The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-09-03
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

/ LOFT FOR IHE WAR--Anong the passengers by
the Young Hector, was Lieutenant WM. II. DINoxD,
of the Hawaiian Cavalry Company. who bAs gone TO
the States to enlist in the ~ar, and TO sid in putting
down the Slavemongers' Rebellion. In whatever
service he may be engaged. the Government viii find
him a zrm and loyal citizen, ani if in the army, I
soldier Of no mean qualities. We learn that be was
made By the Secretary Of Foreign Affairs, a bearer
OF dispatches TO Minister Allen st Washington. The
tenor Of the dispatches has not, Of coarse. trans
PRED; bu; i, will De in keeping with the acts Of the
present Ministry If they would inform Minister Allan
IN detail about the recon, ministerial attacks on the
American Missionaries and Planters, Or supposed
interferencs in elections. and On Americans geper-
ally. = plotting against the sovereignty q the group
Il : highly important that the President and Senate
should be informed OF these things before any reel
procity treaty Is made If ne know any hing Of the
American people, they will never make 4 reciprocity
treaty OF the nature sought, after learning of the
groundess and base attacks made On their citizens
residing here By the Hawaiian Government.
TIE xEx1 NEwz-Tbe bark Comet had no, arrived
81 san Francisco up 10 the I7ih Of August, but
would be dispatched within ten days sser srrival.
The clipper Uhits S,raIlolr would Leave about
August 22i, en- route for HoSlaud's Island, touch
ing 90 Honolulu. Several Chins-bouad vessels
were 70 sail between the 20;h AMI 30,h Of August.
By che Of them, We may receive another mail. Tne
Indians. O. the route over the NebrsSka Plains. had
become Troublesome. and stopped the overland mail
aches. This viii account for the few letters receiv-
81 from the Atlsuiic States. Should this continue,
the letter mails will De sent to and from Sun Fran
cisco - formerly by steamer.
GREExBAcz,v.- GoID-A -. has been dec;iei
in Cali;ornia !ately respecting he legality st pay
pen,s made in I. : grsspbacks or paper currency.
Tae case was carried through several courts. and the
final decision was. IS ali the previous ones ha1 tesn,
that al debts contracted there without payment n gold
being specified, may Re paid in currency. The effect Of
the decision will be 10 bring gresnbacks into eircuIa-
ton Oh the Pscifc coast, and persons buying or sen-
ing, without specifying the terms Of sale. ca tender
them in payment The decision has given universal
satisfaction IN that state. SIS IL viii definitely settle the
mode Y which business must Be couducted hereafter.
Il can in 10 vsy affect the trade CT our islands, II
proper foresight IS Observed By agents in the sale Of
cur produce II San Francisco
\ COPPER ColSs-we hare been shown Specimens O.
,he new cne ani tEo-cent American copper coins,
Just issued from the Philadelphia mint. Tie two
cent coin Is about the size Of $ half eagle gold piece.
s little larger and thicker; sui besrs the notto IL
COP We TzUsI"-ihe frs, coin ever issued frou 81
American mint that recognizes God. Almost every
other Christian nation has notices OF It's CONS, Sc
knowlsdsing the protection OF the Almighty, sni il
Is somewhat remarkable that the Americau people
have rever before done So TIE one-ceat coir Is
shout the size Of the cd nickel, cent, but thinner.
These coins, but particularly the t-oceut piece,
would be 5 convenience Il they could Be i~utrodueei
here, though probably nc; 50 much 50 S. the Aueri-
csn dime and half dime.
QU1ck-The bark i. i. Eliridss, in charge az
Capt. Bennett. Is earning !or herself q reputation
secoui 70 that Of no vessel On the route. Sue csme
in On Thur>isy, Il! days from San F~rauc:sco, hav-
ing nsie the rouni trip in just A days. she Hss
in port in san Francisco only one week, having dis
charged her entire cargo Of sugar, nolasses aui pulu
n one day -
- 4 Comet hiss been observed for some tue psst
IN the western sky. It's location is near the planet
Jupiter. z13 5; : ?. NJ. perhaps thi1y-fve deCes &ove the
,C-E-1- I hzs 10 I'll. ~ resembles = Szr g - SoZ5 class
.-rro1l5e5 =.h q cE1i CT oao1z- ESh. Wen EC- otS--ed
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