The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-31

amongst tbe people u 1TaHsyiFania-
LoNB0N. august 5.-A large IRE occurred ~
Lisbon on tie zIst alt
The deficit in the Italian badges Is 2Is .eoo.ooo
OF livres.
\ biI 10 prevent public meetings in The royal
parks has passed 10 . second reading IN tHe ho,Ise
OF Commons. sHl aud Taylor opposed u On ee
ground that It l'rited the liberty oi spe'sth
The Empress EuSenic made a private visit ~
Queen Victoria on tie 22d alt
tBY srEaNEKI
\ telegram from yaleseRs. on the 20th. says The
Atlantic Cable of 1866 AGAIN broke ~saidsniy. that
afternoon. II j. supposed that IA. brrak II ahs'"i
80 miles from Hearts Content. The Chairman 81
the Telegraph COMPANY says az Che break oecHffef
In a very moderate drpth Tue inynfs Gao De
paired With great facility. The oi.'r eA'Ae - 80
perfect order.
The Grand yizier gave a farewell Banquet 20
Lord Lyons previous 10 his retirement IRON ~"
post of British Ambassador 10 the Sublime Porss.
The Pope had sent some valuable presents Is
the Sultan and Nieeroy of Egypt, for protection AT
forded the Catholics in their dOminions-
Six hundred Garibsldiaus had appeared ON the
PaPal frontier. but were driven on by the Italian
troops.
Twenty two deaths from cholera occurred ia
Rome. July 9Th.
Pans. August 3-Moustier. Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, will accompany Napoleon on his visit TO
the Emperor of Austria, and remain three days.
vienna, August 3-A London despatch from
Athens says The Greek Government has announced
its determination Ia declare war against Turkey
on the LIST OF September. should hostilities against
Christians 10 Gambia not be ameliorated. Military
preparations are being made for such q contln-
gency.
PARIS. July 3-The D,a.deJerg arrived at Cher
bourg. making the passage ia Ii days and : honrs.
The ship behaved nobly, and proved herself a per
feet seaboat.
WILL GIVE Up HIS I,ENAINs.-Tbe Mexican Gov
eminent has consented to give the remains of Max
imilian to his brother, the Emperor of Austria, so
that there viii be no fighting for the possession OF
his body. As the Aexieaus did not seem to desire
his presence while living. ". cannot imagine why
they should claim him now that be is dead
EuropeaE.
CONFIRMED INSANITY oy TIRE EsrREss CB kRLorIF,
The Gazette dt France suBoanees that the medical
attendants, after having held a consultation on the
state of the Empress Charlotte. have declared that
she Will never recover her reason. Ii IL also thr
opinion of the physicians that her DeTYous system
has received a shock which must soon retalt ia her
death.
Prince Napoleon is to be President OF the Con-
gress which is 10 assemble for the purpose al fixing
a uniform standard of gold and silver coins iD
Europe.
Nor SuccESsrr1--The London tailors' strike is
not likely To be successfnl. The employers all
over England combined in opposition, and have
succeeded in employing a class of woTkmen suhi-
ciently large, with the aid OF sewing machines, TO
do the work.
London has ten Mormon congre cations, 90 elders,
81 priests and ] ESQ members. Liverpool is, how
ever, the headquarters of Mormouisrs IN England.
' sHo
war is certain. Ii is added that Prussia ~ actually
forwarding preparations for such an event,
WASTING HIS SrBsrANcE-Tbe Marquis of Has
tings lost ESQ. 900 on the last Derby day He is the
present representative of the Marquis who was Gov
of India from 1872 TO 1922, and whe
was distinguished as a soldier as well as administra-
tor. The present Marquis has probably lost i'm one
day. in betting. as much as his grandfather saved
in ten years. while holding the most lucrative post
in the gift of the Crown. There is a bit of romance
connected with the last Derby race. A young
lady was engaged TO be married TO Mr.. Chaplin, but
twenty -four hours before the proposed wedding she
eloped with the Marquis of Hastings. AT the Derby
Mr.. Chapin's horse won and the Marquis of Has
tings in consequence lost el29, O00-neariy $780,
900 in currency. The Marquis is now very T" hard
up" and Mr.. Chaplin has had his revenge.
California News.
The new Merchants Exchange Room, San Fran
cisco, was formally taken possession OF July IG.
and has 302 members.
The Beideman estate, consisting of some outside
sand hills in San Francisco. was sold ut auction. in
parcels, and brought a total OF $500, 000.
OF the eighteen cod fishing vessels which left
San Francisco for the North Pacific cod fishery.
three have returned with a reasonable catch and
will go back to the grounds immediately. The
others are meeting with varied success, but the
catch is not so great this year as it was last
FIRE INSURANCE IN SAN FRANCTsCo-The annual
report of the San Francisco Fire Marshal shows
that for the year ending June 30. 1867, there were
243 fires. l76 of which were accidental, and CO
were kindled by the torch of the incendiary. The
total loss by fire was $3.50 ,06s AZ. Of which $685.
264 35 was covered by insurance.
Prof. Whitney, chief of the State Geological
Corps. has just returned from a visit to the State of
Oregon and the Territory of Washington. He
assembled Mount Hood and took careful barome-
trical observations, and found that the hight of the
mountain does not exceed Il, 400 feet. The geo
graphies set Ii down nj II, 900.
STOPPING WoRK.-The -4hd gives names and fig
ures to show that parties who, contemplated the
erection of dwellings in San. Francisco. the cost Of
which would have enua1pi SrO0 OQa bara ahar-
doned the idea AT present, on account of the eight
hour movement
The Workingmen's Convention was addressed by
Hon. T. G.. Phelps and 5. Il. Axtell. last night.
After the addresses a stormy session ensued. during
which the rulings of J. J. Ayres, the President. was
50 outrageous that they deposed him and put Mr..
Michael Cooney in the chair, Ayres was then de-
nounccd In unmcaSurcd terms for announcing the
result of votes different from. what they really
were. and as a tool Of Gorham's. The Convention
then Endorsed II. II. Haigbt for Governor aud :. ID.
AXtell for Congress, and adjourned sine die.
American.
WASHINGTON. July 22.-The Joint resolution an
thorizing the extension of the mail steamship SER
vice reads That the Post Master General be
hereby authorized to extend and improve the mail
steamship service to Japan and China. authorized
NV Act of 1865, and by re-cstablishing regular
mail connection with such other sea ports in ia
pan as will in his judgment promote the usefulness
of mail service established by such Act. provided
such extension and improvements of the service
he made without additional expense to the Gov
GENERAL GRANT-Thc members OF Congress
knew what they were about when. by the sunnle-
mental bill just passed, they took ali power in re.
lation to reconstruction from the President and his
Attorney General, and reposed supreme authority
in Grant The telegraph discloses the Generals
written opinion of those acts and of the powers of
his commanders under them. and this shows that b,
thinks that neither the President nor the Attorney
General has anything 60 say in the premises. He
l. also sound on the registration question. II the
General keeps on thus. his chances for the NEXT
Presidency are excellent.