The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-03
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
OCTOBER 3.
The Foreign News.


by the clipper G0LafeG and the steamer Idaho
no less than four weeks news from the old world
was thrown in ON us, and if our columns today
seem buTdencd with it, to the exclusion of local
matters, the interest attaching to il will be u
sufficient apology. Hereafter we are promised
steamer mails once in three weeks, and in the
intervals may occasionally be favored with mails
by sail packets.
The terrible calaHiities from earthquakes and
! Earthquake waves, which occurred III Peru and
Ecuador on the 18th and 18th of August, are I'M
PARALLEL in the worlds history. The full story
will be found on the first page of this paper.
The brief summary Is this From 10000 to
30, 900 lives were lost in Peru and Ecuador, three
hundred millions of property and twelve cities
and towns destroyed. ArequiIa and africa, cities
OF 35, 900 and 25, 900 inhabitants have been
totally destroyed and not a vestige of them left.
Where the city of Catacachi stood IL now a lake.
The great earthquake wave occurred at 5 O'Clock
on the 18th Of August, corresponding with about
IL o'clock noon at Honolulu. The distance be-
tween AFRICA and Honolulu il about $500 miles,
and as the first movement OF the sea in suddenly
Teceding was observed here at II O'Clock mid
night. it took the oscillation twelve hours to
travel the distance-Or at tie rate OF a little
over 400 miles an hour. Tho same phenomenon
was noticed along the California coast, and prob
ably traversed across the Pacific 10 japan and
China.
No sdvices had been received from Valparaiso
or osher parts Of South America, and it is not
unlikely that further damage Las been done than
is reported by this mail. Nothing that has ever
occurred at these Islands can compare with these
ta-~.E. c-T.uusE,o. H.. ..rru.s,rr Ery~ur.r
between the internal fires under Hawaii and
those in other parts OF the world appear to 10
established, a. also the fact that under South
America must be the great centre of volcanic
action. The earthquakes felt in California, Ne
vada, in this group, and in Australia, all appear
to have originated from the volcanic action in
that Southern continent.
The political news frOm the United States is
not specially important. Accounts from tie
South show an unfortunate statc OF affairs in the
lately rebel States, which will soon require the
strong arm Of the National Government 20 correct
the disturbances. In Georgia the Legislature bas
declared the seats Of all negro members vacant,
on the ground that il alone can decide the quail
fcations Of It's members The Republican mem
bers declined To vote on the question.
The result Of the elections in Vermont and
Maine, which have rolled up Republican ma
j~oritics nearly double thOse given at the previous
gubernatOrial elections, would indicate the pOpu-
lar feeling throughout Mt least New England.
The State elections in Ohio aad Pennsylvania
take place in October, and Will serve to indicate
what is the popular sentiment IN the Middle
rs near rs We can judge from our stand
the masses are wild for Grant and Collax;
and the Republican ticket, ut the election which
takes place ole north from to-day, will be
triumphant by n larger popular majority than
Lincoln was reelected IN lS64. Should
New York and other of the larger States vote fa-g
Seymour, by even very small mljositi.a the cleo
of Grant and ColEax, Hin tbou,b they have
large popular m- Ties, may stiIl be a close one.
ne success Sf either ticket depends much on the
'os OF New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
three States control a quarter of the votes
,f the Electoral College.
The movement To establish a reciprocity treaty
the United States and Canada, to which
We have before referred, is still IN progress. As
{ originated with Mr.. Thornton. the British
Minister at Washington, it probably receives the
OF tho British Government &c well as the
Canadian Dominion. Nothing will probably be
lone about the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty till
llteE ne fIerl4eutAAA tAtNAAf14s t'AA NAc ASEhA1- "a
II the new Congress in December. Its success will
Iepend very much ON the Canadian treaty If the
after succeeds. the other may naturally be ex-
5ected to. The arguments against the one apply
more OF le-s weight 10 the other.
Congress was expected To convene on the Odd
e September, not for legislative business, but to
* a new date % adjournment. which wa=
bought would BE- October q, when IL public al
=
repaired to MEET IT.
Turning to Europe, we find ruInors of war in
very quarter. The impression is very wide
pread that France AMI Prussia will not long
n~aintain the peace. Tire cause Of this rupture,
T any should occur. will be the old one Of terri
orial boundary. Tie question Is terscly express
d by Girardin, who l. said to reflect the views of
he French Emperor. In n recent address he has !
be following: :
We demand that tn v1rs d 1850 shsu'I - resumed. and
at uesoGafioEs shaa4 BE- opea~i vita Prussia co tbs hNs., I
sgs-ia o. De allowed o iargrposat~ ts~ whaac % ths Sascu
rutofy. ~ she has Incorporated Hanover, u1ier the esnis- c
oo tat she WI concur - ald aetysiy r"ns's ne Hr1atsn .
Rheaish Prz.sa. Rh-asa Hgsss. ana Rlsnsh Esvs- -,
a. o b ruled over b. tAs hing - savoy, unisT tth kEE
have DO otl-elaa tsat, ia.t-d q ous sinsaam efsb1at
q pyopis. therr sh1uhi D. ~two-kayfas III King q :
: Rslslns a, he i Al pFg--at wh III $4,000 subjects. 4
"a treating . HUS LiaEl1n u the Rhlas hais with !-I1yvyJ .
iabiSants- In ea-e Prussia .hquii rsiz-S % aeesae toth- /
arsnRrsrnt, We d-msat Inst frsue- sh1aii no ba<lr
state IN pushing tmE Lmr % h-r Nuutl ff1rtrr O. that q hrr v
,tarti fs1afar w d-EalL- ~ a SoFd, wklf Sas Ast ycaE =,
lId ~our share % thu rvcr- Z
Theirs can be No doubt bat that Prussia IS a
lily prepared to core with France Or any other y
that challenges her into the field. Unless I
becomes 4 necessity to preserve France from f
Iternal dissensiDns, there will be none, at least {
D. for the reasons above given. \
The elections, which are to take place in Eng s.
nj and France, are looked forward to with rs Z
eat Interest ~ that in America. In England, Ia
c li-t OF voters viii be increased about 100000 e
ore than in any previous election, and many !
anacs will ~ effected in tie tistricting and II
Imber Of tie melabcrs ur the house Of cnnm"ns II