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

The last European canard is, that Napoleon Ill.
has become n successful alchymist, the first ever
known, and is engaged in converting lead and arsen-
ic into gold!
Failures and Suspensions-The secession army has
failed TO take Washington, and has suspended opera
tons against il.
IL is reported that the rebel ship Bermuda has
succeeded in running the Atlantic blockade at Savan-
nah, from which port she sailed on the night Of the
I'd Nov, with 1000 bales of cotton. for Liverpool.
Samuel p. Skinner, a merchant Of New Bedford. IS
on trial in Boston, for fitting out the Margaret scott
for the slave trade. The evidence against him Looks
rather black.
Umbrella thieving is q punishable offence in BOs-
ton, n culprit having been fined Sl2 for the larcency
Of one or two. In some parts OF the civilized world
this offence is not considered criminal
Prentice has one Of his ~sharpest hits at the ridicu-
Ious practice of swearing secessionis,s not to be gull
ty. You might, he says, as well swear q mad dog
not to bite.
Intelligence from the West of ireland justi6es grave
apprehensions of an approaching famine; hve-sixths
Of the potatoe crop has been destroyed by blight and
recent foods
England is about to have a bit of brush with our
old friends the Japanese, who lately made n dead set
at he British Legation, but succeeded only IN wound
ing two of the diplomatists. Forces have been order
ed to Japan, to exact satisfaction, which We wish they
may get, bat not in a hurry
T. C. wood-ugitive from justice and bogus rep
resentative of Californian respectability-an Capts.
Beard and Haskell, it is understood, have been left
by Fremont somewhere in Missouri-singlng "on
Jordan's stormy banks | stand"
Fremont-the idol of the Teutons-is IN washing
ton engineering bills for supplies, etc. The Congress
sioual Committee say. We can't pay eer a red TO
you General, or any other man With you, TILL we IN
vestigste and find all D. K. II not oil koTTect, must
come down city or sixty per cent in prices The
end amt yet
TEuRInLE EAvAGEs OF THE CHOLERA IN ISDIA.-ln
India where the cholera, in its most malignant form,
first emerged and spread throughout the world 1t
has again made its appearance, and Is terribly de-
s~tructiEc Of human life 1t is possible that it may q
second time pass over Europe and this country.
Gen. Mcclellan has carried out one Of ARENAS
wara's suggestions, by making n ''signal regiment"
which is composed entirely Of hcers,-lieutenant
IL is 600 strong, and will, no doubt, do signal service
in the war
di-pa,ch dated Warsaw, October I4th, says: A
proclamation published to-day declares the Kingdom
of Poland in n state Of siege. The military have
pitched their tents in the public squares and places
OF Warsaw. The mourning insignia IS prohibited.
a telegram from Paris says q terrible storm has
caused a great devastation in the department OF Gard
The Sale mines we're flooded by water. in consequence
of which the sides fell in. burying III workmen, who
are either sudOcated OF drowned.
There is some difference Of statement as to the ma
ture Of the European movements against Mexico.
According TO the London view, only n sort oil block
aie il TO be undertaken, and the Mexican revenue Is
TO be collected on board the ships of the allies &C
coriiag to the Madrid view, there is to be a conquest
Of Mexico,-at least, an invasion Of that country.
The slaves are running away from Missouri so fast
that that State will soon be freed from their presence,
mud so become q Tree state. IueSc peOptc ~ uOS
ingly indifferent to their constitutional obligations,
which require them to stay at home ana De soId
South.
Julian C.. Bartlett-one Of the editors and proprie.
tors Of the Bulletin. died on the I'D inst ut san
Bernardiuo. Mr.. ID. has been sick OF Consumption
for q long tine. He left the city a few weeks hoping
that the change Of climate would prove beneficial to
his health. He was q ~sprightly and forcibIe writer
and has been long connected with the press
The papers are marrying the Prince Of Wales tc
the Princess Anna. Of Denmark. She Is hfteen, and
fair and ford, with faIen locks of Inbounded curli-
ness. III the marriage should take place, We may
hope that IL will prove more fortunate than that one
which took place between a Danish king and an Eng
Iish princess in the last century. Another frincess
20 whom the papers are marrying the Prince Is a lady
Of the Hesse Dsrmstadt family, who is also a beauty
and has chestnut locks, and whose stockings are OF
mild blue.
Five of the North Carolina Confederate regiment:
enrolled for the war have been disbanded and surreu
dered their arms to the State. Inc confederate uor
eminent gave them neither pay. food nor clothes
and the Standard fears that the other regiInent
will do likewise unless their demands are promptly
met
INTERESTING FROM THE EASTERN SHORE OF 'IRGi
sIA-we shall have important news soon from IN
Eastern shore of Virginia A considerable iorSe y
Union troops have been sent there TO queil repei ue
monstrations in Northampton County Inc baui
more american, says that in Aceomac county I'd
Union men, encouraged by recent DEMONSTRATORS .
the Government, have assumed a hrm stand, and 1t !
believed that a majority Of the citizens were prepare
to range themselves on the loyal side
TBASKsGryrSG.-Gov. Andrew issued one OF TIN
finest p~roclamations for the annual Thanksgiving IL
Mass. ever penned. IL is eminently scripturai
quoting literally from the inspired prophets, and CAV
ing a glowing, sincere, patriotic commentary OF nj
own. II is too long for quotation IN this letter. els
I would send it to you Everything tne "oSerno
touches is finely done. he has so genial and generou
n nature He has the ring Of an old puritan, an
uhiIa he iuanirsa men to dght. he puts INTO tntl