The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-27

is estimated that Of the Ii, 900 pe0r,.
on that sad occasion. 4 or ON sho
the country. The Funeral ora,;on 'sss
Col Z. D. Baker. in his usual Gloon s0sd
sive style AS il might prove ;s,s ~
readers, we give in this connect;on .uash
SKETCH OF Mr.. BRoDra,cs,. '''st
Hon. David c. Broderick was h0n In
D. c. in 1872 His father occuuisd ssti
ton Of a stone-cutter, and as such .as 'aabk
the Capitol then being erected A. at ". sapls
family removed to New York in lsa s''r,s
Broderick's father pursued his men, 0N'' Ra
being poor, David enjoyed no adv. 0ads
as were afforded by the common all 'Ass br
At the age of II be was annrsn;0 o. III
fathers trade, and before he atta;nss . ia
his father died. He was thus throw ADa
his W resources. with a mother. ana eA'as4
feeble health, to support. This c,u suks
haps, more than any other, tended ,ss'aas
energy and frmness of character III. .s'eaa(
chief elements Of his success in 80" pANa
rising to stations of honor and ips0sn~
he started for California in 1870 m Astjj
in the assaying business on this c,,r
was elected to the state senate.-of LII 49,
wards became President. From H., s Z
been intimately connected with thu .raDs h
fornia. He was elected to the o 3
years, in 1857, and had served two
term, with much credit to bims.,r -'a4
10th of this month, he sank to a nrou.. "1s
not by disease, or age, but by the hand !, ra
not in the calm twilight of old age. m,
Of life, in the midst 81 a lofty and bri;.,.
A monument is to be erected to ri. As
large Mass Meeting was held at Mu.;c., = :
evenings since, to adopt the measurs.
that project. Subscription lists s${tohs
every town throughout the state.
Senator Gwin and Hon. Chas. Lssco,s, !,
East on the steamer of the 10Th. An inm.."
collected on the wharf, prior to the dsu.,,.-
steamer. expecting that some demonstrate, =,
would be made for the two departing o,-
but nothing of that nature occurred. Ts..
large placard placed near the gateway aa.
six feet long, n three wide, wreatbed in
with a photograph of the lamented Brd.-l
in the center, and above the picture. n. ~
words were inscribed "The will NJ q. n
May the murderers of David c.. BrOds,;.,
turn to the State Of California; and b--s
these words of the departed Senator. az
because I was opposed to the extension q /.
and a corrupt administration"
SALT LAKE NEWS
Has reached us as late as Sept. l4th. I'M
important item of news is. that a horrbk M
Of emigrants to California took place a lit.
north of Bear River, in Utah, on the 9Th hx
train of twenty-four wagons was surprsa =
light by a large body of Indians, and sus nm
sons, men, women and children, murdea !,
blood /! Full particulars of this horrible tu,.s
have not yet come to hand.
RAILROADS.
The Pacific r. r. Convention adjourned .
24th inst. to meet again in February next
manent Committee was appointed to keep teu .
before the public. The question of routes vxSz
ed without deciding finally, as to which Vas n
able. The convention earnestly RECOMMENDS
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clan, a.
and San Joaquin counties build a railroad =
ately through their respective territories to I'D
as a kind of beginning to the great work
recommends that the State of California be uz
to borrow S15, OOO, 900 with which to cam
share of the stupendous undertaking.
The Sacramento Valley Railroad is bensu
to Marysville. Thence, it is to be cuh5
Oroville, o distance of % miles beyond n
tract for the latter part was signed last vk
$1,75O,0O0, which includes placing evsydA
the road, as well as building depots, Sc M
the rate of S62. 500 per mile.
Preparations are being made to build fkl
talked of Market street railroad in this city,
as Precita Valley. a beautiful place for piusI
dences. Some 416 building lots were air
ton this week in that neighborhOod; and y
will grow rapidly in that direction when tsua
is completed. Parties have also made appHadd
a charter for a railroad from North Beashrs
Park.
MAoS6Ad%ANEOls llbAos
A novel encounter took place yesterday tt
taurant, between two editors, NJ. Nolk, d
Phare,'' and NJ. Derbec, of the "Echodu Psatad
The latter gentleman was eating his dinner vi
former entered, sat down at another tsbsiA
distance of, called for some soup, into Wa
emptied the contents of the red pepper crust ID
ly walking up to Mons. Derbic's table, ths
highly favored contents of the dish in bis aS'
claiming at the same time, ''this is the usi
towards % M. Derbec drew his sword csue ~
so blinded with pain, that he could not use
his antagonist quietly retired. The drhaq
tween them has been brewing for some ses
gallant knight of the soup-dish has not oeas
so far.
The clipper ship Northern Eagle from Sn'
cisco for Victoria, was burned to the Vaas
on E~squimalt Harbor. V. l., on the Zian
though the utmost assistance was renders
British ships-of-war lying in the haroOr an
Another attempt was made by the Staei
at San Quentin. to esca4 this week. S1
eight men were shot in the affair.
We notice Gen. Walker has quietly 'u'D'
New Orleans. Probably his fllious'enhs
will be tried again.
The. contract with the Pacific Mai
Company for carrying the mails oetSea
and New York has expired. The new on's
Nicaragua, johnson. had advertised .ne .
Keystone State, in New York. for san
to connect with the Hermann; whicn
mere sham, for the old Hermann Is quN"'
her anchors in our harbor! How wen
next mail, is yet a mystery.
We copy the following, from the ra"'
Alias Honolulu correspondent
it may prove to be news to your reaae,
His Exceilency r. c. Wylie, the Mins ssu epca
tions. has been quite i'll lately. but is nov We ed III
to his arduous duties. although SO iar n .hsr d
upwards Of SOY he sets an example 70 the u = X
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