The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-10-07
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER I, 1865.

AsoTRER week has passsi without an arrival from san
Frruelsco, or from the Northern whaling ese,, and bssiness
Ia; been unusually slack, particularly for the beginning Of a
quarter.
The arrivals from foreign ports Tor the past week, are the
Hawaiian schooner O&a FeLotV. Cluusy. from Bakers Island;
Brrsh chip Manas-in, Muraer. from shsushae. and the Ha-
wsdan bark A J Pope, Gesrken, from Bremen
The departures have teen the British bark Magnolia, Berry,
Tor Sban=hasi Havana. schooner ODD Feilos, Quincy, fer
JARVIS All Bakers IsI4ni, va w.nea, Kauai. and he Bril.h
ship H1H94TIH, HartsT, AMI Chilean lark Alberto, Broderson,
~ yaipsraso.
Ihs u : H.Jr1y, Or the Hawaiian Packet LIE. sals
---IaY =th . small freight tr san Erasei5co-
IEs United States consular exchange, payGhs IN gold,
-z-JHths u about sI5OOJ, "a. t..sn up On Saturday lat, at
tru. Two O. seven per cent premium, the ogtk Of Il At I've per
Gems Oh NOnIay TIE Consul disposed OF $500 exchange
tr-gu "a The secretary q TIE Navy, payable II gold, Al u Per
csrt premium
The hHo~inz are tho arrival. and departure. Of merchant
vr.asis or the month % september;
ARRIVALS
sep Am clipper ship syren, Morse, II days from San
e-Bddsh ,oF4aI schr JEANNE, M~oorehouss, IL days
7-Ba-'a chip PoIynsslan, Green, IS days from San
5-HaE-n bark A.eic. Hauaord, u days from San
-sa bark D c Murray. Bennett, II day, from San
Io-Am bar1eatiue Constitution, Clements, AZ day.
l1Bdtish clipper ship sansparieI, Alpine, SO days
It-Rass- bark ukzo, HuovInen, - days from shaughae.
1s-Am bark Cambridge, Brooks, from kohaa
bFst OaIA 81 beEyf - uaJs HOE' o.
lam clipper ship Miudoro. Allen, Ie day, from San
2s-Bds.h ship Chevy Chase. Baxter, co days FROM
=a-chirean bark Alberto, Broderson, &c days from
2.-Am bark whistler, Patty, II day IRON San francisco.
25-scsmen brig Agnes, seidenbrrg, ls days from
27-Am bark Keoka, Chapman, 10 days from Humboldt.
Departures.
sept. 2-Am brig Kentucky, wTnistun, for San Francisco.
9-Bhtish schr Domitla, Webb, for Valparaiso:
iY-Eas toPssl schr JsaHnie n Moelie b for shaashae.
H-5chr Bruce, English. for Fanning's Island.
16-Am bark Onward, Hampstead, for San Francisco.
n -sr.i.h .e chr A Der PsirynPle, for Victoria; '. l.
Dam barkea,ins Constitution, Clements, for TeekaIet.
2S-Am ship Mindoro, Allen, for Hongkong.
s-Br,t.sI ship Chevy Chase, BI.ste5, for Valparaiso
27-British ship Ssnspareil, Alpine, for San Francisco.
59-British bark Magnolia, Berry, for sbanshae.
CrEosrTTEs oE TAxATIos.-There are some very peculiar
auetustions noticeable in the returns, made TO the assessors Of
one year over another are startling commentaries on the un-
esI!ai1ties Of business ne sss One man in New Yor. Who had no pro
lie has evidently been sueces.fal in oil or stocts One large
Of dollars, and the leading partners income was six hundred
thousand dollars A T. Stewart in 1854, made sales 70 the
In lso3 the same merchant returned an Income of one million
These facts are remarkable not only as showing the immense
ors.HFss srSn.aesed. but also as evidence Of the dizzy changes
no doubt, have acquired their wealth in the legitimate channels
rvs. ai.c r Il 10 T. y mase my nav ss snDws ar : ABILITY anu
a general handles hundreds OF Thousands OF men. But on the
ocean where sails the ships Of these merchant princes, multi
ruies of smaller crafts meet shipwreck every day. Then again
there " seeming arsosies, laden with silks and pearls, fair
TO the sight but dangerous ON trial. they are overwhelmed at
the frat gale There 10 something unhralthy and hverish In
tne Hes % q msn's growing into an income of eighty thousand
dollars IN a single year; and the result OF such fortunes gener-
ally proves Il 10 be true that real wealth IS bGi acquired By
patient industry.
The treasury Of the United States has received somea assistance
IN this war from many n golden bubble, shining in the morning
sun but for a moment Adventures in pursuit OF an heiresg,
men ambition. q social position. fast young blades who de-
sired to Astonish the world or to effect loans on doubtful securi-
IVES have returned large incomes and paid taxes accordingly.
The fellow who dealt In lard, and who slipped away to Europe
the other day with n half million % other peoples property.
vas taxed fr an income OF SIS 900 in 1853, and for twice a.
1eneh IN 1854. and this was q part Of the false foundation on
which he built mp hs credit Such things are by no means
new, but the tax collector brings them before US in a novel
FORM and people are thereby led tn wonder and to moraIze.-
Bost0n kdreTtiser.