The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-08-06
Foreign Miscellany.

Foreign Miscellany.
Specimens of silk. obtained from California
cocoons, are pronounced by experienced manu-
facturers as equal to the best silk of India or Japan.
Bureau, is hereditary grand sachem of the Six
Nations, and holds by succession the medal given
by Washington to his ancestor, Red Jacket.
The Beethoven festival opened in New York
with a chorus of $500 voices. and an orchestra OF
600 instruments and Madame Parepa-Rosa. The
rink. which holds over 10000 people, was filled to
OVERLOOKING.
SEAMEN's WAGEs-The Boston Advertiser says
the present pay of seamen for short voyages is $50
per month, one months wages being paid in
| advance. For long voyages $25 per month is
paid. with two months wages in advance. Men
are said to be very scarce at Boston. Owners pay
S25 per man to the runners, which is a remarkably
high price.
WHAT THEY GET.-The census takers get two
cents for every name taken, ten cents for every
farm. fifteen cents for every productive establish
ment of industry, two cents Tor every deceased
person, and two per cent. of the whole amount for
names enumerated for special statistics, and ten
cents per mile for travel.
A Southwestern paper thus epltomizeS lynch
law: -Four Kentuckians. in Jail for numbering a
neighbor, had a surprise party from a hundred or
two citizens the other night. They hadn't any last
words ready, and wouldn't have had time to say
them if they had. All leave families"
A horse was bought in Maine a few weeks since
for $500. and, for a fve-year old colt. showed GOOD
time. He was sold to a Boston merchant for $3.50.
After three days training at Beacon Park he made
his mile without urging in 2:27, and the owner was
offered 5 Is 900 for him on the spot.
A DAIRY TO BOAST OF.-The ST. ALdbdn lVt)
MESSENGER saws: Mr.. Nahum Brigham, of Ba-
kers6eld, from Is cows, made. during the dairy
season Just closed. 60 tubs, or 5000 pounds of
butter. He sold it for As cents a pound, realizing
81 $50. He also raised 10 calves, now worth 500,
and /. 900 pounds of pork, which he sold for $3.50
making. as the proper income of the dairy, $l,2sO,
besides supplying his family. He is now making
butter at the rate of one tub a week.
The Chicago Post, in the course of a modest
article on that city, says " BY no possibility can
New York extend beyond Two Hundred and
Twenty-Hfth street. There the Spuyten Duyvil
comes in. and bars all progress. Chicago can go
to Seventeen Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty
seventh street without an obstruction. AS 1881
is greater than 225, so will Chicago be greater than
New York in the good time coming. Such is the
unanswerable argument of geography and the
earth's surface, as established from the foundations
of the world"
Alderman. nominated for Attorney General. is
at present United States Attorney for the District
of Georgia, is IL native of New Hampshire. about
81 years of age. emigrated to Georgia rs years
ago. studied law with the late Judge Berrien, was
originally a Wing, and always a strong national
man, opposed to secession, and was among the
earlier member of the Republican party.
To PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT.-Some jokist, on
the strength of the Mercantile Library Lottery
scheme and in view of its success, has, the tele-
graph says, sent the President from California a
plan for paying off the national debt by a grand
instrumental gift exhibition, to be held at some
centrally located city during the last year of
Grants administration.
THE CHOLERA.-The cholera has again broken
out in Madras and Bombay, and at last accounts
its ravages in those hot climates were terrible.
The activity of this pestilence in any part of the
world naturally excites some apprehensiOns of
danger. In the great cholera years OF 1882 and
1S49. the cholera reached Europe by sailing vessels.
and was brought to this country in the same way.
the means nf communication AZ more diPpot |
and speedy. The cholera RACES in some part Of
Asia all the time. But it has appeared with more
than the usual fatality this year, and the presence
of this scourage at ports. with which there is so
communication, is a sufficient warning
against all sanitary negligence.
A subterraneous outlet to the Great Salt Lake
has been found opposite COrinne and between FIRE.
mont and Kimball Islands. The schooner Pioneer,
Captain Hannah, while sailing in that vicinity last
was drawn into an opening which is an
immense malestrom or stupendous whirlpool, and
the descent and circular motion of the water were
80 rapid and violent that the vessel was made to
around in it with frighful velocity. and it was
only by a high wind prevailing at the time that she
Enabled to sail beyond the influence of the
Captain Hannah reports that he has no
1Oubt whatever that this opening (never before
]iscovered) is the grand outlet of the lake.
The London Neaos says that the Queen had. but
short time before his death. rendered to Dickens
he offer of a seat in Her Majesty's Privy Council.
The Queen also Informed him that she had his
works placed in her private library, so that she
night always see them.
Her Majesty opened the new building of the Uni
'ersity of London in Burlington Gardens in person,
IN the llth. Many prominent persons were present,
including Messrs. Gladstone, Disraeli. Earl Gran
lille and many others. An address was presented
o the Queen. and then all became quiet to listen
o the reply" which had been handed her to
cad. With a grace and good sense that. it is to be
oped, will be widely followed. she handed back
he reply, and said in a loud, clear. firm voice Il
-eclare this building to be opened" Loud cheers
reeted this atheism, which were given not only for
be Queen. but for the royal family, the Premier
nd Mr.. Disraeli.
The Earl Of Clarendon, whose death is announced,
las the son of George Villiers, and a descendant
f a brother of the first Villiers, Duke of Bucking-
am. He succeeded his uncle. the second Villiers,
of Clarendon, 1885, being at that time ambas-
adOr to Spain, whittier he was sent in 1888. He
into the cabinet under Lord Melbourne in
and was again "a minister in 1916. He was in
lie Aberdeen ministry of 1885 which brought on
ne Russian war, but continued to be Secretary of
oreign Affairs under Palmerston until 1858, re-
lmed that Office in 1864. went out in 1866. and
in again in 1868. just in season to help Rev
rdy johnson make his abortive Alabama treaty.
Ie had much reputation as a ~diplomatist, but was ,
no sense a great man. His age was 20 years. He :
as a descendant in the female line of Edward
yde. the Lord Clarendon of Charles Seconds
who was the famous historian.
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