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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-14

story may be briefly told. The rebels had
attacked Newbern and Washington in North
Carolina, but the attack proved 4 failure.
Washington Is a small seaport town Oh the
Pamlico River, 20 miles due north Of Newhcrn.
In Virginia, Rockers army was still block
AIDED with mud and rains, though we hear
plenty Of rumors of fights and advances. There
has been no advance any where.
In Kentucky. Gen. Burnside at latest dates,
was active, and moving his troops forward
towards the southeastern part of the state,
where he can easily cooperate with Gen. Rose
Grams. 1t is stated that his purpose was t5 take
possession Of Cumberland Gap, which is the gate
way between Virginia and tennessee Where
ever he is, he Will not remain idle.
On the Mississippi, around NicksbuTg and
Port Hudson, nothing of Importance has trans
pired, unless it be the recapture of the. ram
Queen Of the West, which some weeks ago fell
into the hands of the rebels. There are reports
of the evacuation of Vicksburg, but they are
not reliable. Throughout the southwest, very
little change has taken place in the position Of
affairs.
Some may have a curiosity TO know what the
forces of the rebels were at the latest adyices.
From the most reliable data we can gather, they
are not far from the following
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DEPARTURES .

Steamer kilauca. McGrecor, for windward ports.
9-SCh NoIwahine. Kuhcaua. for Hanalei.
9-bllC VIII brig Comet. Wilhelm. for OChotsk.
I-Sch Kamehameha ". CLARK, for Maliko.
ll-Steamsr Annie Laurie, Marclaut. for Kauai.
l2-Sch ManuDkawai. John, for KOolau and Hama.
l3-Sch Jeaunette, for Kauai.
l3-Sch Moikeiki, NapeIa, for Lahaina and KahuIui.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-14
PASSENGER
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN
For SAN FRASCrsCo-per Yankee, Cup to dlte)-Dr Morgan,
W II Kruger, sister and 3 children. Mr- Sanford, J Wrkerson
and wife, G G Howe, y i Iugols, VI = Grinbaum, J Young, 4
JChus-n-l4-
r COAsTwISE-
For WGSDw ARD PoRrS-Vsr hilauea. Nav Mrs Scott and
infant, l. l. Torbcrt. J II Cole, Capt Z Cummings. r Stephenson,
+ Bond. : y Castle, ii Davis, Vim Walsh, g Niner-n cabin
and about 200 deck.
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For THE EAsT.-rhe Yankee Will sail positively
on Saturday next, wind and tide permitting, taking
the American and European mails. We wish cur
foreign mails couli arrive before her departure. so as TO avoid a
months delay in answering letters. hut see no help in the pre-
sent instance Files Of the COMMERCIAL with an unusually
interesting local summary can be obtained at the counter. r-.ly
for mailing. -
BACK MArLs-Our latest mail from New YORK
was that of Feb. p, brought by the UTIE Ruate+.
There are now four mails due, viz; March Ist. 10th. 20th. ard
April lst-all Of which ought to arrive by the Young Hec;o".
which VIII be due about the goth inst. The bark OHUlrd. We
see, vas TO leave san Francisco about May 1st for China. she
may possibly touch here in passing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-14
SEg BEDFORD OIL M4RxEr..

The rarsei hr Sperm IS quiet hut firm. The
WeeS embrace tFo parcels amounting 70 200 iris n tI ~.
TRANSFERRED Whale - in moderate demand and prices st'ts not
The transactions Of the week iuciuGc sales OF 25O brl. AZ NED
snd 100 DO 81 Os- $50 brls OF th= Nar-arta Bay quoted In o.
lot Of $50 bTis Last week was sold at 81 o. instead Of 81 o..
Imports % Sperm and Whale oil and whaIebCue into the
United States, for the week ending March q.
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CONNER
Ship NIniis.

ve~dsm arze4h thus q entered pati Others merely laid of and on" or anchored outside
ID The Fabus touched only at IHo. q he Vineyard touhd only at Lahama-
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For LAHArSA-per Emma Rookie, this day.
For HILo-p=r N,ttie. this day.
For hAUAI-per Kalama, ;Lis day.
For san FKASCsCO-p=r Yankee, Saturday. May 10.
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HEAVY BLow-In going over last time the Young
Hector experienced a heavy blow about 700 miles
OF the shore Of California, which for a time blew with terrible
force and a very heavy sea. The effects Of the gale at the
northern lumber ports were very Widespread, and resulted in
the loss Of several fine schooner5 and a great amount Of
property.
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PAIKALO-The price Of this staple has receded.
An arrival from Maui has knocked the price per
bundle to 37lc. per lbs. We noticed a lot ex Emma Rookie,
exposed for sale AZ 0. C. CHFori's shop, near the Sugar Refine
~. The bundles weigh about 25 to q lbs. 1, appears thst
with enhancement in price, there is a great decrease in weight
Of the bundle, which usually averages 10 lbs. Were it no; FIR
government inspectors Of -four at ports Of export in the United
States, -four would. in accordance with this rule, weigh at pres
EN- about 100 lbs. 70 the barrel.
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WHALER EXTRAoRDINARY.-Th Island whaling
sloop Laaaui. O.. G. Harris. captain, arrived here on
Tuesday. She halls about 20 bbls, and has IN
d~oubtedly done well for her owner. Mr.. Jas. Dawson.
and others interested. The captain informs US that
it has blown 50 the past month. that although the whales have
been more plentiful than at first, it was impossible to Cetat them.
The succ.s S Of this vessel. We trust, will cause others to fit out
next season. ---
FLOODED STOCK-The celebrated imported stall
lion Young Hector" lately owned by c. L.
Richards. Esq, has been purchased by our worthy
aui eatcrTrisfrr tawusman. VIM. Duncan. Mr.. D, is thereby
enabled to keep in This country, for breeding purposes, a horse
who combines the great requisites long felt to be wanted here
in equine stock, viz. powers fr draught combined with
speed. The price paid was $500. We would like TO see all
our horse breeders avail Of the present opportunity TO improve
their stock with the qualities this stallion Young Hector
possesses so emiuentIy.
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HUGHEs' FoUNDRY.-We came near having a very
excellent item about the casting of a large sugar pan,
which would have contained about 450 gallons, but
something occurred which prevented it. Mr.. Martin,
the moulder and caster, appears to understand what he is about.
The gas explosions when the hot metal begins to run in the
mould, We shall not forget in a hurry. reminding us OF Madame
PeIes eructations at the crater of Kilauea. At the last one, we
j~umped-wel, about 10 feet more or less, and had a palpitatiOn
of the heart worse than the one We had - years ago when We
kissed the first pretty grown up girl, we ever took such a liberty
with. Such agility at our years is not often seen. Eli, Mr.. b.!
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ACCIDENT AT HAMA, MAUI-We learn that two
bullOck-carts were racing at this place, when one
of the carts struck a fence near Rev. Mr.. Bishops, upset and
fell upon the driver, killing him. DIR. Rae held an inquest upon
the body, and the verdict of the jury was, that the man driving
the other cart was guilty Of murder :! Drivers, beware. A
fair sample this. OF Hawaiian civiisation.
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STEAMER EXCITEMENT.-After the steamer left the
harbor last Thursday, and had steamed some ways
along the reef, she was seen 80 stop, and after n little,
while turn on her heel, and sail in circles for some
half hour. Among the spectators, inquiry was rife
as TO the cause of these unusual proceedings, some venturing
to assert that they had lost a passenger, others that they had
dropped some bolt overheard, and various other equally wild
surmises. On inquiry next morning, we found that the gang
board, which closes the cattle port, had been left ashore, and the
for II -
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For HowLAND's IsLAND.-The Uhite SucaIiow
had arrived in San Francisco, April Dist. She will
stop here on her way to her place of lading, leaving San Fran
cisco about the middle of May. If we remember rightly, the
Hhite Stc1HoU was the first clipper that ever loaded euano at
Jarvis Island. some SIX or eight years ago. and may therefore
be called the pioneer in the Pacific guano trade.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03
TnNYn Officers Illccted.

BLACKsToNE.-Mo derator, S. II. Benson :;
Town Clerk, James X. Comstock; Select
men, James 2. Hayward, Lewis w. Taft S.
Ii. Benson.
CLINTON. = Moderators, C. G. Stevel S /;
HIggGGe lGKkgTt9w q St ElEsaSHgSr
Charles W. Worcester, Elisha Brimhall AL
fred A. Burditt; Assessors, Levi Green. VIM.
IL. Haskell, George f. Howard; School Com
mlttee, Rev. c. M. Bowers, A. L. Bigeow ;
| Constables, L. X. Gibbs, VIM. P Holden, S.
L. Howard. The town also voted to abate the
| poll tax OF soldiers who are engaged in the
| present war, from this town.
NoRTHBRIDGE.-Mo Moderator, VIM. Kendall :
Clerk and Treasurer, Hiram Wing; Select
men, J. Within Dudley, Jere Robinson, Le-
ander f. Smith, Nelson Paine, Stephen f..
Bachelor; Assessors, Luke Prentice, Luke
5. Farnum, Jonathan C. Taylor; Overseers of
the Poor, George Benson, John c.. Taft, Da-
Wis Z. Gray School Committee. George Ben
son for three years, l.. +. Smith for one wear.
Constables, VIM. B. Fuller Leander r.
smith, Chas. E. Pollock. Amount of money
raised $1,000; appropriated for schools,
$1,000; for highways, $780,
PAXroN.-Moderator, William Mulligan:
Town Clerk, John C. Bigelow; Selectmen.
David Il. Davis, Silas ID. Harrington, Henry
Sl"ue' Assessors, David harrington, VIM
Comlns, Il. S. M. Howe; Treasurer, Charles
Dodd; School Committee, Harmon w. Hub
bard; Collector of Taxes, Dwight Estabrook;
Constable, Darwin Il. Boynton.
UxBRIDGE.-Town Clerk and Treasurer.
Henry Capron; Selectmen, John w. Capron.
Nahum Morse, George f. Tucker, Valentine
NJ. Aldrich, Barnabas A. Rawson; Assessors,
Alvin Cook, Zadoc A. Taft, Newell Tyler;
Overseers of the Poor, Amariah Taft, VIII.
lard Ellison, Henry G. Taft; School Com
mIttee, three years, Chas. A. Wheeler; Con-
stables, Scott Seagrave, Joseph IL. Lawler,,
Geo: N. Scott; Moderator, r. d. Mowry.
WEBsTER.-The party lines were closely
drawn, and the republican ticket was elected
by handsome majority
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03

New York, March 2.-The Kedar brings
Liverpool papers of the 10th and London tel
egrams of that day. A Lemberg dispatch of
the l4th reports the pickets of the inSurgent
Poles and Russians were in close proximity
near Mchoro and battle was expected hour
ly. A dispatch of the 18th says the Russians
had withdrawn and the battle had not taken
place. The insurgents had captured several
places, in one of which 80 Cossacks were
killed out of garrison OF 200. The insur-
gents had also captured Russian dispatches,
one accusing Austria of instigating the move
ment, and another from the grand duke Con-
stantine, stating that he has the resolution not
to abandon the course he had followed.
LATEsT.-LoNDoN, Feb. l6.-The London
Times urges that it is clear that the blockade
of Charleston was not raised. There was not
even an intermission. The Post takes the
same view. 1t says the suspension of the
blockade for few hours did not terminate it,
nor did it impose upon the blockadng power
the necessity of giving fresh notice to neutral
states of an intention to blockade.
1t is reported that the emperor of Russia
will visit Paris in the spring. The object is
said to be an understanding as to common
policy in Belgium after the demise of the king.
There is no later commercial news.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03
The Commissioner of Patents SeriO-
Criticised and Censured.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The select COM
mittee OF which representative Sheffield is the
chairman, on the charges preferred in PAM
phlet by Il. Bolts, against the commissioner of
patents, Mr.. Holloway, say in their report
that they were surprised to learn that prac-
tice had grown up in the bureau of reporting
to congress the receipts and expenditures
only, leaving that body Ignorant of its out
standing liabilities. Another surprise to the
committee was the falsity of Halloway'S re-
Spouse to the resolution of the house passed
January, 1862, in which the expenditures were
stated at $4,000, when, as added up, the
amount was $46,546.
Mr. Holloway explains this by attributing
the discrepancy to the clerks who furnished
t noissoncrs caHsed t6 IS bed that yhils
con;oS of tho specifications, drawings, &C, OF
.0P'No - ,scIJTdlng to law, at a cost of ST.
0S7, he procured twenty additional copies. at
cost OF Sl7, 466, without the authority of
law. AS to the expenses OF temporary clerks,
the committee say they are about the average
OF the past five years, although the business
has now fallen off nearly fifty per cent. The
practice of the bureau of letting original pa
pers on file go out into the hands of Temporal
ry clerks meets with the committees censure.
They find sustained the charge that the
commissioner had recommended the payment
Oh clalm OF Henry L. DAVIS to the amount
of Sb120 after it had been twice or more re-
jected by his predecessors in office. They
are not satisfied with his explanation. They
further say that he has unlawfully reduced
salaries. There was not sufficient proof to
sustain the other charges, which were of
minor character
The committee conclude by reminding the
house of the relative importance of the pa
tent office in its connection with the industrial
interests, and say its administration requires
the highest qualifications of intelligence,
business habits, and industry. The commit
tee found that the commissioner has employed
as clerk two ladies whose husbands are in the
south, and that he is now paying half salary
to one Of them, though she has gone south
and is now there with her husband.
The house has adopted the report and
passed a resolution that it be printed, and a
copy thereof sent to the president of the
United States.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03
The Pirate Florida Doing n Little BUSH
ness son English Account"

HALIFAX, March 2.-The steamer Delta,
from st. Thomas on the goth, and Bermuda
10Th ult., has arrived at this port. She makes
the following report On the Goth of Febru-
airy, in lat a. Ion. Go, the Florida captured
and burnt the ship Jacob Bell, bound from
China for New York. The Jacob Bell had
1900 tons OF tea on board. Her passengers
and crew were transferred to a Danish vessel,
and arrived at st. Thomas on the 18th of
February. The passengers, Mr.. Williams,
McJohnson and two Bells, have arrived here
in the Delta.sThe U. S. steamer Alabama left
st. Thomas on the goth of January, in search
OF the Florida. The steamer Columbia, from
the blockade at Wilmington, N. c., arrived at
st. George, with cargo of cotton and tobac-
co. The Columbia reported the arrival at
wilmington of the steamer Giraffe.
New YORK, March 2.-The cargo of the
ship Jacob Bell was chiefly on English ac-
count and was valued at 100000 1t was
insured in England and New York; one hun
dred thousand dollars on vessel and cargo in
sured in Boston and New York The duties
on the cargo would have been $l75, 200, and
in this particular the government is loser.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03

New YORK, March Mayor Opdyke to-
day vetoed the resolutions of the common
council to give Fitz John Porter public re-
ception.
The funeral of Col. Tompkins took place
to-day. A considerable body of regulars es-
corted the remains to the Hudson river rail-
road en- route to Troy for interment.
Advces from Guatemala aver that that state
has declared war against Salvador. Presi-
dent Cavera has marched with a force from
two to six thousand men.
A Murfreesboro letter says General Rose
Grams has issued an order prohibiting the Gin
cinnat Enquirer and Chicago Times from
circulating in the army Of the Cumberland.
PROVIDENCE, March Rev. DIR. Henry
jackson, a well known Baptist minister OF
Newport, died instantly in the cars, to-day,
while going from here to East Greenwich.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03

INSURANCE DECIsIoN.-An important in
surance case is reported in the Boston Adyer-
tiser OF yesterday. The facts very briefly are,
that the Appleton Mutual Fire Insurance
company, during the four years that it did
business. met with SO losses, of which 81 of
the smallest were paid, and 80 (being all the
large lOsses) and amounting to $44, 300 Al are
still unpaid. To raise this sum with % per
cent additional for expenses, over $55, 900
was assessed in thirty-two assessments, laid
by four different notes. The receiver of the
company brought a suit against one of the
principal policy holders, to recover the as
sessments levied upon his policies. More
than twenty grounds of defence were urged,
as to the original organization of the compa-
N.Y. the amount, proportion and legality of the
assessments, the form of the directors state.
ments, the great delay in assessing, the fraud
ulent credit gained by false returns and circu.
lars, and various others which are imrna:erial
to the decision.
1t was shown that the company began bus;-
ness before its charter had legally taken effect
and the supreme court decided that although
policies issued at that time would be void.
subsequent policies, including those involved
IN the present case, were lawful. A deposit
note equal to the amount of premium was
taken for every policy, and the effect of the
assessments was that, while on some notes the
assessment was less than the face of the note.
in many cases it largely exceeded it, the larg-
est amount being 300 per cent. on the amount.
The rescript of the court concludes as follows
2. The court are of opinion that the notes
were, under the bylaws of this company, alb
solute funds of the plaintiff corporation. I'm
der the decision in Long. Pond Nut Fire ms.
Co. *: Houghton, 6 Gray II, they may be
collected at the pleasure of the Directors
without refefence to any other equality of as
sessment, than that of requiring the payment
of an equal proportion of each note held
by the company at the time the as
sessment is made and these absolute funds
are to be exhausted before any assessment
can be made under the 'statute liability" for
losses This results from the terms of the
oth bylaw and gives full effect to its stipula
tioiis that the notes shall be the absolute funds
Vi 'ne company that they shall be collected
~ assessments and that they shall be ex-
hausteu Dele re any further assessment; 10 r,a1o
upon the assured. lS hlaue
ne assessments upon these notes NOT bo,
ing been made upon the princinles obn my nay
ed, are OF no validity or effect: and a. stat
lutte funds not having been exbanstoS S'so-
assessment for losses could be made ON o,,, nv
further liability. s
Judgment for the defendant, Feb. 8, 1868.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03

The amendment gave the district courts ad-
niralty iuris Giction over tn. lakes and adJa-
cent waters
Mr.. PORTER, from the committee OF confer
ence, made Il report upon the dlsAgreelng
votes on the bill amcndatory OF the ACT estao-
fishing the court of claims which was adopt
ed The hill rs now amended was passed. 1t
proyides for two additional Judges, and re-
tains the present jurisdiction of the court.
The house passed the senate bill disapprov-
ing certain acts Of the Nevada Legislature
touching the rights Of foreign mining corpor-
taions within the territory. The house then
took up the senate bill recognizing the courts
of the District of ColuIJ bia, and authorizing
the appointment of new judges.
Mr.. PENDLEToN moved Il reference to the
judiciary committee; not agreed to, II against
81. MIR. Pcddleton moved to table it. Mr..
VOORHEES, asked to be excused from voting,
and this was decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM moved to reconsider
the vote by which Mr.. Voohees was excused,
and to lay that motion on the table. Mr..
Bingham raised the point that dilatory mo-
tons could not be made pending demands for
the previous question. The speaker over
ruled the point. Bingham subsequently
Withdrew his question; and no quorum voted
on Valandghams motion until the fifth vote,
which resulted rs to 20.
The question required on Mr.. Pendleton's
motion 20 table the district bill no quorum
voted; and finally, Mr.. Kellogg of Illinois
proposed compromise that the house now
take a recess till o'clock, and that the fur
Their consideration be postponed till tomorrow
at 3 O'Clock. This met with general acqui-
essence.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. DAWES. from the election committee,
reported bill authorizing the acting govern
ors of Tennessee aad Louisiana to issue wrIts
of electian for representatives to congress ac
cording to the laws of those states. MIR.
WICKLIFFE opposed this bill, but it passed
l04 against 20.
The bill authorizing the appointment of an
assistant treasurer OF the United States pass
ed; also the bill establishing the guage of the
Pacific railroad at 4 feet s 2 inches passed
The house has passed the following senate
bills,-One providing that the supreme court
of the United States shall hereafter consist of
one chief justice and nine associate Judges,
one of whom shall hold court in the new cir
cult of California and Oregon; and large
number of other senate bills
Mr.. SHEFFIELD reported a bill from the
committee an commerce in relation to the rev"
enue, and to punish frauds.
Mr.. SEDGEwICK reported from naval COM
mittee the senate bill authorizing the presi
dent to issue letters of marque and reprisal;
passed.
| The senate resolution authorizing the COM
| mittee on the conduct of the war to continue
in session 80 days after adjournment to COM
| plete their examination of important witnesses,
passed.
| Mr.. MORRILL, of VT, from the committee
| of WAYS and means repOrtcd a bill, which
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-03

NEW YORK. March 2.-COTTON heavy and lower
sales9O0 bales at s. "a S9c for middling upands
FLOuR-Saes 10000 bbls; state ANA western less &C
tive and closes sc lower superine state 10 % 7iO;
Is q 7,75 round hOOp Ohio 5000 S0 choice
good extra western 40 q 20; southern shade ower
200 bbls; mixed good 40 @ $40 fancy and
S25 q 1885, Canada dull and dropping; sales 1GO
bbis; extra 175.
Wheat less active, but without material change. Corn
CLOSES lc with less dOng sales 1900 hnsh; mixed
sound 9S q ggc in store and delivered, ceasng
at9f @ 9Sc mixed western unsonnd 81 @ 96c. Oats
western 20 @ Sac.
Beef dull; sales $50 bbls Pork unchanged sales 1000
bbl; IA IS a SIS for old; II a 7l2i for Lard
steady. Rice quiet Su gars quiet and firm; sales 500
hhds New Orleans at 10 q he Coffee quiet Moasses
firm