The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-01-25

night for the championship of America. between
AcDevitt and Dion, was won by the former by
twelve points in fifteen hundred.
The GREAT PEDESTRIAN FEAT-weston. the Pc
dcstrian, reached Chicago at ten O'Clock yesterday.
and so won his wager often thousand dollars. minus
siN-tenths of that sum forfeited Tor not walking one
hundred miles in twenty-iour hours. He Is now the
lion of Chicago. The road for miles out of the city
was crowded with people 10 see him, and the streets
through which he passed 10 reach ihe Sherman
House. where he now Is. were packed with people.
The police had some difficulty in making a way for
him. the crowd were so impatient TO give him a
welcome but he was finally escorted to his room at
the Sherman House in safety. He says that the at
tempt 10 walk loo miles. starting from Silver Greek.
failed because MS feet were badly swollen. He
reached Conneaut, nineiy-one miles. in good condi-
ton otherwise. and asserts positively that he could
have made the remaining nine miles in the two
hours and thiriy-seven minutes left, but that his
attendants would not allow him to start.
Along the roads. he saws. the people from the
farms and villages had collected to see him. and
nearly every ~wayside church and school was occu-
pied by men and women driven from the roads by
the storm. These buildings were all lighted and
heated. and until he became accustomed to the novel
sight he thought the piouS residents OF the country
were holding religious meetings. and their children
attending night school. He made Ligonier in nine
hours. At Goshen they sent out n brass band to
play for him along the road to Elkhart. twelve miles.
At Goshen the wagon horses. tired out the third
time since the start from Utica, were shipped by
rail To Laporte. At South Bend he was received
with the greatest enthusiasm.
Outside of the town he was met by a squad of
policemen. who had been detailed to protect him
and lead him in safety to the town. Here he felt
great fatigue, and fatty refused to move an inch
further. although he had three hours and seven
minutes in which to make but fourteen miles.
." After the terrible Journey 1 had made, said he, =" i
felt that the remaining fourteen miles would be
the longest walk | had ever undertaken" This af-
ternoon he will probably go to the Opera House
this evening certainly. The People are clamorous
to see him, and he will speak to them tonight from
the stage. He has been called upon by a large
number OF citizens. but at this hour is taking a
little rest.
Weston began his walk of 1,2373 miles. from
Portland, Me-. to Chicago, H., on the 29th of Oct.
ut twelve O'Clock. noon. The feat was attempted
on n wager of $4,000 that he could not perform
the distance in thirty days, resting four Sundays on
the trip.
CURIosITIEs OF SENATORIAL STATIoNERY.-The
stationery bill of the United States Senate for
1866 foots up something over $40, 900, as rendered
by Secretary Forney, and includes these among
other curious items 504 pocket knives, 4G5 pen
knives. 2,223-lS knives to each Senator-what
fearful whittlers; 703 pairs of shears and l,l37
pairs scissors, 81 ,2l3-37 pairs to each Senator,
which accounts for the senatorial cutting and
~slashing, to say nothing of a liberal supply for
editorial service, on I" my two papers, both daily"
90 pairs of kid gloves, S525- pairs each, is
order 20 take off when the honorable Senator'S
want to handle each other :" without gloves ;"446
pocket books, 81 OBS to each Senator, wherein
u otOn iva hAiASdSS oh0 OkuSf al lhSkAhkcs oVS
brushes, and $50 pincushions, S3S4-to enable
the Senators to brush up their ideas and to " stick
a pin there" Lots of cork-screws, eyelet ma
chimes, combs, cologne, soap, pomade, toilet pow
der, lemons, and other intellectual helps too
astonishing and numerous to mention, in addition
to the articles usually included under the title of
stationery, go to make up this rather miscellaneous
assortment. Not the least important Is 1854
worth of sponge, if 1T could only be used to wipe
out three-fourths of the disgraceful items, and to
freshen up the hardened consciences of men who
can descend to or permit such petty stealing from
the national treasury. BssLEr -
European.
LONDON, Dec. lot is inferred from the tone of
Robbers speech that the Emperor has adopted a
policy on the Roman question which comedies with
the views of the clerical party. This impression is
strengthened by the tone of the French press since
the speech. The liberal press is dissatisfied, and
the clerical press jubilant.
The Tines counsels the acceptance of the Presi-
dents views on the disputed questions of natural
iZation and allegiance.
The Government has decided to prosecute all
persons who made reasonable speeches on tie oc-
casion of the Fenian demonstration at Dublin,
last Saturday. -
The Times declares the holding of a conference
on the Roman question to be a mockery. 1t
The Danish proclamation transferring st. Thorn
as is published. Two years are conceded to the in
babitants to effect an entire change of nationality.
FLORENCE Dec. IS ensbrea. in a speech in the
Parliament yesterday, said Italy would sooner or
later possess Rome, but that end must be accom-
piished by moral force, not by arms. RataZZi FOL
lowed in a speech, saying that the popular vote of
Naples and other cities in italy showed that the ma
ton demanded a different policy.
LoNDoN, Dec. l9.-Gladstone made a speech yes
terday at Chestershire. in the course of which he
revived the Fenian question. He did not hesitate
to ascribe Fenianism to England's mismanage-
ment of Ireland. T
u.s..
The Great Powers have addressed a note to the
Sultan of Turkey, asking that the navigation of the
Dardanelles be made free to the shipping OF all ma
tons.
Funeral ceremonies in honor of the Fenians late
ly executed, which was to be held to-day in many
of the principal cities of England and Ireland, were
prevented by the authorities, causing much indig-
nation. but no violence. Nearly 5000 regular
troops were under arms in this city all day to as
sist the police in maintaining order.
eminent to check an expected disturbance to-day.
All the drinking establishments were closed by or
der of the magistrates.
By the explosion at Clerkenwell Prison twenty
houses were almost entirely destroyed and forty
persons injured. Four have since died. The whole
city is excited by this daring act, and measures of
n very stringent character are looked for on the
part of the Government
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The attempts to hold public
funerals in Glasgow and Belfast to-day were stop
ped by the authorities.
1t appears that the Government. the city of Par
is, and the Company will each have made a million
by the Exhibition. The Company. or Societe de
Garuntie. subscribed twelve millions CEASE, O0O.)
therefore it will have made a little more than eight
per cent: each of the railway companies having
subscribed 300,000f (G12 ,000,) ought each to have
made a thousand pounds each member of the I'M
perial Commission having guaranteed %. 000f. will
have made 2.000i (es0) But neither the subscrib-
ers nor the Company will accept their share of the
profits. as they do not wish the Exhibition to be a
mere speculation. 1t is therefore probable that the
Government and city will decline their share like
wise in the result. These three millions will there
fore. it is more than likely, be spent on some char
liable institution.
IrALY.-Victor Emmanuel offers a remarkable
instance of a man who, after being the idol of his