The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-12-24
Tsvenfy-eixht Days
Later from New York.
Arrival Of the AC.roli.e e. Fe.se

On Tuesday last at IL NJ. the schooner Carn1ine
E. Foote, Capt. Worth. arrived from San Francisco
after a passage of 10 days, bringing the o. s. mails
of October 20, and November 5. The news is inter-
esting but not particularly important.
The Fanny Major arrived over on the 9th ult-,
Is days from Honolulu. She would probably wait
for the mail of Nov. Goth, which will delay her day
of sailing until the 14th or 18th.
William Patrice Dillon, formerly French Consul at
these Islands, subsequently, Consul at San Francisco,
and more recently Charge d'Afaires to Hayti.
died at Paris, Oct. IA, after a lingering illness. from
q cancerous affection, contracted, it is said, in San
Francisco.
Accounts from the East continue quite gloomy and
q hard winter was anticipated.
We notice the death, Mt New Bedford, Oct. 26, Of
Mr.. Joseph Congdon, aged So, who was, says the
Mercury, an esteemed citizen, and had held the Of
fee of Cashier of the Mechanics Bank for q period Of
twenty-six years. Also, Oct. 80. of Deacon Benjamin
Durfee, a benevolent citizen of New Bedford, who died
very suddenly, from the rupture of a blood vessel.
The New Bedford Mercury says that out of twenty
eight whale ships in port at that place eighteen Of
them will be hauled up in dock during the winter
and their reftting delayed until spring. This course
has been reluctantly adopted by their owners in con-
sequence of the financial pressure, and the present
high rates of obtaining nearly every article of outfits
A great fire had occurred at Chicago, involving the
loss of twenty lives and over $500, 900 of property.
A tremendous rain storm was experienced in the
State of New York on the I'd and Sd Of November,
destroying a great amount of property. AtAlbany,
the business part of the city was several feet eder
water.
Since the commencement of the panic in the United
States, an immense quantity of gold-over seven
millions of dollars-had been received from Europe
and California and q great change was anticipated
for the better. The effects of the revulsion had been
severely felt in Europe, while the working classes in
the United States suffer the most from the suspension
of employment.
From New Orleans we learn that Walker, with q
new flibuster expedition was soon to sail for Centrab
America; he was however, closely watched by the
U. s. steamer Fulton, anchored below the city.
In Kansas, PARROT, Free St&e, has4 900 majority
over Ransom, Democrat.
Gov. r. J.. Walker had obtained leave to visit
Washington, in order to answer charges which it said
will be preferred against him by both Free-State and
Pro-Slayery parties.
In New York city the democrats have . plurality on
the State ticket Of ten to ffteep thousand over the re-
publicans. The Americans are nowhere. The TIT
bune says the State has gone for the democrats by
about 5000 majority.
In Massachusetts,, Banks, republican candidate for
Governor, has a plurality of %, 900 over Gardner.
American. Both branches of the Legislature ara re-
publicanky large majorisies.
In Maryland the candidates Of the American party
have been successful.
In Ohio, a Republican Governor was elected. while
the Legislature was Democratic.
Iowa and Minnesota had both gene republican.
The Cabinet had decided to order the construction
Of four war steamers and 1--WE screw sloops.
Intelligence Of the attitude Of the Salt Lake people
had been received id the East. Capt. Van Vliet. Of
Gen. Harney's staf, had reached Washington with
important information for the Department He was
dispatched by Gen. Harvey in August last to Salt
ed alone to the city. He was allowed to pass. ana
shown every kindness on his road; he reached his