The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-21
Foreign Items.


The price Of coal in England has now III
creased % 100 per cent. over last years price
The First Presbyterian Church Of San Fran
cisoo bss dispensed with choir singing.
The Pope interprets the late eruption Of Vesu-
vius as sign Of Gods Indignation against tile
Italian Government
Twenty-One Of the Congregational Churches in
Boston contributed 81 ,272 u the American
Board Of Foreign Missions for the year just
closed.
The report Of Prince Bismarck's having pro-
posed jOint measures to be taken by Austria and
Prussia in the event Of the present POpe's death,
~ confirmed
4 girl In Illinois found life burden because
Hhe had warts on her hands, 50 she drowned her
self There was something appropriate IN her
seeking wartery grave
a neat little sum is the debt Of New York city,
Just reported by the Mayor at $l27 100000.
Taxes to be raised this year, $50, ,437 900, be-
sides 5000 900.
well-known journalist went up to one Of the
Garde Republicaine band and asked, 4" Parlez
.vous Angiais2" - Yer sowl to the devil, why
not4 was the answer.
Two sisters have eloped from Berlin, Prussia,
with n young man whom they are both in love
with and whom they both intend to marry when
they reach Salt Lake, which is their destination.
The members Of tie Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er's ehu-eh intend holding grand celebration on
the 10th Of October next, the occasion being the
twenty-ffth anniversary Of their pastor connec-
tiOn with the church
IL is said that the French Government has
positively declined to Join with other powers in
placing veto upon the election Of the next
Pope, the ground that no right to exercise
auch a veto exists.
The Roman correspondent OF the Uhrdm0,l-
fame Journal. Germania, writes that it has been
settled that the next Papal election shall not be
held on Italian 5oil for fear Of undue Italian in
huence
While at New York, Spotted Tail made the ac-
quaintance OF another member Of the Tail family
a distant relative Of Spots. This gentleman has
acquaintanees throughout the United States.
None know him bat to love him. His other
name is Cock.
The other night young man propounded the
usual question 20 the idol of his heart. She laid
her soft white hand in his, put her head upon his
manly shoulder hove a sweet sigh of resignation,
and in dulcet accents, that sounded like sweet
music upon the water, whispered: "Yes; any
thing to beat unt-'-MacOn Telegraph.
Fresh Efforts have been made to induce the
Pope to leave Rome. Mgr. de Merode, Belgian
Catholic dignitary, has offered him vast estate
near Brussels. The Italian cardinals endeaV-
Oring however to dissGade his holiness from go
ing away, anu nope 10 5ucceeu an CneckInaLlng
the intrigues OF the UltramOntanes.
The twenty-five London banks, with their
branches, realized profit ut Al ,l9T ga during
the past year. Their expenses were only E4lS,-
SIS, and the net profit, therefore, G77S ,S29.
From this il would appear that the English
banks expend only about 80 per cent. OF their
earnings in carrying the business, while the
ratio IN other countries is said to be much
higher
-.xrC xrI,n hav,
siding in New York, since the close Of the war,
are somewhat alarmed at the threatened publica-
tion OF the confederate archives. Numbers who
now occupying good positions, and doing
lucrative business, IN Canada during the
war. and participated IN the attempt to burn
Northern cities and capture Federal gunbOats on
the lakes.
The attempt to assassinate the young King and
Queen Of Spain sceuls to have awakened the dor
mnnt loyalty Of the Spanish people, and their
narrow escape promises 20 set patriotic ardor to
glowing in Spain as warmly as did the sickness of
the Prince OF Wales throughout England. All
through Europe public rejoicings that the royal
lives were spared have been made. In the churches
Of Madrid thanksgiving services celebrated
with great pOmp- King Amadeus was much ad-
mircd tor his c0Olness and courage at the time OF
the attack.,
The New Zealand fax is getting into favor and
is being used the manufacture Of sail cloth and
colony is in n flIr way 20 reap the reward Of
= patient and persevering development of this
source OF wealth. In this matter the greatest
service mas been rendered to the colony by the
Agent General DIR. FeatherstOn, who has over
come all obstacles IN the introduction OF any
thing new and these not few, for the holders
OF vested interests in materials to be displaced
are not easily disloelted--SydHey MaiI, AHg. 3.
The financial result of the Great Boston Jubilee
as one Of those things which no fellow find
out One newspaper, protesting 10 be we'll in
formed assures US that there l. deficit of $780,
900; but another newspaper family declares this
statement 10 be " sOInew hat premature All the
bills not IN, have all tine receipts vet been
accounted for; but when they are. the more en-
thusastic believe that there will be enough 10 meet
all demands, with something over quite handsome
for the great Gilmore w hat world for dancing
in this would be If it were not necessary to pay
the piPerl
The efficacy Of prayer will be tested scientific
ally if proposition from Professor TyDdall is
adopted. The professor would observe and note
results, and from the data thus obtained would
form opinion TO special prOvidences. 1t is
proposed to test the theory particularly in hOspi-
tails for series Of years The inmates of GER
tain number Of wards are TO be particularly re-
membered by concerts Of prayer. The inmates
OF the remaining wards to be left without
the petitions 0F their brother men, although per-
mitted to prny for themselves. The proposition
Is remarkable one, and even If adopted could
lead to definite result. Prayers have their
influence beyond question; but the wisdom Of
the power 10 which they are addressed is beyond
human comprehension, and reasons for granting
and not granting petitions are not to be reached
a HIST N TME.-By squaiI in the Delaware
recently, while sailing in yacht, two young men
were Overtaken. At Nazareth Methodist church,
on Twelfth street, Philadelphia. at public worship
they had occasionally been present. From the
way things looked, the capsizing of their shallop
was very near inevitable. - Bill, - said one TO
the other % this is serious business; can you
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