The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-12-18
Death OF the viee-President.

Our nation has had 70 mourn FOR the death Of three
Presidents in ofics, and bow Nice-Presr4ent wilson
Is called away while holding the ofhce 10 which he
Was elected. The mourning for Wilson as Tor har-
rison, Taylor and Lincoln, viii not be 4 mere matter
o: ceremony. Each q these men hal taken a strong
hold on public sympathy Tue EIce-fresldent has
long been a prominent anu influential man For
thirty years he has been a distinguished political
leader, in a State where leadership vas obtained with
difficulty. In many points be Ess inferior 10 such
men as Webster, ChOate, Charles Francs Adams,
Sumner, Theodore Parker, y. Banks, and others.
against whom be had TO contend IN one form or
another, but he also had q combination Of faculties
that enabled him to reach 4 greater political success
Of g certain kind, with less assistance from friends or
fortune. than any one Of them. His popular title
a. The Cobbler Of Natick Indicted that be CON-
meuced life as a poor boy. He vas the architect
Of his own great fortune His talent for pubic
speaking, and his tact IN the management OF men
threw him into public life. aud the longer he
was tried the more capable he proved himself 10 be.
II be had been spared, he would have probably been
4 prominent candidate for the Presidency before the
next Republican National Convention. Tie died at
the age 60 years.
Thomas ". Ferry, Senator from Michigan, elected
President pro temDo Of the [. : Senate at the last
session, is now Vice-President Of the United States
fila, .f0U. %.
LAu>cH-The new schooner D." Nettie Merrill -
for she is to take the name Of her predeceSsor-
was successfully launched from the shiPyard Of the
Messrs. Foster on the Esplanadr at : O'Clock on
Thursday morning last. She will be ready for i
trial trip about New Years.
CHRISTMAS IS near at hand-the season of kindly
influences and the Interchange of appropriate gifts.
whereby we may our friendships (and closer
ties as wel) by the bestowal of suitable gifts. II
your inclinations run in this direction, look in at
Dillingham; * Cos, where you will end. just open
ing. a large variety of seasonable goods for house
hold use, ornament being combined with utility.
PrCAIRN's IsLAND.-A ship which arrived at san
Francisco recently from Newcastle. y. :. W, was
twenty-eight DAYS to Pitcairn's Island, and was
boarded by some of the inhabitants. who stated
that any vessel in want of provisions. such as pigs,
goats. and poultry, fruit and vegetables, could be
supplied at any time with any amount; would either
sell to the vessels or exchange for sRch as bread,
sugar. coffee, tea. paint, &c. There were about
so inhabitants of the island. descendants of the
mutineers of the Bounty, and were all enjoying
excellent health.
DEATH OF A VETERAN WHAIER--We note In the
New Bedford papers that Capt. Thos. @. Young
well known as a veteran whaleman, died on the
lst OF November. GO years OF age. He will be re
membered as the master of bark FavOrite, OF Fair
haven, who, when ordered TO surrender To the
Shenandoah, refused. When one of the pirate's
boats approached his vessel he trained IL bomb guu
upon it, armed his men with muskets. and warned
the officer that be would fire into his boat if he did
not draw off. The Shenandoah then steamed along
side, the commander ordered Capt. Young TO hauI
down his flag. and the following conversation en-
sued Haul it down yourself If you think 1t vii
be good for your constitution - " II you don't hau
it down Wen blow You ont of the water" said the
officer. BLOW away my buck. but may I'll b,
eternally blasted if haul down that flag for any
cussed Confederate pirate that ever foated. " Ih'
commander OF the Shenandoah admired the old
mans bravery so much that he did not fire a shot
but brought him and his crew off with an armed
boats crew.