The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
Topographic and Other.

The Bulletin states that the future Depot of the
Pacific Railroad will be ut Goat I~sland-within
two miles of the water front OF San Francisco.
PENDLETON.-The resignation of General Rose
Grams as Democratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio has been accepted, and the State Committee
have nominated George III. Pendleton-who did
not get the nomination for President-to fill the
vacancy thus created.
MCsT PAY.-It appears that the Feeieeans have
been eating another American Missionary. The
alta says our Government has Il mortgage on the
Kingdom, to secure the payment of u sum due on
account of other Americans killed and eaten, and
If King Thakombau does not at once pay for these
last missionaries at the highest market price, the
mortgage should be foreclosed. and the Feeiee ISL
ands annexed to the United States.
Some of our copperhead journals still keep mn
their complaints and denunciatiOns against General
Grant, touching the appointment of his family con-
nections to Office. Do these fanlt-inders know any,
thing of the scriptures. or do they forget thai " He
that provideth not for his own household is worse
than an infdel p Gen. Grant. if we are not mis-
taken, is a hickory Methodist. and a firm believer
in this Methodist dogma : and. besides, it does not
interfere with the principles of the Chicago platform,
nor with the Constitution of our fathers. What
more is needed for his defense in providing for his
family? Moreover, is it not a NapoleOnie and
JacksOnian Democratic idea IN. I. Herald.
y WONDERFUL. CLoCK.-An ingenious German. Of
New britain. CT, named Lindner, has, during re-
cent confinement with diseases. made a remarkable
piece OF mechanism. 1t consists Of a complicated
clock work, inclosed i'm a miniature castle.
Waterman walks around the tower, completing his
circuit once In fifteen minutes. Once in 10 minutes
a porter opens a gate in the castle, stems ont. and
then retires, closing the gate after him, At eleven
O'Clock the main entrance of the castle opsns. and n
lumber OF figures appeared under the aech. and re-
nam whiie a music box within plays several airs.
Figures also appears now and then at the windows.
On the top OF the castle is a ball. caa side pilaesi
and the other black. The gilded side tnrns from
oehind a screen with the moon indicating the
changes OF that planet from the first quarter to the
full.
1HE ECLIPSE OF AUGUST along the central
line OF the eclipse, the observers. coming from hum
dreds OF miles: and one party from England, were
rewarded with the best of weather. A week OF
rain prepared the way for a eIoudless Saturday.
and the total eclipse of August Z is the best OBJ
served eclipse that ever cast its shadow on this
earth. Not only was an army of observers scatter
ed along the line from Alaska to Raleigh. but thew
had the best and latest instruments of modern SCI
ence. The photograph IS but u few years old, and
tne speetrescope Is new. So that from these OBJ
servations large contributions to positive knowledge
Will De made, certain speculations will be dismissed,
and others will approach the certainty of definite
~ ascefsained statement. No observer discovered
PLANET between Mercury and the sun, where it
was thought one might he seen. As to the corosa
the general impression Of the observers was that n
Is occasioned 10y the SUM- g atmosphere. The corona.
as sean at MattoOn, was unlike that described in
the books. and the Nation savans are Inclined 10
.nihA tnat the earth's atmosphere, and not the SUMS
Is at the bottom OF this phenomena. We shall soon
nave iuil pictures OF the eclipse, drawn in the Ian
guage oil science and giving the results of the Oh
servations made. The illustrated papers will have
PhoVographs OF the scene. and the MAGAZINES will
be crowded with exuberant articles on the same
theme-N- +. Commercial Aduertiser.
CuBA.-An American lately returned from Cnba
says that the revolutionary forces DISPLAY NOR,
activity than the Spaniards. They were making
raids and otherwise harassing the enemy. There
Is, however, very little disorder outside that usually
connected with military operations. Private indf.
Viduais travel from place to place without modest
auoh. Supplies are obtained from the plantations
OF me country, which were very productive. Both
Parues have abundance of provisions. The prin-
cipai wants Of the revolutionists are arms. roedh
c!nes' salt. clothing and shoes. There is no hack
Oh. men or patriotism. They have ammsnition
enough OF all kinds to last many months : also.
sney nave arsenals for the manufacture of cartridges
ana repairing arms injured i'm action. The patriot
leaders state that they do not need aey men froua
abroad. Their want is particularly for arms with
which TO- qnip the large number Of patriots volnn-
teers WI" are constantly presenting themselves.
oreat Inducements are held out to blockade run
ners. a fast steamer, such as that employed by
,ne Coniederates. would have no diiacmlty in
landing cargo. In addition to her receipts from
tue regular cargo. she would make an immense
Pro1t on medicines, salt, cotton cloth, rubber
goods ana shoes, and would be given free Of
return.