The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-08-21

M4eland stamford Of California is said to be
II Worth twenty millions.
A Masonic newspaper in the Arabic language
fas been started in Egyt by the Masonic fraternity.
! Or. Kenealey has come 10 the conclusion that
the claimants case IL hopeless. and says 20 In his
paper.
Rome has been filled with pilgrims this season,
il being the year OF jubilee, and n great deal OF
treasure has been laid az the Pope's feet.
The Philadelphia Dress states that n resident OF
that city was SO anxious 10 see all The finn At
Bunker Hill on the 18th, that he paid $1,000 for n
furnished house there for three days.
n Mrs. Harriet Hubbard, a woman over City years
Did, was sentenced 10 pay n nno OF $50 and costs,
md 10 be imprisoned six months, at Hartford, for
stealing flowers from a cemetcry4-a practice which
has been very prevalent In that city Of late.
The Chicago Tribune tells OF a swarm oi grass
boppers which, moving at The rate OF fifteen miles
an hour, occupied sixty hours in passing over n
town I'm Missouri, and was estimated 20 be from
thirty 20 seventy-6ye miles wide and a half n mile
deep.
From The report Of the Insurance Commissioner
OF Maine, ID appears that az the close Of 1874,
thirty-three life and three accident insurance com.
panies were doing business In that State. The
gross assets amounted 10 s34e,5ss,570f 30: liabfii.
ties, S3l7,77l.4OO22.
In England. tho Methodists intend 90 appeal
against the decision OF Mr.. Phillimore. which for.
bids their preachers the use Of the title Of " Rcver.
end" Their appeal must be 10 the Cont Of
"' ~ 'Si'f - ~ " hittuoA'
father ~ the other.
schuyler Colfax is at Baltimore visiting some
friends. He says he IL now entirely oBf OF pOlilcs,
makes no political speeches, and ENDS HIS present
occupation as a lecturer and orator moro c%Ongenial
10 bis tastes, pays better. II more jolly In every
way than n political life could possibly be 10 him.
OF course. Robert Toombs will have nothing 20
do with Centennial demonstrations. lie snys 81
am ashamed 10 sing paans 30 The lion hearted
heroes of that grand epoch In the worlds history
until we shall have regdined those eternal princi-
pies OF seli-goycrnmept which We have both lost
and betrayed"
Z Lord Byron's services in the canRs Of Greet
independence seem likely TO rcceive af last n rec
ogniiion from the Greek people. who have raised
by private subscription q considerable sum for the
erection OF a monument 10 him M MIssoionghi,
where he died. and where he fed, clothed and
armed tho garrison during the famous siege.
\ grand temperance conference of The members
OF the Dominion Parliament, member Of the local
Legislatures. clergymen ~ all denominations. and
delegations from all the temperance organizations
in the Dominion, Is projected At Montreal for Sept
18th, 10 consider the present position Of Tho pro
blbitOry law movement and decide upon a measure
10 be submitted 10 Parliament. The convention
will be the most important gathering Of the kind
ever held 10 Canada.
A machine foF writing spoken words has been
by n Frenchman named VI III. Huppinger.
The Reret hadusirieHe describes the machine NJ
being about the size Of the hand. II Is put in con
nection with the vocal or~gans--tbe instrument
recording their movements upon a moving band Of
paper in dots and dashes. The person 10 whom
the instrument is attached simply repeats the
words Of the speaker after him inaudibiy. This
lip language Is then faithfully written ont.
TTennyson's new drama, 4" Queen Mary, p il excir
ing a great deal or attention among the critics o.
pndon. The characters introduced Include some
Of the most conspicuous personages OF that critical
period Of English history. Tho Incidents nsed by
as well as the dramatic figures. do not
far differ from those employed by Tom Taylor IN
bis play ''Twixt Ak and Crown The language
is stately and the drift Of the tragedy suited 10 The
opinions OF those who are accustomed 10 speak OF
the heroine rs " Bloody Mary"
The New York Herald remarks Count Won
Amin, an old and well tried representative Of the
Court OF Berlin, has been unable. despite bis rank.
descent, services and influence. 20 combat success
fully the present mania Of Bismarckism In PruasIa.
He has been convicted and sentenced 20 imprison.
mont, not Of the Tweed consecutive kind. bnt long
enough-nine months--to humiiiate him TO he
degree. But when the French Ia
%eUdTehe! cry comes in n practical shape, more
than enc insulted Won Arnim NAV be- ready n.
clasp hands with III invaders. An iron heel IN
government IS dange 'ous In ihls enllahienea arA-