The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-10-14
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The GREAT Cook DE.S-AIexis Sewer tho cres,
cook, is dead! He died in London.
The wine, brandy, cigars and tobacco, imported
into the United States last year, cost $1l 1874, 1913.
Inc Gaiway line of steamers were becoming favor
ibes win the people. The Prince Albert made the
run rom Galway to Cape Race in the incredible short
ume OF SIX days and a little over eleven hours!
Inc New Bedford Mercury states that eight whaling
shIps returned to that port The first week in August.
Oniy nve OF the number made paying voyages, whilst
on three the owners will lose not less than $4,000.
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
AT SEA.-The London Times published an account
or q IRE on shipboard, caused by the spontaneous
combustion OF some cases Of oil skins, or waterproof
macnintoshes. ohiPmasters, and others interested,
would do well to make a note of this fact.
The Journal Of Commerce saws that the comnanv
which was formed last year for the purpose of estab-
fishing Geographic communication between the island
OF Cuoa and the American continent, have completed
their preliminary arrangements, and are resolved to
commence the work Immediately. I
PERsoNAL-David Dudley Field of New York in
forms the editor of the Hartford Press that his
brother, Cyrus W. Field, was born in Stockbridee,
Mass. in 1919. So the noble trio, Franklin. Morse
and Field, were born in the Old Bay State.
The New Bedford Stondard understands that s;r.
teen young men, recent graduates from school. have
arrived there within a few days from Syracuse. N. Y.
all OF whom are going to ship in the same vessel-the
OtheLLo, Captain Kilmer, for the North Pacific Ocean
whaling.
Two thousand troops, equipped with the most efec-
tive arms known to the army we learn, says Formers
Press, will soon be in the Territories of Washington
ana oregon, and make n vigorous fall and winter cam
palgn against the hostile Indians. General Harnev
will command the operations. The General has been
summoned to Washington to consult with the War
Department.
A NOBLE ACT HANDSOMELY
United States government has awarded to Charles A..
Ferguson, owner Of the ship Hergordshire. of Lon
don, the sum of 1854 for detention and expenses
incurred by that vessel in rescuing the passengers
and crew of the ship John Gzpin, wrecked off Cape
Horn, and taking them to Bahia; also, to Captain
Thomas ;. Scott, commander of the H., a service Of
silver plate, consisting of six pieces, for his noble
conduct on that occasion.
Mr.. Cronin, who arrived ut ST. Louis on the 9th
August, from Albuquerque, reports passing three
hundred and seventy-fve mounted men, thoroughly
armed, on the Pawnee fork of the Arkansas River,
en- route to assist Gen. Walker in Sonora. Mr.. Cronin
learned at Ell Paso that Gen. Walker passed through
a short time previous with eight hundred mounted
men, armed with Minnie rifles and Colts revolvers,
with a train Of eighteen cannon. Mr.. Cronin also
met from ten to twenty thousand Indians in the
Pawnee fork, receiving annuities from Col. Burt.
JOHN DEAN AND HIS MARY ANNA New York
correspondent of the Boston Gazette writes:
You remember the story about "John Dean and
into a miserable reality. He, as 1 stated
some time since, is q marker in the custom-house. |
and they now occupy the second floor of a house over
q corner grocery on Second and South Third streets,
W tuuuDiCI uOWuc tDIl |
and beggarly looking tenement houses. The only
sign of refinement in the apartment is a piano, which
the young lady continually strums upon, to the great
of her neighbors; for, truth to say, she is
by 70 means a Thalberg.
PORTS OPEN To FOREIGN TRADE Official inform
alton has been received ut the State Department to
the effect that the ports of AMIGO, Bantam, Indramia,
10, Chevison, Fayal, Pekalongan, Rembaug, Pas
scream. Probolingo, Begoekie, Panazoekan, Banioe-
wanjie, Pangool, ojtatjap, and Wynkoopsbaai, in the
Island of Java the ports of Natal and Priaman in
the Island Of Sumatra; and the port of Sampit, in
Borneo, will be open to foreign trade on and after the
of May next. 1t must be confessed that some of
these names are jaw breakers; and if American sea-
men ever find themselves in Qjtatijap they will not
be able to tell where they are.
BRITIsH PossEssoRY RIGHrs.-We learn from the
Washington correspondence of the New York Journal
Commerce that renewed propositions are made to
our government for the extinguishment of the British
:" possessory rights" south of the parallel of 40. In
the propositions formerly made by the agent of the
companies interested, a million of dollars was
lsked for their property and rights. Gov. Stevens,
Washington Territory, two years ago, made an
elaborate report on the subject, in which he valued
he property of the company at $780, 900. Lord
has now, by way of compromise, proposed the
of $500, Journal.