The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-04-08

The CESSATION offs rabbit lasts so days; that Of a man
nine months, that of the elephant two years. The
stag aitsins its full stature in the course Of o years,
and it lives about 40. In man, the bones increase in
length until 20, and then in thickness until 40. Fleu-
reDs fixes the natural term of mans life ut 100 years.
Death in man appears TO be neither more nor less
than ossidcation arrived at its extreme limit.
Coon ExAMPLE-The President has given notice
that hereafter his levees will close regularly at IL
o'clock +. NJ. This is u good example, and II is 10
be hoped It may have some slight influence with the
Goldfish people. who have heretofore generally con-
sdered it very geuieel not to 20 to parties until nine
O'Clock, or later, and TO take up nearly the whole
night with their parties and the attendan, ~dissips-
tons.
REBEL vs.. FEDERAL LossEs-In the three months
ending January lst, the rebels lost 5l6 cannon,
$4,000 prisoners, Sc generals. 2s5 miles Of railroad
destroyed, 10000 killed and wounded. The miscei-
laneous losses, remarks the Alta, were also very
heavy. Thus in Georgia, cotton to the value OF
10000 600, 1000 mules and horses, three rail-
road trains and fifteen engines were captured; IN
Missouri, 100 wagons and 800 head Of cattle; in
Mississippi, 1000 bales Of cotton, nine locomotives
and cars, twenty-six barrels of salt, and stores 10
the value Of 81 $500; in East Tennessee. six rail
road trains; in Middle Tennessee, most Of Hoods
wagon train, camp equippage, etc; in North Carroll
ma. stores 10 the value OF a million or two; and in
Virginia, twenty boats on the Potomac, and 5000
sacks of corn at Stony Greek.
Our losses during this time have been compara-
lively trihiug. The rebels captured six guns from
Gillem in East Tennessee, a few guns left AZ Columbia.
and one howitzer at Franklin. 10000 killed and
wounded will cover our losses in front of Nashville,
in Georgia. and at Fisher. No prisoners were taken
by the rebels. Not one Union General was captured.
General Bidwell was killed near Winchester, and
Generals Ricketts,, Grover ard Wright wounded.
Generals Stanley and Bradley we're wounded 81
Franklin. All the wounded, however, are recovering.
THE Yo -SENITE SCENERY SURPAssED.-Prok Whit
ney's party of geological Explorers in California have
found, during the past season, even more wonder
ful regions for mountain and rock scenery than
the famous Yosemite. and a grove of bigger trees
than those of Calavares, which have hitherto been the
pride or California for natural wonders and curiosi-
ties, and the great object of interest to all travel
lers TO the Pacific States. These newest. rarest
wonders lie further south in I ulare County; they
include mountains 10 900 feet high. the highest in
the limits of the whole United States territory, and
higher than the king of the Alps, Mont Blanc; also
perpendicular walls Of rock 200 feet high. or twice
a. high as those that give such grandeur and fame to
ths Yo Semitic valley. and e grove OF big trees-bi8-
ger than those into whose hollow trunks three horse
men ride abreast. and on whose stumps the Califor-
mans hold mass meetings-which is 20 miles IN
extent. These new discoveries are in the valley OF
the Kern River-Spriagtieid Republican.