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

PARAGRAMS.
Nearly twenty-thrce million pounds Of Aus.
tralian preserved meats have been imported into
Great Britain during the last twelve months
Since the outbreak of The revolution. in Octo-
Der, lS6S, Spain has sent ! 0,ooO men to Cuba.
About two-thirds of this number have died.
Lady Franklin offers -, 600 for the recovery of
the records of the Erebus and Terror, supposed "a
have been deposited in King Williams Land.
Forty years ago nearly all of Ohio was a dense
forest, now 4 resolution Is introduced in the Ohio
Legislature 10 encourage the cultivation Of forests.
a new religious journal is to be established at
Rome, which will oppose the dogma of infalibil-
ity. Pere Hyacinthe Is to be one of the contrib
utors.
Philadelphia has been selected by the National
Republican Committee as the place for the meet
ing of the National Convention. The time fixed
upon is Wednesday, June 9Th.
London, with a population of 5000. 900, has
only nine daily newspapers-fye morning and
four eyening-while Paris has twenty, and New
York twenty-four.
The London poor will long bless the name of
Mr.. Peabody. The trustees Of his fund have lust
let out five hundred houses, with lands attached
in one Of the suburbs of the metropolis, To small
families.
PLENTY OF SHoES.-The Auburn. Maine, shoe
factories are very busy, making over one thousand
pairs of shoes per hour. 1t takes about five
hundred barrels of -four 10 make the paste used
by these shoe factories annually.
Stokes. the murderer of Fisk, is said to be
making the most Of the situation, taking things
as coolly and comfortable as possible. His cell is
carpeted and furnished to the extent of prison
discipline allowance. There is sand 10 be a strong
reaction in his favor in the public feeling.
The Chicago Times says that representatives of
leading insurance companies in London and New
York have visited Chicago, inspected the fire traps
that are being built there, and threaten to with
draw all business from Chicago unless a stop is
put to building up the city of wooden combus-
tibles.
The - American Encyclopedia of Printing "
gives the amount paid for advertising in the
different cities and States in the Union in the
year 1867. From this statement we learn that in
one year nearly ten millions of dollars was ex-
pended in advertising, and it is probable that the
amount for 1872 will reach twenty millions.
Eugene, has really had her diamonds auctioned
off in London, and has secured thereby a very
considerable sum-. The lady, therefore, is scnsi-
bic, and has none Of that false pride which is the
ruin of SO many. We know dozens Of people
anything-and they wouldn't get a cent for them
it they did.
Queen Victoria was terribly pestered during
the Prince Of Wales illness, by quacks and char
latans, one of whom, more impulsive and confident
than the rest, rushed into the royal pew, while
she was at church, and made an incohcrent ap-
peal to the good mother to accept his nostrum for
her sick son, ard life would of Il certainty be as
sured.
1t seems that the Rev. Mr.. Rosenfeld, a - con-
vert from JUDAISM - has committed suicide i'm the
lNaSt Indies UHitbpr bp was sent m IIriEtiapiga
the Jews. Gentlemen sent upon n similar mis-
would save travelling expenses by committing
suicide before they start. As this wicked world
goes, a man had better cut his throat than his
1t is gratifying to find that the Chicago Relief
and Aid Society has now abundant resources to
meet all the wants Of the present winter. The
liberal gifts of the nation have been greatly aided
by the mild weather of the past month and the
oreboding that the horrors of the fire might be
by those attendant on a scanty supply
Of food and shelter, have been happily dissipated.
No country consumes statesmen with such rap
.dity as Austria. Since March 18th, 1913, the
of Metternich's fall, one hundred and ten
have resigned voluntarily or by com
Dulsion. Of these, twenty-three have died and
still receive a pension of 81 900.
The annual expenses of the Austrian Government
or retired and dismissed Ministers is, therefore,
1859, 800.
The election Of Capt. Nolan, in the county of
Galway, Ireland, over an opponent who made
LIBERAL professions and was supported by the
interest, affords strong evidence of the
enacity with which the Irish people are pursuing
heir demand for home government. The new
member is pledged to follow the leadership of Mr..
Butt in securing a separate Legislature for Ire
and, which is the immediate object of the home
agitation. He had already given proof Of
lis approval Of the principle OF tenant right by
eplacing his tenants on the lands from which
hey had been elected.
CHINESE IN AMERICA.-Thc Chinese workmen
North Adams, Mass, celebrated their New
recently. They spent the time in visiting
me another in a friendly way, and having their
,ictures taken to send home, a custom quite as
Ocial and sensible as any observed in this cOun-
ry. 1t is said that they have improved greatly
n personal appearance in the atmosphere of
Massachusetts,. y large proportion have as
umed the American dress, most of them have
earned to read and write in the English language,
nd attend Sabbath school regularly. In fact, no
of our foreign population can be found more
veil behaved anG respectable.
Boston is Thoroughly alarmed about the Hoosac
unnel. That laborious and expensive hole is
eing bored through a big mountain for the sole
purpose of giving Boston a better railway outlook
oward the West and now that it is in a fair
rav to be finished, Vanderbilt and some other
nterprlsIng New Workers propose TO buy 1t, and
he Massachusetts State officers are going to
.sten to proposals. What Boston fears is that
'anderbilt, if he buys it, will plug up the hole
nd leave the tunnel as it Is. Hence their terrors.
The first Of November, was memorable dav in
he annals Of the British army. The system Of ap-
ointment and promotion by purchase expired on
hat day, and a system of appointment by the
est of capacity, and Of promotion according TO
egrees Of merit, takes it's place. 10 many
worthy veterans the change will appear as revo-
Itionary as if, by the decree Of some English
iambetta, all the non-commissiOned officers had
raised to the command Of regiments, or the
hoice Of colonies had been submitted to the
Universal suffrage Of the rank and file.
If long hair be the glory of woman, then
here Is a glorious young lady in Boston. She
7as persuaded the other day to give a private ex-
ibitron Of her beautiful head Of long and heavy
lack hair. Her hight l. five feet three inches,