The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-06

THEY'RE No SARprSEs--An Eastern exchange
gives the following;
NEWPORT. r. l., gentlemen has Invented a self
opening coffin vita alarm telegraph 70 guard against
living burial.
3 John Bright made an address 20 his constituents
in BirmiueSash recently ia which he advocated no
separation Of Church aud state, but declined 60 enter
into I'm agitation for that purpose.
A bill abolishiue the death penalty in that State.
aud providing imprisonment for life for all offences
heretofore punishable with death, has been introduced
into the Maine Legislature, and referred 20 the judi
ciary committee. !.
The PAIL MALL Gazette thinks that Disreall will
not return to political life. Since his recent illness
be has shown no intention Of Iesuming bis place nj
the head Of his party, and has devoted hinself en-
tirely TO theological questions The conservatives
are alarmed at the prospect Of losing his services,
and the most probable result of his abdiea,ion would
be some entirely new political combination.
fECoAL on TRAFFIo.-The oil wells Of Pennsylvania
now supply the, nations Of Europe with onormons
Quantities Of their product. Germany isfhs testeu
tomer-sbout So. 000. 600 worth annually Belgium
nett. So 600, 900 England 80, 900 600 Irsland.
81, 10000 The total annual shipment TO Europe 10
about $50. oOo, 600 gallons.
The silver mining operations in California seems to
have reached ie climax. A California paper says
that the value Of shares has declined S60.OOO,OOO
within a very short time A great many people who
thought themselves very rich or 5000 become 40. are
probably undermined by this time and notwith-
standing the depreciation Of shares there Is as much
real wealth in California as there was before the specu-
lsting ever began to rage,
ToAsr.-A wee bit girl in Cusco, Wisconsin, while
at the breakfast table not long ago, made loud and
repeated calls for battered toas'. After d~iaposing Of
8 liberal quantity Of that nomrshiDR article she was
told that too much tOast would make her sick. Look
ing wishfully at the dish for a moment, she thought
she saw her way outof her d~ithculy, and explained:
Well, give me anuzzer piece and send for the
doctor" -.rH t.-
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The movement for declaring Prince Alfonso King
Of Spain, appears 10 have been planned by Primo
de Rivera, Captain General Of Madrid, who some
fime ago announced TO Marshal Serrano his intention
of having Alfonso declared King. Serfano tried ESQ
il is said, but We doubt it) 10 dissuAde Rivera from
Ahis course; the latter said that he could see no other
solution TO the troubles that had come upon Spain.
serrano then visited the Army Of the North, but be
found generals who were disposed to proclaim Don
Alfonso and not to fight for his success. Three bat
talions Of Murviedro. under Martinez Campos, pre-
cipitated events by declaring for Alfonso. bat their
action was followed BY n similar movement Of the
armies of the north and center. Il only remained
for Rivera. with the garrison Of Madrid, 10 formally
proclaim the Prince Of the Asturias King Of Spain,
and TO announce the appointment Of n provisional
ministry.
The jury which is now trying HESRY WAND
BREEcHER 10 Breoklyn h a N irfuEa galhsrum oflnen
Of different naii0haIiiea. and religious fith, aud 90
religion at all It il composed Of six lAmericnha
three gentlemen from ireland, two from England and
one from Germany. OF these, two are Roman Cath
ohcs, three are Episcopalians. three belong 10 the
Presbyterian Church, one 70 a Lutheran, csc believes
immersion as the only S~criptural mode Of baptism,
one is q follower Of JOHN WESLEY. and one poor
graceless fellow is written down as having no religious
belief. II these gentlemen should come TO a unAn-
inois agreement on the guilt or innocence. OF the
distinguished eccesiastio now on trial before than ID
may then be said the Millennium has come, and
the wolf and the lamb have lain down together.
1t is especially gratifying to the friends Of human
ity to see the standard Of freedom aud civilization
being gradually lifted up in the midst Of the most be-
sotted ~desPOtisn Of the earth The latest and most
cheering intelligence from the East is that provision
is bsing made BY the King of Siam for the gradual
emancipation Of The slaves. HTbe law bearing upon
the subject. which hiss just been passed, provides
that oil children born Of slave parents subseQoent to
the age of tweniy-one years, be free.A This lie only a
first step towards a more thorough nHb final abolition
Of the system OF slavery in Sian5fas Tor the comfor
Of those who we're unfortunate though 10 have been
born prior to the date mentioned, the King has
signi6ed his intention to promulgate an edict for their
relief.
A silver mine in New England is not, as a rule. the
kind Of investment from which large returns could
be expected. but a recent letter from there describes
one Of extraordinary promise. There have been
many instances Of discovery Of the precious metals ia
New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts,, but the
invariable experience bias been that the cost Of ex-
traction continually increased, while the. product ia
metal tspeFed down 30 far. the result IN This Mass
acbusetts mine seems to be the reverse Of The usual
record, but whether the glowing anticipatioDs of tho
yield will be justified when the excavations have pro-
ceeded further, is a question which even the biologists
of the State School Of Technology are not competent
TO decide At all events the discovery Of silver in
Essex County, unless perhaps iu the form Of buried
spoons. is an occasion for surprise had il been brass.
it would not have been 30 remarkable.
The stAtemen that the Kiowas, Apaches and
Cheyeupes Of the far west have asked for the estab-
sisbment Of schools for their bildren is an indication
that the advantages Of ciSilizatio1 are beginning 20
make their proper impression on the aboriginal mind;
but the coupling OF their request with the wish 10
keep up IN the achools the tribal Distinctions and
jealousies which have made their suhJugation by tho
white man an easer task than il might have been,
shows how family they appreciate, If al all. the
white mans mOtto-''in union there IL strength ?,
This sort Of pride which hDds mere qualification IN
the assertion, 81 am an Apache or 81 am u
Kiowa,'' as the case may be. than 10 the assertion,
81 am an Indian - Is rather amusing 20 the western
man who just lumps them all together and says
~''IDjuns is pisen." L5H-
Messrs. Moody and sankey we're spending January
in Birmingham and Sheffield. Their visit 10 Liver
pool has been postponed until February on sccount
Of the unfinished state, at present, Of the wooden
structure which Is in preparation for them. This
building is intended to accommodate 5000 persons.
Their meetings in Manchester during December we're
attended BY Thousands. A special service was held
one night forthe Young Mems Christian Association,
which was Of great interest A nightly meeting,
conducted by the young men, has resulted from IL.
A correspondent Of the London Daily yNeDs, in q
sketch Of the services held in Free Trade Hall, at
Manchester, gives an. interesting acc0npt Of Mr..
Moody's preaching. who, he says, has, like Bunyan,
the gift Of being able TO realize things unseen and ia
describe his vision in familiar language. lie adds.
+" Mr.. Moody's style is unlike that Of most religious
revivslsts. He neither shouts nor gesticulaies. His
manner is reelected by the congregation In respect Of
abstention from working themselves mp into a state.'
But this makes all the more impressive tbe siRna
Of genuins emotion which follow and accompany the
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