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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-06-19
Night in the Moon.

Night i'll the moon, as it is supposed to be, is
thus described by a writer in tie Quarterly Re
UietC:-"A At last, however, night sets in. Crate
fully it comes after the sun has gathered up his
shifting beams, and gone down to his rest. All
at once we are plunged into comparative obscu-
rity, for again there Is no twilight to stay the
steps of departing day. At one stride comes the
dark. But, looking up into the sky, we behold
a vast orb, which pours down a milder and more
beneficent splendour than the great lord of the
system. 1t is such q moon as we terrestrials cam
not boast, for it is not less than Is times as large
and luminous as our own. There it hangs in the
armament, without apparent change of place, as
if 6 fixed in its everlasting seat But not with
out change Of surface for this great globe is a
painted panorama, and turning round majestically
on its axis, presents its oceans and continents in
grand succession. As Europe and Africa, lock-
ing the Mediterranean in their embrace, roll
away to the right, the stormy Atlantic offers its
waters to view, and then the two Americas, with
their huge forests and vast prairies, pass under
inspection. Then the grand basin Of the Pacific,
lit up with island fires, meets the gazer's eye,
and as this glides over the scene, the eastern rim
OF Asia and the upper portion of Australia sail
into sight. The indian Ocean, and afterwards
the Arabian Sea, spread themselves out in their
subdued splendOur, and thus, in four and twenty
hours, the great rOtundity we tread turns its
pictured countenance to the moon, and grandly
repays the listening lunarians by repeating, to
the best OF its ability, the story Of its birth. Nor
is the sky less marvellous in another respect.
For the absence of any atmospheric diffusion of
light permits the consultations TO shine out with
a distinctness which is never paraleled on earth.
They glitter like diamond points set in a firma-
ment of ebony. Stars and clusters which we
never see by the naked eye flock into view and
the lunar heavens
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-06-19

A dispatch. from Melbourne states that it is
there believed that DIR. Rostoul and his compan-
ions, the French Communists, who escaped from
the island of New Caledonia, persisted at sea.
Fragments of the boat in which they escaped
have been found. This is not, if true, an unfit
ting end for these devoted but misguided Utopians.
Danger, tempest and the whirlwind were the ele-
ments they delighted in on shore, and they fell a
victim to them at sea. Rochefort, their spokes-
man is silent now. The ablest of their leaders
are dead, their theories, through their acts, have
become obnoxious, and not the terrorists of 1898
are more of the past than the men who ruled and
ruined Paris while defending it from the hordes of
Prussia. 1t will be long ere again we see q
Communist revolution in Paris, whatever other
kind Of a revolution may be there approaching.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-06-19
tFTom the Boston lraveler-I
The Spelling Mania IN Boston.


1t is terrible, this mania You are stopped
upon the street and invited 10 spell pedler, or ped
lar, or peddler. or some other word. Your wife
wakes YOU up in the middle Of the night to spell
- sarcophagus:' your children hasten to the
and devote all their spare time to the dictionary;
weeping mood and explains it thus: 81 went to
see Mary (his sweetheart) this evening; she met
me at the door with Spell erysipelas, TOMB L
spelt it with two is and no y and she said,
Sir, our engagement is at an end; | cannot love
more a bad speller.' Her father, on being APP
pealed to, says, Give Tom one more trial. Spell
consanguineous, sir l spelled it with four ms
and two lis, and he babe me leave the house and
never hope to be his sOn-ln-law." This spell of
weather is q bad weather of spell surely.
LONG WoRDs.-''Rob," said Tom, q which is
the most dangerous word to pronounce in the En-
glish language?'
Don't know" said Rob, unless it's a swear
ing word"
"Pooh - said Tom, Z" It's stumbled, because
you are sure to get a tumble between the first and
last letter"
sHa! ha ~ said Rob. Nov I've one for
you. l found it one day in the paper. Which is
the longest word in the English languageY
Valetudinarianism - said Tom promptly.
"No, sir; it's smiles, because there's a whole
mile between the first and last letter."
"HO! no - cried Tom, that's nothing. L
know a word that has over three miles between its
beginning and ending"
WHATS that ?' asked Rob family.
"Beleaguered,' said Tom.
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Explanation of the recent war-like demonstra-
tons Of Germany against Belgium have become
so numerous and contradictory that one must con-
clude, what ought to have been surmised at the
first, that the public knows nothing about it.
The latest theory is that hard times IN Germany
might be relieved by the increase in business
which q war would bring. just as the settlers
on our western frontiers like an Indian difficulty,
so as to concentrate troops and supplies in their
vicinity, so some German manufacturers would
profit by hostilities, and many unemployed work
men would be provided with something to do.
They might benefit by hostilities, but the cost Of
a single campaign would heap new pecuniary
burdens on ali other classes, saying nothing Of the
loss of life. The letter writers must guess again,
for Bismark is not fool enough to sell his coun-
try's interests for helping manufacturers and their
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After concluding his eloquent and patriotic speech
at Lexington, General Bartlett was approached by a
stranger, who, with tears rolling down his cheeks,
said General, L am n Southerner. l was q good
rebel, but now l am a true Union man, and 1 only
needed to hear such words as yours from a Northern
mans lips"
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ON THE ed OF NOVEMBER LAST.


DEEP PM PRINTS, LARGE PATTERNS.
Assortment Fancy Prints. new styles,
White Ground Prints,
Black and White Prints. French Muslins,
H-aVy Blue DENNIS, plain and striped,
Blue and White Striped Ticking.
Brown Cottons. assorted qualities.
Blue Cott0ns. White Cottous.
Horrockses White Long Cloth, A and 3, IS
Inch and 81 inch wide,
Hickory Stripes.
Linen Sbecting. ~, 81, 90 and 100 inches wide,
Cotton sheeting. So. ~. 80 and 80 inches wide,
Victoria Lawns, 7-yard pieces. asst'd qualities,
Isdigo Blue Flannel, Black silk AIpacas.
Black CObOurgs, doe aud medium,
Scotch Waterproof Tweeds, all colors.
Mosquito Netting,
SILK Corah handkerchief,
Turkey Red and Yellow Cotton handkerchief
Ladies' Cotton Handkerchiefs,
Assorted Cotton Stockings and Socks,
Linen Thread. Assorted,
Black and Colored Silk Neckties, new styles,
Monkey Jackets. assorted qualities.
Heavy Wooden Blankets, Scarlet, Orange, Blue
and Green,
Fancy Flannel Shirts, Linen Shirts, Cotton do.
Merino FINISH Uudershirts. Cotton Undershirts,
Assorted BurIaPs, French CaIfskins,
English Saddles
Genuine Eau de Cologne
Macassar Hair Oil, Lubin's Extracts.
Fine India Rubber Dressing Combs,
Fine Wooden Shawls and Travelling Plaids,
Fine and Common Pen and Pocket Knives,
Fine Steel Scissors, Common Scissors,
Timed Spurs on Cards, Iron Teakeftles,
Galvanized Pals, 10 and IL inch,
Galvanized Washing Tubs,
Perforated Metal for Centrifugal Machines,
Charcoal Box Irons,
Bright Fencing Wire, No. 4, 5 and 6,
Full Asstm't Of Best Refined English Bar Iron,
Swedish Iron,
Muntz's Yellow Metal Sheathing, and Comps-
sition Nails, Block Tin,
Galvanized Iron Pipe, Hoop Iron.
Porous Water Monkeys, Pressed Tumblers,
Cut Porter Glasses.
Hubbuckis Patent White Zinc Paint,
Hubbuck's Patent White Lead Paint,
Hubbuck's Pale Boiled Linseed Oil,
Black Paint, Paris Green, Red Lead.
Caustic Soda, Best Lagos Palm Oil.
ALARGE ASSORTMENT OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-06-19

The MiIlerites, it is said, have at last definitely set
tied il, that world viii come to an end on Tuesday,
June Is. 1t is possible, however that some miscal-
c~uIation may have been made, and still another re-
spite nav be granted.
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GERMAN. ENGLISH & FRENCH



Liebig's Extract Of Meat.
stcarine Candles, 4. 5 and 6 to a pound,
UltramarIns Blue,
Castor OIL. in tins and glass,
EPSON Salts in bulk and boxes
Nests Of Trunks, Birch Brooms,
Wrapping Paper, Market Baskets,
DemijOhns, COrks,
Assortment Of Blank Books,
Press Copy Books, Shipping Receipt Books,
Assorted Sizes Horse Rope, Hemp Packing,
Spunyarn, Flag Line, Log Line,
Marine aud Housing,
Swedish Safety Matches,
Devos's Kerosene oil. in patent cans,
Rsidsisck & Co.'S Champagne, in OTIS. and pts.
Ruinart Pere & Fills Champagne, do. do.
Sparkling Hook. in qts- snd pts.
Genuine Hollands Gin, in jugs and baskets,
Genuine Hollands Gin. in glass, green boxes,
BouteIleau s Co.'S Brandy, in glass, one 10
four diamond
Bout-lIrau i Co.'s Brandy in casks
German Ale and Lager Bier In qts. and pts.
Jrsrey's Edinburgh ale and Stout DTS. and pts.
Assorted Clarets very ane to common
LIebfaueumiIeh & Lanbenheimer Rhine Wines
Small Assortment Of Hungarian Wines
Bitters, Alcohol In I gal. demjOhns 90 per cent
German and Havana Cigars.
Fire Clay, Coal Tar, Stockholm Tar
Stockholm Pitch
Empty Petroleum Barrels for Tallow containers
Oak Boat for Coasters,
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Etc. Etc.
The above specified Goods, together with a well
Assorted Stock now On hand ex recent arrivals,
re offered for sale In quantities to suit the trade
%sr Orders from the other Islands filed at
owest market rates 9oS
The New York herald., 1875-08-30
THE NEW BUILDING.

The fine granite structure which has been In course OF
construction for five years past, and which is now
occupied the New York Post Omce and con.
sequently the greatest postal centre in the coun
Try, is well worthy of the prominent place 1t holds
whether judged architectural achievement or as
of mechanical skill and ingenuity in its in
Iernal arrangements PROFESSIONALLY the finest public
building in the CITY, It is natural that the public should
take an interest in It, and the very striking contrast it
presents to the cramped old Nassau
tends to make the appreciation of the merits OF the
all the more hearty and intense. The outside
appearance of the building is SO familiar citizens of
New York that any description OF IL would be superu-
ous but the inside structure and
INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS
for the transaction OF post Office business and for the
accommodation OF the public admirable, and
brief description Of them will be Of some interest
THE FLOOR STREET LEVEL
Is the FIRST part Of the building that attracts
tion and will bc best known to the public There
the boxes and windows for the delivery OF mali mat
and for the sale of stamps envelopes There
several entrances the principal being that the south
front through the great portco II opens the
great stairway which leads to the middle floor or gal
lery that runs around the interior OF the building mid
way between the ceiling and the floor Of the first STORY
number Of partitions, fifteen feet high, hide the
greater part OF the entrance loor from view.
On three sides Of the buIldng-that facing Broadway
the one fronting Park and the southwest end
'ne outside OF the screens-is corridor aoored with
marble
THE LOCK BOXES
me iaior drawers. which are reached BY tho cor.
The New York herald., 1875-08-30
THE OLD MIDDLE DUTCH CHURCH.

The Middle Dutch church, which has been occupied
by the government for mail purposes over thirty years.
is the oldest church structure standing in the city
Its walls the when first put up, nearly
century and half ago. 1t has been by turns church,
prison, a cavalry riding school, observatory for
scientific purposes and, last of all, Post Office.
Early In the eighteenth century the increasing popula
ton of New York made 1t necessary for the Dutch
church 10 erect another house of worship in addition
to the in Garden street. Exchange place, which
had become full to overnowing In 1925 the Consstory
resolved to take for Its accomplishment and
appointed committees for devising the best for
meeting the expenses and procuring suitable site In
July Of that year the committee reported that they had
agreed with David Jamison for the plot OF ground di-
rectly north of the French Huguenot church, then
located Nassau street. between Pine and Cedar The
price paid for the ground f575-say 81 90o-but
the point quite the verge of the compact
part Of the city many OF the congregation OBJ
jected because they considered II too far
up town. II was, however, resolved that the
church should be built in the middle of the lot that the
length should be 100 feet and the breadth 70 feet within
the walls and that foundation should be laid and a
erected at the north end of the edInce But
long the undertaking 10 a full stop for want OF
funds and in 1929 the congregation applied 70 the Gov
ernor for license to make collection in aid Of its
raised
THE CHURCH WAS OPENED
In the course Of the year. but was not entirely
finished in the interior until 1881 1t Grst with
galleries. and the ceiling entire arch with
out pillars. The pulpit in the middle OF the
wall. and the entrance by two doors fronting on
Nassau street The bery open and the nnial OF
the steepe large metal In full plumage There
were in accordance with old custom private for
the State and city authorities The ground that lay be.
tween the railing and the church devoted burial
purposes. After the erection of the house in Nassau
street the church in Garden street took the Of the
sold" and the former that Of the "Newn and when the
church at the corner Of Fulton and william streets dust
demolshed) was erected IL took the name Of the
"North" when the Garden designated as the
"South" and the Nassau street as the middle"
RSGLIsH PREACHING INTRODUCED
For the first thirty years after the completion Of the
Middle church the services exclusively in the
Dutch language The English inhabitants had consider
ably increased In number intermarriages between Eng
sh and Dutch families constantly occurring all
public business transacted in the English language
and the young people OF the congregation became more
and more dissatisfied This led the gradual with.
drawa of individuals and families to other denomina-
tions, especially the Episcopal The opposition OF the
older members to any innovation, however remained
unmoved At length, in 1891, a petition fom a
majority Of the congregation was presented TO The Con-
The New York herald., 1875-08-30
THE POST OFFICE.
Business Begun in the New
Building.
--e
THE INTERIOR OF THE EDIFICE
How the Departments Are Arranged
for Public Convenience.
UNITED STATES COURTS AND OFFICES.
History Of the Old Middle
Dutch Church.
UNITED STATES COURTS AND OFFICES.
THE FAST WESTERN MAIL.

With the advent OF daylight this morning began the
regular transaction of business magnificent
Post once, the completion of which has been looked
forward to with impatient eagerness New York went
to sleep on Saturday night with its postal in the
ancient building in Nassau street, but awoke this
ing to find itself possessed of edinco worthy of the
commercial metropolis of the country and in keeping
with the advanced state of progress the city has attained
In connection with this important incident in local
history the HERALD to-day presents its readers with
plan Of the building complete in its details
almost to be called a picture The situation of the
various departments indicated with minuteness that
will render the plan guide to the building The oca-
ton Of the numbered lock boxes pointed out in such
manner that glance shows the exact position of any
Dne Of them
The New York herald., 1875-08-30

interior of the building OF the same wood The out
side doors of iron and all the corridors are oored
with marble.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
MIR. SUMMERS PICTURES.

The Press says: "When the late Mr..
Chas. Sumner bequeathed the oil paint-
ings, engravings, and other works of art
which he had collected during his life
time, to the Art Museum of Boston, he
undoubtedly intended that they should
be kept together in the museum, and
serve as o momento of the donor. But
the officers of the institution do not ap-
pear to have viewed the legacy in this
light, and few days ago disposed of the
paintings at public auction. Even the
most valuable works brought very low
prices, and the bidding was decidedly
dull, the sale not having been freely ad-
vertised, and the statement which ap-
peared in the catalogue, that no guar
antees could be given of any pictures"
tending to disparage the value of the
paintings in the eyes of purchasers.
The Boston papers, in paliation of the
course pursued by the officers Of the Art
Museum, assert that the pictures were
mediocre, and that the most of them
were presented to Mr.. Sumner, who val
ued them mere for their associations
than their intrinsic worth. But this
statement is not substantiated by facts,
as the collection had frequently been
pronounced one CT rare value by promi-
nent connoisseurs and art critics who
had inspected it. Aside from this, how
ever, the Bostonians have been guilty OF
bad taste in looking their gift horse in
the mouth and then disposing of it by
public auction"
The Bostonians are quite correct in
their estimate of Mr.. Summers pictures
nearly all OF which were indifferent. A
dozen times we studied the collection
and in our opinion eight-tenths of them
were not worth house room. City Item
A decade hence Bostonians will be nc
less unfavorably impressed with the
craftsmanship OF their late "great Sen.
ator" than they have lately become with
his pictures, which they once praised tc
the skies as works Of art, that theil
owner, with great care and unequalled
judgment, had selected. The class oi
politicians who were admitted to tn,
circle of Sumner were not very different
in character from the men whom the
great delineator surrounded the Prince
OF Denmark. They looked through Mr.
Summers glasses and were sure to set
the same object; and if he said it was 9
camel. why camel it was; if he said il
was whale, why all the Boston politi
cal hacks were ready to swear OH theiI
Unitarian bribes that whale it was.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
sHERfFFS SHES.
srIs RISF,s SALE.

Pl virtue of ,a.wiit Of Le7ari FaciaSsSt
~ me diree'edswill be exposed 10 P"nic
HOUSE. 5l3 MARKET ST.
Kept by Geo. W. 0rtlip. in the City Of VIII
mington. New Castle County. DeIaware.,,
ON SATURDAY. .e... D..
THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARvylb Isis. ~
At2 o'cloek. p. M : =
The following described Eea, Esiats, Ma
All that certain Lot of Land. and TwdstpFy
Brick Dwelling House thereon, situate in
the City of Wilmington. a.ortsaid, bounded
and described N follows. TO wit =.
Bsgipning at the westerly EIDE 81 v Mlndsor
the distance Of one hundred and hity-seveh
feet three inches more OF less, from. the
southerly side If Ninth street, and At the
centre OF the party wall between this and the
adjoining or,sk awel,inE on ntts tne pUs ,ssid
party wall and parallel TO Ninth street eigb bty-
eight feet to the easterly side of q fye ieet
wide alley connecting with a four feet wide
alley leading Into " indoor and Madison
streets; thence southerly along said side OF
said i've feet wide alley and parallel to Wind
sor street twelve feet to cornerI thence
easteriy parallel to the frat mentioned Iiite
and Ninth street through the centre Of the
party. wall between this an5 the adlqlning
dwelling OF said Kent ON the south eighty
eight ieet to the said westerly side OF Wthg-
sor street, and thence thereby northerty
twelve feet to the place Of beginnitg, te
the contents thereof Whist they may. wtin the
free use and privilege Of the above menlioned
two alleys with other ownerb Of land bpuhd-
ing thereon, their heirs and assigns an som
mon forever. "
Seized una tax en- in Execution as the grq-
porty Of Emelfne johnson. and 10 Gsofu py
WIN. Ii. LAMBS0N. Sheriff.
Sheriii's Office. New Castle. a'f'.
December g. A. D.. 1874. dscSo-2tawts.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
The NeeU Year.

Many Of our contemporaries are i'm
pressed with the opinion that the new
year which has just been ushered in
with cold blast from the north will
prove more favorable for business. And
it is with pleasure that we fall into
their way Of thinking. We cannot see
how the present stagnation can last
another year; and therefore hope that
with the opening Of Spring the differ
ences that have 80 long existed will ad-
just themselves, and that the unemploy-
ed will be busily engaged upon work
that win prove alike profitable to the
employer. Such, it seems, is not the
case at present, as the number Of estab-
lishments that are running their ma
chinery at loss is greater than ever
known before. The folly of strikes
was never more fully illustrated than
during the past year; and perhaps they
never did less damage to employers and
more injury to the workingmen. Had
they been blessed with sufficient sagaci.
ty and discovered the advancing de.
preston, wisdom would have dictated Q
closer union with employers until thu
hard times" had passed over. Thus
they might have been contented anc
happy; and reserved that which they
had laid up in store" to proTide foI
their families when stcrner necessity
occasioned its demand And thus tn,
damaging idleness attendant upon th'
strikes might have been avoided.
Hoping that the future will prove 1
bountiful one to all classes, we wish ou
readers. one and all, a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
s1lEREFE's sAEF.

ny virtue Of n writ of Levari Eacias 10 IRG
ID directed will be exposed to PnbiiG sab;
at the ~. '.sS|.
DELAWARE ROUSE. 5l5 MARK EFT ST..
kept by Geo W Ortiip. in the. City 6f WI
mington. New Castle County, Defa%ite:. ~
ON SATURDAY ';' '''
THE lG1H DAY OF JANUARY. 1873.
At 3 o'clock, J. NJ, f'
The following described Real Estate, yig:
All that certain lot tf land situate ip thc
said City of Wilmington, bouLded and de
scribed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the northerly side of Eeu5th
street, between Adams and Jaeksoa streets
at the distance Of twenty feet frsla he Wester
ly side OF Adams street, thence northeFly par
aIlel to Adams street one hundred and iy,
feet one-half inch to The southerly sidoof.a 10
twenty five feet wide street thence westerly
along said side of said street and parallel IL
Fourth street one hundred and nftv-four feet
to a corner; thence southerly parallel 70 the
6rst mentioned line and Adams street, along
a line of other land now or late of John AS.
min. ON the west one bundled and five fee
one half inch to the aforesaid horthefly Side
Of Fourth street, and thence thereby easterly
one hundred and fifty four feet to the place
of beginning. be the contents thereof what
seized and taken in execution NJ the nj.
perty of Edmund G. Springer and Kate hi!
wife, and I. I. and to be gold by
VIM. II. LAMBS0N. Sheriff,
Sheriffs Office. New Castle. o..
December rs. A. D.. 1874. ! deco. 2tau ts.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
AniuseSnentS.

\ IAt the Odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday
evening next, Billy Edwards and Au.
thur Chambers the famous members OF
the "P. r, will appear In the amusing
play Of tom and Jerry" during which
they will give sparring exhibition.
Other attractions will also be offered /,
and Billy Edwards champion belt will
be exhibite'. z
At the Grand Opera House, to NOR
row evening, the great American &C
tor, Mr.. E. L. Davenport, will appear
as 'Sir Giles Overreach," in his cele.
brated play, "a New Way to Pay old
Debts" Mr.. Davenport will be sup
ported by ]. Booth Roberts and his
excellent Chestnut Street Theatre
Company. The performance will be
rare one.
The Allegory of "The Great Repub
lie" will be given at the Grand Opera
House on Friday evening, January
7th, and on Saturday afternoon and
evening, January sth. This perform
ance will consist of grand succession
of allegorical scenes and tableaux
and will be well worth seeing.