The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-01-19
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Weeks Later from the East.

D. .-a arrival on the 1Jtn- OF the KIS=.1u steamers
80 All RyaE4, 10 days from san Francisco,
- n the back Yankee on the 18th, we have
: r-tn.fs,o papers to the 81 Of January New
= d,,ss 70 Dec. ., AMI LONDON a1yices (overland)
VII. Tie news Is important and interesting
ra brrE Yaatee arrived over on the 9th, Il days
-.re The whlIiug bark Tsmpest, Allen, arriv-
r--sr On the 27,h. p days passage, having sailed
1~z this port On the 9TH.
rrr STEAMERS FOR NEW ToRk.-The prices Of
.,re 70 New York, charged by the steamers which
- December 90, were as follows On the Sonora
st cabin, sI32; main cabin, SIO7; second cabin.
=. storage, 81 30. On the Ori=G5G-promeu-
10 deck. sI37 30; saloon, S1O7; s,eerage, $40 80.
No Sonora took out 253 passengers, and 81 ,sl2,53G
% Treasure.
DAMAGE TO THE 81 GOyTzA.F-Capt. Knight, q
he Gonef-a, denies that his ship hal sunk, as re-
.rred. During the heavy gale Of 81 December, how
Ger the ship was driven from her anchors ashore in
gesI.s Canal, near Slybec, Puget Sound, where she
rs taking IN a cargo Of lumber, bilging her on the
surtoari side, AMI badly straining her hull. She
gas kept afoat until taken TO Seabcck, where she
vs. laid on the beach, for the purpose Of holding =
arvey.
vrroa1A-The foreign imports at Victoria, FOR the
nsnth Of November, amounted to SlJ3,S7O. The
III dust shipment to san Francisco by the last
.tsansr was 100000. This shows her TO
e in 4 prosperous state.
United States, East.
opening of Congress-The ~Speakership.
ST. LOUIS. Monday, December s,
10 o'clock, p. NJ
We have full telegraphic aIyices received from
Washington, says the SIN Francisco Bulletin, en-
.-,;ing the proceedings AMI incidents Of the meeting
The House Of representative was called to order
II noou, by vi. Allen, the clerk Of the body during
As; Congress, who holds over until = Speaker Is
Elected.
Long before the time Of meeting, the ample gale
res Of the new Representative Hall were filled nearly
70 s~ufOcatiOn with n dense mass Of spectators, lnciud-
NJ many ladies'. The general anticipation that the
eperins would be 4 scene Of intense excitement, has
bought hitler an unusually large number Of stran-
-ers to witness the organization, and take part in
xha,eyer may turn up The greatest interest IN the
inpending struggle il manifested by all parties In
Iced, the Speakership seems, at this time, TO have the
hsciuation Of an exciting game of gambling, 50 even
IRE considered the chances of the respective parties,
and so uncertain the result.
At the calling of the roll, only seven members
wore absent, viz. James \. Stallworth, Of Alabama,
Dem. y j. VI. Landrum, of Louisiana, Dem. y
John t. Brown, of Kentucky, (Dem. y Green Adams,
iKsntucky, (Southern Opp , Thomas G.. Hindman
All Albert Rust, of Arkansas, (bOth Denis y and
~. Hamilton, OF Texas, tDem-)
Every Republican and Anti-LecomptOn Democratic
y in his seat.
\ notion to adjourn tmade, it is supposed, by q
Democrat, with a view Of pOstPoning business until
he Democratic abscntees should arrive) was mega
tIeI.
Ga motion Of Nr. Phelps, of Missouri, 1t was agreed
70 proceed ut once to the election Of a Speaker rirG
r5cs. and the following named candidates were put
in nomination., viz
John Sherman, Of Ohio, Rep. Galusha \. Grow,
u PennsyIvania, Rep. John G. Davis, of Indiana,
anti Lecompton Dem John Hickman, ct Pennsyl-
vlnia, Anti-LecOmptOn Dem Thomas 5 Bocock, OF
Virginia, Administration Dem. Alexander K Boteler,
southern Opp.
Thomas y. Florence. Of Pennsylvania, moved an
adjournment until tomorrow. The election OF q
Speaker, he said, was q matter of large Importance ;
aRi Is there were several members absent, who we're
undoubtedly detained by accidental causes, it would
te an act Of courtesy to give them an opportunity Of
Icing present. .
The proposition was received with n shout OF No
70 chiefly from the Republican side Of the ball.
John Cochrane, OF New York, expressed the hope
tkat the motion would be Withdrawn He thought
il best TO proceed at once to work, and test the feel
isg Of the House by balloting.
Nr. Cobb, Of Alabama, urged the propriety OF
having ore ballot for Speaker, if no more
The motion for an adjournment was then with
iFasn, anil the House proceeded to ballo; for Speaker,
with the follc wing result