The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-02-19
LATE FOREIGN news
American

. y liz az WV ~ [" INFSANA ~ n NA-
diamonds valued at 600. 900 francs.
The two crops which in Connecticut pay the
farmer best and require the least labor are grass
and tobacco.
Bayard Taylor's latest works have not been
translated into German, the previous TRANSACTIONS
of his books not having paid expenses.
The Stevens battery. the construction of which
is under the superintendent of Gen. George b.
Mcclellan. is rapidly approaching completion.
The young ladies of the Rochester Free Acad-
emy write their lessons on the - broad hem OF their
white aprons. which they refer to during recitations.
with admirable success"
mo cards. no cake, no company, nobody's
business" was recently appended to the marriage
notice of a young cynlc.
A Canadian Postmaster had n keg of damaged
powder. and to see if it was good for anything, he
threw a lump into the fireplace. 1t cost his widow
$3.50 to put a new roof on the P~ostotfice.
ALL OF ONE MINp.-At North Falmouth, Mass,
everybody attends the one Congregational church.
A rheumatic San franciscan recently bGthed his
aching joints in coal oil and then tried to light his
pipe. A friend put him out with a carpet.
MONEY IN THEIR PURsEs.-The Bishops who have
arrived in Rome have presented enough Peters
pence to pay all expenses attending the Council.
EAD-Harv has now. for the first time in
several years. more undergraduates than Yale.
Yale has SIS. Harvard SOB.
President BaeZ is about to issue a proclamation
directing the commanders OF various districts to
take the votes of the people on the question in
! OiiltS II CNiIbE II. ~ u diliN tAiOli - iob
but an opposite feeling exists in the country.
Probably a majority is in favor OF annexation.
SLOW PRoGEEsS.-BishoP Simpson estimates that
it will take three thousand years TO convert the
world at the present rate of progress. The Bishop
does not intend to stay and see the job completed.
The reason why that young man at Hartford
spoiled a wedding at which he was to appear as
groom. the other day. by half killing himself with
n dose of laudanum. was because his tailor went
back on him. and wouldn't let him have his we'd
ding suit on credit.
Mr.. Johanna Janeck. OF Madison, Wisconsin.
thirty-ive years old. could not dress her children
as elegantly as she wished, and threw herself into
a neighboring well.
A lady's apron, made Of crean-colored morocco
leather. beautifully embellished in a border of gold
and colors. has been sent to Miss Lewis. of New
port, as a testimonial, from the employees of a
Providence tannery.
A lone woman who was accosted on a Worcester
street the other night by a scoundrel. settled him
with the quiet warning. % YOu bad better not come
near me; Eve been where they've had the small
pox." The effect was electric.
During an excavation made in Pompeii not long
since, the objects turned up were a human skeleton
almost perfect. a pair of earrings with pearls. a
gold bracelet. Eve gold coins. 1872 silver coins,
three silver rings, and sixty-seven pieces of bronze
money.
STNGULAR-NOt a single soldier of the Revolm-
tionary war is living to claim a pension. while
tuClc III o VI "IuOnS oht bINlhG anu law
ing pensions. Within the last year only one of
these widows died, the number on the rolls then
being 8S8.
There was a curious bet made by two sisters.
daughters Of a wealthy farmer. at a hOrse-race, in
Dubuque. The elder bet on Wild ROse-the terms
being that. if she won. the younger was to remain
single for the term of five mortal years but if she
lost, she (tbe elder) must marry. within four weeks,
q young man of her acquaintance. Wild Rose
lost the elder sister is, therefore, held to the
terms of her contract. and declares that she will
stick TO her agreement.
UTAB.-The question of the admission of this
territory into the Union as a State is already agi-
tated in Congress, and it is said there is a strong
opposition to it. unless polygamy is first abolished.
This is right so far. but the government has hest
tated and trined with that subject of pOlygamy
and the rule of Brigham Young a great deal too
long already.
VRGINIA-The joint resolution declaring Vir-
GINA entitled to representation in Congress was
adopted as follows:
Whereas. The people of Virginia have adopted
a Constitution republican in form, and have in all
respects conformed to the requirements of the Act
of Congress entitled :" An Act authorizing a sub
mission of the Constitutions of Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas. to Il vote of the people, and authoriz-
ing the election of State officers provided by said
Constitutions, and members of Congress, approved
April 10th, 1869 :" therefore. be it
Resolred, That the said State of Virginia is
entitled to representation in the Congress of the
United States.
PROPOSED DIVISION or lENAS INTO THREE STATES.
There is a movement on foot, to be developed
as soon as Texas is admitted into the Union, to
create two new states. There are two bills now
before the house reconstruction committee for that
purpose. One of these proposes TO detacb that
portion of Texas lying west and south of the Colo
RADIO River. and to call it the state OF Lincoln
and the other provides for the states of Houston,
Lincoln and Texas. to be carved out of the bound
aries of the present state.
SAD-Thc death of Albert d.. Richardson pro-
yoEps different comments from different neWena-
pers. but a majority of them. we think. sympathize
with Mcfarland. They naturally feel that although
he NAV at times. under the loss of property, have
treated his wife barshly. that Richardson had no
right to enter his household and take away the
partner of bis bosom. Had Richardson not become
acquainted in Netherlands family it is probable
that it would to-day have been a happy one. OF
course. no good citizen can Justify any one for the
great crime OF assassination. but there is a deep
seated feeling. gloss it over as we may. that the man
who enters a domestic circle and robs it of its Jewels
deserves severe punishment. If Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcfarland did not agree on all points it was no
affair of Mr.. Richardson's. If the principle is once
admitted that one man has a right to take away
anOther's wife. because she and her husband may
disagree at times, then there is no safety or pro-
lection in the marriage covenant. When the
marital rite is performed. it shuts out from the
world the advances of all others. and protects
both the husband and the wife alike. The truth
is, there is too little heed paid to the marriage
relation.
RAILROAD ACTTvITY.-A mere reference to the
various Items pnDllsned witnln Il uay or TWO aDout
railroads in California, shows that there is great
activity in this branch of enterprise. The Vallejo
railroad extension will reach Marysville by Nov.
18th. The Oregon and California railroad is under
rapid Roadway between Marysville and Chico, and
the first iron has been laid on the Oregon end Of
the line. The Los Angeles and San Pedro railroad
is completed. and it is proposed now TO begin a
road from Los Angeles to San Diego. The Western
Pacific cars will enter Oakland about the 1st prox-
imO. The San Rafael aud San Quentin railway ia
going ahead finely. The Stockton and Tulare
Valley railroad will soon be commenced. Then IL
is likely that a branch of the Vallejo and Marys-
vile road will be started to Colusa in a few
and that another branch will be pushed
from Suisun TO Berryessa Valley and Clear Lake.
A project is urged for building a railroad from
Santa Cruz TO some point on the line of the South
ern Pacific, leading to San Francisco.
NEW MONTGOMERY STREET-The project of ex-
tending Montgomery street in San Francisco on
an oblique line, as a private enterprise, not having
prospered so well as it was expected to do. there
is. says the Bulletin, said to be a plan in contempla-