The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-02-13

10 them the sympathy Of the lovers of human liberty
in every country.
The last news from Japan, received by ship at this
port, confirms the telegram Of the triumph Of the
Nikaio's party. The principal opponent Of the
Emperor has surrendered, the supreme sovereign is
again at the capital. and there is a prospect Of the
restoration of order and a revival Of trade The Mi
kado's government i the one which opposed the
sending of coolies To Honolulu, and used every effort
10 prevent their leaving. 1t represents the ancient
system and Is opposed to foreigners and foreign inno-
vat;ons. while the suljugated Tycoon represented the
progressive party.
Chinese Catholics in San Francisco.
The .noatt0r, the organ of the Roman Catholics in
this city, has the following, which Will be news to
many
alt may not he generally known to our readers
that there are a considerable number OF Catholics
among the Chinese population in this country. In
this city, which contains a very small proportion of
the Chinese population of the State, there are about
90 known TO the clergy, and one Of the assistant pas
tors at the cathedral Gather Nalentini), who has
been for some time a missioner in nongkong, and is
familiar with the Chinese language, has been appoint
ed TO look after their spiritual wants. Some of the
Chinese, who have been educated 10y the clergy in
the various Summaries ana Catholic schools in China,
are well acquainted with Latin, and speak it with
considerably fueney but of course the majority I'M
derstand no language but their own, and the want
of "A priest acquainted with Chinese has hitherto pre-
vented their religion from being known. Consider
ing the millions Of Catholics among the population of
China, it would not surprise US if Il considerable
number Of them should be found among the Chinese
OF this coast"
Midway or Brooks Island.
By the following resolution, which has passed
Congress, it would appear that the United States
Government intends taking steps to improve the har-
Dor of Brooks Island, with the view of making a ma
tional depot there for coal and stores. Last evenings
Bulletin has an article discussing the merits of the
proposition
ResoIrcd, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be
directed to inquire into the practicability, eXpediency
and probable cost of deepening the entrance to the
harbor of Midway Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, so as
TO afford a safe rendezvous and port of refuge and
resort for the naval and merchant vessels OF the
United States.
The SmaII-P0x
Is generally thought to be on the decrease in this
city. The number of new cases and deaths the past
week has been much less than formerly. The weekly
Times of the 10th contains u lecture delivered on
this subject in Germany, by a celebrated physician,
which is the fullest history of smallpox that has been
published in a popular form. The lecturer states
that
sIn Europe. during the last century, about half
a million persons died annually of the smallpox
one sufferer out of every five,-in severe epidemics
one out of every two or three,-in Berlin from one
tenth to one twelfth of its inhabitants yearly. In
the year 1876, twenty five thousand died in what was
then known as Little Prussia i'll Germany, seventy
thousand annually. In Sweden, within thirty years
(from l774 to lS03) about 100000 persons. In
France, epidemics ragged repeatedly, with a mortality
OF from 90 to 20 per cent. Iceland lost in 1907, out
OF a population OF $4,000 souls, 10000 by smallpox.
Items, Sc.
The rates of fare from San Francisco to New York,
by way of Panama, on the Pacific Mail Steamship
COmpany's steamers, are First cabin, upper deck,
ladies saloon, SOP dining saloon, Sl62 second
cabin, SIG Storage, 81. I
Messrs. Pope * Talbot. of San Francisco, have
purchased the Ship Panther, which viii hereafter
hail from Teekalet. Her owners will either send her
to Puget Sound to load lumber for Melbourne and
thence to New York, or load here for New York, with
wheat. The Panther is l,lS0 tons new measurement,
a large carrier and fast sailer.
Capt. Reynolds is relieved from command of the
Laeka,sanno, and ordered East. He will leave as
soon rs the court martial which he is now holding at
Mare Island, is terminated.
Commodore Middleton, late Of the Pensacola, is
ordered to command the Lackaranna until the Sar-
GHdc is ready for service, when the officers and crew
oEthe former will be transferred to the latter.
The Comet viii probably be withdrawn on her re-
turn from Honolulu, owing to the dullness of the
island trade, and put in the lumber trade.
The bark Maria Rickmers sails for HongkOng on
the 23d in Macondray's line.
The Daily Herald reappeared yesterday as the or
gan of the conservative Democrats In appearance
it resembles the former paper of the same name. Its
Geographic news is entirely different from what ap-
pears in the other city papers.
Adieu. II. NJ. W.