The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-10-22
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TIE PACIFIC
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Foreign Summary.

4, On tie list ut The vessel was filed with
dish passengers, ard fifty of them were lost The
and SIX of the passengers we're saved.
ESGTH OF MILE VARIOUS CouNrRIss-The
fish mile Is 1850 yards, the Russian 110O the
fn 14f7, the Irish and Scotch 220O, the Polish
D the Spanish 502S, the German 1866. the Swed
Ind Danish 1888, and the Hungarian $500 The
nch measure by the mean league which is 1866
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fERrcAS HORSES FOR FRENCH ExPERoR-
5steamship Vanderbilt, which left New York on
priay, lst instant, for Havre, took pair OF
ndid bay horses, for the coach of the Emperor of
nce- These horses were purchased in Vermont.
setwixt the Empress Eugene and Queen Victoria.
al feminine friendship has sprung up. and ever
ee the royal visit to Paris, very intimate cores
ndence between the two iIlustrous ladies has been
intainei, and fervent desire for a meeting is said
be mutually expressed
Gen Tom Thumb has been exhibiting At Nevport
England, and the Town Hall crowded at everv
exhibition So large were the numbers who focked
to the little wondcr'' that the managers deter
mined to give four instead OF three entertainments on
the 18th ult- All Of them were fully attended.
REPORTED OUTBREAK AT SaLr LAKE-The Sacra
mento Union Of October IA contains in letter re-
eei, ed from Carson Valley, which says, under date
4 -5f Sept 8
Within the last week ten days there has been
Feat stir among the Mormorss<z place and vicin-
k|ity. Rumor has ii that ordetse nl Salt Lake. at
the instance Of Brigham Young, have been received
for aid in the approaching troubles Mt Salt Lake
True it is that the latter Day Saints almost unan-
imously disposng of their property n sacrifice 1t
IL supposed that abea four hundred men with their
ftmilies will leave IL is also reported here that
Gen. Harney, with 2 500 troops, met and driven
back by the Mormons, with loss Of 600 men. The
is said have reached here by special express
direct from Salt Lake, within a day or two past
A TELEGRAPu TO ISDn.-The prospectus of th5
Me'fiterranean Extension Telegraph has been issued
in London The capital Is 5000, ,00o in shares of $50
each- The British Government guarantees per
cent for twenty-five years 1t is contemplated to
extend the line, which has already been laid to Sar-
uia tn nd wi m
connect with the Euphrates line to India. It's length
will be about 700 nautical miles, and it is under
uraet TO be completed by next October. The tariff
raSs viii be fixed with the consent Of Government,
n will be liable 10 reduction unless the profits
/of the company exceed II per cent.
RsGs.-A gentleman in the trade supposes that
about %, 600 bales Of rags averaging 575 s each,
\ every year received at New York from Europe.
very large portion come from Glasgow, Scotland,
nd Leghorn, Italy. Last year about 5000 bales
received by house from the land of the Pia-
aohs being shipped from the port of Alexandria for
lew York. These the first rags brought from
Egypt to the United States, previously they had
lone to London and Liverpool.
GRRES HArE.-The Bslietia Theropeutique
tains the curious of a worker IN metals who has
wrought in copper only five months, and whose hair,
which was lately white, has turned to decided
green. Chemical analysis has proved that his hair
contains considerable quantity of acetate o: copper,
and is this circumstance that it its change
Of color.
HooPs An immense amount of fun is made Of
lades' hoops and all sorts of witticsms, from very
good to execrabIy stupid, expended upon their
swelling dimensions and their boundless circumer-
We do not join in this upon crinoline.
Il has displaced of the most unhealthy practses
that affected the health of The crinone
light, graceful, according to the prevailing idea of
grace comfortable, and above all heathfu, and is
worthy Of all encouragement yet there is no harm,
perhaps in making fun of il, for degree of ridicue
abolish fashion, and no degree of reason
establish one--Prou- Journal
The GooDwOoD RAcEs.-None of the accounts at
hand give the time ofDny the horses. The French
horse SIOuarque ws|the race. The English horse
Rseber Is plac<I yecond, and Fisherman third.
Gunboat sIpps knd fell and Kestre and Genima-
divergy also h heavily. Monarque won by head,
and Rseber Fisherman by about three lengths
An'9q was ei fourth and was three lengths be,
Pn0ress, We placed fifth and SIXTH and the English
horse Mel 1sa seventh. All the others pulled up.
The 6nist1i said to have been the most exciting
aHEr eve4 witnessed The English papers remark,
but With 4t assigning any reason, that the American
horses wAuld have figured more prominently had they
eeen riIlen by English Jockeys
THE GREAT EAsrERx.''-The Canadian Raiiway
r1f Steamboat Guide of July 1s, says that it is
torzel in stating, that the Grsat Eastern steam
ship VIII positively sail from Hoyhe0 harbor-her
POINT Of departure from EDglapi-for Portland in
April Of next year, and that tourist tickets will be
ssuei for he's for five weeks trip-the period DUR
lng which the Great Eastern viii remain at Port
and, North America. II is intended that these
tickets should include the passage money out and
and to Quebec, Chicago, ST. Louis, Washington, New
ilrk, Boston, and back 20 Portland. The tourists
VII have presented to them n handsomely got up
Sltfs, which Is being compiled in Montreal,
snoraefng full particulars as to routes. Distances
S, Of the trips contemplated to be included in their
I<es the price Of which, according to present cal
citations, will be e1O0 sterling The novelty of .
Isans-Atlantie voyage, with trip through America
", Wi ensure beyond doubt, the complete success OF
as interesting and novel tourist ticket
SAILING OF LADY FRASKLIs's ExrEorTIos.-The
Iox, the small and well manned screw steamer sent
gay by Lady Franklin to the Arctic seas, in search
ne remains of the long lost navigator and his in
sp band, sailed from Aberdeen the 9th of July.
me SPECTATORS crowded the docks to catch glimpse
" " Saptin MeClintock and his gallant crew, and to
rsn them God speed Lady Franklin and her niece
we're there, blessing the expedition The most dist
"a an sgrmse that any Of Frankns band can still be
awe has long since faded away the For has sailed
- seAreh for their remains An account touchingly
Iss'-the sturdy Highlander reverently doffed his
ae' as the little vessel gradually became less, and
Ang heavenvards whilst tears trickled down his
I my sneek, blessed that noble lady who had staked
= al IN the enterprise and trusted, fondly trusted,
ward 'o''' 'oo "'A 49,
LOLA MOyIEz ~ A BAGGAGE CAR-The dashing
In'ess Of LandsfeIdt created quite a sensation
r OF cars between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, and
ing inclined for a smoke, made her way from the
t'enger car forward, into the baggage car, where,
Il s aorror Of the railroad there congregated,
Ee" He" orth n delicate little case, took from it q
nIss cigarette III it, and composed herself on
en~ :. oaggage Tor its comfortable enjoyment The
tba~ ~ ~ ana abandon Of the independent Lola struck
oS,t en IN authority speechless for q while, but
I.5s soon found voice enough to insinuate the
~ nat her presence in that could not be allow
rsS T. was entirely contrary to the rules of the
na. me : gritty countess turned a look Of the
snsst ntsereign contempt upon the stalwart baggage
tb.s' ana without the slightest emotion replied
bJ % she mad Travelled all the United States and
n..na .aie It point to travel in whatever car she
o - mat for the time being it was her pleasure
unl G IN mat car, and that she should not leave it
bi5 'He hn tram entered Buffalo that she had cow
and o.'II r men than any Of those she saw present.
The upon occasion perform the same feat again
eas;, oys were aghast Lola took the matter
s.iy, and never stirred from her position. but there
deemed hsl devil in her eye whose spring it was