The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-30

PEBsIA.-Eyery mail brings new oyidcncct
the dreadful condition Of Persia. The choa
marches after the famine, and escape Is hopcll
FRANcE-Thc Intcrnationals are saii TO
purchasing arms secretly. Napoleon propheA
the downfall Of Theirs and the elevation OF Cd
beta % the Presidency, which he believes n
be favorable for imperialism.
The following Woman Suffrage bill IL in
duced by Gen. Butler in the House 81 Rcpreseu.
tivcs That no citizen of the United Std
having the qualifications prescribed by
emitting such citizens t. vote NJ any elcctiou1
any State or Territory, shall ia any matter
hindcred or deprived Of % vote nj any ~electionI
reason Of, or on account Of amy distinction OF &c
A gentleman recently asked the veteran acd
Charles Mathews, who IL now tixty.eight, how
had managed to preserve hs youthful spirits I
yigor 50 well. Well, - said the comedian. IN
rule % have : hours sleep out of the twen|
four. No matter where / wns, or what
temptation | would have my sleep. And theI
always eat four good sound meals a day" "a
are you not "A great smokerY' well, no
20 very much Of a smoker. | begin every MOI
ing, it is true, but then ] leave of at night" I
DR.. Jcnner, DR.. Lowe and DIR. Gull, the thI
physicians who attended the Prince OF Walce'
his illness, are To be rewarded over and above
lees winch Noulu nntufnllN Dc lnclr que. w \
new honors will be granted Ia DIR. Jenner 10 4
stated, seeing that he il already n baronct 4
physicIan-in-ordinary 10 the Queen. DIR. Lov
however, Is 20 be made a knight and DIR. Gull
baronet. These honors are far from being EN-
ones. when one considers. first, that they are !
expression of appreciation on the part of I
sovereign and, second, that they confer on thI
possessors n very tangible and material good. \
The diamond fields of the Cape of Good I'D
are still more productive. The Eastern Provit|
Herald port Elizlbethl Of the 3lst Of Octoll
says The diamond fields continue 10 yieldn
richly as ever, and the migration thitherwal
from the colony has again begun. A traye
who has lately returned from the d~iggings sta
that he counted over 800 wagons between 4
fields and Graham's Town"
As ex-Secrctary Seward entered the gates
Pekin n gorgeous procession met the distinguish
man. There was music, and men mounted
d~onkeys, and lots of yellow banners, and !,
general display. Mr. Seward rose, and rose
his sedan chair, and bowed and bowed, and It'll
ordered a halt, and got out and bowed and bow
again. He vas iust about TO climb ON top of |
conveyance and make "A speech, when mn alter
ant grasped him by the trousers. At that nn
ment the hearse and mourners passed by, and N
Seward ro-ontered his vehicle without n woI
The Chinese think that for first class lido,
America beats the world.
Brigham Young having returned 10 Salt La,
City, he was taken into custody by the IT,. i
marshal, and, accompanied by Goo. A. Smitl
Daniel IL. Wells. II. Il. Clawson, and other hi
Church dignitarios. was recently arraigncd u
fore Chief Justice Mexican, under an indictmd,
of murder. The MoTmons who crowded tr
courtroom showed much anxiety, but no slgns,D
disorder or Of disrcspcct Tor the court were maj
tested. The Chief Justice declined 10 admit &,
prisoners 10 bail, and Brigham is held in durani
AT his residence by the marshal. IL il though
the trials will be postponed until March. by rCI
son of there now being no money IN the handsi
the L.. =. authorities Mt salt Lake City wi
which 10 defray the expense Of securing WI
ncsscs.
The telegraph announces the conclusion oil
treaty anneXing 10 Great Britain the territory a
the South Africa diamond fields, and also the pu
LEGATION of a protest by the President OF the 0ranJ
Free State, against the annexation. The terrific
was claimed by Orange, but had never been q
and was tcnantod mainly by Kufers, wiz,
doubt, have made the cession in nccordan
with their own interests and also the interests
the majority Oi the occupants Of the diamond 1
gions. As they are Englishmen they look TO the
country for protection, and tho British CabiHL
very properly accede 10 their request. +
soil Of the newly acquired territory is not We
fertile, its climate il rather warm for continue.
latitude 30 south), and the Bushmf
in the vicinity are not pleasant neighbors, 90 te
annexation will not add much 10 the strength
the British Empire. i