The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-09-28
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stitnti0us in England. January l, lS66.
The Car Of Russia Is dc~cribeda - a tail, stately
man. with clcar-ut features and dark hair the
CAriua n a pale. dclicat-lookins lady. with
handsome, even featurs> AMI a graceful figure
The London yapcrs state that ME. William
lloyd Garrison, the veteran pioneer Of american
anti-slavcrv. l. everywhere received in England
with The must distinguished attention
The Russian Minister informs the State De
Vartmeut that orierS have been l>>uSi u the
officials in charge " Russian American ports 10
admit United States vessels free If duty. the
raufcations Of the treaty having been formally
exchanged.
A. an orator L1ri Russell j. described a. weak
and iu>ipii. He never yet made a speech which
J. worth quoting ~ remembering His voice l.
low his gcs;Urcs ungTcetul his p~eroauons
nock-heroic.
About SIX million Of rivcts were used in the
construction of the Paris Exposition building.
Nearly fifteen million holes were punched 10
receive them.
Mile. Patti has sung at go representations in
Paris, and tie sum they have produced amounts
70 no les than 2.56+ 800 francs (El02 ,5S0),
an average of IL 500 francs for each.
\ writer ina French scientific paper says that's
combination Of ammonia with gun cotton removes
the liability Of the latter TO spontaneous combus-
ton. without injuring Its explosive qualities.
The largest piece Of paper ever discounted by
the Bank Vi England was 4 bin of $500. 900
about four millions of dollars And the largest
amount ever paid out in one day was -. 500. 900,
or about twelve millions five hundred thousand
dollars, This was in the great panic, in May,
1850.
WEAPONS or WAR.-The firing of the Chase
port rifle has astonished the Emperor Of the
French by its destructiveness. In two minutes a
battalion of 500 men. AT coo wards from the
mark. had fired 5000 balls, of which / 1922 had
struck the line OF aim. The ground in front of
the mark was - cut up that not a blade OF grass
could be seen and the Emperor, perhaps having
in his minds eve 5000 PrusSians standing in
that dangerous spot i reported 10 have exclaimed,
= Ii Is frightiul, 1t Is a massacre
The = little Mortaa boy" whose case excited
50 much attention a few years ago, has grown to
be n youth of considerable talent, and lately
presented an address TO the Pope ON behalf of his
fellow students. The Pope in his reply COM
planned bitterly of the opportunities and OblOquy
10 which ne had been subjected on account Of the
lad. 10 whom be said, Z. You are very dear 20 me.
my son, because / acquired you for Christ ut a
very great price. On your account a universal
railing burst out against me and the Apostolic
See"
How AN EASTERN MONARCH TRAvELs.-The
Sultan Of Turkey il making rather startling prep
a~rations for his July visit 10 Paris His suite is
announced o. consisting of 500 persons-3OO
women and 10 eunuchs, etc. Whether these
ladies and gentleInen-we mean hOuris and
eunuchs-wil be lodged in the Tuileries along
hltn the fHEltll IuIk himself. We nave NOT Vet
learned from the MORifcur. We NAV be sure
that he and his SUITE will create a greater sensa-
ton in Paris than all the EmperOrs in Christendom.
\ Con- N The HEAD.-A DIR. Palion of st.
FOy. France, has discovered a new method Of cur
ing the special malady Of New England. cold in
the head. Herewith i the prescription:
IL consists in ~inhailing through the nose the
emAnatioIs Of ammonia contained in n smelling
bottle. If the sense Of smell Is completely oblit-
Grated. the bottle should be kept under the nOse
until the pungencv Of the volatile alkali i felt.
The bottle i then removed but only 70 be reap
Piled in = minute: the second application, however,
should MT De - long, that the patient may bear
it. This easy operation being repeated seven or
eighI times in the course VI five minutes, but
always very rapidly, except the first time. the
nOstrils become free. the sense II smell Is restored,
and the secretion Of he irritating mucous / stop
Jed. This remedy l. said TO be peculiarly adyan-
tagcOus - singers.
FRiCHITUL MILITARY INvENIIoN.-A French in
ventOr claims that he can manufacture = fire, of
which he SAYS: can, AT a distance Of 600 metres,
envelope an army Of 100 .OOJ men in a sea Of fame
within less than FIVE minutes. If q town has 70
be taken by assault. / have no need of n ROTOR
sehihe. a. 1 can set it on fire in very nearly the
same PERIOD. In 4 nava: BATH: l would run into
the enemy. and in fifteen secor1s cover all the
deck Of the vessel with = torrent of flame. which
would burn the rigging, penetrate between the
decks. and instantaneOusly stiie all the crew.
III eA 1Ae~N 1A - E-IE@N 800 1880 80 -"
and arsenals within range with the rapidity light
ming.
SUNDAY RAcE-On the 18th of MAY, Albert
and Alfred. the two Princes of England, being in
Paris, and desiring to 20 To the Chantily races ON
Sunday, the 18th, telegraphed To their mother,
asking her permission, aud inquiring whether it
would be against the rule and precedent in the case
Of good young Princes of flal antecedents. The
Queen made NJ reply. and the young men. paying
heed to the old prOyerb, regarded silence as giving
assent. 81 they went u the races, bet their
money on the :. bOb-tail horse and had q good
time generally. The fact of their presence at
Chantilly was telegraphed to London and published
in the papers % Monday, the 10Th
\ Seine IN An ENGLISH CHURoH.-Some two
weeks ago. the Bishop of Salisbury, holding his
%trienniaI visitation at Bridport. delivered a Charge
in which he indicated the following doctrines
First. that certain men have had intrusted TO
them by God, as iellow-wOrkers with linn, SUPER
natural powers and prerogatiyes Second. that
God had been pleased 10 give - these His minis
tiers the power of - altering the elements OF
bread and wine a. 10 make them the channels OF
conveying 10 the soul for It's subsistence the re-
ireShing body and blood of Christ Third. that
a. Christ. the assembled Lord. i ever pleading, ~
the cl~ergymen. His ministers, plead ON earth
that which lie pleads in Heaven and Fourth
that God. who alone can forgive SINS, hath dele
gated 10 them, His representatives. tie power
and authority Of expressing - thJee fitting 70
receive il the pardon of their sins.
During the reading Of the Charge, 8 Rector,
the Rev. w. {. TEMPER, stepped into the aisle
before the Bishop and exclaimed with much fervor,
Il believe there il a time to speak and a time TO
be silent; let those that are on the Lori's side
follow me. He then turned AMI walked out Of
the church. followed by oneof the chushwardens.
The Bishop was slightly di-conceried by this
proceeding. but recovering himself, finished the
reading Of his Charge; Before ne had concluded
cye-v churchwarlcn had left the church. and
there were manifest signs OF weariness among The
cler,v. In the afternoon the ~churchwariens held
a meeting. and unanimously adopted an address