The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-13
THE PACIFIC
GOmmerelalAbberti
SATURDAY, DECEMBER l3.
Foreign News Items.

The Paris FiJ0TO says Bret Harte is received in
the highest English society with distinction.
Accounts have been received from ST. Peters
burg Of the temperance OF the plague, which il
not widespread. but il is sufficiently serious to de-
mand preventive measures
Great Improvement has suddenly become mani
fest in the mental condition Of Carlotta, widow OF
Emperor Macmillan Of Mexico, and a complete
restoration Of her sanity is now considered posi-
be.
If the truth could be known il would be found
that half the cases Of sickness are brought on by
the morbid aud excited imagination In the victim.
Intense fear Of a disease will produce il.
The Grand Jury Of San Francisco has brought in
a true bill against Charles De Young for attempt to
murder. and in its report severely condemns the
use Of violsnt. indecent and ~defamatory language
il political campaigns.
In Paris. France. the animal and vegetable re-
fuse from markets and refuse Of all kinds has been
calcined. and forms what is known as L" Paris char
coal" A furnace for that purpose has been de-
signed by an Eastern inventor at Stamford. Conn,
for utilizing all these waste products
The Canadian Government has receited a petit
ton from British Columbians praying that clause
be inserted in government contracts for the con-
structiOn Of the railway in British Columbia prOhi-
biting the employment Of Chinese labor.
Robert r. Crockett. the only surviving son Of
DaVy Crockett. has n farm near Granbury, Texas,
and il the keeper Of the bridge across. the Brazos
river at that place. Ashley Crockett, one Of
Robert CrOckett's sons. is one Of the two editors
and proprietors OF a hourishing newspaper Of that
region
A Valparaiso dispatch. dated October 18TH, re-
ceived by way Of Lisbon, says: The captured
Peruvian ironclad H1Hsear has been towed here,
and will b. rehtted and manned by a Chilean crew
The Chilean Government has ordered funeral
hOnors to the late Rear-AdmiTal Grau. who COM
manded the HHaseaT.
Gladstone is an active. 1.-the, muscular man,
rather tall and Of wellproportioned frame. His
face and hGurs have that clear-cut contour which
generally indicates several generations Of i~ntellec-
tual activity aud personal leadership.
When TennysOn is at work be sits fenced in by a
number OF screens at a Writing-table facing the
window. Clay pipes IN endless profusion lie about
on papers, table and books The poets son. Hal
lam. acts as secretary. copying manuscripts. writ
ing letters, etc TennysOn rarely travels.
The Supreme Court Of Iowa has decided that in
a criminal case a man can. n he chooses, go on and
be tried by a Jury OF eleven persons. in case one OF
Indiana and Iowa Courts have decided that the
right to a jury trial by twelve persons is one a
criminal has no right to wEive, and this is the rule
in other States.
Cetewayo the Zulu King. is rather a handsome
man. He has a singularly dignided and stately
air. a tall, sinewy Ggure, good features. a fearless
glance. beautiful teeth. a head splendidly set upon
his shoulders and a velvet skin. His attire is like
wise impTessiye-a 50 table-clOth Of the ordinary
red and green pattern. His captivity does not
seem to affect his spirits. be is perfectly cheerful,
has q good appetite. chats pleasantly with his war
deus and enjoys his daily walk
There is not a nation in Europe Of the Caucasian
race that has one subject in a thousand of any
other race. They are so jealous of the right of
citizenship that with most of them they will not ad-
nit to full citizenship foreigners. even Of their own
race But we have degenerated so in patriotism
and public virtue that from mercenary convenience
and party purposes we are inviting the heather
races from all lands to come and posses our coun-
try. and comforting the right Of citizenship on those
who cannot even read the English language. and
know no more about the Constitution by which
our complicated system of State and Federal Gov
eminent was organized, than educated horses
An. paper.
Coney Island reveis in electric lights. The big
pier has twenty-five of them. Each hotel has a
number and the tall tower has a few. To the
ocean traveller these present a brilliant sight at
night. Yet there are many ocean travellers who
never heard Of electric lights. and who are not ac-
customed to seeing these beacons in New York
harbOr. A ship coming from Australia cast
anchor for the night, her Captain being so Devil
dered by what he thought were half a dozen light
houses gone crazy that he did not know where to
20. A pilot boarded an Italian vessel one night
and found the Captain aud crew on their knees
praying in terror for protection from what they
supposed % b. d-mons dancing along a hitherto I'M
frequented shore. Coney Island should hide her
lights under a bushel.