The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-26
Late Foreign Items.

The n. Y. Churchman denies that Bishop Staley
Is an emissary Of the British Government in the
Sandwich Islands, notwithstanding the assertions Of
the Bishop of Oxford.
The grain crop Of Nebraska, it is said. will aver
age. the present season. at ieas: forty bushels per
acre.
Why do - birds in their little nests sgree ?" Be-
cause they d fall out if they didn't.
The prize offered by Greeley for the best grape has
been awarded TO the Concord.
Advices from Bogota state that the Archbishop
had been expelled from the republic. HE palace
and papers were seized by the Government. aud he
was awaiting passage TO France.
\ sparrow hawk recently attacked two ladies in
one of the streets of London, pecking their besds in
a furious manner, aud driving his claws through the
hand OF ono of them.
The secret police Of the Emperor Napoleon are
never far away from him. Two of them-quiet
looking men, in citizens dress-follow him at o little
distance when he goes out 10 walk.
The latest style Of collar for men has turned down
corners, on which appear dogs and horses heads.
Asses heads are a little higher up.
Quails are so numerous in the streets of Lawrence,
Kansas, that the boys have heaps Of fun in hunting
them down and killing them with sticks, stones.
~brickbats, etc.
The retiring editor OF the Circleville (Ohio) Union
says that during "a years continual editorial service,
he wrote 5000 columns, and all for victusls and
clothes.
George Peabody has given the munifcent sum Of
81 600. 5000 to religious and educational institutions
since bis arrival in America.
People are now living in Paris who can remember
we'll when no such thing as q Protestant church was
TO be found in that great city. Now there are thirty
seven churches, chapels, and places Of Protestant
worship there.
Charley White. of New York. introduces to bis
patrons every evening in the week a real cLriosity-a
young man named Herr Christian Holm, who will
take an iron bar, and, while it is red hot. place il in
his mouth and bite a piece OF the iron of. Among
his other startling feats ne those OF placing his bare
feet on q red hot plate of iron, and laying a red hot
shovel on his naked arm.
Mrs. Richie, the widowed daughter Of the late
Gen. Wadsworth, of Geneseo, New York, is said 10
be engaged to the Duke of Rutland. one of the
wealthiest peers Of England. Mrs. Richie is beauti-
full and ~disiingue, and the Duke is old and homely.
Jas. T. Brady, an eminent lawyer Of New York,
in moving the Court to adjourn in respect TO the
memory of John Van Buren,, said toward the close Of
his remarks: &c have performed the Office OF q
friend as far as | could. / am sorry that the Lord
has been pleased to take Mr.. Van Buren, away, and
| shall be happy to meet him in the world 10 come"
A Boston reviewer is severe on "Grifhth Gaunt."
He says = 1t might have been written in the lati-
tude of Salt Lake City by 8 Mormon elder Of a lit
erary turn, with q seraglio Of fifty concubines to
furnish him inspiration"
James Russell Lowell, in answer to Mr.. Stewards
oft repeated question, " How many stars do you wish
TO see in your dag ?" replies AS many fixed stare
as you please, but no more shooting stars. with any
consent OF ours
WORKING OF THE CABLE.-A correspondent at the
other end of the Atlantic Cable. writing on the 18th
Of September. says: &" Taking all things into consid-
Grafton, the cable is working very well. As many
as sixteen words per minute have arrived. but the
average number is eight, and more may not be safely
sent. Indeed, it can hardly be expected that, even
with the most delicate apparatus, any great increase
OF power can be arrived at, as the loss by induction
is 50 very considerable"
The steamship Celestial Empire, built for the San
Francisco and China Line. was launched at Webb's
shipyard yesterday, and will be ready for service
March 18th. She is 376 feet long and 1000 tons
burden.
The Postmaster General estimates that there will
be o 1000 pounds of mail matter carried for the
year ending June, 1868 between Atcbison aud Fol-
SOM, and that the mail by steamer TO San Francisco
will be 600, 900 pounds that to Japan and China,
500. 900 pounds, and by the United States and Brazil,
$4,000.
The Pope addressed the officers Of the Eighty-fth
Regiment on their departure. He said Your flag
left France to restore the Holy See. The flag now
returns to France, but many cousciences will not be
satisfied. a revolution will come 10 the gates Of Rome.
Italy is not Gs complete az has been said because this
scrap Of territory still remains. When this no longer
remains. the flag Of the revolution will float over
Italy. I pray for no revolution for Napoleon for his
tranquility; but France must do something. France
is the eldest daughter Of the Church; bat it does not
suffice TO wear the title; the right TO wear il must be
proved by deeds"
The Liberal party Of Russia have held q private
meeting on the military reorganization.
The statement that the ex King Of Hanover had
absolved his late officers from the oath of allegiance
il not confirmed.
Intelligence from Constantinople announces the
complete submission of the Cretans. from Cana to
Retino.
Mr.. Wilde, q piano maker and tuner ia Washing
ton city, has discovered the reason why q piano
sometimes emits juggling sounds, as il some screw
were loose inside, or some Of the strings we're lOose
and Jared together. Mr.. Wilde insists that it il
: u,a.bIu IN tho and tho pi.pn that pro
duces the juggling. A pane Of glass will be found
loose, and its key note in exact unison with the
piano note. Whenever this note is struck the glass
sounds, IN accordance with the sympathetic Law Of
acoustic vibration. Sometimes a clock that has run
down produces the jingle.
MARCHING OS-At the great meeting Of Irish
mechanics and working men in Dublin on the % Of
November last, TO hear John Bright, the crowd broke
out singing John Brown, but where we put in JEFF.
Davis for the sour apple tree, they put the hated name
Of Judge Keogh. Tom Hughes, writing TO the New
York Tribune, says as some rife companies were
marching home from drill across the Thames, lately,
they broke out with Glory Hanelujah and John
Browns Soul. And Hughes thinks that q hundred
of our grandchildren will visit John Browns grave
where one goes to Palmerston's.
a gentleman travelling in the Provinces lately en-
tered a village where he cav n large body Of militia
being drilled by some one who was invisible. Com
ing closer, he found 10 his intense amusement, that the
officer was actually sitting down ia his shop. 1t ap-
pears that, Ending it too hot Ill the sun, he mustered
his .nen opposite his place Of business, where he en-
terai, and continued the drill under circumstances
more consonant with his own comfort
4 vessel advertised for Bombay, and laying at
Antwerp, was applied to recently to receive on
board boxes containing laces and other precious OBJ
jects, worth $4,000. The captain was not ready to
take them; they lay on the wharf and took fire.
They were opened, and found to contain no valua-
bles, but substances sure to enter spontaneously into
combustion. The wretch had insured them for
S40,0 600. and reckoned on the vessel taking FIRE at
sea ami being utterly destroyed
General Grant has revoked some orders made By
him for the purpose of protecting the loyal people of
the South from the fury of the rebels. because the
President had nulliiCd them by subsequent orders.
Grnnt saus he Ihinks the ORDERS are needed vet, but