The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-23
Late Foreign Miscellany.

Dutch Gap is being filed up.
The King of Bavaria is i'll of too much beer.
Charleston, ). c., is waking up; the first city
railroad opened there on Saturday.
The Emperor Of Brazil has freed several hun
dred slaves "a ms expense.
One hundred and fifty thousand freedmen are
at school ia the South
The cotton crop of Egypt this year is estimat
cd as SlOO 600 600.
Prayers for the Pope being offered up in
the French churches
The Italians are greater fros-eaters than the
French.
Forrest has made his final exit from the stage.
Mr. QuiIp severely d.noGnces Mr.. Cowan' :
proposition - embrace the women"
The official report of the famine in Eastern
India shows one million deaths from starvation
Henry Ward B,echer is to receive from Bon
ner 900 for the novel which lac IL writing
for the New York Ledyer.
\. T. Stewart i about to retire from active
business. We believe he Is not worth than
$50 900 900. and should think he would remain
IN business until he had ama=sed competency.
IL i stated that the Prince Napoleon and the
Duke of Kutland have each ordered from the
American builder. vessel to be the exact coun-
terpurt of the metallic life boat, Red, White
and Blue
\ butcher in England has become heir to 4.
Is now bothered t. know whether to call himself
SIR L,iu or the Baron Of Beef.
Senator Wade has written letter t. Susan T.
Anthony. in which he says he is in favor of i'm
partial suffrage, without regard to - color, race
or sex"
y new fire extin.ui-her has been tested in
Detroit. man can carry il on his back. IL
throws a liquid which ut once destroys fire.
TuE STORM N EURoPE-The British rapers
frl,ttt
parts Of the country of damages dome by the
great st0rn-Of destruction by flood. Of ship
wrecks, and DE- lths from cold and starvation.
Even the London Times Is a-tpui>hed the
sublime pI-tiuacy of President johnson in
sistiug the expressed wish of the people the
question Of reconstruction. It reminds him that
- Of all ruler. elective Presidents those who
have least ri .ht and least power to defy the pop
ular will
The Nation SAYS that John Morris+ey is the
- first pcnitcntiIry convict who has ever been IN
the legislature Of Christian country. Accord
in- to the official record published in the press Of
tins city, N,rrisey has, in the course Of his
adventurous life, been light times indicted for
assault with intent to kill, assault and battery,
and burglary. and has served nine months at
hard labor in the penitentiary for three several
breaches Of the public peace
While the wOmAn's rights convention was in
session at Albany horse car WAS crowded
There entered a severe looking female. An old
gent r,ss q give her 4 seat. =. BE you one of
these yvofnenri.hte - he asked. - be"
ulied tie ancient - You believe q woman
should have all the rights of man, do
YOU ~ Yes sir. | do was the cmpha-
Ii. answer. Th.n.-' said the man. stand
up and enjoy them like man - and she had
10 stand up
REJECTION OF FARMS IN CALIToRSIA.-In 1850
the average size Of farms IN California was +.4db
acres. sly- the BnIlefiH. In 1860 these ranches
had been reduced % an average size Of 4Gb acres
Since that time there has been Il further reduc-
tiln, - that the average now j. rather below
than above 500 acres. IL may be further noted
that the agricultural productions of the State
hrv, increased IN nearly the same ratio that
ranches have diminished in size The smaller
ONES are bought and held for cultivation.
FERrILIzrxG THE SAHARA.-The vast desert.
whitcneI by the bones of many unfortunate
travellers who have at various times perished on
IT. inhp-pitlLls sands. j. likely before many
ase-. o. be- changed into rich and bsautItul
country The only cause Of It's sterility has been
the absence Of water. This will ultimately be
supplied bv means Of artesian wells in the utmost
abuuIluce. Every dav ca=e= are produced
By the multiplication Of these wells, which sup
p'y vast Quantities Of water.-SIeEtfc Rerieir.
TINS ScDrcH GorNG--A late Eastern paper
states that a ship with three hundred emigTants,
principally Scotch. i about to sail from Liver
pool for Galveston. Texas. About two hundred
and forty Of these are agricultural laboTcrs and
Will iIcite ia the interior of the State. This = .
favorable indication of the times. and II followed
up will ID much towards resuscitating the indus
tries and developing the latent resources OF the
South.