The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-01

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missions
Gen. Lougstrert only accepts ,bc Surycyorslip
Of New Orleans temporarily Should Sickies de-
cline the Mexican Mission. Longstreet will be- nom
mated to thSt position.
Washington specials say he Presidenthas decided
Ia sign the Tenurc-ofOnicc Bill.
J. LothrCp Motley i nominated Minister to Ing
land.
Charles Wilder (colored) was confirmed rs Post
master II Columbia. :. g Il i the Grst coHGrn1-
ZION of u negro. Wilder was formerly a slave.
Il Is understood The President viii convene the
second session Of Congress. April I2;h.
The President has directed the immediate recall
of Iiryrrdy johnson.
European.
LoNT'oN. April All the papers bnt In SAINT
srd eSiogize The Rudget submitted 90 The Commons
yesterday.
LoNnoN. April 9-In the House of Lords. a bill
was introduced by Earl IIHsseil authorizing life
Pecrages. which was read a first time.
Earl Granville announced that the Hudson Bay
Company have agreed 10 cede their territory and
tights To British North America and the Crown. ON
the terms proposed in the House of COMMONS.
Harcourt inquired what action the Ministry
intended 10 take concerning the rePor- on the
Neutrality Commission.
Bruce, Home Secretary, replied that the Govern
ment Is preparing and would soon introduce a bill
based on the recommendation OF the Commission.
MADRID. April 9.-The Government is about 10
send "a naval commission TO New York To purchase
monitors for service in Cuban waters.
y proposition 10 establish a triumvirate is
abandoned. Il met with many practical cbiscfinns-
the most formidable OF which was. that any imme-
diate change in the form OF administration would
tend 10 delay settlement of the financial difficulties
of the country.
MADRID. April o. Evening Much political
excitement exists in this city. .Apprehensions are
entertained that the evaporation of party feeling
will result in an outbreak of violence. The police
and military authorities are taking every prccau-
ton to prevent 1t.
T.
Will make another attempt 1T n general rising.
Government is taking every precauiOn 10 pre-
vent il.
In the House of Commons Orchdall. conserya-
tive member from termanagh. proposed TO extend
the Church disestablishment TO England and
Scotland.
The subject of the appointment of a successor to
Reverdy Johnson is receiving considerable atten-
ton from the press IN London,
FRENCH EXPEDITION 70 THE NORM PoLE.-Thc
expedition proposed by Mons. GuStave Lambert to
the Scientific Society Of France some months ago,
for the purpose Of discovering a northwest passage,
is likely TO be carried out shortly. The ronte con
t~emplated is said 10 be q new one never yet nj
tempted by Arctic navigators and is endorsed by
many scientific men. subscriptions have been
collected for the object, amounting 60 the sum of
100000. The vessel in which NJ Lambert is 10
undertake this Perilous voyage has been christened
the Fol Scieati69Ue, much To the scandal Of the
religious world. whose champions contend tlias The
ideas are antagonistic and have demonstrated. bat
in vain.
IIINDoo INTEIIIGENCE.-The German astronomers
who went to bombay last year to observe the great
eclipse have brought home a poor account of what
they saw. the eclipse having been visible only for
six seconds. They tell some curious stories about
the natives of India and the state of iheis educa-
ton. At n meeting of the Geographical Society
in Berlin, DIR. Tei1ens, who was one of the party
of observers. mentioned that during the period OF
the eclipse the assembled natives paid no attention
to the phenomenon itself. as they were entirely en-
crossed with watching the tent aud the operations
of the European magicians. They believed that
the whole thing had been got mp for the arnase-
ment OF the Governor, who was present and after
it was over they addressed Il petition TO him thsS.
he would kindly allow the exhibition to be re-
peated.
THE BALLOT IN ENGIAND-Mr Austin Bruce. the
new Home Secretary of England. who is described
rs not being particularly radical at heart, but rad
zeal through the frmncss and ciearness of his intel
lect. which cannot endure TO see n real evil merely
trimmed or truncated. when il might he eTadicate3.
has told his constituents that =" in spite OF his dis
like to secret voting, and his steady refusal hitherto
TO support it. he has, under the light of the facts
brought before him by the last election, decided
that secret voting involves less evil than open vot-
ing, and that he shall support the ballot in future"
After this remark. says the Spectators, the chances
in favor of the ballot have assumed an entirely
new aspect but that journal, after "A discussion of
the question, concludes that while the English do
not know the mischiefs of public voting. they do
not know those of secret voting. and ii believes
the latter are the most formidable.
\ WoMAN's CLUB-There is a woman's club in
London which permits the visits of men under GER
tam restrictions, which are ingenious and stringent.
Thus, they insist that men visitors shall write their
I" names and addresses in q book on arrival. with
the name of the member visited This Is a sharp
rule, for it is likely to prevent a man calling too
often, and it limits his visits to one or two persons.
He could not make acquaintance in the room-his
friends would probably take care of him while
there, and the book would show whether he had
been making any surreptitious calls. But besides
this precaution, the council have resolved that lit
.r,Il ln .ia u,,aoSol Ip4u nf fha m .riufanlan 4 n Ia
present in the visitors room whenever ii seems eX-
pedient.' What are the circumstances which should
- seem to make this supervision eXpedicnt ? lin
all cases the member will be responsible for the
good behavior of the visitor" The lady visited
has therefore only to say to her dangerous male
friend, " Pray. be careful. while you are here, ] aw.
aBswerable for you
THE BLACK FLAG IN CUBA.-Gen. Dulce car. 10
Cuba with the reputation of a humane statesmaa -
and friend of progress. The quality Of his first
pToclamatiOns gave force 10 this favorable opinion.
But he was not long at the head of affairs till il
became apparent that the soldiers of his command
would not tolerate humanity. They forced him
against his will to assume the role of a tyrant and
hoist the black flag. The sad example and fate of
Macmillan did not avail to convince him OF the
lmpoIlcy OF such Il barbarian act in this age of the
world. He obeyed the troops, and has been very
literally carrying out the spirit of his proclamation
by shooting prisoners of war and giving no
quarter. AS in Mexico, so in Cuba, this is a game
at which two can play. and at last. in very self
defense, Cespedes. the military and civil head of
the Cubans, has picked up the glove. and ordered
the summary shooting of all captured Spanish vol
unteers. 1t will be Il cruel war which gives no
quarter. but the foreigner and not the native is
responsible for lis cTuelest feature, and we are not
at all unlikely to see the bloody scenes of Queretaro
re enacted in Cuba. with foreign leaders against
the final sufferers.
Literary Items.
From ~the American booksellers Guide !" for
March, We CLEAN the following items:
\ Swiss paper announces that Napoleon III. ia
preparing a new book, entitled LHistoi.e dU Deas
Decembre.
In England, even the Queen has 10 pay postage
on letters
1t is said that st. Elmo netted Miss Evans So 500.
Mark Lemon, editor of Punch, is about to visit
America. II is said that he will read or play the