The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-10-01
Miscellaneous.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-1he President has issued a
series OF orders in relation TO the recent Federal sue
cesses ut Mobile, and Atlanta, rendering the National
thanks to Generals Sherman, Candy and Granger.
and ordering q National salute to be fired ut the ar
senals and navy yards in the United States. in honor
of the recent victories. He also thanks
giving be offered in the churches next Sunday there.
for.
WAsHISGToN, Sept. 6-During the last ten days
the number mustered into the service averaged three
thousand per day. The number mustered in on the
third was over six thousand, which probably is q
greater number than has been mustered in on any
other day for two years.
There is authority for the statement that an ar
rangement has been entered into between our own
and the rebel government, whereby the condition Of
our prisoners, in rebel hands, will be materially BEN
Gifted. The rebel Commissioner, Ould, has submit.
led n proposition TO our Government agreeing TO re-
lieve our prisoners of war in their hands, in close
confinement, and put them on the footing of other
prisoners of war, providing our Government will do
the same towards the rebel prisoners similarly held
by US. This proposition was accepted.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9Th The Committee appointed
by the Chicago Convention to notify General McClel-
Ian Of his nomination, met this morning at the st.
Nicholas Hotel. Nearly all the Committe were pre-
sent, and at l O'Clock proceeded 10 the mansion of
General Mcclellan, where they were received by the
General and Colonel Lansing. After the ceremony
Of introduction and a brief interview, the Committee
presented General Mcclellan with a copy of the pro-
ceedings Of the Chicago Convention and a letter ad
yising him of his nomination. His letter TO that
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Committee this evening. Besides the Committee, n
large number OF prominent gentlemen visited Gen
eral Mcclellan to-day among them was Auguste
Belmont. Potter Csgger, Dean Richmond and others.
NV YORK, Sept. 6tb.-The Commercials Wash
iugtOu special dispatch says FIVE officers of the Rear-
sarge had arrived there, 10 give evidence respecting
the conduct Of the English yacht Greyhound. Con-
scripted North CarOliuans, now here, say the condi-
ton Of that State is terrible. The conscripting
guards and citizens shoot each other daily. They
think that the rebel Home Guards will be bushwhack-
ed out Of existence soon.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 7ih.-A letter from Tenerihe,
August 4th, says The steamer florida arrived here
yesterday and was allowed TO take coal and what
provisions she required. She sailed at noon, going
south. During her stay she received none of the
courtesies extended TO vessels Of war visiting this
port. IL IS reported that she cane here direct from
the coast Of New England. where she took and de-
stroyed many vessels, including a steamer with q
valuable cargo, supposed to have been the steamer
Electric Spark.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9ih.-The Constitutional Con-
vention completed it's labors and adjourned to-day.
The new Constitution will be submitted to the people
on the 18th of October.
NV YoRK, Sept. Sth.-The New London CORES
pondeDt Of the Commercial advertiser says the
greatest excitement prevailed the past week in the
steamboat Offices of the lines from Boston TO New
York, consequent upon the revealing TO Collector
Barney Of a plot to destroy all the steamboats, run,
ming on the Sound. Ii was said that the Electric
Spark, recently captured by the Tallahassee, and
now her consort, was lowering about our coast, and
was to do the work.