The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-07

name Is unknown she appeared to be wealthy.
She gave Gauvois $50, and also gave money to
the smuggiers.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 23.-It is officially an
nounced from Jiddah that the Grand Cheriff of
Mecca has been deposed, and imprisoned in
Tayef, where Midhat Pasha is prisoner. Abdallah
Alderman has been named as Grand Cheriff.
de Is the brother of the Cheriff who was muir
dered some time ago. as is supposed by orders
from the Sultan, because he was favorable to the
British.
There was a great rain storm on I'D and 23d
September, extending over the larger part of the
States of New Jersey and New York and ak
tending on the one hand into Massachusetts, and
on the other into North Carolina. At Plainsheld,
n. j., a bridge was swept away while crowded
with people looking at the food and several were
drowned. In New York there was much de-
struction of property through the flooding of
cellars, especially in Broadway. The following
extracts from some of the kilograms on the sub
ject convey an id a of the damage
PoUaHKEEPsIE IN. ~, September 23.-The
storm was the severest known hereabouts for
years, and is still raging. Reports from along
the Hudson and interior counties tell of roads
already swollen are rising rapidly. The iron
bridge at yerplank is impossible. The New
York and New England Railroad is badly
washed. On the Hudson River Railway the
track is badly washed from Dobb's Ferry south.
Flood tides in the Hudson are remarkably high,
and the wind is rising and rain falling in tor
rents. In many places south of here both tracks
OF the Hudson River Railway are flooded, and
washouts near New Hamburg and below Dutch
ess Junction are reported. The storm seems
to be the heaviest in the Hudson River Valley.
PHILADELPHIA, September 23.-Nearly eleven
inches of rain has fallen here within the past
seventy-two hours. Washouts are reported along
the railroad lines. Five hundred passengers on
the Pennsylvania Railroad from New York were
brought to this city by the boat from Bristol
Breaks in the sewers in the city have beer
numerous and serious, and street car travel IL
hindered. A large portion below the city is un
der water, and farmers there will suffer heavy
losses. PATTERSON IN. J.), eptember "a
About IA inches of rain has fallen here since the
storm began. The Passaic River has risen from
six to eight feet, and many parts of the town arr
submerged. The Lincoln iron bridge, valued a
$40, 900 was washed away.
WASHINGTON, September 23.-The reception
to Engineer Melville, Lieutenant Berry, hinder
mann and Noros took place in Masonic Hall thi
evening. Assistant Secretary of State Davis pre-
sided, and Richard W. Thompson, ex-Secretary
of the Navy, made the welcoming address. A
the conclusion Engineer Melville. Lieutenan
Berry, Lieutenant Danenhower aud Nidermani
and Noros took their stand at the foot of tn
platform aud received greetings of the audienc
while the band played the Russian and Ameri
can national airs. Three hearty cheers and
tiger were then given for the survivors of tn
Jeanette and Rodgers and the meeting nd
journed.
CHICAGO, September 23.-The sensational fea
ture of to-day was IA race between j. j.. Case
noted four-year-old black stallion jay Eye Sc
and H.. D.. McKinney's fast fouryear-old ba
mare Bronze. The result was rather startling
as the black colt beat the best four-year-ol
record twice in succession by three-quarters {
a second, the honor having been heretofore hel
by Trinket, who trotted at four years in 2;lsA