The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-09-24
Miscellaneous.

BALTIMORE, August 25-Richmond papers of the
18th seem to deplOre the loss OF the Weldon Railroad
very much.
New YORK, August 25.-The Commercials spe-
cial says Intelligence from Warren's Corps repre-
sents the cavalry rapidly destroying the rails and
bridges between Petersburg and Weldon.
Warren is so strongly entreDched that he cannot
be d~islodged, and is making a demonstration OF the
Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad.
New YORK, August 2zth.-The Times Washing
ton special says a gentleman has arrived in this city
from Georgia, who came by the way of Atlanta. with
the permission of Gen. Sherman, who represents the
State Government DESTROYS of captivating. He de-
sires to learn upon what basis the United States
Government will treat with the State Of Georgia for
readmission into che United States. This action of
the Georgia authorities is bad without reference to
the balance of the Southern Confederacy.
There are 80. 1000 soldiers in Northern hospitals.
The British agricultural Register has been pub
lished regularly tor one hundred years.
A confederate bond for $500 was sold in New
Haven for 81.
In q London religious paper a lady advertises for
n maid servant, wages Els a year. beer and washing
found.
The Springfield Armory has on baud COS ,002 guns
the largest number this arsenal ever before held.
In retaliation for the cruel usage of our soldiers by
the rebels. the prisoners at Lafayette are not allowed
any luxuries.
Bermuda dates of the Goth. mentions the arrival
Of four steamers from Wilmington, with nearly three
thousand bales of cotton.
The publication of the Round Table, An able lite.
rary paper in New York, has been suspended on
account of the times and the financial troubles.
In Eng and there are more than one thousand
eight hundred peals Of church bells. none of them
with less than n chime of four. The finest have
twelve bells, and the ommonest about three or four.
Beautiful singing is heard in Swedish churches,
for the nation is very musical. The service is the
same AZ in Denmark. a Lutheran form of worship,
and the metrical psalms are similar TO the Danish.
There were recently found ut Dover n curious sun
dial and ring Of the Roman Empire, aud n fine in
taglio, representing a horse feeding, with the owners
name below. The ring was excellent work of Greek
origin.
The rank and file of the rebel army, being gener-
ally under the impression that if they desert they
will be placed in the front ranks, Gen. Grant has is
sued an order that those who voluntarily come within
our lines shall have transportation to their homes. if
within our lines, or to any point in the North they
may choose. This order is circulated in the enemy's
camp.
A NEW RAT PoIsoN.-The Scientific american
says that n French paper recommends artificial car
Donate of baryta TO be mixed with various kinds Of
food for rats. This salt is almost tasteless, and, it is
said, does not become poisonous until after the gastric
juice renders the salts of baryta soluble. We would
advise those Of our readers troubled with rats to
experiment a little with this carbonate.
A widow occupying n large house in a fashionable
quarter of London, a couple OF weeks since, sent fer
a wealthy solicitor to make her will. by which she
disposed Of $3.50 900 or $500. 900. The lawyer was
so Impressed that he proposed soon after, accepted,
vas married, and discovered himself to be the happy
groom of a penniless adventures.
a certain green customer, who was a stranger to
mirrors. and who stepped into the cabin of one Of
our ocean steamers, stopping in front Of a large pier
glass, which he took for a door. he said - say,
mister, when does this boat start 2" Incensed at the
still, silent figure, he broke out. 60 to thunder
you darned sassafras colored, shock headed bull calf,
you don't look as though you knowed very much,
anyhow ="
A Liverpool magistrate having had occasion 10
give nm opinion as 10 n matrimonial difficulty which
came up before him, touched il with u needle when
he concluded his remarks with the following opinion:
a. IL is always "a bad arrangement for married people
to have relatives living in the same house with them
= whether high ec low, rich or poor. il was unwisc
to have n wife's sister. or n brother. or other relative
living in the same house with them"