The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-27
Foreign Items.

II a celebration IN Alabama on the 26th inst
were two little boys very nicely dressed. and hav-
ing flowers in their bands for tine ceremony. each
wearing q belt. with the inscription in large letters.
NJ bOast-a rebel
\ Texas paper tells Of 4 young couple who
eloped ON horseback. accompanied by a clergyman
who was 10 marry them. The lady, father gave
chase. anI Ma Overtaking the party vh"n tie
maiden called out to her clerical friend. Cant
yOn marry u a. We run" The idea took. and he
commenced th- ritual. and just a. the BRIDE father
cluiched bsr bride rein the clergy man pronounced
the lovers man aud wife. The father was 80
pleased with the da-hing action that. a. tie story
gDes. be gave them his blessing
SaLE or C0Cs-At a sale u American and ior-
ciZn coins. q silver dollar coined IN lsS4 brought
81 50 one % 1875. - L. aud one 1879. uncir-
cuiat~d. - -. \ proof set % silver coin. with =
nicked cent. all bearing date OF ISIS. acre sold
for Sl6 81. The highest price obtained for silver
half dollars was -. which were coined IN l-u4.
1910. 1913. \ quarter dollar Of lsj3 sold for
down Tor - -. \ half dime dated 1894 was
purchased Tor -. and a cent dated 1893 sold for
ECO. An - Edwards counterfeit " half cent Of
1896 brought 60 -. The largest price given tor
medals wa for one OF Abraham Lincoln. by Ellis.
IN copper. which -old for - %. y metal struck
10 Holland, in c0uImrmOratiOn Of the Treaty be-
tween the United States and the Netherlands. sold
FOR sII. and a large bronze medal Of Count PiceO-
l0mini. u AragOH. was purchased for 80 90
EXPENSIVE To DE-One 81 the san Francisco
papers has gone into a calculation Of the amount
r-duir-I t. conduct a fashionable funeral. and
here il J.: To laying out the corpse. go; icing
the same. SIZ: stroud. $40 rosewood coffin. 500:
PLATE. $50: flowers. $50; pine box. -: th!re por-
tiers. -: hear-e. 50: ten carriages. $40: eight scaTis
to pail bearers. $50; glOyc-. $50; sections fees.
SIO-makIng SsSZ- To this must be- aided the
price q q cemetery lot and monument which viii
swell the amount. 20 $4,000. After that showing.
vino would not a great deal ratLer live than die:
HoEsEF1E~u-Thc New York Evening Past
givrs the following extract from a letter by an
American gentleman now travelling ~ Europe
The letter J. dated at STUTTGART. March Z6:-
Il dinsd yesterday with the society for the
Protection % Animals. ON the occasion Of their
annual banquet. The society ayailcd Themselves
0f thi- occasion 10 prove 81 the public that horse
frsh j. y desirable addition to tbe meats now in
should De- made To- bring il into Use. We had it
served aud cooked in different ways. and having
eaten il in each shape Gin fact. ] dined altogether
from itJ. I can speak knowingly Of it, merits.
W first had t.ef de cLer0L.
This was we'll cooked. and was tender and
juicy. and I do not think that If il were placed side
by side with GIsf 4. JoerJ, one person Of - dozen
could tell the difference.
1.-THE next dish was tongue Of horse. This was
dry. not fast bad. and "a disagreeable flavor. some
thing resembling the smell of hartshorn. It's hard
ness NAV have beer The fault Of the cook. but il
was entirely wanting in the melting tenderness
that j. the excellence Of beef tongue.
Next came a roast of horse this was again
very good. well-iavOred and juicy. The animal
was a seven-year old horse. not fattened or pre-
pared in any way. In fact, beef or mutton. as
lean a. this horseiesh was, would. | think. have
been too dry 10 be eatable. II the prejudice could
be overcome. our fat Tom or Charley would
furnish food for the summer