The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-28
Miscellaneous kilograms.

Chief Justice fancy is said to be lying a, the point
of death.
The ports of Acapulco and San Bias, Mexico, are
to be blockaded by the French, but the Panama
steamers will be allowed to call and coal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6 -Orders have been issued By
the War Department postponing the draft until the
10th of February.
The great irOn-clad Dictator was successfully
launched M New York On the 18th.
New YORK, Jan. 5th-Tbe Trl5unes Washington
special says: Gen. Burnside is now here, and has.
at the earnest solicitation Of the President, Withdrawn
his resignation. IL is not improbable but he will be
Assigned TO the command of the Department of Ohio.
CAIRO, Jan. 5th.-A delegation of prominent citi-
zens OF Arkansas arrived last night en- route TO
Washington TO arrange for that State to resume its
position in the Union. They say three fourths of the
whole population favor 1t.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer writ
ing from Roanoke the 25th, says: The loss of the
Government by Averiil's raid, is heavy, consisting of
a large quantity of bacon and corn, with a considera-
bic amount of leather, which had been accumulated
for the use of Government workshops. The loss of
private property in the village and neighbOrhood is
considerable. About 80 900 pounds of bacon was
saved by being shipped before the enemy reached the
depot"
An officer of Aserill's command writes that FIVE
millions OF dollars will not cover the rebel loss by the
late raid.
In the Confederate Congress-, on the oath Dec.
q bill to prohibit brokers', bankers, and all persons
concerned in trade, buying OF selling the currency of
the United States, under penalty Of n fine offrom five
hundred to twenty thousand dollars, AID imprison-
ment from three months TO three years. and the bill
that no person shall be exempted from military SER
vice by reason of having FURNISHED n substitute, also
passed the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2d.-To-day's Chronicle says
Years ago, il a colUred man had presented himself
at the White House, nj a Presidents levee, seeking
an introduction TO the Chief Magistrate of the nation,
he would have been roughly handled for his i'm pu
dence. Yesterday four colored men of genteel exte-
rior, and with the manners Of gentlemen. joined in
the throng that crowded the Executive mansion, and
were presented 10 the President of the United States"
a dispatch from Fortress Monroe the Ist, says the
colored inhabitants of Norfolk and vicinity celebra-
ted to-day as the first anniversary of their freedom -,
under the Presidents Proclamation a year ago. Four
Regiments OF colored troops under the command OF
Brigadier General Wild, took part in the exercises.
They were present a. invited guests, Generals Butler,
Barnes, Getty. Ledie and Hickman. with their stats.
A Washington dispatch says lit is known by
direct sdvices from Richmond that the rebels will
conscript all able bodied persons. without regard to
age, condition.. or color; and will regain, if possible,
Kentucky and Tennessee. The negroes are to do
marching duty, and they will be armed and compel
led 10 Eight by the side of their masters. The forts
will be manned with negroes, commanded by white
commissioned and DOucommissioned officers. BY this
means it is designed TO bring n large force into the
field; and knowing that the time OF most OF the Fed
eral regiments now in the field will expire in the
Spring. they hope for easy conquest over those who
are left"
GREAT Snow SToRN.-The heaviest and most extend
ed sDowstOrm known in this section OF the country for
years commenced on Wednesday night and continued
till yesterday morning. Our Geographic dispatches
represent it az very severe ss far south AS Springfield,
north 10 Green Bay. and west into Iowa. The heavy
drifts have completely blocksded all railroads. and
no trains have arrived here since Thursday morning.
The telegraph. also, is working badly, and We are in
consequence deprived OF our usual quantity of news.
Dispatches from Louisville and ST. Louis represent
the snow storm as very severe. All the railroads
leading from the latter city are blockaded, an teams
and pedestrians have crossed on the Mississippi. A
large number Of hogs were frozen to death in the
snow on board the trains on the Northern Missouri
Railroad.
FAMINE BALLs-"Five balls advertised" says the
Richmond Examiner, a. and -four. one hundred and
twenty-five dollars per barrel Who PIRATES of FAM
inc and want Who is suffering for the necessaries
of life. Does not all go merry as a marriage bell 2
III the skeleton come 10, put a ball ticket az five dol
lars into his bouy fingers, n masquerade ball costume
upon It's back Of bony links, and send the grim guest
into the ball room 70 The sound Of c%otil'ion music."