The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-15


y letter from BaysGo. Cuba. announces tlc as-
rival 81 three expeditions lrom Florida. Tho vol
UnteerS joined the patriot forces. which are increaS-
z Ing daily. Spanish troops are DESERVING and joining
tie patriots.
\ Havana special announces that the British
Consul has entered an energetic protest against the
condemnation OF thc brig Nary Lot5e3. The lia-
vana press advocates tie expulsion OF the Cuban
Americans,
NEw YORK. April l9-The London Times thinks
Motley has been instructed la open uvSotiationsior
= new treaty. with similar principles a. the last.
though Differing IN machinery. The Government
i ready - give Suca q proposal fair consideration.
but does not feel bound to initiate fresh negOtia-
lions. The Tones welcomes Motley rs a man
having the confidence of really powerful executive.
and the mos, powerful party in the Uaited States.
N,sHy;rtE. April IA Republican meeting in
Blunt county recently denounced he nomination
of Gen. LonE~trret as an injustice 10 the widows
and orphans ~ loyal TeunvssecaGS.
Representative Stokes addressed the people to-
day. \ greater portion o: his audience were ne
Eroes- The speech consisted Of a vindlc1tlon OF the
action Of Congress. in reply - the aSpcTslous by
Andrew johnson. He accused Johnson ot being
the cause Of all the troubles ct Tennessee and
said that he tJohnsonl had prevailed upon Lincoln
To except Tennessee from the emancipation procl3-
nation 50 that Johnson might obtain ali the credit
He denounced Johnson'S statement offaet, and said
that he had betrayed every party and everybody
who had trusted him.
THE SPRING EIECroNs-Rhode Island has follow
ed Connecticut in clectjug the Republican, State
ticket and St Louis followed Cincinnati in ohooS-
ing Republican municipal officers. These and
other Republican successes NJ the Spring elections
Indicate the confidence of the country IN Grants
administration. His practical sense, his efforts in
the direction of economy. are all in his favor
Bulletin.
MINISTER TO CHINA.-The Senate has confirmed
VIM. y. Howard a Minister TO China. Cics J. Ross
Browne. Mr.. Howard is a native OF Vermont, Il
man OF liberal education, and about so years old.
He represented Michigan in the Tbirty-iourth,
IhirtyGfth and ThirtysiXth Congresses. and in 1861
was appointed by President Lincoln Postmaster at
Detroit. He has always taken an active and lnrl-
entail part in public affairs, and been a warm adj
vOcate of liberal principles. Whether he has spe-
clal qualifications for diplomacy we do not know.
American Summary.
The ST. Paul Press calls the Chicago Sorosis
Convention the e Grand Tournament of the knights
of the Carter
Thirty old men, averaging seventy-four and a
half years of age. living in Unity, y. H., have
formed a Pioneer Society.
BY a vote of II out of 80. DR.. Livingstone. the
traveller. was elected corresponding member of the
French Academy of Science.
An adroit Yankee swindler deiuded the bon ton
OF the Russian capital into the belief that he was
the veritable General W. I. Sherman.
An Australian horse recently ran ten miles in
23:3j. This is said to be the fastest time on record
for that distance.
Mormon missionaries are zealously laboring in
New England. and claim that many families will
go to Salt Lake the present Spring.
W III. II. hlloNlu. luc CSltDlditu biliiu ptCdCutT'
had an operation performed on his eyes, and it
promises to be successful.
The Chicago Eceaing Post. by way of announc-
ing the pardon of DR.. Mudd. informs its readers
that " MUdd is clear
Mrs. Beecher Stoves celebrated farm in Florida
is for sale. 1t Is said to have proved anything but
a success.
Two New York mechanics have invented a mo
nocyclc "a one-whee!ed velocipede-which they
claim can be driven sixty miles an hour.
T.f:r--s.,. l.,, u,- IS n44S,- - :
the White Pine mining regions in Nevada. They
enter the service of the Central Pacific road. get Il
free ride to the end Of the line, and then strike for
the mines.
\ boy in Michigan recently had his leg ampu-
tated, and Il few days afterward said that the great
toe of the amputated limb was cramped and that
it panied him. and insisted that his father should
disinter the amputated limb and straiShtcn the toe.
TO quiet him, his wishes were complied with, and
lie said he was relieved from the pain.
Farmers and dealers in vegetables will be graf
fled to learn that Il Michigan cultivator has a potato
that comes to maturity fifteen minutes c, r Ter than
the famous Early Rose potatoi And cultivators
of moderate means will be refoiced to know that
they can purchase it ut the very moderate rate of
SO per pound.
Awell known New York banker recently effected
an insurance on his life. The policies are issued in
thirteen different companies. for the aggregate sum
of S2O0, go. Amount of yearly premium TO be
paid for ten years is sS.96446. Total in ten years
SS9. 64f.G0. This is believed to be the largest
transaction on record.
Twitchell. OF Philadelphia. sentenced to death
for the murder OF his mother-in-law. has made Il
confession TO Rev. Mr.. BrinGhurst. He declared
that on the night of the murder his wife awoke
him, stating that she had killed her mother in a
quarrel. Both then went TO the room. where she
lay dead. They threw the body ont of the window.
CALL DECLINED-Rev. \. L. Stone, the popular
pastor of the First Congregations Church i'm San
Francisco city. received by telegraph, the other
day. a call to the pastorage of one of the most in
Presbyterian Churches in Chicago. The
call was an urgent one. and, in the Chicago fashion
of dlrectneSS. meant business, the salary being
named at 81. 600. The people attached to the First
Church Will be TO know that DR.. Stone preemptori-
ly declined the call. stating that he desired to spend
the remainder of his days in a land which has al
ready become so dear to him.
PoSTNISTRESS.-Mrs. Mary j. Falls has been APP
pointed and confirmed as Postmistress at Vallejo.
small post-oGices women are fitting appointees;
and we are glad to see that their right to hold
office is being recognized by the Federal Govern
ment. By-aGd-by States. countries. cities and
towns will begin to consider their rights also.
The election of State officers and members of
the Legislature OF Rhode Island called out quite a
light vote. Returns from all the towns but one
give Paddleford QRep) for Governor. 5000 ma
jority. The Senate will probably stand p Itepub-
licans to 6 Democrats the House 81 Republicans
to II Democrats.
The suit of Sarah NJ. Reed VS.. VIM. s. Clark. in
Francisco, for an alleged breach of promise of
marriage. which has occupied the time of the Fif-
tcenth District Court during the greater portion OF
returning a verdict of $4,000 damages for Miss
Reed. The suit was brought for $4,000 damages.
Important inf ,rmation has been received CON
corning the movements Of English capitalists and
shippers 70 offset the influence of the Pacific Rail
road upon the lines of trade from Asia. An innu-
entail London Company has the right of way
across Honduras. and designs constructing a rail
road connecting with lines of English steamers !
both on the Atlantic and the Pacific. by which they
hope to compete with our Pacific Railroads in car
-ying heavy commodities. ,
4 meeting of the Vigilance Committee of New
York was held the other night, when propositions
we're made to call ont Ward organizations and
march to the TOmbS and demand tie surrender of
he murderer Real into their hands. After stormy
it was resolved 20 await the action of the
Court. and keep Il close watch on the movements
IF politicians in this case.