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if 'I. Hr H 3 - f 11 SATUKDAY PK1-:S ADVCHTISINO RATES 111 PRESS Mrimred In Inth-l Fill! column of Saturday Inches tone; One Month 4 k- The progress of fruit culture atlianccd a the anil I hase siiilcrl over five hundred. I those Ammuns could believe- after the et Press One Mm ii intli S l.c I " i. jo t " J i ;; i J " 4 t " S jo column i Srt.. I column nw.i .$ .on w Jto 6.J. E.r 95 tl v. t , $ 6.04 "Kaih additional Inch ft cent eatra. Ihachaddiiionillnch ir.soeitra. Second lnrtton H rate charged for firt Ine trion Kach additional month 14 rile chirged far firM month Adertiment ordered In for $ or more month wilt Le chirked for monthly at J the rate for firu month t4T Htiin Card when frrfaM for ent ytar, are allowed a discount of one thlrtl from tfirte rate, which re for transient advertisement. AU local adverlltement will Ucollerled monthly, ef.ep1 yearly ftdveni-etnent . at Amt Alt foreign advertisement mut 1-e accompanied with the pay when ordered in, or no notice wilt be tilten ot them The rale of charge are given In the above cale, awl remittance for Intern merlcan advertlce. menu, or suhcriftion may be maie by bantt bill, com or povtal monev order litmlwr imtuttry declmeil, and the hill mi!. wish to tcept young bhipman, the nunagcr, that once were covered with denie forest-, are ' from this sweeping condemnation, h) acknow terraced now with Rrape vine and small-fruit leilRing that he is kind, obliging and courteous. SATUIIDAY. JANUARY 3t. tMs Viirnttim ,Vofe, '. One whose aim and pride In all his under taking was promptness found himself, not many week, since, a ictim of circumstance through street-car delays and realized, sui dcnly, the unplcasnnt fact that he was "the last nun " to calch the bmt to meet the train that wended its way southward. Who he was matters little to the general reader, but what was seen and learned on said trip may prove of Interest to others as It did my friend and I, hence this narration. About sixty miles south of San I'rancisco, and some ten miles beyond San Jose, on the line of the South Pacific Coast Railroad to Santa Crux, is situated the not new, nor yet very old town of Los Oatos, which is reached by its trains at least twice a day, passengers from the city taking the Alameda boat at the right of the Market Street Kerry landings. Kn route, the trains pass through a succession of towns and villages, and by stations that afford handy facilities lor lorwarding the pro ducts of the adjacent farms to market, most of which were devoted to Iruit, though grain figures large enough to give steady employ ment to a number of flouring mills, several of which was recognized as having strong claims at the islands for the excellence of their pro duct. Reaching I.os Gatos an entire stranger to both place and people (as I then thought), I made such enquiries at the, hotel of subjects of Interest as to give me profitable employment In tight'Secing and friends-seeking till noon. I was let) to expect to find a small but busy town of about l,20O inhabitants, depending upon its fruit growing industries for an exist ence, but though I had heard of its " building boom," I cannot say that I realized, till I saw it, what a " building boom " meant to a small place. The town is very prettily situated on the hill sides of the gap of the Santa Cruz mountains, with the Los Catos creek running through and Saratoga and Guadalupe creeks adjoining, lending their aid in bcautif)ing and enriching the picturesque locality. The recent interest that had been taken In this place was reported to be due to the remarkable success ol its fruit growers and the salubrity of its climate. These were strong attractions, and parties seeking health here found it profitable to invest in the pro ductive lands on the hill sides .iround and overlooking the town, and with the increased product of the neighliorhood came the in creased attraction to the business prospect of Los Gatos, so that nt the time of my visit it claimed a population of aliout 2,000, with not a cottage or residence vacant and but one store in the place to rent. Its hotel accominiv tlatlons were ample ami good, the Alpine House and Los Gato Hotel affording excel lent country fare at not unieasnuablc terms. Dining at the latter hotel I made the acquain tance of the editor of the Los Gatos Mail, who, it seems, assisted materially in the preparation of Bowser's Directory of the Hawaiian Islands for the hands of the printers and for which lie still holds his then employer in unsatisfied remembrance. This claim to honors connected with our first imported directory amused me from the fact that Hono lulu alio holds an editor who has the credit of doing similar duty for the bouncing Dowser on the same work, Los Gatos like Honolulu i well papered, there being no less than three weekly newspapers issued here, the Mail being the brightest and best of the trio. Of the prin cipal industries here I was surprised to find Los Gatos claim one of the earliest, as also the best, flour mllU erected in California, and which is a good substantial stone structure in first-clas running order to-day. This was erected In 1S53 by I, Alexander Forties, agent of the Hudson Hay Company at San Fran cisco, when wheat raising was in its infancy and the mill had to haul its supply of grain from Santa Clara. It is run by water power and has recently been entirely refitted by a change to the roller piocess and has now a capacity of two hundred barrels per day. With the increased fruit production of this section las been established a cannery for the preservation of crops, which gives employment In the season to one hundred and fifty hands. Its daily capacity I did not lentn. Adjoining the town, some three miles distant, is the Guadalupe quicksilver mine that has turned out at times 1,200 llasks per month. Ume anil petroleum also figure in the industries of the place, while paper and woolen mills are things of the past, as is also the lumber trade, and speaking of this latter leads me to the cfcily history of U Gains as I ascertained it. The canyons of this neighborhood first unacted the attention of San Jou settlers by Its line timber ; trees being of unusual size, oficn times one ahine lumishing sufticient lumber to the settler for the erection of his dwelling and ham and fencing his forty acre film. Just fancy two hundred thousand clghteendnch shingles from one of these, and )ou can readily imagine it as the centre of activity In the lumber trade to supply the demand on the discovery of gold and the rapid settlement of San Jose, The adjoining town of Saratoga claims, In fact, the first lumbering honors, Its first saw mill having been erected tn 1835. There is little evidence now of the glories of the forest then, so devastating has proved the woodman's axe, but with the establishment of mills and homes fruit trees were planted out by the early settlers, though little attention was paid to fruit raising until the cxpeiiinenteil planting of a tract of some five hundred orange liees proved the adapta ability of soil and climate here for the culture of fruit, which has obtained an Impetus beyond even their sanguine ciiectatiuiii. In my rounds, a section of the first orange orchard was pointed out and 1 could not help wonder lug why, with systematic cate and cultivation, the fruit culture of our islands, should not obtain new life. The oranges looked dwaifcd ami were by no means as luscious as those grown in the tropica, and vet the) returned a satisfactory revenue for the time and Utior of cultivation, and this Uttei was by no means stinted, for evciy esqn they were pruned, cultivated, occasionally litigated and, when licccwury, washed touver'comelhr blight llul t times prevails ill certain localities. trees, among which charmingly-located rcl dences arc dotted here and there. The rain fall is nearly twice as much as at San Jose, rains being frequent owing to the elevation and the prevallcncc of ocean winds that draw through the depression In the mountain range, consequently uniform results In crops arc obtainable, without the labor and expense of constant irrigation, lnileicnsible In many other parts of the state. The business of the town proper is at pres ent in a prosperous condition, real estate agen cies figuring Irequcntly. There is one bank established here, the cashier of which, Mr. V. V. Kitkland, has relatives in Honolulu. Ie I left by the afternoon train I met Mr. A. W. Kitkland and wife, both of whom visited the islands a little over a year ago, leaving many friends behind and taking with them pleasant memories of Hawaii. They have a fruit farm on the eastern hill'sidc overlooking the dejiot and at their base winds the rippling water of the I-m Gatos ctcck. At the base of the op posite hills and on a commanding eminence, handy to the depot and the Los Gatos Hot:l, is situated the recently etccted villa residence of James llayseldcn Sr., the fine proportions arid neat design of which shows off to good advantage. The town is well supplied with churches, as to number anil denominations, but they are all small in sire, one nf which, however, I noticed going through an enlarging process. A healthy-constituted V. M. C. A. was re ported In be In existence and wielding consid erable Influence for the good of the community. The various secret societies were all well repre sented and were said to be in a thriving con dition, while Lyndon Hall, a commodious one story wooden building, afforded residents a place for public entertainments, rorial gather ings or skating parties, llanncrs over the various political club's quarters gave evi dence of the activity of even this peaceful burg in the late prcsldental election, among them the flag of " St. John and Daniel" was well to the fore. Water is supplied Los Gatos by the San Jose Water Wotks Comp-iny whose mains piss through the town on their way to San Jose, the source and reservoir supply of which is some distance beyond this bend of the Santa Cruz mountains. lly the afternoon train city-wards 1 retraced my way somewhat to pcnd n short time among the fruit orchards lying between this point and San Jose. Unfortunately.cverything had gone bevond the " seer and jellow leaf and little of the beauty and charm of farm life was in season, nor hanging fruit to recompense one after a weary trudge through fresh-ploughed fields; and vet there was a freshness in the bracing air and so radiant a change of accne to what I had experienced in former visits to the Coast, that I sought to enjoy to the full my freedom and relief from business cares. That I revelled not a month In those surround ings was no fault of those who sought, with pressing hospitality, to win me from duties and engagements elsewhere, hence, under many protests, I bade farewell for other scenes. I . G. T. Honolulu, Januarv 26, 1SS4. Hut he has no business qualifications whatever j and he Is evidently unsupported in doing what penence of tlic past twenty jears mar America might to open her doors to the manu facturing competition of the world, I re cognize how absurdly In the minority I am (In Honolulu). Hut I am going tolntrn the mid he (ties to do. Now there is no reason why ' night oil until I find a scientific basis for my the state of affairs shonld exist. The Volcano House is private property but the government and every citizen is interested in its proper maintenance. It needs a well-supported depot of supplier and a capable manager. Its natural advantages arc manifold. Wild cattle roam within convenient stalking, wild pit's, wild tur keys, wild geese and plovers are to lie had for the taking. A little fencing would secure an adequate sheep run, Poultry yards and houses properly stocked and kept up, would yield eggs chickens, turkeys and ducks. Canned foreign vegetables and fruits and all usual groceries could be kept constantly in stock. I'rcsh veg etables and fresh fruit could be brought from Illlo. A few cows would supply many guests with fresh milk and fresh butter. A sufficiently large and scientifically constructed cistern would insure an abundant supply of good drinking water." " Our Honolulu Letter,' Vour true Californian is never so enthusi astic as when holding forth upon that topic of topics, The Glorious Climate of Calilornia. I think it is time we all did a tittle shouting for our own side of the world's play yard. It is true that Mr. Sam Allen has enough eloquent enthusiasm, ready to be turned on at will, tn infect the whole Lingdom. We advic every man on whose hip the blue devils arc perched, anil whose brow of care is too heavy for any earthly use (except, pcihaps, to be fired from a cannon to frighten away spooks) to go and talk an ho'ir with Sam Allen. "What does it matter if sugar is down (and lumber is consequently slow) so long as we are htre?f When the Almighty wanted to make these islands He just took the U-sl bits of Paradise and dropped 'em down here 111 the Pacific where they'd do the most good." Now Mr. Allen is one of our busiest men. He is a "rustler", a "driver", a "wide awake" of the most approved New Kngland pattern. Vet he has time to open his ecs to the beauties of our landscape and to drink in the (temperately) intovicating dcliciouness of our climate. I have liecn induced to write tins because of n conversation I had last Monday with Mr. J. II. Jennings of San I'rancisco. That gentle man had known as little about Honolulu as the usual San Franciscan, He made the run down for a rest, but had not the faintest conception of the beauty and the balmincss he was to find. He came, he sivr, he surrendered un conditionally. Now Mr. Jennings is not one of those San Franciscans who know only the unspeakably vicious climate of the Californian metropolis. He has travelled north, south and cast in the golden state, and finds hc(f a winter climate that California cannot better and can scarcely rival. I am confident that Mr. Jennings will spread abroad his im pressions of Honolulu in a way to do us bene fit. The same good rcoit confidently may lie expected from those distinguished visitors, Professor Way land and Professor Agassiz, and, doubtless, from many other recent arrival-.. I have mentioned Mr. Jennings merely because I have had the pleasure of a somewhat ex tended conversation with him ; and he, like Mr, J, Douglas Smith, of whose opinion men tion was made last week, has taken as kindly to our tcinprtate tropic life as ducks to water or a Hawaiian baby to poi. The new management of the Hawaiian Hotel is doing a gtrat deal to give our city an enviable reputation. I heard a visitor say the other day that he had been a hotel boarder in many cities and during many years, but had never been in any city where better entertain ment was furnished at equal prices. Poor Fassetl's Ice house has, doubtless, much to do with the excellence of the usual hotel fare ; Mr, Tilden scicnced catering, probably much mote. The Hawaiian Hotel deserves the support of a large patronage. 1 cannot help thinking that more ol our citirens ought to give it supH)it than at present do. If we had no Hawaiian Hotel, the city would be far less attractive to strangers than it now Is. Mr. V- C. Macfarlane's "happy thought" in having Tavernlcr illustrate Kilauea inaction for the Xmas number of The Wasp was one of those inspirations of enterprise that deserve public recognition. That is the sort of free . . . . , , 11 . i ,. advertisement tnai most vivuiiy icus 11s siory, and all to our advantage. It is true that visi tors sometimes find the volcano disapKint- ingly quiescent. At times, Pcle sulks In her tent and neither the taunts of scofkrs nor the teats of her votaries may awaken into action her somnolent energy. Hut Kilauea is rarely disappointing and is often grand, gloomy and peculiar beyond the most sanguine expectation. No globe trotter who values his peace vl mind can afford idly to pass it by. Hut it was not the volcano 1 meant to write aboutit was the Volcano House, I quote the language of a recent visitor j ''The Volcano Mouse at Kilauea is a disgrace and an outrage, It is absolutely the not it conducted hotel, for a j pleasure rc-soit, of which I have any knowledge I think the criticism and the suggestions fur Improvement are timely. I have not been to the volcano, hut my Inquiries sustain the truth and good judgment of what 1 have just quoted. Of course the work mut be undertaken by private enterprise. The government cannot with dignity or propriety keep a hotel. (It couldn't even run the Ministerial Mess, )ou know.) Hut the government could Improve the roads as much as practicable and that would be a great assistance. It seems to mc that some concert of action between-the two inter, island steamship companies, with, perhaps, co operation on the part of the two ocean steamship lines and the lessees of the Hawaiian Hotel, might put the enterprise upon a satis factory bais. We want a fair share of the tourist-travel of the world. Hut the corpora tions and individuals I have mentioned, being fnost directly interested, ought to move first. Will they? If they will not, will some private capitalist ? It is possible that the islands may be visited next month by Mr. G. A. Sala, editor of the Ixindnn Telegraph and writer of the L'chocs of the Week for the Illustrated News. Mr. Sala has a brother in Kona, Hawaii, and it is altogether probable that he will jjny long enough to "do" our sights and test our range of temperature if not of altitude. Few Knghsh journalists arc better known than Sala. (He is famous enough to make the "Mr." supererog atory.) I don't know whether he was ever a regular reporter, but he has been by turns (and sometimes at the same time) correspon dent, dramatic critic, editorial writer, miscel laneous writer and editor. When Shirk) Hrooks died, ill 1874, that accomplished writer's department, Nothing in the Papers, one of the most readable features of the Illustrated London News, was succeeded by Sala's Echoes of the Week. (At least that is my recollection, and if wrong I shall be glad to be corrected by any one better informed.) The "echoes" have been as good as a weekly edition of Notes and Queries only ncedingaspccialscriesof the latter publication as a running comment. Cap tain Luce, I understand, has a list of about a hundred allusions which he is eager to have Sala explain belief. My friend the pedagogue came in as I was writing the foregoing paragraph. It happened that my friend the colonel was also present and was talking earnestly upon his pet topic The Necessity of Scientific llrccding. Now the dominie has views of his own on that topic and began to express them that is, he IritJ to get a sentence In edgeways. Hut the colonel's eloquent solubility was one too many for the dominie's soluble eloquence -and I was secretly glad of it. The pedagogue de tected my Ill-concealed gratification and shook his Index finger at mc in playful menace. When the colonel had gone, he said " Do I ever talk too much ?" " Never," I replied, "but sometime you talk loo often," "I mean to reform, then," he rejoined, "for, I believe in even-handed justice all along the line. In other words, I believe in free trade conversationally, and in debate, as well as in other vvavs. And I believe " Hut I must tell you that especial something else in which my able friend believes, at some future time. It. S. S. Honolulu, January 29, iSSj. COMMERCIAL. IlCOI.Ut, J N. Jl, ISS5. I. their elegant line of pictures, ctomos, engrav lng, photographs, etc. Messrs. King Urns. ..,,, ., 1 1 11 I also keep a complete stock of all kinds of ar- Notwithstanding the general dullness preva- , ' , ' , , ,, , ... . , V. 1 11 .! r "St a material, etc., and make a specialty of rig in business circles, there are Indications of . ' . ' ' m.iKiiii; in uiuci .11 siioii nuiics;, inciuic 11.1111c. in great variety of styles, having a fine assort ment nf mouldings always in stock and giving THE ding Harpers' Monthly for December 1S81 has the following allusion : "Mr. George Agustus Sala has done much toward popularizing the Telegraph. His graphic and industrious pen has covered for it miles of manuscript upon every conceivable subject under the sun. He has written for it in almost all .lands, and about almost all countries. ' With wages of an ambassador, and the treatment of a gentle man' he has travelled for the Telegraph to and from the uttermost parts of the earth, de scribing battles, festivals, royal marriages, state funerals, always with point and brilliancy. In addition to his correspondence, he has held a foremost place among leader-writers of the paper, and his social articles have helped to give the Telegraph that individuality which has gtcatly contributed to its success. Mr. Sala is so well-known, not only as a journalist, but as a writer of books and a public speaker, that it is not necessary in this place to do moie than mention his connection with the Tele graph. A friend and contemporary of Dick ens and Thackeray, he is still as busy a man as ever he was, and his work possesses the old vitality and verve that belong to Twice Round the Clock, The Seven Sons of Mammon, and to his catly letters to the Telegraph from the Continent and from America. If Mr. Sala had not given himself up so much as he has done to journalism, he would have enriched the permanent literature of his country. His Life of Hogarth, written for Thackeray in the Cornhill, is unsurpassrd in modem art bio. graphy. Hut his journalistic life has been of national value. He has hit a good many shams on the head, and he has contributed to general knowledge a fund of curious and inter esting information, which future historians will find as valuable in facts as in suggestions." As my esteemed brother of the Gazette might say, " I could'nt tell that little story any better myself." And I cordially join with my fellow scribblers in the hope that Mr. Sala is to stay here long enough msec all that we have worth seeing, and that, if he docs slay, he will give us at least one lecture. And that reminds me of a friend's sugges tion that we organize a lecture bureau, with the library association and the college at Puna hou as chief movers in the matter. If those organizations uvuJ move, I think enough would lw subscribed to guarantee the cost of at least two distinguished foreign lecturers a year, to alternate with home talent, of which we have considerable, some developed, some latent. And that reminds me fuuher that I hope some action w III be taken In the matter sug gested by the Hulletin as to organizing a pub lic debating club on the ."parliamcntry plan a scheme which the editor informs me is "exploited" In the editorial columns, this issue. I already belong to a debating society J it has a membership of about twenty. The other night we discussed Protection vs. Free Trade. There were present a clergyman, a lawyer, a physician, a pedagogue, a merchant, a book keeper, a surveyor, a matron, a pretty school ma'am and a budding sophist. I am not sure that the p. s. tn. had telf-salisfaclory reason for agreeing with the majority, for she opened her rosy lips not once during the debate. Hut every speaker present was a free trader save only my unfortunate self. The sophistwho knew a trifle less than nothing about free trade, fair trade, protection pure or protect ion mixed, when he came into the room reasoned himself into a white heat on both sides of the question, finally convincing himself and several of his hearers that free trade is even-handed commercial justice. The dominie who can out-vociferate any talker in town, save my esteemed friend Colonel Sase talked free trade till his bronchials began to weaken. Then the others took up the song. I said mighty little silenced but not convinced, 1 listened. Yet I maivellcd nut a lif.le that all .1 Trip to Kttauea Editor Saturday VntssSir: Arriving In Honolulu by the steamship Alameda, my first enquiries were regarding the trip to the volcano of Kilauea, especially whether it could be taken comfortably by n lady and as I re ceived such contradictory and unsatisfactory information, 1 feel that my cxcrience may prove interesting and be of value to some strangers who may follow us. I will not at tempt to describe the volcano, others more fertile in word-painting than I have attempted it, and I realize how signally they have failed. I wilt say, however, that the trip Ins len one ol the most enjoyable of many that I have taken in different parts of the world, and that the impression produced by the terrible fire of the burning lake were more vivid and startling by far titan those of any other scene I have ever witnessed. The traveller who misses it loses one ol the grandest and most terrible pictures Nature has ever shown tn man. If I had followed the advice of my well meaning friends in Honolulu, my wife would have been left behind ; as they feared the trip would be too severe by way of Hilo, and knew nothing definite of the route via Punaluu, This latter securing the easiest, we took passage on the steamer W. G. Hall, Friday, January 23rd, at 4 P.M. We found a new and staunch boat with all the comforts of the Alameda, and had a delightful trip, reaching Punaluu at 7 P. M. the lollowing day. Skirt ing the h'eward side of Hawaii, we were in quiet water, and avoided the trade-wind swell of the windward side. Going ashore at Puna luu we were agreeably surprised to find a new hotel, which will accommodate twenty guests, as clean and as comfortable as the Hawaiian. It is kept by Peter Lee, who furnishes trans portation to the volcano, and who has invested $6,000 in this enterprise. His wife is a good cook and the table was bountiful and excellent. This would be a charming place to rest for members of a party unable to bear the fatigue of the volcano trip. Retiring early, we were awakened from sound sleep, before four the next morning,by the delicious music of Suppe s" Poet and Peasant, overture, from a sweet tuned orchestrion. This was indeed a novelty, and (or a moment we failed to realize the situation. Quickly (Ires- sing we despatched a delicious breakfast, and I were soon aboad the car, whirling up the narrow-gauge road to Pahala, five miles away. At this plantation we changed for a comfort able coach, driven by four mutes and made the next twelve miles in three hours, over a very good road. This brought us to a new house, built by the Inter Island Co. where we had lunch, prepared by a colored man, who is a splendid cook. There are excellent accomo dations for a nights rest if desirable. The new road to this point, shortens the road from Punaluu some two miles, making it but seven1. teen, the remaining distance to the Vol cano House, some eleven mites, on horse back nearly all the way over the lava beds is the only difficult path of the journey. Hy walking the horses all the way, one of ou ladies, who had never before been on horse back, got along very nicely. Of the Volcano House, I wjll only say that it is clean. That virtue will cover a multitude of ommissions. Our first night's visit to the crater was some thing of a disappointment, and I can readily imagine a person, seeing it but once, under similar conditions, going away with the feel ing that the trip hardly paid for the trouble. It is important, therefore, to go to the lake the first night of )our arrival, as well as the second. The trip is a hard one The descent Into the crater, 675 feet, the walk over the lava bed of two miles, and the climbing up the rough and jagged masses to the point of view is very severe upon a lady, Our second night's visit was a grand success. The entire lake was a mass of flame, constantly changing its form and color. The fiery fountains were ceaseless n activity. The trip had paid a hundred times over I The walk of a mile to the crater of the ex tinct volcano of " Little Kilauea, amply re pays one, as does the inspection of the sulphur beds near the house, Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock, we left the Volcano House on our return. The ride for a couple of miles, is along the northern edge of the crater, whose circumference is nine miles. One has the best opportunity, from this side, to view the wonderful abyss. Our ride down was uneventful, broken only by a stop at the Pahala plantation, where Mr, Foster en tertained us loyally, and show ed our party sugar from the cane 10 the bag. We were very glad to reach Mr. Lee's roof again, and after a night's rest, a bath the next morning, fishing by some of the party, moss gathering by others, we boarded the Hill at 3 p. M. and reached Honolulu at daylight this morning. We can speak in terms of highest praise of Captain Hates and his steamer, and say that the $60 fare covers ever) thing one can possibly need on the trip. There are absolutely no extras and this fact travelers will appreciate. The service at the Volcano House can be improved, especially the guide. The trip should nut be takenaby a lady unless she is in goovl health and tolerably strong. If she is accustomed to riding, all the better. She will do well tu follow the native example, and ride astride. In fact, this it almost necessary. For an outfit, take an old warm suit, leave your good clothes on the steamer until )ou return, heavy shoes, which will iic ruined on the lava, a broad brim hat, rubler overcoat and leggins, and a piece of enameled cloth, two yards wide and one and a half long. Cut a slit In this for your head, and )ou will be well protected from the rain. We, fortunately, had pleasant weather, )ct it was cold and damp at the Volcano House, Only 5 pounds of luggage will lie allowed. A Lady will require the above, together with a " Uooruci suit," W, K. II. Honolulu, January 30, 18JJ, an improved condition of affairs in the near future. The advices received hy the City of Syd ney of a rise In sugar in Iindon and a conse quent stiffening of the New Vork market gives us the encouraging hope that by next steamer we will learn that the Manilla market on which our rales arc based will alo show an upward tendency ; and from the Intimate relations of London and Manilla, this is not an unreason able expectation. It is to be regretted that our currency diffi culty seems as far oil a solution as ever. The action of the government and the firm through which the Hawaiian coin was foisted upon the community, while it gives temporary relief to present holders, makes it in reality harder for us to get onto the gold basis. Foreign shipping movements since last issue have been free, the arrivals being the steamers Alameda and City of Sydney and brigantine Consuelo from San Francisco, the former and latter bringing the usual assorted cargoes, and the bark Itespcr wilh coal from Newcastle. The dcpaitures for the same period embrace the W. G. Irwin and Caibarien with full car goes for San Francisco, valued together at $117,716, the City of Sydney for the Colonies and the Win. Phillips for Hongkong, with little freight from this port. The latter vessel took some 140 Chinese hence and the Pacific Mail steamer brought In fifty-seven. Domestic produce is coming In now pretty freely and the Alameda will get away to-day with a good cargo, to be followed by the Dacca aliout the latter part of next week. Auction matters this week have claimed some attention, the sale of surplus emigrant stores of the Dacca realizing $1 847.70, and the Marshal's sale of the bankrupt stock offered brought aliout $2,000. Some little enquiry In real estate is reported and a few sales have been effected of lots on the plains at full figures. The recently burnt district is being cleared of the ruins and debris, but nothing as yet is decided upon as to the future structures, in the mean time, the late tenants are settling down In other locations, Mr. F. Gertz opening on Hotel street, near the corner of Fort. There is a moving spirit also noticeable in the jewelry trade. Mr. M. Eckart changing from Fort street into the store in the Campble block re cently vacated by A. Kraft & Son, and the Ha waiian Jewelry Manufactory moves from its Hotel street quarters to consolidate with Mr. Eckart, and their late stand is to be absorbed by Cavanagh for the extention of his restau rant facilities. The steamer Kinau will be due earlier to-d.iy than usual, so as to connect in good time with the Alameda, which will leave at noon for San Francisco. J'rn Mono Pubiteo, Messrs. Lyon's and Levey call attention to several sales in this issue. Mr. E. P. Adams advertises a sale for tress of rent on the 18th of next month. ilis- Ily "authority" notice in another column it will be seen that the hours of irrigation are to be limited to 4 hours per day from 6 to 8 A. M. and from 4 to 6 p. M. Lovers of a good cigar are inv iled to the four new brands of cigars received by Mr. H. J. Nolte, Heaver Saloon, per last steamer. They smoke freely, have a fine flavor and arc sold at a reasonable price. See his new ad vertisement in our columns. Mr. L. II. Kerr, merchant tailor, at No. 27 .Merchant Street, has just received, per Mari posa, a brge assortment of goods direct from the manufacturers, personally selected and bought for cash, which he offers to sell at "twenty-five per cent less than any house in the trade." Purchasers will do well to examine his stock before ordering elsewhere. For late locals, Imports, exports, ' passenger lists and shipping intelligence, lee supplement, Mr. George M. Raupp, the obliging pro prietor of the Germania Market, recently de stroyed by fire, has opened a temporary shop in Rose Lane, rear of Mr. Houghtailing's, where he will supply his cuslntnors, as usual, with the choicest meats and sausages of all kinds, fish, poultry and vegetables, until further notice. Orders will receive prompt attention. Mr. Theodore Severin has re-opened the Sun Pearl Gallery, corner tort and King streets and is prepared to take in the best manner, all kinds nf photographs including the new st)lcs of"rancl,""Boudoir"and"Prometiade"photos. His specialty is tin-types, which he furnishes in good style, at from 50 cents to $1.50 each and gems in lockets, at 50 cents per dozen, Give him a call. Mrs. W, II. Wilkinson, the fashionable Milliner and Dressmaker at No. 103, Fort street, has one of the largest and most elegant assortment of the latest styles of millinery, flowers, feathers, bonnets, hats, etc, to be found in this city and her stock of ladies under wear, infants and childrens clothing, hats, etc, of all descriptions, ladies hand-bags, pocket Irooks, jewelry, etc, is adapted to the wants of all needing such articles, On the side-walk in Iront of the Astor House Restaurant, No. 78 Hotel street, the writer no ticed -a large blackboard, on which was written in chalk "Ice Cream for Sale Here." As this was an agreeable surprise, he entered, and was waited on by the gentlemanly proprietor, Irom whom he learned that, in future, ice cream of the best quality will be served to ladies and gentlemen, in first-class style, and furnished fur kills, parties and weddings, at reasonable rates. Cream fiozen tu older at short notice. The particular attention of the public is In vited to the professional card of Dr. S. K. Craddock, from England, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, Licen tiate of the Royal College of Phjslcians, Lon don, and of the Society of Apothecaries, Lon don. Doctor Craddock has recently made his residence here with the intention ol practicing his profession and w ill be pleased to confer with those needing the services of competent physician or surgeon. Messrs. L)can & Co., No. 107 Fort street, having effected a very favorable and honorable settlement of their business affairs, are now prepared tootfer unusual inducements to parties desiring to purchase articles in their line. They invite particular attention to their large and elegant stock of alt kinds of musical Instruments and supplies, fancy goods, paintings, chromos, engravings, furniture, sewing machines, etc. Picture Irames made to order, rvow is a rare chance to purchase a first class piano, or organ, c(c, at a very low price. An inspection of the large stock of goods In the Hawaiian Hazar of Messrs Kennedy and Co., No. lot; Fort Street consisting of house furnishing goods, glass, crockery, tin, Iron and wooden ware; lamps, lanterns and chandeliers) jewelry, lovs, novelties, musical Instruments, stationery, picture frames, staple and fancy goods, elc, tn great variety will convince buyers that this It "Headquarters" fur supply ing their wants at popular prices. Give them a call. Goods shipped to any part of Ike Hawaiian Islands on approval. The attractive display In the art store of Messrs, King Pros., n Way's building, on King street, between Knit and Alakea street, will well repay any visitor to enter and inspect their crsnal attention to making them in an attistic manner. Hy reference to our advertising columns it will lie seen that, Mr. Max Eckart, Jeweler, No. 66, Fort street, has entered Into partner ship with Mr. Jos. Htibash, heretofore of the firm of Messrs. Hering & Htibash, nnnu facturers of Hawaiian jewelry, No. 80, Hotel street. The firm name will be Eckart X. Hubash and their new place of business will be In the store, No. 29, Merchant street, In Campbell's Block, where they have removed their elegant stock of jewelry, silver ware, French clocks, etc, and will continue to manu facture their celebrated kukui jewelry as well as all other articles in their line. Give them a call. The severe test to which the Mac Ncale & Urban safe was recently subjected, in the late fire, in the building occupied by Mr. George M. Rnupn, is conclusive evidence that this make of safe can be fully relied upon. On being extricated from the ruins, this safe showed the Intense heat to which it had been exposed, the outer sheathing of the door being warped and the handles melted oh. On being opened, at Messrs. K. More & Co s., the lock and combination were found to be In perfect order and its contents consisting of $1,040 In cash, books, papers, etc, were in a perfect state of preservation. Mr. Raupp has since ortlcred anolhcr one of same size make. Mr. C. O. Hcrgcr Is the Honolulu agent for these celebrated safes. In these days when so much deception is practiced in manufacturing articles in daily use, it is a satisfaction to know, for a certainty, what can be relied u)ion. This is especially the case with reference to a safe, which is the custodian of valuables, that, once destroyed, often cannot be replaced. One of the most severe tests a safe was ever subjected to was, the No. 78, Hall's Safe, which was in the hottest part of the flames in the recent fire, which d est roved C. J. Fishel's store and other buildings. The morning after the fire the safe was taken out and the handles and dial plate were found intact. Mr. Nott, 011 learn ing the combination, opened it at the first attempt and found its contents entirely unin jured. Mr. Samuel Nott is the agent and will fill all orders for these safes. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant showed an admirable spirit in declining to accept the munificicnt offer of Mr. Wm, H. Vandcrbllt, to transfer to her the mortgage given to him by the Gene ral to secure the debt of $150,000 he owed Mr. Vanderbilt. Hut we doubt, if there had been one of the "Light-running Domestic Sew ing Machines" among the articles thus trans ferred, that Mrs. Grant would have refused its acceptance, as it is difficult for any lady to part with one after having once tested its merits. Mr. Augustus L. Smith, No. 83 Fort street, is agent for this world-renowned machine and keeps in stock, a full supply of all kinds of machine needles, machine oil and domestic paper fashions, as well as an elegant assort ment of glass and silver-plated ware, fancy goods, King's combination spectacles, and eye glasses, pockrt cutlery, island v iews, etc. etc. Messrs. G. W. Macfarlane & Co., having recently been appointed sole agents for Wells Fargo & Go's., Express, in Honolulu, an nounce, in our advertising columns, that they are now prepared to offer shippers increased facilities and extra inducements, to forward money, valuables, packages and merchandise. over their lines to all parts of the United States, Canada and Europe, guaranteeing ab solute safety and prompt delivery at destina tion. When required they will, on all articles shipped over their lines, effect marine in surance on the open policies of the company, at lowest rates and will clear and enter all goods at the custom and consulates, without trouble and with but little expense to shippers. For full particulars apply to Messrs. G. W Macfarlane & Co., at their office, corner of Queen and Fort Streets. Many of our residents here, arc doubtless, familiar with the patent adjustable swing which is In such general use in the parks anil other public places, schools, residences, etc, through out the United States. This swing is arranged to securely seat four persons, in a carriage box , facing each other, and is propelled by the weight and position of the occupants, who can easily regulate the movement of the swing to any degree of momentum desired so as to almost approximate perpetual motion. Mr. E. E. Mayhew, carpenter, at No. 86, Hotel Street, has recently introduced this swing to the residents of these Islands and is now pre pared to promptly fill all orders for same. A model of this swing can he seen at his shop, and it, also, can be personally tested at the residences of Messrs. J. II. Paty, II. F, Dil lingham, E. C. McCandlcss, and at the Casino. It would be difficult to find any article more conducive to the pleasure and happiness of our families than one of these swings, which are furnished by Mr. Mayhew at a very reasonable price. SATURDAY PRESS NEWS, BOOK and JOB PRINTING OFFICE Campbell' aWirr lhtlltHno, Merchant Street. Wedding-, Visiting- rr Business Cards, Invitations, Menu Cards, Bait Programmes, Letter, Note, Statement or Bill Heads, Shipping Receipts, Money Receipts, " Certificates or Stock, Contracts, UIHs. of Lading, Checks, Drafts, Orders, Notes, Tickets, Legal and Mercantile Blanks, I-abcls, Books, Pamphlets, etc., NEATLY, ELEGANTLY, PROMPTLY, SURELY and REASONABLY DONE. TIIOH. (1. Til HUM, Proprietor. OSEPH E. WISEMAN. I Tha Only ReoognUe.1 General Butineas Agont on tho Hfiwnt.Hn Ialiuult' EST.tHLiSIIKH V7P, Ofloa In Campbell Fire-proof Bui Ming, 27 MeronRnt St., Honolulu, H, I, V, O. Itox atA Trjiid ?'.. DEPARTMENTS! Real Estate Agent Hu and ellt KeatEtat in alt parti of tt Kingdom. Knit Officti, Hornet, Cottage nJ Room. Soliciting Agont for Wilder! Inter-Island Steamers.'-ToirMti ami il.e Traveling Public will apply to me for 'licit. s and Information to the Volcano. Soliciting Agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Co of Now York. -'He Largest, OranJet and Soundest Institution of iuMnd In the World. Agent for the Great Burlington Railway Route in America. '1 It! Route ceU all other routes going l.ait, Hit scenery being the gtanueM, the meals the choicest and the 1'auic and Dining Cars lit handsomest and most comfotuMe, Employment Agent. 'Hnds Kmplojment for all seeling work in lite various l-f ant he of Indutr) on the Islands. Soliciting Agent for the City of London Fire Inturanco Co.-TI. test known Company in the UUnds. Custom House Broker. inters Goods at Custom House, pa)s nnd discharge Freight and fluty Itills under I'ower of Attornej, Money Broker. loan Money at all limes on firstclass security. General Business Agent.- Left! Papers of every description drawn. Hilts dUtribuied and Col lected. Hooks and Accounts kept And adjusted. Records Searched. Rents Coltected. Takes and In turance on Property looked after. Copying and Kngrossint done. Advertisements, Newspaper Arlule, Correspondence and Commercial Uusiness of every nature promptly and accurately attended to. Agent for the New Music Hall at Honolulu Companies abroad will correspond with me lor terms, etc Orders for island Shells, Curios, Lan Specimens, Name Views and Photos cart full) filled and for war Jed to all parts of the World. zfriT Information appertaining to the Islands gissn and all correspondence falthfutty answered. P, an tf .O.VKlWf K, irtNKM.tX, General Business Agent, Honolulu, H. I, 875- THE HAWAIIAN for 1885, 1885. ALMANAC' AND ANNUAL A HAND-BOOK OF INFORMATION ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ORIGINAL AND SELECTED, OF VALUE TO MERCHANTS, PLANTERS, TOURISTS AND OTHERS. TIIK KI.KVKKTU YKAK OP ISSVK, ' Price per tach numbtr 50 cts, or 60 tls. by foreign mail, including postage. Persons desiring copies mailed abroad will please forward instructions, for at tention as soon as issued. TIIOH. U, TIIHVM, CcmijiirVi tint I'u6ffa,rr, T. MATTHEW'S HALL, SAN MATEO. CAL. A HCIIOOT FOK JlOl'S. Under Military Discipline. a located in the twautifiil village at San Mateo, on lh Southern I'acihc K. K., at miles from San I'ranciicu. UfttabtUhed in 1B65. Kuurtccn inttructor or reputation and ability, 'llie UuldiiiK are ckleiihive, art heated ly steam and are il.evet) way arranged for th. health and t-uiufort of Iho cadet, trinity Sttiluu '... Catalogue, ut out, adureia Kiv. AI.t'KKM I.H.r. IIKT.WUK, M. A., I'tiucipjl. beein lulv 2. ror further information and W4-a,6 I7f MmutiUHi-' Cam. Trie case or Mr. Samuel Khrtich, repre senting the firm of Messrs. S. Colin & Co. at the Temple of Fashion, No. 6 1 anil Oj, Kiwi street, who was chargeil with violation o( th: revenue laws, was brought tu a hearing this morning, before Jmlge lliclterton, in the police couri. The charge nude by the custom house offi cials was that, certain suits of clothing, repre sented as cotton goods and thciefore untlutiable, were In rcalil)- part woolen ami therefore sub ject to iluty. After hearing the evidence ol Mr. A. S. Clcghorn, Mr. M. Davis, Mr. J. Flood, from San Krancisco, Mr, Anton Vugel and other witnesses, the judge decided that, while the testimony conflicted as to whether the goods were all cotton, or part wool, there was no evidence to show that Mr. Ehrlich was aware of the goods being otherwise than all cotton, or that he was guilty of having knowingly misrepresented the quality of the goods and the defendcnl was therefore honorably dis charged. fitottH Hwmets, A countr) seat The nillUing-stool. There It one town In Connecticut that has no fear of the measles. It's lladdatn. The Venetian gondolier has a peculiar way of tying his craft ; in fact It Is the moor of Venice. A dcbatinr club at Quincy has decided that it U "more fun to see a man thread a needle than a woman drive a nail." Well," said an Irish attorney, " if it plare the court, It I am wrong In this, I have another point that U equally eicludve, " Well, I declare I" taclalmetl an editor, as he inspected the baby of an old ncnapcr friend. "If he Isn't a marled copy of the old gentleman 1" The Prince of Wales Is colonel of slstecn different regiments. This It' not a circum stance to Florida j there they lave slilcen colonels to one regiment. DILLINGHAM & Co., I'url Street, Honolulu. EiSHNSSfiULfclfe saasaKtsaasaasaasaasaaLSLSaV fl H AGBNTS FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. tire satisfaction, Cami'Iiki.i., Esq., Ranch and Jami.s Oav, Esq, furnished iion application. These Mills are now in .successful operation on a number of Stock Ranches, where they arc givu'j; en notably upon the lamlsvof Jamlh "3r Hon. J. I. DowhKiT, Kawaii.oa Full particular!! ssill he DILLINGHAM & Co. beg to announce that they have received recent additions to the'r stock of goods and are prepared to fill orders upon most favorable terms. Double Furrow Plows, Breaking Plows t Light Steel Plows AKE NOW Ui:iNO OI'KNKI). Agricultural Implements of the most approved patterns. Cutlery, Iinps, Chandeliers, Lanterns, Houm: Furnishing Goods. Kerosene Oil of the best quality, in quantities to silit. DETROIT CYLINDER CUPS, The best in the market. Albany CYLINDER Oil. and COMPOUND l.UCRICATING OII.S of all grades. r SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO ISLAND ORDERS. "i N OTICE. At Ilia annual ueetlni nf the KAST MAUI PLAN TAIION U. lieUlkUdav,lnMUiii(oAKenert elected fur lb. erMuintc4r. (-U. W. r. Allen.,., I'r.Ud.nt and Altduer I IX HUfiuaiui.,, ,.,,.,,,, ....... ..Vic. Freiidant r.'C Jonee Jr.... ...,..,. .., Secretary and 'I reaMirer hi.rlo lul. w. r. Allen, Hon. u. H. Uuluuail '. C, wim Jr. V. ('. JOShS, Ja., HoflUulU, anuarv at. rail. I' i Ncrclray, N OTICB. 111. annual mediae Id the KtcjclkiJd, ct lk HAIKU MT.AK CO.. V.UIW keld at Ike fcft. J IM Accurs, aiewa.iatiie tvoAe, iiirriJ.i, iik adk ma., u ia ,, J U. A UUK TON, ecrerary. MPORTANT TO PLANTERS. f.l.YK rUHTII.IMKIt. 'tkeck H IXaviet 4 Cu, Kara jat recited lw quail lies i a ihcudcaJ fcililiatr (jialijr prepared ftr appll Catiwit Iv lane- fWUe'fev lh celebrated Mt.ac. Ctew laJ aiaaui Cu," Tb CHuiiite are of srearer and lea tjul&tr, andjlhtra adaftc4 rt.peirliely io dr) and i d).i,u.u.v r. (;. ji-tf. I4P0RTANT. , CAIENT IRON ril.TKK FKKMtS Mar. .'. In uu U ltuiiu and Kelatu -I'"'. are fur uU bt ''!! II. HALMU.U4 LlJ. i vl i. if' n