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Our San Francisco Letter.
CMOS or Tiir. iinur eiuiMirrrr ni ror.stn.N
trwiWAtuistr mi: nivii-NoeiiTTimm.
FtW UprrUI i .mriMiilriii f ihi .lrjr I'tm
Sn I'mitwro, Mnrch 2, 1832.
At tlit (tigrrionl iiowr from Wash
ington t of an important character, I hnvw
irathororf uji ttm tlit various dlpitohc ro- i
Iiinjgr to treaty matte.
On Friday, Ihu 17th nil., Iho Homo
Committee on Foreign Affairs gnvu iU at-1
(cnticm to tlio arguments on Uio bill to nl. i
regale tho Hnwniinn Hociprooity Treaty,
II. .A. Hrown is ri'Hrlril to lmui aired his
ignorance ij insisting that llio subversion
of the treaty had become n gigantic abuse,
which lint enslaved tho Hnwniinn plnnfurs,
oiprcl Pacific cost consumers of sugar,
entailed utinoynnce nml nipetin upon tbo
pople of lliis country, and purposes tho
destruction of the American Mnr ptnntiny
nml refining industries.
Tli intelligent .Mr. Drown nUo informed
Uip Committee that it wns nn injustice to
American inniitifnclurars Hint, tho mnchin
rry iicl by the Hawaiian mignr planters
wnf. purnhnsed in Great llritnin. Ho con.
sidrrod tin snecoss of the Sprokols' ring
Totihl establish n bad precedent, nn Amer
ica would soon bpcomo n general hospital
for tbo supjiort of semi-defunct countries
nud petty kingdoms. Not only reciprocity
will be forced upon us, with tho terrors of
annexation staring ur in tho fnee, but i t
will rob us nml dostroy our industries.
Another patriotic gontlotunn, J. II. Sj
phor, who does not intoml to bo counted ns
n nonentity, whou it comes to figure, said
the advocates of tbo treaty had mndosotnn
plausible points find, that it wns in the
intercut of diplomacy and would promote
our diplomatic relations; second, that it
was a philanthropic measure; and third,
that it would bo greatly to tho benefit of
our trade and commerce all of which had
proved to bo false.
Tho Louisiana sug.ir-plnntcri, it is fur
ther stated, lmvo interested their repre
sentatives to n man, Democrat and Hcpub
licau, in behalf of tho inovemont to ter
minate the treaty. Tho Democratic mem
ber nro found arguiug with tbo Foreign
A fin ire Committee against freo sugar.
Further hciringof tKo various arguments
will bo resumed during tho present week,
nud tho official correspondonco between tho
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, tho Ha
waiian Minister of Foreign Affairs nml the
United states .Minuter Resident nt Hono
lulu which puts n different phaso on mat
ters nB they have been generally understood
hcrctoforo by tho Ainorican public, will no
doubt play nn important part in i'uturo pro
ceedings, as the entire matter was tole
graphed East on tho 18th ult. fresh from
tho columns of the Alia California by tho
agent of tho Associated Press, and by
this time has doubtless becu published in
all tho leading journals of tho country. In
tilts connection I must credit Mr. William
M. Webster, tho general agent of the Cali
fornia and Now York Associated Press, for
tho interest lie has displayed in this matter
as it is the general opinion of nil whom I
have conversed with on this subject, that it
will have great weight nml will bo mado
excellent uso of by the friends of tho treaty.
It may appear strange to tho peoplo of
tho Islands that nemo of tho Sau Francisco
daily papers have espoused their cause, as
hitherto, when tho treat- was undor nego
tiation. In tho first plnce, those who aro
interested in tho commorcial nud general
prosperity of tho Hawaiian Islands, nro la
boring under tho impression that any meas
ure likely to cusuru tho advancement of
their interests means strengthening Sprock
ets' monopoly of tho sugar market. I havo
also been informed thnt Mr. Spreckcls hns
professed tho utmost indifference in regard
to the treaty, nml otherwise displayed ideas
of an extremely selfish character in tho
matter.
In my letter by steamer I alluded io tho
Eastern trip of General Dimond. A re
cent understanding hns beon effected be
twecu tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company
and tho Ovorland Railroad combination
which is extremely favorable to freight
transactions. I am disposed to consider
Williams, Dimond A Co., tho resident
ngenti of tho Pacific Mail Co., a tho
prime movers in tho fnvorablo facilities that
present themselves to tho sugar manufnc -
turcrt of the Hawaiian Islaud
The following Wtuhiugton dispitch to
tho Now York Jkrald is iu n. moro friondly
tone than tho majority of those published
in the East: " An ell'ort is being mado to
effect the termination of tho treaty
with tho kingdom of Hawaii. In spite of
the resolutions pawed in New York in
doning the movement, tlioro hns been de
veloped no clement in Congress that is
known to far to favor such action on the
part of the government except from Loui
siana. Here, the question of sugar pro
tection being vital to tho leading industry
of the State, the Congressmen from this
art of the country are unanimous in its
favor, and Mr. Gibson has a measuro
looking to the accomplishment of the abro
lotion. It wn expected, it was claimed
by the members of the sugar district, that
the Itepublican party would support their
raeawuro on tho scoro of tariff, but the
leading Congressmen this side of tho
Honte havo quite generally expressed thorn
reives opposed to the proposition in nd
vance. The ground they take was well
exprcshod by a member to day. Said ho;
' I am opposed to throwing away the vast
political advantage to bo gained for tho
eako of tho little couuteunnco and aid wo
might give to our sugar planters by the
termination of the treaty. Tho amount of
hugar produced is not enough to mako the
lightest difference with our own growers.
The Sandwich Uland crop never gels be
ynd thePatifio Coast, and is but a moiety
of what it cousutnts. Now if we termin
ate the treaty io care this trifle of customs
dutief, what is the retult? England at
once assumes practical control of the
Islands right at our western gates. Iu
fact the population i largely English now,
aud all that keep oat English domination
is the advantageous market we afford them
for their little bit of eager, with the ail.
vantage of freedom from a customs tax.
Louisiana is uow protected from Cabas
aud Mexican sugar, and lit iutereete of
the planter are jedoaely watoied against
any conapetitUioo that can poeelbly aJbct
taws. They skonld not, through eeUiaa
neat, try to undo the ealr poeeihU hold we
have upon the Sandwich Ielasde, which
politically, are of great importance to this
country, There has no been attempt mnilo to
work tipnhostilii feeling ngainsl thutrn.vly,
on the ground that tho Pacific railroad cor
tioratioiis nud thr San I'r.tnaUoo Importer
lind mndo n combination, Iho umilt of
which was that trniiscouliiieiitnl freight
wnt put. ho high thnt tho Knmlwioh UtaudR
nugnr could bo sold nl its high n rain ns
nuy other in tlin Pncifio roni.1, so thnt the
nbimicn of duty did not chunpnu tho article
to the t'oiMumcr. Whether thix it no or
not, it docs not senm to han taken hold of
t'lingrpim, nud nppntuully will not nll'rot
nction on tho vibjpct.' "
New Publications.
lliirper' MatiKlnf for .Mnrch oprim
with nn illmtrnted nrticlu on " Old Sow
Vork (!otl'e-hoiiRts" whichgivesnplfnsing
glimj)sp nt society in tho last century. "A
Canadian Pilgrimage" is n short nccount
ofn trip through nit interosling trgion.
" The Song of lloland " is from a mann
Ncript ponm in tho Dodleiau hibrnry at Ox
ford and h illustrated with engraTiugs
from tho original. " A Small Tcltiscopo
nnd wlmt to wo with it" is nn iustructivo
nrticle nccominnicd by illustrntinus. "Typ
ical .lonrnoys nnd Country Lifo in Mox
ico," illuslrnted, is ono of the most entor
tniniug nrticles in tho number. Other con
tributions that mny be road with interest
nro " Tho .Mendelssohn Fnmily," illus
trnted. "Wnshington'i Accejitnnco of tho
First Presidency," "An Amoricnu King"
nnd "The New French Minister of Public
Instruction."
'lite tnblo of contents of tho Century
Jrti arid for Mnrch has seldom been ox-
cclled by provious numbers. Tho serios of
Mexican travel is continued "From More
lia to.MoxicoCity on Hornrbaok"and is pro
fusely illustrated. "A llamble in Old
Philadelphia" with numerous engraving
is very interesting. Other illustrated nrti
cles nre "Opera in New York," "Tho Dlack
Hear," "Tho Danish Skate Sail" nnd
"Somo of thu Union Leaguo Decorations."
There nro biographical sketches of "Wil
liam Dean HowelU," "Leigh lluut," "Lord
Heaconsticld " nnd "llryant nnd Longfel
low." Othor interesting ndditions to the
contents nro "Tho Copyright Negotin
tious," " Has Utnh n Hopublican Form of
Government?" and "Droken Unuks nnd
Lax Directors." All of tho department
nlso nro full nnd of moro than usual inter
est. The Mnrch (!tlij'oriiian opens with an
illustrated article on Pasadena, a farming
community in Southern California, outitled
I'A'uo Urown ol tuo Valloy." Xonoofthe
illustrations nre first-class ; a few nro as
good as could be expected from a begin
ner; tho majority nro nwful. The photo
lithogrnph of tho pavillion of tho Southern
California Horticultural Society will recall
to tho minds of many readers tho long
weary mouths when this samo out muti
lated tho ndvertising columns of tho news
papers of Southern California, and will
revive tho hopo that it bo laid on tho Miolf
forever. Good cngraviugs nro most desira
ble auxiliaries to interesting reading mat
ter, but second-hand cheap cuts will not
ndd to tho popnlnrity of nn nspiring maga
zine. James O'Meara contributes n sketch
of tho fnmous filibuster Wnlker, Captain
C. Ij. Hooper continues tho "Cruiso of the
Corwin" nnd E. W. McGraw cousidors
"Immigration ns an American Question."
"At Cobweb Crusly'sJ" is continued and
"A Logical Sexjucuce," by Warren Chonny
is commenced. Two interesting short stories
nro "In Lovo and War" by Mabel S. Em
ory and "Wns It Piquo ?" by Constauco
M. .Neville. Tho poems aro "Sybil," a story
iu souneU, by Edgar Eawcolt, " Whou
Spring Shall Come" by Inn D. Coolbrith,
and "Yuma" by Chns.JH. Phelps. "Out-cropping-)
" by Lock Mclouo excels nil pre
vious issues. On tho wholo it is n very
entcrtainiug number.
In MppincotC for March " On tho Gulf
Coast," beautifully illustrated, is continued.
"The Burning of Columbia " is nn inter
esting nccount of an oveut of tho American
Civil War. "Somo Curiosities of Super
stition," "Collego Ealing Clubs," "Wash
inglon on tho French Stngc," "Malingers
Foreign nnd Domestic," and "Dread or a
Stono" an Indian sketch, mako a varied
aud dcsirablo literary bill of fare. Tho short
stories nro "A FairConfodorato Among the
Pines," nnd "Dcmoisello Daphne." TJicro
nre nlso tho usual serials, poems and tho
very interesting department, "Onr Month-
1 ly Gobsip."
"Our Continent " is tho nnmo of n uow
sixteen-page magazine published wcokly iu
Philadelphia. In its first number it says
" Our Coutiuont " is of and for " that now
world which is tho old," nnd hopes to lay
before its rcadors " tho best thoughts of
our best writors, illustrated by the best
work of our best artists, nnd clothcd'in tbo
most fitting gnrb thnt tbo Ingest skill can
devise." It is conducted by Albion W.
Tonrgee, nssisted by Daniel G. Hrintou
nnd Kobort S. Davis. Other well-known
writers conducting departments of tho
paper are J. L. Russell, Helen Campbell,
Louise Chaudlcr Moultou, Kate Field and
Max Adaler. Among the contributors are
several of the best American writers, and
the illustrations must be pronounced excel
lent. The contents of the numbers already
issued should insure its favorable accept
ance by tho public. W must ndd, how
ever, in (his connection, that wo nro unable
to npprcciato tho ugly scrawls on tho cover
and first page, which are certainly not
ornamental and not likely to impress ono
with tho beautiful iu rotrogrcssivo osthoti-
cism.
Wo havo recoivod n copy of a pamphlet
of 190 pages, entitled " California As It Is"
j issued by tho San FrnneWo Call Co. It
wan unuuii vy orersevouiy luauiug editors
nud writers of tho Stale, nnd coutains de
scriptions of resources, ontwbililies nud
present condition of every country iu the
State, aud several special article ou tho
loading industries. An excellent wop of
California and Nevada accompanies each
pamphlet. The work could have been of
greater valuo if it had beon published
sooner, as the first article contributed
wero written more than two year ago.
Geu. Hancock approves and ha promul
gated iu a geueral order the sentence of
Sergeant John A. Mason, who attempted
to ehoot Guiteau. A petition for pres
entation to President Arthur, aaking for
hie pardon, boa been circulated, andls re
ceiving a large number of signature of
prominent basin intui. The ground
proposed for the xrcie of icotiv clwo
cy are tea ueiteeaent under which th
hootiog was dose.
Twenty Days in Op on
Boats.
THE BRITISH SHIP "NORVAL" BURNED
IK mIO-QCEAN.
Two Boats' Crews Arrive
Safely in Honolulu.
ONE YET TO BE HEARD FROM.
On .Sunday morning Inst Iho Hlciiinor
UktUU brought to Honolulu Cuptnin Geo.
Hnlliduy mid twenty inon of llio crow of
tho HriliHh nhip A'ixvh, which wns iiliaii
doui'd nt M'li on thn 1th of Mnrch. Tim
following fuels lmvo Won elicited from
iiilorviows with llio ofiicoi'H and men:
Tho iron tdiip A'nwi owned by T. 0.
Hunter it Hendry of Oroonock, Hcothind,
l,t!27 tons rcgistor, Nailed from Hull, Eng
hind, on tho'Jtith of October, 1881. with
enrgo of 1,8(!5 tons of coal for Hnn i'rnn
ci.sco, consigned to llorigorx At Meyers.
Thn vessel ronchoil thn North Pacific
without, any ovont esiicciullv worthy of
note. On tho 1st of March, when 1121
days out, a thin column of sinoko was
discovered issuing from tho fori) hatch
and on going below tho smell of smoko
was (luitn noticeable. On tho morning of
tho 'Jnd tho fumes of burning wood and
coal tar were plainly detected in every
part of tho ship. Tho main hatch was
opened and n column of smoke and steam
arose. They wero battened down and
all hands wero called on deck. Tho com
bustible material was removed from below
and tho bonts got ready for sea. Tho
ship nt. this timo was going along with a
fair wind and was reduced to topsails.
Tho donkey engine was got to work and
all hands manned tho pumps, four in num
ber, and pumped sovon feet of water in
tho hold. On tho following morning thoy
turned to between 5 and (! a. in. nnd mndo
sail and thou manned Iho pumps nnd
worked steadily until -1 p. m. to get tho
water out of tho hold. At thnt timo thero
wns about two feet of water still in tho
ship. Tho moil wont forward to tako a
spell of much-needed rest and at 5:15 p.
m. supper was announced. Just ns they
wero getting ready to cat an explosion of
coal gns in tho hold took plnco; tho
hatches wero blown out and tho cabin and
forward part of tho vessel badly wrecked.
Tho Steward, who was preparing; for sup
per in tho cabin, was lifted with a portion
of tho deck against tho beams in tho roof
of tho cabin and was severely cut on
tho head. Ho was covered with blood and
did not recover for several days. Tho
First Oflicer, Erank Anderson, "and tho
Carpenter, wero also slightly injured.
Had tho crow beon nt work at tho pumps
when tho explosion occurcd some of them
would undoubtedly lmvo been killed or
seriously injured. Tho Steward was tho
only oiio who heard tho report of tho ex
plosion which was not. loud. After supper
sail was shortened and tho two lifo boats
wero put over tho sido with provisions and
water and sent to windward with a ropo
attached to thu ship to bo ready in case
of emergency. On tho morniusr of tho 4th
tho bonts wero called nlougsido again aud
noistea to tne davits, turn sail was
mndo to bring tho vessel as near theso
Islands as possible. About noon sinoko
was seen issuing from tho pump well.
Tho ship was getting very hot and tho
crow were got into tho four boats about 1
o'clock. Tho smoko at this timo was very
deiiho and tho men wero nearly suffocated
beforo getting clear of tho ship. Tho
boats pulled off to windward and laid by;
aWut an hour after leaving tho mainsail
nnd main rigging wero in llames and in a
fow minutes tho mainmast fell over tho
sido, and was shortly followed by tho
mizzen-mast. At this timo tho boats wero
about a milo nnd a half distant. Thu Cap
tain gave orders for tho other boats to
follow his and mado bail for Hilo, leaving
tho Xorcal enveloped in flames. Her posi
tion at this timo was about lU.JSO' N.
latitude, 120 AV. longitude.
Tho crow was divided among thu four
boats as follows Captain and nino men
in ono of tho life boats, First Oflicer and
sovon men iu tho other life boat, .Second
Oflicer and four men, and Uoutswnin und
livo men in tho other two boats.
On thn morning of tho 6th tho First
Mate's boat was not iu sight and was not
neon afterward, but the othem kept to
gether. Tho trades wero blowing fresh at
tho time, a heavy sea wns running, and
tho Wats shipped considerable water.
This continued for soveral days und thoy
wero compelled to roof sails. On tho (ith it
Wcmno necessary, owing to tho clangor of
separation, to abandon tho fourth Wat, in
command of tho Boatswain, thero being
no navigator on Ward. Tho Captain
took two of tho men in tho lifo Wat and
tho Second Muto took tho other four into
tho pinnace.
Too much canuot bo said in lirniso
of Captain Hnlliduy und tho disciphno of
tho men during this passage of about 2.5100
miles in open boats. Tho Captain took
ovory precaution against separation nud
whon over neceshiiry gavo instructions to
both Wats. Tho lifo boat Wing tho fastest
sailer, ho ordered tho Second -Mate to in
creiiho tho sizo of his sail, and afterwards
that boat was ablo to keep tho load, Whon
ono got fnr in advaiico tho others wero ul
lowed to catch up. In tho day timo tlioro
was very little diillculty in keeping to
gother and at night lanterns wore used to
doteriiiino tho positions of tho boats.
Tho provisional and water wero of neces
sity doult out sparingly Kneh one was
allowed two-thirds of a pint of water
morning aud night, aud half a pint at
noon. Ono biscuit was given to each
man night and morning, ami canned meats,
Minion, etc., wero cliblrilmtod sparingly.
Ono gonio und two turtle wero seen, nud
ono of tho lutter was killed, but it wns
not used. They caught somo ruin wutor
but us tho sails und Everything else wns
impregnated with salt it wuh impos.
siblo to get it fresh. Ou tho 20th thoy
had u calm aud Wth boats wero comiHslled
to uso tho oars. A leak iu tho forefoot o(
the lifo boat was stopped, all hands get
ting into her stern to lift her Ww out of
,tb water. Only forty miles wero mado
this day. On tho following clay thero was
u very light wind, und sixty-livo iuih
werti inmk'. Tho nun MiflVml greatly
from heat on 111" 20lh, being unprotected
from n poring sun ami having to work at
tho oars on muni allowance of food and
water, in iho eNelllllg Ihobieozn fresh
ened and Ihey held II during the rouialiider
of llio passage. Thn best day's run was
Hindu ou Iho 18th, l!M miles, and llio aver
ago was about lift miles. Towards Iho
last the boats did not sail so well as at
llrsl owing to Imriiarles growing on the
bottoms. Lund was sighted on tlie morn
ingnf Iho tilth, and llio boats weioheaded
for Hilo, but on making land they weio
oil' Laupuhoohoo, si. miles Io tho feewaid
of Hilo, and as it wiih impossible toieach
Ilia) plnco owing to Iho heavy wind from
the Hiiulh'aril, tliey tried Io land where
Ihey were, 1ml people on hhoro waved
them Io llio Hoifhward. They saw two
schooners running down llio coast and
spokn ono at anchor oil' Upolu point,
and wns told thai Iho hIi'iuii")' Ultlllt was
lying at Mabukoiia. They look in sail,
double banked their oars and succeeded in
reaching llio LlltUke at 7:110 p. m., IiihI as
sho wuh on tho point of proceeding to
Kawaihae, aud on Sunday morning, March
lltltli, they were landed at Honolulu, as
woll, apparently, ns when they loft thn
ship, notwithstanding tbo long and peril
ous passage, and tho fact that thoy were
constantly wot during the entire period.
All hands wero in good spirits und thero
wero fortunately no accidents and no sick
ness. Tho men bad implicit coiifidpucoin
Captain Hnlliduy, who remained cool and
collected from tho moment tho fire was
first discovered, and were oven quite merry
a good part, of tho time.
Thero is littlo apprehension concerning
Iho third boat in command of tbo First
Oflicer, as they had a linger supply of
provisions and water than tlie others, and
these when they sighted html, hud supplies
for eight or ten days longer. Thero is a
possibility that tho other Wat's crow has
Im'oii picked up by somo passing vessol; if
not wo may expect to hear of Ilium reach
ing somo "part of this group very soon
if they havo not already done so. Fol
lowing are tbo names of thosu who reached
Honolulu: Goorgo Halliday, Captain; Da
vid Thomas, Second Mato; Archibald
Hendry, Third Mnto; James Bradley,
Boatswain; Donald Mclnncri, Cnrpenter;
James Gibson. Sailmnker; George Hnrp
ley, Stownrd; John Kelly, Cook: Charles
Farminger, James AVhite, Alfred Oisler
iiiann, Frank Barwick, William Henrn,
Oscnr Peterson, O. O. Anderson, Henry
Boardmnnn, William Grant, Anlono do
Luza. ablo seamen; John Iroy, ordinary
seaman; nnd AValter Brain and Frederick
Bonnet, apprentices. In tho missing boat
in command of tho First Ollicer, Frank
Anderson, nro Simon Lurka, Jacob Hul
bort, Valentino Valinus, Oscar Gustaf
son, James Martin, ablo seamen; Charles
Pierce, ordinary seamen; and William
Biggam apprentice.
Our Musical Monthly.
Notf. It frequently linpnoiiR that musical stu
ilcntR como ncrusH xometlmiK Unit is not quito
clear to them, tlieieforo wo intend in this depart
ment to try mul nimwer nil questions sent to us re
luting to music. Questions Khonld be sent in not
Inter than the 20th of each month, accompanied by
thn full niuncH of tho writers.
M. Rouznnd, husband of Mme. Christine
Nilsson, is dead.
Mndnmo Rudersdorfl', nn ominont vosnl
teacher, nnd n soprnno of grcnt succosr,
died in Boston, Fobrunry 2Gth.
Arthur Sullivan will return from Egypt
in April, Tho Egyptian nobles havo been
entertaining him.
Mmo. Mario Rozo hns been prosoutcd by
Queen Victoria with a hnndsomo bracelet,
in recognition of tho satisfaction nfforded
by her singing recently nt Osborne.
Chns. B. Welles, tho actor, is now ful
filling an engagement tit tho Boston Mu
souin. Mndnmo Adolina l'atli leaves tho Stntes
for England nbout April oth. At tho Inst
Inst concorfc in Chicago tho rccoipts were
over twolvo thousand clollnrs.
A smnlt organ ou wheels has just been
built and plnccd in St. Paul's Cathedral,
London. Its need has been felt a long
time.
Gounod hns boon requostod to composo
n wedding march to bo performed nt tho
coming mnrriago of Princo Leopold.
Tho Mendelssohn Quintotto Club con
tinues its groat success in the Colonias.
Tho Sydnoy Mail of February 4th, devotes
a lnrge bpaco to tho notice of tho Club's
fnrowell concerts in that city, and spoaks of
thorn m tho uiguost prauo. The latest
news of thorn is Fobrnary 18th, at Mel
bourne, where tho aro giving fnrowell con
certs. Thoro is n strong possibility of
something uomg Hoard by noxt sloamor,
wholhor thoy will como this way and give
us a fow concorts.
QUESTIONS AXIi ANSWEUS.
T. Would you recommend to piano
forto pupils tho study of o.vorcisos, to tho
exclusion of pieces?
Ass. Only iu rarely exceptional cases.
Tho most thorough and successful system
of teaching modern lnngungos introduces,
in tho very earliest lessons, simple exorcises
in translation, for tho express purpose of
illustrating tho rulos and making tho whole
a reality, nnd a pleasant out, to the pupil.
Similarly, in the study of music; tho judi
cious teacher will W constantly showing
the practical application of technical oxer
cisoi. Even among pupils who nre no
longer children, it is aii indisponsiblo nd
junot of real progress that the interest be
kept up by a proper selection of pieces,
though not too mauy.
ItUI.ES rOIt MUSICIANS, CO.VTINUEU.
45. As you grow older, havo more to
do with scores than with plnyors.
tO. Sedulously practice thofuguo of
good mastors; above nil, thoso of J, S.
Bach. His "Well-tomporcd Harpsichord'
should bo your daily bread. You will thus
become, certainly, a capable musician,
-17. Choose your companions from thoso
who know moro thnu yourself.
18. Relievo your musical btudioi by a
diligont perusal of tho pools. Go out into
tho country frequently,
IV. l ou cau learn ninny tuiugs from
singers, but do not heliovo thorn all,
fiO. You nro not tho only one iu tho
world. Ue modest! You have discovered
and thought of nothing which others, be
foro you, have not discovered and thought
of also. And should you do this, regard it
ns a gift from above, to b slisrod with
others,
In Sputh Africa recently the Boers aud
native, with three guns, attacked Chief
Moutigivia ou the 21st ultimo, Tke latter
rallied, and completely repulaed tke attack
ing party, The latter, whose loam are
believed to have been heavy, again ad
vanced ou the 25th ult., when they fell
into au ambuscade and retired, Joeing
thirty-eigkt ibm, fuoleding their com
maader. Chief Mootigivia's Iom wa
trilisg. ,
Salvation by Cathedral.
The following leiiglby in lii'loei)iicerniiig
Uishop Willis and tlm " sumptuous entho
drill," Is lukeii from the New Vwk Imli
pnnlfiii of February Kith;
"We hear with hoiiiiieiiiolioii Dial ItiHhoji
Willis, from Iho Sandwich Island, has ur
ihed in this I'ounlry on his way to Eng
land. Whether he islo stay with us awhile,
or whether the urgency of his errand will
not permit him Io lake breath ou (his eon
tinenl. wo havo not been informed. We
should think il very likely that his haste
will brook no delay. Tim fact Ihal the
destiny of u Million of souls hangs on thn
speed and success of bis mission is a spur
which llio good Ilishop would W inhuman
not Io heed. Wo suppose, Iberofore, that
bo will lose no lime in nresentiiig himself
Io tho pootilo of F.iiglaiid, who already
know thn thrilling story of his great plans
for tho Wnolll of tbo Sandwich Islanders,
nnd urn iiniiatlonlly counting tho days
until they slutll hear it fiom bis own lips.
Then their generous i espouse will, wo
trust, eniiblo him Io perform a work which
will bo Ihu crowning glory of his own
episcopal career, and of that of his prede
cessor, nud eonstltulu an epoch in llio
hislory of the Sandwich Islands.
About VJO years ago (some K or 10 years
beforo thn Jubilee of tlie missionary work
of tho American Board in the Islands was
celebrated) tho Society for tho Propnga
tion of tbo Gospel began a mission in Ho
iiolulu, for tho supervision of which Bishop
Slnley was consecrated. It is triuyif course,
that tho ruvolting heathenism of the
people had disapjiearod under tho teach
ings of tho American missionaries, and
that Christianity hud been established in
its stead. It was entirely safe for Uishop
Staley and his coadjutors to carry thu Gos
pel to tho Islanders, who had never known,
much as they might have been improved
by tho American teachers, what it was to
havo tho fatherly care of a Lord Bishop of
tho Church of England, Successor of tho
Apostles and Bishop by Divine Bight. Wo
can see, therefore, that tho work of tho
American missionaries was not altogether
in vain. Thoy wero the forerunners. Thoy
prepared tho way, though ecclesiastically
they wero unworthy to loose the latchots
of tho episcopal shoes. It might bo claimed
that tho Bishop and his helpers disregarded
tho principles of Christian comity, if thoy
had gone to tho Sandwich Islands to tread
in tho footsteps of tbo missionaries. But
they hud no such purpose. They did not np
provo the methods which had been tried,
and hold that without tho episcopal office,
nnd its accessories, duly ordained clergy
men, tho Prayer-book, etc., oternal ruin
stared tho benighted jpeoplo in tho fnco.
Plain, unpretending missionaries, with no
divino authority to preach and administer
tho sacraments, might gather tho people
out of the mud of heathenism ami wash
their faces; so to speak; but it was for the
Church, with her bishops, deans, canons,
priests, deacons, her cathedrals, her en
chanting ritual, her vestments, and her im
pressive rites and ceremonies, completely
to clonnso and polish tho dusky natives and
lit them for Heavon.
Bishop Staloy gavo himself, heart nnd
soul, to tho work-, retiring in 1870 to mako
way for a freshor hand, if haply their
united lives and Inbors might securely es
tablish tho Kingdom of God in Honolulu.
Bishop Willis wont out in 1872, determined
to do or die. Bishop Staloy had begun
wisely. Ho had secured from a firm of
eminent London architects, plans for a
' mngnilicont cathedral,' well knowing that
without a cathedral, human endeavors
wero vain. Ho loft theso plans it legacy
to his successor. Bishop Willis, tho pith
and pivot of whoso appeals aud hopes nro
tho completion of what tho Annual Report
of tho S. P. G. calls ' nmtmjituom cathedral.'
It can bo plain to any ono who studies
tho history of this mission that, if it lias
lacked success thus fnr, it has boon bocnuso
it has had no cathedral and that tho inspi
ration which has kept it nlivo bo long pro
ceeds from tho jilnm for it transmitted by
Bishop Staloy. It is true Bishop Staley
was disheartened when ho retired; but
would ho not lmvo given up much soonor
but for this inspiration? Wo trow ho
would. Oilicial documents tell us that his
withdrawal would havo been thn death
blow of tho hopes of the Church of Eng
land in Hawaii, except for tho money of
Miss Sollon, and oven after Bishop Willis,
zeal wns brought to tho holp of tho mis
sion tho death of Miss Sollon and tho
withdrawal of tho royal grant, wo aro told,
crippled tho enterprise; but thero was loft
still tho inspiration of tho plum. If theso
had beon destroyed, tho Church of Eng
land in tho Sandwich Islands had, wo
fear, utterly perished.
Bishop Willis has mndo generous ac
knowledgment of tho holp received from
tho treasury of tho S. P. G. Ho has shown
how ho has worked along for somo timo on
no moro than 1,000 a year; how, for the
suko of eronomy, ho took chnrgo of n school
temporarily himself; and how tho fund for
tho cathedral has been drawn upon for
running expenses until exhausted. Tho
annual reports givo strange testimony
about congregational nttendanco and tho
number of communicants, Thero wore in
1878, wo find: 189 communicants and BO
in congregation; tho next year, 117 com
municants and 150 in congregation ;vhilo
in 1880 tho communicants dwindled to 74
and tho congregation hwolled to 202. Is
not this docrenso of communicants signifi
cantt Tho people nttond services, but
will not " communicate," liecauso thero iH
no cathedral in which tho sacrament can
W liroiierly celebrated. Tho Bishon has
now, ns formerly, threo helpers, enough,
perhaps, to mnn tho cathedral when it at
last npiHuirs liko Aladdin's palace.
If all this wonrs n discouraging look for
tho fnturo of tho Church in tho Islands,
wo roiissuro onrsolves by the confldenco
wo havo that tho Bishop will raise money
en6ugh to bavo it. Tho King and Queen
havo bended his subscription-list with a
generous donation and tho English peoplo
will follow whero royalty leads, especially
when their pity and sympathy aro excited
by tho Bishop's story of how tho natives
sin und sulfur Weauso they have no caiho
dral, Honolulu shall lmvo thn ' Hitinptii
cms" edifice and tho Ihlunds will W saved.
What a glorious thing is a cathedral!
How mighty in the snlvnllon of tho bo
nightodl"
In referenco to tho n Wye, the miiiui
paper contntns tho following:
Tho Bishop of Honolulu is reported as
having said, in au address in Chicago, that
it was to W hoped Unit tho Hawaiian Isl
amis would yet lo connected as intimately
by spiritual ties with tho United HUtes as
thoy were already by a commercial treaty.'
Why, wo thonghl that already, by tho
evangelization of these Islands by Ameri
can Christians but no matter what wo
thought. Wo forgot that they worn not
Churchmen, ouly Christians,"
Negotiations for a tW-righl Convention
between Great Britain Mil IL. iTnitl
State are suspended, President Arthur
hiw Kwvretary a riei JTeclBgaayeM BtH
atering Gen, Garfield's' views on the
abject.
Silver Wedding Anniversary.
II I i.o, Mnrch 10, 1882.
Another of tliofi delightful woddiug nil
niroi sarin which linvo been so frequent
upon llio Inlandi this winlor occurred on
Mondny iivoiiltig Inot nt tho spicious Hilo
rosidencn of Mr. and Mm. I). H. Hitchcock,
tho occasion holng tliorclohrntlon of twenty
llvo yoari of matrimonial felicity, by nsilrur
wedding. A Inrgo iiiimbnr of invitnlioiis
hnd Wen issued, nml nolwitlmtniiding llio
inclemency of llio weather tin homo
wns thronged early in llio evening by rnln
tlvos nnd friends eager to express thoir
nlohn nnd bout wishes for n couliiiunco of
llio liappiiioiiH nnd proipcrity which has
marked tho union of this joyful couplo,
Thoir homo wns elaborately nud very nrtis
lically decornlod throughout. Wreaths anil
festoons of passion llowor, myrtle, ivy nnd
other vinos inlorwoveii with beautiful flow
ers, hung upon tho walls, nnd wore drapod
nbout the window frames nud twined
nround tho vnrnudn posts. Torches and
Cliinoio Innfnriis illiiminntud the adjacent
grounds, which hnd been rilled of thoir
fairest flowers, now ni ranged iu mnssive
horjuels iu orory apartment, nml exhaling n
fragrnnco that wns wafted hither nnd
thither In grateful currents. At ouo ond of
tho parlor was nu nrchwny of dale pnlm in
terlncod with flowering vines, producing nn
offcct (juilo nrhorostpio. Within Ihii grace
ful bowor, built by tho loving hands of
their children, sat tho happy couplo rcceiv
ing tho coiigrntulnlioiis of their frionds.
All their children nud grand. children wero
proseut, and saluted their fond pa
rents iu tho following order: Mr. nud Mrs.
Albort I!. Loebennleiu nnd infant sou, Mins
Cora E. Hitchcock nnd 1). Howard Hitch
cock, Mi Almo E.and Chns. II. W. Hitch
cock. The Rov. Mr. linker announced the
hymn " Gontly Glides tho Stream of Life,"
which was heartily joined in by all. Au
earnest prnyor wns noxt offered by Mr. Ra
ker, followed by nn address dwelling upon
the exceptionally happy lives it had been
grnutcd this husband nnd wifo to livo. Hero
muttinl purity of lifo wn manifest, nnd
raro satisfaction derived from beholding
their children developing character that
would withstand overy shock and como
forth victorious. Thoir livos wore full of
hope. Rolurniug to tho parents, ho said
this was a silver wedding nnniversary; a
goldou ono wns coming, and whether both
lived to seo it or not, a happy reunion wns
before thorn ouo of unutterable joy and
full of glory. In closing, Mr. Baker sug
gested tho singing ol "Auld Lang Syne,"
which was rendered with n will, nil present
rising. Refreshments wore then served,
tho wedding ring, which had been buried in
n toothsomo conglomeration of delicious
spices, coming to light again in the fair
hands of Miss Cora Hitchcock. Therefore,
according to long cstnblishcd boliof but
why anticipato events. Tho remniudor of
tho evening wns spent in n varied enter
tainment, including solos, duos, quar
tettes nnd choruses. Tho singers wero
Mrs. Sovcranco, Miss Clara Shipman, Mrs.
Baker, Mrs. IsTollio Sisson, Mrs. S. L. Aus
tin, Misses Cora nnd Almo Hitchcock, Mrs.
Loobonstoin, Mr. Seromnce, Mr. Hownrd
Hitchcock, Mr. F. S. Lyman, Mr. F. B.
Crane, Mr. E. Sweeny aud Mr. A. B. Lo
beiibtciu. Dancing was nlso indulged in,
nnd not till tho "weo sma' hours" did this
dolightfttl (.ocial gathering disperse, regret
fully withdrawing lo face tho outor storm.
Mr. Willis, iu going to tho plantation, was
pitched head first, with his horse, into ono
of thoso places which rondcr traveling so
interesting hero. Ho reached bottom how
over, nnd wns fished out beforo morning by
his companions in misery.
Among tho invited guests, nearly all of
whom woro prcsout, wero Rov. Mr. nnd
Mrs. E. V. Bakor, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sovcr
anco, Rov. Mr. aud Mrs. T. Coat), Dr. and
Mrs. 0. H. Wotmoro and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Deacon, Dr. aud Mrs.
Kitlrcdge, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Kennedy, Miss
Dencon, Mr. nnd Mrs. S. L. Austin, Mr.
nud Mrs. J. Austin, Misses Ncllio and An
nie Austin, Misses II. nnd J. Austin, Mr.
nnd Mrs. T. Smith, Mr. D. Tucker, Mr.
Kipp, Mr. F. B. Crnno, Mr. 0. H. Miller,
Mr. Dovoroanr, M. E. Swoouy, Mrs. J. S.
Reed, Miss 0. M. Shipmnn, Mr. Bridges,
Mr. nnd Mrs. E.S. Lyman, Rov. D. B. snd
Lymnit nnd wife, Mr. F. Lyman, Jr., Mr.
Mrs. R. A. Lymnn, Mr. nnd Mrs. 11. Mor
rison, Mr. nud Mrs. II. R. Hitchcock, Mr.
nnd Mrs. E. G. Hitchcock, Mrs. R. II.
Hitchcock, Misses M. It. nud II. C. Hitch
cock, Mnstor E. Hitchcock, Mr. nud Mrs.
W. L. Roso, Mr. nnd Mrs. Richardson, Miss
E. Clnrke, Mr. W. Terry, Mr. nud Mrs.
Wilhclm, Mr. G. Wilholm, Miss A. Wil
holm, Mr, and Mrs. J. II. Maby, Miss M.
Conway, Mr. Brown, Mii.E. Wood,' Mr.
and Mrs. J. Sisson, Mr. J. J. Jones Mr.
aud Mra. Akau, Mr. nnd Mrs. Porter, Mr.
D. Porter, Mr. J. A. Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
Gootcsey, Cnpt. Golosou, Rev. Mr. nnd
Mrs. LyouB, Mr. nud Mrs. Bernhardt,
Misses Emma and Reekie Reinhardt, Mr.
aud Mrs. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Win.
Lidgate, Miss Flora Lidgato, Mr. Tony
Lidgate, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones,
Mite M. Winter, Mr. J. H. II. Vohslagc,
JJrookliu ; Mr. Will Castle.
The silvery souvenirs presented by rela
tives and friends were numerous and valu
able, combining beauty and utility, Ono
novel gift attracted special attention and
caused great ainusomont. It was a box
containing what nl first glauco npjiearod to
W ouly rico shall', but on picking up a haud
fnl it was discovered to bo filled with silver
coins of nearly every denomination "silver
threads nmongtho gold." as it were, Many
a moral might bo drawn from such a gift, l
Amoug tio moro valuable tokens woro a
gold watch aud chain, prccjitod by Mr.
and Mrs, Loobousteiu to Mi. Hitchcock.
Iu his rciiiiniscoiit.es of early married life,
Mr. Hitchcock gavo n graphic deicriplion
to thoso gathered about him of many weary,
anxious days in Honolulu, whou almost
hcart-Bick with expectancy nud hope de
ferred, he awaited the coming of his bride
elect, dreading from her long delay nud the
danger of ocean travel that grim death had
stepped in and robbed him of his prize To
aggravate the situation ho was unemployed
and could find uothiug to do. At last the
maiden came, and with her advent fortune
turned to him aud smiled. Judge McCulIy
bad iaet resigned th justiceship here, and
Mr. Hitchcock was recommended to the
place. He accepted with alacrity, and bad
asade aiiBgtneU witb the captaia of Dm
Kammtuiin to sail with hie bride from I.
bain to Hilo, but" imagine his cWris oa
arriting at Labaina from hie father's borne
oa Molokai, to find that tbe Teasel bad
tiled Mm previous area ing, after waiting a
uj lor mm. Anotuer taesac, ttta ,,
old and unsafe, csino to port, and ns a Inst
roHorl the couplo boarded her, but, contrary
to expectation, hnd n delightful rim to
Hilo. On nrriritnf thoro thoy were mot
with nnxl'jus inquiries nbout tho liuma
main, which had not been heard of, though
long over due. Her fnto vtni novcr nwr
Inincd, Thus near did the young couplo
como to finding a watery grave.
Wiix ('Arnn.
News Items of Intercit.
Neaily n half of tho !t 1,274 newspaper
and poriodicnls published throughout tho
world ato printed in Knglith.
Governor Perkins of California pro
claimed .March -Ith n legal holiday lo givo
tho peoplo of tho whole Stnlo an opjwrtu
nity lo mako such a doinoiMtrntiou ou the
CliincMi Munition nt would show their feel
ings on the mnttcr lo Congress.
Tho Queen's monument lo the Into Lord
Boncotmlleld has jnst Wen erected in
Mtiglicndoti Church. It hears the follow
ing inscription : "This memorial is placed
here by his aflcctionalo Sovereign, Vic
toria, It. I, Kings love him that ftpcaketh
right."
President Arthur hns nominated Corne
lius A. Logan, of Illinois, lo bo Envoy Ex
traordinary nnd Minister Ploninolontiary to
Chile.
Queen Victoria's Secretary personally
wroto lo Minister Lowell, upon tho rccoipt
of Secretary J''rolinghuycii's congratula
tions upon tho Quran's CKCnjw, saying:
" Lord Grnnvillo will convey tho Qucon's
moel hearty thanks."
Tho Congressional Wnysand McansCom
mitleo has agreed upon reducing Iho Inler
tial Revenue tax on whisky nnd tobacco nnd
removing tho lax entirely from n number
of articles. Tho total amount of reduction
in the Internal Revenue tax to bonfl'ectod by
tho bill is estimated at nbout $70,000,000.
Mr. Lowell, U. S. Minister to Groat
Britain, refuses to interfere on bchnlf of
Irish-American prisoners who havo been
arrested undor tho Coercion Act.
A late telegram says : Eight hundred
individuals, unprovided with passports,
havo been expelled from Moscow within a
few days.
The committal of MocLean for trial for
high trcasou, instoad of a lessor charge, is
due to tho belief of the legal authorities in
his insanity. Tho public gonorally expect
nnd dosiro ns the result of the trial tho con
signment of tho prisoner to tho Broadmore
Lunatic Asylum during Her Majesty's
ploasure.
The French Senate niter discussing the
Compulsory Primary Education bill rejects
cd it by 107 to 123. An amendment was
ofl'ored requiring school-masters to teach
pupils their duty toward God and the coun
try. This amendment was voted by tho
Sonata beforo tho last Senatorial election,
but was rojectcd by the Deputies.
The Houso of commons contains four
members of tho ago of 30 and upward, two
aged 79, six aged 78, ono aged 77, two
aged 70, two aged 75, two aged 74, two
aged 70, four aged 72, two nged 71, nnd
threo aged 70.
Tho numbtr of spokcu languages in
Iudia is said to bo 24U, and including dia
lects 049. Translations of tho Bible, or
part of it, exist iu nbout Eoventy or eighty
of theso languages nnd dialects, but thoso
who havo n Christian literature aro not
fowor.
Soma singular medical statistics wero
furnished nt tho international medical con
forenco nt London, Franco hns but ono
physician for ovcry 1,C0U inhabitants;
Great Britain ono for ovcry 1,200; tho
United States ono for every 770.
Tho African slave trado is said to bo iu
vigorous operation iu Soudan. .No fewer
than 50,000 or G0.000 negroes aro still nn
uunlly conveyed to tho Turkish and Egyp
tian ports of tho Red Sea, whero thoy nro
disposed of to dealers from all p-uis of tho
Sultan's dominions.
Some rocont statistics iu a German papor
of tho world's correspondence by letter and
telegram estimato the letters sent through
Postoflices of tho world in 1877, at 4,020,
000,000, as compared with 2,300,000,000"
iu 1805, and tho number of telegrams at
nbout 11,000,000 letters and 305,000 tolo
grama a day.
Less than
turtle rtrrttlnii
than a year ago tho Auslrnu'eus
iplainiug of tho iuflux of Chinese.
HVtV WISUI ISIMIIIIU..
Liorct .uguscus ijouus, uovernor ot icw
South Wnles, in closing Parliament rc
ccntly, said that the law rostricling Cbineeo
immigration uiil "attained its object with
out itijustico to the Chinese residents, and
without projudico to iho commercial inter
ests of the colony." Tho same regulition
a tax" of fifty dollars a head for each
Chinamin to bo paid by him on his arrival
has Wen proposod hero, nud it is to be
hopce that tho coming Legislature will do
somothiug iu tho matter.
As tho inter-island telepuouiccabte is now
in a fair way to be established as soon as the
plaus of the nowly chartered company are
matured, it may W well to state that tele
graph wires bavo already been successfully
laid underground iu Europe, aud nt no dis
tant i
uny tuey win prouamy largely aissp
froni sight in Now York, where, in
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pear
heavy storms, great damage is done. Late ad
vices report thattkofiredepartmentof New
York have already placed 1,500 to 1,000
feet of cable underground, consisting for a
part of tho distance of sovonty-two strands.
During the recent storms iu Europe, when
tho English telegraphs wero temporarily
disabled, the German wires, which aro all
laid underground, worked without inter
ruption. Lakt year tho United States Patent otl'tco
iuiicd 10,113 now patent, of which 995
wero taken by foreigners, chiolly cituonfi of
Canada, Euglaud, Germany and France.
As many as 4038 patents expirod iu 1831,
while there wore 47 1 re-issues of old p
teuts. In 1837 tho number of (Mteuts
granted was ouly 437. The office uow has
20 principal oxnmiuors, 24 of whom hare
threo askisiants each. This limited staff is
expected to be familiar with 250,000 exist
iug domestic patents beside searching the
largely iucreased u umber of foreign patents
and scientific periodicals.
Democratio idea
are rapidly making
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142 to 55, baa adopt th oUsee b it
reform bill (bias th right to vota to all
who oaa reed awl wrUe. TbU i th law
at nmant iu thee Islands.
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