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

containing the writing he i TO read. j. seized with u
conyulsive shudier turns up the whites Of his eyes,
becomes caiileptcaliy rigid, and reads the hidden
writing. tc the stupeflction Of the incredulous- He
bids fair 10 succeed to the throne left vacant by the
retirement Of Nr. Hume.
POPULATION AND WEALTH-Thc assessed valuation
Of the real and personal property Of California for
1860 was Sl4S, 1880 ". This would give about
500 70 every man, woman and child in the State, If
II were equally distribute and i somewhat less than
the average wealth Of the whole population Of the
Uniie1 States In 1850 the total valuation Of the
United States was over eleven billions Of dollars, be-
ing about $40 for each inhabitaat. In New York,
Massachusetts. Rhode Island, and perhaps one or two
other States, the average wealth Of the inhabitants Is
over 81 go each
An important invention has Just been patented by
the Hon. Daniel T.. Somes, Of Maine, a member Of
the present Congress. IL l. well known that the
preservation Of meat from tine effects Of heat i ex-
~ceelingly expensive. the meat-packers Of Baltimore
alone paying thirty thousand dollars a year tor ice.
By this invention 81 MT. SOmes', ice viii not be
needed, the calOric being moderated and the carbon
preserved In South America. Southern California
and Texas. immense sums Of money and immense
quauties Of food will be saved by this invention,
which the .yahoaai HteH SsneSr assures US is a.
simple As II Is ingenious
\ Boston paper notices that on the evening Of the
18th January, the telegraphic operator put Portland
in connection with Wilmington y. C.. and Charles
ton, :. c., and transmitted messages distinctly.
Subsequently Bangor and New Orleans were con-
nected for the first time, and messages sent from
fIlAuF W NAEAh ans - ipkaAoa - Abh-NA W.
lance than was ever before connected In the United
States, or any land telegraph line over which intel
Ig Ole dispatches have been sent New Orleans. 70
an inquiry ~ TO the time, replied $50. IL was then
1920 at Portland.
The ArLASTIC NOSTHLY.-The January number
is I'm excellent one. The leading article Is = spicy
bur1esqae description Of Washington City. Miss
Pr,scott's story '.I.lsummer and May Is concIud-
ed. The Professors Story increases in interest;
bus nervous people who do not like to dream Of
snakes should not read it of evenings. The articles
on the European Crisis and the Question OF the Hour
viii be retd with interest by all who are watching the
stirring events now happening in the political world
on both sides Of the Atlantic. \ school fellow and
int mate friend Of John Keats gives some recollections
Ofhim. rather gossipy and egOtisticnl, but very read
abe.
QUEES ylcToRI,'s Prudence The London cor
respondent OF the New York Sua says
II was told the other day an anecdote OF the Queen,
which Illustrates her good sense and real desire to
promote the welfare OF her subjects. She had agreed
TO have her photograph taken for the qualification Of
such o. her subjects Us might desire to posses the
counterfeit preseutment Of their ruler. She present.
ell herself in n plain black silk, without a particle Of
ornament The photographer ventured to suggest
that she should send for me jewels. No said the
Queen. q this photograph i to 20 among my people,
and I wish to do all in my power TO discourage ex-
travegInce." IL IS such little anecdotes as these
that have secured the Queen n high place in the re-
gard Of the people. | have everywhere heard her
spoken Of with afectionate respect"
The ROMAN NaRCHEs-This region the present seat
Of war in Italy, contains seven provinces and four
hundred and twenty-three cities and villages, some
Of them Of Importance, as AncOna, PessarO, Urbino,
and Loretto- IL IL very denseiy peopled. and lies be-
tween the Apennines and the Adriatic. IL is about
one hundred and ten miles square, is pleasant, pic
ture~que, and highly cultivated. Ancient ruins and
castles Of the middle ages are frequently seen, and
the whole country j. historical and classical. The
best Paper made in Italy. and the raw material Of the
richest silks in Europe. come from the Marches. The
churches are filed with monuments of art and costly
pictures. At LOretjo il the famous chapel Of Our
IL ~ a.. l. - -LG~L I.M.-H
and the Virgin lived in JuIcl- vt this chapel La
moriciere vowed TO present his sword, when he should
have expelled Garibaldi but, alas the latter got II.
The population Of the Marches IS little less than
100000.
GEE.r PowEK-In Caicago lately, there was 4
grand display u muscular science by - resident
and foreign talent" Dr. Windship. who was pres
emit, lifted . kegs Of nails, weighing 1000 pounds.
Next. with hsrness on his shoulders, ne RAISED l,5l7
pounds. William Thompson II the Chicago Gymua-
STUN, did the same The latter then went on adj
ding weights and lifting with harness on shoulders
and hips, until the numbers stood successively $50,
1886, I,735, 1896, 1885, 2,O36, 2,l36-a very
remarkable Hft. the latter, 20 be sure. Then ThOmp-
son swung the 100 pound dumb bell, and Curtis did
the same, anil DR. WiRi-hip lifted himself with his
little hnger, aui IN 2sOn experimental with . 100
pound dumb bell. and Wind>hip shoulders u 22J
pound barrel Of -four, and put 1t down carefully.
and Curtis . pushed " $50 pounds in each hand,
with the pglIy. and then $50 pounds in each hand,
and then lying down on his back. put up 10 pounds
IN each hand. But the feat Of the evening was the
great Ht Of Thompson, and the judges 20 considered
IL in the award % the 500 prize TO him.
TaE GREAT EtsTEES.-The tiles have not per-
mittei the ship to be moved off the ~griiiron- Cap
tain v Hall, Mr. 7. Bold. the manager. and Nr.
N'Lenntn, the engineer. have been dismissed. Find
ing 1t impossible To get the vessel ready for sea with
out a larger expenditure Of capital, the directors
last week invited some Of the largest shareholders 20
q conference. The statement made was to the eject
that "A further sum OF E2S 900 would be required
before the ship was again st for a voyage that this
arFIU- No. 90. 80 Fha rwwLAa 80 -
q ne Y deck, for p~rOviiing warming apparatus. and
for repairing the serupost, screw shaft and bear
ings, and some other defects IN the engines. IL vas
also stated that the IrbitEatOrs had awarded ESQ
to Mr. Scott Russell, but the directors had been al
viset to resist the payment IL was iutimatei that
the voyage To America. instead OF producing n
profit, had resulted ia = considerable loss Under
these circumstances II vas considered advisable 10
reduce all the current expenses % the ship 20 the
lowest possible scale, and tC lay the ship up for the
present At the latest dates she vas being rapidly
repaired, and would be really Tor service IN May
How THE PoPE LrvEs-The present Pope lives
very simply: his court, though extremely splendid,
Is ansterely regulated, AMI his priyy purse i es:im-
ated at uOt more than 4.25O Roman dollars per an
num-. Among the Thousand chambers Of the Vatican.
few, and those not the largest, are reserved for his
residence In the QuirinlI Palace he has a finer
suite; but his villa on the lake OF AlbauO, and that
lately purchased at Porto d'AnzO, are surpassed by
many country seats Of gentlemen IN England. He
holds no levees, but access 20 him - easy for persons
of almost every rank, with no other requirements as
to etiquette Of costume than black evening dress with
out gloves, and the veil for female. He Tally cele-
brates mass IN his private chapel. and attends another
mass said by n chaplain; deiicates the entire morn
ing. till an early dinner, to his duties; then drives
out and, when beyond the city walls. usually walks
returns again TO occupy his hours till n rather late
supper in endless engagements, among which. audi
ences official and private, are prominent; and il is
said his present holiness has literally spent the day
till seven T. ". in one series Of receptions. The house
hold is NJ present composed Of the cardinal, the score
tary Of state, a major domo, n maestro di camera, an
auditor, the maestro of the second palace. ten private
chamberiains. 102 private supernumersry chamber
lsins, AL, Ike the former. Of Prslaticsl rank