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; J. MO'IT .SMITH,
Direer ef the Government Pres.
y Mb. O. ros Gosssrrz having taken charge
tf the Government Press during ibe absence
of Dr. J. Mott Smith, all bu6lnes communi
cations are thereby requested to be sent to
him.
HONOLULU:
TVEDNESDAY, FEB. 3. 1669.
BY AUTHORITY.
By Order of the Board ef Health.
At a meeting of the Board, held Dec. 2,
1868, It wis
.Besotved, That the Secretary be instructed
to request by Circular letter, and advertise
ments in the -Hawaiian Gazette and Ke Aa
Okoa, all managers of plantations, ministers
of religion, and others having authority and
influence, to cause a general vaccination to
take place, each in his own neighborhood, the
Board assisting by all means in their power.
OrriCE or the BoAnn of Health.
The attention of every householder, keeper
of a boarding or lodging house, or master of a
vesjel is called to the following Section of the
Civil Code :
Stctioj 301. It shall be the duty of every
householder, keeper of a boarding or lodging
house, or master of a vessel, to report immt
diately to the Board of Health, or its nearest
agent, any person in or about their house, or
vessel, whom they shall have reason to be
lieve to be sick, or to have died of, the small
pox, or any other disease dangerous to the
public health, nnder a penalty of not less than
five, nor more than one hundred dollars, for
each offense.
By order of the Board.
En. FrxsnD,
Honolulu, Jan. 8, 1869. Secretary.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS
AJTD KCLES ADOPTED BT THE HAWAIIAN
SOABD or HEALTH AT THEIR XEETISG OS
JAXf-ART 8th, 186!!.
'. 1. On the arrival of any vessel at any port
oi this. Kingdom, from a port known to be in
fected with the small pox, though no case of
small pox may have occurred on board during
the voyage, neither passengers nor crew shall
be allowed to land, unless a period of fifteen
days shall hare elapsed from the time of her
sailing.
2. On the arrival of any vessel at any port
of this Kingdom, having had or still having
any person sick of small pox on board, the
vessel shall be detained in quarantine; the
sick shall be sent to the quarantine hospital,
and the crew and passengers shall be submit
ted to a quarantine of fifteen days.
3. Ko person shall leave or visit any quar
antined vessel, or any house or enclosure tbat
shall have been set apart for quarantine pur
poses by the Board of Health, unlets by writ
ten permission of the Board.
. 4. Under no circumstances provided for as
above, shall clothing or personal baggage be
allowed to be put on shore, before having un
dergone snch disinfecting process at may be
ordered by the Board of Health.
i. When any vessel shall arrive, having
bad on board during the passage, a person
diseased with small pox, -the whole, or such
parts of the ship as may be ordered by the
Board of Health to be disinfected, shall be
fumigated, or otherwise disinfected, in such
manner as may be ordered by the Board, and
not until this has been done shall any cargo
be discharged from the ship.
C. So.f'inail" shall be landed from any
vessel having small pox on board or having
had small pox on board during the passage,
except by written permission of the President
of the Board of Health.
N..B. Sections 28-1, 285, 293 and 291 of
the Civil Code of this Kingdom read as fol
lows: Sectios 281. A'otice shall be given by the
Board of Health of all regulations made by it,
by publishing the samo in some newspaper of
the district, or where there isno such newspaper,
by causing them to be posted in three public
places of the town or district ; and such notice
of said regulations shall be deemed legal notico
to all persons.
Sectios 285. Every person who shall vio
late any regulation of the Board of Health,
after the same shall have been published, as
provided in the last preceding section, shall
be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Sectios 293. The quarantine regulations
so established shall extend to all persons, and
all goods and effects arriving in such vessels,
and to all persons who may visit or go on
board.of the same.
Sectios 291. Notiee shall be given of such
quarantine regulations, by publication in the
manner provided in section 281 ; and after
such notice shall have been given, any person
who shall violate any such quarantine regula
tions, shall be fined a sum not less than five,
nor more than five hundred dollars,
.f - Feed. W. Hctchisosv
President of the Board of Health.
XOTICE.
Whereas, Samuel K. Castle, President of
the' Board of Trustees of the "Makiki Family
School," and Charles E. Bishop, Secretary
thereof, have duly represented to this Depart
ment, that at a meeting of the members of
the corporation of the Alakiki Family School,
held at Honolulu on the 11th day of Septem
ber. 1863. it was voted unanimously that the
said corporation should be dissolved, and
Wlereat the said Samuel N. Castle and
Charles R. Bishop have petitioned that the
said corporation may be dissolved, and have
furthermore filed a certificate, and have in all
respects complied with section 1139 of the
Civil Code, and have further represented that
the said corporation has no debt,
JCow therefore, all persons are hereby re
quired to make known any objection tbat they
may have to the dissolution of the said corpo
ration, on or before Saturday, the 30th of Jan
nary, 1869.
Feed. W. Hctchisos,
Minister of Interior.
Home Ofice, Xov. 23, 16C8. J16-2m
It is very much to be regretted that
bard words And impolite phrases should
pass between gentlemen who mast, neces
sarily, meet, frequently, in their daily
rounds. It mnst, therefore, happen to
anyone who is engaged in conducting a
newspaper, in a small town, on the prin
ciple of " making it spicy," which is an
other expression to signify, conducting it
without a regard to others' rights and
feelings, or a due regard to others' inter
ests, thai they should be brought face to
face, in an uncommonly unpleasant man
ner, with the parties who deem themselves
injured. . Every one must sympathize
with the sentiment that "it is unpleasant
to bear ones' assistants, in carrying on
their paper, denominated "liars," with
or without an adjective prefixed and the
information, which one has been at great
pains to collect aad publish, characterised,
in. like manner, as "a lie," and when
sach aa SeeMest is only one of many;
vbea, is feet, .there bare been two other
"- oooationn lately," for one to have the
Basse nnptoasant characteristics attributed
te tbe infcrmatioB, which an editor sap
p$iG3 to tfe pibfic it Is ffiOflt G&rtp&tfi) '
Bcalated to sake ofie resect os the bard-
iebipa of conducting a paper, in-a small and
isolated community, which does not, thor
oughly, appreciate the patriotic efforts of
i those, who point pat the wrongs and injn
j ries, nnder which the said community
i might, possibly, be soffering. It may ap-
pear most liberal, to manr. in tender the
rise of a paper's columns ! itny one in
jured by mis-statements, to make any
statements he chooses, to disabuse the
public mind. Bat the difficulty rests in
this, perhaps, that the public mind should
not have Been abused, and if it is so,
it should be disabused by the same person
who abused it. Again : Many have not
the time, and still more are too modest,
or too unused to writing, to bring their
personal and individual assertions before
the public, to rectify any wrong. Xor i3
it very satisfactory for one 'to talce the
pains so to do, and find his remarks fol
lowed by the ".Remarks" of the editor; to
the effect tbat our information was relia
ble ; this is the statement of the offended
party ; our informer was "disinterested"'
and therefore, by inference, the statement
of a disinterested, but unknown informant,
is to be taken as true, and that of the in
jured party as false. If one says that the
steamer's agents procured newspapers,
and, for aught we know, letters of advice,"
when, in point of fact, they procured nei
ther one nor the other, the mere adding
of the words - for aught we know.'' does
not seem to alter the gist of the sentence.
Is not the sentence meant to convey the
idea that such letters were procured,
though others could not obtain them? Is
it not of the class of statements, which are
sometimps characterized as falsehoods, by
"innuendo?" Again: II it be said that
" our merchants have cause of complaint,
when one 11 oue is allowed to receive its
papers from the steamer, long in advance
of the mails, ghing them ample oppor
tunity to eEVct purchases or sales. possibly,
to great advantage" does not this state,
by " innuendo" more especially when
taken, with the rest of the matter, that
such has been done ! and is it not intended
to convey the idea that merchants have
cause of complaint, though in point of
fuct, there is none whatever! Is not the
true intent and meaning, to excite a feel
ing of discontent and jealousy towards
the House said to be so fa voted, and to
wards the officials said so to favor them J
11" so, it is meant to injure. Hut it is said
that the Agents did receive the papers
necessary to enter the ship at the Custom
house, to wit, the steamer's manifest and
freight-bill, etc. Are these "letters of ad
vice!'' Will our merchants, whose goods
were manifested, and to whom these
freight-bills pertained, have cause of com
plaint against -Messrs. Ilackfeld & Co., or
any one else, because their own goods
were allowed to be entered, and their bills
of lading made accessible to them 2
It is, certainly, the duty of the editor
of this paper to tell the merchants of this
port, and those interested in its commerce,
that all persons are dealt with alike, nor
is it personal abuse to anyone to say so.
In common life, the customary grumbler
most frequently becomes tedious, and per
sons, to relieve the weariness of hearing
him, sometimes supply him with imaginary
grievances, to hear him expatiate on them.
We can easily imagine that the profes
sional editorial grumbler will frequently be
made the subject of hoax, or will find
some one quite willing to feed him with
tho food he craves ; and that he will fre
quently miss the mark, in finding, not only,
that there is no cause of complaint, but
that he can not persuade his patrons that
they are, in the smallest degree, injured.
An editor's life is hard ; and it must be
very hard indeed, to have three calls within
a short time of persons deeming them
selves injured, and intimating a want of
appreciation in one's veracity, in rough
language. But every thing has its bright
as well a3 its dark side, and it must be a
great consclation, nnder the circumstances,
to feel that one's courage is yet unflinch
ing, and though we " do not resent, it is
not because we stand in awe." Who is
afraid !
"'Naanao,' in the correspondence of the
Government paper, uses the following lan
guage :
" Now, let me ask, what is to be done to
promote this education! Will wranirllnif.
with the proper authorities, who are required
by the laws to see that all Is dune to promote
education, help the cause? Will the bigotry
and mischief-waking of those who make it a
point to dispute captiously on everything
advance us? Or will amicably pulliiijr to
gether, and endeavoring to devise means to
advance the desired object, be the best for
the public good!'
"Do yon the Powers tbat be wish to
know why we cannot amicably pull togeth
er? Wc can tell yon In a very few words
first illustrating by an example.
" In a small and somewhat remote District
of this Kingdom, where 'men are scarce,
a few years ago, the care of the school-funds
was in the hands of one of the American
missionaries. A quiet, working man, who
lqres this people as he loves bis own soul,
'a man who years ago, when assisting the
people to obtain Government lands by pur
chase, refused to take the slightest amount
of pay by way of commission, or otherwise,
or to possess himself of a single acre, a
man who most thoroughly believes In I be
precept "Fear God and honor the king,"
this man was the school superintendent.
Ton took from him the office without the
slightest explanation, and offered it we will
not say to whom for reasons best known to
yourselves. We know the reason. You
hate the principles that such men represent.
"The same thing, or what was virtually the
same in spirit and motive, was done through
out the Islands. It is not the change in it
self changes must be made tbat we resent,
but It is the spirit that prompted the policy
of the Government this spirit of deep hatred
toward free institutions that we recognize
as an enemy. The late veto of the BUI pro
viding for giving the people a voice in the
choice of teachers and management of
schools, shows the self-same spirit as still
animating the Government. The words of
one of tbe Board of Education "Ton aad I
can never agree," were nndeniably true. So,
Instead of building np any fake peace, we
shall "fight it out oo that line," and shall
see our principles victorious. If we don't
our successors will."
The above remarks, quoted from the
Pacific Commercial Adecrtiser, of Janu
ary 96th, certainly da set sees to coincide
with their previously expressed williegseaa
to discuss the school law, which was first
animadverted upon, in tbe Kuolcoa, edited
by the Rev. L. H. Gulick. The main ob
jections to our remarks, in a previous issae,
seemed to be. that we gave the editor of
tbe Kuolcoa. the title of Reverend, which
was done, under the belief that it was a
proper title, claimed and expected by him,
as an ordained clergyman. These remarks
above quoted, taken in connection with
the following, quoted from the aforesaid
paper, the Kuohoa.
"A TJsxecessabt CoscTssios. Our
worthy, and able, co-temporary, the Commer
cial Adrertiter, In its issue of last week, con
ceded more than was mcettothelnterpreters
of tbe amended Educational Law, In the in
terest of absolutism; and also failed of doing
full justice to the vigilance of the Opposition
In the late Legislative Assembly."
will possibly suggest to disinterested peo
ple, nnder whose whip and spur, the "In
dependent Press," publishes the remark of
the 30th inst. But now.it appears that it
is of no use, to controvert any facts or
positions. The whole principle involved
is, that soma years ago, tbe Board of Edu
cation, as then constituted, took away the
office of School Treasurer the writer says
School Superintendent but he must see,
on reflection, always provided that he can
see anything, that it was the Treasurer, who
had the funds from thegoodman. who set
the precious example, of not getting an
acre of the public lands, for himself, when
others of his friends were getting a few,
and gave it to another. What principles,
this good soul represents, different from
those represented by his associates, Revs.
Mr. Lyman, of Ililo, C. B. Andrews and
Sorino Bishop, of Lahainalana, Mr. Wil
cox and Dr. Smith, of Kauai, all of whom
are now actively aiding the Board, in ac
tual service ; or the late Hon. and Rev.
Lorrin Andrews, of Honolulu, and Mr.
Johnson, of Kauai, who were cooperating
with the Board up to the day of their
death; or Hon. S. X. Castle, of Honolulu,
who is always ready to give most valuable
advice and assistance to the Board, as well
as many others, and. may we not say,
nearly all of the older missionaries, who
are ready to give their advice and assist
ance, we do not know. At the present
time there is a goodly array of the older
missionaries and their eons and daughters,
who are cooperating will) the Board, and
whose services and counsels are exceeding
ly prized by them, and who are requested
to teach their principles to their fullest ex
tent. To this writer, it is of no conse
quence that two offices. School Superin
tendent and School Treasurer, were put
into one, and therefore one of the holders
must go out; nor does his suppressio veri,
in this regard, at all shock his tender con
science. Oh no. You or your predeces
sors, deprived some relative of mine of a
small commission on tbe school fund of
the district, and gave it to another, whom
I will cot mention, lest, perchance, the
public might see, that he likewise was a
good man, and for the reason that he will
fight it out on that line, and our principles
will be victorious. "If we don't our suc
cessors will." On what line? Getting
possession of the School Funds ? What
principles? Making vague statements
that every man, who does not get an office,
is better than any man who does, and that
some others than the present holders of
office will transict the business of the
country, in fcture years, which some others
you are pleased to call your successors ?
Your successors in what? And how are
they to know that your principles are vic
torious, unless you are somewhat more
definite, and explain to the expectant ages
yet to come, how your worthy old friend
exemplified the principles which are burn
ing in your patriotic heart, by disbursing
the school fund of his district, in paying
some half dozen teachers, more or less.
The public will now see, that it is not
the school laws, or the administration of
them, nor the number of scholars, or the
mode of teaching them, or the successors
of that mode, nor the teachers employed, or
supported, that is of the smallest possible
consequence. The whole question is only,
why did not your predecessor continue to
employ my venerable and esteemed friend,
who took not one dirty acre and if you
gentlemen can not answer, why do you not
extenuate, and indeed atone for that fault,
by employing me, myself, in some eminent
situation, in which my talents may shine,
for a sufficient remuneration.
New Queen, of 3Iatlngrnscar.
By a periodical, the Annala dt la Pro
pagation delaFoi, we are informed of some
events of a strange character which have
lately taken place In the Isle of Madagascar.
The Queen, Rashoerina, died on tbe first of
April last, and tbe paper above mentioned (a
Boman Catholic organ), states that It Is well
' known that the late Queen was very favor
I ably disposed to their Mission, but tbat her
' courtiers and officers mostly belong to the
Methodist Church, and she was denied,
through them, the medical attendance of .Mr.
i Laborde, French Consul at Tananarive, an
I old and experienced physician, who bad for
many years eDjoyed her fullest confidence,
. and nnder whose skillful bands she found
her health mnch Improved. During her sub
sequent treatment by an English doctor, her
death was several times prematurely an
nounced, and each of the contending par
ties prepared themselves to profit at once by
the circumstance, according to their own
different views. A few days before her death,
a conspiracy was entered Into by the same
individual Kalnlvonlnahltrioni who had
had an active hand in the assaslnation of King
Radama II. According to this paper, this
man was a personal friend of Mr. Ellis, tbe
well-known Missionary, and author of a his
tory of tbe Hawaiian Islands, and through
his Influence bad, some years previously, be
come Prime Minister to the deceased Queen,
and being of tbe Methodist Church, Is bit
terly opposed to. the Catholic interest. Af
terwards banished oa account ef several In
trigues, he raised tbe boaster of insarrec
tlon at tbe sews of tbe Qestn's sickness, aad
marched towards ibe CtpaHal at the bead
of a mixed erewd at ieket-of lcave men, rnn
away"sJaves, aad cm dogs' drttled to fight,
(bleod-boesds). fc failed, however, and
was arrested, toguier with a great many
more,, who were catht In the act of bearing
arms against the twful authorities. The
schemes, of the cosplrators thus proved a
complete failure; IThs Princess Ramoma,
cousin to tho decescd Queen, has been pro
claimed Queen ol Madagascar, nnder the
name of Ranavalo- panjaka II. Oa tbe day
or ber election, t s "Vellrano" that Is to
say, the act of adr nlstering tbe oath to the
new Sovereign, to i place In a solemn man
ner at Tananartveiccordlng to the custom
of the country,
try. I
Capital
I
Trial.
The trial ol Ti Ah Chin, Cheong Earn
Ford, Agnee andLaon, four Chinese, for the
murder of Kaa aialna, at Hamaknapoko,
Maul, on the 12t day of January, 1SCS, was
commenced at chains, at the adjourned
term of tbe Circ it Court of Maui, Associate
Justice Hartwell of tbe Supreme Court, pre
siding, assisted : r Judge Lawrence, Circuit
Judge for that jircnlt, on tbe 20th day of
January last. Jverdlct of guilty, was ren
dered against ejeh of tbe defendants, on
Wednesday, Jaoiary 27. These men had
been previously :onvicted of the murder ol
one Xapna, at t e same time and place, bat
satisfactory reai ns were thought to require
the trial of the ether case.
The details of the case are painfully known
to many of our readers. Napoa and Kaaual
alna, were two natives, somewhat advanced
In life, and of excellent reputation, who lived
In a small grass house near the Haiku plan
tation, upon which the four defendants were
employed as field hands. These natives are
believed to lave bad quite a sum of money
In their posiession, a fact, of which, one, at
least, of th Chinese, bad become aware. It
Is .supposed, that nnder tbe influence ot tbls
temptation, an expedition of robbery and
murder wai planned, and, in all probability,
the two ole men, after bein fatally wounded
by stabs aid blows, were tied np, while the
bouse was set on fire over their heads, in tbe
hope of oHlteraling all traces of the com
mission of tbe crime. The crowd, who as
sembled on the alarm of tire, found the life
less body of Xapua, but Koaualaina escaped
In a shocking condition, and survived,
through four days of excruciating agony, aud
was able to give a somewhat satisfactory ac
count of what bad occurred, although be
could not identify any but Agnee, by name.
Tbe verdicts were unanimous against Ai;
nee and Tin Ah Chin. Nine jurors found
Cheong Kam Ford guilty of murder. Two
said "njt guilty," and one said "guilty of
manslaughter." In the case of Laon. three
said "nit guilty," and the rest said "guilty,"
but the Jury recommended him to mercy.
Two, who said "not guilty," In the cases of
Cheong Earn Ford and Laon, asked leave to
record a verdict of " not legally proven." as
they considered the guilt of each prisoner
morally certain, although not legally made
out, but tbe Court refused to accept such a
finding, aud their verdicts were recorded as
"not guilty.."
On Friday last,, the four prisoners were
sentenced to be hanged on Friday, April 9th,
1869.
The Attorney-General conducted the pros
ecution. Messrs. Stanley and Thompson ap
pealed In defense. Mr. Wolfe, originally of
counsel, was compelled, by HI health, to with
draw after the first day.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr. Editor, All merchants feel tbat a
commercial article should accurately set
forth the facts and circumstances of a sale
on which it comments, otherwise it is like,
ly to mislead people abroad, and damage
those at home most seriously. It must be
very apparent, tbat if a sale is reported
as a "cargo sale," lasting through three
days, and the prices obtained are reported
as very good, every commission house,
whicb has similar goods on consignment,
and cannot get rid of them, for like
prices, must suffer, in the estimation of its
constituents abroad ; and when the prices
so reported to be obtained as cargo prices,
are remunerative, it tempts merchants
abroad to place other like goods on the
market, to the injury of those who have
stocks on band, as well as disastrously to
themselves. For these reasons, I think,
merchants have a right to complain of the
commercial report, made in the P. C. Ad
vertiser ot the 30th inst., of the sales made
ex Iratu. This report is calculated to
impress those, who are unacquainted with
tbe facts, with the idea that it was a "car
go sale," and held on more liberal princi
ples, than any previous Bale, of like nature.
and that a large amount of goods had been
disposed of. on liberal terms, and at good
prices. Now, no one ought to envy.and I
am sure no one does so, any good fortune
tbat may attend the owner of these goods,
or any other merchant. He has a perfect
right to dispose of his goods, in any man
ner, which he sees fit. and to reap tbe re
ward of his enterprise. Bat at the same
time, it will not be. denied, either by tbe
auctioneers, or the enterprising owner of
tbe goods, that they were put up in very
small, and very varied lots. The samples
were sold, hat were not repeated in any
manner, to justify .the idea that it was a
"cargo sale," or that the prices indicated.
in the least, what might be obtained nnder
the hammer, at this time, for any consider
able invoices, of goods quoted.
I do not intend, Mr. Editor, to find any
fault with either the auctioneers or the im
porter. They were all right. Butldofind
fault with the report, and think: that when
a commercial report of any paper takes
notice of a public sale, and makes it a pub
lic matter, it should be done on proper
business principles, and not speak, in ex
aggerated terms, of a three days sale at
auction, at which, the amount of goods
sold, did not realize the sum frequently
reached here, in a one day's sale. I trut
that you will give this an insertion for the
public good, feeling sure, theses I have
not consulted him. that onr worthy towns
man (Mr. W.) will coincide with all that I
say, oo this point, or at least, would do so,
were I in hi3 place, and he in mine. I eoa
gratelate his, cordieily. oa tbe good prices
which he has obtained, aad hope, siseerely,
tbat be may get as good, and .eves better
prieeg, for the real of fck cwgo.
Yews, etc, B.
CALIFORNIA CORRESPOMEKCE:
rBOV OCB HESULAH COBBBCPOKBSSfl.
San Faxsoreco, Jas. SO, ISM.
Mutual Provident Association
T;wo Mutual Provident Assockttons have
bctm formed in this city.. Tbe plan of their
organization is somewhat peculiar, and Is
obtaining considerable popularity In the
community, to the detriment, "perhaps, of
life Insurance companies.
In one society an admission fee of five dol
lars Is required annually, and, upon tbe death
of any member, a tax of one dollar levied'
upon eacb member. The sum total of these
collections is paid to tbe family of the de
ceased. Tbe number of members is limited
to two thousand, so that, la tbe event of any
death, the sum of two thousand dollars la
collected and paid over to tbe proper person.
Tbe annual admission fee of five dollars,
which, from two thousand members, would
amount to ten thousand dollars, is invested
ibr the benefit of the society, the interest of
which can be appropriated towards the death
tax on each member.
This plan of life insurance should commend
itself to the charitably-inclined leading spi
rits In your mixed community. A similar
society organized in your city might prove
of great benefit to very many.
Small Fox.
Our city Is afflicted with tbe small pox,
and tbe public press- has tbe disease in its
worst form. It Is not to be wondered at,
then, that I allude to tbe subject again.
The mortality for the month of December
reached tbe enormous total of SOL Of this
number 14S were caused by small pox;
Onr city authorities arc paying a heavy
penalty for tbe apathy exhibited by them
ever since the small pox made its appearance.
Had vaccination the onhj tare remedy been
thorevghbj performed by reliable agentt during
the nvtmer month, the dleeaie might have been
checkcttere this.
Tbei-e Is a prospect now that the disease
will soon finish Its course among ns, as the
number of cases is steadily decreasing. The
number of small pox cases last week was
twenty -five.
Reciprocity Treaties.
To show bow wise some newsparcr wri
ters are upon a subject upon which they
really k.now very little, I take the following
from a late Evening Bulletin:
Again, there is a treaty at Washington wait
ing for ratification between the United States
and the Hawaiian Kingdom, in respect to
what is termed reciprocity. This treaty
amoun ts to this, and very little more : It pro
vides that the United Statea shall remit duties
on suc;nr, the product of the Islands, whicb
duties vonld go to keep up an effete monarchy
there. Not that our citizens would purchase
sugar any cheaper by reason of a remission of
duties, but the Islanders would obtain the
money nhich would otherwise pass in the U.
S. Trciisory.and be enriched thereby. The
crop of cmgar being so small, when entered in
the Uni t :d States, would scarcely be felt ; hence
it woud not give tbe people cheaper sugar,
but simply put money in tbe bauds of a few
individuals. The loss to tbe Treasury, how
ever, is not tho only consideration to be taken
into account. A ratification of the treaty would
assist tn raise up on the Island an aristoeraey
most inimical to oar citizens. On this subject
a contemporary remarks :
Proparly. the Sandwich Islands belong to
the United States. If let alone, they will drop
into our lap as surely as a ripe apple falls from
tbe tree. If the so-called Beciprocity Treaty
and we. can see no reciprocity in the mat
ter is adopted, the Islands will pass into the
.possession of France or England, as sure as
the sun makes its annuat passage around the
equator. Gen. McCook may be, and undoubt
edly is, a good soldier, but that be is no states
man or politician is evident from bis action in
the matter of the treaty under notice. Had he
been patj to work in opposition to American
interests,, instead of for them, he could not
have deciscd a more effective plan for earning
his wafWjs than that he has adopted. The
" Reciprocity Treaty" is wholly in the inter
est, in t first instance, of certain parties who
hold ofli ee aud derive incomes from the Haw
aiian Government; and secondly, in the in
terests i if France and England, and opposed
to the United States. There is no possibility
of the United States receiving any benefit from
tbe trer.ty, but its adoption will be sure to in
ure to onr injury.
If tbe Hawaiian Islands want our trade,
they s'j ould come nnder American rule, for it
would. !)e manifestly unjust to glrethem a por
tion of our revenues which are raised by tbe
taxation of Imports. We could as well send
the Hawaiian Government annually a sum of
money equal to the duties asked to be remitted
as to introduce their sugar in the way sug
gested. Death of Cbarlea 'Westmoreland,
Letters from Panama have conveyed to ns
tbe gainful Intelligence of tbe death of
Charles Westmoreland, who died at that
place December 23d of small pox.
Mr. Vfestmoreland was one of the Union
Presidential Electors for California, and had
been ch( isen messenger to carry tbe vote of
the State for Grant to Washington. He was
on that errand when be died. lie left San
Francis o? on tbe 4tb of December in perfect
health, but was attacked with small pox on
tbe trip, remained at Panama, aud died as
stated above. He was a man of culture and
fine Intellect, a good writer and speaker, aud
a noted politician. Hu was going East full
of health and bope, expecting advancement.
He was a witty and genial companion, and
bis untimely death, at an age not beyond
forty, will be lamented by a very wide circle
of friends.
His death will not interrupt tbe transmis
sion of the returns of tbe vote of California,
as Mr. Westmoreland confided the package
to W. B. Carr, a Union friend who accompa
nied bim, and duplicates of tbe returns bad
been forwarded overland, by express, from
this State.
Montgomery Street
As everybody who has ever visited this city
knows, Montgomery street holds the same
Kaitlon in this city tbat Broadway does In
New York. It is tbe most fashionable avenue
of promenade. Since Kearney street bas
bee J widened and improved, and now meets
Third street aa a southern extension, a great
deal has been done toward extending Mont
gomery street.
A project for extending Montgomery street
In a straight line as far as Mission bay, was
engineered safely through tbe Board of Su
pervisors, and it was' understood tbat tbe
opening of tbe street was only a question of
time.
But a sew project has lately bees brought
forward which b to extend Montgomery
street on a Hne parallel to Second street, and
aboet midway between that street and Third
street.
The projectors of this pkn who are private
speculators, bare marked out their Hees, sad
hare secured 1H6 feet of frontage between
Market aad Howard streets. They have in
vested more tfcaa three-fosrths eT a saMies
of dorian to 'the scheme, aad their pfea b ta
opes the street ae 8th Moutgoninj street,
and dpeete'K to tbe cfty. They pfsfese to
knock Is the head the arstpsaa of exteatiea
ami compel tbe etty to sxtoft their pisM,',
WiB eer streets Ml ieto the hawfe ot fti-
vate parties, atsdbaH a etosea nea can efeesjee
tbe direction af Itafettaat thoronfrMbres,
we will find ewselve see hi a nhje Br.
Tberswll! be trouMesW tliasa before Meat-;
gomery street b exteawed.
Increased CommBntcatlan between the
Orient anct tbe Oceldwtt.
The telegraph infers as that the Post
matter General, in view of tbe prospect of
the early compMoB of tbe .Paette, BaHeead
across the coatiaent, rrcoomcB Increasing
the trips by the China aad iJapaa steamers,
so as to make them semi-monthly. This will
undoubtedly be accomplished, sooaer or
later, and mast become a necessity when we
have trains of ears arriving aad departing
every day between San Francisco aud Kew
York. But we are destined, ere long, to
hare telegraphic communication with China,
some of the New York papers contending
that tbls may be accomplished by tbe thee of
the completioa.ef the, Pacific Railroad.
The Great Eatltrn is now taking tbe new
cable of the Franco-American Company,
which b to be kid from Brest to the Ameri
can coast In Jnae next. Her next trip will
probably be made to tbe Pacific Ocean, and
a cable laid from this coast to China, resting
first at tbe Sandwich Islands, and touching
at other lntervealnc.lslaBds. The nnbioken
cable distance by this line will be much less
than by the Atlantic But before a cable can
be laid across the Pacific a company boa yet
to be formed aad money subscribed.
Tbe California Theatre,
This new and magnificent building, which
has just been completed, was opened on
Monday night last. The .EVcnfm; .Bukf fa en
thusiastically saji of this bouse: "No thea
tre on this continent has been fitted up with
more elegance and regard for the convenience
of the general audience, and noue in Eu
rope (?) excel It in comfort," The building
Is on the north side of Bush street, between
Kearney and Dupont, and has a frontage of
ICS feet on Bush street, with a depth of 137f
feet. It has beeu built to accommodate
about 2,150 persons. Messrs. Barrett and
McCullough, two young actors who have
firmly established themselves in the favor ot
the people of this city, are tbe lesscts of
tbe building. It was built by Chas. R.
Peters, II. P. Wakelee, and three other capi
talists, and its' total cost, when entirely fin
ished, will be $350,008. There are some
paintings about this theatre which are wor
thy of a description :
The drop curtain has been painted by W.
Denny, the well known marine painter. The
subject is the Golden Gate. The spectators
are supposed to be standing on an imaginary
balconv at Lime Point, and the view embraces
tbe opposite coast and channel from tbe Cliff
House to the city. Prominent in tbe picture
are tbe ship ChulUnge guing into port under
full sail ; the pilot boat ianny salliDg oat ;
the ship Weitcm Continent looming up large
going out in tow of a steam-tog ; the P. M. S.
S. Co's steamer Golden City coming in ; the
yacht Rutlett. and several bshing boats cruis
ing about. Underneath the main picture, and
in the center of the flowing drapery and pain
ted scroll work which snrroundi it, is a medal
lion picture of a scene on the Central Pacific
Railroad. In the foreground is an Indian
boy, the village is in the distance, watching a
locomotive and train of ears rounding the
rocky point known as Cape Horn, and think
ing if not saying "What next?" Tbe work
is considered the best performance ever
achieved by this artist.
Tbe front or tho upper circle Is divided into
panels, in each of which a beautiful view in oil
colors bas been painted by Mr. Denny. Be
ginning at the spectator's right, if he stood
-with bis back to the stage, is a view of Clear
Lake; then of Fort Point, looking into the bay;
then of Diamond Head, at tbe entrance of
Honolulu harbor; then of Fort Point, looking
out at sunset ; then of Sutter'a Fort ; then of
the Pacifio railroad, and a train crossing the
Salt Lake Valley; then of the steamer Capital
bound np tho river and entering the Slough
showing the Sacramento river; then the
Gould and Curry Quartz Mill, Virginia City ;
then the Chemical Works, erected by Mr.
Wakelee at Mission Bay; then Columbia
River bar with a steamer entering the river ;
next the Cliff House, from the sea by moon
light a beautiful view; and, lastly. Lake
Blgler, completing the circle. The wood
work of this circle is similarto the lower circle.
The gaseliers are similar in design except that
they have three branches instead of two, and
are surmounted by busts of Shakspear instead
of Milton.
Last Monday nlKbt was tbe opening night,
and there was a grand tush. As early as two
o'clock A. M., men went to tho place, carry
in? provisions, and staid there until tbe box
office was opened. Every scat la the theatre
was sold by 9 a. m., and tbe box office was
closed upon a large crowd of disappointed
expectants. Seats were sold out afterwards
by speculators at Irom $3 to t'JS each, one
man, to my knowledge, having made $100
by such operations.
Odds and Ends.
" Social Life In tho Tropics" was written
by some one in Honolulu, and sent np here
for publication: So says the Alta California.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel and the lot on
which it stands bare been sold for $373,000. j
It Is currently reported tbat James C King '
& Co. have suspended. Liabilities under
stoou to dc large. jucatraz.
Honor to whou Hosor is dck. On
Thursday evening last, at a special meeting
of Pacific Hose Co. So. 1, Foreman Thos. I
Hushes, In behalf of the Company, presented 1
to Assistant-Engineer Jno. A. Hassinger, of I
tbe Honolulu Fin; Department, 'a bcanttfnl i
silver-plated trumpet, as a token of the j
"Aloha" of tho Company, which was very
happily expressed by the Foreman, In an ap
propriate address. Tbe trumpet was ordered
from Kew York, and Is an exceedingly hand
some piece of workmanship. It Is of white
metal, heavily plated with silver, tbe interior
of tbe bell and montb-plece being gilt It
Is 31 inches In btljiht, and b elaborately
engraved with appropriate devices. On one
tide a scroll, supported by a well-arranged
group of books, Udders, torches and tram
pets, bears tbe Inscription :
Vrtunted to
ZXOIXZEK JXO. A. HASSINOEB,
By Pacific Hose Company No. 1,
January 28th, 1888,
As a token of esteem for valuable services
rendered.
On tbe reverse b represented a fire-engine,
supported by appropriate emblems. After
tbe presentation, the- members of tbe Com
pany, together with the Chief-Engineer ed
other Invited guests, proceeded to tbe resi
dence of Mr. Hassinger, and partook of a col
lation. Gbbbe Fdkkax. On Setardey last a fan
eral process ton, according to the ritnal of the
Greek CatbeHc Charch, moved from along
side tbe RbmUb ship Wlngtd Arrow, up la
the Cemetery fa 'apa Valley. Tbe orca
km was the decease of a yeeng chHd belong
ing io a passenger's fasnHy. The proeeatie
was headed by. roe Utile gtrfe, dseeeed ia
white, aed carrying oa their head the ltd ef
the eedfa, which was) palas.nl ptofc eater, aad
handsomely tWeewted with wreathe ef tam
er. Thea M lowed aa sfciattear priest as
the Creek Ctareh, aad swat to htsa taa sav
reata aad aaieet mead T the
whe earriad the
gAWAHAlT TMoanixtt. -
Tsra sure cirrei lAira
M D. G. MURRAY, A
Jf. T. BKKXMrT, . . . sjMtw,
Haviag fmti ot W eaf, aad a lrg Mfa
ber of aaswaasia i WILL HAVE
DISPATCH for th abav ptH,
For freisrbt aad aaiiasjs, ha
ttesimsanaaswas
Mafn. apply te
Ibr sMea aad Miiissu Pa-
7ALKXK A ALIMS,
CALUOHmA.
The Comaaay's gafeauMd A 1 Steamships
IDAHO A MONTANA,
WILL KUX XSfiCLAJtLT
Honolulu aad Sa iFruHntKu,
By the following Schedule,.' Tlsao:
SAX FRAJKKCO.
sariarcus.
rrahusday,
aserrixt.
Friday, Xov. C
" Sov.37
" Sc It
t Jan. S
'Jaa.-SB
" b. 1
' Mar. 12
Montana,
Oct. 7
Oct; 98
I nana,
Montana; -Uho,
Montana. .
Idaho 1MB
Montana,
.Kov.lS
Dee. Ol
e. 30;
Jan. SO
Tee. 10
HeXSM.UL.VJ.
Aaarrua.
Monday,
I seriarraaC
Montana,
Idaho,
Montana,
Idaho,
Montana 18)
Idnho,
Montana.
Oct. 1J SalunTyOci. U
Hot. V - .Nov. II
Sot. XI
Dci a
Orc.ni
Esc SS
Jaa.lt
TfU
rtb. a
Jaa.Il
reb.S3
liberal AdTaace Xeste em sail
Shipment per Kteftsac r.
Cargo for 6an Francisco will be received
at the Steamer's Warehouse, aad. receipts for
tho same given by the nndentgeed. No
eharge for storage or cartage, fire risks io
Warehouse not taken by th- Company.
Insurance guaranteed at lower rates than by
sailing vessels. Particular care taken of ship
ments of Fruit.
All orders for. Goods to be purchased la San
Francisco, will be received aad filled by return
of Steamer.
RATES OF PASSAGE EEDDCED,
Cabin, gSe. Steer-Hare, .
."Shipments from Europe and the United
States, intended for these Islands, will be re
ceived by the Company in San FrancItco.il
consigned to them, and bo forwarded by their
Steamers to Honolulu, race or craroi, ex
cent actual outlay.
SESuPaiseostn are requested io take their
tickets before 12 o'clock on the day-of sailing
and to procure their Passports.
All bills against the Steamers oust be pre
sented before too o'clock on tbe day of sail
ing, or they will have to lay over till the re
turn of the Steamer for settlement.
II. UACKFELD A CO..
l-3m Agents.
For Portland, Ortgon.
The Favorite Bark
WHISTLER, M
FTJL.LKK, Master,
Having part of her cargo engaged, will have
quick dispatch for the above port. For freljht
or passage, apply to
II. HACKFELD & CO..
32- Agents.
HAWAIIAN PACKET LDfE.
For San Francisco.
The following First-Class Ve
sels will run regularly la tbe jSKt
Honolulu Line:
I. C. MUKKAV,
Eor Freight or Passage, having Superior
Accommodations for Cabin and Steerer Pas
sengers, apply to
WALKER 4 ALLEN,
I-3m Agents.
REGULAR PACKETS
For Lahiim, Mului Uf , aid
Makee's Landing.
THE FAVORITE SCHOONERS
KATE LEE,
CRAKE, Xaatcr,
A5D
2L MARY ELLEN,
WEST Mast,
Will run regularly between Honolulu aad
tbe above earned ports. For freights or pas
sages, apply ta the Captains on board, or to
C. EBE'.VER 4 CO..
l-3m A cento.
For Hiki art OMmti, Kawwi.
Schr. Annie.
Will run as a regular packet to the above
ports. Forfreigbt or passage apply to
1-3 r WALKER ALLiLv, Agents.
For Hiifti smmI KjHiMi(tMCj Mmamm
dL Schr. Actlv,
Will run as a regular packet to tbe ab7e
ports, touching at LAUAINA. Forftlghty
passage apply to .
WALKER ALLEX.
l-3m Agents.
For NawHlwill, Kauai.
the cuma scnoojra
H A T T 1 E,
CAPTAIX XIKA,
Carrying tie Mnvtaiian Mail sn'tlMf SmlriJy I
Will Lc7e Jteaslala Jvery tatartsy,
at Four o'clock r. a.,' Retarnisg, will leave
Nairill.ili avsry T.osday aAeraoe.
For Freight or ?aMe. apply ta
l-3m P. FOSTER i CO.
atuaw DaaSMAtl' var BaLtt
Taw eum a scaoewa ..
M. ODD FELLOW,
AXT03B, ...... -Hi. I sr.
Will run rufeiairr a a reefcet ketweea Koae
laln aad Mo. lot rrelfht erpassits. apply
on board, or to CHCSOMOOX,.
1-3 ai
sa 1 - - tjaaL-i 4
MtJMtr nwwCi m
2L. 99ht:. Ka mails,
jwi'xTAiar, .
Will raa a e j
lata aa
aadYakM. mr Usage 1st
the Oeisala em heard r
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