The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-04-23

JOHN HYDE CUT OFF ROOT AND BRANCH, AND
DELIVERED OVER TO THE DEvIL.-At a recent meeting
of the Saints @ at which Bishop Heber Kendall
presided, the subject OF John Hyde's apostacy was
brought up, resulting in his spiritual decapitation
and consignment to the shades below. Bishop Kem-
bali said:
ssThere is a little matter of business that we want
to lay before this congregation in regard to John
Hyde, who went to the Sandwich Islands on a
mission. There are a couple of letters that the breth-l
rem have received; We shall read a little from them
and give you to understand the course. he is taking.
EThe letters were Fead. hear the letters and
the testimony of our brethren in regard to John HYDE.
Such matters, many times, have passed along and We
have not noticed them, but have let men deny the
faith, speak against it and deliver lectures through
the world. Many times We have let them run at
large, but the time is now passed for snch a course Of
things BY the consent Of my brethren | shall move
that John Hyde be cut off from the Church Of Jesus
Christ, Of Latter Day Saints, and | viii put the mo-
ton in full, that is. that he be cut off root and branch;
that means pertaining to himself. When this motion
Is put, I want you to vote, every one Of you either
Tor or against, for there is no sympathy to be shown
unto such a man. DR.. Wells has seconded the motion
I have made. All that are in favor that John Hyde
be cut Oft from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, and that be be delivered over to Satan to
be buheted in the flesh, VIII raise their right hands.
(Al hands were ~ralsed.)'
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE-A remarkable oc--
currence took place ut the Blue Ridge Tunnel, very
recently. 1.-The third set Of workmen were engaged
III digging, as usual, when one of them (Pat. Flagan)
noticed that the texture of the rock before him sud
denly changed from hard to soft, and that the soft
was wet. Shortly afterwards, a stream of water
issued from an orifce he had made. This was sue
ceeded by a heavy, Fumbling sound, & like the cars
which 50 frightened the hands that they all made for
the open air. Well was it for them that they did so /!
The sound continued to grow louder and louder for
some minutes, till a crash was heard, and Immediately
a vast stream of water rolled out of the tunnel. An
eyewitness says that the heard of the stream was at
least ten feet high, and that it swept cards and bar
rows before it '1ike chaf.'' The stream continued
to pour a perfect river till twelve O'Clock, when IL
gradually subsidized, and was low enough at three P. M.
to allow us to make a hasty survey of its cause. 1t
seems that there is, in the middle of the mountain, an
Immense cavern or pocket, in which water from the
melting snow has been deposited for years, and that
the line of the tunnel taps this cavern near its centre.
The cavern is of immense extent, and Will save the
State Il good deal of money, since nature has opened
a road through near three hundred feet OF solid rock.
This will expedite the completion ofthe tunnel greatly
The report of the Committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges Of corruption against members OF
Congress, was presented to the House. The report
recommends the expulsion Of Messrs. Gilbert, Edwards,
Welch and Matteson, and also the exclusion of MIR.
Simonton from the floor Of the House as reporter.
Enoch Train, the extensive ship owner and mer-
chant of Boston, has failed to a large amount, chiefly
due in England 1t said his failure was principally
caused by heavy losses III the Australia line.
IMPORTANT FROM MEx1co.-By private al eices from
Mexico, received by II gentleman iii this city, ane
which are regarded as perfectly reliable, we learn
that an arrangement has just been entered into, by
which the United States lends the Government o
Mexico the sum Of $16 ,OO0, 900 for the period o.
twenty years, receiving for security the States o
Sonora and Lower California; and further, that Mex
leo undertakes to discriminate % per cent. IN favor o
American commerce. We understand that a news
paper, with this statement, was printed IN Acapulco
but no copies were sent on by the Sonora. It'll con
sidered highly probable that the news is authentic
and that probably the particulars are known betor
this to the Cabinet at Observation-Disclosures Star.
CHILE.-Fhe Government of Chile haze fitted on
an expedition to explore the Rio Negro, by which
according to traditional rumors, a water eommunica
ton exists, uniting the Atlantic and Paclhc Oceans.
The wheat harvest has been abundant in Chile
and a considerable fall is looked for in the prices Q
produce.
FROM BoMvIA-Our advices state that republic t
have remained in peace after the last revolutionary
attempt which was discovered and overcome in time
Nothing of Importance has taken place during tn
last fortnight
In BRAZIL the yellow fever was ravaging the coun
try, and on this account the ships arriving thence u
Montevideo and Buenos Ayres were subjected t
quarantine.
FROM PERU.-We learn that the revolution sti
continues with varied success. Castillo has take
Paita and Pura, and the prospects OF the revolution
ary party are not so hattering as hitherto. Man
people consider that Castillo may still succeed IN de
feating Vivanco-
The BoMBARDMENT OF CAILAo.-At 5 A. NJ, o
the 25th, during u fog, the frigate IfpWrtmGc, b'
longing TO the revolutionary party was brought &
close as possible to the government frigate UcGy0
in the bay of Caliao, and Immediately opened a sever
fire. President Castillo, who was IN Cal1ao at tt
time, proceeded directly to the castle, Ehencea as we
rs from the Ucagali the fire was returned. Ate
the .4~purimac discharged her first broadside she Ell
deavored 10 bring tue other to bear, but in the a
tempt, got foul OF some coal launches. after while
she did not fire a shot and retired at 0 O'Clock III IL
evening-PanamG Star.
European
LONDON, Feb. 2S1S57.
The Persian war has at length assumed an impo
tant and commanding position. The Overland Ma
has brought news of the fall of Bushre and the 1slar
of Kanach ON the 9th Dec, after a gallant attac
with little loss on the side of the British forces, and
loss to the Persians OF 5000 Killed and Woande
The port of Bushire was declared free, and the mo
distinguished of the prisoners sent to Bombay, The
is a rumor, and nothing more, that when the Sh;
heard of the fall of Bushire he had signihed his vii
ingness to accede to the demands OF England La
is not only very doubtful, but not probable. ~
Persian Ambassador to Paris has been received
the Emperor Napoleon, who expressed his regret TIA
Persia should be at war with England, this clio