The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-16
Foreign Summary.

Thomas Corwin Hunt, late receiver Of public monies
at Natchitoches, Louisiana, Is a defaulter TO the gov
eminent for $1,000.
Lord John Russell has formally accepted the invi-
tation to the Prince Of Wales TO visit New York.
The number Of visitors to the Greqt Eastern is
daily increasing 1t reduced rates. They now exceed
5000 daily.
Hicks the pirate, was executed at Bellows Island
New York, July l.. \ large number of persons
were present.
At New York, on the I1th July x-Councilman
Kerrigan attempted to shoot Alderman Genet in the
City Hall Park, for attempted violence on the per-
son of his (Kerrigan's) sister.
During the last year, says The Lancet, the women
of Great Britain have borne above 1000 children a
day, 796, 100 in the year; but death struck down
above 1900 a day. 503,oO2 in the year-and re-
duced the natural increase of population to little
more than 700 n day.
The JAPANESE AND THE HERALD FAMILY.-On the
10Th the Committee received an invitation from Mrs.
and Mr.. james Gordon Bennett in New York, re-
qucsting the honor of the ambassadors company to n
matinee at Font Washington on the morning follow
ing. The Japanese accepted the invitation and visit
Ell the splendid mansion Of the Elitor of the HerdlT.
\ young girl eighteen years Of age, was struck
blind on the 3lst ult, in the city Of Baltimore, under
singular and aweinspiring circumstances. She had
been accused by her aunt OF falsehoOd, which she
positively denied, calling upon God to strike her
blind if she WAS not telling the truth. In a moment
after she lost her oversight and confessed her guilt.
\ correspondent in Florence writes as follows, con-
corning the personal appearance OF MISS Evans, the
author Of = Adam Bede'' and The Mill On the
4 Floss:
"She would be called ugly by ;houghtless per-
sons, but the more discriminating pronounce her
intelligent and interesting in appearance. Miss
Evans i a woman of forty (probabiy), tall in stature,
large in build. Of fair complexion. golden hair, fine
teeth. light eyes, long nose, and the face Il altOgeth-
er long. In the hcavinsss IF jaw and highuess OF
cheek bones. she greatly resembles q German. The
expression Of her face i gentle and amiable. while
her manner is particularly timid and retiring
DouGL,s WILL NoT DEcLrSE.-Thc Washington cor
respondent Of the New York Hsr4If, writing under
on foot for the last three days, 10y the respective
friends OF Douglas and Breckenridge, among whom
were several men in high position. TO get them both
20 withdraw from the held, with the view OF putting
some unexceptiOuable man in the ring AGAINST Lin
coin. Douglas and hs friends positively decline any
such arrangement. The - Little Giant says he has
enlisted for the war, and will not leave the held.
This course will lose him many friends.
NEW on LANPs-The merchants of New Bedford
have lately held a meeting to devise means by which
more whale oil shall be used. Lard, camphene. coal,
and lastly, snbierranean oil springs, make such a
vigorous competition with the town. IN the great IN
terest 10 which it owes its chief wealth, that there IS
danger of its decline in commercial rank There Is
obviously nothing to be done, but 10 make n whaling
pond Of one Of our mighty lakes. By Introducing
the sperm Of the whale into II, 4 source Of supply
may be created to compete with the Western hog.
The quality Of the oil might be improved by feeding
the whales on hogs; but there - no apparent way OF
getting rid Of the coal mines and springs. Premiums
for new lamps have been offered to the extent Of some
FIVE thousand dollars.
The HAMBURG SWANS feeling Of deep grief,
akin to thar which j. experienced on the death Of a
human being, IN whom We have had a sympathetic
interest, was spread over New York City, by the an
uouucement that seven Of the twelve Hamburg
Swans, at the Central Park, died suddenly. The
natural supposition IS that they ate something poison
Gus IL i incredible that any person could be either
80 thoughtless or so cruel A. to give poison 10 those
birds knowingly. IL i said that visitors have been
in the habit Of throwing food TO them, which leaves
room for the suspicion that they have died by poison
given in that way
AMERICAN CRIMINAL Laws EXTENDED TO CERTAIN
FOREIGN CoTNTRIFs-AmOng the acts passed by the
late session Of Congress, was one 10 carry into effect
certain stipUlatiOus in the treaties between the
UuiteI States and China, Japan, Siam, Turkey, Per-
sia. Tripoli Tuuis, Morocco and Muscst, by which