The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-08-12
Later.

BY the arrival of the clipper ship Midnight We
have two days later dates from San Francisco, three
days later Eastern Geographic. and seven days later
from Europe. The news is unimportant. We clip
leading items.
New YORK. July lO.-George W. Buckley, Presi-
dent of the Golden Circle, has issued an executive
general order, dated from his place of confinement in
Fort Warren, June 28th, in which he %suspends the
labors of the several Departments of the Golden Cir
Gle till LIST July, 1865, when a Congress OF the Order
will assemble in Washington with open doors, and
proceed 10 lay the cornerstone of a Saxon university.
All members of the military department are released
from allegiance to the Order, and from all Obliga-
tons of secresy pertaining to the same. The Presl-
dent makes q lengthy vindication of the Order, Civ
ing its origin, rise, progress and destiny.
New YORK, July 1.-THE Iribune's Washington
special dispatch says that Mrs. Douglas, widow Of the
late Senator, made two unsuccessful attempts to OBJ
tain from the President a reprieve for Mrs. Surratt,
and in each case was denied. A very bitter feeling
in relation to her execution exists among quondsm
rebels, particularly among the Catholics in this city,
who it is reported, intend to call a meeting for the
purpose of denouncing the action of the Military
Commission and the President.
The coufessor of Mrs. Surratt, the Rev. Mr.. Wal
tiers, says, not revealing the confessional, that, as
God lives, Mrs. Surratt was innocent Of the murder
of President Lincoln, or of any intent or conspiracy
TO murder him.
New York, July 12-The Times learns that
Collector Draper yesterday paid into the Treasury
S4, 0G0, 900 in gold, the proceeds Of recent sales Of
cotton, seized as abandoned property.
New YORK. July 1.-THE Herald'S Richmond
correspondent says the work Of confscating the
property of wealthy rebels was inaugurated in
Richmond on Friday last, much to the consterna-
ton of the people of that city, by the seizure of the
famous Tredegar Iron Works by the Government
agents. 4 description Of a large amount of other
property liable TO be confiscated has been taken,
and the tenants thereof have been notified to pay
no more rent TO the rebel proprietOrs.
One of the Heralds correspondents, who has
lately been through Northern Alabama, says that
this region is almost one continuous field of cotton,
the planters giving their attention 10 business again
this wear almost as much a in the rebellion times.
The growing crops are very fine. The negroes are
working for their former masters for wages. and
the new labor system appears to progress we'll.
European, July 2.
The final arrangements on the Great Eastern are
being put forward at the More 10 the utmost. She
will be ready for sea in a few days. but Is not eX-
uented - leave the More till the 9th or 10th of July.
The shore end OF the cable will be laid at Nalentia
on the 10th. ready for the Great Eastern. Also
lutelv none but those connected with the laying Of
the cable will be permitted TO sail on the great
Eastern. Signals were daily sent through the en-
tire cable. and the Insulation is pronounced almost
absolutely perfect. y message Of four words oCcu-
pied a minute and n quarter, but double this speed
"a expected from the new Instruments.