The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-05-25
Foreign Items.

riety, only $4,000.
Travellers say that Russia is now more like an
immense camp than a nation simply considered
on peace footing.
sciences. A cordOnier Of Metz has invented an
ingenious contrivance, by which the exact meas
uro Of the foot is perfectly obtained, that a
nisft is impossible.
Two French agents Of the international, be-
lieved to have been actively engaged in the recent
disturbance in Spain, have been arrested in Lon
don. Important documents have been found in
their possession
The London Cosmopolitan OF March 2lst says:
" We predict that Gen Sickles will succeed Mr.
Fish as Secretary of State. We chance to know
that Gen. SIckles is a special favOrite with Grant.
being wholly in accord with him on the Cuban
question"
q The Emperor William has decreed the abolition
Of deca pitatiOn throughout Germany, some OF
the eminent savans having convinced him that
the head retains consciousness for some hours
after it is severed from the body, and suffers,
meantime severe pam.
The Prussians are fortifying Metz with enor-
nous cannons of steel, and are enlarging Stras-
burg so that instead Of 90 900. IL can contain
200,0OO. They are also making canal parallel
with the Rhre. and an enormous basin for ships
coming from the North Sea.
A Chicago widow, Of boarding house educa-
tion, acquired less than Sl7 600 of the relief
funds by appearing under various guises and sew
eral different places of abode. She bad gathered
seven stoves in locality, and in another an
immense number Of blankets.
A successful newspaper conductor must make
good use Of eyes, ears, hands and brain he must
never be stupid, never become sleepy weary,
and never be 50 engrossed in one thing, however
important, TO lose his consciousness OF any one
thing else.
Master (who finds his apprentice read ng a
dime nOVel)- Your Sunday school teacher said
afe moral L
work time, reading that pernicious trash-eh,
sir2" Boy Please, sir, I was only rcadin'
on in 'otes Of the 'ero dyin' converted
"A Century Of Bibles is the odd title of
book to be published soon in England 1t will
be a photography of some $50 editions. which
we're issued between the years 1911 and 17ll,
describing those which are now in the British
Museum and elsewhere
William Cullen Bryant has been interviewed
as 90 his opinion of Cuba. He thinks that
reciprocity treaty might be made. but he thought
that Spain would never willingly give up posses
sion Of the island. The Cubans, unlike the
Mexicans, in favor Of the annexation of their
island TO the United States. They prefer this
political condition to that of independence, be-
cause they fear that independent government
would be subject to all the disorders now so COM
mon in Mexico and the South American republics.
The late elections, says the New York Herald,
establish the fact that the lines of the Republican
partT remain unbrcken around the administra-
Iion and that the boilers will be powerless
against the reelection of Grant in 1872 as were
the boilers of 1882 against jackson, or as were
the macontents of 1864 against the reelection of
.I.incUln. Your disappointed politician Is an old
customer, and the American people have learned
his tricks and know how to deal with him, what
ever the fancy Costume IN which he may appear.
The British review of the volunteer force came
of on Easter Monday near Brighton in the pres
euce of an immense concOurse of spectators. The
display was, speaking generally, satisfactory, ana
the field manoeuvres rendered more than usually
interesting BY army rehearsal OF the . Battle
of DJrking" Great Britain is coming to learn,
after her foreign cOntngents subsidy experiences.
the truth of the assertion that in native swords
and native ranks the only hope OF freedom
dwells." +"
Through tickets around the world can now be
procured The price is 81 .l45 in gold. and the
running time eighty-one DAYS. The route going
westward il from New York to San Francisco.
about 1900 miles; San Francisco to Yokohama,
400; thence to HOngkong, 1900; thence to
Calcutta, 500: thence to Bombay, 400 ; Bonn
bay 10 Suez I, 1000 from SueZ via Alexandria and
Brindisi to London. about $500. and from Lon
don TO New York. 3,20O. Making q nice little
trip Of 25, 400 miles.
Two STEAMERS PER MONTH FOR The ORIENT
On the lst of May the Pacific Mail Steamship
Companys steamer America, Capt. Doane, Will
sail for Yokohama and Hong kong, connecting at
Yokohama with the comPany's branch line for
Shanghai. uiG HiOgo and Nagisaki. From May
To October inclusive extra steamer will be des-
PATCHED on the 10th of every month When the
sailing date falls on Sunday the steamer will sail
on the preceding Saturday. This increase of mail
servics speaks volumes for prospective business
with the Orient during the SUMMERS. +. BHE-
LehR.
Bismarck has gained another triumph. The
most desirable match in royal circles is the young
KIM OF Bavaria, famous for his good looks, his
music. Austria was anxious to provide him with
a wife, and the Empress OF Russia offered him
Der only daughter. Prussia has carried OF the
prize. and the young king is betrothed to
daughter OF Prince Frederick Charles. As the
lady is a Protestant. the marriage Is regarded as
a triumph against the ultramontanes, who have
been endeavOring TO make much trouble IN
Bavaria The young lady is very pretty, highly
educated, and her influence is expected 70 do
good services in the promotion of liberal Princi-
pies IN Bavaria.
The locality where the recent earthquake was
most seyere in the middle of the southern
part of California, in the new counties Of Kern
and Inyo. Il is about four hundred miles south
cast Of San Francisco. Central and Northern
California scarcely felt the shock. The 6rst
shock at Lone Pine is described as resembling
mark of artillery fred beneath the town. Terri
, Bile scenes, screams of pain, and cries for help
filed the air. Ii was 2:30 A. NJ. and three hun
dred shocks came between that time and sunrise.
About one hundred persons were injured and
thirty killed. Kern and Owens rivers ran up
stream for some minutes, but presently returned
with increased volume.
The sChannel Tunnel Company registered
itself in the British Government Office, at London,
on the 18th of January. 1t proposes TO make a
trial shaft and drift way under the Straits of Do
yer, being preliminary effort to carry out the
long smplated project OF submarine tunnel.
Biologists are of opinion that the Straits are
merely washed by the sea. and that consequently
underlying strata will not probably exhibit any
DANGEROUS faults. Two tunnelling machines,
working day and night each way, are expected to
complete roadway in a single year. The whole
tunnel will probably be oDplete 10 five years, at
q coat Of S2S 600 900. II is estimated that the