The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-10

next. at the furtlest, the Trunk line will be done a far a : Fort
full working order. besides the usual side track "J "a An II his i%i ia5 u
Gates most clearly that the Central Pacific Railroad is in eff
this great work will he pushed as rapidly and successfully as il;
! '''4 '' "s''A e"s's A"u skill u De Drought L
These are the distances across the continent: Miles.
San Francisco to Sacramento riyer). NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l3
Sacramento to Colfax or pIacerville 0wO rival routes
Coliax, or PiacerviiIe, to Virginia City, Nev."..:.." liz
austin = to s. Salt LAKE, CITY. Utah as 81
Salt Lake to Denver, Colorado. $40
Denver to AtchisGn, Coz
AtchiSon to New York (raiiroad completed)....--.--. 1,453
San Francisco to New York. asa
IRoN-CLAps-The English and French Govern
ments are engaged in a vigorous rivalry 10 pro-
duce the most powerful and feetest iron-clads.
Both make only sea-going iron vessels. The
English have just completed an iron-clad, called
the LORD Clyde, which is said to surpass all here
tofore built. She is of the class adopted by that
Government, being high out of water. and pre-
s%enting a fair mark in hull and spars for military
practice. The hull is go feet long. so feet beam
and u feet deep, and is 1907 tons burthen and
finely modelled. The engines are the largest
afioat; they are of the double piston-rod pattern.
back acting, with cylinders ll6 inches in diameter
and 4 feet stroke. At the trial the speed obtained
was I3i knots. She is the fastest vessel in the
English navy.
The Americans, however, still cling to the
favorite monitor class, armed with but two or four
guns of heavy calibre. The following account of
the Puritan. indicates that she is destined to be
the most powerful monitor afloat:
"The irOn-clad, sea going, ocean ram monitor Puritan.
built at the Continental Iron Works for John Ericsson, and
afterwards purchased by the Navy Department., is now receiv-
ing her boilers, six in number, at the Anaire Works The Pu-
ritan has lain at Greenpoint from the time OF her launch until
a few days ago. when she was towei to the dock Of the Allare
Works; 1t is now decided to place only one turret on her deck
ret two twenty inch smooth bore guns. These guns will meas
inches, and weighing each $4,000 pounds. We can scarcely
credit that such enormous pieces of ordinance can be used on
shipboard ; but five years ago who dreamt of IA ffteeninch gun,
and yet they are easily handled and of great service. The
sion trip To Europe until the Dictator goes. These vessels are
adapted solely for haTbor defence and in their place cannot be
our port doors for an enTee when barred by such crafts as the
Puritan, with her twenty inch guns. 1t has been decided to
then subject il to the fire Of All the forts in IN the - Norrows ~
the entrance to New York harbor.
JEFF. DAvIs.-There appear to he some legal
obstacles in the way of bringing this arch-rebcl to
trial, though what they are does not appear. 1t is
said that the President, in response to Il call from
Congress. has prepared a reply to the resolution
asking for information why Davis has not been
brought to trial. The ground taken will be found
to embrace the legal difficulties heretofore an
nounced as in the way of a civil trial, and the
probabilities are that Congress will pass a law to
meet this and all similar emergencies. Alate tele-
gram states tLd w III. l. It's DtS Dctu TAIN
by the Government as prosecuting counsel in the
trial, with the liberal fee of one hundred thousand
dollars, and that he has entered on his duties by
searching the records of treason trials since the
days of the Stuarts. Mr.. Everts is a son of the
first Secretary of the American Board, and one of
the ablest lawyers in New York. If eminent legal
ability can convict this traitor, he will receive his
deserts. The trial will probably take place during
the spring. -
PANAMA STEAMERS. The mail steamers leave
New York for Aspinwall on the lst, llth and 2lst
of each month. The steamers on this side leave
San Francisco on the 10th. 10Th and Both of each
month. When the regular day of sailing falls on
Sunday, the steamer leaves on the day previous.
The reason of their leaving on the 10Th instead of
the goth, on this side, is that they may connect at
Panama and Aspinwall with the monthly steamers
to South America and Europe. The opposition
steamer sails from San Francisco. ria Nicaragua.
on the 18th of each month. The rates of passage
in February, by the mail line. were: First cabin,
outside and ladies rooms, $40 first cabin, inside
rooms. Sl65 % second cabin. 500 75 steerage,
So 30. BY the Opposition Company's steamer
Noses Taylor. which sailed on February 18th, the
rates of passage were: First cabin, outside rooms.
SI25 first cabin. inside rooms, 500; second
cabin, 500; steerage, SO.
THE ATLANTIC CABIE-The company in England,
interested in this scheme, are engaged in manufac-
turing the cable, which is to be ready to lay in
May or June. 1t is stated that the - Great Eastern
has been chartered TO go to sea in June for the
double purpose of laying an entirely new cable,
and of raising the broken end Of the 100 miles of
cable laid last year, 50 as to splice additional cable
thereto. and thus, if successful. furnish to the pub
lie a second means of communication. The LOO
miles of submerged cable is ascertained to be in
the most perfect order by daily tests taken from
the time it broke, and still continued. The bUoys
at the end of it are washed away, but this is of no
consequence. as they We're intended only for a
temporary purpose. the spot for grapnelling hav-
ing been laid down by solar observations, so that
Il good navigator can at any time sail to within
half u mile of the broken cable
u Delaney, the principal editor of the London
Times. has been dismissed, as also the principal
city editor of the same paper. They were
intensely a~nti-American. and this Is said to be the
principal cause of the change, as the paper has
been much injured by their conduct during and
since the war, and q change of policy has been
determined on by the proprietors. The Times has
long been considered one Of the most influential
powers in Europe. and probably no efforts will be
spared to retain It's reputation. even at the sacri-
fee of its best editors.