The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-09-13
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- IN Rachel when living, and now the undisyute.
gf tragedy, mas been engaged for three
e. a. -. Petersburg, by order Of the Gar, at Z
slL-y q -zp.v'J-
r.. yew Tork Trijuae publishes a list II over
ga murders which have been committed ia New
~ civ within the last three years, without one Of
- rerpe;rators being discovered
me ,iiyflul! who might be better employed and
-. -h1ws N iulcf4riKab.e industry worthy Of some
- sansIDre, has discovered that tine number Of
- in 4 busheI Gg wheat weighing sixty pounds.
:. rowarls Of six hundred and thirty nine thousand.
Tfg WoELD-This = the nIme Of q new daily, Just
s..rf.i In New York. II j. printed on a handsome
.basr u eight pages, at one cent a copy II promises
,--lss -pecilI attention 20 religious matters. ! lit
he infusion ofTeIigion among the View York daiiies
- certainly be q novelty and can do no harm. The
NIL f. ably conducted. and Il II proves honest and
fpfsrenient, it may do a world Of good.
The new ;. pink, . has recently been imported from
rrt11 r has dJwers three inches in diameter, color
n crimson. SPOTTED ami elgei with white, with q
,sr.e.y appearance, and very prolific Of flowers.
T.. nlrIe - DilnthUs ChiEensis Heiuewign.
During the past year, 1859. Mr.. J. b. Cough the
T,mperlnss Lecturer, delivered lTj Of his Addresses
:, te provinces of England, 10 ia Exeter Hall, and
T0fn the theatres, halls and chapel- Of London. In
he provinces 1t i estimated that over 40, 900 listen
I1 hs arguments and appeals. and over 1000
sz-rsi the p.elgs Of total abstinence
views can now be sent from England % san Fran
cisco ia nineteen lays eHd n hair!
Ca--fus ". Clay i making anji--layery speeches in
Eeutucky. and brayeIy battling public opinion
ForL Sro5ttCH-yesuyius has constantly been
Whiting Lawn since the Ist Of May, 1888.
Hr. Hyatt, the refractory Hirper's Ferry witness,
has been liberated from prison by the Senate.
Dr.. Pepper has been elected heal q the Peuusyl-
vanfl University. What 4 hot headed University il
vii be-
Am5ng the acts orthe Revised Penal Cole Of Penn
s7Ivan.l, passed during the session II the Legisll-
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sse,k loosely or pr0hnely Of God, Christ. the Holy
Gbos'. or the Bible. liable 10 an Indictment for
bLt-phsuy. the penalty for which i n Euc not exceed
f,r one h1ndred dollars o. imprisonment not exceed
ing three months. or both NJ the discretion & the
Court.
Tommy the sprightiy interpreter Of the Japan
ss Embassy. involved himself In n " mus-. at
Philadelphia. On Moniiy, a beautiful young lady,
with d good deal " hluteur in her manners, declined
q let him ki-s her. where upon she young Tycoon
declared sbe q was much Id proud"
VIM. II. Webb. ship builder OF New York, has
been presented with 4 gott suuff-box, enriched with
diamonds, by the Emperor Of Russia, for his skill III
bufTIing the General ADMIRAL ir his Majesty. And
Cart. Comst0ek, for his skill IN navigating the same
from New York to Cronstalt, has received q diamond
rn,.
W. II. Newell. formerly Of the California CHroHi-
es. and 1T one time n resident Of Honolulu, has
b5aght into the New York Srpioy Times.
Nav WSGEs.-A circular from the Navy Depart
meIt 10 the commandments OF ytTl= likes tue cJLu-
pensltion Of master mechanics ~ Sl,2JO per annum,
excepting master ship carpenters, who will receive
SI.iG0.
The ARvY-The total strength, Of the United
States army ON the fest IF July was 10 ,G67.
NovEL ESTEEPEIsE-The construction Of 4 ship
elual across Cape Cod j. contemplated. The enter
prise IS deemed practicable, AMI United States en-
gineers are expected to commence the survey shortly.
AyoruEE Boy GOSE Wallace Strong, a 81 year
Oh. sou 81 the Rev. j. ID. Strong, was lost, about 9
O'Clock this morning on Montgomery street, san
Fnucisco-lTrror, -Aug. IL
REsTGxED.-Lieut. Charles T.. ThOrbun, who was
with the Pacii; exploring expedition, which
this port ia the FSHimOrs Cooper, some months
since, has resigned
, Lord PaImerston annually sends out twenty young
men and the sIme number OF young women from his
estate TO Canada, NJ his own expense. All their
egitimate wants are provided Tor, not cEly as TAR as
Quebec. but 20 the end of the Journey They are Sc
.ectel from the largest families ON the estate
PaoDucE ExpoRTs.-The ships Jab05 Bel, Cham
pioa. HTd Ranger, Lizzie SD1uifiag, PGmPerO,
R1e5er, Comet, Georges and Corper are now load
Ing 1t various whnryes along our city front with Cali
6rnia produce. and IL - calculated Will carry away
TO Melbourne, New York and HOugkOng over ten
thousand tons Of its. T. Mirror.
The -Mea0ri1i BOrteiais says. that near st. Sewer
there lives an old soldier with a false leg, 4 false arm,
a glass eye, n complete set OF tiise teeth, a nose OF
silver, covered with substance initiating flesh, and 4
silye plate replacing part Of his skull. He was u
uuder Napoleon, and these are Lis trophies
GREAT BRnaIS.-Great discomfort prevails in
England IN consequence Of tire high price OF butcher :
meat, owing to the scarcity and consequent DEAFNESS
Df folder. Strangely enough, the price OF bread has
not yet been materially affected 10y the almost Ger
.iin,y. from long continued bad weather al over
Europe, Of deficient harvest
The eensus-takers, it IS s1id. find great difficulty
n ascertaining the ages OF girls, q large majority OF
beiu, only sixteen. In one family, IN IN East
'rn State. there were found to be twelve girls between
len tui sixteen years of age:
Among the appropriations 20 be voted 10y the British
- one IL S57, 800 for Dr. LIvIngstOue's
.HporatioEs in AfricI, for which another steamer Is
The discoveries Of Dr.. Livingstone are re-
lriel ~ Of the greatest importance 1t the Cape
-1Lay. aaI the Colonial legislature has appropriated
uuis % keep up n regular inland communication
with the exploring party.
According 10 EIxsri Everett. the use Of alcoholic
beverages costs the Uaitei States directly, in ten
sears. $4,000 ,OOI: has burnt or otherwise destroy
ID S5,OO1.D 900 worth % property; destroyed 3OD.UJJ
ives; sent 2JJ,glJ 70 prison and iJJ,OO0 children 10
he poor house; cIaseI 5000 murders and 300
~giciie.; and bequelthel 10 the country l,OJJ,OJJ
children
The En-iish are really like the Chinese. an imitI-
ive people. No sooner does any particular thing
a real success than it j. couuterfeiteI IN Eng
AMI. Thus. . AL the Year RIuni' Of Nr. Dickens
BE- called forth 4 paper called " All Around the
A5rsI:' the weIl-kHOwa weekly Once a Week
lG N limitation IN once = AlfltAr AM - i't0
called ..Our Farm of Four Acres" has by it,
uccess called forth half a dozen doubles, Of which tine
~ has THE riI;cuI1uSIy comprehensive title IF Z. Ny
Kitchen Garden, my Cows. and Halle An Acre OF Pas
IRE" II j. suggested that the next on the list shall
e written by a cJcsuey, the title 10 be, My Flin-
ei on the WinlowsiIl. aud the Mustard and Cress !
on IT,"
II - announced that the COEsfitati0H, Iron
fles.'' Will soon be in service again Orders have
received At Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where
he has been lying IN ordinary, 20 ht her out imus-
LfEig for scr- She = 90 be armei with = powerful
artery, AMI % proceed ~ once 20 AunlP1l's' there TO
AXE on boiri the c.iets from the Naval Academy.
.aence she j. 90 proceed 70 some port IN the English
.nannel. whence her cruise will be EXTENDED 70 most
the interesting points on the Atlantic and along
be shores Of the Mediterranean
WoS'T FrGHT.-MOrrissey now denies most EN-
.'ha.isally that b, wrote the challenge TO Heendn,
'ublsheI recently. and over his own signature re-
to fght the Beuicil Boy. lie says he has more
important business to attend to. In connection with
bis. We viii s.a+a That n Gentleman Of Georgia pub