The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-04-18
SUMMARY

The New Orleans PioGyuns says that Mr. Arthur
Chopin, who lost one Of his legs "A a collision on the
Carrullton Railroad. has obtained. IN the Sixth Ds-
uict Court. q verdict Of SIS. 900 against the com
pany.
The depth Of sn7w in New Hlmpshire in January
vas almost unparalleled. Measurements made OF the
quantity fallen, show that IN all there have been
about 20 inches, and travelling very much impedsj.
Young America Train. (rhe successful proprietor
OF TrGiRuGys in Enrope) in CONNECTION with Mark
Lemon. (Punch) Judge Halliburton, (Slm Slick and
others, has got up an associated company, with a
capital Of SO. 1000 900. for the purpose 81 building a
great q American Hotel IN London They have got
possession Of three acres e ground IN the Strand, and
are going ahead like bricks"
Caprera, the island home Of GAriballi. is 4 small
island Just of the northeast coast Of the Island Of
Sardinia, and is nearly due west from Naples. IL
measures about FIVE miles from east 10 west. and IL
less than that distance across. The island affords
good pasturage, but until it, occupancy by Garibaldi
had no permanent inhabitants
The POPULATION OF RUssM.-A letter from 81.
Petersburg. Russia, has the following - Soon after
the war 10 the Crimea. n general census Of the pOpu-
lstion Va. beguG throughout the Russia empire; II IS
now crmpleteI. and gives the following results The
total population il 77,OOO,OOO The number Of fe-
males exceeds that OF males I ,750, 900. The pOpula-
ton Of Siberia - 4 900 900"
ACHIEVEMENTS OF TIE TELEGRAPH-The Presi-
dents Message was forwarded entire from Phllaiel-
phia TO Cincinnati ty telegraph IN SIX hours, an un-
paralleled feat Of teiegnaphing. \ boy, who Is a tele-
graph operator at Pittsburg, sent tine fret column OF
the matter IN ~hfry-hye aud the second column in
forty-eight minutes.- Five columns and = half Of
matter were received in the oiice in Cincinnati with
out breaking the circuit, and it was written in mani
fold. from the sound Of the instrument
The English papers claim u right to navigate the
Mississippi river, which they say secession cannot
abrogafe. by the treaty Of Paris, signed on the Both
Of November, 1882. it vas stipulated that 1.-THE nayi-
CATION Of the Mississippi, from its source TO the ocean,
shall ever remain free and open to the subjects Of
Great Britain and the citizens OF the United States"
The French Post-ofice returns for 1860 have been
made mp, and from them IL appears that on an GreT-
age every inhabitant Of France writes eight letters
per annum. In England with Wales) the average
il "a, just three times the number; il is lees in Scot
land still less in Ireland, where the POst-Cfhce does
not pay its own expenses.
The japanese bill OF Nessrs. LELAND. amounting to
SG9, O9f. was refused payment by the Comptroller.
and u further reduction Of ~ll ,564 has been made.
This will isave IL AZ S51 800, at which cure il has
been audited. The bills for carriage hire have I'M
siergOne "A further reduction Of 10 per cent. All
other claims were found to be reasonable. This ac-
ton Of the Comptroller saves the city about Sl2, 900.
Mr.. Rarey will have an opportunity to turn his
attention to something else besides horse tanning.
Dennis Ofuii. Of New Orleans. mas commenced n suit
against MIR. r., ia the Supreme CO1rt, fer : 100, 900
damages. Nr. Ofult claims that he Is the originator
Of thi. system Of bOTse-taming, aud that in the year
1850, ne taught il 20 RiTcy. who bound himself in
the penalty q 90 fer each case IN which he should
impart the secret 20 any other person; that he gave
Rarey n book Il the system, which he (Rarey) has
since repuhlished. and has further violated the con
tract by imparting the secret Of the system to divers
persons in Europe AMI in the United States.
Tn DrrIrs os SCGAK.-The duties on imported
sugars 20 protect the interests Of louisiana, have
averaged move than seven millions for the last FIVE
years. and during the last ten years have amounted
20 full hfiy-seveu millions; in ls6O the value Of sugar
imported va so. g3I loo. the duty on which
amounted TO S5.yi3. 400 or our total consumption
il i estimated that torty per cent i from the Louis
lana plantations. What i the vast capital invested
in these worth, It the secsssIon project Is carried out
by a inal separatiou'
An extensive sugar planter in Louisiana. in a let
ter dated Jan. II, writes rather despondIngly. He
ssys:
ave arv all going TO the devil ~ IA; as possible.
II OH Buck has not the nerve, I hope Old Abe will
have. to put down secession. consider rhiS country
lost anil ruiueI. Our property L. vnlIeless. No
monry-no price for 'ur little crops l STE nothing
but ruIu Tor the future Hal Old Buck had the
nerve ~ a J,cksUn. an! sent = fleet 10 Charleston in
the first instance. al NoCld have been we'll"
The LoSGE-T DNTs-At Berlin and London, the
lon sest day hIs I'D hours: az Stockholm anil Ctsal,
I65. AZ HImburg and S,ertiu, IL. AMI the shortest :.
At 81. Petersburg AMI TOGO *, the longest has 10.
AMI the shortest . hours. BJrne1. IN Finland, the
longest day has III. and the shortest % At Wan
derbI>. IN Norway, the day lasts from the 2lst Of
May 10 the III ofJu.y. without interruption; and At
Spitzbergen, the longest day Is 81 months
Miss NIsHrESsALE-We regret TO learn from IN
doubted authority. that the report recently cIrcula-
tel IN several journals Of the gradual Improvement
IN Miss NightngHle's health = entirely without
foundation. Her maiuly, far from being alleviatei,
increases upon her. and her state. which confines her
entirely to her apartment. - che Of great exhaustion
aud severe ~ufieriug-L0HjO1 Tines.
Hon. Ira Harris, % Albany, has been chosen
UnItei States senator. n successor Of Mr. Seward,
by the New York legislature. Ex-GOyernor Sew
mOur vas the Democratic cIndiilte; and Horace
Greedy and Vim. VI. Eyarts were the rival Rrpubli-
can candidafes in the caucus. After nine ballots in
caucus, the vote was cast for Judge Harris a. a mid
die candidate
APPEARANCE ~ PEKIS-The appearance Of Pekin
IL disappointing. The great width IF the streets
makes the houses look small and mean, hut the wood
carving in front Of most Of them Is NEST wonderful IN
the quantity and Diuuteness o. It's detail Many Of
these carvings are gilt, and in a long street Of these
shops the effect IL good. la dry weather the streets
are four inches deep IN dust; in wet, a foot deep in
mud. There IL n raised road in the street on which
two carts can easily drive abreast; on either side Of
this road there - n lower one OF about the same
breadth. The wall Ct the Imperial CITY, which Ucy.u-
pies the center OF Pekin, II high and handsome. but
not intended for defense; the top has the yellow tile;
inside this wal! are the palaces Of the Imperial fImi-
iy. The EmperOr's Palace. or the Interdicted City,
As il IS called, Is in the centre Of thi, city, and sur
rounded by the same kind Of wall
Lord PaImersr0u, IN his sevenfy-ffth wear. !
unaffected by the weather. During the summer he
10 accustomed 20 leave the House Of Commons after
It's rising. and walk home ~ his house in Piccaii!Iy
1t one, two, three ami even four O'Clock In the
morning-with all the cares of the state on MS back.
and ali the saliene points Of the night and mornings
discussion in his head During the winter, he il
here, there, everyEhere, di-charging the duties
which belong TO his station-DOv lecturing the far
mers on improved modes Of culture, now giving adj
vice to the farmers laborers as to how they NAV
rise in the world on nine shiliings per week, and
now discourSing. tro~ei IN hand, on the blessings OF
education, when laying the foundation stone Of "a
new literary institution. which L benevolent gentle
man. cut of ais lberality. has henus4rhsd 20 a rI.-