The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-01-05

1-.r1 other rCne9 (WHICH sue pOSScSSeu through
sonn auni6eence of Abdul Medjid. He was sorely cut
nehsr ;ugratitude. Perhaps she whom he called the
g; 81 his seraglio, will appear sometime upon the
r.rds of the French or Italian opera.
N, B.Rxun prince of Humbugs,) is back among
ss Old ~neighbOrs at Bridgeport, and apparently as
- He is in good health, and looks vastly like a
III fed Englishman- l have known him for ten
- as a n~eighbor, and, without pretending to be
yys,;rriy a Judge of his accomplishments as n show
~ 7 can voueh for him as a kind friend and most
saSn;,able host. In his family lie has always shown
S;Tself most judcious and aaectionate, and seems to
- leaning the rewards of his care in the respect and
tr,e 81 his children. Some readers may laugh at
.S;s serious word about BARNUM, but 1 speak from
rsnv wears Of kind intercourse, ard am IN earnest.
iin in the wish so general here, that BARSUM may
he up in the world again.
uo~ DUELISo WAS STOPPED IN ILLINoIs-In
,roraIizing upon dueiing, the Chicago Press and
TriBuns informs US how the law became q dead let
,er in Illinois, by reviving the history of the first and
only duel ever fought in that State In the year
1870 Alphonse Stewart and William Bennett fought
-ith rifles in st. Clair country, and Stewart fell,
mortaIly wounded, on the first fire. Bennett made
he escape into Arkansas, where he remained two
Ears His whereabouts were discovered; he was ar
yeSted. brought back, indicted. tried, convicted of
murier. aud executed. Governor Bond was besieged
days and weeks by the barbarian disciples of the
code, clamorous for the wretch's pardon. But he
closed his door against petition and entreaty, and
william Bennett daugled at n ropes end in the pre-
sence of some thousands, of spectators, who took in a
treat moral lesson This was the first and last duel
ever fought on the soil Of Illinois, and it efectually
crushed out all respect for the bloody code in that
State
MEETING OF KossUIH ANc GARIBALDI.-A cor
RESPONDENT Of the .Ner York Times says that these
two champions Of Hungarian and Italian indepen-
dence met for the first tune at the international din
uer, given by Consul Sanders, in London, 1854, to
MI. Buchanan and the European Republican leaders.
In the course of the evening Kossuth's e~ioquence be-
came the theme Of eulogy. Rising with modest
grace, Kossuth replied, ever elegant and appropriate
IN the social hour as he is grand and persuasive on
public occasions At the close of his response, he
exclaimed, with electric earnestness, 4" Gentlemen,
would you know what l think the most eloquent
speech of modern times % He repeated in suppress
sed tones the words " Soldiers : for the love you
: bear your country 1 offer you war, hunger. thirst,
cold, and death. Who accepts the terms let him fol-
low me There is the orator - he said, waving
his hand towards him, whose intrepid impetuosity
nov rings through the world. Garibaldi, taken by
surprise, was, for a few moments, quite overcome
With emotion, but he mastered himself, and made a
beautiful and soldierly reply.
Before parting that night, all gathered into a
circle once more. Mazzini took the guitar, and
striking the chord with the hand of a master, accom-
panied with thrilling burst of patriotic songs, in
which the Herzen, the Russian Republican,, Worcell,
the Pole, Pulsky Ledru and Rollin-all that band
of glorious and accomplished spirits, joined with a
krvor never to be forgotten by those who witnessed
and shared it.
PRoGESss AND PROSPERITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Since the cessation Of the Fraser river hegira, pro-
perty has gone up wonderfully in San Francisco.
In the vicinity Of the junction Of Post, Market and
Montgomery streets, and, indeed. in all that region
Of the city, the value Of the property has increased
near one hundred per cent. in the last twelve months.
Some spectators in real estate have made fortunes
dufing that time. Prudent men always take advan-
sage Of popular panics and delusions, and buy pro-
perry securely and quietly when everybody else is
rushing away from a place like San Francisco, with
the sublime certainty that the revulsion will give
them always o fair, and often a large profit, on their
Investments. PrDDerfv has increased in yalue all
over the city. and the best judges in such matters
affirm that from this time forward there will be no
checks to the rapid growth OF the city, and the in
creased value of real estate. They base this upon
the general supposition that no panics or excitements
can ever again affect its value as in times past, and
tia. tho people have at last an abiding faith in the
steady progress of San Francisco, which nothing can
ever again shake. San Francisco, too, occupies now
q position relatively to this part of the world similar
to that held by London, Paris and New York, to their
respective surroundings The world of capital,
wealth, fashion and business centers at the above
places, which represent those people and countries
IN each Of the above respects. So with San Francis
co it is the center, the capital Of the world of the
Pacific, and illustrates the tone and condition of the
whole western coast of America. This position it will
always hold, and must continue to increase in i'm
portance in all that makes a city rich and populous.
This is apprehended now in its fullest extent by our
people. and nothing can ever again shake their be-
lief in the grandeur Of its future destiny. Situated
on the finest bay in the world; backed by the most
productive mineral and agricultural country known
to man; looking out across the Pacific upon the coasts
of countries containing a third Of the population of
the globe, no superior geographical position could be
imagined. These facts are No longer regarded as the
dreams of enthusiasts They are looked upon as
certain, and hundred who a year ago were in doubt
% to retaining their homesteads in a city where, to
quote the words of sensible men during the Fraser
river excitement, ''the grass would grow in the
Streets are now reaping the reward of their faith in
San Francisco. The past is known. There is
nothing in tie future too brilliant to predict-yd!tG.
FIGHrIsG THE TIGER IN CHIcAGo-S2S. 900 WoN AT
FARo4A few nights since, while the honest and
peaceful citizens of this great metropolis were doing
upon their pillows, and those only walked whom vice
or crime kept from siumber, a curious scene was
Transporting in the inner apartment Of one of the most
fashionable aud we'll known faro banks in this city.
The parties present we're not numerous. AT one side
OF the table, and at the right of the dealer, sat a GER
tain well-known Kentucky gentleman, now a resi-
dent Of this city, and very popular as an auctioneer.
Opposite to him were two clerks from dry good stores
or Lake street. At the foot of the table were three
young gentlemen connected with certain, of our city
banks, and four professional fancy men. The game
commenced at four O'Clock in the afternoon. Ii was
now past three o'clock in the morning, and the con-
test was kept up with undininished vigor. Fortune
early in the evening had declared for the gentleman
on the right of the dealer and although luck occa-
sionasly deserted him, it again and again returned,
until his winnings were enormous.
He had up to this time won SIS, 900. The perspi-
ration stood in beaded drops upon the brows of the
young men, and as they nervously laid down their
counters on the squares, their hands shook with an
emotion they could not conceal. Even the practised
cooiaess Of the professional gamblers deserted them,
and they gnawed their lips in undisguised anxiety.
The Kentucky gentleman Suddenly laid down checks
to the amount of Sc. 900. and as the dealer began 20
draw out the cards from the silver box in which they
lie, left the table, and walked to the sideboard. The
cards are dealt, and the 5000 are lost This re-
duces the winnings of the Colonel to $4,000 A tenn
porary cessation Of the game takes place. \ hasty
supper is taken the Colonel proposes to play no
more : The others object they are firm in their be-
lief that luck has changed, and that they will win