The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-04
Foreign Miscellany.

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1t is reported that a new cable is projected direc'
from Milford to the American continent.
Chicago is projecting a monster musical festival
for next year. which is expected TO take all the
shine out of the Bostonians.
Bismarck has refused to recognize Emil Hoeehes-
ter. of Chicago. recently appointed Cniteo S"'es
Consul at Bremen.
A Chicago court has decided that express COM
panies have the right to forward letters winch ac-
company c~onsignments in unstamped envelopes
1t is thought both at Turin and Florence that
King Victor Emanuel will abdicate at an carry
day. His unpopularity never was greater thah at
the presnt time.
The Russian literary ladies went to form a stock
company to publish their works, but the Govern
ment won't allow such strong-nlndedness.
The sum of $3.50, 900 was recently paid in Paris
for legacy duty on property left by the late Baron
Rothschild in the Department OF the Seine.
Dorchester. is becoming ward l6 of Boston, and
adds to the latter city's territorial limits 1852
acres.
Judge Theard of the Fourth District Court of
Louisiana has decided that the Confederacy was a
de fdctO Government.
They are agitating at Stettin, Prussia, a project
TO establish u line of steamers plying between that
seaport, on the Baltic, and Chicago.
A Frenchman has obtained possession of some of
ex-Queen Isabella letters to her favorites, and is
to have them printed in fac simile for sale.
Diplomatic etiquette will not allow the Viceroy
of Egypt To sleep in the same bed which the Sultan
occupied on his visit TO England.
Mrs. Mary Somerville, of England, though 80
years old, still engages in scientific researches, and
has this year been awarded the Victoria medal bv
the London Geographical Society.
Mysterious hints are thrown out i'm London that
still another Young nobleman has fallen a victim to
the turf, and will be Obliged to sell his ancestral
estates.
The Australian wool growers, it is stated, have
become alarmed ut the competition from South
America, where, it is reported. 10000, 900 sheep
are shorn every year, and the exports of wool
amount to 239. 900, 900 pounds.
AT the recent opening of the French Legislature,
Minister Rouher said that the late election had en-
abled the French people TO manifest their
thoughts, their wants and their ASPIRATIONS 1t
would appear by the present conduct of the Empe-
ror that he Is beginning to realize this fact.
\ Paris correspondent writes :" that the marriage
season has set in with extreme severity. The Eng
lish keep one chaplain constantly in his robes land
rs for American Young ladies. they are married by
scores. and indeed | do not think one will be left
single by the end of July.
Spanish journals are circulating q report to the
effect that the Prince of Asturias is to marry the
English Princess Beatrice. a lady of his own age;
that he is to be King. and the Queen of Spain,
DonnaIsabella, abdicating. and that In consequence
of such alliance the British Government will re-
store Gibralter to the Spanish monarchy.
The Spanish press is making up for the confne-
ment, to which it has hitherto been subjected, by
indulging in the most ridiculous excuses. A pa
per published ut Barcelona. called La Ft1cd, is il
Illustrated with highly colored Autographs of the
priesthood in all conceivable aspects of riots and
ribaldry. This is the significant motto of the pa
per "Invitations to breakfast, TO duels of the
first blood and TO dues of death will be received
at the EDITORS residence. No. IA Gale de Codols.
Recently Jeptha Smith, a lad of Is, living near
Cassville, Barry county Mo-. slipped and fell over
"a bluff at Carlisle's mill. He Grst fell distance of
As feet, ~alighting on his feet. Here he rebounded
and fell another 80 feet. bringing upon his Shout
ders and then, by a series of falls of 10 or II feet
at D time, brought up against q tree, making a dis
lance of some 100 feet in all. Singularly, he sus-
tanned no serious injuries, and was about as usual
in a few days.
No. 4 saw the Sea Serpent on the evening of July
4th, of Cape Ann, about twelve miles from here.
He was from sixty to eighty feet in length, lifted
himself out of the water u good length, and took
things very coolly. 1t was calm at the time, and
those in the boat are sure that it was a genuine
monster OF the serpent school. a patriotic speci-
men, perhaps. The old salts who saw it believe it
a living thing, but have refrained from reporting
the same, lest it might be classed among fish sto-
Post, july 18th.
END OF THE SPRAGuE CAsE.-The Chicago Post
says in reference to the late breach of promise ease
in Illinois
The fate that overlook the old man Sprague in
his attempt to ruin the reputation of Miss Craig, he
has. we believe. chosen to accept without further
The court, by reducing the verdict of
the jury TO $40, 906, has made him, if not content.
acquiescent in the result. He will not, we are
told. take an appeal to the Supreme Court of the
State. The case. as 1t now stands in the history of
he Jurisprudence oil the country. is one of the most
ever tried in Illinois and the feature
in it which, in these degenerate days, when men
of women with many a m%isgiving and some
times with n shocking levity, is the spontaneous
ness with which, as the plot was developed by
trial. the Judge. the jury, the attorneys, the wit
nesses. the public and the press rose to the defence
Of Miss Craig as soon as they saw that she was the
victim of a conspiracy that would have
been her ruin.
Late kilograms.
The hish Times states that her Majesty has con-
to the Lord Lieutenant her intention of pay
ng a visit to Ireland next year, and remaining there
'ome time.
LONDON. July 23-The Prince of Wales unveiled
he Peabody statue, near the Exchange, to-day,
With imposing ceremonies. Minister Motley, the
ord Mayor and Miss Coutts were among the
peakers. Immense crowds witnessed the ceremo-
nony.
LONDON. July PA clause has been introduced
the Telegraph Bill, protecting submarine cables
anded on the shores of the United Kingdom, the
poles, and to collect and distribute mes
ages
in the case of Bishop Colenso. of Natal. the
'rivy Council has decided that he has full right
o a cathedral at Pietremaritzburg and is altogether
rec from interference of the Capetown authorities.
The ocean race of the Royal Yorkshire Yacht
Tub came off on FRIDAY. The course was from
owes to Fort Hull Roads the race was won bv
he Cambria. beating all competitors, in ten hours.
NEW YORK. July ga Duxbury Mass, special
tates that the following despatch has been received
yer the French cable from Brest.
PARIS, July 26.-The Journal Official denies tbot
ir. j. q. A. Warren, the American who was ar
ested during the late riots. received i'll usage. and
SKIS a suspension of public judgment, pending the
Idicial inquiry.
LONDON, July 27.-Henry w. Longfellow was
invested with the honorary degree of I
.octor OF Laws by the Oxford University at a spe- j
jail convocation.
ILoNDoN, July 29.-The Goodwood races yester-
were well attended. The first race. for the
raven stakes, was won by "Blue Gown ~ the
.cond race, for the Levant stakes, was won bv
!" the third. for the Raus stakes. was
on by "bupert - the fourth, for Gratwicke stakes
= "Siderlate )" the fifth, for Ham stakes. bv !
hingcratt :" the sixth, for Amnesty stakes. by !
RomP !" and the last race, for Flouris' Gun. by
Dick" Np w
KEY WEST, July 26.-Admiral Hof with the
agship and two gunboats, arrived at SANTIAGO on