The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-09-05

LONDON. Aug. Slate kilograms from Shanghai
bring the following:
\ French trading station near the frontier line Of
Cochin-C china was attacked on the 10th Of June by
a band Of -Anam rebels. The post contained "a
men. all told. who made a valiant resistance. but
after a desperate fight were overpowered. captured
and maSsAcred. \ strong French force was subse-
quently sent against the band. and on the Zlst OF
June, after a sharp hght. The French succeeded IN
recaptdring the position and dispensing the rebels.
Paris gossip states that IN september tie Empe-
TOR will publish two maniiestOes-One viii be a
letter 20 the Minister oFFOTeign Affairs. vindicaiing
the foreign policy OF the Empire the other will be
a proclamation 10 the French people. appealing 70
them for a continuance OF confidence in the dynasty
Of Napoleon.
Cholera prevails slarmingiy on the Barbary
Coast. In one place $50 ont Of a population Of
several other towns.
vienna. Aug. 6.-Baron Won Beust. in a speech
at q SchuetzenfeSt to-day. declared that Austria
would not interfere in German affairs. The Empe-
Tor utterly ignores any policy Of vengeance
PEsru. Aug. 6-The Hungary House of Deputies
has passed the army bill.
PAKrs. Aug. 9.-The Emperor Napoleon has es-
tablished his Court for u short season at Foun-
tainebieau.
\ German expedition has been fitted ont for a
voyage of discovery. and sailed in May last in 4
little vessel of so tons to enter the Polar sea by
way OF the coast of Greenland. When last heard
from the expedition had reached the latitude OF 40
degrees. and was up toward the head Ol Bailn bay.
quite beyond the ground Of whale ships. Ii moth
ing further is heard Of Sir John Franklin and Ills
crew. there Is hope O: finding Capt. Hall, who has now
been absent several years IN the ESquimauX coun-
Try in search Of the remains of F~ranklin. rs none
OF these scientific expeditions have failed ~ofimport-
ant results. the fitting out OF these new expeditions
ealists considerable public interest. The convlc-
ton never was stronger that an open Polar sea Will
yet be found. by which many scientific problems
Will be solved.
London and Paris make their own ice. New
Orleans is now making the attempt. The report
shows that ice Is made all summer by Carrie >
French machine, cheaper than the cost OF freight
on ice from tile North. For the tropics 'nIs
plan j. well adapted. The nature Of the process
i this. viz: The Egyptians along the Mic have
always cold water To drink. especially when the
sunshine Is strongest. They have wafer bottles
made of porous clay around which they wrap
cloths which they Keep wet, and hanging IN the
sunshine. TIE more rapid the evaporation VI the
outside water, the more rapid the abstraction Of
heat from the water inside. For all fluids when
turned into vapor require much addition oil heat,
and they rob everything they touch To get tLGi
extra heat. This Is the easiest enplicatlOn OF the
ice machine. Water in tin pans Is placed ia u
chamber, from which the air Is pumped. This
helps the evaporation. Ammonia, because OF It's
rapid vapOriZation and artificial heat. are both
used to rob the inside water of its heat. In n
short tine the water in the pans becomes ice. by
losing its natural heat and cakes OF Ice two inches
thick are produced. One oi these machines turns
out "a tons of ice per day, at Il cost of n cent u
pound.