we respectfully solicit the attention of His
Excellency or of his officers having this matter in
charge, that this hemGhemG may be removed; the
holes in the Kings high ways filled up, that carts,
SC, may pass along, instead of having to go round
through Messrs. q. Z. and KS corn fields to clear a
hill which cannot be passed because of its washed
road. Truly yours,
Honolulu, April 7, 1857. Two DOLLARS.
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Gs - PRENFIUNI.-We the undersigned, Com
I'D 81 - mittee OF the Native Agricultural Society, do
hereby offer a premium Of fifty dollars for the best essay on the
means Of protecting our agriculture from the deprcdations OF
cattle, horses and other animals, 80 as at the same time not to
injure the grazing interests the essay TO he accompanied by
the draft Of a bill for submission to the Legislature at its next
session. Such essay may be written in either the English or
Hawaiian language.
All essays to be forwarded to the undersigned previous to the
first day Of September next, the names Of the writers under
seal, not TO he opened until after the premium has been
awarded. 1t is to be expressly understood that all essays sent
In will be considered the property Of the Society, for future pub
iicstion, # deem I'd expedient.
BY order Of the Society,"
g. II. ROBERTSON,
j. Il,
r. ARMSTRONG.
March -, 1881. 3e42
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BEEF.
CITY MARKET.

NTOTJCE.-The undersigned having re-opened his old
~ stand, opposite the Seamet's Chapel, in the rear Of Messrs,
Castle d Cookies store, King street, begs to be favored with the
patronage of his old friends and the public in general.
He offers fox sale, at moderate prices, French and German
cloths, silks and satns, OF various colors, kinds and qualities,
Also, a variety Of Talors' trimmings and tools Tailoring in all
its various branches, il the latest fashion and at the shortest
notice.
32tf e. II. NICHOLSON.
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Birds IN WINTER.

In winter co nplete change takes place in
the kinds which are seen flying about in
country places. The swallows and martins
have disappeared; and feldfares, redwiags, and
other birds Of the thrush kind, supply their
places; with woodcoeks and snipes on marshy
ground. There the eternal sparrow is heard
chirpine all the year, and blackbirds and thrush
Is are Matched, and live and die in the thick
ivy OF the suburban gardens. The tomtits, the
robin redbreasts, and the wrens, are, it is tue,
only seen at certain seasons; but their appear :
ance seems to depend more on accidental cir
cumstances than on regular periodical migrs-
tions.
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Notice Of Esfrays.

TUNAKEN up by John Southland, living in Center
IL Township, Wapello county, Iowa, on the 18th day
Of Dec 1856, Estrays head of neat cattle Of the
following description, towit One with bell on,
white face swallow fork in the right ear underbt
In the left ear five years old One cow eight years old
of the left ear, color red with white back One
six years old swallow fork underbt red and white
color; One Swear old, swallow fork in each ear; One
8year old steer underbit in the right and swallow
fork in the same red neck and legs One year old cow,
in the same; One 3yoar old Heifer with underslopes In
each and swallow fork in the right ear; One red
heifer, Marks three years old; One yearling
heifer without marks, red with lined back. APP
praised at $121,50 JOSEPH N. CAMPBELL,
0ttumwa, Dec. 25, 1S56-43-3m Clerk.
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Estrap Notices.
EstraV Notice.

NNAKEN UP by Nathaniel L. Johnson, living In
IL Columbia township, Wapello county, Iowa, on
the LIST day of January 1857 estray cattle described
follows One pided brindle white steer, with large
bell on marked crop In the right and swallow
In the left and very old Two red and white pded
steers has swallowfork in the left ear the other
a swacwfork and underbit in the rghtcar. One red,
lined back steer, with crop and slit In the lief
One brndle and white steer pided, with swallowfork
In the left and crcp of the right One red-roan
steer with crop and underbit in the right One
dark red steer without any marks brands perceva-
at $117.
Feb. 26-52-3m in. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
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FAHHy FERN ON MoUsrAcHEs.-sI have
never known fashionable ladies' to set their
faces against whiskersl /, for one, rather like
the feeling OF themt and think q handsome
mouth, fringed with soft, silky moustache,
II was Q man would never have my face
scraped. II Is a BARBAB-ous business Alto
gether."
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QUEER PROCEEDINGS.

Warrington writes from Boston to the
Springfield Republican a singular statement
He says:
The directors of a bank, in the vicinity of
Boston, held meeting within six months, and
chose committee of their number to burn a
a lot Of mutilated bills to the amount Of SIXTY
thousand dollars. Of course the bills were
hurned-for that was the vote. Yet it is re-
markable that, since the confagration, sl4, 900
Of the same bills haze been redeemed al the same
bGnkc, g- - ~
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EStrav Notice.

VNAKEN up by Samuel Darr, living in Highland
IL Township, wapello county, Iowa, on the I'D day
Of December 1885, Estray Steer described follows
blue roam color with black spots on the neck and
shoulders black ears thick crooked horns coming close
together at the points rather Dropping marked with
swallow fork and the appearance of slope the up
per side Of the left ear supposed to be four years old
past, and appraised at 484. JOS. N. CAMPBELL
Ottumwa, Dec. rs. '56-43 BIN Clerk.
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Estray Steer and Calf.

TlAKEN up by Hezekiah Dreamer, living in pleasant
IL Township, Wapello County Iowa. on the 18th Nov.
1885, one Estray Steer and Calf The Steer years old
last spring. White all but the Ears they red Sw al
owork in each, underbit in the same, and appraised
at twenty dollars. The Calf about four months old
heifer pale red with white its TANKS and hips
motley face and appraised two dollars aod fifty cts
J. N CAMPBELL. Clerk.
Ottumwa December 21th-1S56-n44-3m
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Estr9v Notice.

UNAKEN up by William Overturf, in Center Town
u ship, Wapello county, Iowa, on the Gath day Of
November, A. d. 1856; One pale red steer supposed to
be six years old last spring crop of right and split
in same, points off of both horns little white be-
hind the fore leg white streak the face between
the horns lett hind foot, bush of the tail or
and appraised to be worth nineteen dollars.
JOSEPH N. CAMPBELL, Clerk
Jan. s. '57-n45-3m Thos. q. Given Deputy
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ESlraY Notice.

TUNAKEN up by James Moore, living in Richland
Il Township, Wapello county, Iowa, Estray
One Horse Colt, of dark grey, right hind foot
white, with some white the forehead with yoke on
to be two years old last Spring and appraised
at fifty five dollars. JOSEPH N. CAMPBELL
Ottumwa, Dec 20 lSSG-43-3m Clerk.
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NOTICE.-Tbose indebted to John Pumroy win
IN please come forward Immediately and make pay
ment, a. yov all aware have met with . heavy
and have doubt my friends viii be punctual In
making payment, for need money and need II now.
nA-u JOHN PCMROY.
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VNAKEN up by Greenbury Williams in Competine
- Township, Wapello county, Iowa, oh the Path day
of November 1885, pale red steer six years old last
spring. smooth of each ear point Of left horn
brand left horn letter A. little white in the face and
appraised to be worth thirty dollars.
JOSEPH N. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
Jan. 8, '57-n45-3m Thos. G. Given, Deputy.
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BREAKERS AHEAD,

XXyE have waited with clemency from one to four
w years for our small dues, which need and
must have. Now we are compelled TO resort to more
efcacous remedy therefore, all persons indebted to
ferriage and other accounts after the tenth Of
February will find their accounts in the hands Of officer
Eastman in 0ttumwa.
HICKENLOOPER l. OvERMAN.
January 29-n4S-tf,
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Estray Notice.

TUlAKEN up by Sarah Poles living in Washington
IL Township, Wapello County Iowa, on the Sd of De-
cember 1856 one lined backed Steer, some spots and
marked with swallow fork and uuderbit in the left ear
and underb in THE right four years old last Spring.
and appraised at $18 90. J. N. CAMPBELL, CIk.
Ottumwa, Jan. LIST 1S57-n44-3m.
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Estrav Notice.

MAX EN- UP by Abner Overman, living In Co
lumbia township, wapello County, Iowa, Dec. Sd
1856, an estray mare, described follows: yellow
dun color, with black mane tail and legs white spot
in the forehead IL years old 10 2 hands high and APP
praised at $685. J. N CAMPBELL, Clerk
Ottumwa, Jan. q, 1S57-n4S-3m.
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TAKEN UP by Jacob Basinger, living
l. in Columbia Township, Wapello County,
Iowa, the 10th of Dec 1885, estray steer brindle
color white face and belly bush Of the tail white four
years old last spring, of each and appraised
at &25 90. j. N. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
0ttumwa, Jan. 27.-n4S-3m.
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Estray Notice.

'"HxI11S u " JUoeT1 1NdIstOri' OF nut
i ans Township, Wapello County, Iowa,
on the first day Of January, 1851 two estray steers
red color, two years old past-one unmarked, with
white face and broad horns, the other marked with
swallow fork in each ear, GRUMPY horns, and appraised
at $500. FEB. 5-3m1 in. CAMPBELL, Crk.
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER.

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
For one square (10 lines) l insertion, 81 90
Each additional insertion, 81
One column, per year, t0,00
One half column, 1000
One fourth 1890
Patent medicines, per column. yearly 5000
Business and Professional Cards, not making
more than lines, So per year.
All advertisements handed in without having
the number of insertions marked thereon, will
be published till ordered out and charged for
accordingly.
CO Aliberal deduction made to yearly adj
vertisers.
% Attorney. held responsible for all legal
advertisements handed IN by them.
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NOTICE.


DEING cor ,inccd from past experience
ID that this climate is not congenisl TO
my health and ~ consequence thereof 1
will offer the following property situated
in Ottumws for sale ON l,l,lsl terms. .l
One large brick Hotel neatly completed,
my residence Oh Second Street, one. an
divided half of the Post Office lot, one
third of that space OF ground opposite
my Office, bttwecnT. Sinnamons prop
erty and the river. running back 20 Dr..
Warden's line. Also $50 ceres of, land
in Napello County as advertised. For
description of which. see advertisement
in another part OF this paper.
] have disposed of my interest in the
office to DIR. Douglass, and have relinquish-
ed the practice of medicine. Doct Doug
ass will ontinue the practice of Medi-
ine and Surgery, may be found at my Of
fee as usual. can cheerfully recommend
him TO The public and my friends as gen
tleman, well qualified TO give entire salts
faction professionally to all who may feel
disposed toenploy e,''a ~ iia1aI
Jan l0th56-47tf. A. D. WOOD
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4 ~@isteuaucous.
u. s. PATENT OFFICE,
December 10. 1856,

Ns December 10, 1856.
DtScHfPTfoN AND HABIT OF GROWTH.
The Chinese sugar-cane, when cultivated on
ordinary land, in the United States, somewhat
after the manner of broom-corn, grows TO a
height Of from to 16 feet, while in Europe it
does not attain ruch more than half of this
altitude. Its stems are straight and smooth,
eften covered with white bloom, or down,
having leaves somewhat fexuous, falling over
and greatly resembling in appearance those of
Indian corn, but more elegant in form. When
cultivated in hills, containing eight or ten
stalks each, il puts forth at its top conical
panicle Of dense flowers, green at first, but
changing into violet shades, and finally into
dark purple, at maturity, In France and
the central end northern sections Of the u. S.
it has thus far proved an annual; but from
observation made by M. yilmoIin, as well as
some experiments in our Southern States, it is
conjectured that, from the vigor and fullness
of the low part of the stalks, in autumn, by
protecting them during the winter, they would
produce new plants the following spring. 1t
stands drought far better thar Indian corn,
and will resist the effects Of considerable frost
without injury, after the panicles appear, but
not In its younger and moie tender states.-
If suffered to remain in the field after the
seeds have ripened and have been removed,
where the season is sufficiently warm and long,
new panicfes will shoot out at the topmost
joints, one or more to each stalk, and mature
second crop Of seeds. The average Weld of
seed to each panicle Is q. least gill.