The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-10-09

decapitated head IN Its agony, conyulsvely biting the
arms and legs Of the trunk placed in the coffin. DR..
Pinel maintains, the separated head can exercise
intelligent functions, one hour after being separated
from the body. ant can think before death
finally sets in. az the end Of three hours
The municipal authorities, in order 20 enable citi-
zeus 10 have a few correct notions about botany.
purpose attaching the French and Latin names 70
the chief plants and shrubs which ornament the
squares. Also, the disciples Of Isaak Walton are
warned against killing hsh, gudgeon Is vel as gray
ling, with dynamite or explosives generally. This
appears to be the reply TO their reques; to be allowed
to fish during the night in the Seine, when the water
was undisturbed.
Queen Isabella Of spain Is in trouble since a long
time with her cook When he was engaged, a treaty
was formally drawn up, aud daily signed, wherein
the number Of dishes to be daily served at the royal
table was set forth; Her Majesty only partook Of
chocolate, q pair Of roast pigeons, some fruit and .
little preserve. The contract price per head, Of
breakfast and dinner, was - francs, visitors were
charged one-,hir1 less, and servants at the rate Of 3
francs per day. The cook received unlimited credit,
but il appears paid nobody, though supplied with
Her Majesty, till finally she promised, in presence OF
the lodge porter, 10 pay them all She has been
cited to appear and swear, did she, or did she not
make such promise; up 10 the present she has de
clined TO attend, if she persists, judgment will 60 by
default.
The traffic in false postage stamps for collections
has made such progress, as to be highly remunera-
tive, and the purchasers are said TO prefer them TO
the real ones
Four false q dukes are now under arrest for
swindling; as for minor titled rogues. they are as
plentiful as blackberries.
Nedjib-Pacha, the present commander of the Turk
ish forces against the insurgents Of Herzegovina,
studied for five years in Brussels. He was surprised
the students were not beaten on the feet for not
knowing their lessons, and when told, their Incidence
would be punished by their not receiving q degree,
he replied, that would never affect his promotion in
the army on returning home. So he declined to
study, and is now a commander-in-chief.
A usurer who was lately condemned in the North
of France to imprisonment, complains that he is now
inundated with applications for loans on any terms
he pleases.
a French editor says, Jersey would be a detached
portion of paradise-if the authorities would only
relinquish hanging. The latter is held by some to
be an evidence of civilization.
A defaulting banker appeared q few days ago
before a meeting, composed of 1000 of his creditors;
he was guarded by the police; his composition was
rejected. The meeting surpassed what would be the
spectacle, if the three menageries now in the city
were let loose. 1t has been suggested to hold the
meeting again, and charge for the admission of
spectators-the proceeds to go to the Toulouse fund.
A chef of a railway Office wrote a testimonial the
other day for an emPloyS, stating he had been three
years in the department., was a good clerk, but that
he had never seen him in his life.
Husband to wife in the screened 6oignoire of a
theatre; thermometer marking 10 degrees; " take
of your gloves my dear, and you win be cooler
50 what use, since have removed all but them"