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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10
The Worlds Population.

A Report from the u. S. Bureau of Statistics. at
Washington, just issued, contains an interesting
table of the population of the earth, taken chiefly
from the work on that subject issued this year, at
Gotha, by Drs. Benin and Wagner, and founded on
Ythe most recent authorities. By this statement the
4 aggregate population Of the earth is given at
n ,39l ,032, 900, Asia being the most populeus section
1nf containing 1898 millions, whilst Europe has
30e1 millions, Africa 203 millions, America S44
millions, and Australia and Polynesia a millions.
In Europe the leading nations are credited
with the following numbers Russia. II mil
lions; the German Empire, Al millions; France,
Sc millions; Austro- Hungary, &c millions; Great
Britain and Ireland, 81 millions; Italy, nearly q
millions; Spain. I6d millions, and Turkey nearly
10 millions. The other countries do not exceed
FIVE millions each. In Asia, China, which is by
far the most populous nation of the earth, is cred
tied with 425 millions; HindOostan. with 24O mil
lions; Japan. 80 millions; the East India islands,
800 millions; Burmab, Siam and farther India,
nearly 20 millions; Turkey. l34 millions, and
Russia, nearly IL millions. The Australian popn-
latiOn is given at ,674, 500. and the Polynesian
Islands at 2,763,5O0, New Guinea and New Zea-
land being included in the latter. In Africa the
chief divisions are West Soudan and the Central
African region, with SO millions; the Central
Soudan region, 80 millions; South Africa, 20i mil
lions; the Gala country and the region east of the
White Nile, Is millions; Samauli, 6 millions;
Egypt, 81 millions. and Morocco, 6 millions. In
America, two-thirds Of the population are north of
the Isthmus, where the United States has nearly
80 millions, Mexico, over 9 millions, and the
British Provinces, 4 millions. The total population
Of North America is given at nearly 50 millions,
and Of South America 253 millions, Of which Brazil
contains 10 millions. The West India Islands have
over 4 millions, and the Central American States
not quite 8 millions.
according to these tables London, with 1884,
$50 inhabitants. is the most p~opulous city in the
world, whilst Philadelphia, with 674,O22 inhabi-
tants lin 1870, is the eighteenth city in point Of
population. These eighteen cities, in their order,
are the following London. 1884, 200; Sutchan
(China), 1000, 900; Paris. l ,S5l 1872: Pekin, /, 30O,-
900; Tschantchau-fu, !, o 0.OO0; Siangtan, I 900, 900;
Singnan-fu, LOCO, 600; Canton, 1000, 900; New
York, 942, 292; Tientsin, 900, 1000; Vienna, 1874. 2s4;
Berlin, S26,34l; Hangkau, SOC, 900; Tschingtn-fu,
500, 900; Calcutta, 794, 645; Toxic (Yeddo), s74,-
AL; and Philadelphia, 674,O22. OF cities smaller
than Philadelphia, the leading ones are: 81.
Gil, $40; Constantinople, coo, 900; Glasgow, SAT-
53s; Liverpool, 3,4O5; and Rio de Janeiro,
42O 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10

Lord Duferiu, at Chicago the other day, made
a model diplomatic speech. The prominent Anglo
Saxon among his neighbors and friends squeezed
him for a speech. Lord DIFFERING being Governor
General Of Canada, was thought to be full ofnew
ideas on the subject of Canadian Reciprocity, and
the mercurial people who throng the Chicago
Board Of Trade thought they would = bring him
He said among other impressive things
that II would not become him as Governor General
OF Canada to express his sentiments on any DO
question, bat he could say 8 that the
government Of Great Britain and that of Canada
desired 70 pursue those policies that wolld tend
to increase and develop the personal relations
that BOW bind these powers to the United States."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10

A gentleman at Lake George, after waving bis
handkerchief for half an hour OF more at an I'M
known lady, whom he discovered at a distant
point on the shore, was encouraged by a warm
response to his signals TO approach his charmer.
Imagine his feelings, when, on drawing nearer,
he saw that it was his Own dear wife whom he
had left at the hotel but a short time before.
- Why, how remarkable we should have recog-
nized each other at such a distance =" exclaimed
both in the same breath and then they changed
the subject.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10

Ii is stated that James Redpath, of the Boston
Lecture Bureau has a contract with Mr.. Bvecher,
made some months ago, TO deliver twenty-onc lee
lures in and around Boston for SO 900, or about
1895 q lecture. An impression had gone abroad
that Mr.. Beecher might withdraw from his ap-
pointments, but it seems that this is by no means
the case. lie will 60 on with his lectures, 10
quote Mr.. Redpath, "as if nothing had hap
pened." The lectures which Mr.. Redpath has
engaged give him the exclusive right in Eastern
Massachusetts. He has now n half regret that
he had not waited a little before advertising his
course, rs he cannot help feeling that something
might have been gained by a lecture course with
Mr.. Beecher as the sole attraction. MIR. Moulton
has had an offer of 81 900 for five nights from
some Maine spectators. Chicago wants 10 make
an engagement with Theodore Tilton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10

The invention Of Mr.. Bessemer, of England, by
which sea sickness is to be avoided in long voy-
ages, is now ready for experiment. The ship is
no toy, being three hundred and fifty feet long,
built of the best material, and constructed under
the most approved scientific formulas. The novel
feature will be a swinging cabin ION the principle
Of the mariners compase,) seventy feet in length
the rolling and t~umbling of the waves by a series
Of complicated machinery, which will enable the
floor to present a level in spite of the motion of
the bottom and sides. The new steamer is in
tended chiefly for the traffic across the English
Channel, but in the event of her success the
builders may be induced TO construct others like
her for the great ocean ferries.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10

Middle-aged ladies are looking up in our mat
rimonial market. 1t is becoming quite the fash
ion in England for men to marry women older
than themselves. Thus the brilliant wife of the
brilliant Secretary for India, the Marquis of Sal
isbury. is several years bis senior, and now the
earl Of Pembroke, the greatest catch " in
England, who is "a, is TO be married to Lady
Gertrude Talbot, who is "a. Lord Pembroke is
the son of the late well known Sidney Herbert,
inherited vast estates Of both bis uncle and
father. He is the greatest property owner in and
around Dublin, and has at least $50, 900 a year.
Lord Pembroke's mother, Lady Herbert, of Lea,
is well known as an author, joined the
communion of the Church Of Rome soon after her
husbands death.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-10
The Queen on Divorce.

That Queen Victoria holds very rigid views in
questions Of domestic morals has long been
known. JUS. how severe she can be is indicated
by the following bit Of gossip, which tho London
correspondent OF the Tribune declares 10 be au-
thentic. A lady, whom l will call Mrs. Il. an
nounced to her friends that she was going 20 be
presented at this last &" drawing-r00m "-Obscry-
ipg that her daughter was getting Of an age 10
como out, and that for her daughters sake she
would overcome her own dislike OF indifference 20
the ceremony. But Mrs. II. declared at the same
time that she would be presented by nobody but
the Duchess of-let US say Ca Duchess known
10 be intimate personally with the Queen, NJ well
as TO have held a high post in the royal household.
Mrs. BIS position, and that Of her husband, is
such that her friends regarded her presentation as
q thing Of course, and only wondered there should
be 70 much talk about il in advance. But the
day came and passed, and Mrs. b. name was
not in the next mornings list Of those presented.
What had hAppened2 To ask Mrs. B. was n deli
cate matter but there was no reason why the
Duchess should not be questioned, and 10 the
Duchess few Mrs. BIS friends. Why did you
not present Mrs. II. % queriei they. To whom
responded the Duchess Well it's true |
prS.nised 10 prcsGht Mrs. b. and such a wigging
rs | have had for il from the Queen I'm not
likely 70 forget. The Queen sent for me tho day
before, held up the card on which was Mrs. 81
name and mine as her sponsor, and said Ouch
ess, how could you undertake 10 bring Mrs. b. 30
the d~rawing-room? DO you forget that Mrs. b.
has once been at my court as Mrs. a. and that
MIR. A.. is still living?' And when I began some
sort of answer, Hor Majesty stopped me with
. There is absolutely nothing to be said that fact
is final | got away as best | could and now
you know why | did not present Mrs. B. There
are, doubtless. Americans who viii recognize the
persons whom l have disguised with fictitious
initials, for they are all eminent. ] shall give no
other clue to them except to say that the divorce
in question was legally and regularly obtained by
Mrs. b. from her former husband.
, 1874-09-19

NEw youx, Sept. lS.-Lont. .-uoy. Woodtord
nuuott,ceH his Intention to rotirn from tsungrosH,
md publishes I'll address to A!s constituents
ashju; .llon, to select Al1ceoHsor for tue BAL
n,ua vi tlIs term,
, 1874-09-19

1hI i fNEsInEHTh " IT. F1E"H. tS\.S
NAs,!HotoH, nept. !o.--1Go trcsldentt n ctS'
votantou to.Iay, 1nu ttlat he oaleVea tnas 81
sot1ons tionp'o ~ hou'Hlafa was now oVof. ana
expIasssa an1 naol" tnns so ptAinoss aspoc5,
t, u"u - ~ ~ IT, u't :" tNon olao9!in a.n "''u Wv
enoNneTo ~ tao otntc: Ao waH eratliscu oh
lohrnlhe thae thcre nad doom no coh1sict What.
nvor botwcen the Federal anti State troopB, and
tfint tho General Government had not been
forced to extrauo meaAf1reB.
nnnrs*r MILITARY ornpna
IT. IN nacnrtn,,,oi fron, ar ot,ict"i aorroo ,,ut
~ 5 10 ans . 80 s.iou ~ u1 - t i eo.ieo tins
tuG oluuth aoI tnoFo,nent " ttool'e nnu sobne!s
hao nnt' ur TO ~ oc!ook to'uay' peeu colhtof-
manued, with tho exception OF ono company III
MichtgRn. Although no danger fB hp;,retlnnt1ad,
tho orders will re,ua1n In 50rco. Ut lcn.t until
Mnntlay UNIT ma n nrocont1nnnrv moaanro,
A' " c.nixvT ..rUr'rJ1 "0"No'
1.3.. ,r,,si,ta ~. A'.st!Nu n'. t4, ..a,,.
10 Iot p[ouhp,e tilnt my ''lithcr lnstrncstona
Will DO sent den. EMORY At present. Tho CHbt-
net n'eetinE today was attended by Attorney
General Williams, Secretary n:istow md Post
maHtor. Gcnol ii CreswoIl. Aa1t -t1on. Townaonl
,snn nnnt frr nn1 wns nrrsnnt thrn,,rhnnt In
sam.;,n ' t ~"s"''' 'AS
ooo''on' .u.,-,.,
h'aif offlokna Hhx
TINT tho army 10 not afGo enough FOR tho T,ro~
toct'on OF tho froniiol8 and at tho aamo timo
net nH noaae coitnts1n to tue judicial officers of
tic Soi,th In enforcing proccaH In extraoIflinarg
cnsos. such on tint Of i,ouisiaua,
ei t.. - ~ ~. 80 .x..:.,s.. ,.. ,....
, 1874-09-19

archives and property OF tho State,
lily McthoEY efogefnn!oht ID asll! oFFhH!Hed,
nta M eI1npiy dcpfqcd OF IT'S 90 1acto 1afcttonn ~
W., We uhltea slatoa authority ana powor Iho
MGm,S'hofy government cai nsaeft ana iIe M powor
WI pg opo}ou thfo'ghoht Ing stato. Ih0 hol,
imngf m doyornmont can bo rcinstatod ny u'litca
atatos ~ 1orocs. btlt can ohiy maintain ltaon
snnrongh ng ttIas poWer;
g,oyernn!o',s enarn1tood to ovory State undor tbo
eons1ls"a'h
e" =, =, xElAooa 1ETg1v1EwEp.
NJ NE" xqnH' Sept. 1a.-Tho Times special from
Gov; KoiloRg, In which tho Governor aa,d: Tho
GFoubio cotnmonced with tho Withdrawal OF tho
United States troopa some months ago. AB aoon
AZ Troy wero gone these mon fol: that they woso
etrongoSt IN the olty, aTd were tototintn9a upon
contest; 30 when Marshal Packard
app!iod Tor troops to 800 that tho Registration
law WAS carried ont, tlloy protondnd that tiny
Woto aliala OF toul play ae tic election. The
I1oe1ateaIoa was pofloot!Y fatr. Illo appeal TOR
troops Waa GcoortlIng to tho tosms Of tho Eli.
gu oafly as tuo o1a o. August to patrol tho par
la1es "itA tho hvoWod object OF soaring tho col
ofeu mop I, 30 oauly TINT tley would 70 AFRAID to
register tEor nnmcs, n',d 10 loso their vote
E@s9 uteA I'oglecs1y i@'s ieR'asfas'oh. alhssha'
rac]tard appointed all tho Supervisors thov nom
inased. n,ld every Democrat would haYo cast his
ynd ~" . Il III ~ y ,ora hov 3,nt ~ tnuy
~ ci"t s.'"1 ,tot IL H., "15 a"I. "'$l's
AS H"'''b
tliib outbhrae. Tho u0Yorhornl Lou1nlann W1cids
an enormous a,nonnt uf ratr0nngo, for which
atoEuory a1id llis friends l1ungor. Plan OF ro-
for,n = M t1,nv aro too iiilfoiaadel for thnt
fhaua ,a,,;,,ea H. n~"t;n,. ~. 'i,otr a,"n
cau,e ;nfn G1ico Th"-o i7nna ovorvtI,in,- that
could viii honor to w conciliato those men. III
record, III apite Of all ttcir hcouBattonB is ceas
et tAa,l Iilcir own. Thoy call mo 4 tplcf as.d
c1,nktonrn than mr. anv nm olno in rruvn Tint T
;n,n npnr nncn,otad sIs,n nfro,rs ~ thc Ill.,, nrn
,n tSo;r' ~, han5st sv nSn,,a s,a ..,,-i,,n,3
~ .Sh ~ mnus. .uo Ht4t1o1 NV l".e4;.t ;
onlcias Afo NJ tnelf own mon. lucy uA7o tne
0lHrohnl oi oil tho city fluids, Bnvo ttosc uoH.
tfl,ol for apccial purposes, like tho l1veo fund.-
and thesn nre III tho haula at commissioners Of
bntl pnrifcH Thrv m not olnfm thnt tfcao hnyo
i,aeu tn;uwaoI Eosrro.an,o,,'o ia tno o,.,oait;n
I, ao ~ ~ ~. IL ~ H. .a ~ I w.
deAPe'leaGo ~ Vto!eut s1l' taat n"cth sl1n
tnat wefo aot III monslfro tied TO sne state 1
would rcA,gn. would not remain 1T 30 ul-
thankful au oilice. but ,nvo to ron,nin.
hope thore ,nny be no trouble. but 3rontly fear
that Mo pNeai0hA u lilo MOB hMye boon 10 o.-
cited TINT thpy cannot bc controlled. They do
not wiea to como in CONTACT with tho United
Etatea n,,t!ori+inu IL In trnn h,tt fonr vo lnyn
nj ooo1, ti,o o,,I - +f,ia i "0 ' W.
3~' 9 '"o eu ,.r.,4 y. 4a. ." m,x.,auu
hhAt.o"o 'E1MaaAiHu.
NEW OHhEASs Lib, sept. 16.-Iha following
oAP'aa'as 1tsea:
HEAbQu1nTEns DErAE73aEHF OF THE GuLr.}
H. H., ,,.ti:. MW uAisAss. !! -, seps ~ ta'4:
, 1874-09-19

HNFcl1{ u SM'E 4 "a THO HIlctlL0 7f76NNt,
pRlHcE"oS, H., SoNt. lH.-lhe Aut-h[onopo.
ats af uursa.l County will meet in Convention
at tIIts p'aua on lt1osday noxt. to nominate eau
.,,alea for Hhsrir and Coroner. and to seloct
dalcgAtos to tho Congressional, Senatorial, aud
Sent, 24,
, 1874-09-19

.sncs'at DisurttA 10 re cA!;aad TFibHne'
HoopsrooE, ill.,, Ropt. 1S.--Dy request. Gen.
Farusworth made tito opening speech OF tue
campaign IN tho Canrt-liouso to'night. Tho
spocoh WINS conoouoa to bo tho best lio over
, 1874-09-19

SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS,

OnAHIEaToS. 3. e., Sopt. 18.-Tho Executive
Committee o! tho Independent Republicans. vhs
bo!tul tho nomination Ut Chamberlain. haye is4
mod Il call for an Independent Republican n
Convention. to nloet IN Charleston, Oct ., to
noMinatQ q htAL1 Ticket.
, 1874-09-19

all but Boyonty- -nino--moatly snlall-lowns and
plantations In tho State giyo Diuglcy 30. 7G8
votes. anil 1iscomb 39,0l8; Dingley's majority,
1D,750 This majority will not be materially
changed by The complete returns.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-05
Mobile Cron Rep0rt.

We regret that we are unable to acknowledge
the courtesy of the secretary of the Mobile cotton
the first instant. The following summary from
the copy posted at our Cotton Exchange gives the
averages of 132 reports from 40 counties IN Ala
bama and - reports from A counties in Mississippi
Twenty nine counties in the middle and
southern portions of the State report the
weather as having been rainy Is that It has been
seasOnable and 81 that it has been dry; 10 coun-
ties report the weather more favorable imam iast
year, IL equally favorable, and Is less favorable;
the l6 comprising the counties east and south OF
Montgomery; II counties report no abandonment
Of land planted in cotton, % very little. ana re-
sive wet weather and bad stands; report about oo
per cent OF the crop on the average for the State
planted early; So counties report far stands IN
the early planting and 10 fair to good So fair to good
in the late planting and so poor. The comparison
with last year is as follows; better, 10 as so9u
and make no comparison, but report fair stands
in the early planting ana good stands IN the late
planting "a counties report the early cotton well
age applies to the late cotton. The laborers are
generally reported as working well; 81 counties
port condition from fair to good and IN the early
planting, from the same to better than last year.
and report poor and worse than last year-these
last are in the middle and eastern portion OF the
stats in the late planting "a report tn. Inc
with last year 80 report it as good, two to four
weeks later, and ii WORSE; the favorable clrcum-
crops are cleaner better worked and more
thrifty the unfavOrable circumstances are tnat
worms have appeared in IL counties and IN A
there has been too much ran causing the plant to
run to weed; very little commercial fertilizers
nsed, but an increase of domestic
MISSISSIPPI.
Seventeen counties report the weather season
able and generally favorable and three counties
report is too dry seventeen counties report 1t
more favorable than last year, one the same and
two less favorable: very little land has been
abandoned four counties only reporting any-say
about, 2ls as per cent for the four, About one
eighth of the crop was planted early. n three
counties the stands in the early cotton are not
good, in five fair average in two good. In the
late planting the general report is fair average
and good stands in all the counties The
comparison with last year in both growts is a5o It
the same as last year The early planning Is
formed, but few bolls;, the laborsrs continue to
work well; the general condition OF the crop IS
good in both growths and is generally reported bet
ter than last year; the favorable condt ons Of the
crop are that it is clean and well worked the I'M
favorable are need of rain in the prairie counties.
ateness of two-thirds of the crop. and appearance
of worms in two counties Clarke and Noxubeel
no commercial fertilizers used, but more domestic
bas been applied in the upper counties.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-05
Production of Rain.

The production of rain at will has been
study discussed by scientists from time tC
si8Ie, but we do not know that any of the
plans suggested have ever been put to the
rest OF actual experiment. 1t is well
known rain storms occur almost invariably
after battles, and it is conjectured that the
sconcussions of the sounds among the clouds
cause some kind Of action among the par
1acles of water vapor and precipitate them
N the form of rain. This view is borne out
by what happens in thunder storms. In
such storms the rain has a sort of average
downfall which can easily be noticed. But
presently there is flash of lightning, then
1ollows the crash of the thunder, and i'm.
1xlediately atterward the rain comes down
Ike deluge. gentleman writing to the
-3.tuder proposes to utilize paper bombs for
this purpose. He says: "About forty or
8fty years since Queen Adelaide visited
Oxford, and, in anticipation of the illumin-
alton on that occasion, like other children
of larger growth, did my best to add to
the noise and hubbub by preparing some
hangs. These were simply small quantities
OF gunpowder of half or three-quarters of
an ounce each, around which glued odd
bits, from time to time, of canvas,
Issper string, etc., till each case
was not less than an inch in thickness on
erery side, and probably had as great a
resisting power as any case of metal of
like thickness would have had; the result
eeing that in exploding the first, by way Of
experiment, few yards from the front of
nay house, which fortunately stood alone,
brought down almost every pane of glass
aad rendered myself nearly stone deaf for
several hours. From these effects l have
10 doubt that a few pounds of gunpowder
treated in o similar manner, and with q
Ii ickness of case in proportion to the guam
eity would produce a conclusion of the air
sufficient to cause some such result as those
4 anticipate. In preparing such an article
= small tube should be left from the first,
far the insertion of the fuse, and each layer
aof paper, ETC., should be dry before covered
with another. In firing such an article ad.
Uantage should be taken OF any elevation"
lie then goes on. 10 recommend the explosion
of such bombs among the clouds by means
of rockets, and he thinks it very probable
that the explosion of these bombs would
-sause an immediate downfall of rain.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-05
The Vera Cruz Railroad.

The excessive rains that have recently
aaalIen in Mexico, and which are almost
,without a precedent, have greatly inter
'f,ared with the traffic of the Vera Cruz rail.
-xay, and have in fact totally interrupted it
for the present, causing serious damages on
many points of the road, washing away
,er bankments, rails, stations, etc. Between
san Marcos and La Rincouada. at place
called Salado, some 100 feet of the earth
side Of Boca del Monte, the track sunk, and
ali the vicinity was completely flooded. At
Nv Nv an avalanche or torrent of water. The
r:yer between Boca del Monte and Maltrata
became 90 swollen that mighty torrent
invaded the track, destroying upward OF
99o fat Of earthworks. It is believed that
dis portion Of the road vii! have to be en-.
t;rely rebuilt, and other sections, such - at
fsSernilia, Joya, etc, have been more Or
1ass damaged.