The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-12-31

A Russian journal announces the number of medi-
cal men killed in the Russian service in the late war
at three hundred and eighty-two. OF these, ten were
American.
ton of other branches of business. Another SLAYER,
with a cargo of over 800, has just been taken, off the
coast of Cuba.
The authorities at Constantinople have given per-
mission for the erection of a Roman Catholic church
in that town. A wall has been erected round the
ground on which the Church is to stand.
A red frog has been shown to the North Bridge
mater Gazette, found TWENTY-FIVE feet below the SUR
face of the ground by a man digging a well in that
town. He jumped as soon as set free.
Corn is offered Mt twenty-three cents n bushel bv
the farmers along the Wabash Valley, deliverable at
their own expense in Vincennes, Indiana.
Among the results of the hard times mentioned i'm
the New York papers is the suicide of a young lady.
She was a seamstress, and ascertaining that the firm
she worked for could give her no more employment,
went home, and going to her room, committed the
deed.
The NATIONAL FINANCEs.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has, during the past two months, for the
purpose of easing the monetary pressure out
a large amount of the public debt redeemed. The
available balance in the Treasury is now reduced to
s 900, 900, and the weekly receipts are considerably
less than the weekly expenses.
Mr.. E. NJ. Archibald, a native of Nova Scotia, and
formerly Attorney General of Newfoundland has heen
appointed British Consul at New York.
The Earl of Fitzwilliam died on the 10th Oct.
THE LAST FINANCIAL PANIc.-The last great fnan-
cial revulsion was begun in 1887, with the suspen-
sion of the United States Bank and all the State
banks, and ended in 1910, the very one that began
the war. within those years SO, 600 houses broke.
and took the benefit of the bankrupt law of lS41.)
Their debts amounted to $400, 000, 06O-their assets
to almost nothing.
PROBABLE SUSPENSION OF THE BANK OF ExGLANp-
Every one is looking with anxiety for the echo from
England of the news of the American money panic.
So intimate are the relations of the two countries that
England cannot fail to be very seriously affected by
the disasters in America. 1t will be about three
weeks before we can hear how the news of the New
York bank suspension is received by the English; but
we have every reason to believe that it will be follow
ed by the suspension of the Bank of England. which
will n~stprally be succeeded by the suspension of the
Bank France and all the continental banks.-Pha.
Bulletin.
The LAST SEEN OF CAPTAIN HERxDoN.-The Sa-
vannah papers contain the following, said to have
been obtained from Adolph Fredericks, one of the
res ,ued from the Central .America.
Between two and three hours after the vessel
sank, Capt. Herndon foated up to where Fredericks
and some others were on q raft. Capt. H., was pro-
vided with a handsome India rubber life preseryer.
and was floating on q piece of plank. He addressed
them enccuragingly, saying: "Boys, this is q poor
craft to get 70 New York IN. Have you got anv
brandy with you.'' To Fredericks, Capt. H. seemed
capable of floating in safety for a length of time"
GLOOMY PIcruRE-sGloom and fear possess the
public mind. Contracted brows and anxious faces
meet US In every street. The doors of the banks are
closed, or their counters deserted. People who have
been hopefully boarding money in Saving Funds,
withdraw their precious coin and hide it in secure
hooks OF their own houses. Stores which, at this
season should be oppressed with the magnitude of
their sales. are 80 many castles of Incidence. The
heavy stock remains upon the shelves. The clerks
and salesmen lounge with untroubled ease.
: Merchants who have built palaces of trade and
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