The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-02-06

course the one in the above list best known TO Us.
aud the one who was ever the finn friend of
America through the war. Mr.. Lowe las been
prominent in his cflrts for education, though bis
past course in politics makes his appointment not
thoroughly acceptable - the Reform party.
The aIics-Brazil and the United Province
have gained very decided victorics IN Paraguay.
L1pcz BIAS been driven from lis fortified position
10 Yllct'. and thc Brazilian war vessels We're
VrDceelin. directly to Asuueiou. the capital. If
81. probably a small desrotism i at last qucnchcl.
Japan tyD has settled, at least temporarily, her
civil disturbance. The Tycoon gives up 70 the
Iiikadp tire sovereignty, and r%s,irc- from IoIJ
with all his followers. some - 900 or more. y
formal surrender Of power was made on the 9th
Of November.
Tire Postmaster General Of the United States
strongly recommends the establishment of a semi
monthly mail by steamers 70 China. The san
Francisco TIscs Of January Is. in a long article
on Geographic communication 10 China. aVvar-
emily f,5r- the route yil Honolulu. Tho subject
evidently must come up practically before long
The san Francisco and Australian line Of steam
err, az we al know, turned ont q sublime hoax.
TIE Panama and Australian line seems 20 be
-Jmcwhat embarrassed, and their premi,csat Pam
anna were temporarily seized 70 secure payment
Of certain protested bills Of exchange amounting
to some SIS 900. The Panama people are COIN
planning loudly of the recent cxorbitant increase
in taxes.
With respect to the Reciprocity Treaty, we find
nothing as far as the Envoy Gibson is concerned.
The Vermont delegation in Congress took n de-
cided stand against the Canada Reciprocity Treaty,
and the argument will doubtless be urged that all
ucighboriug nations should be treated alike in
this respect. The san Francisco BuHeiin is cdi-
torially opposed To the treaty quoting also from
a contemporary 70 the same effect. y resolution
introduced in the House of Representatives, orig
ulally providing for an American protcctorate
over IIayti and san Domingo, was first amended
by extension to all the Antilles, then (by Mr..
Spaulding) 70 all islands that lay nearer to Amer
lea than To any other government, and finally, by
some other member, to ireland. Here the thing
prccipitatcly went TO the table, probably with Il
broad laugh. The climax might have been capped
by including England. On the subject the Alto
coolly remarks, &. Those communities need more
protection against themselves than against any
foreign government and We do not know but
that Is about somewhere near the truth.
1t will be recollcctcd that King Thakombau, of
FIJI, mortgaged 4 couple of islands to the United
States Government in payment OF claims. The
claims falling due, the funds were readily fur
uishod by British capitalists, who have thus and
by other means gained quite a foot-hold on that
group. An appropriation has been recommended
to Congress Of $4,000 for improving Brooks
Island harbor for the China steamers.
The Bowles-Fisk affair made a decided sensa-
ton. The whole New York press without regard
to party, and the san Francisco papers except, ii
il said, the Gail, are unanimous in dcnouncing
the course pursued. The full account of the ar
rest will be found in the Weekly Alta of the 10th.
sam Bowles will evidently make more out of it
than the other man. Fisk's latest achievement
was the locking out Of n Sunday-sclool in Chicago
from q house rented by him.. The school speedily
on the sidewalk and Passed condcmna-
tory resolutions.
TIE deaths of General Lowell H.. Rousseau at
New Orleans, and of John Minor Bolts, of
Virginia took place almost ut the same hour,
January $.
Congress has passed a resolution refusing add
grants Of land To- railroad companies. The
House has repealed the Tenure of Office Act.