The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-04-12
Foreign Summary.

VII InickefHy gets 4 monthly salary OF twelve
hundred and fifty dollars for his services as editor of
the COrHhjH .Hrgr-ius.
Cheyaiier Wyk0f. the Washington correspondent
Of the New York Hsr1Id. was summarily elected,
Feb. ]. from the House a. Representatives. at the in
stance q Hon Roger A. Pryor.
Rev Dr.. Joseph \ Alevlula-. Professor in the
theological Seminary, az Princeton, y J., died AZ
that place on saturday. Jan Is
The Boston publishes Of the Lie 9f C1Ui John
BrOtry sent 20 Mr.. Brown. Jan. -. n check for
$1,000. n her share Of the profits Of that book thus
far.
Mr.. David Hughe-, the solicitor who abscondei
from England, with Liabilities 70 his clien's amount
ing % ElGJ,OOD. had been trel and sentenced 10 ten
years penal Servifuie
TIE rev equestrian statue of Washington, by Clark
Mills. erected ~ the .'circIe." in Pennsylvania ave
nue.. Wa-hingtJa City, was iuauguratei on the 23i
Of February.
BIouiin has azcertained that there i 4 cbasm At
the balls Of Non;uorenci 400 feet long and $50 feet
deep H. intends 20 surpass his performance At
Niagara Fails by stretching his rope there mex, sum
mer.
It j. stated that the New York HsraId will shortly
declare for Gov. Z lnks for President. II il does. II
will be on Benefits Scotch principles-always in for
the "BlHks and braes.'
STURGEON 1t j. again stated, and this time on good
authority, that Sturgeon vii visit the United States
in n few months. The grand Tabernacle in london.
j. getting on; but II i now found that cSO,ODO J.
wartei 10 complete i, and not quite half that amount
is yet collected.
NOSET-N,NIA-The Boston T-1reler says cit
- stated that one Of our wealthiest merchants. who
has been engaged extensively IN trade with the Paci-
&c Coast Of South America, has become insane from
recent heavy losses, and will be taken TO an Insane
Asylum. He was fearful that he should die poor in
consequence Of hs losses, though worth half a mil
lion"
LOUISIANA SrGAR CRoP-Returns Of the sugar
crop from fOrty-three plantations in louisiana, show
n decrease Of S.574 hhis. from Last years crop. \
New Orleans merchant advises in the PicayUHe that
the whole crop does not exceed 10000 hhds.
\ young lady Of Boston. who INDUCED in an after
Moons sport on Jamaica Pond, during the extremely
cold weather, had her skates strapped on So tightly
that the circulation Of the blood in her feet was stop
ped. Both Of them, in consequence, were frozen, and
it was found necessary 70 amputate one in order 10
save her life.
The Botanical Garden Of the Gar of Russia con-
tains one Of the finest collections Of tropical plants in
Europe. The extent Of hot houses Is nearly a mile
and a half As there are only three warm months in
the year, the plants during this interval are forced rs
much as possible, 50 that the growth Of six months i
obtained in that time. and their productive qualities
kept mp to their normal s'anitrd.
THE Posi- OFFICE-Col. Russell has completed his
arrangements tor a Pony Express from st. Joseph IN
Missouri to the eastern terminus Of Col. Bees Cali
fornia telegraph, and the first Express left each end
of the line on the 3i Of April, 20 make the distance
within ten DAYS. Government has nothing To 10 with
the enterprise. II Is the result entirely OF private
energy and capital. There are eighty stations, twenty
five miles apart Horses and riders are now placed
ofthe line. Ii Is expected that relerraphic advices
from New York. under this arrangement. Will tie
regularly received at Sun Francisco after May lst,
but ZEN days oh.
PAxAMA-The most exorhi'ant charge for rail-
road fare IN the world. probably i upon the Panama
Railroad. across the ISthmu~ Of that name. The
road i forty seven AMI one half miles long, and the
fare IS twenty-five dollars. California passengers,
mail. and specie are compelled 10 use rhe road, and
it Is no wonder its stock j. held NJ l350lD in Wall
street.
Pc H. P,b.r, 7 Rre.Eerridra the uucl. Of the
Vice President, an old man Of 20 years Of age, has
Just written a powerful letter to his nephew, the Vice
President Of the United States. imploring him to be
true to the Union III these days Of reasonable Ian
guage He declares that secession i not an ''ail0w-
able alternative in any event. anl he lenies the
fright Of any court. any president, any congress. any
state. any combination Of states under heaven, 10
abolish from among men that highest OF all human
titles-au American citizen
Selling liquor to slaves Is a serious evil in New
Orleans. and the PicHygae complains That all AZ
tempts 70 convict the tavern keepers engaged in it
have failed. while every slave owner has ~palpahle
proof that his servants are .iruukarl~. One case i
mentioned Of a gentleman owning eighty slaves, Of
whom. in spite # MI i vigilance. ~furiv-two were
Incorporate, and e the whole II the male slaves he
has owuei in twenty years one-hnlf have died Of de-
lirium tremen-.
Although the m 'nufac;ure Of coal oil has heen con-
si1ered very profitable, a correspondent Of the Scien-
ffc american asserts that If the many Companies
that have embarked in n but one or two have ever
paid divideuls. This i largely owing, It i said, to
the ignorance Of those who attempt the manufacture.
How little some reiners knew about their business
was evidenced IN the fact that some Of them paid from
twenty-five To forty cents per gallon for crude oil, Of
which II took three 20 four gallons 10 make a gallon
of pure C.l-thus paying more for the crude article
than the market value Of the sale1ble product. The
production az oil has far out-stripped the demand,
and prices have consequently diminished.
The person who shipped the cargo of ZONES from
SebtstopaI, whose arrival in England created 50 much
uneasine~z. writes from Odessa. that the bones were
campment The Crnveyarls in the Crimel are said
to bc thoroughly protected. He also states that Of
the fleet sunk n Seba~fopol, only one vessel raised up
TO the present, has been considered worthy OF rcpara-
ton. the steamer Turk. which i now being recon-
stru.tei NJ NicoIaief About 300 tons Of broken can
non have been dug ont Of the debris Of the %fortifca-
tion<. and upwards Of -, 200 tons Of broken shot and
she'll have been collected. Nine Of the Inflated IT,
gers guns have been sent home by Mir. France.
AHBEEaaIs-Th recent finding Of a large quantity
Of ambergris IN the body Of a dead whale discovered
floating on the ocean. has attracted considerable az
teution to the nature and peculinrities Of the article.
II i a solid, Opaque, fatty substance. found on the
sea-coast. or sometimes floating on the sea, chiefly in
the tropical regions. II i Of various colors, but
chiefly Of a deep ash-colorci yellow. II i most fire.
nuentlv found in small fragments and usually IN the
inte-tjues of the spernaceti whale and i supposed To
be the cause or the result Of disease in that animal
After "A short exposure to the air and washing, It's
oior Is fragrant. and Is increased by heating II
thrown on hot Goals. it burns, and i entirely dissi-
mated. II i not soluble either in water or the acids.
Ether. ammonia. and oil dissolve IT.: but alcohol acts
only on a portion. and i therefore useful in Analysing
IL. CauStic aIkalies combine with It and form a
soap: and it Is also used in peTfumery. &c.