The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-06-24
Foreign Summary.

One Of the japanese princes has resolved TO erect
a sugar refinery in Japan, and has engaged TWO Skill
ed Europeans to assist him in carrying out his project.
The tree under which Grant and Pemberton held
the interview which resulted in the capltulaton Of
Vicksburg, has disappeared. root, branch, trunk and
all, carried of by souvenir hunters.
The Legislature OF Illinois has laid a tax OF one
dollar for the first dog owned by any individual. two
dollars for the second. and FIVE dollars for each ad-
ditionsl dog.
A Chicago merchant. who went to that city ten
wears ago with only 81 - in his pocket, has Just
been taking an inventory, and finds that his stock
now amounts to S432,00o.
The cost Of the free fire department in New York
was last wear S59s. 900. That of the paid depart
ments of London. Cincinnati, Baltimore, boston u
St. Louis, together, S4l6,LUo.
General Besuregard's real estate in New Orleans
was sold at auction, a few days ago, under a man
date Of the United States Court, 10y the United states
Marshal.
So great has been the desire Of the citizens Of
Charleston to take the oath of allegiance. that the
authorities have been compelled to open SIX ofhces
for the purpose Of administering IL.
Gen. Mcclellan tells the noble Romans that he has
no expectation of a speedy termination of the war
which is devastating his unhappy country. IL never
would end if he was at the head of the armies. GER
tainly.
The estimated value of the United States butter
crop is So. 600, 900. 1t would be worth much more
II the dairy workers made it right; but the imperfect
manner in which it is made causes its rapid deprecia-
ton.
The French Emperor has sent q magniuceut uahSS
in gold to the priest of the small church OF hoooken'
near New York, where his majesty lived as n private
gentleman during his stay in America
Nearly every negro in Richmond is now seen with
a cigar in his mouth. A while ago II wouiu nave
cost him fifteen lashes on the back TO indulge III that
luxury. New masters make new manners.
The members already chosen to the Thirty-ninth
Compress now stand Union l44, Democrats so. Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and perhaps other southern 0la'e''
will swell the Union number.
t.: - ,pnoupcad that GaribaldiS daughter lercsita
has lust given birth at Caprera to q boy, who, by his
grandfather's desire, has been christened Lincoln, IN
honor Of the American President who has abolish
ed slavery
The British Government is about to abandon its
naval establishments on the coast of Africa for the
suppression and prevention of the slave trade. they
do not civilize Africa, and cost the lives OF many
men and millions OF money.
An INDIGNANT lady who has been stared out or
countenance by loungers at the FIfth avenue no.ei'
in New York city, writes to the Evening foSt'ue-
nouncing the vestibule OF that mouse Us d MUMMY
roost."
The Worlds Fair for 1867 will be at Paris, and the
buldiug for it will cost from st 5000, 900 to So, 0oO,-
O0O. The building will be made to hold Zoo.ooo
people, and everything will be on the srandes' sca'e
possible
The United States Government is engaged in erect
ing very extensive and heavy works at Chattanooga
among which are machine shops, saw-mliis' water
works and large ware houses for the storage II sup
plies--aU evincing a determination to hold 1t perma-
nently as a military post.
The United States owns upwards OF i,ooo'ooV,ooo
acres Of public lands susceptible of cultivation. they
own NJ least 9, ZOO, 900 acres Of gold and silver bear
;no lands. The arabic lands are worth at least ST.
zoe, DOC, 900, and the mineral lands are worth at Least
So, 600, 0O0. 900, making together a total oil S9'|oo'-
000, 900.
As soon as the Prince Imperial, says the Grand
Journal of Paris, heard of the death or the Duke
de Morny, he wrote as follows to the eldest son OF the
Duke: my dear Chariot am greatly afflicted at
the loss which you have just sustained when 1 am
crown IN [ will be to you what my father has been
to yours @
gentleman from GeSgia says there are a million
and a half bales of cotton in Georgia, and q million
of bales in Alabama. There is n large quantity
:; buried in the sand. He says cotton can be purchased
for 10 cents a pound in Savannah as soon as Govern
ment restrictions on trade are removed. ~
0 The State Department at Washington, has received
t information that the legislative body of the Republic
e of Bremen. at its session of April 18th, was addressed
e bv it's President announcing our late victories. and
e he called upon the members to express their sympa-
o thy with the American Union by rising. They dld'
r and gave three hearty and enthusiastic cheers.
;, General Sheridan, at the battle of Five Forks
- rode down the rebel front and was q shining MARI
, for death. A hundred bullets whistled past him; ont
orazed his arm, at which a faithful orderly rode; the
black pony leaped high. in fright, and sheridan wal
a untouched. but the orderly lay dead on the heid' anc
the saddle dashed afar, empty.
Rebel deserters, says the New York Tribune, saI
thot General Early has taken a self-imposed pledg
n not drink any more until be shall have whipped
sheridan. This is considered by Sheridan's officer
as equivalent to the reDel Uenerai = having III
temperance pledge for life, to the no small danag
of the rebel distillers and a corresponding fall IN tn
10 price of corn.
A dozen wealthy negroes from New York, BostoI
lie and Philadelphia, have applied for authority to star
e, the Freedmen's National Bank at Washington, wit
q q capital of $500, 900. If the State banks. whic
1t are changing to the national system, and whic
~ have the preference, don't absorb the aggregate CAP
Id ital allowed by law, their request will be granted.
" In n private letter received from DR.. Boyd, th
IN {. Country Parson,' whose books are so widely ra
9, in England and America, he says: 81 rejoice i
~ YOUR military success; l am heartily with you, and
en- lose no opportunity of saying So" From the ht
x breaking out of the war the " Country Parson" hf
ce always been o~utspoken in his sympathy with tn
ne North.
US The negro Captain Robert Small has returned
Charleston in the same vessel in which he escape
ah from the city in the spring Of lS62-the Piante
~ As il nassed Fort Sumter it had all three flags fyin,
,! and the captains face beamed with satisfaction as
% beheld the stars and stripes on its parapet. III
ny planter has been rehtted since its fight fro
VIC Charleston, at an expense Of $4,000
an BRAzIL-England, in spite of her troubles Wit
ia Brazil, finds a market of increasing Importance
IRE that country. In 1863 her exports to Brazil we
M CO 964. 26I. and in 1864 they were Sc, 528, 80
ny Those from the United States are perhaps one-six
JUS of this amount. England has three lines OF steame
ust in operation, while We are struggling to get our hr
of line started.
las Wendell Phillips said in q lecture Can "
ri conceive a bitterer drop that Gods chemistry cou
or mix for a son Of the Palmetto State, than that
a Massachusetts flag and a colored regiment shou
,ub take nossession Of Charleston, lGreat applause
to In the whole history of retribution, when DID Wit
ing poet imagine a more complete retribution :"
DIS, The Phoenix Iron Works, Philadelphia, have
heavy contract for the United States. to furnish IT
let for iron-clad steamers. They roS-eighf-inch squs