The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-19

A PARROT gun. with n newly invented shot, has
sent il completely through a target formed of u
one-inch iron plates and n backing Of "A inches
thickness Of oak, at a distance OF 800 yards. At the
same distance, another target sloped TO an angle OF
rs degrees, representing the side of the .NerrimGc,
backed by "a inches of oak aud covered with six one
inch iron plates. was completely perforated by every
shot.
Quite an extensive business is being done in mu-
tilating the ten dollar treasury notes. The different
parts are cut from different notes, and the pieces in-
geniously placed together. so as to form eleven notes
from ten. The attention of the Government has been
called TO it, and it is decided that the only ehectual
way of checking the evil, is not to redeem any note
at par unless it is whole, and to deduct one dollar for
every tenth part of a note torn OF. and that in pro-
portion for arger amcanrs removed.
CHICAGO. .iay 2Ist-The Memphis Appeal. of the
10th, ccntains a dispatch stating that General Butler,
took possession of the Offices of the Consuls Of the
Netherlands, France and Spain, at n. Orleans. He
took from the former the key of the vault of the Canal
Bank and removed therefrom $780, 900, placed there
to be RENTED to A Amsterdam for the payment of the
interest of bonds. The dispatch says the poor of New
Orleans are suffering, and greatly in want Of food.
The Nashville Dispatch, of the Oath, says of spec
ula.ors in cotton and Confederate funds, in Middle
Tennessee " Spectators are buying up the cotton
that is for sale. and paying for it in Southern funds,
and then shipping it TO the Northern and Eastern
markets, where they sell at high figures, and get paid
in specie or United States Treasury notes, with which
they buy up Southern funds at a discount Of from
thirty TO forty per cent. This is a game that works
both ways, and leaves a wide margin for profits.
GROWING UNION SENTIMENT IN TExAs-CHIcAGo,
May 19-Late advices from Texas state that there IS
a strong growing Union sentiment. particularly in
the western portion of the State, since the death of
Gen. McCulloch. The Texans are becoming clamor-
Gus for peace. Gen. Houston, it is said, is not a Sc
cessionisr, but prudence compels him to keep quiet.
President Lincoln's emancipation message is consider
ed favorably by many Union slave-holding citizens,
who express their behalf that it was to extinguish
slavery in all the border States-perhaps throughout
the entire South.
New YORK. May 19.-Advices from North Caro-
lima state, that Governor Clark has refused to furnish
JEFF Davis with anY more troops. and has recalled
the North Carolina soldiers now in the rebel army.
A State Convention has been held, which pronounced
against furnishing further aid TO the rebellion, thus
virtually returning TO the Union.
In reply to a demand from Davis for additional
troops and means of transportation for an army
through the Cotton States, Governor Clark replied
that Davis has received all the aid from North Caro-
lima that he could expect. Hereafter, no more troops
will be allowed to leave the State. Governor Clark
also informed the rebels that they could use railroads
in retreatm hOmewards, and that they run their
own risk OF being intercepted by Union forces in any
part of the State.