The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-10-16

In Philadelphia the TRIAL OF William WeeieryeIt.
charged with completely In the abduction OF Char.
ley Ross, was continued sept o. After n brief
eross,examlnato o. Westeryelt, The prisoner TOOK
abouis before and since the abduction. ssllstifN
Ann Eliza Seventeen calls upon Heaven and
the American people 10 avenge the victims 81
Mountain Meadows. In this connection she would
state that large and small lycenrns will be- furnished
with lectures with promptitnde and dispatch. A
perfect ht guaranteed. Cheap for cash.
A Washington special says The RepldHoan con.
iains an article setting forth that the Centennial
Exposition Is IN danger That AZ matters now stand,
getber or be postponed, In this connection a Dc.
clares that Gen. Joseph Hawley, Of Connecticut
The President OF the Board Of Directors, has grown
unpopular 10 an extent that seriously impalrs his
usefulness a. the head Of the eniorprisei and ~.
summing that Hawley will resign, states that the
friends Of General L. T. Spinner are dlnPpsed y
insist TINT he be put at this head Of this Beard, a.
be will consent TO accept the place,
Late accounts show that the attack made upon
the English exploration party ia Palestine was Of
a serious nature. IL occurred at Safed mot Acfel,
six or seven miles northwest Of the Lake Of Gall
lee. on Saturday, July 10. There we're I5 In the
English party the assault was unprOvokel, but.
says the Secretary OF the Exploration Society,
" was Of a very savage character, and appears 10
have arisen simply from the fact that the party
were Christians" Sticks, stones. clubs, big knives
and firearms were used by the Mohammedans.
The English were unarmed. The light lasted a
nan bOuF. anu was terminated by The arrival Of
some Turkish soldiers. with the English Consular
Agent. Lieut.. Gender was severely wounded on
the bead and neck Lieut.. Kitchener was bruised
on The thigh and arm, and Che Arab servants
sticks. Full accounts OF the assault we're sent by
Lieut.. Condor 70 the British Consul General az
beyrout. Measures have been taken 10 arrest and
punish the assailants.
BRTsH RAILWAY AocIDENTs--On the British
railways last year there were 2II passengers Nj.
led and ] ,9sl injured. The passenger Journeys
during the year numbered 4oO, 1000 900, giving an
average Of $4,000 a day NO that when We re-
member that II OF the deaths were caused by The
carelessness Of the individual, the relative NOR
taliiy Is not great. IL IL curious that precisely the
same number OF persons GID was killed In the
streets Of London during the same interval.
CAN'T ALwars TEpL-A Young man Of VIII.
~mingion, n. C., having obtained a short leave Of
absent from bis employer, remain away 10 long al
a fashionable Summer resort that the employer
telegrapbed for him 10 return, or he would lose
his place. "Dont want the place have a $1,000,
900 girl IN love with me-" was the answer. Rnl
be came back ia "A week and took a place at $50
a month. He says that you can't sometimes most
always hardly ever tell about these girls unless
you bet--and then you're sure 10 lose. uEhM
The conversation turns on mules. "Mnlea.U
says McGraph - contain the pecnlinrities 81 their
origin. They are "a tribe uncertain. ! bad one
mule-JenDie--whoh was o. fond Of me asa dos.
But she knew my diiatory habits, and after waiting
for me three quarters Of an hour would misbehave
so l had 20 come out and speak 10 her. Every
gate | had turned into 10 buy hemp Jennie thought
necessary TO stop before again. thought she had
seen every kind of calf in Kentucky. but one day
a white calf popped up ia the road: A white
calf was 10 much for the mule. and she sieepls-
chased over three or four counties. One OF my
negroes had ridden her so offer Thai he shook on
his traditional suspicion Of mules. lie was DOING
on Jennie one day when she saw a peculiarly Of
some kind In the road. Some gentleman saw the
negro defending through The trees a. n be came
from the clouds, and heard the mule boomerang
ing through the woods. The negro waa merely
heard 10 remark; OATS why 1 alias 'spiae o mule"