The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-02-17
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Brigham Young is. indeed. pillar of Salt Lake
His idea Of n wife is-LOfs
The loss by the Shenandoak's destruction Of YES
sels Is estimated at 81 ,655, 900.
The % waterfall" " is giving way to what might be
called the 50 waterwheel - style Of dressing the hair
New York fashions say embroidered dresses will
be all the rage this season.
Buttons as large as Eve franc pieces are the style
with New York ladies.
The prOprietors OF the ST. John have given
900 to the little girl from Montreal whose parents
were killed bY the recent explosion.
On the western plains the average cost of killing
Indian has been about $500, 900, while for a.
squaw the cost Is nearly -, 900 600
Don't live in hope with your arms folded fortune
smiles on those who roll up their sleeves and put
their shoulders to The wheel.
a. want to buy sewing machine said old
lady entering shop. - Do you wish for u machine
with n feller 90 inquired the clerk Sakes, no;
don't of your fellers about me-
a bill has been introduced into the Missouri Legis-
latnIe, making it penal offence address an ex-
officer of the confederate army without first prefxax
the word - rebel"
An American committed suicide in Paris recently
the night before his intended marriage. He rich
and had stated he should marry the girl against his
wish, and solely to please his mother.
The negro caulkers of Baltimore talk of opening
q ship-yard on their account There are four
hundred III the city, and white caukers are unwil-
ling to work with them.
house in Memphis was being raised recently by
jack for the purpose of putting new founda-
tiOn under it, when it fell and tumbled thirty
feet into bayou Five persons were in the house,
bat were killed.
negro about dying told by his minister that
he must forgive certain darkey against whom he
seemed to entertain very bitter feelings 90 Yes,
sah,' he replied. IS II dies forgive dat nigg; but
If get we'll dat nigg must take care
Isaac Young. a cOlored man of Cincinnati has re-
covered $500 from the passenger railroad Of thst
rIfu Errh hain from of ba
received injury from his expulsion except that of
being compelled to walk home
The hotel keepers of New York propose to advance
their Sc per day, and have a circular
the hotel keepers Of other cities requesting their
operation. Il IS not alleged that the present
insufficient, but it is shown that the hotels
crowded. aud that guests would be compelled
stand higher rates.
Bio SAFE-An enormous fire proof safe, for the
Bank of North America. recently made by Evans
* Watson, Of Philadelphia (Pa) The safe weighs
20 TONS and took eleven horses draw it. 1t is 81
feet high, a feet wide, and feet deep. made Of
chilled wrought iron and steel.
rural genius has invented n plan to prevent n
chicken from scratching gardens. The plan is to
stick to the heels of the fowl, that the
raised the stick falls and strikes the ground,
throwing the fowl forward. Repeated efforts to
scratch will the chicken to walk clear out Of
the garden
French chemist says that If tea be ground like
coffee before hot is poured upon it, it will
yield double the amount of exhiaratng qualities
Simon Cameron. of Pennsylvania, very active
IN seeking pardon for Gen. Brsco, convicted of en-
bezzlemeut. "a fellow feeling makes wOndrous
kind."-ErchaHGe-
The Republic of Paraguay is said to be mainly
ruled by English woman, with whom Lopez, the
President, became acquainted in London-a strange
whirlgig of fortune.
1t has been ordered at Moscow that in all public
buildings the doors of the main entrance shall open
outward instead Of, heretofore. inward. The
reason Of this arrangement IL TO enable people TO
ff Inrrn n
occurring
Some of the principal New York hotels talk of
raising the price of board to SO per day There are
families the Fifth Avenue who give $500 or S6OO
n week for lodging and boarding privilege,
while their - extras will reach $500 or S4OO more
The Philadelphia Ledger thus comforts and as
the travelling community . Notwithstanding
all ;hat is said about railroad MURDERS II eau be
demonstrated that railroad travelling Is safer tor the
community than any other method Of public convey
ance In the city of London alone nearly FIVE times
n many persons killed and wounded by carts,
cabs and OInnibuses killed injured on all
the railways of England, Scotland and Ireland taken
together
traveller stopping at a southern hotel exclaimed
one morning to the waiter, '' What are you about,
YOU black rascal? You have reused me twice from
my sleep by telling breakfast ready, and
now you attempting TO strip OF the bedclothes'
why" replied POmpey, - if you isn't gwine to
get up must have the sheet, any how, because dey
waitin' for de table clOf.
M1EMox FAITH-One of the "Saints ~ at the
Mormon Tabernacle lately, in speaking of the great
opposition the Church Of the Latter Day SAINTS
and more particularly to its cornerstone polygamy,
is reported 10 have said, in substance, such as foi-
lows - We believe in the God Of Abraham, who
permitted him To have more than one wife, and we
intend to practice pOlygamy At all hazards" FOL
lowing close upon this, he said '' The MOrmons
were a loyal people and intended to maintain the
Constitution Of the United States
In suit brought in French court to recover
possession " n we'll. there much complication
and contradictory swearing Finally, the Judge
exclaimed: - But this IS all about little water:
What can it very much. that you should
both put Yourselves To much trouble and expense
about II - Monsieur replied one Of the adyo-
Gates. dryIy, % the peaders are, both of the wine
merchants" p"
Another cargo OF slaves from Africa has been
landed the island Of Cuban event OF 4 kind
formerly very Common, but recently quite rare.
The number Of negroes composing the cargo Is Var-
Cusy estimated all the way from 100 10 SOO Inc
landing was effected the northwestern portion OF
the island, the plantation of n wealthy man
Some OF the Africans, IL Is said, saired by the
authorities but afterwards given up to the slave
traders.
The Bishop Of Oxford has received the undiguifed
cognomcn Of =. Soapy Sam 1t Is said that when
the Bishop travelling eastward to attend the
church congress Norwich, lady sitting opposite
him commented in fItteTing terms on the eIoquence
and ability Of the great Anglican divine, quite un-
Conscious that she was addressing him - Bnt why, ',