The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-22

and cattle have been drowned in England
and fully half the hay crop is DESTROYED.
Fires in London were general throughout
July.
Miscellaneous News.
The Melbourne Exhibition was for
mally opened on July 1st, before very
large attendance.
The directors of the Panama Canal
have pledged themselves to the share
holders that the canal will be open for
traffic in 1890.
The young Emperor of China will be
married in February. The Hongkong
wears at $40, 900 per month. Two large
tin mines in Perak have been closed
The japanese export duty on coal has
been repealed. There were So deaths
from cholera at HOngkong during the
first fourteen days in July, and at Annoy
there are 100 cases daily. The volcanic
eruption at Bandaizan occurred on July
18th, and over 500 persons were killed in
an hour, 1000 injured, and 1000 rem
dered homeless and destitute. Five viii
lagos were buried, from seven to twenty
feet deep, in ashes, mud and stones.
The river Nazare was damned by ashes
and overhOwed its banks.
The Presidential Campaign.
1t is reported that a large sum of
money has been subscribed in England
to secure the reelection OF Cleveland.
Mills of Texas will probably visit
California to stump the State for the
Democrats. The Chinese Restriction
bill has passed the Senate without divi-
sion.
James G. Blaine received a splendid
welcome at New York, on his return
from Europe. He has made a few brief
speeches on protection, and will take an
active part in the political campaign.
Sporting Matters.
At Cleveland, Ohio, You Bet, with
running mate, made a mile in 205A
minutes.
The double scull race at Saratoga, for
the championship of the United States,
between Teemer and Hamm on one side
and Gaudaur and Mckay on the other,
was won by the latter by four lengths.
Kemp and Hanlan will row another
race on the Parramatta on Friday, Sept.
2Sth.
The international fight between Frank
Murphy of England and Jack Havlin of
Boston took place on the End inst. on the
Hudson. FOrty-nine rounds were fought
in three and a quarter hours. Both men
were fearfully punished, and the fight
was declared a draw.
Personal.
Hon. James Campbell has returned
from the East and will leave here for
Honolulu on September 18th.
Claus Spreckels will be in San Fran
cisco during the first week in September,
and then he proceeds to jacksonville, re-
turning East about October LIST.
Chas. Croker is seriously i'll, of dia-
betes, at Monterey.
The Duke of Marlborough and his wife
were remarked at the London Regis
trar's Office to prevent any possible com
plications that might arise.
Robert Garrett, ex-President of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, has become |
insane. He breads being robbed and |
murdered by Jay Gould, and has to be |
constantly guarded to prevent violence. |
Emperor William II. proceeded to |
Denmark from Sweden, and then re- |
turned home. He will visit Queen |
Victoria later, and in the meantime the |
Queen has given up the papers of the |
late Emperor Frederick, Bismarck in
forming Lord Salisbury that, unless they |
were restored, he would send an army TO |
London for them.
Shipping Record.
SAN FRANCIsCo-Arrivals July 28th, |
schr. Geo. G. Perkins, 81 days from |
Hilo; August LIST, U. S. S. Mohican, "a
days from Honolulu; August 4th, S. S.
Alameda days, and bark Sonoma 3512 |
days from Honolulu; schr. Anna %
days from Kahului; August 9Th, bktne
w. II. Dimond % days, August 9Th, S. !
S. Australia IA days, August 9th, bark
Ferris S. Thompson y days, bktne Dis
Lampson So days, all from Honolulu
Departures: July 28th, bark Ceylon
for Honolulu via Mendocino; July 29th,
bktne. S. @. Wilder, August 4th, bark |
G. O. Whitmore, August 18th, bktne. |
w. H. Dimond, August 18th, bktne. |
Eureka, all for Honolulu.
Projected Departures-For Honolulu |
Bktne. S. n. Castle and S. S. Australia |
on August 18th; S. S. Alameda on Aug
ust 25th; the Sonoma, Consuelo and |
Lady Lampson.
EUREKA-August 10th, schr. Eva from
Honolulu, and bktne. Ella for Homo
lulu.
PORT TOwNsEND-August 9th, bark |
James A. King from Honolulu.
New YORK-August 9TH, Br. bark wv
for Honolulu.
sYDNEY-August 9Th, S. S. Mariposa
for Honolulu.
AUCKLAND-August 18th, S. S. Mari
pOsa for Honolulu.
NEwCAsTLE-August 4th, ship Carnar-
vonshire for Honolulu.
SPoKEN-July 9th, 6 S., 80 80 w,
bark Amy Turner from Boston for Ho-
nOlulu.
Naval and Marine.
The Br. bark Ivy was in collision, at
midnight on August 9TH, with the S. S.
Jerome, when "a miles SSE. of Sandy
Hook. The Ivy lost her jib-boom and
neadgear.
The Bolivian schooner Don Leon
ioundered on one of the Marquesas
Islands on May 9TH. The crew were
saved and brought to San Francisco by
5he City of Papeete.
The whaling catch has been very light
owing to ice packs which prevented the
ZilIinr of Huh nl los nltho1,orh +ho,o |