The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-16

/ from the NIoseIle The air Is full OF saIt-dust.
! One tent hangs out a sign" Special VINE lor
rio-iobbers'' which seems from the crowds
within to be the real CIicquot; another tent IN
blazing letters claims TO be g 'Furnisher 70 the
Emperor of all that the horse, ass, and mule
can yield in the way of succulent chops and dell
cate Joints. notice an increase in the display
of horse-Aesh, which found many purchasers not
by any means belonging to the 80 poorer classes
SMALLPOX.
At last France has produced an opponent TO
vaccination, Dr. Simon inyeighs against 1t,
while every one submits TO it. The French nave
erected at BouIogne-sur-mer a statue, as marx
of gratitude to Jenner. 1t would not be surprls-
ing if, one of these days, they knocked 1t over.
last week it was Patti that 50 scared herself
and the public, by her faneying she had the
smallpox 1t is Mile. Nilsson's turn now, but
she had reason for her fears, before flying from
her apartments four cases of smallpox were de-
clared in the house. Six weeks ago marriage
was celebrated in the Church of Saint Ambrose;
the bride was beautiful-her only dowry for
50 rich old aristocrat.'' During the dejeuner the
bride sickened, the doctor declared her attacked
with smallpox. She has recovered, but dread
fully "pitted,' her husband only too happy to
welcome her % with all her marks of love-
Novel French Claim.
Paul Peval is a novelist of the " "palpitating''
order, and has little account to settle with the
Americans. In conference recently given by
him on Beaumarchais-thea author of g Figaro -
he announced that among the papers of that
writer were found unsettled bills for arms sup
piled during the war of Independence, which
President Grant ought to settle, by erecting a
statue over Beaumarchais' tomb. Then NJ. Feval
must have his " kick With his peculiar
sneer, he stated " the Americans were great
people, but did not pay their debts" 1t is well
to remind that gentleman, of fact not men
toned at the 50 Fourth of july rejoicings in
Paris, that many Americans believe the aid given
by France to America during the struggle against
British rule was more to create dirersi0n
against England in the interest of France, than
any extraordinary love for the infant Republic.
Etc.
a rag-picker has afforded strange way of
shutting off the mortal coil. He passed the
moose of a rope round bis neck, and fastened the
other end to his contracted legs-which, on
stretching, so Inconvenience him that he called
Justify for the police
There Is a 1Tdnde dame In Paris who never pays
a bill, although she is immensely rich, until all
the machinery of the law is put in force. 1t is
her mania. Her latest creditor was her laundress
whose bill amounted to the modest sum of
50 900 francs.
4 curious trial will soon take place. An old
gentleman, to taste for antiquities, added that
for pretty girls. One shop he frequented, be-
cause in addition to OJjets d art it was managed
by blonde beauty. She accompanied him round
the shop, and in a retired corner. in the attempt
to steal a kiss, upset pair of % real Chinese
vases manufactured few hundred miles out
side of Paris. He declines to pay their estimated
value-1S, 900 francs.
The 1" lock out of the medical students,
from the School of Medicine, has led the students
to hold general meeting wherein they have not
only decided by great majority to compel DIR.
Tardieu's resignation, but also to establish free
schools of medicine. Many able doctors have
promised TO assist in emancipating medical educa-
tion from being government monopoly. The
means are at hand for doing SO, and the Cabinet
will soon be tested for additional proof of its
liberal aims.