The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-01-08
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
Telegraphic and Other.

$500 miles, aud the capital Required 10000. 900
sterling.
Senator Grimesof Iowa, now seeking health in
Europe. has not improved. lie has bsd u second,
but mild, paralytic shock.
The New York Central AMI. IIndson River Rail-
roads have finally beea consolidated into a single
line. with Cornelius Vanderbilt as President.
1t is stated that J. L. ,Jcwett. the Boston publisher
who made a fortune on Uncle TOMS CaJin and
lost il in aptislavery books that didn't pay, is now
working as Il junrneynan printer.
The lawsuits against Fisk and Gonld. as mana
gers of Erie, are multiplying Overwhelmingly and in
functions are nearly rs numerous. Fisks head
quarters are guarded by TOugbs. who keep away
all law officers detailed TO serve wriis.
Commissioner DeIano is carefully sitting the in
come returns OF many dashing New York men who
live i'm brown stone fronts and report no income
above 81 600. There is consequent hntieriDg In
New York.
4 thief out west stole the hams and shoulders Of
a dead hog. snpposing il to have been slaughtered.
The hog died Of disease. which fact the owner pub
fishes for the benefit of the thief, hoping it will not
disturb his digestion.
1t is said that q man in Portland. Me-. sold his
life insurance policy OF $4,000 To the company
that issued il for $500. Two months after the man
died, and the company made $500 by the opera
ton.
The " White Cat" a new theatrical nonsensity.
is now being prepared for a Paris stage. at a cost
OF 800, 900 francs and machinisis. and tailOrs, dec
orators. &c, included, It will require 1000 persons
10 bring it forward.
A prominent Boston business man. who recently
abandoned IA prosperous business to engage IN
gold specHiaiioas. has inst been sent 20 the insane
asylum. This Is MOI intendcd as q warning ~ any
body.
Lopez. whose army has been utterly annihiiated
by the Allies H. Paraguay no less than seven fines.
is still ol ecrfll ard active. having a force Of 5000
men and ~ ljcccs Of arIlieTy.
The absolute unnecessary waste in an Amclicpu
gcntlemen's Kitchen would keep Two French lanI-
lies Comfortably. In somr. ~ already keeps hr'o
or four Irish ones. remarks an exchange.
Large crowds were attracted TO the Delamcter
Works in New York, by n report that some OF the
Spanish gunboats were about to leave there. They
are not quite ready. but work is progressing with
great rapidly. Eighteen vessels viii proceed To
Cuba in a short time. Senior Roberts. Spanish
Minister. arrived from Washington yesterday, and
the ~gunboats were informally turned over TO him
by our Government authorities. These will take
clearance for Cuba on Tuesday.
On Thursday Nov. 25, Albert d. Richardson, the
well-known war correspondent and more recently
associate editor of the ". J.. Tribune. was shot
through the body and wounded by one Mcfarland
a drunken New York lawyer, whose divorced vile
is engaged to be married TO Richardson. This IL
the second time Mcfarland has attempted Ia as
sassinate Richardson. He is now in jail awaiting
the result of his crime. Richardson has since died.
There is another new word. 1t is 4" jimnskism.'
The term is the climax of "A series Of subjects emu
merated in the following order: Stealing, embcZ-
element. . financial operation" jimfskism. 1t is
difficult to say what this arrangement Of terms may
mean. but as the witness answered v zen asked
which way the stairs went, - they go up one way
and down tile other"
The Society of the Army Of the Tennessee, held
pleasant reunion at Louisville on the 18th. Gems.
Sherman, Sheridan and Dodge were present.
Alabama has ratified the 18th amendment. the vote
in the House being unanimous and the favorable
majority in the Senate four TO one. This makes ~
that have ratified, 2S being required. The remain
ing 6 will be obtained from ONO. Nebraska, Iowa,
Rhode Island, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Texas.
1t is now pretty late to turn Mis revolution back
ward.
A STEAMBOAT ExPLOsToN.-The Avondale mine
horror and the indianapolis explosion are followed
closely by n still more deadly calamity, the burIi-'
ing of the steamer StoBe1c1H on the Mississippi river
on Wednesday evening Oct. u. The packet Stoptc-.
lcdN was making her regular down trip between
ST. Louis and New Orleans. having on board about
275 persons, and being laden partly with hay. !,
About s O'Clock P. NJ. when near Neely's laDding.1
1875 miles below st. Louis. some deck passengers,
who were playing cards near the hay. upset a cam
die which set fire TO the hay and instantly wrapped
the boat in flames. She was ut once headed for
the shore, but grounded on a bar 600 feet from
land. There were no boats at hand. or at least
none were used, "a general rush was made for the
water, and out of 275 less than so reached tie
shore. Among the lost are several women and
children, cabin passengers. People gathered on
the shore but could do little TO aid the drowning.
The crime consisted in diotoing Il lighted candle
anywhere on the boat, much less. near dry hay.
And this was no less crime because the boat officers
who permitted it are probably among the lost.
European.
The Emperor of Russia is said 10 be- in such fee
bic health, that his physicians say his death may be
looked for at an early day.
Gen. Dnlce recently Captain General of Cuba,
died at Madrid Nov. %.
Byron used 10 pronounce his name with the ac-
cent on the last syllable. In his early lie The y.
instead of being pronounced long as now, was
sounded as IL the word were spelled BirrOn.
. An English paper avs that photographs can now
be printed with printers ink. They are az perma-
nent as a printed text. and so easy OF production
10000 may be produced from a single plate in
one day.
The duration Of human life In the principal
OF Europe has recently been estimated as
follows Prussia. ALP years Belgium, 4l.5 years;
France, Az England and Wales. 45.4 Sweden,
49, Denmark. $50 Schieswig-H olstein, 52.7
L nited States, Al.
The Echo Gays it learns on good authority that
Mr.. Disraeli is not inclined TO oppose the introduce
OF the ballot.
A young painter was copying n celebrated paint
ing in the Dresden gallery, the other day. when a
travelling Cockney asked him what was done with
.he old pictures after the new ones were done.
"Khedive." the title applied TO the Viccroy Of
Egypt, is the Arabian equivalent Of " King" and
vas conferred by the Sultan uyon Ismail Pacha
lnd his Successors in 1867, lsmeh Pacha was born
n 1916, and his heir and probable successor IL his
ION. a boy Of six years OF age.
The message of TIE President OF he United
was transmitted by Atlantic telegraph last
1t is published this morning In the Pan
Wan Gdzete. In the comments on president Grants
message, in reference TO The alabama claims, that
,aper says the Americans are ready 10 accept an
Ipology IN lien Of all the damages they demand
,ut England cannot do more than she has already
lone. Time will amend American CONSTITUENCIES.
events rs the demonstration In honor Of Pea
IOdy will tend TO alleviate irritation. The G0zetfe
oncludes that the message ON the whole IN friendly.
{ thinks the Presidents suggestion that new neg0-
iations be entered into to prevent similar trouble
yill be approved in England.
BERLIN. Dec. 3y-The Chinese Embassy were
received Inv fhP KING and Onaau 81 fI.
Palace with most imposing ceremonies.
'urlingame presented the address. which was re-
eiyed with marked attention by Count Won Biz
larck. who declared the warm friendship Of
russia and North Germany with the United
tates. and pledged the hearty cooperation OF
russia with the Embassy in, its movement. The
eception was a grand affair.
BERLIN. Dec. 1.-The King and Queen of Prussia
,-day entertained Burlingame and the members Of
ne Chinese Embassy at a grand dinner. Eighty
uests were present.