The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-17
BIRTH.
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. AUGUST Il.
News of the Morning.

By the arrival Of the -hip Li==ie OaEforI. our
san Francisco dates are o. June 80. She reported
that the chip Ranf,r. with nails AMI passengers gu
boarl for this port. was really 10 leave when she
saiIeI. We have our surmisss that when 1t Leczme
known u the underwriters that size proposed To touch
at this fart. the captains plans may have heen
changed. her passengers anil mails sent ashore, anil
the vessel orlerwI ~; o. touch. She hal ou bard =
cargo or spesis anil merchandise yaiusl At nearly
one million II dDllars. We trust our suTmis-s may
prove ungrouni-L
~ usual, when n clipper ship arrive. we sent OF
a reporter D. the vessel on Tue-lay, with = he u
Honolulu neV-Paper-. soliciting n return % the favor.
The captain rrplici that he hal other business 10
10 than carrying newspapers around the wcEii,
anil Syiine,i TO furnish any. That master ought to
be promoted to the cUInHani u n canal bat or
sent into the Grseas,Ie. Such easss are not eDmtDon.
Sailors visiting this port ARE generally thorough gen
tlerneI., or Mt least treat the pres geHtlemanly.
Congress sljournei on the 21st of July. TO meet
arain on the Z1st q November. The only work nc
eomplishei nj the extra -ss-ion was the passage IL
the supplemental reconstruction bill. and an apprO-
priation bill enabling il 20 IL carried into free
The President vetOel both bills, aB1 the lower house
passed. them over his veto 1OI 10 p, while the Senate
dill the same by a vote Of 80 to-
President johnson in hs veto message 90 Congress
IL very desnnt. and declares that he will stand up for
what he CONSIDERS his constitutional rights. and per-
form what he deems his duty. whether it comedies
with the action of Congress or not. Ills defiant tone
anil calling Congress 4 dcspotism, looks as If there
might be trouble ahelL-
Horace Greeley was nominated by the President as
Minister TO Austria, but objections having been RAISED
in the Senate, the nomination was not acted on, and
lies over til next winter.
Seventeen thousand deaths hal occurred from fever
in the Island q Mauriiius, and the plague stall con-
tinued unabateL.
In Europe fears were entertained that France in
tends To disturb the public peace, AMI the latest al
vices only strengthen the fears. The trouble Is re-
garling Denmark. Prussia proposes to restore the
S~chleswig-IIol-tein provinces on certain conditions,
which Denmark objects to, and France sides with the
latter in the dispute
The reform bill, greatly amended so as to be the
most ultra, radical, and progressive measure ever en-
acteI in England. has passed the Commons, AMI en-
terrell ON it, second reading before the Lords
In Mexico, Gen Juarez has cllleI a Congress for
the purpose of electing n President for tine Republic.
IL Is stated that he woull be q candidate for the Office.
The body u Macmillan hal been embllmel, and
wOuIl be SURRENDERED To the Austrian authorities on
proper application Santa Anna was still alive, but
a prisoner.
Among the items % foreign news i one stating that
Minister Harris hal applied to the Secretary Of the
Navy Mt Washington, To- know why the Laekauraaaa
was stationed heTe-as though IL was any Of his bust
ness. When the report Wa current, SIne months
since, that such an inquiry hal been oricr~l by this
Government. We could hardly believe IL vas possible.
The idea u this important 60 investigation i sail 10
have originated with Bishop Staley. But that cur
Cabinet shJuli have actually made n formal inquiry
does not speak well for it, dignity, seif-re-pest, OF
even common sense
His Majesty Ministers Tor n east one Of them. the
remainder being absent or sick, took A. special pains
to honor the French Emperor anil people by attending
the Fcte Napolcuu at the Catholic Cath-IralO on Thurs
day with all the display AMI show possible. - they
took xOr o. honor the American Government AMI PEG
Me BY keeping away frUiu the Fourth Il july ccletrI-
ton at the Stone Church. IL ! q very trivial matter.
except 80 hr n II shows that the Ministry n at pres
constituted doe not represent the people, who are
most friendly To America IL Is a strong argument
In favor q IL reconstruction, when the Ministry ! -
biased n o. BE- unable 1T unwilling 20 treat all M
tiOusIities alike. The sooner n change i made in
reurganizing the Ministry the better.
TIE saie % auction e tLc Kaiwiki Plantation. near
il advertised to take place on the 9TH rroximo.
Under the improved condition of the sugar business.
and the reciprocity treaty with the UHiiei state,
such property viii son tc in demand
\ notice oGsrins Gr sale the large tract known A.
Loa on Hawaii. will be Observed in jo-iay's
paper. This 1. One q the mos; desirable properties in
the group
The decision q the Chief Justice IN the Waimcl
Church ease. vii - iouuI GA the fourth page. Il !
the s~ecyier-. declaring their action and eiec-
tons illegal, AMI restores the property To- Tire church
anil con.rreatt,u councctci with thc Kauai branch 4
the Hawaiian B-ari-
In our trst InIer. " hri.hy %Trf'rrcl g." the -;nrya-