The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-07
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Archbishop Purcell. Bishop Rosecrans, and most
Of IT, Catholic clergy Of Cincinnati, interested
themselves in favor Of Brough, and against Vallan-
digbam.
A stone breaking and matchmaking company has
been organized in San Francisco The object Of this
company is 10 break rock by machinery for macada-
MIXING streets, roads, balasting railroads, and other
purposes Hftstr
spurgeon's Eve hundreth sermon has been printed.
Sheldon & Co, the American publishers Of Spur
geon's sermons. have paid the author. 1t is said, as
high as So 5000 for one years sales. They have sold
300. 900 volumes of his sermons.
Ton HYEK DyING.-Tom Hyer's friends report
him as sinking fast. says a New York paper. and
they do not believe he will live the week out. Rheu-
matte affection, dropsy, and a series of complicated
inhrDities have set in, and he Is rapidly failing.
The benefit given him at the New Bowery, netted
nearly 500. nT-H rr-ea rFmlnFf
CHLE.-In the south districts of Chile excessive
drought has prevailed. 1t is feared that there will
be a very short wheat crop this year. Trees and hay
suffer as well. The exceedingly abundant harvest Of
last year will be succeeded by a very scarce one.
There are complaints about the Acknowledgement OF
the Santiago and Valparaiso railroad. The chief
fault is, that the road has more business than it can
do. There are 5000 tons Of freight waiting for
Gen. JEFF. Thompson, of the rebel army, has been
liberated on parole. Gen. Butler asked that this
should be. as Thompson, when in command in Louis
lana, had treated all Union prisoners kindly, and
NoPN%AhhJ y ~ VI tu1l otuuutu. ~
ID. Prentice sent Thompson q demijohn of whisky
for kindness he had bestowed upon Prentice's son.
JEFF. Thompson denies, in a letter to his sister. that
he wrote the letter concerning his wife that was pub
ished in the Missouri Republican. ~
DIR. NacKay, the pensioned liar Of the London
Times, has brought the Blunderer into such disre-
pute abroad By his misstatements, predictions and
assurances respecting the war, all of which have been
demolished by the logic Of events, that he is 10 be
superseded by Mr.. Mariotti, q nam known to litera-
ny and revolutionary fame. His ability as a writer
is undenisble- His political sympathies, judging
from his antecedents, are democratic and republican,,
aud he will probably have the fullest latitude for the
expression OF his convictions, inasmuch as he is sent
here to correct the damage done by the reckless par
tisanship Of his predecessor-dmerican Paper.
TEE ARMSTRONG GUs-we learn that the 25-
FOUNDER Armstrong gun which the rebels had plant
ed on Lookout Mountain, ranging on Chattanooga,
met the same un,imely fate that befel its big rebel
brother at Charleston recently. The gun had been
aimed so as TO bear npon the the depot at Chattanoo-
"a, and preparations had all been made to knock de-
pot. army stores and Federals generally into infnit-
esimal atoms. not much bigger than a Copperhead's
soul. The fire opened The first shot struck the
depot, wounding two men Of General Thomas escort
The second shot burst the gun to pieces. greatly to
the discontinue of the rebels, who did not lookout
for any such disaster to their Lookout cannon
Nashville Union, Oct 9Th.
How 1T rs TO BE SoLvED.-It is now very apparent
that the solution OF the Mexican question depends
entirely upon the solution Of the American question.
The terms upon which Macmillan accepted the prof.
1ered throne cOnciusiVeiy inuicate tnat Dctn Napoleon
and the Austrian Emperor had been consulted as to
what Macmillan should say. Indeed, he declared
that he had submitted his reply to Francis Joseph,
and that it had been approved by him. These terms
were that the Mexican people should, by vote yet to
be taken. approve the Empire with himself, and that
the Western Powers with Spain, also, should guaran-
tee its permauence. When and how this question
shall be submitted to the Mexicans depends solely
upon Napoleon. OF course when he is ready he can
make the vote just as he did in his own case-comply
with his desires. Ii the American revolution sue
coed he will cause the vote of Mexico to declare for
the Empire and IL not he will permit it to declare
against it aud thus he leaves the door open for his
retreat from Mexico without dishonor to the French
arms He always leaves a back door open through
which he can make his exit, and in this case the suf-
frage of Mexico is that door. If we conquer rebel
lion, Mexico will be saved as well as the United
States Of America ; and we will have no quarrel with
France, but if We DO not conquer rebellion there is
scarcely anything surer than that Napoleon will de-.
clare that the Mexican people approve the Empire,
and be will defend il by force of arms. Thus. not
only the institutions Of the United States, but we
may say Of this continent. are now poised in the ball
ance awaiting the result Of our struggle for the su-
premacy of republican government. This fact is
TO nerve the arm of the patriot and lead him
all difficulty to triumph.-Sucramento Bee.