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

The L. :. national loan, wherever opened, i eagerly
subscribed for by the people.
The y. \. .Ns1rs and Day Book have suspended
they died q treason.
The fare between Albany aud New York by steam
ers. Is reduced to fifty cents.
The London Gloje announces that the army in
Canada Is about 10 be reinforced by $1,000 men
during the month.
The Postmaster General has issued orders that no
newspapers or printed matter be admitted IN the
letter touches destined for the Pacific Coast; they
are for letters, excluding all printed matter.
The State Of Arkansas Is reputed to have furnished
q 900 men for the rebel army. Her voting p0pula-
ton i $1,000; consequently she has the large popu-
lation Of One-thiri Of her voters IN the ae.d.
The EMPIRE Sr,TE-The population Of New York
State j. nearly 1000 900. She can, alone, put IN
the field 400, 900 able-bOdiei men and leave plenty at
home TO take care Of the State.
European capitalists have offered Mr.. Secretary
Chase u loan Of SJO,OCO,OOO, if the Government
would pay the interest at rankfort-on-the-Main
Mr.. Chase declined the offer, as he was confident
Of getting all the money wanted at home.
The Count De Paris and DUO de Chartres have re-
ceiyed commissions a. captains. They are registered
a. Louis Philippe d'Orleans and Robert d'Orleans.
They have been assigned as Aids 10 zen. Mcclellan.
They receive no compensation.
Letters from Richmond speak of much destitution
in the rebel army. The soldiers at Richmond are
reported 20 be ia a miserable plight for want Of cloth
ing and shoes.
u sFNANAAAN "a ~ -AfL A@l $500 -" 1880 N@
graduating Commodore Stringham on the victory Of
the Squadron at Hatteras Inlet.
The prisoners Mt Fort Hatteras, are TO be trans
ferred to the hull frigate BTaHfyriHe, lying at
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Hon. Charles Henry Foster, Union member of
Congress from North Carolina, has arrived in Phila-
delphia on his way to Washington, to confer with the
Government relative to the affairs Of the State.
The Kentucky Legislature, now in session. is
strongly for the Union, and Governor Magoffin will
sustain the action Of the Legislature.
The King Of Dahomey has 1888 wives. and the
natives believe that if the number is not kept up ex-
actly TO this figure, some fearful calamity will take
place.
Hatteras Inlet. the scene of the late brilliant
achievement, is about y miles south of Cape HATTIE
ras and about twenty four miles north Of Ocracoke
Inlet, being the principal entrance to Albemarle and
Pamlico Sounds.
Next to the American, the German element is by
far the largest in the American service. They num-
Der over -, 900, and include some of the best generals.
Isaac V. Fowler, the late deluded aud misguided
Postmaster Of the city of New York, whose sudden
departure from that city created 50 much talk, Is
now the humble, attentive and efficient administrator
of Barron, Forbes Il CO. : cotton mill At Topic, nj n
salary of -. 800 per annum. What a fall was there I!
IMPROVEMENT IN THE FEDERAL ARNY.-We have
been permitted TO read a private letter from General
J. W. Denver. dated at Washington, August 9th, in
which he thus refers TO military matters IN that
quarter Troops are now pouring IN here daily by
thousands, and the greatest attention is paid to max
ing them the very hes; Of soldiers. The greatest i'm
prOvement is apparent in the discipline OF the army
since | first arrived here. The General i'll command
(NIcClellan) seems to be unwearying in his eXerions,
and has evidently infused a lew 'uirit into the army.
s. +. paper.
\ late letter from Norfolk states tn. t certain things
cannot be bought for love nor money. Among these
are boots and shoes, especially for soldiers aD ! women
the price of a common shoe of either sor., when
ever there was a pair on sale, being SIC to S15.
Coffee was nearly as scarce, and domes &c cotton
cloth was nearly out of the market, and bore extra
ordinary prices. The closing of H.tteras Inlet,
through which what few supplies they had were OBJ
tained, will materially increase he 'dxury Of these
and other articles equally scarce.
LARGE CITIEs.-According TO he census of 1860,
there were nine cities in the United States having a
population OF 100, OOO or upwards, rs follows: