The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-01-16
Various Items,
ekeray has a book in Dc.

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Mis- Thackcray has a book in press.
Rev. Dr. Fellows drnounce, planchette.
spain has adopted the French system Of Coinage.
Punch Is written up by Shirly Brooks, Tom Tay-
Tor. Mayhem, Bernard and Byron.
NapoieOn's and Eugcnic's portraits were publicly
destroyed in the streets Of Madrid.
An Edinburgh Eer;e,r critic speaking Of" George
Elliot (Ni>s Evan>l. invariably aliudcS to her as
though she were 81 Tie masculine gender.
Napoleon thinks young Paul de Cassagnac the
abiest writer Of his party. and has given him SlOO-
900 with which to purchase an estate.
HclmbOid. Of 4" Buchu" celrbriry-the man who
contributed $4,000 TO the Democracy To elect
Seymour and Blair. and who made several ridicu-
lous bets on their rleCtiOn-is reported 10 be crazy
and now in an insane asylum.
The Richmond Wigs says the South is willing to
receive e~inigruHts who come well introduced, No
bic condescensionl Fancy Germans and Irish
coming over with letters vi introduction to the
- FIRST families OF Virginia.
Boston i a wealthy city. Its taxable property
Is more than Si9j. 100000. being larger than the
whole taxable property Uf the state of Alabama.
and more than twice Is much a. that OF California.
The bronze doors of the capitol at Washington
have al last been brought t. i completion. at the
Ames works, ChicoPee. Mass. -Four years labor
has been expended upon them. and their cost is
stated al from $4,000 10 $4,000.
Gen. Cole las been acquitted Of the murder of
lliscock. The jury state they found the prisoner 10
BE- sane a momcnt before and tie moment after the
HHaAaAHH AAh wiz 10 NNAAtA a." ~ AM NAAaAN ~ AHt
Instant Of the homicide. Tie Judge said they
must give the prisoner the benefit Of the doubt.
Thus Instructed, they rendered a verdict of acquit-
tai.
Gen. Forrest. of Fort Pillow memory. has kindly
favored the United States public with some infor-
nation about the KU-klux-Klan. lie saws the or
ganiZaton numbers about 10000 members in
Tennessee. and $4,000 in the whole South. II is a
political military organization. and already has the
houses OF radicals in Tennessee picbctci So that
wien ii" war comes they cannot escape! Rather
cool. this talk, from a parOled prisoner of war.
THE REroETED SHOA. W. :. " PROM THE FARRA-
LoNEs-Ihe shoal reported with 50 minute detail
some two or three months since by the master of "a
German bark a. being some 40 or - miles west
southwest from the Farralones. appears to have no
existence at least the l.. ;. Steamer -i0honyO on
her recent voyage from Honolulu to this port
crUised ia the reported location tor two days. but
discOycd no indications Of a shoal. Orders had
previously been transmitted by the Coast Survey
Department at Washington. To- have the location
examined by a proper officer. and the schooner ~.
l.. IITcy Oi the Coast survey. under the command
ot Captain Edward COrdcll. is under orders to
make the necessary examination. and will sail to-
morrow, unless her orders are CO-untermandcd
mestntimc.-BuNet1t
LoNuoN, Dee. S.-Disraeli had an interview with
the Queen yesterday. ~ which lac resigned the
seals of Office.
Among the appointments which have been settled
is that of John Duke Coleridge. Solicitor General.
The Times to-day congratUlates Gladstone on
the speedy formation Of lis Cabinet.
LONDON. Dec. S.-lhe following appointments
are ofScially announced Right Hon. George !.
GosChrn. President Of the Poor Law Board Right
Hon. Marquis Harrington. Postmater General
Austin Henry Layard, President of the Board of
Trade. Right Hon. Henry y. Bruce has accepted
the appointment Of Secretary OF State for the Home
Department.
LoNDoN. Dec. s.-The new Geographic arrange
lncnts throughout Europe go into effect january
lst. in accordance with the agreement made at the
International Photographic Convention at Vienna
for the modification and equalization Of tolls. The
will be- considerably reduced. Morsc's and
i~iughes's Instruments will be used ON the various
lines.
=. very heavy gale prevailed throughout Eng
and. Sunday night and Monday morning. Many
are received reporting marine disasters.
The shipping in the various haTburs suffered
great.
P,GIs. Pee. S.-The editor and publisher Of the
Ee,'e IDiiiqte have been fined l.UUOi. each for
articles encouraging subscriptions to
bee Eaudin monument. Zach printer employed in
he office is lined jOOf.
MApErD. Dec. S.-The Ga-efe says the report of
he suppression Of armed Republican dcm"nstra-
at Cadiz a few DAYS ago was premature. At
accounts the insurgents were still in arms.
tempting to make terms with the Government.
The troops were under u flag OF truce. and cummu-
icatiOn with Cadiz Is Interrupted. 1t Is said that
many families are about tn leave there. The in
urgcnts demand an armistice. which will probably
}" granted, and they be allowed TO evacuate the
ity.
PLEASANT FOR DRINkERS.-A BhlldlclpnIa pa
or says There may be seen daily, ON Chestnut :
trcct, 4 man clad in i~aultless apparel, with a .
reat diamond upon his breast, yainly cndcayOr- =
~ 10 o%utglitter the magnificent solitaire upon
i finger. In a German University he learned
dentistry, and not even Liebig knows it better.
liz occupation l. the mixing and adultcration of =,
quOrs. Give him n dozen casks of deodorized
lchohOl. and the next day they will each repre- A
mt the name Of Il genuine wine or a popular
lIrit. He enters n wholesale drug store, bearing
large basket upon his arm. Five pounds of
Gland moss are first weighed out for him. To -
W liquor this imparts a degree of smoothness. -
oleaginOusness, that to imitation brandy gives II
le glibncss of that the best matured. An as
ingent called catcchu. that would almost close \
e mouth o. a glass inkstand, Is next in order. N
couple Of ounces Of strychnine, next called
r, are quickly conveyed 10 the vest pocket. and
pound of sulphate Of zine (white vitrioD il a. Al
emily placed in the bottom Of the basket. The
Of cpsnac, the sulphuric acid. and other arti-
= that give ire and body To the liquid poison, IL
always kept in store. The mixer buys these al,
inss in various quarters. They arc the stand 4
j. OF his art.