The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-10-21
Editorial Correspondence.

NEw YORK, Aug. 16. 1866.
MI DEAR COMMERCIAL The overland telegraph
has been ou, Of order for three weeks past, which
has proved great interruption to the usual business
between the Eastern seaboard and San Francisco.
The last telegram about the pirate SheBaHdoah'S
devastation in the Arctic. The Indians appear
have appropriated the wires, to their advan-
tage, aud made the Of then: cOntraband for
commercial purposes. When they get through with
them, you will learn the stirring news of the past
two weeks. Several
Great Porgeries and Defalcations
Have been discovered here during the past week,
each successive one eclipsing the previous, till
to-day's Is reported amounting to two and half
millions Of dollars. This il the Morris Ketchum
case. IN which son If the senior, and partner in
the firm. has forged checks for 81 500 600. all which
has been squanderei in gold and stock speculation.
II is long time since there has been such excite
exists In Wall street. Banks aud
bankers cautiously overhaung their affairs. aad
IL IS probable that still further frauds will be dis
covered This is the Legitimate consequence Of the
gambling ia gold and s,Ocks which has been rife
here for the past three years.
The Atlantic Cable.
To which all eyes have been turDed for the past two
weeks is this morning reported to be failure. but
the particulars have yet been received The
dsappon here cannot be saii to be great. for
the public had begun to look upon this enterprise
u grand monopoly. and as any anything but Popu-
lar institution. The charge was liked at ave dollars
FOR every wOrd of five letters sent over it, whe the
press treated very shabbily by the directors.
who excluded all reporters from the steamers except
DR. Russell, who report for the London Times.
Consequently less sympathy is felt for the company
than If It had acted more literally towards the
public
In the advices received yesterday from Washington
is the following item. which will interest captains
cruising in the Pacific. The Island referred to must
be n low coral island, Of a sandy formation.
The government has received official Information,
dated May Y. Darratng the devastating effects OF
the terrific hurricane, which has visited the Society,
Harvey and Palmersion Islands, and most probably
others. One OF the Palmerston Islands, the Rear,
on the northeast, has been entirely washed sway,
rendering navigation extremely dangerous. Nothing
but the coral breakers remain, which, IN case OF a
heavy sea- are entirely invisible the eye, but in
perfectly calm weather they are observable All
these islands well known TO whaers IN the South
Sea Owing to this damage by the hurricane, sew
eraI vessels have been wrecked but, far known
none we're American. Tahiti also suffered considera-
bly, from the cause
The Cholera Excitement,
In Europe. continues 10 increase, and the plague
appears have gained foOtbold in Italy and Spain.
1t is evidently spreading CONSERVATION throughout
the Levant and Southern Europe. and may break out
any day IN Central Europe and even in America, as
there il constant communication by ships and mails
with all the infected localities.
A Mathematician Truble.
While walking through Nassau street, q few days
since met Prof Andrews. whom your readers will
remember as the famous mathematician who visited
Honolulu while ago. He said he was in trouble,
and bound for the prison. On my expressing
SURPRISE he said he under arrest, charged with
perjury desertion. and other ofenses, and was
his way hunt up lawyer. He wanted no
one but Chas O'Conor, the famous New York law
yer, who IL engaged a counsel for JEFF. Davis. On
making further inquiries, judged the Professor
Of his right mind, and that he was laboring
under mental hallucnation, which think it probs
be- for be gave evidence, while in Honolulu, ths
his mathematical profession than his brain
could endure and remarked then that feared it
would result as it probably has I advised him TO
go home, keep quiet, and drop his profession. But
he stoutIy averred he was under arrest, and every
he policeman.
Adieu, H. NJ. W