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

STATISTICS OF THE Opp FELDowA-At the annual
Convention Of the Grand Lodge of the independent
Order of Odd Fellows, recently held in the city OF
Baltimore, returns were received from the Grand
Lodges Of the States and Territories. The total num-
Der Of members in these lodges on the lst Of July last
was I49, 239. The total number of brothers relieved
during the year was 1927. Total number of Wild
owed families relieved, 2.290. Total amount Of mon
eys expended for relief of brothers. S257, eO2 Az; e1-
pended for relief Of widowed families S6O,Sl5 %;
expended for education of orphans, S94, 79I %; ex-
pendel for burial of the de-d, S56,66O oil. Total
amounts of receipts in the lodges, SSOO,9Sl AZ.
CoTroS.-Secretary Seward has assured the Govern
meut Of Great Britain, through Lord Lyons, that
before next December two or three Southern cotton
ports shall be opened 20 commerce and that this
assurance, so given, has been made known conhden-
tiilly on the Change Of Liverpool 10 the cotton deal
ers and spinners, which has prevented that extreme
anxiety, the effect Of which would be TO run up prices
to extrayagant nights. TINS communications, IL Is
said, has kept down prices at Liverpool below the
New York level. A growing expectation that the
port of New Orleans and that of Mobile also will soon
be opened by a Federal feet, and the latest adVices
from New Orleans indicate a fear Or a hope of this
the fear Of the authorities ruling there, and the hope
Of some planters who are stated to have sent some
10000 bales Of new crop to the stores, ready Tor
shipment
SOCIETY OF THE AMooR.-A new society, acting
under this name, has been established in ST. Peters
burg, Russia, with a preliminary capital of four mil
lions of francs, the object of which is to develop and
DTOlOle CODlulGICltl III u a SCAihAJ a. 80
basin Of the Amor, and, particularly, TO carry on
commerce. interior and exterior, through the ports OF
the Pacific ocean except upon the northwest coast OF
America, the Aleutian and Curile islands, which are
reserved by an exclusive grant To the Russian Amer
lean Company until 1892. The Society will cultivate
commercial relations with the native inhabitants In
the basin Of the AMOR and the whole Of the Eastern
Siberia, and will keep and maintain on the AMOR and
its afiuent the Schilkah, steamboats, and sailing YES
sells. This is an important undertaking.
THOMAS WMDEY.-We find the following in the
New York Tribune of October 22d q Thos. Wildey,
who died while seated at the breakfast table, at his
residence in Baltimore, on Sunday morning, was the
founder Of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in
the United States. The authentic origin of the now
Furnishing Order may be considered as dating from
the 26th OF April, 1919, at which time was organized
Washington Lodge No. /, when was assembled at the
=" Seven Stars tavern in Second street, kept by
William Lupton, under a call from Thomas Widely,
John WEIGH, John Duncan, John Cheatham and
Richard Rushworth. 1t was originally selfinstitu-
ted, and designed TO operate according to the ancient
usages of the Union or London Order, and under the
usages of this branch of the Order, 1t became neces-
sary TO obtain n dispensation from some competent
authority, which authority was obtained through the
Duke of York's Lodge, in Preston, England, during
the latter part of 1919. Mr.. wildey has filled every
position Of honor in the gift of the members, and was
the first Grand Sire when the Grand Lodge OF the
United States was instituted.
SOCIAL STATUS OF Mrs. LISCoLS.-A correspondent
of the Springfield (Mass) Republican seems inclined
TO give the Presidents lady credit for being a diplo
matist and politician, as well as n connoisseur in bon
nets. Here il an extract from his letter, from which
it would appear that honest Abe and General Ere
mont have been matrimonially blessed with duplicate
impressions from the same model:
1--WE have for the first time in the history of Pres
idents a Presidents wife who seems to be ambitious
of having a finger in the Government pie. He
friends compare MIS-. Lincoln to Queen Elizabeth, II
her statesmanlike tastes and capabilities. She is by
no means n simple, domestic woman, but was evident
" intended by nature to mix somewhat In politics
That she does so is undeniable. She has ere TN
II .-l arnnln fhn pnlfian m of men Shu
is said TO be much in conversation with Cabinet mem
bers, and has before now held correspondence will
them on political topics. Some go so far as to sug
I gest that the President is indebted TO her for some O
his ideas and projects. She Is a very active woman
Nothing escapes her eye. She manages the affairs 0
the White House Il do not mean State affairs) will
ability, and will see to il that the I" old man" doe
not return to Springfield penniless.~ In foreign coun
tries her turn for politics would not sui ject her {
adve,s Sc criticism; but the American people are s
unused to these things that it is not easy for them t
like it."
THE New ARMY LEApERs-The first fruits of tn
elevation of MAJOR. General Mcclellan to the Com
mandership-in Chief of the Union army, have al
ready appeared in the appointment Of Major Gener
Halleck to the place left vacant by the removal Q
Gen. Fremont, in the Western Department, and c
I Gen. Buell. to supersede Gen. Sherman in Kentucky
Every single portion of the great. patriotic army 9
the loyal States is thus placed under the Leadership
of young, able and vigorous commanders, whose an
tecedents secure for them the confidence OF thei
troops, and upon whom the country can rely for
successful prosecution of the war which is to suppress
, rebellion and restore the integrity of the Union
With such men at the head of the loyal forces whic
the Administration has summoned into the Field,
, may be safely assumed that no more military blunder
need be anticipated, and that the promises recent
held out sy Secretary of War Cameron, AdJutan'
General Thomas and the Commander-in-Chief hin
self, of q Z" short and decisive campaign" and
g rapid onward movement into the heart OF tn
enemy's country will soon be fulfilled.
The North have an army now in the FIELD OF owe
five hundred thousand men, for the most pal
thoroughly drilled and disciplined, painting for cor
fict and an opportunity Of GROWING themselves wit
the laurels of victory, and sustained 10y a reserve
a million more of the inhabitants of the loyal State.
if their services should be needed. Yet, when tn
Presidents proclamation of the 10Th Of April last
only seven short months ago, was issued, 1t SCENE
as though little short of a miracle could produce ii
f, stupendous revolution that has since been witnessed
The West Point Military Academy and the army ha
. become so completely demoralized, under the banef'
influence of Buchanan's imbecile administration, an
the dishonest maneuvring of Floyd, that the prime
pal fortresses, many Of the arsenals, immense mil
a tary stores, and a large proportion of the most eli
! cient officers in the United States service, at ont
passed over to the cause of secession, and %everythin
connected with national defense was found to
honeycombed with treason. Such, however. has bee
q the unparalleled energy of the Government that,
n little over half n year, raw recruits have been chang'
. into hundreds of legions which, if occasion should r
quire, would be able to cope with the standing armi
; Of any power in the world.