The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-29

ling will soon be drawn on this account
The Government has abandoned the charge of
murder. in the ease Of SUrratt. and Will have the
accused Indicted for treason and conspiracy at the
June term of the Criminal G art.
The President disapproyps the action OF General
Pope in removing the Mayor and police ~ Mobile
and Will order them 70 he reinstated. basins his
action on Swayne'S report that the riot was not
prrcoucerted.
Sheridan telegraphs that the largest political
meeting and procession ever held in New Orleans
took place on May Z9;h. under the auspica Of the
Republicans.
The total number of registered voters in Wash
ington Is over l. 1000. The white majority is LOO.
The total registration in New Orleans amounts to
$4,000. Of which 9.j2S are white. The TiibtueS
special dispatch says there Is no doubt NIat the
Radical Republicans will carry the city GA Monday.
The Herdld's Montgomery special says George
". Gayle. the man who offered a reward for the
assassination of Lincoln during the war. was ar
rested on Il charge of completely in the assaSsina-
ton. a few DAYS since. but was discharged on pro-
ducing a pardon from President Johnson.
NEW YORK. May 29.-The International Tele-
graph Company expects TO open its liue 10 Cuba
in July. Florida dispatches report that the land
line will be completed on the LIST OF June.
The Japanese Commissioners have purchased the
eX-rebel ironclad ram S:oBetCdH. and Will take her
with her present armament Our Government is
putting her in sea going order. The price is four
hundred thousand dollars.
1t is authoritatively stated that France has bought
the Dunderberg and Onondaga. TO prevent them
from falling into the hands Of Prussia.
The President pardons G. W. Gayle. the Alabama
assassin, because he is poor, half crazy and harm
less.
The bargain for the .SionelcaA is completed. \
Board of survey have examined the hull and ascer-
tanned that it is sound.
The Times special dispatch says the President
and his Cabinet have been invited to make a trip
to Raleigh. 1t is probable that most of them will
accept and take their families,
\ Washington special dispatch says the President
declines TO interfere with Sheridan.
In the trot at the Fashion Course between Dexter
and Lady Thorne, Dexter won in two straight heats.
Time, 2:2l-2:22. Purse, $4,000.
The match of Ethan Allen against Brown George.
with running mates. mile heats, for a purse of
81, 900. was won by the former. Time-2:29. 2:2l
and PIG. The latter heat is the fastest on record.
The Secessionists of Montreal have deferred the
ovation to JEFF. Davis. being unwilling TO displease
the Americans during the imminent Fenian troubles.
Twenty-three students were recently expelled
from Phillips Academy, at AndOver, for violating
the rules of the establishment.
The Boston Advertiser has a special dispatch
which saws Seward opposed the selling of the Stone
1rdN and armament for state reasons. The Presi-
dent overruled him. Other foreign Governments
are buying our guns. The StonepdU has Armstrong
guns. She will leave for Japan in two weeks.
John Hay has been appointed Charge d Afaires
at Vienna.
The Times Washington dispatch says: 1t is stat
ed here that Greeley has written to Breckenridge to
return and take an active part in reconstruction.
regardless of what the fools may say, etc. A lady
here forwarded the letter to Breckenridge, with a
private note mentioning the contents.
Professor Agassiz' immense collections in Brazil
have been in good part opened and arranged Eek
cept about sixty packages) in the museum of com
parative zoology at Cambridge. They include
10000 specimens of fishes, representing over 1900
species. 1000 of which are new TO science. This
collection now exceeds those Of the British Mu-
scum and Jardin DIES Plantes united, containing
altogether more than 5000 species.
Ar additional section of forty miles of the Union
Pacific Railroad has been accepted by the Govern
ment. The track is now laid sixty miles west Of
the north fork of the Platte, and parties are grad
ing mp the valley of Lodge Pole creek, toward the
Black Hills.
Nine ladies in New York and five in Boston have
recently graduated at medical colleges as physi-
clans. One of the professors of the New York
colleges stated that there are in America 800 wO-
men practicing medicine whose professional income
ranges at from $4,000 TO S20, 900 per annun.
Since the cholera excitement of last year our
people seem to have forgotten that the scourge, in
running its usual course, has yet to visit a large
portion of this continent. A dispatch says the
epidemic is rapidly advancing up the Mississippi,
and cities along the river are preparing for the
visitation.
INCREASED RESPECT FOR TIE SABBArH.-The n.
Y. Observer in an editorial article. remarks that
there is a growing feeling among the Germans, in
favor of the Sabbath.
Submarine telegraphs to the number of ~, with
II zoos miles of cable, are now in successful opera
ton %. of 9.053 miles, have been worked but
have since given out, and nine. of S62 miles, have
been total failures. In addition to these there are
9J lines under American rivers.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-Wisconsin has the lead of all
the States in proposing to give women the right of
suffrage. A resolution proposing to amend the
Constitution of the State so as to allow women
over twenty-one years of age to vote. has passed
the Legislature and gone TO the people,-that is TO
say, to the mentor their decision. 1t is believed
it will be carried.
An ingenious and philanthropic person at Hart
ford, Conn, has invented a continuance to burn
water, and the flame, which is of wonderful inten-
sity, can be produced in three minutes, governed
by a thumb-screw, and be applied to any purpose
as easily as any fire.
The Custom-house officials in San Francisco
with owning the whaling bark Jeanette APP
pearcd before United States Commissioner Wheeler
to-day, and, with the exception of I. Il. Shannon,
pleaded guilty to the charge of being part owners
of the vessel.
The British Benevolent Society of San Francisco
had a fine celebration on the evening of the oath
inst. the anniversary of the birth of Queen VictO-
at Congress Hall. Many distinguished guests
were present. Speeches expressive of fraternal
feeling between England and the United States
were made and enthusiastically received.
PANAMA.-The Panama Star and Herald, Of May
18th, says " there is more of a spirit of improve
ment existing in Panama than we have ever known
The completion of the new hotei. the
draining and repairing of streets, and erection of
new stores and other matters, are the evidences OF
this prosperity.
The Boston journal states that recently an egg
was placed in a vessel of cold wafer. which was
made to revOlve 232 times a minute. The egg was
boiled in six minutes. the only heat being the fric-
of the water.
In New York city there is a population of Ro-
man Catholics numbering Ass, 900 of these 10000
are between the ages of 10 and 30. About half
the entire city is therefore under the control of
Catholics.
E,r-,r Tho frr;t oua l., tho ro,;on rc,nd
(Oregon) report an unusually fine pros
for fruit crops of almost every kind.
The Russian American Company are to be paid
about a million of dollars in addition to he treaty
price. by the United States Government, for their
property, including four ships, seven steamers, a
arge quantity of oats. groceries, dry goods, etc.
YALE COIIEGE.-Yale College is opuleDtly rich
md the Faculty are making the very most of the