The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-07-25


TNoRIsN H,S BFGUS-A letter received j..
S-p&ork from a lady ia south Carolina. represents
ihauD Fearful excitement prevails all through the
Sta beng aggravated largely uy app,eEe--ou- -
4, go Ia.25' s@s;ss..,I The ssn, s5'.5 ..' s@.5 's. :..t s1.
IN ch they cOngra:uiate themselves upon ;hg
pr<fct Of achieving their freedom, and She sisui-
hcaui.y ads that she sEullerel ~ what sic
heard"
\ WoND-EFUL BIRD.-A recent traveller in Africa
says Near this lake lNjong) and not far from BIni,
my informant roli me VI q bird which had been de-
scUbti 10 him, and whose name was NeujIute,
which measured 1--WE hthoms g. z. 80 feet1 from the
tip Of one wing TO the tip of the other. t. flvor-te
foi j. obtained by killing the elephant, whose eyes
II ievours. It. beak was six feet long. On i-qu.r-
ing Of what color was the binds p].umage, the an
swer made me shut my notebook with "a menta!
reservation - about the ignorance Of Baron Culver,
namely, that hi feathers were green
All travellers from the south Who have no motives
10 exAggerate. agree ia saying there Is = great MIii-
tary AMI sci: confident spirit now prevailing all
over that country. As 20 uuCu time has elapsed
aui no blow been struck ca the part u the govern
ment, they begin 10 believe that hone really effective
will be. Two OF three overwhelming defeats are the
only things that will take the couceit out OF them.
The Memphis -Trgl1uche has the following IN re-
latiou % Emerson Erneriige We are told that the
gods USED to coyet death by lightning ~ The choicest
blessings OF heaven. II seems that Emerson Eth
erilge l. anxious 10 share the traitors G.Jm-ieath
upon the gallows. He i determined To make the
Southern people hang him. This they viii 10. The
miserable sc0uulrei ha- already exhausted the pa
tieHce OF our people. He i a regular spy. Fire
and faggOt should be applied 10 his sinking carcise.
TR,NsCOSTINENTAL TELEGEAPH-The Sacramento
Union l. informed that II l. the intention Of the ;ele-
graph builders, about 10 start from that city, 10 COLI
tinue the wires from Fort Churchhili towards salt
Lake City, 10 Ike a portable battery with them, ami
during summer t. receive the urst dispatches 10 the
Associated Press by Pony Express 1t the end Of the
H. v-#.--u~LaHr L~.n- <..w.rrGrrL IhH- Mill
continually shorten the tine Of the passage between
the two outer stations, and give u the news two or
;hree days earlier before the summer Is passed. The
wire will be laid At the rate Of ten miles a day.
Az ABLE DENocRAr-John J. Cisco, Sub-Treasurer
in v. York. has been requested by the President 10
withdraw his letter of resignation, and continue to
fill the Office, the duties Of which ne has 80 ably di--
charged during the last eight years. Mr.. Cisco has
the matter under Idyiseu.eut, although lac had deter
mined to retire from pGblIc life at the close Of Mr..
Bucfauau's Administration. The financial and CON-
mercial world have never had a more acceptable Sub
Treasurer than Mr.. Cisco, and the Government never
had greater need Of the peculiar abilities possessed 10y
Mr.. Cisco, in the fsca! agency a. this point.
4 special Washington despatch to the Times. says:
An important movement Is now being executed upon
Western Virginia. The commander Of the column,
aud the number Of the troops cannot, with prorriety,
be stated. 1t Is not, however, upon Harper'> Ferry.
which will probably come into our possession 10y htnS
movements Of other columns, moving upon other
points.
Commodore Stringham, flag officer Of the blockade
squadron, under dare ct United States ship .NiuHe-
sofr. Hampton Roads, May Il, 1861, reports having
captured thirteen vessels TWO Of which were the ships
-frso and North Car0liaa. Part OF these have been
sent 10 New York, part 10 Philadelphia, part brought
here, and the rest detained in Chesapeake Bay for
service. \ large number Of other prize vessels re-
main under the guns Of the fleet, in Chesapeake Bay,
loaded with tobacco.
The Southern Government wants a loan of fifty
ruiIIipus a F1r fyeufy wears NJ pipLf ppr cent.
interest. and twenty millions in treasury notes for an
indefinite time, without inTcrest-the latter preferred;
but the leaders will find there i no difference in value
in the long run between the bonds and the notes.
The financial affairs of the individual States in seces-
sion do not look well on the surface. Bills on the
Georgia Banks are good for nothing in any other
State, and that is the general rule with paper money
in Secessia. while in the States there own money Is at
n discount of ID or 20 per cent. To exc out a circu-
lating medium, Virginia i issuing State shin plls-
tcrs of various denominations, down 10 "A quarter of 4
dollar, and it is commended rs 81 shrcwd speculation,
in view Of the fact that Il considerable proportion Of
these bits of paper will get worn out or lost before the
State undertakes TO redeem them.
WESTERN VRGrNIA-The Wheeling Convention is
to be held on the llth of June, not the 4th, rs stated.
Counties were requested i'll the address 10 elect dele
gates on the fth. y number Of counties east of the
Alleghanies, including Alexandria and Fairfax, as
well as all west, will be represented. \ strong effort
will he made for the adoption Of the plan
ell 10y the Tribune editorially and under Mr.. Under
woods communication, treating the old Government
n having virtually abdicated ITS functions, like
James III. in 1858, and insti:uting a Provisional
Government in its place. II this is done, hopes are
entertained OF installing a new Governor IN Richmond
10y the 4th, or, at %furthest, the 10Th OF July, the day
fixed for the re-assembiiug of the Montgomery Con-
gress. The feasibility &c this will depend upon the
movements Of the Federal Government, which may
hasten or postpone an inevitable battle Mt Richmond
THE PRESIDENTS HEALTm-The Washington cor
respondent of the Springfield Republican says:
Mr.. Lincoln stands the excitement OF the times q
great deal better than was expected. He mas left "a
good deal Of the physical stamina which splitting
rails fos;ered, and will 90 through the war unharuei
o far as his health is concerned. He Is eccentric,
ut possesses more grit than either Harrison or lay
or. Taylor was a trump on the battle field, but III
the council chamber his weakness became apparent.
lie could not endure that peculiar care and excite
mcnt which falls TO the lot Of any man who - Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Mrs. Lincoln talks Of 4 trip 20 New York to do her
shopping and get = little relief from the anxiety and
care Of her present position. Mr.. Lincoln Is = very
domestic man, and she will not leave him long. His
recreation j. with his family, and he has very little Of
that latterly. Mrs. l. Is a very decided woman.
When she puts her little foot down, it means some
thing. But she l. an excellent wife AMI mother. She
Is not a Mrs. Douglas, but She = cordial, kind and
graceful. The American people will like her all the
better If she i not a female diplomat, and Gu fait IN
all the melnnesscs and tricks OF fashionable society.
\ TRAIToR N TROUBLE -Advices from Washing
ton and Baltimore Indicate that Il melancholy fate Is
dancing before the eyes of Mr.. MIerrymau, the wealthy
Maryland planter, who i now III the hands o! the
Government, Judge IIuey : strong judicial effort 10
save him TO the contrary Notwithstanding. Air. Mer-
ryman has been one Ct the most active and violent
rebels Of Maryland. lie was one OF the chief iustiga-
tors Of the Plug Ugly attack on the Massachusetts
troops, and Cue of the most eiIcIent-hls great wealth
enabling him to scatter money without stint among
the banded cutthroats. If, now, that wealth, which
has hitherto been 50 potent tor mischief, Is, like that
of his brother rebel, Ross Winaus, to avail him in
L--. f. all r-rs. nm
iShment, ii Is about time for the authorities at Wash
ington to give up ali attempts to ferret out traitors
on our soil. Mr.. Merrymau l. "A citizen Of Baltimore
county, where he owns u large plantation, and where
his great wealth. and active political life, gave hun
a controlling influence.