The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-17
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Foreign Miscellany.

were sold IL auction, "a London. and brought
$500. The catalogue of articles, which was
also Il ticket of admission, was sold at n guinea
apiece for the benefit OF the late Toms father.
\ man in Atlanta wanted his well cleaned out.
and limited u a negro that there was = prize ut
the bottom. About 4 hundred soon found out
the secret, and the well was thoroughly cleaned
1T q cheap rate for the owner.
The water-driukers Of Chicago meet with very
little encouragement 10 practice temperance.
Nyriads OF little fishes invade the water-pipeS.
and the other day the fingers of a mans hand
came out Of 4 hydrant.
Daniel Drew, of New York. has contributed
$3.50. coo towards the sum Of one million dollars
TO De raised by the Methodists for religious pur-
poses.
The detail Of the Court for the trial Of Captain
Semmes has not yet been prepared. In the
meantime, all persons present at any capture of
vessels by him are requested 10 report the facts.
with their names and address. 10 John a. Bodies.
. Esq, Naval Judge Advocate General, Washing
ton.
The Minister of the Netherlands has proposed
70 the Secretary of the Treasury 10 exchange a
complete set of the different CONS of his country
for those Of the United States, and the Secretary
has given orders To the Director of the Mint at
Philadelphia, 10 forward the required coins.
The total amount of naval captures reaches
$50, 600 600 in value. One-half of this goes TO
Government and the other Is divided among Off
GERS and seamen. The average FER man is but
$40, whereas in the matter Of bounties TO sol
diers, the average has been nearly 81 900 per
man. and about 500, 000, 600 have been ex-
pended III bOunties alone.
In adjusting the accounts of the late President
Lincoln, in accordance with the resolution of
Congress appropriating S25, 900 to Mrs. Lincoln,
1t appears that the administrators received the
pay for the month of March, which will have to
be deducted from the S25 900 appropriated by
Congress. Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated on the
14th Of April, but the Treasury only paid his
administrators for March.
FREDERICK DoUGLAs REFUSED A SEAT At THE
PUBLIC TABLE IN PITTsFIELD.-This eloquent and
accomplished man, who takes rank with the first
men IN the country as an orator and thinker.
who has been the invited guest at the tables of
the most honored and cultivated in England and
America. was refused a seat at the public table
of the American House in Pittsfeld not long
since. He left the house and went to the United
States Hotel. where he was treated like a gentle
man. This is shameful, and Ut this time deserves
wide exposure.
The Presidents first regular reception on New
Years day produced Il highly favorable impres-
sion among those classes Of Washington society
that can indulge in memories respecting former
similar scenes. The Presidents two daughters
Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Stover-were modest in
their appearance, Yet were not overwhelmed by
the splendor Of their position. Everybody is
Praising them for their simplicity and natural
ness. One of the most prominent Of the fashion,
able women of Washington called upon them one
day last week, and was talking over the winter
and its prospects with Mrs. Patterson, when she
remarked - We are plain people, from the
mountains of Tennessee, and we shall not put on
airs because We chance 10 occupy this place for Il
short time This, certainly, was nobly said.
TERRITORIAL EXTENT.-The total area of the
United States and its territories is $3.50. 572
square miles. Its territorial extent is therefore
nearly ten times as large as France. Great Brit
air IuSrriu Drr,S.i, &,.ip D.rr,,ra1 p,l.;nn,
Holland and Denmark together; one and one
half times as large Us the Russian Empire in
Europe one-sixth less only than the area cover
ed by the ftty-nine or sixty Empires. States and
Republics Of Europe Of equal extent with the
Roman Empire, or that Of Alexander. neither Of
which is said to have exceeded 5000 900 square
miles.
MEyKEN IN misunderstanding to a CORE
spondent of the New York 1los Menken is cut
ting q wide swath in London. lie says The
lady sees good company, ut that pleasant house
of hers at Regents Park, though | DO not know
that she may not have grown omewhat offended
at my remarking their :. sccesh :" procliyities.
and her own as influenced by them. Authors
like Charles Reade, Nilkie Collins, John Oxen
ford, &c, may be found in her rooms almost any
pleasant evening, with Il sprinkIIng Of baronets
and barOnctesSes. here and there Il Lord or two.
4 few artists like NIaciise, and any quantity of
other - pleasant people" from Sackville street,
the Albany and elsewhere. Miss Adah is one of
people "a nOte ABOUT London, III THESE
days.
REV. DIR. STONE OF BOSToN.-At a meeting of
the members of the Park Street Church, held
recently, in their vcstry, a communication was
and read from the pastor, Rev. y. l..
Stone, d.. D.. asking that Il committee from the
church be appointed to unite with him in calling
council to dissolve the pastoral relation now
between him and the church. 50 that he
shall be at liberty to accept the call Of the First
Church, San Francisco. The
members unanimously voted to acccde 10 his re-
quest, and the council be convened at an early
The seventeenth anniversary Of DR.. Stones
as pastor over Park Street Church
soon occurs, at which time his labOrs with this
and people Will probably cease.-BoSlon
An incident occurred at St. Louis, Illustrating
he fact that mules are not only the most saga
;iOus of all four-legged animals, but they some
lines do things on purely scientific principles.
\ drove of about two hundred of these large
minded beasts We're brought to the Illinois shore,
opposite the city. and it was concluded that the
way to get them across was TO start them on
he ice and let them walk over. As soon as they
the ice instinct taught them that they
rad embarked on a dangerous journey. and in
family the Oldest mule in the drove-one. too,
hat had never been ut u circus and had no edu-
ation-tOok the lead, and one at Il time the
Whole two hundred = fell in" and followed their
eader in single file, with safe spaces between,
nd thus, stretching themselves into a long line, .
hey crossed the river. The circumstance was
Witnessed by n number of gentlemen. who were
impressed with the wonderful Illustration Of mule
lgacity. /
An ENGLISH TRIBUTE TO AuEEIcA.-At a re-
ant rof,r,, a,-,r NJ N.,-.E.lI Y II g..