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mmrmarm iw mn wmi wMimrMm miSIIOl & Co., I1AXKI2IIH, Honolulu, lliuiiiiiui Inland- DlMW I'XclliUltfl on t lie flJiuiW of JnU loi-iilu. S. l And their aentf In NEW YORK, BOSTON, HONG KONO, lleN, N. M.HolliMchlliKVSnn, London. The (.'omtneiclal Hank C.. of Sydney, London, Tin- Conimeivlal ll.ink Co., of Sydney, Sydney. TI10 Hank of New Zealand: Auckland, Ghrlstehureh, and Wellington. The llank of UiltMi Columbia, Vic torlii, I) C. and I'oitlmul, Or. AM) Transact a (.iencral Hanking lltisluc'u. (HSU lv li Till: DAILY ItlJIiliKTIX ran lie had from .1. M. O.it, .Ir A; Co Merchant M. T. (. Thrum Merchnnl st. EVJMtY AFTERNOON. W. SJugnUjj gullrttn. Pledge! to neither Beet nor Tarty. Bat oUbllihsi for the enefit of all. THURSDAY, SKIT. I, 1881. THIS EVENING'S DOINGS. Mystic Lodge, No. 2, 7:110. TO-MORROW'S DOINGS. AFTERNOON Ladies' Prayer Meeting, Fort St. Church, nt fl o'clock. TO OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS. Wc desire to hour from niiy of our friends throughout tlic Islands, who are willing to send us regularly the news of their lcspcctivc localities. Our old correspondents arc included in this request, as we wish to become belter acquainted with tiicin and make arrangemeuts of mutual benefit for the future. It is not necessary tfiat a concspondent should be a practiced writer. All wc want is facts, wo taking all responsibility for presenting them in satisfactory form. A RETREATING YELL. The Advertiser this morning lias an utterly maudlin and pointless arti cle in reference to our position in respect to the privileges of the Sovereign. It is insanely furious over the substance of its own fabri cations, and reaches a climax of puerile pomposity and inanity with this mock-regal proclanuna tion: Our 'menacing utter ances' mean this: If there is any disaffection wc want to know of it." The man who wrote that ought to be hung before sunset as a usurper. THE FILIBUSTER. The journalistic filibuster has be come so battered in his reckless tilts that lie is fain to seek allies among those whom he lately butted against at every opportunity. This morning he shows a tender concern for the Morning Guide, exhibiting anguish on account of a good-natured refer ence in these columns to a comical blunder made in that paper. The Morning Guide, however, does not take kindly to his sympathy, but, noticing his sensitiveness in regard to literal accuracy, tries to drive him to madness and despair with the following sentence, in the midst of a notice of the library in its new quarters: "A magnillcient change for the better is to go into effect with the new classification the dis mal brown and straw-color paper covers are to be removed, and each book will, its own handsome or ugly, smooth-featured or battle-scared features." If not too "battle scared," the filibuster may "inagni ficicntly" face the music and success fully repulse this assault upon his reason. What chiefly concerns us, however, is that it appears as if the author of "An Act to Organize" had captured a portion of the independent press without striking a blow. ROAD-MAKINC. The fundamental principles of road-making involved in the system of Macadam aic simple and of easy application. They aic these: uni formity in the size of metal employed and a gradual rounding of the road from the centre toward the sides. Neglect of cither of these principles in construction results in a faulty road. The rounding process seems to be pretty well understood by our road supervisor, but uniformity in the size of metal is a matter entirely ignored. In fact, the method of placing a layer of large stones at the bottom and covering them with small oiiea is the one invariably adopted in the construction of Honolulu roads. As long as this practice is followed wo ncicr shall hitc any thing but defective loads. If the stones iuc of an uneven sl.o the wear will be uneven, depicssloiw will soon appear, the huge stones protrude through the surface, and travel be rendered disagreeable. Whereas, if the stones arc as nearly as possible of an even size from bottom lo top, and that size a .small one, about an inch cube, the wear will be even and the road passably good until the metal is worn to its base. If the load super visor will condescend lo adopt our well-meant hint, he will not only discover that his loads will be vastly better, but that they will last double as long without the necessity of repairs. A COFFEE SALOON. A correspondent calls attention to an important want of this commu nity, that of it refreshment saloon without the pernicious accessories of intoxicating liquors. Such es tablishments arc multiplying rapidly in American, Canadian ami Knglish towns, and are generally profitable lo their owners while a great boon to largo classes. If the right persons took the matter in hand, wc believe a company could be formed in Hono lulu within twenty-four hours to start such an enterprise. To succeed it must be conducted upon business principles, and stand upon its own merits 111 giving satisfaction to its patrons. At the same time it can be aided very materially by benevolently-disposed people without mak ing it a charitable institution. In some places, for instance, sufficient amateur talent is found available to give free conceits occasionally in the rooms of the coffee house. The best assistance the general public can give it is to patronize it in preference to objectionable places of refresh ment mid rcsoit. Who will be the first to move in this matter ? THE HOMESTEAD LAW. The ideal land is one of home steads, the homes of freemen. Social scientists maintain this proposition ; poets celebrate it. A nation of a few wealthy lords and many depend ent serfs is an unhappy one. A state whose backbone is a population of freemen alone is capable of noble development. Countries, like Ha waii for instance, there arc in which, at least in their earlier stages, the development of the soil to produce its readiest and most profitable fruit requires large operations calling for hosts of dependent labor. But a country of such limited capabilities that it can never get beyond the stage of yielding only wealth to the few and bare subsistence by severe toil to the many can never rank high in the family of nations. Its com merce may create independent and intelligent communities, out of the classification of lords and serfs, in its seaports and vaiious distributing points. Hut that species of growth is necessarily limited, and its mate rial inconstant and to a large extent unreliable as an clement of broad and deep national development. It is gratifying to all who take an in terest in this Kingdom, to have the evidences constantly increasing that these Islands arc not .shut up to the fate of being a lcalm where the tens may luxiiiatc and the thousands have only leave to toil. In this connection ,we hail with joy the activity of thought mauifest in different quaiters upon the subject of diversifying our productions. Great good will un doubtedly come of discussions to that end, and every friend of the country should encourage them and assist all reasonable experimenting to bring them to practical issues. At present wc would call attention to the measure safely piloted through the late session of 'the Legislature by Mr. Dole, to facilitate the acquir ing and settlement of homesteads. Not having the Act before us while witting, wc are unable to go into details. The measure, however, places all public lands, not otherwise disposed of hitlieito, within the reach, in suitable homestead lots, of those desirous of settling down upon tilts soil. It is exceedingly, wc think somewhat excessively, rigid in its provision for preventing homesteads from ever becoming the prey of pri vate speculation. If wc recollect rightly, it pi events the settler from ever transferring the homestead to another person. At his death it goes to his heir, but only on the same condition ns lie received it nt first, that of living upon it. When the hcUIci ceases lo live upon it, it lcveitslo the Crown. Wc hcllcic that Ihu object of picseiving the laud from speculation could be as safely ensured by simply making it a perpetual condition of the title that the owner should live upon Hie homestead. To allow the scttlci lo sell out lo another settler, provided his health or circumstances made il desirable for him lo retire, would make the available homesteads moic apt to be sought after than they will be 11111101 the rigorous condition mentioned. Five years are given the purchaser to pay the Government for the land, and in that period he must build a house and occupy it. Wcliope that tlic opportunity nfforded by the homestead law will be eagerly availed of by many of our people, and that tlic next election will have tlic benefit of tlic voice of hundreds of new freeholders created under it. CORRESPONDENCE. Con 1's.pondencu is solicited on the lor ies' .M the day, or what may become o. Wc iecrve the right to eeKe purely pcional matter. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our ror. respondent". En. THE PALI ROAD. Kditou Huu.ktix, Sir: In to day's issue of tlic Gazette I sec that the first editorial is devoted to the "outrageous" condition of the Pali road. In the main the remaiks made arc correct but the final sentences of the article in which occur tlic follow ing statements: "the desultory and ephemeral efforts which have hitherto obtained," " tlic upper part of Nun anti Valley" is "a disgrace to any country professing to have roads," arc not true, more especially as they follow an attack on the present Gov ernment for leaving the road in tlic condition it is " when public money has been wasted in the lavish man ner it has been." I have been a resident in this country for some time and during tlic past two years I have had occa sion to travel over the roads in the upper pait of Nuuaiiu Valley and also to cross the Tab itself fre quently. During that lime no at tempt was made by anyone to im prove tlic roads, until the present Minister of the Interior, Major Gu lick, came into olllcc. For the past six months or so, however, he has caused the main road up the valley, from the Ice Works to within a few hundred yards of the head of the Pali, to be thoroughly repaired and remade, so that it is now in such good condition that few roads in this island arc better. The remaining few hundred yards are now being fixed and, probably, if Major Gulick stays in olllcc he will cany out his promise to make a good carriage road over the Pali. He has already taken steps towards this, by having plans and estimates drawn up by competent officials in his Depart ment. I have had much conversation on the subject of this road, both with residents in Koolau, and in Hono lulu, and I believe it to be a fact that no efforts either "desultory and ephemeral" or of any other kind, have been made to repair this road, by any Ministry for some years pre viously nt least, notwithstanding con stant appropriations by the Legisla ture. So that I think it is only fair that the first one who really has taken steps to do the work satisfac torily, and has begun well, should have his due meed of credit and that, at any rate, he should not be, in a professedly fair-dealing news paper, publicly arraigned for leav ing undone what he really is at this time doing, and doing well too. A i.ovr.it ok Faih 1'i.ay. Honolulu, Sept. 3rd, 188L A COFFEE SALOON. KniToit Huu.r.Tix: 1 have but seldom a grievance or a crotchet which I wish to ventilate in tlic columns of the public press, but I am sensible that if I had it would have some weight with others when circulated by that medium of in formation. All this long-winded preface means that I have one now which I wish your assistance in bringing before the public. It is this: Some time since when the Y. M. C. A. building was first erected it was suggested that a coifee room should bo started tinder the auspices of the Association, which would be kept open till, say, II o'clock ut night, and by its judi cious management, be 11 mt of coiinlor-ullraetlon foi young men to enable them to resist the temptations of saloons and similar devices for getting rid of health, morals and money. Now that the Association lias a vigorous and painstaking Secretary, the idea might lie carried out and I am sure II would meet the approval of the young men (among whom, I am sorry to say, I cannot be icckoned) and many an old fogy would be glad to lake advan tage of the opportunity to drop in to such a place and spend the time in conversing with other Oi.i Fooiks. Honolulu, Sept. -Illi, 1881. CIVIL COURT. Sr.i'TiiMiir.u 1. A. Hunt vs. C. K. Jcrgcrson and W. Herenaba, action for replevin of cattle damages S.r0. continued until the -1th iust. Kaio vs. D. Kaapa. assumpsit for $81.80. Judgment for plaintiff. C. J. Hardee vs. C. K. Miller and II. Hakcr. proceedings for summary possession, continued until the 8th inst. Amaka vs. I). H. Nahinu, contin ued from the 11th nil., replevin for cow and calf, damages .82."), ease discontinued. F. II. Redwood vs. A. K. Kunuia kca, continued from the 21st tilt., assumpsit for Sl!)0.!).ri. Judgment for plaintiff. AV. C. Peacock vs. II. IL Macfar lane & J. II. Lovcjoy, continued from the 28tli nil., action for sum mary possession, Mr Hatch for Plaintiff and Mr. Preston for Defen dants. Mr. Nordbcrg having leased some property of Messrs. Hart and subsequently having declared him self a bankrupt, returned the lease to Hart and Hart gave said lease to W. C. Peacock. Messrs. II. IL Mac farlane and J. II. Lovejoy, assignees of Nordberg, bankrupt, took posses sion of said premises; therefore Mr. Peacock brought action to obtain possession of the same. Judgment for defendants. Appeal noted to the Supreme Court. POLICE COURT. Sin'Tr.Miir.u 1. Thirteen drunks received the usual fine of ?." and costs. Five Chinamen, for violating the Sabbath on the 'list ult., forfeited 810 bail each. Kahane and Nuiloa, for affray in the Kmpire Saloon, on the .10th ult., were fined $i each. A. Daues & J. Kaaia, affray on the !10th ult., were lined S5 and 81.05 costs each. Daniel Kaneoha, for disorderly conduct on the 5i0th ult.. was sent- cdoue to '18 hours imprisonment at hard labor. Ilopukahi, for disturbing tlic quite of the night of the 510 ult.. was fined SC. Chung Ling, for assault and bat tery on Ah Lingon the 21th ult., was fined Sfi and &J.20 costs. Sl'lMT-illlI'U 2. Seven drunks received the usual fine. Ah Ung, attempting to sell foreign imported goods without a license, at Honolulu, on the 1st inst., was fined $10 and in default 20 days' imprisonment at hard labor. Alio, a Chinaman, charged with having opium in possession, within tlic last week, was remanded until the 3d inst. Kcaka, charge, larceny of a whip, was discharged. Sni'TKMimit 55. Kalualuui, forfeited SG bail for drunkenness. f Klikai, same charge, was lined $fj. Paele, an old offender, same charge, was sentenced to 10 days' imprison ment at hard labor. Kawehe, for drunkenness, reman ded until the 1th inst. ' Kanilio, drunk in a saloon, was fined $10. Alio, remanded from the 2nd inst,, found guilty of having opium in his possession, was lined $fi0 and sen tenced to two months' imprisonment at hard labor. Appeal noted to the Intermediary Court. Win. Wallace, charge, assault and battery on McChessuey on the 2nd, wos remanded until the 8th inst. Rain falling' upon a dry soil and moistening it to some depth warms both the soil and the water. LATE FOREICN NEWS. An entire prospecting party, headed by Henry Nolieie, 11 well known New Yoik miner, was re cently murdered by robbers in the Mndro mountains, Mexico. Political murders are of alarming frequency in some sections of Mexi co. The military in the Nenna Leon ate assassinating all those opposed to the administration of Governor Tolentinc, who lias ordered the exc ciilion of sixty persons. That is a specimen of affairs wheio an irre sponsible Government has conttol of an army. The Congress at Versailles, France, has adopted by a vote of 002 lo 1C5 the first paragraph of tlic constitutional lcvision bill, which decrees the republican form of Gov ernment lo be immutable. The second paragraph, declaring monar chical pictcnders ineligible to the Presidency, was adopted, oD7 to lo'l. Heforc the adoption of the article decreeing tlic republican from of Government to be immutable, Prime Minister Ferry said : "Wc do not demand the decree of the eternity of republicanism, but, for the dignity and security of France, a decree that the republican regime is immutable." Frcppcl opposed the article, declar ing that it was unlikely to prevent a change in favor of the Cointe. Dc Paris. Commotion among the Left immediately occurred, Floquct ex claiming: "You have pronounced condemnation upon the Comic l)e Paris and wc will execute it." Frcp pcl resumed his spcccli and said lie hoped tlic new Congress which as sembled on March -I, 1880, would re-establish the monarchy. A great sensation lias been caused by recent robberies of the Austrian mails. Not long ago a letter con taining 15,000 florins was abstracted and now a whole mail-bag has been stolen. The bag contained valuable and registered letters and among them were checks amounting to 280, 000 florins sent by savings banks in Pesth. American railway men have a hard time in Mexico. At Calera. on the Mexican Central Railway, a Mexican I peon would not stop walking on tlic unfinished wall of a round house until an American knocked him off. Instead of arresting tlic American the police beat him with clubs until his fellow-countrymen rescued him. The Mayor of Calera, who lias always hated the Americans, caused the arrest of twelve of the station cm -ployces, including the train des patcher and telegrapher, and im posed sentences of fine and impri sonment upon them without trial. The Minister of tlic Interior ordered their release, but instead of obeying tlic order, the Mayor compelled the prisoners lo clean tlic streets. The Mexican federal authorities, it is ex pected, will take steps to avoid fur ther trouble. The German Government has asked speedy satisfaction from the British Governmentrfor the pillaging of the provision cutter Dicdrich by Knglish sailors in the North Sea. An inspired article has appeared in Lloyd's Weekly, London, the chief organ of the working classes, on tlic politics of the Prince of Wales. The writer says the Prince of Wales has no belief in the policy of effaccment of the empire and will not shrink, when necessary, from the assertion of the extension of the imperial responsibilities, though opposed to aggression, lie is there fore drawn to the Radicals, who have broken from the traditions of the Manchester Peace party. The article further recites that the heir apparent to the throne of England is a free-trader on principle and regrets the existence of a protection policy in other countries, on the ground that hostile tariffs beget other forms of international hostility, lie considers that many of the ideas and plans now identified with socialism are thoroughly practical, Christian and constitutional. Res pecting forms of government, lie accepts the Pope's dictum that what is best administered is a constitu tional monarch and that it is the most economical form of government, because it keeps a check upon indi vidual ambition, extravagance and jobbery. The republican idea, in the abstract, is very fascinating, but In practice delusive and costly, inrougn waste, ami unstable, espe cially in its foreign policy, which should be permeated by a fixed principle common to all parties of the state. Tho Prince believes the Knglish monarchy will endure, be cause it is the nucleus of real repub licanism, haying what other republics need a centre of gravity, apart from all, yet allied to all. ' Hawaiian GaiTiaeo MfgCo. .IUST lCI-X'IOIVlOIJ a riNK mm ok Second Growth Ash and Oak Km sale ill lowest market late.. AIpoii eciinplele Mori, of Carriage & Wagon Material constantly kept on for Hale. 1111(1, nut 710 III! W. H. PAGE, HONOLULU CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, NOS.123 11 ml i:i0. FOKT STREET (opposite Pantheon Stablee) HONOLULU, II. I. Carriage lUnnul'actnn'r, Wheelwright and General Blacksmith. The Manufactory contains a complete Carriage Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Paint Shop, ami Trimming Shop. FAMILY CARRIAGES, EXPRESSES, BUOQIES, PHAETONS, OMNIBUflSHS, DRAYS AND TRUCKS, BREAKING OARTS, PLANTATION WAGONS, HAND CARTS, &C, &0. Made to Order on most favorable twins anil all work guaranteed. TIip CloMPNt Attention Riven to pair -work of nil IcIiiiIm. Having been In business on the I-dand for a number of vears employing none but the most Skillful of Mechanics, ami using only At Mateilal, I can strictly guarantee all won; leaving my Manu factory. Give mo a call boforo purchasing elsewhere. Don't forgot the place. 128 and 130 FOKT STREET. orrosm: noon's staihjw. , W. H. Page, PROPRIETOR. 091 Cm JOHN N0TT, Tin, Copuer and Sheet Iron Worker Plumber, Gas Fitter, &c. Stoves and Ranges of all kinds. Plumbers' stock and metals, House Furnishing Goods, 7? Chandeliers, Lamps, &o. WILLIAM MILLER Cabin etmaker Ami Upholsterer, 63 HotelMieet. No, Opposite International Hotel, Canes and Walking Sticks, Made of every kind of NATIVE WOODS Bracket, Cornices, Curtain Pole's, &e., made, ot the latest designs. riEORGK LUCAS, -A Contractor jA ntul Builder,-? Honolulu Steam Planing Mills, Kspla- naue, lionouuu. Manufactures all kinds of Mouldings, Bracket?, Window Frames, Blinds, Sashes. Doors, and all kinds of Wood work finish. Turning, Scroll and Band Sawing. All kinds of Sawing and Plan ing, Morticing and Tenanting. Orders promptly attended to and work guaranteed. Orders from the other Is ands solicited E2TVOS ,Sc OO. So. 8 Kiiifj street, N-Hiiii Tuiaa 111111x210, Has some dried CALIFORNIA FISH ! 0 cents per pound. Biioola ami Skip-flack. 703 2 ' ArfT.. .. 3Hr2E2 Dissolution of Co-Partnership. rpili: Co-partnership heretofore exist A Ing between (5. KngUng & Charles hinlth, doing business lu this city under the lb m naino of Kngllng & .Smith, Is hereby mutually dissolved. Thu business will bo continued by O. .Smith, who assumes all liabilities, and will colleet all outstanding accounts. CirAKfiKS SMITH, it , , . G ENOLixa. Honolulu, Aug. 27, 1881. 802 lv Tt W ii- Jttf. U fJSr-v vtrAj'l! .-.'& w4L" .SlUrfc. A ' BUfit.i' : ' AfeMfe&Vfc w--i4i. (. . .v4"i.r .. Wt M wdjXVHiiiiit