The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-04-16


peace"
Prim has again reiterated his protest against
the election of the Prince of Asturia '' Methinks
he doth protest too much" Here it is believed
the crisis of Spain will commence when the
United States annex Cuba-a result long foreseen
and accepted. Cuba has 4" the fatal gift of
beauty" and the pearl of the Antilles is believed
to be rapidly drifting into the Union.
The Archbishop of Paris is tired of the
Ecumenical Council, and longs to return. He
will be here at Easter, when the Council will be
prorogued till December. The French are be-
ginning to devote some attention to the dongs of
the Fathers, or rather of the Jesuits, who keep
in check more than the half of the French episco-
pacy. and the whole of that of Germany, by
forcing forward the dogrnatisation of the Pope's
personal infallibiity.
On Sunday last Jules Favre, the celebrated
orator and leader of the moderate Republicans,
before a meeting of 1000 persons, in a grand
apostrophe to civilization, denounced those " old
men assembled at Rome to forge chains for the
human mind-when humanity cries aloud for
liberty" He will throw a greater bOmb-shell
into the camp, when he brings forward his mo-
ton to recall the troops from Rome. Note in
reference to this Gordian knot of infallibility-
His Holiness claims TO be above the Council,
and yet demands it to declare him infallible
The exhibition Of church ornaments &c, has for
the second time been postponed. 1t will be filed
Z" With crosses. relics, crucifNes.
Reals, pictures rosares, ana pixes
The tools Of working salvation
BY mechanic operation"
The authorities still proceed with the arrest of
those mixed up with the late plot to overthrow
the Empire Each new arrest supplies the evil
dence of others completely. In arresting we'll
to-do mechanic named Megy, the latter, in open
ing his door to the demand OF the police, aimed
at the officer Of justice with pistol, but shot
police agent named Murat dead instead. This
event has greatly excited the Indignation of the
Provinces, more so, than the three days playing
at barricades. The victim followed to his
grave by 5000 policemen; his youthful widow
and child have been pensiOned by the State, and
on Sunday respectable was collected for
her in the skating club. The assassin's room
yielded rich crop Of compromising documents.
Last evening three students paraded street
shouting " Death to the Bonapartists.'' In ar
resting them one of the students drew a revolver
and attempted to shoot policeman. The arrest
of the editors belonging to the violent journals
" wanted" shoot like stars from their spheres
towards Belgium. But as during the reign of
Terror, the more the guiIlotine worked to-day
the longer it had to work the morrow. The
writers spring up like the warriors of Cadmus.
1t would be better to not notice their bombast.
Rochefort, the cause of these troubles, lives
like prince in his prison. He promises to be-
come complete lettcr-writer. He sends his
epistle to the Chamber, laughing at the idea of
such person Napoleon the Third reigning,
and demanding the impeachment of ministers.
He forwards another to the Minister of Police,
giving him lecture his duties towards the
sacred person of his prisoner.
En- Passant, a visit to the police depot is just
now curiosity. All the arms found on the 400
'' insurgents as well as those picked up by the
police, are displayed. Such a collection of arms
never was seen. One would imagine a wing of
the Museum de Cluny had been transported here. /
The Emperor has sufficiently recovered from
his influenza to join the skaters at the 90 Lac
His Majesty is good but nota graceful skater
The Empress is laid up with u severe cold, and
all balls are postponed. Among the successful
skaters the American ladies carried off the palm
and the Polish gentlemen were first among the
harder sex. During the time the graceful curves
and Grecian bends were being executed, a military
band discoursed excellent music. Logs fiercely
bazed on the banks, where fur-clad fashionables
repaired from time to time.
On the frozen basin in the gardens of the
Luxembourg, gentleman amused himself and
the lOokers-on, by strapping skates on three of
his dogs, that went ahead beautifully. 4 rather
prominent Journal, now that the Seine threatens
to be as well blocked up the Neva, gives list
of the Paris frosts for the last 400 years. and the
degrees of temperature. 1t is very interesting,
only he gives the temperature duly scored before
the thermometer was discovered.
Roehefort is to be married TO the eldest
daughter of the late p. j. Proudhon. If papa
was alive he would certainly forbid the bans.
An American, who was A l in Paris, and in
French Society, has suddenly returned to Califor-
MIA, the capital of which he halls from. He has
left quite a crowd of anxious inquirers, with
heavy bills unsettled after him. Worse, his wife
and daughter, the latter very much admired by
the Empress, await further orders.
The Darien Canal Company has found men
and money, and the prospect is now looking
promising for the speedy undertaking of this
great work.
Erlanger has returned into the hands Of the
Emperor the monopoly of the French trans
Atlantic cable.