The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-07-11
Foreign Summary.

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bill in-tituting the death penalty for stealing
horses and negroes.
Two comets are looked for by astronomers-the
DE NIca comet, which appeared in 1855, and the
celebrated comet Of Charles V.
William Pennington of New jersey, son Of the
Speaker Of the last House OF Representatives, has
been appointed Secretary Of Legation France.
John Sherman received the Republican nomin-
alton for United States Senator from Ohio in
Gov. Chase's stead, and was of course elected.
Joshua Il. GIddings mas been appointed United
States Consul General for British America, to
reside at Montreal, with salary of a, 900
year.
During the tremendous gale in England in
February, the thermometer at LlOyds marked
thirty pounds pressure of the wind on the square
foot. This Is the heaviest gale recorded for very
many years
An exchange says Glyoerine is now en-
ployed 10 float compasses on board OF several of
the Atlantic screw steamers. 1t Is but little af-
fected by heat cold, and is well adapted to
withstand atmospheric changes"
PRIzE-Fhe Emperor of the French has con-
tributed ten thousand francs towards ,Tize
which the Academy of Sciences proposes Offering
for the best essay the question of the - Repro
ductiOn of bone when broken, or crushed by ac-
cidents,' Sc-
DECISION OF THE GAINES CAsE.--The Supreme
Court Of the United States recently gave their
decision III the famous Gaines case, by which
Mrs. Gaines becomes possessed of all the property
in dispute in the city of New Orleans, amount
ing to several millions of dollars
The LosT TRIBEs.-George Moore, VI. F.. MEM
Der of the Royal College of Physicians, London,
has lately published work ON the lost tribes of
Israel. The substance of Dr. MOOre's theory Is
that they are identified with the Afghans of
Asia.
VIM Mulligan, Esq, recently restored to his
liberty by decision of the Court of Appeals, on
Saturday had a rracas in New York, and attempt
ed to mash m the Jaw" of detective police
man who mildly maintained contrary to an asser-
tion he had made, that all officers of justice are
not thieves.
THE planet recently discovered by Horace P.
Turtle at the Harvard College Observatory has
been named Maia. This name was borne by the
eldest and most beautiful of the - Atlantic
Sisters who transferred to the stars by the
gods, and are there known as Pleiades. Besides
this distinction, Maa enjoys the still greater one
of being the mother of Mercury, whose name is
attached To the innermost planet of the solar sys-
TEN.
Gas METEgS.-The patent Diaphragm Dry
Gas Meters are taking the place very generally Of
those formerly in The prominent charac-
teristics which commend these meters are an ac-
curacy in registering the amount consumed, and
their construction being such that it is less liable
To get out Of order and more easily repaired, as
the Diaphrlgm j. made. independent, and can be
removed ac pleasure. This meter Is now used by
tweuty-fOur gas eompanies.-BOSfOH Bulletin.
The Providence. Journal thinks two things are
quite plain IN the plans of Gen. Scott. The first
= that =. Old Cheputepec'' knows what he is
about the second l. that be does not intend that
anybody else shall know, except just 50 much as
= necessary to eutrust 10 those who are charged
with the execution Of portions Of the grand de-
sign.
Union Cocktails and Big Gun Whiskey are
popular fluids in New York now. New York
city indulsrs in no halfway opinions senti-
ments She l. for the Union and wholly 50.
from tie b1Jt-b.Ick who adOrns his box with
miniature hIS. and his ragged coat with a Union
cOckade. 70 the corporation Ot the Trinity that
throws out u star--pIngled banner from the spire
of IT. most sacred structure
It Il stated that the latest =. fashion announc-
eel from Europe l. that OF dressing very plainly
when going To church Some of the ladies of the
first circle 90 up 10 worship IN plain calico. liz
i thus sought 20 encourage the attendance of the
poor. who have hitherto withheld their presence
for lack Of .. Sunday Clothes
The Empress Eugene i in a state of perpetual
terror about the condition Of her soul Her
mind j. totteriug- Vt one moment she i for set
ting out on q pii iErimagc ~ the Holy Land, 1t
another she l. absorbed IL. ss mysteries of spirit
wrapping then the Emperor finds her in a state
OF nervous affection, life were absolute bur
den 20 her
The FATHEE OF RryERS.-The Mississippi river
extends twentv-Jue hundred miles from the frozen
regions uf ttIG Nprtu 10 the sunny SOuIn, anu.
with the Missouri river. l. 1900 miles in length.
IL would reach from New York across the Allan
tie Ocean. or from France TO Turkey and the
Caspian SEA. Its average depth il tifty feet, and
It's width over balf mile The floods are more
than month travelling from lis source to the
delta The trappers can exch"nge the furs Of
animals caught by them the jpper Mississippi
for the tropical furs below. The total value of
steamers aflJat the river and its tributaries is
more than 500 900 900. numbering 1000 boats
with more than twice the tonnage of England.
IL drains an area Of 200 900 square miles, and
washes the shores Of twelve powerful States. In
one single reservoir at Lake Pepin, between Wis
consin and Minnesota. 1900 miles from the sea-
= the navies Of the world might ride [ anchor
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