The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-04-27
Five Days Later !

The clipper ship Sunatra, II days from San
Francisco, en- route for Hong Kong, arrived yes
terday morning. She brought a small mail, and
newspaper dates TO the 18th.
The news is quite unimporlant. The clipper
ship Sunrise. for this port would sail about the goth.
The prices of Island produce remained unchanged.
The failure OF Congress 10 act definitely on the
question OF the tea and coffee tariff tax. has pro-
duced considerable arrangement In the business Of
mercantile circles in the East. An exchange says
at clique Of spectators is busily engaged In The
LOBBY at Washington working the wires 10 suit
their interests. On account Of this, honest mer-
chants are afraid TO make their usual purchases at
this season. They naturally object 10 having "A
large duty-paid stock on hand. The wholesale
merchant also dislikes 30 send large orders abroad,
because Of the heavy stocks in the bonded ware
houses at home awaiting the action Of Congress.
The trade is, as il were, living from hand 10
mouth" The revenue received from tea and coffee
for four years has varied from Sl9.0 0 600 10 S22.-
600, 600 per annum the proportion being at the
rate of about Slz,000.000 from tea to $4,000, 900
from coffee. or coffee we consume from two hum
dred and twenty TO two hundred aud fifty million
pounds per annum.
In the Senate, April 10, Frelingbuysen. by re.
quest. introduced a bill giving the American and
East India Telegraph Company the right TO lay and
maintain lines OF telegraph cables between the
American and Asiatic Coasts.
PARIS. April IO.--Gambetta continues his tour
throughout France. lie delivered an address To
the citizens OF Anglers. In the. Department Of Maine
et-Loire. last evening. In advocacy Of Republican
ism. and asserted that the whole country was prnc-
tically a unit for the defeat Of the supporters of
monarchists. In support Of this statement be cited
the results of the Municipal and Departmental
elections. He assailed the party Of The Right In
the Assemble who, he said. are utterly distrusted
by the people OF France, and concluded by vIgor-
ously urging on Theirs "A definite establishment Of
the Republic.
BERLIN, April l0.-Many thousands Of women Of
AIsace and Lorraine have addressed a petition 10
Rigmarcl asking that their fafiprg and ganQ ma y la
exempt from service in the German army for a few
years.
LONDON, April IO-Gladstonc hos accepted, con-.
ditionally, an invitation, signed by three thousand
citizens Of Belfast. to accept the hospitalities OF
the city and deliver an address. The invitation
was presented by a deputation Of citizens, and
Gladstone spoke at some lengtfin explanation and
defence Of his Irish policy, aud said be would be
greatly disappointed If a pressure Of public duties
prevented his visit.
LONDON. April I0-The great Northampton
shire handicap was won by Messenger" a four
yeaT-old, French breed.
NEW YORK, April I0-Dispatches from Matamo-
ras announce that the revolutionists under Trevino
and Queroga. 1000 strong, occupied Reynosa, forty
miles from Mntamoras, on the morning OF the 9Th.
General Palacios has declared martial law m Mata-
moras. and is adopting every available measure 10
defend the city.
The Eastern papers are fully occupied with dis
cussions relative 10 the presidential election. the
calling Of conventions and the movements Of par
ties.
PARIS. April 6.-Thiers, in an interview with a
contributor to the PGtrie, said the part Of French
men now ia to act as 6remen, watching every in
cendiary attempt. Their pOliCr must be uniformly
pacific. so that the unequalled commercial and
manufacturing resources Of France may be built
mp. He says he has 10000 soldiers ia training.
and considers the future Of the army hopeful. yet
France only wishes to live in peace with all the
world. He claims that Germany has already spent
for war expenses the two miiliards paid by France.
the remaining three milliards will be promptly
paid. and that Bismarck intends TO make war with
it. 1t is probable that in the recent war the French
soldiers were not at fault, but the army Organiza-
ton. -mu.-
LONDON, April THE trial Of Artbr wv
for his attempt on the Queen. IL .to~o Ds.un.
mence next Wednesday. TheN~Vtea6CA AanSe
no effort to secure counsel hUrnF deiance M Re-
probable that the trial viii be p~ost1snsb eSS =
indefinitely, as conviction seems
ground that he is insane. ,anrI