The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-12
TIE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDA Y. JANUARY II.

About 9 O'Clock last evening, a yassa ,,
off the entrance of the harbor. fred two ouns ON,
showed red and blue lights-.'T II was If conrse s,n
posed to be the GGSSiiorado. We DISPATCHED = re
porter on 70 The ship, who returned at II midnight
days from Victoria, British Columbia, bound t.
Tahiti and Valparaiso.
The Supreme Court has been in session all tn,
week, and has attracted considerable attention. a:
several of the cases possessed more than usual in.
terest- \ brief report Of its proceedings will be
found on our next page. The session will probably
becontinued through next week.
His Majesty the King is expected in the steamer
KiIduea this morning from Kailua, though no posi-
tive advices have been received from him to that
effect. He was quite well at the latest advices.
having entirely recovered from his illness at Hilo.
past has been 4 week of unusual excitement
and expectancy-loOking for long overdue mails.
The brig alert arrived on the 9th. IS DAYS from San
Francisco, and the bark Ethan AHea on the 10Th. "a
days from the same port, bringing the Eastern
mails. \ full report of the news will be found on
the next page.
= Congress had commenced work in earnest. and
had passed a law establishing free suffrage for all
persons over II years in the District of Columbia
black, red or white. This will be hailed as a great
step in the right direction, and it will soon be fol-
lowed by universal suffrage throughout the South.
Ii is now proposed to reduce the ten rebel States
to territories, as they have nearly all rejected the
terms of admission as States which wore ohE.Ta6 70
them by Congress. This isa bold measure Inn, tho
whole world VIZ, sustain the action of Congress as
the Sniy course open for it to follow in the premises.
II Is stated that the Amendments 10 the Constitu-
ton have been formally rejected by all the South
these will do so as soon as their Legislatures con-
vene. In Texas the Legislature rejected the amend
ments after the people had voted for them by a fair
majority. The vote stood 2S.lI9 in favor and
%, 400 against.
Mexican affairs stand IN StdtH quo. 1t is now re-
ported that the EmpeEoa has gone back to the city
of Mexico, and issued a proclamation that he in
tends to fight for his dear country till the last dollar
and the last man are gone. Bully for Maxi
The China steamers are still a favorite topic of
discussion. and the doubt regarding the Colorado
touching here il not yet solved. She NAV have de-
layed to await the arrival Of the passengers. mails
andfreight which left New York December IL. or the
head winds prevailing for the past ten days. NAV
have set her back. Some interesting items about
the line will be found on the next page.
\ report is current, which excites fears for the
safety of the bark -Hdundked. one of Pope & Tai
bots lumber vessels running between Puget Sound
and this port All that is known so far is the
report of tie bark Camden, given among the notes
Of the week. We trust it may prove incorrect.
The neglect of the native leper patients on
hoiokal' as shown In a letter from a correspondent,
printed in another column. will attract general at
tention. 1t exhibits a remissness of official duty
highly censurable. which should not be allowed.
it be possible that invalid Hawaiians have been
starved to death, while under the charge of a H1-
r1iian Crown Minister? 1t deserves at least an
investigation.
The steamer HiLruea will sail as usual on Mon
lay next far Kona, Hawaii, provided insurance
an be effected on her, and some arrangements
made for the agency, so as to relieve the Marshal.
who is now responsible for herr in case OF acct
or loss Notice will probably be given on
should she leave
The schooner Milton Badger will sail for San
Francisco this afternoon At three o'clock, taking
american and European mails.