The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-01-07
ARRIVAL OF THE FANNY MAJOR.

Fifteen Days Later from che U. s. and Europe.
The bark Fanny Major, Capt. John Patty, arrived
on Saturday morning. Is days from San Francisco,
having left that port on the 10Th ultimo. She bringr
the q. s. mail of November 20 and European dates to
the It'll.
The most interesting items Of intelligence by this
arrival are, the fall of Delhi on the Goth of September
the effect of the American commercial crisis on the
European money market, and the position of the
Mormons at Salt Lake. We compile o summary Of
the news.
Business in New York was gradually reviving.
Money is abundant at seven p~epeent. on call, but is
not to be obtained on paper at les Sthan from one to
three ger cent. per Notwithstanding to quality. The
city banks have nov upwards of twenty millions Of
specie in their vsaits, besides q reserve of eight mill
lions in county bank notes. The resumption Of
specie payments is looked for at no distant day.
The distress among laboring men. resulting from
want of employment, still continued in the cities.
At NV York, on the 9th November. from three TO
four taousand men. out of employment. met in ! omp-
kiDrSquare, and then in the Park. Very violent
b.nngues were made by some, not of them, but who
AHMED to be their leaders. They visited the Mayor
by Reputation, in his Office, to ask him about the fifty
thousand barrels of -four mentioned in his message.
The Mayor addressed them in words of promise and
advice, after which they gradually dispersed. There
were several unemployed women in the crowd who
8pUeafeQ 10 De D part OF the meeting.
Considerable excitement was occasioned in the city
Of Philadelphia on the same day by a demonstration
similar to that progressing in New York, for the for
chile seizure of bread. A gang of about twelve men,
armed with muskets, and carrying a banner with q
loaf of bread printed on it, and the inscription, "We
will protect the poor were p~arading through some
of the streets. The police dispersed them and cap
tured all Of their guns.
Burglaries and street robberies continue of frequent
occurrence, and in some suburban places the citizens
oro 6nrusnQ vo1unfnor rsolico or0api1afiopc fr mufual
The hard times have already fearfnny
emboldened crime, even to reckless disregard of life,
sex or age.
The New Orleans banks have resumed specie pay
ments, and symptoms of the same course in other
cities are observable. 1t is thought that by the OPEN
ing Of spring, if not before, resumption will become
general.
The great Kansas problem, that has shaken the
Union to its center, advances rapidly towards its de-
nouement. On the 9th inst, the Constitutional Con-
vention, at Lecompton, adjourned, having formed "
Government, with Gen. Calhoun as Gov
This, as the Union expresses it,; is but the
to be used by the people while they are
putting up the permanent fabric of their rights, and,
dcne, it will be used no more. The Convention
prepared a schedule of the new Constitution, and that
provides that on the 21st dsy of December
he Constitution shall be submitted to all white male
of Kansas for ratification or rejection.
The ballots cast at the election shall be endorsed "Con-
titution with slavery or Constitution with no
lavery."
The Union, abiding to the approaching close Of
be Kansas controversy, speaks Of it as a Sc peaceful
ettlement, . and says: sThe special details for taking
he sense of the people seem to us admirably contriSea
or the purpose. If it shall not result in a true e1-
'ression Of the popular wishes, it will be the fault
he people themselves. But we have no doubt that
he. election win be fairly conducted. or that the de-
eated party, which ever it may be, will cheerfuiy
ubmit to the will of the majority
The New Orleans papers give us the particulars
flibuster Hegsra from tina. port, on the I'm.