The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-10-29
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Miscellaneous.

Christine Nilssen gets 81 200 night in gold.
# tue towns 80 vote
Sates never visited New England Madison, Har-
r,on. Taylor and Buchanan.
Comptroller ConnoIIy's new mansion on Fifth
Avenue. New York, will cost 100000. Politics
paw in Gotham.
It was woman who first prompted man to eat,
bat he took 10 drink on his own account.
1t is asserted that an armorer of Lyons has
constructed a steam mitrailleurs, the most for
midabIe yet known
The French army, now in Algeria, numbering
81 900 men, demands to be recalled to assist in
resisting the Prussians.
Smith Leeds. banker in London, well known
fr his charities, was killed September 4th, by
fail from horse.
The story that General Burnside has been
engaged in an attempt to mediate between
France and Prussia, is entirely discredited at
London.
It is said enormous quantities of arms are
being sent forward, and millions of pounds of
powder have been shipped from English ports for
French ports.
ORDER OF DRUrDs-That the estrangement
which has existed for some time between the
prier of Druids. in England, and in the United
S~Ae's, mas Deen happily auJcsteu
# prominent Canadian gentleman writes to an
knglIsh paper predicting that Canada will be
rindependent annexed to the United States
within the next six years
The population of Washington city is shown
DIV the census be 100 1888, and for the District
bf Columbia, l3I ,SS9, an increase over 1860 of
t9 per cent.
Il The belts of the famous grain elevators in
Detroit are each 240 feet long by 80 inches wide,
lnd cost 5000 apiece. 1t took the hides of 200
attle to make the set.
The Iowa wheat crop of 1870 was gathered
Rom two million acres, and it will amount 10
fEenty-four million bushels to every person in
ihe State.
- Why don't you limit yourself?' said ply
fcian to an intemperate person. 50 Set down a
itake that you viii go so far and no further"
~ | do replied the other; :. but | set it so far
ei that / always get drunk before get to it,
&. Population of the leading cities in the Old
+ Ord: London, 3, ,2l4 900; Paris, 1 $50 900 :;
InstantinOpIe, 500, 900; Berlin, 500 900; St.
petersburg, 667 900 Vienna, COS 900; Naples,
. 20 900, Liverpool, $4,000; Moscow, 425 900 !;
6asgow, 4Ol 900; Madrid, 100000; Dublin,
u 900; Manchester, $40 900; Lisbon, $40 900 /;
amsterdam, go ,0O0-
New York letter says: The Tribune build
8g will probably be demolished next year, and
b its place will appear the finest printing house
bnyenience. or the original force on the. Tribune
no only remain in addition to Mr.. Greeley.
0ne of these IL the foreman, Thomas l.. Rocker,
10 Is now advanced in years and has assist
&t The other is its literary editor, George b.
kpIey, who now also shows signs of age. Mr..
Kpley is one of the most cultivated men of the
p
The movement in England to raise funds for a
e htue of StOnewall jackson to be presented to
State of Virginia has recently been made the
ject of vigorous protests in the English press
be Of the most earnest being from Mr.. Vernon
& are0urt, who has never been suspected of any
= due tenderness for America. Mr.. Harcourt
rites to the Times bitterly denouneing the
heme as a wanton insult to America, and as
s rnishing just cause of complaint. 1t is said
ARt sufficient money has been raised, and the
TX Of casting the efigy will soon begin. 1t is
De erected over the grave OF the rebel chief
SINGULAR COMPLNENT-John B. Cough tells
following story, though the joke be at his
n expense. Once while on lecturing tour
FOugh England, he was introduced TO village
+ Hence in these terms:
Z. |. Ladies aud gentlemen, ave the 'onor to
trOduce to you the distinguished lecturer, Mr.
An B. Cough, who will haddress us ON the
Iect Of temperance. You know that tenn
ranee Is thought to be rather a dry subject :;
Il to night as we listen to our friend the
ator from hover the hocean, we may 'ope
ave the miracle of Sampson repeated, and to
A refreshed with water from the Jawbone OF a
RI HAT Is A MILE The following table, show
'9e length of mile in different natiOnalities,
uOubtless prove of interest to a number OF
+ readers during the contest now progressing
"een France and Prussia