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n Supplement to the Saturday Press, Jan. 28th, 1882. In & W Wanted, n Minister'. Wife, Wstilesl, a irfn-t liilr, IMIeste, ipnlte, rrrinnl. Villi rTfrj lnlrtif imiii Ainl ttrrj endowment of nilnui Klttnl lij early caltari! To more in s fhlnitW I III. I'Imw notice onr mlTrrlltunit : " Wnntnl, minister'" "' WsnteJ. a thorouishbrnt worker, ho nrll In ti"T liuurlnM Kik, (Mull r w i'r money iMttrtl Mr rilMTHifMit. trt'tJ rmiVs f) W ho cuts III Jllj Hlfliw With r-oMiomt m slisrp as s, knife, Ami wsstifs and Ktnlw in the Vitclirn. WaiiImI, a minister's wife." A 'ctj domestic pirson. To "c filers she mot not 1 "out;" It hM acli a bvl nmMr.ince Kcr tic r to l RmldlnR sooat ; Onljr to rislt tli nuMi Ktrrr Tiir f linr llfr. Anil Attend ttin funerals Anil wedilinss. " Wsntrd, A minister's wife." To eondnet Hi" Indies meeting, Ttie sewinu circle Altr ml t Anil nlint we work fur the needy, Her reAily s.itnne to lenil : To clothe tie destitute clillilrni V her irnw aiuI want are rife i To hunt upr-uiidit school scholars. " Wanted, a minister's wife." Orefnl t enlettAln strancer. Tr-uelllnc scents, aih! " ouch Of tht ulnd of "nncel tlits" The lesders hsie liiul ao much ,n to proe a perfect nuisance, Ami " Inil" ttiev plmnes of llielr life (Vn .m he sent to their iwriin'ii." ' Wantesl, a minister's wife." A perfect inttern nf prnJeneo To All other. spendinc less, Hut neter disuracini; the pulh llj looking shabby In dress. TIatIiir lb" orcan n Sundsy Vumld Aid our lAiulAble strife To uir the ncletjr's money. " WanleU, A minister's wife." Tht I'rimitirt MrfMiit. Our San Francisco Letter. tKmmourSp-cllCorrepomlent. Six Fraxcisco, January 10, I33-. Although tht steamship Of of Sydney lakes duwn nuite a balch of interesting novs from nil parts of tho world, I doubt whether thero is anything of more impor t.ance to tho people of tho hlands thnn the movement ngainst the Hawaiian Keciprocity Treaty in the United Stales Scnnte last Monday, by Senator Hill of Georgia nnd Senator Jones of Loni.iana. Tlio Louisi. nna Senator's mnvement in in tho form of n joint resolution, identical with that here tofore introduced in the Honeo of Ilcprc scntatives by Gibson of Lonisinnn, which simply requests the President of the Unitcnl States to give tho notice to ternii. nnte the Treaty in tho manner and at tho time et forth and provided for in its fifth nrlicle. The fifth article stipulates that " The Convention shall remain in force for seven yeAra from the date at which time it may come into o(eration ; and further, until the expiration of twelvo months aftereithcr of the con tmcling parti shall giva notice to tho other of its wUh to terminate tho same ; each of the high contracting pirties being at liberty to giro such uotico to tho other at the end of the .aid term of seven ypars, or at any timo thereafter." Tha treaty was signed in January, 1875, nnd tho rtificalion wero exchanged a few months subeqnently, but the requisito Act of Congress to put it into effect was not passed and approved until the 15th of August, 1870. Soino qu.stion has been raised a to the date from which tht seven, or rather tb eight, years of the Treaty's nssnrcd duration .halt be reckoned, but it is practically concedtd that under the terms of the Treaty no notice of intention to ter minate cin b given beforti August 14th, 1883, and that according to the stipulation above quoted, it cannot be terminated until August, 1884. Senator Hill hold, this opinion but he also thinks that the circnm stances under which tho Treaty was pro cured, and the practical cfTectH of ita opr ntiou, havo been such as to warrant sum mary action on the part of Congress to get rid or it, and he thercforo provides by tho bill introduced tbAt the Act of Angust, 1870, carrying it into effect, slnll lie forth with repealed. In order, however, to aecuro an examination of tho subject in nil its phaies, he also offered a resolution, which was adopted without debate, direct ing the Senate Committee on Foreign Re Inliona to inquire whether tho Treaty ought not to bo terminated, and, if so, what mode of action for that purpose will be necessary nnd proper. Hill is n member of this Committee, and o is General Miller. The subject will therefore nndonhtrdly re- ccive thorough investigation, both from the Southern nnd Pacific Coast point, of view. Senator Miller, of California, will keep an eye on tha intoresta of the Pacific Slop, nnd will undoubtedly have considerable to aav in tht matter. Ex-Governor Low, of California, who is deeply interested in the prosperity ol the Hawaiian Islands a. well c the Pacific Slope, is uow in Washington, witching tho queatiouable movements of Eastern and ftoninem sugar monopolism. Hen. Hill of Georgia need, dose waUhing, ns he i. known to have been the guest, for nuitt a period, of Mr. Wel.b, the million- wire auear-retintr oi raiiaueipum, wuu in l.iwivi'.r sr.ieretd several hujrar planta tions in Cubs. It o happened that Seua- tor Mill nissrd a con.id.r.iblo portion of his vacation in Philadelphia to undergo a aiirffical operation for the cure of n cancer nted tongue. Probably it wa for thin reaion that WtUh found Hill a convenient tool and conGded iu him. Tho re.ult of his sojonrn in the city of brotherly love, n. the gne.t of the millionaire .ugar-monopo-list, i. apparent in hi. recent action in the Senate. The my.terioB. agencies at work against the trealy are in the intert.t of a powerful combination which embrace, certain well known augar men in New York, such a. ltav.meytr A Elder, S. de River A Co., nnd soveral other large firm.. The Viron. iclt, from nil appearance., wa. found to be the most available of the local journals to be purchased and used in the .cbetnea to brine tho treaty into di.repute nnd misrepre sent it. commercial effect.. The Ea.tern aug.r-ring ha. al.o that nolonoo. little New York .beet misnamed lYuth, which i. Mso doing iomi very dirty work in it. iiue.tionablo interest. It will not readily be forgotten that it wa. thi. same di.repu table little Truth which published a bold forgerv and slander on the late 1're.ident Garfield, therefore it cannot be recognued a. of any conequence in tbi. fight. The motive, behind uch ebeel. a. the San KraucUco ChrouhU and New York 7Vmj7i re not to be miiUken, if we judge of the jiast, which U an excellent criterion to go ti. Wat evidence to the .tand onr merchants have taken on the question of maintaining the treaty, wnica ... einien ... ,v.m.o trade for Pacific Coast maternal, is the fact tbU at tb annual meeting of the Chamber or Uommtrce, on ..-, la.t, two ticket, were in the held, and the for the tolt proved a aeon." ." psrty which advocated tho maintenance of tho trraty, nnd resulted in tho elrrtiun of Wm. K. Jlabcock, his opponent being Win. Ij. Merry. This indicates tho nllitiulo of the mcrcantilo interests of San Francisco on this most vital nurstion. Kv. Senator Sargent, a. is well known, has been for sumo timo mentioned ns a prob able seleclion for n Cabinet pixition, either as Secretary of the Intcriororof the Navy, and ns he wa. really the champion of the Hawaiian Treaty in tho United States Senato in 1875, the Ctirvniele has kept np nn intcss.vit fire in opposition to his imme. As Iho mnttcr now stands in political circles in Washington, President Arthur has con cluded to keep Sargent's namo iu nbeyance fur two weeks longer nt least, nnd from this it may be inferred that the lhstoru sngsr ring has prevailed upon tlio l'reHiilrtit to reconsider Snrgrnt'N npjHiiutuirnl. The Chronicle hero only re-echoes tho senti ments in opposition to Sargent as they arc promulgated by tho ring centered in New York, which has nlso captured the Sun of that city ns ono of its organs. Those who have been in communication with the President fed somewhat assured, however, a. to Sargent's Appointment. As the matter now standi, the mysterious in fluences nt work en n not be mistaken. In this connection the 7inf7i has tho following editorial comments on what it designates as the Hawaiian sugar monopoly: "We call tho attention of tho Hon. John Hardy, member of Congress to tho interviews in another column with several of our loading sugar merchant, regarding the Reciprocity Treaty with tho Hawaiian government. During tho present week we exposed the iniquity of this treaty in an editorial, nnd there interviews nre the result. It will b. remembered that the trenty provides for tho free importation of sugar into San Francisco from tho Sandwich Islands, nnd the free importation of machinery from the United States into the Sandwich Islnnds. Rut experience shows that the value of tho sugar imported far exceeds that of the machinery exported. The reciprocity, there fore, is not very apparent, lint reciprocity was not what tho treaty was intended for. It was intended to givo Clans Sprockets control of tho sugar trade of this country. And it has been eminently successful. All sugars imported into En. tern ports pay a duty of about 40 per cent., while imjiorta tions from the Sandwich Islands by virtue of this treaty, pay nothing. And theso importations nro controlled by Spreckcls. The people of San Francisco get none of the benefit of this. They have to psy within n fraction ns mnch for their sugar a. they would If it paid n duty. Spreckcls makes the prico only just low enough to kp eastern competition out. And now lie is moving caaiwnnl. ilo sells sucar slightly less tho further it comes east, nnd thus drives back tho eastern trade. If the treaty continues Claua Spreckels will con trol l he augar tmdo of Xew York within two years. Let John Hardy give his atten tion to this." Ono of tho merchants referred to .ays: "I do not know whether the combination with the railroads has been effected, but that is not necessary. Spreckcls is indo dcudent of tho railroads when he can bring bis free sugar to competo with Cuban sugar, on which we have to piy n duty of nt least 40 per cent. Of course the past cannot bo helped, but according to tho agreement, somo time in 18S-, tbo United States enn givo notiro of tho nbrogntion of the treaty, and it should bo done nan matter of simplo justice. I am glnd that your paper has brought the matter to tho notico of the public. The San Francisco Chronicle is the only paper in the west which has had the courago to attack it." It is n good thing fur us nil thnt San Francisco is not nfilicted with more thnn ono sheet of the Chronicle stripe, thnt Juda. like, is willing to betray the best in terests of tho Pacific Slope for a monetary consideration. To those who aro not cleso observers, howevor, it may appear strange that none of the prominent San Francisco papers which advocated the treaty nnd tho inlcresLs of the Islands ko heartily in 1875 have exhibited a similar interest of late. Tbo idea i. prevalent that His Majesty Kiug Kalakana i. chiefly responsible for this, and that he appears to exhibit n limited amount of appreciation for the consideration be stowed upon him and his people by tbo United States. American capital nnd en terprise have brought the Islands to their pre.'cnt commercial importance, and when His Majosty took the adventurer Moreno into his confidonco and listened to his scheme, it was the noxt thing to nn insult to tho United States, above every other nation. It wa. natural to suppose (hat after making a tour of tho United States n. a highly honored guest of so great n nation, that Hi. Majesty would havo re turned to his dominions impressed with ideas of greater liberality than ever, and profited by coming iu contnet with Ameri can institutions. His tour of tho iyoi Id it is hoped ha. impressed him more than ever with the importance "and value of nn in telligent foreign clement in hi. legislative council., though I havo reason to know that tho pre, of San Francisco nnd el.cwhero are not very favorably impressed with Hi. Majesty', reported electioneering tour of the islands, which ua. a most .lguiucnut aspect. The benefit, which Hawaii, in ita ex tr.mity,derived from tbo Reciprocity Treaty, indicnto tbo inability of the King or the people to go it alone or exist wilhont the nid of outsido influence. Without the treaty which was teen red by tho kindly aid of the better portion of the San Francisco preis, tbo sugar indu.trie. would have be came paralyzed, nud a. a natural conse quence these rumors which reach ua regard ing the political iuclinatiun. of the King, have nn ungrateful sound, to say tbo least. Tho approaching meeting of the Legists, lure will therefore be wntched with inter est by thoso who havo hitherto been .t.unrh advocates of the advancement of Hawaiian interest., and any mistaken policy on tho part of the King or hi. advisor, will havo an undoubted influonce on the future of the treaty. Aa the prosperity of tut J.Iandi depends on t re sugar interests, it strikes me that tho planter, and mer chanU cannot afford to lose any time in making a minetneut for tho defeat of machination, of tbe anti-treaty ichemcrs; but first of all, on the principle that chanty should begin at home, effort, .bould bo made to counteract any mistaken policy on the part of thott in power that may appear inimical to American iuterests, aa erery opportunity will bo taken to distort nud uiiireprekeul facia, ju.t a. the labor ayntcm ha. been clawed ou a par with slavery in the South before the war. The onponent'a of the trealy both here and in the East, art making capital oat of sitAito mikmrnn nil ! . i .iiiiimiM-ttirfOTirfi,, , ,. if i -vriirtaiM-aniiiin ill -ii iihTii-iiriiiiiiiif y iiVfilalBfelftii iniiili "-" "" i,rl riffiiin-iiri- in'1 r-'N4r' Hi jji iiiiliiSMSSM'ijifwsiaiwsii 'i1 "" -' lil - r -- ' -' -- .'"""..i I." ,..u.auni..T--,i .!..,i. MMaMBeMswsMS Sprocket's opposition to tho treaty beforo it went into effect, ami ns the rice business of the Islands is principally in tlio hand, nf tho I'hinuse, tliem iHiitita nru made the most of by the Eastern .ugnr-clique, nnd is likely to havo mime in It tie nee in Congress. Tho .Superintendent of tho Cotiuiieroi.it Manufacturing Company of New York, Mr. Winter, who recently paid San Francisco n visit for the purpose of studying the sugar interests, is credited with representing the condition of things out hero as something frightful, and ho echoes the second rate ideas obtained from tho Chronicle in lav ing that tho merchants hero aro victims of a monopolist; that they ihro not buy a pound of sugar anywhere least they run counter to his interests, when ho lowers tho price of sugar two cents nnd ruins tlioui, Tho price of augir in this fily, icn. low ered after thu first of Jnuunry, but so far, I have not heard of any of our merchants being mined, but on the contrary, the press assorts that business of every grade never lookrd more prosperous than nt tho pres ent time. Among other preposterous assertions re cently made by Mr. Winter to n press.in terviewer, is tho statement Ihnt Scnntor Sargent engineered tho Hawniian Treaty in tho special interest of Claua Spreckcls, whose tool ho wns, and that ho received $100,000 for his services. Tho same well-informed individual who is so nnxioiiR to further the interests of hi. own cliqtio nt nnr cost, savs: "Tho story is well nuthctilicatcd that when Kalakana was negotiating for the snlo of hi. dominions to China, bprcckel. followed htm to Ins castle and demanded nn interview, and before ho left the place, the Minister who wns con ducting tho negotiations was dismissed nnd tho Chinese Ambassadors wero sent nbout their business, sinco when, tho King nod Spreckcls havo thoroughly understood each other." While this may sound amus ing to those who aro thoroughly conver sant with Hawaiian affairs, there is no doubt that it will be accepted a. truth by the great majority of intelligent pooplo who have no means of ascertaining tlio questionable motives which prompts tho Chronicle here, and the Hun and Truth in the East to set the ball iu motion against tho treaty. It is nbout timo, therefore, thnt the sugar planters and business men of the Islands should tnko nctivo measures ngainst any further misrepresentation nnd shoulder their own share in thi. fight, for although we nre told that " silence is goldon," I havo serious doubts whether tho precept will prove invaluable in this case, whero business cunning and unlimited capital aro linblo to accomplish mnch, if not everything. It will not do to loavo all tho responsibility to the business men nnd diplomatists of (lie PAcifio Coast, nnd quietly take it for granted that our inter ests hero will inure to tho advantage of tho Islands in jny event. In my opinion, Ha wnii nei is sadly in need of just such states men at tho present time, as Dr. Jndd nnd R. C. yIlio were in their political pnmo; bnt "in a mnltitudoof counselor, there is wisdom," nnd in n ense of emergency, I doubt not thnt the commercial eloment of tbo Islands will be equal to tho situation. A businoss man who recently had nn in terview with Mr. Spreckels in connection with the treaty, inform, mo that the vencr nblc capitalist is somcwhnt worried nt the nspect of nffnirs, nnd fears nre entertainod that his health is liable to be affected un less he takes a less active interest in the gigantic business schemes that he i. con. nccted with. It hardly seems possiblotbat he can take a rest ju.t now, even wore he so inclined. Bishop Willis, who has been tho gnest of Dr. J. Molt Smith, during his sojonrnin this city, wa. givon n reception nt the rcsidenco of Rishop Kip, which was attended by a number of distinguished prelates, includ ing tho head of tho Greek church on thi. Const. On the Sunday evening preceding his departure for England, tho Rishop de livered an able discourse at Trinity church, his subject being " Tho true light which lighlcth every ono that comotb into the world." The Rev. James Cameron, of the Second Presbyterian church, Oakland, who had but reccutly determined to relinquish hi. pastorate to go to the Islands, was acci dentally poisonod on the afternoon of the 5th, nt his residence in that city by drink ing n glass of carbolic a:id which his wife had given him under the impression that it was medicine, and which resulted in his death within fifteen minutes. Tho de ceased minister wna a nntive of Grtonoch, Scotland, nnd was sixty-four yeara of ago. Deceased was intending to locate nt Wni luku, Mnui. Wo havo lieen favored with somo ex tremely cold wenthcr of lalo, mnch to tho discomfort of thoso who think thero is no climato in tho world, nfter all, like that at the Islands. A. W. Rush has been o nffected with our gloriou. winter climato that he has beon confined to bis room at the Palaio Hotel the greater portion of the time suico his arrival, which has sadly in terfered with hi. busines. nrrnngementa. Mrs. 11. J. Agnorv, another rccont arrival from Honolulu, has had a scriou. attnekof pneumonia ; at on a timo her friend, des paired of her recovery. It may interest the friends of Mrs. Cipl. Fuller to know that the lady has a brother who has just distinguished himself na a luombcr of the stock-company nt Raid win', beautiful thoatro on Market street, whero he made the hit in a new drama called Cbispa, in which he personated a California Indian so naturally, in walk, ac tion, make-up and dialect, ns to win tha in. htant approbation of press and public, who wero unanimous in the verdict that it was ono of the finest bit. of character-acting ever witues.cd on the .tago here. George O.bourne, ns theyonng gentleman i. pro fessionally designated, ha. been on the stag, but n short timo, nnd thereis no doubt that he will prove a credit to it, which i. more than can be said of tho majority of young actors. Charles Warren Stoddard, the well known correspondent and traveller, contri buted a very interesting letter on Hawaiian nffnirs and tho changes wrought in Hono lulu by the Reciprocity Treaty, which i. the fir.t of a series, tb. I appeared in the .SuiKfVy J-lramintr of the 8th, nnd in which the sensational stylo of the Chrvnivh ia alluded to, particularly the manner in which that .curvy sheet work, over nnd embel lithe. material taken from the Honolulu paper.. Since the JCjcam'xner changed hand, and became a morning paper, it in flueuco has had a moat telling effect on tho Chwuiclc't circulation. E. C. Macf.rlano's excellent and loada ble weekly, the Warp, get in tome .ting ing bit. on the .lop-bucket of Sail Fran cisco joaraaluia occasionally and if the augar men of tho I.lnnds succeed in caji luring ono of Iho largo tommorcial dailies ns their representative) organ, (hero is no doubt that tho workings of tho Eastern fcugnr.clique nnd its subsidised sheets tuny bo shown tip to tho satisfaction of this great American nation nnd the world in general. J. F. T. Our Musical Monthly. Nirrs. It frequently happens that musical stu dents come across oiiietliinK that is not quite clear to them, therefore we Intend iu tills depart ment to try And answer nil questions nent to us ro I a t i 1 1 n to music. (Jncstiona should l sent In not later than the IVtli of each month, Accompanied by the full names of the writers. "Oht hail t but the Doner To net Hie proper wonts To all jour niorloii intimites, .My infft-tolecit lilrilf. When word anil dainty music W'oulil esrli to each beltine. Together we might gle la die wotlil A perftct "ng " Heaven is the birthplace of miitia Dr. Arthur Sullivan of " Pinafore" famo lias gout to Egypt for the benefit of his heal th. To-day tho piano ia nn indispensnblo oc cupant of n well-regulated household. How could society go on without itl Liszt, tho great pianist, still remains in a critical condition. It is singular that two of tho most prominent American .ingers Mis.e. Clara Louise Kellogg and Annie Louise Cary nro to mnrry nnd retire during the enmo year, iiolu marnago. will stiortiy taKo pi net. The Honolulu Glee Clnb has given np rehearsals for the present. Ry the wny, how is it thnt the Amateur Musical Society docs not meet regularly? Fow composers have had sncli a tem pestuous nnd eventful career a. Richard Wagner. Hi. life has been one continual warfnro ngaiu.t old fogyi.m in music, nnd thero i. every rea.on to expect that he will die with the harness on. Mile. Adolina Patti i. tho one great at traction in America at the present time. No such vocali.m has been heard .ince tbo days of Jenny Lind. Crowded houses greet her everywhere. At Cincinnati $15,000 wns tho amount taken at one of her concerts. Tho Mendelssohn Clnb has been warmly received in the Colonies. One of the lending papers notice, the concerts nt length, nnd speak, highly of the perform ance. Miss Cora Miller, the dub', vocalist, ha. created quito a furore. Tho orgnn has beon appropriately called " Tho glory of music," from tho sublimity of its subject, the extent nnd magnificout union of vocal with instrumental power, nnd n strange command over tho human feelings wholly unattainable by any other instrument. Miss Alice Oatcs did not arrive on tho City of Sydney. It seom. she had omo trouble with her managers in San Fran cisco, which caused her to return East. Any way thero wonld not hnvo been time for n concert, a. the steamer did not atay long enough. In the Organist's Quarterly Jlevieio edited by Eugene Thayer, one of Amorica'. leading organists, the following appears: "What aro the church organists' rights and privileges? Fir.t, he has tho right of access to the church and organ at any and nil times when they nre not in n.e for ser vice. Thi. has been acknowledged through- out all Christendom, ever since the organ was placed in the sanctuary. A few at tempts have been made to abrogate this right, bnt they haT always ended by all plnyers of Tecognized ability shunning such places, as at once inimical to art and tbo cause of true church music Who shall become competent to fill the ever-recurring vacancies if the right is interdicted? Our advice, as we mean it, is simply, that every one who is in our noble profession ebnll uphold ita dignity to the extent of any personal sacrifice ; when they cannot, they had better retire at once from the profes sion. We .hall certainly do so rather than fail knowingly or willingly." RULES rOR MUSICIANS, CONTINUED. 33. Ro not led astray by the applnuse given to tho exertions of so-called virtuosi. The commendation of real artist, is worth more than the applauso of the multitude. 34. Frequent pluying in society does mora harm than good. Suit your audi ence; bnt never play anything of which you nro inwardly ashamed. 35. Neglect no opportunity of perform ing with others in duetts, trios, etc. This makes yon play flowing and free. Accom pany vocalists often. 36. Rnt how doea one become musical! My dear child, the chief qualifications a nico ear nnd a quick comprehension come ns in other thing, from above. Rut tho foundation i. left to be built up and ele vated. You do not become so by practi cing mechanical .tudies all day long, shut up like a hermit; but by intercourse with the living world and ita varied ideas; by familiarity with chorus and orchestra. 37. Make yourself early familiar with the kcopo of the human voice in it four register.; watch it in chorus, and seek to observe in which parts it. highest power lies, on which other, it i. beat expre.sivo of the tender and pathetic 3d. Give attention to national songs; thoy are a mine of the most beautiful melodies, and often give you a glance at tho character of the different nations. 39. Give attention, early, to the tone and character of the different instruments. Endeavor to imprest upon tha ear their in dividual peculiarities. Saturday evening, Jannary 14th, tht proposed concert in aid of Oahu College was given in Music Hall before a very fine audience. The programme con.i.ted of 7 number.; 3 in.trumental, 2 vocal nd " recitations. Tha fir.t number waa a gavotle for piano, composed by O. L. Capen, a Hoston mn.ician, and mo.t excellently played by Mi.. Carrie Cattle, who ha. recently returned fresh from her studies in New England. Later in the evening Mis. Ca.tle played tht solo part in Reelhoven'i Concerto in C Minor, first movement, tht second piano being presided at by Mrt. A. F. Judd who played tha orchestral arrange ment. Thi. wa. tha piece tie rttutancc of the evening, and the pl.ying of Mi. Ca.tle war of the higoest order, showing how thoroughly .be mn.t have prosecuted her sludie. while away. Mr. Judd added greatly to the .ucce.. of thi. number, though her piano wa. only a moderate Stcinway upright, while Mi. Ca.tle u.ad a rsry Pino toned Checkering Grand, a con trast which wa. very noticeable. The third number played by Mia. Ca.tle w.t Thai berg's "Homt Sweat Home." Mrt. Cruz.n and Mr. Joddlaog Rubtn.tein'. " Song of tha bird," ia fiat tjl and were loudly encored. Anothor duo from thn opera nf Joan D'Arc wns given by Mrs. Paly and Mr. Hnrmlon, and whntmoro can wn wish for when we nro listening to Mrs, Pflty. This iiuiubor wns nlso encored. Mr. J, R. Castle recited from Hamlot, nud nlso gnvo n rccitntion " Robert of Sicily." Roth wero well given. Oahu Collego will he benefitted by nearly f 100. Scraps from the Volcano House Register. Volcano House, Juno Kith, 1870. En routo for tho Muiiiiiitof Mmtnn Lon, wo ciitno up to day from Kciiuliou in com pany with Mr. II. W. C. Jonei, lmving nimm tun journey tiirotigii tlio ntnti dis trict to Kcmihoii, n jouritpy which wo ml viso nil to tnko. It is eighteen yonrs Hinco my first isil to Kiluut'ii, nud miico thnt time thern Inn boon n gioat clitingu in tho lloor of tlio crater! tlio crutor now loolcn as I imngiiio jt looked to Wilko'.i party, U. S. expedition, in 1841, after it had beon drained off by tho eruption of 1810, as it litis evidently boeii( emptied by that of 18(58. During tho interval liotween thoso dates, it had filled up, and instead of tho depression in the crater which now is there, thero wns a hill in botnu places ono hundred feet high. L. Skvf.iu.nce. Volcano Housr, Juno IMnil, 1870. Tho nbovo party hnvo just returned from n successful visit to tbo summit of Mntinn Lon. Wn loft Richardson nt Kn papain, Monday '2 )th, nt !l o'clock, stopped at Captain Ellis nud wntored our mules nnd lillod our canteens, nnd arrived nt tho camping ground nt tho tipper edgo of tho woods nt-i p.m.; hero wo pitched our tent and made things comfoitaulo forthu night, nt nn nltitudo of nbout 8,000 feet. Tho tempornturo nt 7 r. t. wns 64 , nt mid night 42 . Enrly tho next morning wn werooff for tho summit. About n milo nbovo tlio woods, nil vegetation ceases, nnd for thu rest of tho way tho trail is over pnth less tracks of lava (pahoohoo.) At 11.20 a. St., wo reached tho summit of tho grent crntor of Mokunweoweo, linving ridden all tho wny up, (tlio first timo it was over done.) "Wo found no action in tho crater, oxcopt n fow steam cracks on tho west side. Tho crater is not ns largo as Kilnuoa, but deeper. Wu found somo snow nnd ico in tho crevices of tlio rocks near tho crntor. Our party did not experience any of tho symptons usual to tbobo visiting Hiich great hoiglitw. Wu found tho temperature nt tho summit in tho shndo to bo 57 , in tlio sun 82 . After eating n lunch wostnrted on our return down tho mountain nnd ar rived nt tho cnnip at 5 o'clock r. si., amply repaid for our oxortiona, nnd wo would nd viso nil who wish to seo n wonderful sight to visit tho summit of Mntinn Loa. L. E. Seveiiance. Volcano House, Mnv fth, 1870. As travelers hnvo been registering their observations in this book " for tho pnst five years or more " for tho bonofitof science, I suggest thnt f uttiro visitors record their ou ter ntions concerning tbo most interesting points in nnd nbout tho crater. 'Wo ar rived hero on tho 2d inst., nfter 9 hours traveling in n hovero rain storm, nnd wo wero kindly welcomed by tho hospitable, host, Akonn. Madam Polo has not boon particularly active during our stay. Tho two lakes so often mentioned in this book seom to havo como into ono. Nino cones still emit smoko; tho most nctivo by far is tho first ono reached after leaving tho liouso, nnd directly in front of tho gato; tho largest and most interesting envo is on an elevated plateau on tho right hnnd bo- iuro juu reuuu inu cave, n lino junco lor specimens. Among tho numerous visitors nt this plnco no ono has mentioned tho sulphur beds by tho baths, nor the geysers on tho south rim of tho crater, neither has montion been mndo of tho rido around tlio crater, and tho magnificent match factory known ns tho south lnko. Howovor, wo saw nnd nro astonished by the sights, and now wo touch our hat nnd depart. Fnrwell l'ele! wo may nover Look npon ronr hce attain ; Bat, ob! Weil not forget von IVIe, When far away ncrom tho main. Steele Penne. Volcano House, Jnnunry 11th, 1872. I find changes going on continually in tho crater bexl. Tho main bed is almost entirely run over by overflows from tho South Lnko which is now somo 250 feet higher than tho center of Kilauen Crntor. Threo largo conos aro now formed in tho South Lnko and ono in tho process of form ing. Tho South Lako Cones nro about 75 foot lower thnn thn present summit of Hnlo maumnu. Thero is n deep pit on tho sum mit of Hnlomnumau nnd another to tho north of it in South Lako. Thero is moro steam coming rut of tho southeastern walls of tho crntor than I over snw thero boforo. Sinco Inst April tho firo is moro concontrnted apparently in tho vicinity of whero tho old South Lnko was fonnorly. Fiuo weather, wind southerly. H. D. Hitchcock. Volcano House, April 2(ilh, 1872. Comparing what I snw yestenlny with tho grand phonomeiin liehold by previous visitors ns related in theso pages, I con chulu that tho volcano is quieter now than it had over boon boforo. Thero nro no IiiVok or pooh, of liquid luAH, no ei ilplioiin of any hort, no noiso to bo heard nt a dis tance. Tho vast interior of tho volcano is covered with hardened lava, rent by innu merable fissures, somo parts stunding at a higher, others at a lower lovel as tho lava in cooling hnd subsided. Towards tho southwest end of tho crnter basin thero n-o hovon conos that pour forth volumes of binoko by day and firo by night. It is only on n near approach to theso thnt yon ob tain visible ideas of tho tremendous vol canic fues throbbing beneath your very feet. Approaching ns closo nn tho fiery boat will permit to tho mouth of ono of tho conos you iierceivo thnt the interior is n vast gulf of firo, in which tho son of lnva is jn;riotiinlly tossing upwnrdH to tho roof of tho dome, from which hnng fierry stalactites. This is uow tho great hpectaclo for visitors to tho crater. F. C. Autiiidoe, Chnplnin H. M. S. Seoul. There nro many hot places in tho world, but n man should go to Switzerland to Rerno. Mr. Rudd asked her, " Rose, wilt thou 1k lninol" Roso nnsworod, "I am wirry it cannot bo- but a roso cannot bo turned into n bud." "Li thero much water in tho cistern, Riddyl" inquired r gentleman of his sor vnnt girl. " It is full on tho Itottom," sho replied, ''but thero is nouo nt all ou tho top." Young lndy,oxamiuing homo bridal veils, ''Can you rcully recommend this one?" Over zealous shopmau, "Oh, yes, luiaal It may bo used hovoral times." A Leodvillo man iu ono week was at tacked and scratched by a catamount, hurt by nn explosion, had a bowlder roll down ou him and btavo in two rilm, and was kicked by a mule. And a local editor remarked that ho had "beensoraewhat an noyed by circumstance lately." FOREICNNCWS. Ry tho ni rival of tho steamer Cit.v Siiitntj from Sun Ernncisro on Monday Inst with news ttntes to tho KHli, wo nro enabled to publish tho following: Tho lnlest news received nt Washing ton from St. Petersburg is to tho effect that tho third tunto nud five senmeii, and seven moro of tho crow of tho Jrunntlle, hnvo arrived, or wero nbout to write, nt Irkutsk, whero they would bo well tnken oaro of. Tlio most surprising statement, however, is that Lieut onnnt Do Long nnd hii pnrty havo not beon found yet. This conflicts with tlio former accounts hope lesly. It was staled thai ho had reached the mouth of tho Lenn river, and that his boat's crow woio suffering from frost-bites. Rut if ho hnd been at tho mouth of tho Lenn ho must hnvo been found when tho others wero found. It would seem from this latest news thnt tho lwats wero sop united much farther than had been sup posed, or that Iho intelligence of tho safe ty of Lieutenant Do Long nnd his pnrty hnd been liremnturo. tlenurnl Anout chino sny.s tiiohilinbitnntsof tho shores of Yukutsk nnd Yeniseisk hnvo been inform ed of tho shipwreck, nnd hnvo been risked to mnko energetic researches for tho wrecked men who havo not ns vol been found Richard II. Dana, Jr., author of "Two Years Reforo thn Mast," died iu Rome, Italy, on tho 7lh inst. A bill lins been introduced into Con gress to authorize a treaty with Mexico, to promote nnd licilitnto reciprocal nnd liberal commercial relations between Mexico and tho United Stntes. Orders havo been received at Now Or leans from San Francisco to provido freight room in March and April for 180, 000 bushels of whent for Grent Rritnin. This wheat is to bo shipped from Califor nia to Now Orleans by tlio Southern Pa cific Rnilroad, thenco by steamer to its destination. A Quaruntino Officer at Trnckeo dis covered a caso of small-pox on board the immigrant train for Snn Francisco. Two enrs nro infected. Thoy will bo tnkon to n tunnel, sixteen miles from Trnckeo, nnd will bo quarantined for ten days. Thero aro forty passengers on board. Tho character of Rlaino's circular to tho countries of Central nnd Southern Amer ica has become known. Tho letter, nftor discussing nt great length tho lnutunl interests of tho United States and of tho nations addressed, treats of tho question of tho great intluonco which American Powers hnvo upontho two American continents, nnd virtually proposes thnt tho United States unci tho various othor republics to which tho circular letter is sont should como to n mutual understanding iu rcgnrd to this ninttor nnd proposes mutual guarantees ngninst any interference or supervision from abroad. Tho lotter was prepared with great care, and tho wholo subjects alluded to nro fully discussed. Tho tone of tho letter is said to bo eminently con servative. Tho letter proposes on behalf of tho United Stntos nn international con ference of tho Republics of Mexico, Cen tral nud South Amorica. to meet at Wash ington on tho 30th of noxt November. Tho requobt is mndo that tho authorities of onch should namo two Commissioners to represent thoir Governments nt this conference. Its object is to discuss quos tions of mutual interest nnd to promoto friendly feelings. Advicos from Vonezuola to December 27th btnto that a rovolutionnry conspiracy nt St. Thomns has beon discovered. Pres ident Guzman Rlnnco was uneasy nnd a strong guard surrounds his house No person is admitted unless ho gives ono hour's notice. Tho President has about ten thousand men at his disposal. Congress is making a stronuous effort to suppress polygamy in Utah. Tho largest steel sailing ship afloat, re gistering 2,220 tons, has just been launch ed by tho managers of tho White Star Lino. It is nnraed The Garfield, and will bo employed in tho Australinn and Cali fornia trade. At Berlin, an Imperial rescript dated January 4th, countersigned by Bismarck, has been nddressed to tho Prusbinn Minis try. It says: "Tho right of tho King to direct tlio Government nnd policy of Prussin in accordance with his own judg ment is restricted, not abrogated by tho Constitution. Tho ofRcinl nets of tlio King rcquiro tho counter signnturo of n Minister, nnd aro carried out by his Min ister, but they remain tho official acts of tho King, in whoso power they originate, who iu them givcsaoustitutional expres sion to his will; therefore it is not per missible to grant their exorciso as pro ceeding from any responsibility of tho jiinistors. 1110 l'riibsinii Constitution is oxpreshivo on tho monarchical tradition of this count ry, whoso tlovolopmont rests on tho living relations of its Kings to the people. Theso relations cannot bo trans ferred to tho Ministers, because they np pertain to tho person of tho King nnd their maintenance is necessary for 1'rtis sin. It is, therefore, my will that in Pnissia and also in tho legislative liodios of tho Empire no doubt will bo allowed to attach to my Constitutional right, or thnt of my successors, to personally direct tho policy of tho Government. It is the duty of my Ministers to support my constitu tional right by protecting thorn from doubt nud obscurity, ami I oxpocl tho stuno from nil oflicinls who hnvo tnkon tho oath of legality to mo. I run far from wishing to restrict thu freedom of tho e'ections, but tho functionaries ontmsted with tbo execution of my official acts, aro bound to support tho iolicy of my Gov ernment, oven at thu elections. 1 shall acknowledge tho faithful dischnrgo of this duty, nnd shall expect nil oflicinls, remembering their allegiance, to hold aloof, oven at tho elections, from all agita tion ngainst my Government." Thu IWiWi y.eitunrj says a conflict can now hardly bo uvoided. May tho nation aupixirt its representatives in their efforts to protect our Constitution nud nation. Tho Volkei Xeiluny considers tho rescript tho forerunner of a bhortly impending crisis. Tlio influential press in Vionna con demn Kmperor William's decree. Tho elc-clious in Franco have resulted in victories for the Republicans. A Berlin dispatch says that Emperor William hns decided to proclaim Crown Prince Frederick William Regent ou tho 22d of March next, on thn occasion of Emioror WiUinm'a eighty-fifth birthday. At ii banquet given in honor of the vet-ran soldiers nt Rome, tho Mnyor de clared that tho people would rather see tin city laid in rushes than again Imi tmb- (ectod to papal domination. It ia possible ho Pope may remove to Malta. Tho testimony in tho Guitenu caso was all in when tho mail left, nnd tho attorneys wero making their arguments. Accordiug to tho dentists, Human teeth are degenerating at auch a rapid rate that in a few generation babies will be bora with lalae vAt. Medical Iteclew, Hotel From Sydney. IlT "T1IK rAQAIlOXtli" Cortr spmutenco nf tlio l'rtss.1 Stdsex, December 27. RiUTOf. Pnrssf The Christmas holidays have come and gone, nnd in n few day our Premier will be gone alto. lint the feeling of indigestion will bo left. President Parkes has not ngrocd with some of na any moro than tho plum pudding, the fetish to which we yearly sacrifice onr lives. Ho goes nway with n flourish of trumpets, nflcr being bnnquetted nnd orated. Rut he has not taken with him that purse of sovereigns; .1211,000 was to bo raised by public subscriptions, bnt, unfortunately, thn money did not como in quick enough. I nm told thnt only 000 wns raised in tho city of Sydney, nnd thoro wns little chance of n larger sum being obtained from the country districts. It is said that ono indi vidual olfcrod to subscribo .WOO if Iho committee would accept tho Premier's dis honored bills to thnt amount. So Parke's wrote a fcling letter, doclitiing to ncccpt any monetary testimonials. Then Mr. McCtilloch, lawyer nnd M. L. A., brought in a motion that .C.,000 should be voted lo defray the Premior s exponsca on his home trip. Whon it is known that the Victorinn Embassy consisting of Messrs. Rerry, Pear sou nnd Hnydou, only cost iOOO, 1 sup poso it wns considered too much, for tlio motion wns withdrawn nnd another that 11,000 should be granted wns substituted. President Pnrkes nt first stated that ho wns going nway merely for his health, bnt afterward announced thnt ho should look after tho inlorestRof tho colony by endeav oring to persuade the American Govern ment to nbolish the import duties on wool, nnd by investigating tho workings of tha Immigration Department in London. An during his trip ho will bo still enjoying his salary of 2,000 n year, tho latter is nbout tho least ho could do. Rut tbo American schome is absurd and no ono knows it na well ns Pnrkes himself. But ho wished to humbug tho world with the idea that he had some sort of diplomatic mission, nnd it would givo a motivo for tho veto of 3,000. So ho wrote alt the other colonial governments asking thorn to endow him with powers totront with tho Unitecl Stntos on thoir hohnlf for the reduction nf tho wool tnrifl'. Pnrkes ns tho Ambassndor of tho wholo of Australasia would be n big man indeed. I don't know whnt tho othor colonics have dono, hut Victoria, which claims to be tho premior, crushed tho pro ject as far ns sho wns concerned. Vic toriana do not beliove in the porsuasive powers of Parkos; they know that what ho might say would have no elTcct in Wnsh ington, whero ho will only be laughed nt fur his missuse of tho letter II, nnd thoy refused to countennnce tho humbug of nnolhcr Emhnssay. When the motion for the 3,000 voto wns mndo, Pnrkes ns tho mover, mndo a lot of falsome remnrks nnd then suddenly jumped up nnd declined to receive any money oven if it should bo voted. Why allow the motion to bo brought forwnrdr Tho Sydney Mail last week gives the roaders tho "tip." By tho byo, our weekly journals nro improving. 1 ho Mail in its Christmas number has a splendid story, nlthough it is not equal to the Tocn and Ctmntnj of last date, and neither journal can ever be onnnl to the Australasian. But both the Mail nnu the Echo nro full of smartly written para graphs nnd in one of these the elucidation of Pnrkes' conduct is written. juuar. aoRim:. The Lord hath delivered the Chief Jn dicial Commissioner of the Wcslern Pa cific into my hands. I have been honorod by tho notice of Sir Arthur Gordon and Admirnl Wilson with reference to my writings on tho subject of " South Sea Mnssacrcs," my pnmphlet respecting which wns prohibited admission into Fiji. I nm stiro Admiral Wilson regrets having used tho lnnguago- he did respecting me after my publicly stating that I never charged the naval authorities with nny lack of energy, or with indifference to the fate of the whito men mutdcred in the PaciGc I merely rocallcd the complaint I hnvo heard mndo by our nnvnl officers, of their power lessness to act, and quoted tho reply given by the Admiral to Mr. Conlishaw, of Syd ney, when that gentleman lodged n com plaint of the burning of a trading stntion, nud mnssnero of a whitn trader at Mama: " I can do nothing; everything which re lates to tho islnnd is in tho hands of tha High Commissioner Sir Arthur Gordon." Humorous Faragraphr. AlittloVirl wont timidly into n store. nnd risked tho clerk how many shoo-striuga sho could got for five cents. " How loug do you want thorn?" ho nsked. "I want thorn to keep," was tho nnswer, in n tono of slight surprise. An Iowa editor thus acknowledges a present of grapes: "Wo havo received a biihkot.of fine grapes from our friend W., for which ho -will pleaso accept our com pliments, soma ot which aro nearly two inches in diameter." "I doto upon that girl," said Smith. "That makes the twentieth girl you havo doted on within a month," remarked Fon derson. "It is nbout timo you had sown all your wild dotes, Smith." Jlvtton 7'roru eript. At Chnutauqun, tho other day, n little girl was asked if sho wero a Methodist. ''01nol"bho rf plied, "I nm a Brethren, and my mother is a Brethren too." Theso were of tho United Brethren. At Montreal fonn tho Plymouth Brethren wna naked why th?y never spoke of the Plymouth Sis tors. " Ol" was his answer, " tho Breth ren embrace tho Hibtera." A traveller who hnd just road on tha guide post, " Dublin two mile," thought to make game of a passing Irishman by asking, " It it's two miles to Dublin, Pat, how long will it tako to get thero T" "Faith," returned Pat, " ami, if your boela are aa slow aa your wits you'll get thero about tho judgment day, liedndl" A schoolmaster tells tho following story: " I was tenching in n quiet country village. Tho second morning session I had leisure to survey my surroundings, and among tho scanty fumituro 1 espied a three legged stool. ' la this tho dunce-block!' I asked a littlo girl of five. The dark eyes sparklet!, the curls nodded nssent,aud the lips rippled out, I suppose soj tha teacher always sits on it.' " A western justice ordered a witneaa to "come up nud lo sworn." Ho waa in formed that thu jicrHon was deaf and dumb. "I don't care," said tho judge, passionately, "whether ho in or not. Here is the Constitution of tho United Htatea beforo mo. it guarantee to every waa tho right of Kcb and so tonga I have tho honor of a seat oa this beach it shall not be violated or invaded. What tb Constitution guarantee to a isaa I aaa bound he hall have." i