The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-10-17
Commercial Advertiser.
Foreign Items.

its appearance in Valley Township. Pine Creek, and
Monticello Furnace, Armstrong county, Pennsylva-
MIA In the family Of Mr. Eaton. the former place
less than six fatal cases have occurred within
the past few weeks, and the latter four children
OF n Mr. Whelan were buried in fOrty-eight hours.
The rifIng Of smOo,h-bored cannon, Governor g
Island, IS reported to- be entire success An ac-
count Of firing Of one Of the coumbads states that
the gun in all respects and valuable Us if
It had been originally made in its present state.
CsSAL STEAM TOwISG ABASDoxED-Tbe Buffalo
ETpTess says that the Western Transportation Com
pany have abandoned the experiment of towing by
steam on the canal vest from Rochester II is found
that tows OF three four boats injured by cOli-
sions. and that a less number does make towing
by steam profitable
Geo d. Prentice still continues perform most
effectual service in the Union He fires his
paper bullets right aud lett the secessOusts and
never fails to make good 4" hit" Here ie one Of
them "A southern paper says that East Tennessee
vas never anything than a tail Of Tennessee. II
that's the case, perhaps Tennessees tail Is long
enough To give her head and shoulders good switch
ing.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR decentralization
K Gamble Of ST. Louis, the gentleman who has lust
been elected Provisional Governor Of Missouri by
State Convention, il broiher-in-law of Hon Edward
Bate. the United States Attorney General He Is
one Of the foremost lawyers Of the State a thor
ouRh-gOlng Union man, and a Of wealth and in
hGence.
y sIldier Of the New York Goth. after bearing the
amPutttion Of MS with much fortitude seeing il
about q be taken away be buried called the bear
sr tneN, AID graspiug the fingers shook hand with
the arm, saying. Goodbye, old friend-yOu served
ne often at pinch. and thoug ht carry you to
the grave but you are going before me. Goodbye" J
Over l0OO United States sailors stationed in our
Inel-Ofwar, have sent To their flag ship a request be
drafted'' in ships serving against the rebels
one Corvette, having only $50 men all told, records
the names Of 3lU who want TO fight. The captain Of
one Of the vessels told his men, who presented petit
ton, that they ordered the States and would
soon have &" hJt work to do
MILLION or MES.-A Washington correspondent
remarks that by process Of shTewd engineering
two volunteer bulls instead Of have been passed
by Congress. BY each of them the President is au-
rhorzed TO accept the service Of 100000 for the
One of the bills is supplemental to the other
and after referring to it, and the forces it provides
gives the President power 10 call out in addition
10 the troops L" now authorized by law 800, 900
more troops Thus the President has power to call
into the field n million of men.
The Mobile Register says: 90 Another Russell let
ter appears The correspondent begins show his
hand ss he gets far North know that he will
be under the Lincoln sgis by the time his letters
come back To this side of the He has abused
the Confidence Of the South in giving minute ac-
count OF che fOrti6catOns in Tennessee commanding
the Mississippi river. His six column letter is deyot
ed 10 the ridcue Of the South being arrago of the
most cotemPtuous comment. Greeley's wit and ve-
nom could not equal It
The BLOCKADISG FoRcE.-The Government has
nneiysix vessels engaged exclusively the war
for ihs Union Twenty-three new steam gun boats,
each OF thirteen and eight steam sOOps-Ofwar,
each carrying fourteen guns are ia process Of
structIOn, and Will be launched and ready for
the middle of October. In addition this list, seve-
raj vessels have been ordered home from foreign
stations The new gunboats and slOOps- of-war will
swell the number Of guns by the addition of four hun
dred and fortyone, that by fall will have
ly twelve hundred guns on shipbOard on
TENNESSEE REPUDIaTIoS.-The Philadelphia BuI-
IetiH says: Information has been received here by
private letters from Tennessee that the Legislature
Of that State. following the example of Georgia. has
passed an act declaring that money due by Tennessee
TO persons in the unseceded States. shall be
paid TO them, but shall be put into the State Tressu-
ry, for war purposes. This infamous action of the
Legislature disgu-ts thousands Of honest people in
Tennessee IL will fall with peculiar severity on
PhiladePhia which was the favOrite market Of Ten
nsssee merchants
ASoTHEK GEEAr SrEIMEK-Messrs r. Napier &
Sons, Of Glasgow. Scotland, are now building the
steamer Scotia. which l. intended be a for
the PsTsia, and will, when finished, be the largest
merchant steamship. next TO the Great Eastern
tand the -7{T1ttc,) IN the world Her length is /.
three hundred and uInetysx feet DEPTH thrtyth
and half feet; tons burden four thousand and fifty
The engine will be nominaIIy eight hundred and ,
eIghty-three horse power but actually great deal
more Her bull IS Of iron, like the Persia, which
vessel she will exceed IN capacity by I've hundred
tons--ScisHtLfe HHsTicGH-
Ma RussrLL-s TESTIMONY Mr. Russell writes to
the London Tines the intolerance the South "
He -Iys % it may be that the Northern States and
Northern sentiments violent those Of the
South. but I evidences to the contrary.
For instance, ia New York ladies and gentlemen
from the South permitted o live at their fayOrite
hotel without mOis-titOn. and hOiel-keeper =
= Springs aiverrises openly for the custom OF
his Southern patrons In city Of the South which
have visited would party Of Northern people be
permitted remain for hour IL the citizens
were aware Of their presence
How The REBELs riLS ABOUT INVADING THE NORTH
The Charleston Mercury says: IL Is TO be hoped
that within very short space Of time the army Of
Inc Potomac will be increased extent that will
render all efforts Of the enemy futile beyond cOntin-
zency, ami enable -kIful generals carry the -
across the border In this latter point Of view
the ObtIinment Of 20 many fine wagons and horses Is
IN exceedingly fortunate circumstance. saving much
lime and a great expenditure Of money. When
" Ssshington falls, anda Maryland Is redeemed, let
Philadelphia prepare, for this II game Of two coun
rIes- cs
RIcHMoSD.-The story that Richmond is strongly
Ortie1 and that its approaches have been mined ID
nrely fabulous There Notifications except DR.
Few slight breastwoTks thrown up the bank OF
fames River, below Rockets. On these works some
100 free negroes employed They command the W
liver. and might be used the transportation
4 troops on the York River Railroad. Whenever the
Grand Army destroy the rebel force Mlnss-
as. il march with little or no interruption to NJ
Richmond. The citizens OF Richmond do not believe
he National troops will ever reach there; but
trong - the Union sentiment, altough entirely
Impressed, snd eager the friends of the Union
Or the triumphant advance Of our army, that bril-
ant illumination awaits its victorious entire into the
ity.
BoMBARDxEyr or GALVESTON, TExAs-A special
ispatch New Orleans Picauuns SAYS ." On
aturiay. 81 inst, the bIockading schooner Dart
xchanged i've SIX shots with the batteries Gal
Island. without damage to either side the dis
ince being about two miles This intended a
eler for the following Monday steamer South Co
'arOliHG tried her hand IL, and actually threw IN,
nels into the city During the bombsrdment. a =
ITge number Of people having collected and near
le sand hills, little the eastward of the bat
ries, crafty their curiosity, she'll fell among
rem, apparently directed for that purpose cutting
ne in two, and, exploding, wounded three ST,
her ia sailf he harm hat VAS nv hiai