The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-02-12

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bers of this league. The officers are the following
well known men Col. George W. Gibbons, Pres
ident Gen. a. T. Gwiney. Vice President; Gen
George 4. Cole, Secretary Gen. Jos. Il. kerrlgan'
Financial Secretary Gen. JAS. Is. Colt, Treasurer.
The organization is preparing an expedition TOR
active participation in the hostilities going on In
the Red River country against the representatives
of the Canadian Government. The expedition Is
to consist of fftecn hundred men, of whom eight
hundred have already been enrolled. Twenty-Five
guides have been hired, familiar with the Red
River country. who will conduct the troops from
the last railroad station across the border line.
Fifteen hundred Spencer rifles have been stored
away. ready for use. Ammunition and other sup
plies are also at hand. No further great expense
Is anticipated. A prominent railroad man. a mem
Der of the league. has promised the troops q Tree
transport to within 200 miles of the border line.
From that point 10 the place of operations the
flllbusters will make their way by forced marches.
They will depart from New York in squads OF 100
to 200 as quietly as possible. to avoid detection or
delay. The first squads start before the 9th OF
January, and perhaps as early as the first of the
month. The last detachment is expected TO leave
the city before the beginning OF February. Four
bodies numbering together go men, have started
for the Red River country already, from the four
cities Of Chicago, Buffalo. Detroit and st. Louis.
and probably have crossed the line already, but
no news have yet been received from them.
Miscellany.
There are said to be no less than 1900 Yankee
boys and girls in the various universities and
schools of Germany.
The Queen herself cannot frank letters i'm the
British post office. That institution pays a net
profit of S23, 900, 600.
In New York the Trinity chimes ringing in the
New Year. at midnight, were greeted with cheers
by crowds in the street.
1t is stated that a late Issue of the London Times
contained IL. 900 advertisements from as many diff
ferent persons.
Traurman. the murderer of n whole family near
Paris. when he was last week sentenced to death,
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FEMALE Commemorative Boston transcript
and ITuUeer newspapers have employed female
compositOrs since the famous strike of 1864. They
receive mems wages. work full hours, and average
SIS per week earnings.
New BUuDINGs.-The new buildings erected in
New York city. during the year 1869, are greatly
in excess of those of last year. The total number
built or begun during 1869 was 1925.
AppIton's Journal is to publish Auerbach's new
story simultaneously with its publication in seven
other languages. Its art supplements are a most
elegant feature of the Journal.
The sale Of seats at Mr.. Beecher's tabernacle
Melted S57.543 this year against S54.494 in 1863.
Surely the money market can't be so very tight
when men are willing to sit for salvation at such
eXOrbitant rates.
New Years day in Washington was duly OBJ
served. and the public men all kept open house.
The Ilaytlen Minister, cOlOred, was the observed"
at the Presidents reception. Liquors are quite
generally discarded from the tables on New Years
day in Washington.
The widow of President Lincoln is said to be
living in unpretending style in small apartments in
Frankfort, near the school attended by her young
est son. She is entirely unacqnainted with the
Baden Count to whom rumor said she was soon to
be married.
Full returns show that the Radical Republicans
have carried Texas as well as Mississippi. electing
their candidate for Governor by nearly 5000, and
securing a large majority in the legislature. This
result renders absolutely certain the success of the
Fifteenth Amendment and the early restoration of
the last rebel State.
The arguments in the Bible school case in Gin
cinnati have closed. and the court has the matter
under advisement. 4 decision will not be rendered
for some weeks. and, whatever it shall be, an an
peal will be made to the Supreme Court of the
State. The debate is continued by the press at
large.
The world is not altogether bad after all. There
is one green spot on it where faith in human nature
yet f1ourishes, where the simplicity of the golden
age has not been wholly lost, and where the fuga-
cious Astraa is still held in reverent memory. A
Rhode Islander advertised in one of the Providence
papers for his vanished umbrella. o dnti9tu tideS
and the rest of it,
A Mr.. Tallerman, in London. imports preserved
Australian beef. and prepares penny dinners,
which are largely patronized by the lower Glasses.
100 being sold daily, principally in The form of
an Irish stew OF meat, potatoes, onions and carrots.
Who will start a two-cent, or even a fve-cent
dinner.
WE'LL OFF.-A colored woman, named Harriet
Miller, died the other day, in Philadelphia. leaving
300, 900 worth of property. She was originally a
slave in South Carolina. and derived her fortune
from a rich planter named Purvis, who married
her out of gratitude, because she warned him of a
of his slaves against his life. After the
death of Mr.. PuTvis, she became the wife Of Robert
Miller, a colored clergyman. She was IS years old.
An old miser in Ireland left a will bequeathing
to his sister-in-law, Mary Dennis. four old worsted
stockings, which she will find under my bed to a
two other stockings to the hOusekeeper
e.. I~. Lone @nI sNtf,I ,asaa ,v oa1r
earthen pitcher, and other legacies of the same
to other persons. The legatees were in a
high state of wrath, but one of them having kicked
down the pitcher and found il full of guineas.
the others examined the stockings and found them
similarly lined.
FRANKING.-The Postmaster General in recon-
mending the entire abolition of the ranking privi-
makes the startling statement that the
transportation of free mail matter costs the govern
nent fCe millions annually. This amount. If saved.
would nearly meet the present deficiency in the
mail service. Whether the Postmaster Generals
estimate be extravagant or not, there is no good
why the franking privilege should not be
suspended, with all its abuses. and a reasonable
allowance OF postage stamps substituted.
PEABoDY's WTI~-Londons specials say Peabody's
will has not yet passed probate at Doctors Com
mons. PeabOdy's property in England is set down
at under f400. 900. He bequeaths $4,000 to each
Of the executors, and ESQ, 900 TO his London char
ity, payable in three years, as directed a few le-
gacies in minor amounts to individuals and the
to be divided as provided among his
in America. The trustees are George
Peabody Russell and two other n%ephews, who are
made residuary legatees and empowered TO settle
all affairs connected with the property in America,
which is estimated at from three quarters to a mil
ion dollars.
New OCEAN STEAMsHIPs.-Tbe International
Steamship Company of New York have made ar
for the construction OF two steamships.
exceeding in size any in the world. except the
Great Eastern. They are to be 500 feet in length,
Sc feet in breadth, and SO feet in depth. The ma
,erial is to be iron, and they are calculated for a
,peed of IS miles an hour in smooth water. With
dhese ships it is ID designed to make the passage from
York to one Of the European ports in six and
half days in fair weather, and to make the pas
average not more than eight days. The inte-
Tor arrangements are planned in accordance with
furnished some time since by the Post
master General.
Ice FOR THE MIIIoN-For many years San
obtained its ice supplies from Alaska.
The Russian American Ice Company had a virtual
monopoly of the trade. and charged accordingly.
About a year ago, some Sacramentans conceived
he idea of bringing ice from the Sierra Nevada
Mountains by rail. Last season they commenced