The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-08-27
Miscellaneous.

The Richmond Examiner, which IS printed on 8
half sheet Of coarse, dirty paper, Is furnished to its
subscribers for $50 . year. cash -
A Mr. Mccarthy, Of Waterbury has discovered
thar black snakes have been in the habi, of milking
his COWS IN the pasture He killed four in success
sion and q nth . few days atter-al when in the act.
DEATH OF GEoEGE P MoEEIs-This weII-knOwn
American editor and song-writer died about the lst
Of July. tie vas born in Philadelphia, October 10,
lSO2, aud vas consequently 62 years Of age at the
tine OF his death
The New York Times says that a gentleman in
conversation with Mr.. Lincoln on Friday remarked
that nothing could defeat his reelection but Grants
capture Of Richmond. TO be followed by his nomina-
ton az Chicago and acceptance WELL said the
President, " T feel very much like the man who said
ne didn't want to die particularly, but if he bad
10 DE. that Wss precisely the disease De would Ike to
die Of"
NONE BIT The BsAvE Deserve The FAIR.-The
girls are taking TO their hearts those who fight for
the oil Eag- as will be seen by the following para
graph from = Western paper: " During the recent
farfauga q the Secoad Iowa Cavalry two hundred
marriages took place IN the regiment, there being
tsenty-nine marriages in one company alone"
There are in Great Britain seventy-eight million
acres Of had used By the nobility. and others who
can afford IL. for parks and hunting grounds-onc Of
the latter ahsorbs fifteen thousand acres. Five
nobIemen own y fourth OF Scotland. The Duke Of
Sutherland owns seven hundred thOusand acres.
more shan che thousand square miles
srNrER STEEL BEING BATTzRED-The steamer
FsItoe, from Hilton Head, has arrived. The rebel
CflceTs nave Deen pt4cel IN Du4iIlDRs NJ OuulublHRS :
Point. and Charleston il being vigorously sheled.
Sumter IL being subjected 10 a very heavy FIRE from
Morris leland. All the troOTs have returned from
The recent expedition. Refugees report that the
Union prisoners IN Charleston are treated i~nhumaniy.
Admiral Lee has organized a torpedo and picket
division bF clearing the banks Of the James river Of
torpsJOes. The division consists Of 3 zunboqts, 7
armed boats and 100 men, and prece1es the feet in
its advance up the river. They have already secured
II Internal machines. four q which contained / 200
pounds. and one contained 1000 pounds OF powder.
They are All very dangerous and powerful t~orpedoes-
THE REsJ6SATIoy OF THE REBEL SECRETARY or The
TREksUKY-Tbe Richmond Ergminsr says It
gives "a mech pleasure 70 be enabled to announce
that Mr.. MsnmiDzer has certainly resigned. He
Will leave the Treasury Department in sad confusion
about S70.OOO.OOO due 10 the soldiers; no bills 10
pay them With. By reason Of the Punishment Of the
force Of clerks; 10 short a general mHss and muddle.
The difficulty which We understand presents Itself
now i 70 End n suitable successor.
The SrEGz-Tbe Nss York WorId's Washington
Correspondents says
The fall Of Petersburg Is a question Of time, and
that time must elspse before il can be taken. Grant
- conductInz q seze-snoh n serge "a that which
eliminated 80 zloriously 81 Vioksburg-bu that job
vas far more serious than this one. What he has
made no hs mind 70 Do he will 10. and will not be
FASTENED into prscipitsucy and chance Of failure
There are siege Guns enough 70 sweep Petersburg
from the face 81 the earth already mounted. Still
Grant msy strike ike lightning. and with a fataI
result, somewhere else HIS rsys are devious and
past 6nding out"
The trCn-ci1d Dtcfztor has been armed with two
lS-inch Ericsson guns, which are sail TO al fer wide
~ from the Dshlgren and PARROT guns They are
guaranteed 20 bear n charge 70 seventy Eve pounds H
porler, which VIII give them a punching power q
5000 pounds. The result Of the experiment, will
re lOOseI for with much interest. a large iron clad,
20 be called the TonDo1Hda, IL approaching com
pletion ~ Philadelphia. She Is ~ feet long and
70 feet beam. Her srmor smidships is FIVE feet nine
inches thick. she has two furre.s, each twenty
three feet in diameter and nine feet high. Her
armament viii he four f5-inch guns.