The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-11-01
FOREICNi NEWS.

By the arrival On Friday Of the bark Comet, and
the clipper ship Storm King. on Monday. we have
tiyiees from san Francisco to Oct. IA, New York TO
Sept %, and Europe to Sept. IA.
: The news is quite interesting, both from the
United States and Europe. In Italy. Gen. Garibaldi
had entered Naples amid the rejoicings Of the popu-
lace. and King Bomba with the royal family had
fed
We give below a general summary of the news re-
eei7ed
Pacific Side.
0REG0S.-Two u. 5. Senators were elected by the
legislature on the ID Of October,-CoI. E. D. Baker,
Republican, and /. w. Nesmith, Douglas Democrat.
The election was not anticipated and took all parties
by surprise. II is the first time a Republican Senator
has been chosen from the Paci6c side, and caused
great demonstration in San Francisco, on the arrival
sfthe news. Salutes were fred in San Francisco
and throughout the State
STEAMER AccIDEST-The steamer J. L. Stepfens.
on her passage to Panama, broke her engine, near
Acapulco, and leaving her passengers Mt that port,
returned in tow of the Golden Gate to San Francis
co. This accident would delay the arrival of the
next mail, which would be brought on by the steamer
Washington, which was expected in San Francisco
about the 18th.
BEEF ~ CALIFogNIA-Six butchering firms of
Stockton advertise, thai from and after October LIST,
they viii sell beef at the following rates For rouud,
chuck. plate, and naval pieces, s cents per pound
Tor slriOin, porter-house, and prime ribs, twelve and
a half cents per pound. They state, in connection
With this, that they will furnish for this price, the
best quality Of American beef aud that it is as low
Is II can be afforded.
STEAMER FAREs-To New York, sailing the 1st,
IIth, and 2lst, of each month-First Cabin, $3.50
ard S25 /; Second Cabin, SlI5 Storage, S125
which IS exclusive Of the State tax on each ticket Of
81 80 To Oregon and Victoria, leaving every ten
aays-Fare to Portland, Cabin, $40 4; Steerage, $50 ;
70 Victoria. Cabin, $40 Storage, SO.
IHE DAsHAvAYs-They are still to work in San
francisco, says the Pacific. NObly do they stand
.? their colOrs, and from AL that we can see, ere "a
warmly and Enthusiastically engaged as when they
arst launched their bark Ii is emphatically a San
francisco institution. Ii hOurshes here as IL does
nowhere else although there are many vigorous
saxlliaries far and near. We feel proud of such 4
maa as Frank Whitney. He is one of n thousand.
lie seetas TO have been made for this very work, and
today San Francisco may justly feel indebted to his
uncsasing energy in keeping up the Dashaway So
sety, which, IN its turn, keeps down intemperance
iron ri0ting in its former rampant crimes and dis
Orders Many predicted that at the end Of the first
year the excitement and the order would die IL IS
more alive now than ever. The Dashaways have
gone TO work to purchase the property on which
her hall is built. The amount asked is $4,000
They will raise it.
Eastern States.
The political fever continued TO run high. increas-
iug every day. The Presidential election takes place
Unin.
CRoPs-Throughout the West. the crops were
being harvested and resulting in an enormous yield.
me yield OF wheat Is so large ia some localities Of
minnesota, th.t owners Of t~hrashing machines are
CaerIng to thrash out the products of some fields for
tae excess over thirty bushels per acre. The usual
1Ues one-tenth. They are calculating on n yield
9oSer 30 bushels per acre.
FIXES PEAE--The Pixies Peak Express arrived
81 Lonis on the Goth, with S45,St5 IN dust, be-
saes some $4,000 in the hands Of passengers. This
stne heaviest treasure arrival this season. Business
Spenyer was fast reyiving, and the streets present
very Ively appearance. The news from the mines
Is Encouraging.
Abb C. F. M-The debt Of the Am. Board Of
Foreign Missions has now been provided for, the re-
Saps for July having reached the handsome sum OF
sOSD3 u, or nearly 50, 900 for every week day
UtaIs amount, Massachusetts, contributed 81 ,ulZ,
@a New York S2I ,SSS.
announces for the first Of September, a target shoot
Ig for rifles, open to all Germany, Switzerland,
Nsgun, Holland, and England, the prize shot 70 be
nhiis, with turrets, a lake, and grottO on the Rhine
Sank, opposite COblentz. The French complain Of
ing debarred the chance Of winning such n
Property.
= learn that the telegraph poles are set within
Mfety miles OF Fort Kearny, and although they have
S= hauled fifty miles on the western portion OF the
d de the company is putting up FIVE or six miles per
~, The poles will be up to Fort kearny by the
lille OF October, and the wire about the LIST OF No
n0er- The company has pushed the construction
= rapidly in order to have the line ready 10
u'mit the November election news by Pony TX
- from Fort Kearny, which will insure q gain OF
AIRY two days over the present time. The contract