The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-09

Even the New York Herald. in one Of its eccentric
moments Of saying and doing COOL things, gives him
high eneomiums for his ceaseess interest and activity
in behalf Of the States troops. \ supplementary
proclamation has been issued by him 20 be read at
the head Of each regiment in the field No soldier
read il without being tearfuily reminded OF the
home he has left. and the affection which follows him
to the war from the people Of Massachusetts
SPAIS's DEMANDS os MExico-The following are
the demands on the part OF the Spanish Government;
/. Ample satisfaction for the dismissal Of the Span
ish Ambassador. the satisfaction TO consist in sendiag
a special representative Of the Republic TO Madrid to
offer excuses
2 The formal recognition of the Mon Almonte
treaty, and the payment Of claims which have arisen
since IL was suspended.
3. The punishment Of the persons who have Ill
treated or wrongei Spanish subjects, and al indemnity
for the capture OF the frigate Conception; and
f. Guarantees for the fulhllment Of these eondi-
tons. In the event of Mexico not consent;ng To
accord these demands, the Spanish feet and troops
are, say the journals. TO seize Vera Cruz or Tampico.
EAST TESxEssEE IN MOrIoS.-The Union citizens
OF East Tennessee. chahng under the intolerable des-
pOtizm of JeG. Davis, have commenced that sort oil
warfare against the rebels which the rebels themselves
have so universally practised, TO wit the burning OF
railroad bridges and the destruction OF other links OF
military inland transportation. This business is one
of those dreadful features Of war which can only he
excused on the plea Of military necessity; but tins
plea may be as justly applied to the destruction oil an
enemy's bridge as TO the burning OF a hostile ship or
the bO~mbardment Of a hostile battery.
ATTEMPT To AssAssISATE THE Queen OF GREEcE-
The Queen Of Greece was on horseback when an at
tempt was made by a student Of the Athens College
to assassinate her, aud exhibited great courage on the
occasion. The would be assassin is named Aristides
DOssios, n member of an honorable and wealthy
family. In bis pocket was found a letter declaring
his intention to take the life Of the Queen. a letter
dated Athens, Sept q, says =
alt Is impossible to describe the indignation OF the
public. The spacious Place du Palais would scarcely
contain the crowd that gathered there with cheers
and acciamatioEs for Her Majesty. The next MORN
in1 a TIE netIuo suno in all the churches of the
capital, which were thronged by large congregations.
The Queen had left that morning for the Island OF
Peros, to visit the Marine Arsenal. On her return
in the evening Her Majesty found the city brilliantly
Illuminated, and was again received with the warmest
demonstrations Of sympathy"
A CASE OF SCANDAL IN ROCHESTER,, n. I.-The
Rochester Express, of Nov. 9th, mentions q case Of
cT rim. con. which had recently been brought to light
in the Eighth Ward Of that city in which the wife OF
a book keeper of an extensive lumber firm IN this city
is one of the parties, and n surgeon in the army,
formerly a resident Of Rochester, the other. The
surgeon was formerly the book keepers family physl-
clan, and since joining the service has kept up n cor
respOndence with the wife Of the latter. Last week
he (the book keeper) went into the house and found
his better half engaged in reading a letter, and. upon
asking her who il was from, she hastily threw It into
the stove, and he as hastily inserted his digits among
the Goals and with drew il. and afterwards perused
the same. Of course n 90 scene" followed. AS the let
ter proved 10 be from the surgeon, who had 30 Tar
won the affections Of the lady as to induce her to
promise that she would go to Washington. n fact re-
vealed by the letter in question. On Monday the
book keeper went home and found bis wife had hed,
leaving three young children TO be taken care OF by
him, and the supposition is that the unfaithful wo-
man is by this time enjoying the company of eye
gallant surgeon"
The LAST ExPLoRER.-The species of infatuation
which leads men of means and scientific attainments
to follow in the supposed footsteps Of Sir John Frank
lin, has a recent example in the case of n Mr.. Hall,
who lately sailed for the Arctic regions in n whaling
ship-the George Henry-in the novel idea OF adapt
| - I.-.o1F n.rfac,ly 20 rho hahifa md cugfoUo of the
Esquimaux, and thus enabling himself to pass years
in Arctic exploration. Mr.. Hall retains the belief
that some of Sir John Franklin's party are still alive,
and il is his design TO discover their location, ana II
possible, aid them in their return. Judging from de-
scriptions of Esquimaux life hitherto received, this
explorer, whose only companions will be natives. VIII
meet with not n little hardship in the course of his
Qui1otic adventures. His journal, il lac survives TO
publish one, will be interesting.
LEVELS OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS -
The popular notion which had SO long prevailed,
that the Atlantic Ocean was many feet higher than
the Pacific at the Isthmus of Panama, has been for
mally exploded. Colonel TOtten has decided, after
a series of careful tida observations taken at Panama
and Aspinwall Bay, and connected by accurate levels
along the line of railroad, that the mean b eight oil
the two oceans is exactly the same although, owing
to the difference in the rise OF the tide OF both places,
there are, of course, times when one of the oceans Is
higher or lower than the other but their mean level,
that is to say, their height at half tide, Is now proved
to be precisely the same.
A New IsLAHD-The Russian journals announce
that n remarkable geological phenomenon has just
occurred in the Caspian Sea, an island having rlseI
from the waters near Baku on the western coast. The
captain of the schooner who first discovered 1t states
that except the upper crust, the soil OF this ne"
island was quite moist and very warm, when SHOWS
that it was of very recent formation. Ii is eighteen
feet above the level of the water, and twelve mile:
from the island of Swinoi.
REGULARLY STUMPED-The Memphis Argus gives
the following account of a miraculous escape from
starvation of a gentleman residing in Lauderdal'
county in Tennessee. 1t occurred near Hale's Point
Last week he was out hunting in a large bottom II
his neighborhood, and he observed a wild goose hy
out of n large cypress stump, which was some twentI
feet high. His knowledge of the habits of thes'
geese led him to believe that the goose had n nest II
the stump. On the outside of the stump were a mum
Der of vines, which he pulled up to peep in and ge
possession Of the eggs. After he had succeeded Il
gaining the top OF the stump, he discovered II hrg
number of eggs some six or eight feet down inside
The nest, he supposed, was on n firm foundation, anC
he accordingly let himself down inside; but, when h
struck the substance on which the nest was built, h
discovered that it had no foundation, and soon foun'
himself sinking to the bottom Of the tree. The insid
Of the tree was rotten and would not bear his weight
Now he was in n dilemma, five miles from any haoi
tation, inside off stump twenty feet high, with o.
prospect Of any assistance. with nothing to subsist oil
but the goose eggs; he screamed and yelled until h
was nearly exhausted, no one coming within hearini
distance. On the third day of his 90 incarceration
two gentlemen were out hunting and came withi
hearing distance. They were very much frightene
at hearing a man groaniug inside a stump, and 10
some time they could not reconcile themselves ms t
what it meant, but having learned that the gentle
man was missing from home several days. they 500
were satisfied that il was no - ghost" inside the tree
They procured axes, and soon the prisoner was libe
rated. He swears he will never attempt to rob
goose nest situated as that one was again.
IrALY-A pamphlet. entitled The Emperor, Rom
and HaIy, has lately been published in Paris. Tn
English journals attribute to 1t an official origin tn
London Times even pretended that II was written o
Napoleon III. himself. This was contradicted by tn
Official Monitor but il is certain that this pamphle
was composed under the direction Of high politics
personages. The authors opinion is that the Roman
themselves should be called on to decide, by uHireT
sal suffrage, whether they prefer Victor Emmanu'
TO Plus TX, or rice rersa. This is a reasonable Pre-