The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-07-09
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camps and military posts, and given themselves
up to our officers. In Monroe county, about 90
in one day, and squads of 10 and Is are reported
throughout the State most every day. The falling
of the leaves lessons the security of the guerrillas
in the West, they cannot hide as well in Winter
as in Summer, and they have not lately dared to
concentrate for IA raid upon any important town,
on account OF the vigilance Of our cavalry officers
in the country, and of the formidable Organiza-
ton of the State militia in every school district.
by whom Il gathering of guerillas would be i'm
medIately reported. The surrendered bushwhack-
ers tell strange stories of their suferings, living
on the bare ground in the woods while avoiding
our pursuit. They have staid in the bush DAYS,
sometimes without a mOrsel of food, save a few
berries found in the wOods-withOut blanket or
friends, and afraid to 90 TO a house for fear of
compromising the inmates. 1t is not surprising
so many have surrendered. The guerrilla cam
paign is over for the present.
MILE. PATTI IN ~VESICE-SNGULAR EXCITEMENT
OF THE PoPULACE.-The enthusiasm of the Wen
nese population for Mile. Patti has assumed an
alarming phase. 1t is announced that this
charming singer sang on Easter Sunday at the
Church OF the Augustine, which was crowded at
an early hour by an eager throng. The pressure
was SO great, in fact, that many persons tainted.
On leaving the Church, Mile. Patti was accom-
panied by an enormous crowd, and the popular
enthusiasm was shown by loud applause and
other demonstrations. The anxiety of the crowd
10 see the young 0TtiSte was So great that she was
separated for a moment from her carriage, and
the lady who accompanied her. In vain she
assumed an air of supplication, and tried to
force herself Il passage. She was at last borne
away by the crowd and was Obliged to take re-
fuge in Paify's palace. Fortunately the lady's
maid of the COUNTESS Ferrara Itchy had viewed
the scene from the balcony. and quick as thought
she darted down the stairs, admitted Mile. Patti,
who was more dead than alive, and then shut
the door in the face of the crowd. The music
mad Viennese were not satisfied. and the excite
ment became more intense. Uttering d%eafening
cries, they broke open the door, rushed up the
stairs, and were on the point Of entering some OF
the rooms, when the Princess de Patty appeared,
and by her calm and dignifed attitude SO much
subdued the crowd that they retired and quilted
the palace. Mile. Patti WA greatly alarmed by
this occurrence, and was not able to sing in the
evening.
The PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.-The London Illus
tr0ted NeICs has an account of the great eman-
~cipatiOn meeting held in Exeter Hall, which
furnishes abundant evidence that the policy of
the President has created Il great change i'm pub
lie sentiment, among all classes of the English
people. The meeting was as enthusiastic as if it
had been composed of Massachusetts men. When |
the chairman, in his opening address, alluded
to those who wished to see America divided into
two Confederacies, he was interrupted by IL voice
that cried out, - Emancipation and Union; and
tLcn there broke forth IL tremendous OutburSt Of
popular enthusiasm. 1t could not stop, but
went on and on, the whole audience having
leaped to their feet, with hats and handkerchiefs
waving, having apparently only waited for some
such signal 10 relieve themselves from the almost
painful because suspended enthusiasm with which
they overflowed." We give the closing sentence
of the = browning speech of the evening" which
was received by the immense audience with the
deepest emotion, especially these last words, in
which the writer declared that - the conscience
and heart of free England can never wish to re-
cOgnize an empire avowing as its corner stone
the right to maintain and extend such abomina-
tions (cheers) and, lastly as the recognition of
an empire involves reception of it's ambassador,
that the loyalty of Great Britain loathes the very
idea Of such an %indignity being offered to the
Royal Lady we delight to venerate. as that her
pure, matronly, and widowed hand, which wields
only the sceptre of love over the free, should ever
be contaminated by the kiss of any representative
of so foul a conspiracy against civilization, hu-
manity and God"
NUMBER OF WORDS IN ACTUAL Use. 1t is a
curious thing that, with some l25 600 English
words. people can get on with very few. Mr..
D'Orsay, a philologist of ability, records that a
country clergyman in England told him that
some of the laborers in his parish had not 500
words in their vocabulary. On the average, the
of persons with ordinary education do
use more than 200 words, until the age of
Max Muller says \ well-educated per-
son in England, who has been at a public school
and at University, who reads his Bible, his
Shakespeare, the Times, and all the books of
Nudes Library e.. e. Observation-Disclosures of all
the books published in England seldom uses
more than 5000 or 4 200 words in actual con-
Accurate thinkers and close reasoners,
avoid vague and general expressions, and
wait till they find the word that exactly fits their
meaning, employ n larger stock and eloquent
may rise to Il command of 10000.
Shakespeare, who displayed a greater variety of
expression than probably any writer in any Ian
yuage, produced all mis- plays with about 5000
words. Milton's works are built up with 5000;
md the Old Testament says all that it has to say
With 5,642 words"
DOES DECAPITATIoN Produce INSTANT DEATH?
"A foreign journal, in an article against the pun
of death, publishes the following curious
ietails
When at the end of the last century the terrible
machine of DIR. Guillotin made is appearance, it
rise to great controversy among the faculty
throughout Europe. The inventor pretended
nd believed that death by his instrument was
;isier than by any other means, and that the
upture of the vertebra, the nerves, and all the
rsans OF the head. killed the whole body at once
nd nstantaneously. Several experiments were
made at Vienna. Some prisoners were TO be
xecuted, and several medical men, who had
Tread disputed the correctness OF the statement
{ DIR. Guillotin, obtained permission To remain
N the scaffold during the execution, and when n
cad was cut off, it was delivered to them. The
rst was of a Young man. The eyes were closed
nd the tongue prOtruded. Eight minutes were p
llowed to expire, when IL was drawn In. and the a
ice made a grimace indicative of pain. The C
scond was that of a woman. The eyes were b
pen. and the duplicating looks We're accompa- Il
led by many tears. Fourteen minutes after the Il
xecutiOn the eyes turned toward the side from 5
thence the woman's name was called. y third :
was that of the most guilty of the criminals. V
slap was given 10 the face, when the eyes