The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-12-26

vt The last Boston bridge hearIBg. lately very
earnest T-myustrauces ugaiu-, tie project were
II i. bY Collector Russell AMI Comulodore Rogers
~ the Navy Yard. The latter said the Navy Yard
was valued az S5J-O5O-1JD HAT II the bridge was
bui.t 1t would practically occupy q large p-Tt oi
tie harbor. a. NJ large vessels wouid be- safe an
cAorcd wi;bil SIX hundred or eight hundred feet OF
t.. and that the ferryboals were necessary 10 keep
tie Ice IN the larbcr bsoaen up
y London clergyman recently prayed publicly
a follows: We thank Thee. . God. that IN Thy
mysterious providence il has pleased Thee 20 direct
and guide the heart of Thy servant. benjamin Dis
Ta-li. and that Thou has 1T him up a. "a tower Of
strong defence IN this. the hour Of trial for our
Protestant Israel. We h5mbly pray Thee. o Thou
Worker Of Miracles. that Thou mayest be pleased
10 put forth Thine Almighty strength and help Thy
servant. Benjamin Disraelis IL the same holy mind
and purpose
l. IS said in Paris that the Empress Eugenie.
when the news OF tie outbreak Of the revolution in
Spain was received at Eiarritz. vehemenJly urged
her husband 70 send aH army TO il- assistance Of
Queen Isabella but the Emperor refused 20 do So
and manifested considerable ycXatiol al the inter
eSt which his cuusuTt took in The tate IF the Queen
OF Spain. l. Rome, the news from Spain created =
perfect panic. No one had dreamed there that the
game Of Queen Isabella was mp The Italians In
Florence were in rc~tacic-- = a meeting held 81
the Cafe G-l Pogoio. the names Of Isabella and
Napoleon We're groaned-
HOMEOPATHY ~ Bu~srA-Mr. Alfred {. Pope.
one 81 the editors OF the homeopathic EeC5etc.
writes u a contemporary A paragraph lately
appeared in the papers announcing. on the author
iy Of l. Courier Ne9ioI'e. that In consequence o.
tie numerous victims %. homeopathic treatment
the Emperor Of Russia had imposed certain penal
ties upon the practice % homeopathy in his denim
ions. This paragraph originally appeared IN the
LaScef. and has been copied into nearly every pro-
viucial newspaper. FROM all parts OF the country
have /. during the last fortnight. received inquiries
regarding tAe truth OF taiS announcement. Dan
OCuHue.. once said that j! a lie got ten days START
the truth couid never catch d.; "a proposition IN
which Tf. r.TIT-rsT- az Fta Is.s|r -HsM r4 have
unlimited confidence. Obviously "a canard as this
paragraph appeared 20 be-. l thought it desirable
T. ascertain from some person OF influence IN It
PeteT>LUrsI whether amy authority existed Tor
such statement. before publicly asserting my
total disbelief in II. ! have received "a letter from
my colleague, DR.. Bays. Of Bath. enclosing "a com
bu-gh. This gentleman states that The paragraph
IL question j. entirely false that II j. utterly
without foundation. And "a" adds that so far from
any Encouragement having been offered 20 honor
quite recently granted tAr homeopathic physicians
oi - Pcier-bugEA permission 20 i"Fm IS medical
society. The number 90 homeopathic practitioners
ia Russia :, a. it is in England. constantly ia
creo-ing'
~ ENGII-H HEE0 50 THE BATTLE or -ALcoLEs.-
There : AN episode connected with the battle Of
Alcolra which ought not % remain unknown.
Among the English engineers IN the employment
Of the And1luSiau hallway Company there Is a
man who FIST came ont in 10" capacity of an engine
driver. but who. owing 90 his Intelligence and good
conduct. was subsequently promoted - tue head
management and Suue-iuteudence Of tine iocomO-
department.. Ills name Is John l.GUt.-dge.
lie Is two or three inches above SIX feet in height.
athletic in frame. and with "a propurtisEgIe.y gTea;
soul within hiu. He was stationed az Cur'ipva.
could NOT :esi-t au EuEii-hmau- curiosity 10
look 0u tlc scene of strife and death. Prompted
his humane instincts. be- no sooner saw men
here and there IN the foremost ranks. and
on the ground between life and death.
than be rushed forward from his safe shelter. and.
Dlunging into thirsest OF the W,se. began his work
y an ambulance man. lifting mp the wounded in
Iis stslvart arms. aud conveying them. with the
are % q nurse carrying an iu.aCt. 10 the stretch
,rS that were waiting o receive them I'm the rear.
Again and again. with an activity 10 which charity
reaed % lend wings. and with as great an iutre-
iidlty a. If faith had given him a charmed life
gain and again did the tall E1gIi-hmau. unarmcd
.ud IN plain clothes. plunge into the fight. calm
collected !. the midst Of all The fury and
.uguish about him. Yet warming up i'm his task.
.Hd reiDubliuE bis efforts as success attended
hem. with the utmost impartiaiify be>towing bis
ttentiou alike upon friend and zoe. and by his cy-
nipple firing the zeal and staadyiuE the nerve If
h. ambulance corps, OF which he voluntarily CON
utUted himself the iOrlnrn hope. He was thus
Indcr fire daring the Who'll. action and when the
lay was won. Marshal ~errano. who was also lavish
& his person. and often met the EngiiSlman as this
after went backward and forward on his generous
- SrrTau1. himself "a brave man.
nj OF lofty. chIyalrUus impulses, went mp to him.
nd. embracing him. decorated him with the order
{ Isabella. RGutlcdgc- task was. however. only
Throughout the night. in the midst Of
he confusion unavoidable in an army more or less
i-OrgaHiz"d at the close o.! a general engagement,
- was al his place az the head Of the locomotive
and Ejtcj ont aud hurried on train
lurney were safely housed i'm The hospital Of
'pripNa ,