The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-11
Three Weeks Later.
FOREIGN news!

We have received the New York mails of Sept. 10,
with dates from San Francisco to Oct. p. and ;ele-
graphic dates from New York 10 only October Is.
The telegraph does not work very satisfactorily yet,
snd the news is generally u week old when received
in California.
4 very severe earthquake occurred in San Fran
cisco and extended throughout California. on Sunday
the Sth October, about / o'clock, P. NJ. II shook
buildings very severely, and threw down some old
and shaky structures, as a great many OF the Cali
fOrnia buildings are. No lives were lost. but il was
q terrible scare to all who felt the shock. 1t is stated
that the damage amounts TO half a million. but that
is probably a liberal figure.
On the 18th October the steamer Yosemite. one Of
the Sacramento boats. burst her boiler. while start
ing from the wharf ut Rio Vista, near the mouth Of
the Sacramento River. There we're 900 persons on
board. of whom about sixty were killed. and as many
more injured. As usual, nobody was to blame.
The Eastern news is very passive. and hardly
worth extracting. Elections had taken place in three
States. and as usual me, with Union victories. The
Alta says:
Ohio, Iowa and Pennsylvania have held their State
elections-eiying respectively, 80, 700, %. 900 and
10000, Union majority. In Ohio the Union platform
endorses President Johnson's policy of reconstruction;
and General Cox, the nominee for Governor. belongs
10 the conservative wing Of his party. In Pennsyl-
vania no definite ground was taken by the Union
platform upon the questions in dispute between the
tso factions, and the victory is that Of the whole
organization. and not of any portion Of il. In Iowa
the soldiers nominated a ticket, which, though very
loyal, was supported by the Democrats. and was then
defeated at the polls by the regular Union ticket. In
a number of minor elections the Union candidates
have been successful.
PITTsBURo, October l8-The Pittsturg Gazette
says the new House Of representatives in Pennsylva-
MIA will consist OF &c Republicans and 81 Democrats.
1t may possibly vary one or two FROM this, but not
m0rp nf the al.Spu SENATOR'S aioPtaR aiubf ~ Ro
publcaus and three Democrats. The Legislature
will stand-Senate. 20 Republicans. l3 Democrats;
House. GO Republicans. "a Democrats. Joint ballot.
So Republicans, ~ Democrats.
The following are the more important kilograms
received from the East
General f. F. Steele is assigned 10 the command
of the Department of Columbia, Oregon.
New ORLEANS. Sept l7.-General Beauregard yes
terday took the oath of Allegiance. and will make
application for o pardon.
New York. Oct. 2-The .Mercedita and Idaho
bring Savannah dates to September q. A dispatch
to the Savannah Herald says The Georgia State
Convention has unanimously adopted an ordinance
declaring the act of secession null and void.
jeff Davis was moved to-day, under a strong
guard. from his casemate prison to the quarters as
signed him in Carroll Hall. He is now allowed a
paper or two TO read, and is supposed to be much in
terested in the subject of cables.
New YORK, Oct. 4.-The Times learns from per-
sons interested in the projected scheme of emigration
from the southern states TO Brazil, that the WhOle
project has been given up.
a telegram from Egypt announces that on the
10Th Of August. n boat, laden with coal, passed
through the new ship canal of Suez, and that thus
the communication between the Mediterranean and
Red Seas had become an accomplished fact.
PROVIDENCE, R. L, Oct, 1.-The Rev. DR.. Francis
Wayland. for more than twenty eight years Presi-
dent of the Brown University, was Frustrated by a
p~aralytic stroke on Tuesday last, and died on Satur.
day, aged SO years.
President Johnson has issued a proclamation or
derng the release of John A. Campbell, of Alabama;
Alexander II. Stephens, of Georgia; John II Rea'
gan. of Texas; George a. Trenholm. of South Caro-
lima; and Charles Clark, of Mississippi, upon parole,
these individuals giving a pledge to retire to their
respective States and remain there. subject to the
order Of the Executive.
ATTACKED.-As WirZ, the Andersonville demon.
was coming out from the trial the other day. an old
Ohio lady. whose two sons had died of starvation at
Andersonville, tried TO get at him with her UNI
brella, but the guard prevented her from hurting
him.
The Posts Washington dispatch says it is und err
stood that orders will be issued in a few days to dis
band the Veteran Reserve Corps. The regular army
is now sufficiently recruited TO take the place of this
corps.
The Tri6une's special says it is estimated that
the Wirz trial will COS; the Government one hundred
thousand dollars. Col. Moore, late Surgeon-General
of the rebel army. has arrived, and will appear be-
fore the Wirz Military Commission as a witness for
the defence.
The President has appointed VIM. B.. Littel. of
Nevada, Consul at Panama, in place of Mckee, de-
ceased.
New YORK, Oct. 4-New Orleans advices state
that DR.. Gwin and Governor Clark have gone up
the river under guard, bound to Washington.
The UOrid's Washington special dispatch says
The Swedish emigration South has worked to the
satisfaction of all parties. The farmers are much
pleased with the Swedes, whom they find indus
trious, efficient, honest and orderly. They do double
the work of negroes, and require no looking after.
ATcHIsoN, Kansas, Oct. 2-Holladay's Overland
Mail route is now entirely free of Indians. The
stages are arriving on fast time-o days from Colo
RADIO, IL days from Utah. Is from Nevada, 10 from
Idaho and Montana, and l6 from California.
HARrroRD, Conn, Oct. 2.-Suficient returns are
received to show that the majority against the Con-
stitutional amendment lextending suffrage TO ne
groesl will he several thousands. Thirty three
towns give 800 majority against the amendment,
NEw YORK, Oct. 3 IT seems that. after al. the
result of the North Carolina election is not an over
whelming Union triumph. In many localities Davis.
Vance men gre elected over Union candidates.
NEw YORK, Oct. 9-The Washington special dis
patch To the Eccnlng Post says the Navy Depart
meut has ordered the ex rebel ram StOne1caH. now
at Havana. TO be brought TO one OF our own navy
yards.
Facts are developing the ability as we'll as the dis
position Of the negro to maintain his manhood. We
have it from an authoritative source that out Of eight
millions of several Government loans subscribed for
in Eastern Virginia, more than three millions have
been taken by freedmen, and the remainder by nor
thern men doing business in the State. So far as
the records show. not one dollar was taken by white
native Virginians.
New YORK, Oct. 2-The Times of to-day says:
The steamers City of Boston and Erin, which
sailed from this port on Saturday, are said to have
taken out 81 COO. 900 in bonds for the use of the
embryonic Irish Republic. 1t 8 currently reported
that as soon as these bonds reach Ireland matters
will assume a more definite form. A proclamation,
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