The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-08
Foreign Items.

Lofty example is catching, especially among the
ladies'. IL has already been stated that Mrs Lincoln
in doing her last shopping at New York, carried
home her bundles; and it is 80 fashionable
for ladies' to do it. Mrs. Governor Morgan attended
Coughs lecture at Albany. occupied a prominent
and knit all the evening her soldiers cock.
At the lecture all the brought their knit
ting work.
citizen of Salem, Mass, well known for his in
ven;ive genius, has concocted preparation which.
when ignited, becomes an unquenchable fame of fire
and birthstone He proposes put IL in glass bot
ties, make ascension in balloon, float the
camps of the rebels the bottles, which. upon
breaking. viii explode and set the camp fire and
and blow up ammunition wagons-makng them as
SOdOm aud GomOrrah.
The quantity Of whiskey used in ireland in 1924
1873 .733 gallons In 1900 it increased to 3.62I.
49S gallons and in 1889 TO 12,O0O.OOO- About this
pcFiOd in consequence of Father Matthew'S exertio1s
the quantity decreased much that from 1S41 TO
'45 IL averaged less than six millions Of gallons In
1852 the consumption amounted to six and half
millions Of gallons, which a duty Of $4,000 900
paid Taking the increased duties into account,
ad the OF licenses fines, &c the annual taxes
liquor paid by the Irish people TO the English Gov
erDment cannot be less than S-O.OOO,OOO.
TERRIBLE FATE FOR JEFP-At n festival on
occasion among the soldiers in Missouri, one Of
them from Adrian offered the following extravagant
sentiment, which is printed in n Missouri paper,
from which copy:
'.JEFT DAvIs-May he be set aAOat in open
and contents be swallowed by n shark, and the shark
swallowed by n whale, the whale in the DEVILS belly,
aai the devil in hell. the door locked and key lost
AMI further may he be chained in the southwest
Of hell. and northeast wind blow ashes in his
eyes TO all eternity"
REVENUE or u 8 Posr OyFIcEs-The Postmaster
General reports the number Of post-ofices at the
close Il the -cl year. including all in the revolted
Stues - $50. The total revenue Of the depart
ment for whole year Ss.Oio. .296. being
SIsS.77I less than in 1860. The expenditures for
the year amounted 10 Sl3. 600, 159 being less than
in 1900 Ivy 81 -25s,Oli As the unprOductive States
IN our postal system almost exclusively those
that have attempted the suicidal rebellion and thus
lost their mail service. il will be Of interest to
another year. the very large reduction that must
in the postal expenditures. the service having
been discontinued the Both Of May last,
month before the close Of the fiscal year
STATE OF FRaScE-To these who concern themselves
with French politics. IL is secret that the Imperial
Government j. Just much embarrassed. Diff
eutes and trials will beset its path during the pre-
sent winter Its troubles coming. not single sTies
but III baltali0ns- They from many directions.
and spring from many causes: some are mere aeci-
dents. others the result Of the Emperors own policy
In must smyplthize with him. in others We
orcei say that the embarrassment i fully de-
servsi Priestly seiOn, the animostes Of Royalisis
and Republicans, foreign war, Over-specuatiOn and
cver-s,s-.,liug among private people, great extrav
agance in public works. and the maintenance Of
enormous Hruaments. are enough to make any Sow
ereigu and now tO these - added deficient
harvest which has already begun 10 cause wide
spread distress and alarm. During the next three
mouths the Emperor will need all his energy and
tact; for with the first appearance Of discomfort,
old 6ctipns reviving, ones are coming into
life, an. for the first time since the victories of 1853
the partisaus Of the fallen Government finding
courage to spelk--The Times.
OUR Owx FAULTs-Let u not be over curious
abou the ftliugs OF Others but take Of our
own {; let bear in mind the excellences OF other
men, while reckon up own faults. for then
shall We be we'll pleasing to God For ne who looks
Mt the faults Of others. aud his excellences
is injured in ways; ; by the latter he is carried
up 70 arrogance, through the former he falls into
JstlesSness- For when he perceives that such one
hath snuel, very easily will he sin himself; when
he perceves he hath u aught excelled very easily he
becometh arrogant. He who consigns TO oblivion
his own excellences and looks ut his failinEs only
while he curious engineer Of the exceences, not
the sins Of others. Is profitable in many ways And
how. will tell you. When he sees that such
hath done excelleny he is raised to emulate the
same when he that he himself hath sinned,
he is rendered humble and modest. If we act thus
IL thus regulate ourselves. shall be able TO OBJ
tain the good things which are promised through
the ove-kindness Of our Lord Jesus Christ--St
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