The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-11-08
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- axlriet To aIltb the New York
ting stallion and late competitor of : Patchen.'
I.dv franklin is to visit Chicago ON invitation of
y.vcr Wentworth and several PROMINENT citizens.
T. : said she silI come a. FAR as California.
Brovx UP-A Russian mau-of war, which re-
ii lately from the Pacific, had been blown IN in
" Galf Of Finland. very near ReveI. Only thirty
.s-zsus reached shore Was this one Of the steamers
lately here:
Madame Jenny Lind GoIdschmidr. with her hus-
,and aud two children, had arrived at her native
- Stockholm, where she received a most enthusias-
nc welcome
Az ABOUT THE PRrNCE-The Prince Of Wales
,+sfted the st. Loais fair grounds Oct. / $1,000
,er.ons we're present. The day was fine. All passed
"a we'll. To-day, Oct 2,) the Prince left for Gin
suitable apartments are being prepared (Oct. 2,)
IN the presidential mansion at Washington, for the
prince OF Wales. and the chiefs Of his suite. A ball
Ill be given in the east room.
II i determined that the Prince Of Wales is to dine
with the President on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct.
lOth and 18th. and with Lord Lyons on Friday, re-
,uru ny on Saturday. The Diplomatic corps will be
;nvitei to dine at the White House, oue-h4lf each
day, taken in the order Of seniority.
A Costly VIsTT-It Is estimated that the recep-
ton Of His Royal Highness the Prince Of Wales, will
est the Provincial. Government Of the Canadas no
kss a sum than 81 900. 900, independent Of the vast
amount spent by the different towns.
The christeniD4 of the infant daughter Of the Prin-
cess Frederick William took place on the l4th Of
Aug. At POtsiam- The child received the names Of
tctOEL LtOt NNE1l IlUN
SALE OF BAcrRIAS CAMELs-We are informed that
stthe sale Of the Bactrisn cameIs. on the Bay ID strict
Fair grounds, two Of the animals were sold at the
prices Of Si75 and Si25, espectively.-S F. BuIIe-
tin
OIendOrff. whose name appears on most grammars
Of foreign languages used in the United States, is not
myth. rs many suppose, but n substantial member
Of the human family, who has amassed u large for
tune from his g~rammarS-
Much comment has been causel in newspaper
circles by the discovery Of the fact that the Private
Secretary Of the President is engaged in sending spe-
cI dispatches to the New York Herald, and that
they are sometimes submitted to the President before
they are sent. No wonder that this journal endorses
every thing that the President does. The gentleman
alluded to has since resigned. and Mr.. GrOssbrenner
appointed in his place.
An English officer, who owes his life to ;ho careful
attention and nursing of Florence Nightingale, has
presented her with 4 small repeating watch la n ring.
IL cylinder II made Of an Oriental ruby ; its dame
ter is the ffty fourth part II an inch ; its length, the
brty-seventh and its weight, the two-hundreth part
Of grain
G.RIBsLDI CELEBE .TIOS-The Italians were in
high glee yesterday, celebrating the news of the ell
trance OF Garibaldi into Naples, and the consequent
freeiOm Of Italy. The Sandman tri-colOr-green.
white and red-was hOisted on Telegraph Hill in the
morning. and received u salute OF seven guns. Sal
VOC Of artillery were also fired, Mt noon and at sunset,
IN honor Of the great event. The Sandman flag vas
flying from the principal Sandman and Italian dwell
Iugs about town.--dta.
PUGIrsTs IN QUoD-The prize-fghting fraternity
Of the United States have had their delicate nerves
shocked by the rude treatment Of two of their number
by one of the Boston courts John Turner, a pugilist
of that place, known as the a. The Babe and An
drew Gidlaw, n fellow resident and professor Of the
same art, have been sentenced to the Massachusetts,
penitentiary for one year, for having fought OH one Of
the islands Of Boston haTbOr. The fraternity have
unanimously voted that Hub Of the Universe to be .
mean. one-hOrse place
LIGHTLY T~AxED.-Georgia is one of the most -four
ishing States in the Union, and one Of the best
wnrna -, Ia SanVI- 81 -. - - Il -.
taxed, which Is the secret doubtless, Of the great
develOpement given 10 Its manufacturing industry.
Taking all the taxes, State, county and city, and in
no part Of the State will they be higher than one
eighth of one per cent.
GREAr FOUR-MILE RACE AT NEW YoRK-The
fOur-mile race over the Fashion Course, New York,
recently, for = purse of SO, 900, was won by
Planet, who distauced CoRgGTee, on the first heat.
Ii appears that soon after the race commenced, rain
set IN and poured down in torrents. Planet, who is
owned by the Messrs. Dowsell, of Virginia, is 5 years
old. and carried ia pounds. CoHgdree is 8 years
old, carried 1U4 pounds, and is owned by Mr.. Pur-
year, of South Carolina. The race was witnessed by
. large number of Southerners, especially from Vir-
ginia. South Carolina and Louisiana. The Hon. John
" Bolts was among the number, and it is estimated
that from 100000 to $500, 900 changed hands on
the result.
Prof Anderson, known as the Wizard Of the North,
after an absence OF several years, has returned to
this city, and resumed his exhibitions at the Winter
Garden He has made many additions to his wonder
full feats Of magic and legerdemain, which he frankly
tells his audiences are performed not by magic, but
BY ingenious deception, OF by the aid of science. His
Illustrations Of spiritual rappings exceed all the per-
fOrmances Of pretended spiritualists, aud serve, in
Connection with his lectures, to show up the i'm
posture of spiritualism- He performs his experiments
10 open light. while they perform their tricks in the
dark ~. y. piper.
TREMENDOUS MELoS.-On the counter of q fruit
Dealers establishment on Merchant street, there lies
to-day a watermelon Of immense proportions. 1t is
about the size, to be definite, of \ fine lady's Sarato-
IN trunk anil ia weight 4. inst 6Sl mounds IL /
comes from the field of MIR. Briggs of Marysville.
This gentleman, by the way We believe, traces back MS
fortune. and refers his fine peach-Orehard, to a water
melon. DIsSusted with the way things were working
at his stand on Clay street wharf in fhe old times Of
San Francisco, he went up country, and sOwed some
watermelon seeds, from which the first year he
cleared $4,000. After that it was easy TO make
things 90, but it is seldom that either money or ma
nure succeeds in raising u single melon that weighs
6i pounds IS +. BsHetia.
European.
We have teiegraphic London dates to Sept. l6.
The intelligence from Syria and the East generally
leads Us to hope that the scenes of massacre have come
to an end.
The skies of Europe are very Threatening. i gene
raj conflict among the European powers is seriously
apprehende1.
The Liverpool Times, in an article headed, "The
coming struggle" says War IS inevitable. There
will be no permanent peace in Europe until we have
had another great continental strife Of arms. Events
now approach so rapidly to n climax that We may
. any morning ~ FeIu w news VI Struggle
which may involve all the Great Powers before its
termination"
NIkizzl. the son Of Marco Petrovitch, had been pro-
claimed Prince OF Montenegro At Cetiguo, in place Of
the asslssinated Prince DanielO.
The French Government has already made known
to the European Governments that its proposal for
raising Spain To the rank Of a Great Power, having
given rise to QUESTIONS, it will not endeavOr for the
present to carry it out
1t is reasserted, that a threatening note from Aus
tria, on the subject Of the Garibaldi expedition, would
shortly be forwarded TO the Court Of Turin.
Italy.
The news from Italy by each arrival. becomes more
and more Interesting We nuhlish m ACCOUNT of The