The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-02-28
NEWS ITEMS.

St Petersburg's dog tax yielded Sl30,000 last
year. That city is blessed with $1,000 dogs.
summary OF the British turf for 1879 shows
that there were 2TI race meetings, embracing 474
days and 9Z0 prizes for which there were IL .446
Contestants The aggregate value OF the prizes
(stakes and purses) IN money, exclusive OF one
gold one whip, and twenty-five cups, was
81 33S, BIZ
It must give those Americans who have been
talking about ship canal tor years novel sensa-
ton to know that while they still talking "A
FrenchmAn has begun an exhaustive survey Of 4
route by which he proposes to construct canal.
Admiral Ammen is, however. searching in the
Iiveliest way for president for his Nicaragua
COmpany, but the men be approaches only annoy
him with questions regarding the whereabouts and
capital Of his company.
When Mr. James G. Flood builds a kitchen as
nicely as a picture gallery. he must expect to see
it noticed in newspapers IL Is attached TO his
new house at Menlo Park. below San Francisco,
and it fills one lofty story. open to the roof and
ventilated there. The rest of the house is finished
in a most perfect manner. having mosaic floors.
marble mantles inlaid with onyx, malachite and
other precious stones and carved woodwork from
native trees
GEN GRANT writes thus to q friend who presented
to him christmas gift referred to in the letter: 'My
Dear Sir-0n this day, recognized q holiday by
all ChristendOm, acknowledge the receipt Of the
beautiful tabIe-fac simile Of the centre-table on
which Gen Lee and myself signed the terms Of the
formers surrender at Appomattax Court House, Va
made Of gold, and the still more highly appreciated
expressions with which It is accompanied. printed
satin Both will have n sacred place among the SOU
venirs which hope to preserve through life. and
then to transmit my children heirloOms, and to
be preserved by them as equally sacred"
NEW YORK, January 25.-The HeTald's London
cabegram says: The Irish question IS exciting less
interest The Queen, at the opening Of Parliament,
will propose Of relief for the distress The
Daily Telegraph, in impassiOued article,
proaches England with apathy and the paueiy Of its
contributions Every day." it says. "brings
er the dreadful time when the last morsel Of food
shall be eaten, and the cry Of famine. poignant now.
shall stalk through the land. Ireand's fight for
istence claims Indulgence for her sediton- While the
upper classes live in luxury, the Irish farmers
slow 70 complain, and would rather hide their grief
than parade IL" Mr.. Parnell's visit TO America is
viewed with little Indulgence
OMAHA, January 29th.-Among the passengers to
Caifornia to-day Dennis kearney, who will visit
Sacramento one week and then return 10 San Fran
cisco. He says the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent will be Grant or Washburne- Blaine has
chance for nomination, according TO kearueys Opin
ion Whatever Republican is nominated, Kearney
says Will be sOlidly opposed BY the Workingmen,
who are everywhere uniting their strength for the
coming contest
LONDON January 26.-John Bright in his speech
At Birmingham on Saturday, suggested that Parlia-
ment appoint Commission to go to Dublin, with
power 70 selEfarms oflandords TO tenants, who are
willing buy them, and to advance threefourths Of
the purchase mOosy therefOr-principal and interest
70 be paid IN thirty-6Ve years. Such measures,
Bright said. he believed would meet the wants and
safety the desires Of the Irish people. The Cousnis
sion IL to assist tenants TO purchase whenever land
lord is willing to sell Bright recommends compul-
sorry sales only where the land is owned by London
companies or guilds, is the with large tracts
near Londonderry. He expressed q conviction. how
ever that if bis plan adopted selEinterest or
public opinion would compel individual land
lords 70 sell to their tenants