The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-10-13
Il ore sIl: Miscellany.

WHAT'S the use asked a ragged chap, =. of
a man working himself to d-ath to get a living -
An Irishman charged with whipping his wife
defended himself On the ground that he was
batting a nuisance.
An Irish editor. Speaking Of the mi,eries of
Ireland. says " Her cup of misery has been for
ages overhOwing, and Is not get uHr
\ person Of genuine tact. it attacked bv fero-
'ious men or beasts. will always manage to set
hem fighting each other.
Somebody in London has invented an arm
which enables the wearer to feed himself. dof his
hat, drive, carry weights, and pick a neighbours
pocket
\ NEwsrAPER PRINcE-Col. Charles o.. Ro-
gers. Of the Boston Journal. was taxed last year
n $500, 500 and paid his tax without grum-
bling.
Among the advertisement in a late London
Paper, we read that Two sisters want washing
About one year in FIVE is subject to the dry
extreme. and one in ten TO the wet extreme. The
dry years are uniformly hot and the vet years
cold.
There are never less than 900 Americans in
Paris 10000 Swiss live there 90. 900 English.
Is. 900 Italians; 100 900 Germans, and IL, 900
Poles have made it their home.
\ late attempt to find the Temple of Diana, at
Ephesus. by running a tunnel into n large mound
outside the city walls, has failed. The recovery
of the Odeon is progressing, and the marble is as
bright as If just polished.
The Government is in possession Of evidence
going to slow that n number of freedmen have
been kidnapped from Georgia and struggled of to
Turks Island, to do forced work in the salt
mines, or transferred to agents in the Cuban
slave trade.
The Massachusetts, Senate, elected General Ben
jamin +. Butler, of Lowell. To be Major General
of the Massachusetts State Militia under the new
militia organization.
There is considerable talk in Boston of sending
Wendell Phillips to Congress from the Third Dis !
trict. The movement originated with the Eight
hour League and wOr~kingmen's organization.
CLEVELAND, Sept. ll.-The President made a
speech from the balcony of the Kennard House.
last night, during the delivery of
which 4 remarkable scene took place. The crowd
was evidently composed Of Radicals. who inter
the President with hooting and shouting.
and in one instance sailing him traitor. The
friends of the President in the crowd replied to
the numerous Kisses with cheers and applause,
and when he had finished his speech he was salut-
ed with loud and continued ~plaudits.
Telegraphic correspondence of over 700 words
from the Empress Carl0tta in Europe to Maximil-
passed over the Cable on Sunday. and was
forwarded TO Galveston, whence a dispatch boat
would be sent to Vera Cruz. Macmillan is said
20 have been one of the largest patrons Of the
Gable 50 far.
Professor Whitney says that in the Sierra range
between the parallels of SO : and SO : North
in California; there are FIVE mountains of over
4 600 feet elevation, and about fifty peaks which
Use to Il hight of over Is 900 feet. The culmin-
ting point in the District Summit City) is not
ess than 10 ,OOO feet, which is higher than Mt.
The London Times says: \ movement is now
n foot in the city to commemorate in some con-
picuOus and lasting form the unparalleled act of
of Mr.. Peabody for the relief of the
of London. At present It is proposed to $
rect a statue of Mr.. Peabody in some c~onspicu- l
rs spot in the City of London. and that is the
rm of est.i.2opial which will be submitted. at q
meeting on Thursday, rs tmc mos mos ~ "~H"-,lte
IT perpetuating the memory of his noble act,
nd embodying the gratitude and admiration of
lie citizens. Y
The New York Erening Post overhauled Mr..
arling. NJ. c.. for saying in the House. in pro- -
ouncing a eulogy on Humphrey, that = his gem
emanly spirit winged its way 20 its Maker" 1t q
out that what Darling really did say was, il
lat : without Il struggle or a groan the gentle,
anly spirit of James Humphrey was waited into s,
e presence of his Maker" b
John Bright is a model of simplicity. While in II
he lives in apartments, like a bachelor of II
binary means, though he is always glad of
W days leisure to visit his family. He is dis W
Isted with official ~hummery to which members .
Pertinent are subjected, and on the 9th ult.
VIII win -hA - -" -AAAA NlAA bAAAfA idhb =
ties of reform. appeared at the Speakers dinner p
a plain black suit. This is the first time on y,
hich lecgings, swords and knee-buckles have IL
EN- dispensed with on such an occasion. 81
The REAL IssUE.-In a recent speech by Gen. ,,
gan, in Washington, the case is put perspi- ~
ously and ncontrovertibly He said 4,
80 1t is not a question rs to whether they have ~
t loyal men here or not. That is lodging the ="
ain issue. 1t is not for individuals to come =.
re to Congress, and be admitted as loyal men, 81
d then for disloyal men to be elected from the 81
me district, and refused admittance. 1t is for ~
to determine whether the late rebel people .,
emselyes are now entitled to any representation -
all. The question is. " Have the relations al
have been voluntarily broken off between n
e people of these States and the National Gov 90
nment. been restored ?" ! say that in forfeiting ~
cir rights by war. they also forfeited their right -,
representation, just as they did any other bo
litical right and the only way that it can be 10
is by Congress sitting as Judge and jury. n
d by nobody else. 1t is the only department. "
this Government, that has the right of resto- NJ
lg them to just such privileges as it sees fit. and ia
en- it sees fit. Until Congress does it, they are 6o
t entitled to that right, and they riH not be. II
til they have voted for this Constitutional
%Iendment, and done several other things essen no
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