The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-09-25

denounced the House of Lords as the most dis
graceful and oppressive assembly existing. In a
few minutes the temporary platform was COM
pletely carried away by the crush OF the crowd.
Resolutions for the cessation of ~eyictions and the
reform of the House of Lords were subsequently
declared carried. but the proceedings were merely
a dumb show. The meeting terminated abruptly.
The following items of American news are Gull
ed from recent San Francisco papers.
New York, Sept. 3.-The Star and Herald Of
Panama, just received, has the story OF the disas-
trous hurricane which swept Jamaica the night
of August 18th. The wind ragged with such fury
at the beginning that street cars had TO cease run
ming. Vessels have been sunk and driven ashore,
wbarves destroyed, roofs blown off, trees uproot-
ed and a catalogue of other damages sustained,
which it is impossible TO estimate. Not a single
coaster in Kingston harbor rode out the gale in
safety. Twenty-seven vessels, brigs, barks, ETC.,
were driven ashore, or went to pieces at their
docks. Every wharf but one was blown away;
the beach was strewn with the cargoes OF vessels
wrecked; many seamen are missing, and they are
supposed to have persisted. All the penitentiary
vessels foundered, and those ut Port Royal sus-
tanned considerable damage. The damage on land
is roughly estimated at El0O 900. Cocoanut
trees were all snapped in pieces. The villages OF
Allmantown, Brownstown, Passmoretown, Han
nahstown, Smiths Village and Fletcher's Land
suffered severely. SchOol-houses were leveled,
and churches. chapels and synagogues we're dam
aged. The barracks at Up Park camp went
down in the gale. The banana crop is destroyed,
and trees of all kinds have vanished.
Three severe shocks of earthquake were felt
during the storm. Communication with the
country parts is cut of. The wires were all
snapped and trains could not pass. the Rio Cabric
bridge having given way when the storm was at
it's height. Boards, trees, sheds, shingles, house
hold furniture, etc, were rushing through the
air with lightning-like rapidIty. Whole Families
were flying from house to house seeking refuge.
The roads are impossible for carriages and dan
gerous to pedestrians. Nearly the whole Of the
provision crop is destroyed and great want will
be felt by the peasantry.
New York, Sept. 4.-The Times says: The
loss of the steamship City of Vera Cruz is con-
frmed by the report Of seven survivors who were
washed ashore near st. Augustine. The scenes
on board the vessel during the violent hurricane
of Saturday and Sunday must have been terrible.
But the dispatches give only a brief view OF the
distress of those on board. The vessel became
unmanageable, and the captain and many Of the
crew were washed overheard, and then at 80
O'Clock Sunday morning the steamer suddenly
went down. Liie-boats and RATS had been rem
dered useless by the storm, aud the men saved
hoated ashore ON whatever they could grasp.
There were 70 persons on board, including the
crew. .s. ..H.a
San Francisco, Sept 2.-The Executive Com
mittee on the Reception of the President met last
evening, Supervisor Stetson presiding, and thirty
gentlemen present. The Chairman announced
that a request would be telegraphed to the Presi-
Dental party TO make a detour TO Lake Tahoe or
Virginia City, 80 AS to avoid arriving in this city
on the day of election.
j. p. jackson, Of the Reception Committee,
announced that the plan was for Governor Per
kins, with the Committee, to receive the Presi-
dent at the ferry. Governor Perkins will deliver
the address of welcome to the State, and the
Presidential party will be escorted to carriages.
The procession will then proceed up Market street
to the Palace, along Montgomery, California,
Kearney and back to the Palace, where the Pres
idential party will review the procession. They
will then be left in quiet in the hotel until halt
past 9, when a grand serenade will be given in the
court. No levee or other ceremonies will be held
that day.
The WAR BETWEEN CHILE AND PERU TO BE
CoNTINUED.-New York, Sept. 4,-The cable
brought information yesterday OF a preliminary
treaty of peace between Chile and Peru, stipulat-
ing the principal articles Of the treaty. The re-
ceipt of this news naturally caused a Autter of OK
element and expectation among the srms engaged
in the South American trade. A Herald reporter
called on Tracy, the Peruvian Charge d'Afairs,
to-day, and asked him If there was any truth in
the report. Tracy stated that he did not believe
that there was the least, as he knew that his Gov
vernment was making active and extensive
preparations for n continuation of the struggle,
and it was not likely that they would consent to
sign a treaty under such conditions az were men
toned in the dispatch.
A Mortified, Mass, dispatch announces that
ID. L. Moody will begin the season OF evangelical
work in San Francisco, and remain there through
the winter. His family will remain in North
field. In choosing San Francisco az his next point
of effort, he has not overlooked the many difficult
ties to be met or the strength Of the Influences
that will operate against his success There is
probably not another large city in the country
where rigidly orthodox Christianity, which
Moody breaches, has received such little encour-
agement as in San Francisco. Still he believes
it Is a place where he is most needed at the pres
ent time, and believes that with the cooperation
which he expects from among the Churches, the
city will be deeply stirred. 3 UiItlBU
The following also which we take from the San
Francisco Bulletin Of 9th inst. has it's interest
for Hawaiian readers. What il California should
succeed in producing all the sugar she needs ?
We shall have to find another market Tor our spe-
cIal product when that tunes arrives.
The prospect of raising sugar cane successfully
on the luIr islands near the outlet of the Sacra-
mento aud san Joaquin rivers seems TO be excel
lent. j. Pool, on Andras Island, near Isleton.
has five acres Of amber cane growing. and M
Derrick, on Brannan Island, has three acres of
the Honduras variety, besides which several other
farmers are cultivating small patches Just TO try
1t, and IN every instance il grows beautifully.
Mr.. Pools five acres were planted on the 18th Of
June. and the cane is already Eve feet high. MIR.
Derrick's field was planted earlier, aud his cane
ID full ten feet in height, and tie stalks are ma.
turing rapidly. He las also some stalks OF the
amber variety Mt the SAME plnce, bat they, though
as tall, are not 50 stout AS the Honduras.
The news from Eastern Europe ~ promising for
those who either as soldiers OF as contractors
would like to have another appeal 70 arms in that
quarter. In the speech with which the Queen Of
England prorogued her parliament, we 6nd the
following. which does not seem to prophecy a
peaceful settlement of affairs. We append some
recent kilograms on the subject.
" The failure of the Sublime Porte 10 execute. nc.
cording TO it's agreement, the plan agreed upon in
April last for the determination OF the Ottoman
frontier lying toward Montenegro, has caused un-
fortunate delays in the ettlement Of that question,
and the Treaty of Berlin has not yet taken effect in
other points of Importance which remained open ut
the commencement of the session. The Governments
which were parties TO that treaty have communicated
with the Sultan their judgment on the means OF
bringing to a satisfactory settlement the Greek and