The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-10-12

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sled ust lie certainty II pszes would give . great
impetus "a trade. lie bismed the directors 81 fhs
public pres for spreading aHfoanSrc ru1ors cree
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power % restore ooah6eaes-
There have ALREADY eoBae. SAYS the Paris oHesSt
JosoaGt. TO pay = visit % the Emperor oftse tfslaca,
on the occasion If the EStibiaon. ose k&opsfor
tRUsSis) three kings Prussia, BeiRium aud tFsseff
tso queens iEsiglasa sud fofteEGtl. snd sax fEt'
ees, h~irs O. crowns (tae Pnace oi Msjss. the IL
Te6itsfy Grand Dake " kassiss the PFiaes Royal
% Prusssis, Prince HaBbsft Of Savoy. t&e Psaacs
Of Orange. sid Prince Oscar Of SNecen1. otaef
August yiStofs are expected - arrive shortly.
PoRrUGUESE MINE--JerFolds joke sboat 10. old
post and the elder port will be nBpieasaatls sr-
called TO " erGstyH driokers by the following para
graph on the nsanafaetare of Portuguese wine. iFsui
= note by the Eaglisb Secretary Of LegaiieD ~
Lisbon:
ali port vine hitherto exported for the Esgii.b
market IL largely mixed with brandy, and D. corr
posed almost a. much 81 eicefbeFries Is Of grspes-
The way IN which what 10 England is called port
wine has hitherto been manufactured for the Lou
don market IL tbis: The Paix de YeDhasasfS
abouBds Ia elder trees; the berries Of ibe trees arr
dried in the sun or IA kiins. Tie wiEe As then
thrown on them. aud the berries are troddsa Gas
previously the grapes), fai II Is thoroughly saAars-
ted with tie coloring matter Of the berries Bran
dy IL then added in the proportions Of frow three
10 sixteen GALLONS % every pipe u l5 gallons.
This is the composition OF al the port wine hitherto
drank 10 Eagisad. No vine not thus specially
adglterSted for the English tssts wac showed by
the Government ComInattse of Tastefs 10 pass sLe
bar Of the DOaTo before 1855.
A YAAkEE REsTAykaNT IN PARls-Tk~ London
A0He1seV1E says:
The latest wonder Of the Champ de MSrp f. the
United States Restaurant. opened by two soter-
prising Yankees, aessrs- Bows and Gaiid. Most
.: the eating places ca the food circle Of the E1hlsE
ton are wfetched French sPeeuiatiOns- thestricai
limitations Of TUhidan and Turkish shops. Bat our
cousins have taken the Imperial Commissioner az
seTfeN-- They have arranged 10 have all kinds of
American delieacies by each Rail steamer. They
give you oyster soup. po'ter-houss steak. suecctash,
slapJsek; and you nsy digest all these mlth tnat
champagne dear 10 the American goayalef, White
Heidsick, The kitchen stove Il American: the ice
is crushed By al American machine; the piano 40
the drawing room IS by Cbickering. and there -
d reading and smoking room lifted 10 Yankee tnsie.
The Americans have shown the rest of the wcrld
on the Champ de Mars that they understand their
duty when they are requested 70 bring their cooks
and The food they cock across the Atlantic. They
have imported even their eOiored waters.
PETo-TEE GREAT FINANclEE DIssEcTED-Peio
has been hoisied by his own petard. Ar q Bowery
bboy would say, be has bern -his.ed IN the
most lovely manner. Ills failure il none Of YOUR
vulgar. every day affairs. which dehle the records
Of the Gd5ethe and sweep POOR devils into oblivion
and the colonies Nor i il 10 be classed with
those failures of greater magnitude by which
shreWd swindiers make q fortune with which il r
easy 20 bride their way into society. About Peteis
failure there Was something stUpeDdous- IL was
like the tumbiing of a throne and the crash Of an
empire. Ills liabilities are set down 81 forty-fve
million dollars. and las assets al less than eight
millions There is d margin large enough 10 swRl-
low up hundreds OF the vulgar failures that are
daily recorded in the newspapers. leaving enough
to give fortunes 70 scores Of swindiers- SIR Morton
Peio was siupendous in bis entire makeup. His
enterprises extended all over the world. Further
than Alexander went with bis army before he wepi
because there We're no mere worlds TO conquer,
went Sir Morton Peto with bic railroad projects.
bic bonds. osbeuinrGS ano coupons HIS schemes
spread themselves over Europe. Asia. Africa and
America he was d regular steam engine IN tow
ers. Not many months ago BE- came TO this ccnD-
Try to show our great railroad men what piguies
they are when compared with q Peto. he was
dined and wiDed most luZpriously, and bis res
pon=es 20 the sentiments shcwered upon him yuu
know. were in the most comPlscen. John Buliish
style OF posiprandisl speech he also took occa-
sion 10 inform orr heatbenish railroaders tina; be
was a pious man. a COED square Baptist be-
lieving not in sprinkling. but insisting upon entire
submersion- In fact Peto was . man wbe went
the entire animal in ever thing be undertook
The dinner which he gave just before his depart
ure from New York on his return 10 England wa
the most recherche affair that Gotham ever saw or
heard tell Of. and viii long be considered the
standard of excellence in the divine art Of gastron-
omy- His bin was always The biggest. his prom
ises the longest, his exhortagons the most feryent
wherever be was and whoever be YVES with. Alas
for Pe;oi His fail Is so tremendous that IL shakes
the earth and makes the stars twinkle again Who
is there that Inourns for Peto. Every man who
WIS accustomed to eating his dinners every man
who had hoped TO make q fortune by clinging 10 bis
skirts, and all his creditors Selah i-Bos. Herald
TIE OCEAN VOYAGE OF THE LIE-RAFT NoSrAEEu-
u L1aA1aAIFetA ItAttCBNIANDA VI b1S 010O
Sdr gives the following particulars Of the success
full voyage Of the little raft Nonpareil:
The American liferafI N3npareil. forfy-three
days from New York, arrived here between FIVE
and six O'Clock this evening and is moored OF the
bookstore. This daring adventure has been con
Quoted by John Mikes. Captain, and a crew Of two.
named George Miller and Jerry Mallene. She is
only tweuty-fonr feet long and twelve and q half
feet broad. The raft, which has two nasts, consists
Of three cylinders. pointed AT each end. united
together by canvas connections. having no real
deck, and IS strengthened by boards slipped ander
strong iron neck-pjeces, the whole kept together
by flashing 4 wafer proof cloth hung over .
boom. closed al each end, somewhat resembling a
Gypsy tent, affords sleeping accommodation for two
al = time. the third keeping watch. This is fixed
The raft lay-to seven times from stress of weather,
and the last vessel spoken was The John Chapman.
a week since from which they were given 6 fowl.
which Is still alive and well. They have arrived
with thirty gallons Of water 10 spare. The Captain
was poorly two days during tie passage. otherwise
all have been n perfect heath. and the men are in
good spirits. their coantenances looking healthy
and bTonzed by the weather. They had no chro-
Dcraeter on board. and sailed by dead reckoning
and corrected their posinOn by vessels they spoke.
There Is a smaller raft or deck for use IS a boat
The raft has kept perfectly Wa:er-tgh1 al the way.
not a leak Of any sort having occurred. She -
fitted with an apparatus fog filing the tnbcs with
air. On the arrival Of the raft. !. Z Sfebbinp. the
President OF the Chamber 81 Commerce. went on
board congratulated the crew on the Success Of
their daring enterprise and rendered them .ny
good Offices that might be required. The Captain
landed on MS arrival to report TO the United States
Consul. Captain !. FTitt0n.