The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-11-15
Foreign Items.

land.
The receipts Of revenue in England, for the
year ending yesterday, exceed those Of the same
period last year, by s., 600 600.
There are said to be many destitute Americans
left over at Vienna, the debris, as it were, Of the
multitude that thronged the city.
4 Roman Catholic priest has been sent to
prison for a fortnight in Prussia for publicly
preaching that marriage among Protestants is
mere concubinage.
In order to facilitate and render easy the task
of moving down monopolies, the Farmers
Oranges have established a paper in New York
city called the Scythe.
One Of the Shah's suite has been indicted for
forgery while in London. It's queer how easily
the barbarians get the run Of Western c%iyiliza-
ton.
The verdict in the Tichbornc case will doubt
less be impartial. The jurors receive almost
daily, letters threatening them with assassination
which ever way they may decide.
The King of Dahomey died last month. The
deceased monarch was not loved by his subjects,
hence there were no " vain regrets" at his death.
Consequently only ~ women were inundated on
his grave. instead Of the several thousand that are
usually required on such occasions.
BY the recent eastern gale Gloucester lost six of
the bay feet and one GeOrgesman. They will
average Is men each. The loss of life is the sad
dest feature of the whole, as by these disasters up
ward of 100 men were lost, leaving widows and
children who depended on them for support.
The Masonic fraternity have under way at least
81. 000, 900 worth Of new halls, most of which
VIII be completed this year. The one in Phila-
delphia is to be the most magnificent structure of
the kind in the country, and when furnished and
entirely completed will be worthatleast 81 900 900
VIM. II. Stewards heirs have received S4I AGA
for copyright of the first six months of his IrGu-
els Round the WOrld-a profit probably unparal-
leled in that country, if not in any. The second
six months began the lst Of August, and the sale
of the work continues as constant and as large as
before.
\ new use OF anGsthesia has. according to the
London Lancet, been developed by London physI-
clans in conveying invalids from place to place.
\ lady was lately taken from George street, Han
over Square, TO Norwood, in q state of uncon-
seriousness. But for the action Of the drug she
would have been unable to perform the journey,
which was accomplished without her being even
aware that she had left her bed.
After trying abstinence from corporal punish
ment in her schools for a year Chicago concludes
that it is q success, except in a few instances, and
for these the Superintendent proposes the estab-
lishment of a separate school, to which boys and
girls, from whom badness is not eradicated, may
be sent, and there kept until they mend their
ways.
The grasshopper is a burden and no mistake in
portions Of California. In what Is called Big
Valley. 4 twelve acre lot of wheat at one O'Clock
in the afternoon was green and vigorous, and at
three O'Clock Its destruction was as complete as II
1000 cattle had been through 1t and that de-
struction was caused by an army Of gra5shoppeTs.
\ steamship of 22OO tons burden is now IN
construction at Bordeaux, France, on plans drawn
by NJ. Balm, inventor of Bazin's . express ships
The hulk of the vessel consists of three vast roll
ers which sink into the water to their axis. 1t is
claimed that the reduction Of friction secured by
the adoption of this shape, instead Of the usual
keel, will result in the attainment Of a speed by
which the transatlantic journey can be accom-
plished in four and one-half days. The steamer
now building is to have engines Of $50 horse
power and Is to carry 45O tons Of freight and $50
f~rst-ciass passengers.
Mark Twain says OF tie shah at the GuildhalI
ball. that be was almost a Chicago GonfagTatiOn
Of precious stones and gold bullion lace"
MISUNDERSTANDING baaterei on the one hun
dred millions Of Boston mortgages in Chicago. the
Times OF that city TetoE,s by saving thar Il Is
proud Of the aforesaid mortgages. - every mort
gage : q marx %. confidence.
The women q Remington. Indiana. made a raid
on the saloons the other night Eatchets II hand.
and spilled. split, broke. stove in and destroy
ed everything they could find, not excepting .be
head Of one proprietor who objected
Edward Curtis. Ii. Dot the University Of New
York. had prepared the following sentiment 20
present 1t the late celebration o. the Alumni a.
Oakland " Our highest ana bes, society An
arlsocracy Of learning. Oh. men Of culture and Of
genius. OF all nations and Of all peoples. this night
we greet you We are the salt Of the earth"
Beaureguard has excited the ire OF many South
ern Democratic papers. especially the Selma (Ala.)
Times. That journal dubs hin " Unifer the First"
and tells him that the people Of the South loved
him as the hero Of the Erst Manassas, the soldier of
Shiloh. and the defender OF Charleston but they