The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-01-27
Foreign Items.

Charity begins at home a Wisconsin Justic
has granted himself divorce
\ German Protestant church congress just hell
at Beriiu urged the appointment Of annua
Thanksgiving day, religious teaching in the school
and army, and the better observance Of the Sab
bath
English merchants, when the illness of the
Prince 0f Wales was alarming, bought the entire
stock Of black gloves black artificial flowers, dry
goods and Jet ornaments IN Paris
The New Bedford underwriters propose send
iHg powerful steamer to the Arctic ocean, % be
on hand next spring TO rescue some Of the aban-
dOned ships, If such thing II possible
The Chicago Relief and Aid Society have re-
ceived to date - 5O8 600 cash, for the benefit Of
the sufferers by the fire. The contributions come
from 40 States and Territories.
The relative party strength Of the present Con-
gress - stated follows Senate, So Repubii-
cans and IL Democrats; House, l4Q Republicans
and IO3 Democrats. ..- ---e-- z t--.- 20
Affairs in Paris do not look particularly favor
able for the Theirs government The authorities
are aaErhsd at the spect OF the peOpLe,-it being
Of sulen, discontended, gloomy character, un-
accompanied by any public demonstration, but
showing itseif N mHrmUEs of discomfort The
execution Of ROssel has had a bad effect, as the
communist feeling is not at all annihilated, but
only temporarily suppressed. The streets are
Patr,lled by armed police as well as soldiers, and
an outbreak Is feared - ..- .. a.--5 a. ssrr ~
The Catholic Bishop Barclay, of New Jersey,
who lately delivered temperance address before
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of that
State. u reported to have declared that he has
'' ordered the Clergy tO refuse Christian burial to
those who die Of the effects of liquor. well
those who sell it 70 drunkards. - He does not
believe IN prohibition Laws, and thinks it best to
fight the vice by the influence of moral suasiOn
and religious opinion % e .'S $50 q Y .T.ffr~
Upon the trial Of n suit for divorce. one of the
witnesses asked whether he had spoken to
any of the jury since the tIial cOmmenced
= Yes SIR, I spoke 10 Mr.. --,' - pointing to a
juryman with face red as blood beet.
g What did you say to him - s1-.t
Witness appeared reluctant to tell. The at
t0rney insisted upon En answer.
a. W ell, SAID the witness, 80 told him that ne
had pretty face to sit00n Jury. to decide
whether habituai drunkard or not..''
An applicant for the position of domestic in a
Duluth family asked If she understood how
to use Kerosene Her reply exceeded the most
sanguine expectations - Use il, is tP'' she ex-
claimed IN t0Ee 0f reproachful explanation
give me can or karyesane and I'd never ask
for the litt Of ashavin.2 She was not engaged.
Fhe English Chareh Times (RituaIst) directs
churchmen travelling on the continent to never go
near a Protestant Church. This would be - abet-
ting schism,'' to s.avod the sembance, - ofwhich
EngIishmen. 1t says, should make a point of reg
ular attendance ut mass daily, where practicable,
every Sunday aud greater holidays at least.
The London Spectator makes a strong appeal
4
NJ manner Of doubt that many of the most del
icate and difficult questions involved in modern
civilization greatly need the fine judgment of
really educated women, ard has no fear that cul-
tiyated women will rush into extremes aud turn
the world upside down.
LIKED CHANPAGNR.-The French papers publish
n curious statement, said to have been prepared
from authentic statistics, showing that during
years occupation of Champagne, the German
army of occupation consumed no less than ,, 2,5j0,-
900 bottles of the famous vintage of that country
OF that quantity Rheims supplied 1884 900 bot
ties; Epernay, 433, 900; Al, 272,O0O.
A medical officer of the English army believes |
that the Asiatic cholera is generated by the mon
ster HindOO religious gatherings the banks of
the Ganges, and cites some significant facts in /
support Of his theory In the winter of 1861, /
he says a very strongly accentuated cholera broke
out within As hours of the gathering of an assem- |
bIage % this nature, and severe epIdemics usually
follow them. These ceremonies sometimes bring |
300 600 tiindJOs together, and the Indian Gov
ernment Is accused OF a want of moral courage in .
not taking steps to prevent their continuance.
THE CHEAT NAVAL DRILL.--The combination
squadron Of England have recently been having
Il great field day of the coast of Portugal. This /
evOlu utiJnary naval drill. grand scale. has (
elected facts which interesting TO the ca
liabilities OF irOuclads in warfare. The rolling /
of some of this class of vessels in a heavy sea. /
as compared with the rolling of some of the /
older ships. i said to be terrible The Monarch, [
one Of the vessels, had a maximum roll of !
thIrty-six degrees, while the less modern crafts .
averaged from thirteen to fifteen degrees. An
exclamation frUm the desi sners of this vessel will /
doubtless be called for by the Britishers The !
question whether England is poorer richer in /
her naval resources is difficult to answer .
She has the material, but it is serious question
whether il is not misplaced. Nelson's ship could /
weather any storm, but the Captain was lost IN a /
squall-
Bret Harte's .sAh Siu, who g for tricks that |
are vain was peculiar, has found equal in .
this cIty, who came it over the electrical physi- /
clan now in our town. The with the bat |
tery offered iftV cents for any Chiuamau who |
would take the full strength of the battery. The .
smart Chinaman, who had been prepared for the .
occasion by running a wire through the sleeves of
his coat and behind his back, SD TO make a |
complete circuit for the electricity, took the |
shock and the half dollar. to the utter astonish-
ment Of the man with the machine. The trick
was 50 good that the smart Celestial went 70 I
Chinatown and sent another ChinaInan to try the I
same game The doctor again got sold, when he
was posted > by one OF che boys The last
Chinaman might have suffered had it not been
for the bystanders, who got the laugh on the
electrician.-NeUada Transcript, Nov ID.
General Reynolds and Gen. Sherman both rec
omend that the Mexican government be held re-
sponsible for the mischief done by the kickapOo
Indians who ford the Rio Grande, murder and
uIuuder in Texas and then escape back to MexI-
can Territory, where the Mexican government gives
them arms ammunition and annual presents.
The recommendation. of General Sherman was
communicated to the Secretary of State Novem-
Der 4.
The temperance advocates of Noble county,
Ohio, have opened their annual canvass of the
t1wnshps against the traffic in spirituOus liquors.
So vigorously have they prosecuted their CAM
plign hitherto that not dram-shOp exists IN the
country, and they are fighting now against the
behind the door - business. Although the
county numbers population of 10000, not
single felony has been committed for year, and
the courts have been almost wholly without bus
iness. better argument for total abstinence
could not be found than exists in this freedom