The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-09-26
Miscellaneous.

Captain Frederick S. Rowland, a very successful
shipmaster, died in New Bedford July 9th.
Yale College has three thousand living graduates.
Charles Holiday. about ten years old. OF Frank
lin. Mass, when passing a horse hitched to a house,
a few days since, struck the horse in sport. and the
animal responded with a sportive kick, which has
given the boy a series of holidays.
Brooklyn has voted to make every hydrant in
the city 4 drinking fountain.
Grace Greenwood has taken up her residence on.
Capitol Hill, Washington.
IL is estimated that three thousand dwellings
will be erected in the city of Washington duriag
the present year.
Mr.. William Siearns, son of Rev. Dr.. S,earns.
president of Amherst College, a merchant IN Bonn
bay, has recently presented to Amherst College
the sum OF thirty thousand dollars.
The Metropolitan police authorities of New York
consider that English-speaking Germans make the
best policemen. rs they are more farbeariug than
any other nationality.
There were 747 deaths in New York July 18th.
18th. nth, 10th. and l6th-30o of them from sun
stroke.
1t is stated that John Morrissey bets 81, 900 to
$50 that Seymour will not be elected, and offers TO
do it Hfty times.
Gen. Lafayette G. Baker, chief of the United
States detective force during and since the war.
and author of the Secret Service of the United
States. died at Philadelphia on the I'd July. lie
leaves a fortune of $500, 600.
The latest Improvement in "Plancllette', is in
troduced by Kirby, the original Jacobs aud
CONSISTS III making the plate or table of glass,
which is Il perfect non-conductor and also tranpa-
rent, thus enabling the spectators 10 see the writ
ing as il Is being produced
The mode of Governor Seymour's nomination
Tor the Presidency reminds an exchange OF the
story of OIMulligan and his wife: "Ifs a bad
cowld ye have. \ drop of the crathur nd 10 no
haarrum." -"och, hone y said Biddy, Five taken
tie plidGe, but You can mix a drink, Teddy. and
force me to swally it"
y man came up in the cage Of a mining shaft
in Virginia City, Nevada. lately, minus his head.
His hands were tightly clasped around the frame
work of the carriage. but the head could not b.
found %anywhcre il had been torn or ground of
somewhere in the passage by his putting it out ac-
cidentally.
y musical instrument has been exhibited in Bos-
ton lately with the euphonious name of the Jalo-
melodeon, composed of a lot of common drinking
glasses fixed upon q table, and forced TO yield mu-
sic by rubbing their edges with the fingers. which
is said 10 produce particularly delicate effects.
Canada has adopted a judicious severity with re-
gard to applicants for divorce. They must give
notice in the new spapers for six months before
their application can be received.
The elevated street railway at New York was
put ON trial for the first time on the S0th uit-
Mayor Hoffman and II delegation of the CITY conn
ell being among the passengers. y speed of near
ly twelve miles an hour was attained, and the eu-
terprisc will probably be a practical success.
The new grass so rapidly spreading in the south.
called Lespidasa, came from Japan. The Charles
ton papers unite in pronouncing it the greatest
blessing in the form OF grass that has ever been
bestowed on the south.
The death of Heber c. Kimbail probably made
more wives widows than any man living. As poor
Artemus would say, Kimball was very much mar
RED. and dying n few days since. left sixty-seven
in widows tears and widows weeds.
During the last three years. two citizens of New
York, Chauncey and Henry Rose. have distributed
among the charitable associations in an unostenta-
tioUs manner the large sum of $f,l50. 600, equiva-
lent to over 1000 a day during the whole period.
In nine cases ont of ten that n mecrschaum pipe
is sold by a tobacconist, it is nothing but an imita-
ton, made from n composition of plaster of Paris,
alum, linseed oil and the debris left from the man
ufacture of the pure article.
Gov. Pease of Texas, opposes the proposition to
divide it into three states. lie says the population
is only 500. 900, and that the people in their pres
ent impoverished condition ought not to be sab-
Jected to the expense of maintaining three govern
mcnts.
Col. Crogan. who bought the Mammoth Cave,
explains himself thus: 81 bought it for $4,000,
and it has been a grand purchase. l have been
L owned was in Illinois, and | now own fifteen.
People found l was fond of caves, and they brought
them TO me. and L bought them. They are curious
things | always was fond of caves"
Among the accomplishments of the German
at Jones' wood, New York. on the 30th
ult., was the consumption of 1000 gallons of lager
beer.
1t took two men four hours to break into a safe
IN Bryan, Ohio, when their labor was rewarded
with thirty cents. cash, which had been deposited
tor security within.
y speaking machine Is now ON exhibition i'm
Pcsth, which initiates the human voice with the :
exception of the sibilants.
John Becker of Gutenberg, n. j., won the prize
of honor. II silver watch, at the German Schutzen-
at New York, Wednesday, having planted 20
shots in the bulls eye, and a number of 81 prizes
were awarded. a stray bullet from one OF the
sharpslooters fatally wounded an infant, which
being carried in its mothers arms in the vicin-
ity of the spot. The receipts were nearly $1,000,
the festival proved a pecuniary success. Peter
Lorillard has offered a $3.50 mcersehaum as oYe~6f
the prizes. On Thursday the trial of breecin load
ers occupied the afternoon.
Mr.. Colfax was born in the city of New York in
ls23, Vas educated ut tbs public schools. learned
the trade of a printer, early emigrated to Indiana
and became the editor OF the South Bend Register,
which he conducted for many years. He was sec
rotary of the Wing National Conventions of IS4S
1852; was elected to the House of Representa-
tivcs in 1851, of which he has ever since been a
and is now serving his third term as
speaker of that body.
THE BABY.-The Nashville Union
The wonderful child with four feet. twenty-
one toes, and one body. arrived in the city last
and will be on exhibition to-day. 1t is
the greatest wonder in the world of GU
riosities we have ever seen. 1t is only one child
rom IFS head to its hips. vigorous. beaithy. symme-
5rical, and ut times exceedingly animated but
rom lis hips down it is two distinct persons, with
every organ. ligament, bone, and muscle well de-
7eloped. 1t was born in the county Of Lincoln, on
he 18th of May last. Its parents are sound.
healthy people. the father, William Corban, having
through the late war in the Confederate
army.
IIERoIsM OF THE WOMEN or PARAGUAT.-Tbere
to be no donbt as TO the truth of the state
nent that a number of women have enrolled them
elves under President Lopez for the defence of
'araguay.. \ certain Brigadier General Eliza
-ynch Gan English or North American name surely,)
.ommands the main body Of the female army. We
OF Mrs. Capt. lIeTrero and Mrs. Lieut.. Colonel
Margaret Fereira. All the males who have survived
ne engaged in defending Humaita and other i'm
,ortant posts. For some time past the task OF SOW
ng and rcaping the harvest has been done by
women. Women, too, have dug in the trenches
round Humaits, and have been employed as
curriers'. But now they are to go to the front, a
ew army of Amazons. The Brazilian press is
angry, and calls this a" Satanic" arrangement.
here is something sublime in the heroic obstinacy
-ith which the Paraguayans defend their national