The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-02-23
Arrival of the Frances Palmer.

AMI - and January = She brings the usual freight
ami passengers, which a given in another column.
The oloNing embraces the principal items Of news:
California;.
TIE SsGIytw.-This steamer has not vet saiIel FOR
China she maize a successful trial trip Of four
day. Though deeply loaded, her speed averaged II
mfes per ho.s. II vas uncertain when she would
saII Gr China, but IT was expected she would leave
about the middle Of February, and will probably be
our next arrival from the coast
IS-tSE-The friends of 3ir. Joseph \. Post viii
regret % hear that ne has been declared insane ~ a
COMMITTEES Of physicians NJ Sacramento and ordered
% be sent 70 Stockton. Only n few years since, Mr..
Poet and his brother were among the heaviest ship
ping merchants ia the State.
STEAMER BATEs-The rates % passage by the Old
Eae -teluess % the 9th February, are a. follows:
First cabin, upper saloon, SlJ7 50; lower saloon,
slU1sSsecond cabin SJ5l steerage, S47 80 The
Vanderbilt steamer carries for = little les.
OvEELsSD A.IL-Ths institution appears 70 be
gaining In public favor. Over eight thousand letters
arrived by the overland mail on Monday from the
Eastern States. This l. by tar the large-t mail yet
received Postmaster Weller has received directions
70 send all letters Overland hereafter, unI.ss
m0rfsd "DiH PGHama-" nth
COCSTEEFEITs-BOgu half and quarter dollars
(AmerIcau) are about Look out for them. The
shabby counterfeit J. dated 1883, and has the 49,
mars % lie san Francisco Mint On IT, The ease with
which the teeth sink into il on biting, and its dull
leIleu look viii prevent any ones being deceived,
who has his eyes open, or q sound tOOth.-BuHsiH.
I1yEY BaEs.-Au auction sale By NcRuer & Mer-
I'll took place IA san Francisco, Jan -. The bid
ding was s~piritless, the market being surfeitei with
the large impOrtltiOus that have within tie past
month been pouring III upon Us from the East by the
Panama steamers; over 1000 hives have come TO
hIuI during the m9lth II January, and IN couse-
queuce prices have dec.iusI to about Eastern home
cost The business. has been Oyerlone-thc sales to-
day would scarcely average more than SO per hive,
the best commanding 50 per hive. IL Is known that
barge quantities axe Jet u arrive that must result in
n total loss 10 all ~ the trade. There - one difficulty
Attending the raising Of bees ~prodtably from hives
thus imported from New York, more or less bees IN
every hive lie on the voyage. \ queen bee Is Of
course just as likely % die As any other u the swarm,
AMI should that be the case, the swarm IS OF no prac-
teal value TO the purchaser. This j., therefore, a
r-G that every buyer Of these auction bees has to run.
This. to some extent, may BE- the reason why the price
has fallen 80 rapidly y few months since good hives
were worth : 80 to SlOO each.
STEAMSHIP WHECKED.-The steamship .N0rHeaer,
Capt Dali, struck Il suHkeu rock near Cape Mendo-
emo, when on her passage from san Francesca 10
Oregon and Victoria Capt. Dali was on deck when
she struck, and immediately ordered the pumps set
in motion The ship swung of the rock Instantly
after she struck, but II was soon aSceTtaiued that the
pumps, which were all in good working order. were
wholly incapable of keeping her aiOat for any length
OF time. She WIS then headed for shore, aud run in
till sine struck, when an anchor was let 90. Between
thirty aud forty persons were lost in her, among
them MIR. Daily o! Portland, Oregon, and Mr.. BLOm-
field, son of the late Bishop Of Lch8On.
QUICKEsT TIME oN RECORp.-The Overland Mail
from ST. Louis arrived at FirebIugh's Ferry, near
Los Angeles, Iith January, at fifteen minutes past six
O'Clock, bringing the Presidents message, having
made the trip IN fifteen days and four hours
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH--This long looked for fore
runner Of the overland railroad is now in progress,
and bids fair to be completed during 1860. 1t has
been constructed a distance Of 900 miles west from
st. Louis. and also from san Francisco u distance Of
100 miles towards Los Angeles An exchange says
Of il: ''Fhe Western Union Te!egI aph Company are en-
gagged in a telegraph enterprise OF "a magnitude which
fully entities II To Oe cLi>Sed with the efforts which
are being made 10 connect Europe and America The
above uIuei parties, with others on the Pacific side,
have actually commenced, and are earnestly carrying
forward, the construction OF u telegraph line from IT.
Louis 70 san Francisco, under the patronage Of the
New Yosk Associated Press, and the press in other
cities co nectei with il, IN the Atlantic States, and
the san Francisco Bulletin aud Sacramento Union,
on the Pacific si,Ie. The line on the east end has been
completed for nearly three hundred miles west Of st.
Louis, on the route OF the Oyerlsnd mail, and about
two huHIrei and hfty miles on the west end from san
Francisco
Emitted States.
WAsmSCTox, JAxu,aY j-Up to this date, no
Speaker had been elected. This day two ballots were
taken Tor Speaker. On tine hr-t Sherman the repub-
icau candidates, hal lU4 v0tes-neceSsary To 4
choice, IO7, Nalldigham (UenUcratic) received 90
votes, GIImer l., and scattering - On the second
ballot. Sherman bad IJ3; BOcOck 80; Wilson Is;
Davis y; scattering 2S-ueCe-saTy to a choice, 100.
The result will undoubtedly be the election Of the re-
publican candidate (Sherman,) aS soon rs the house
gets tired OF sighting over the matter.
JAS. 4-The Mexican treaty was sent to the SEN
ate to-day After an carly Cabinet conference on the
subject, II was referred 10 the Committee on Foreign
which, ~ constituted, viii report IL back
fIvOrably. An attempt will be made to rush it
through, but the Republicans intend to have a
thorough discussion Of the whole subject, regardless
Of a pretended urgency
The Presidents Message was sent into Congress on
the 9th OF Dec. An abstract Of it will be found on
our fourth page
Tn z 80 VE.ar,N~rr~ To-fxr Tho Iaa.L &c +L;g
writer and politician i greatly re
greted BY all classes capable of approaching his
worth. Few men have done 20 much To distinguish
themselves IN literature and his name viii have an
.mperishlble reuOwu. amongst the standard works in
libraries OF the world; and his conduct as a d-
DJmatist has enleIrei him 10 those with whom he
VAS brought in contact in the Course Of business
CrAH-The delegate from Utah will, after the or
ganizttion q the House, present the application Of
Territory for admission into the Union. They
adopted q constitution several years ago. lie re-
presents THAI Utah has a population Of 10000, and
u the MOTmJus we're allowed 10 elect their officers
would be almost Is well satisfied with 4 Terrific
pal A. a State organization, and probably be willing
10 pay the expenses Of their Government beside
THE PIRATE YACHT WASDEREK--The SLAYER Han
igrsr has arrived AZ Boston in charge of Mr.. Henry
Welton, from the vicinity Of the Western Islands.
Her story. though long In its details, may be briefly
SUMMED up On the 10Th Of October she LETT the
vicinity Of Savannah without 4 Custom House clear
l1ce. under the command OF Captain Lincoln Patteu,
Of Bath, who forced part Of the men on board TO 60 10
SEA She went 10 Flores, obtained some supplies Of
water and provisions, but. requiring MORE, went TO
sea and spoke = French bark, the master Of which
promised the desired supplies. Patten, with a boat
and mur men, went on board Of her; and then Mr..
Henry WeItcn, with the consent OF the crew, took
Command, left the captain on board the bark, and
shaped the UHuGsrsr's course for the United States
i now in the charge Of the Custom House au-
thorities, but VIII be delivered TO the District AttOr-
icy. !
PrErH.sz OF ylorxr yERSov-The Regent Of the
Mount Vernon L1iies' Association reports that
-Ij3.333 80 has been paid toward the Liquidation Of
debt OF S2OD,UJD, assumed by the Association
The interest on the three bonds, amounting TO So
ly! -. making the whole amount paid over to Mr..
y lshingt0n. including principal aud interest. Sly3,-
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