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AT THE LOWEST MAEKET RATES,
THEIR STOCK OF NEW GOODS
. J racErVXD TEE LATBABBTVALS.ANT) TO ARRIVE PER
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TJ1ESE GOODS ARE ADAPTED FOE
Plantations, Country Stores and Families
And bcachi Iron ITBST HANDS FOB CASH, and -will bo sold for CASH, with best discount foi
We offer band and to arrive,
Btme, or to parties approred. on
Palace Water White High Test Kerosene Oil,
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the Jewelry Line. The Diamond Settings are the purest and .best iu tbo market, and the
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u the EIKIA0 LAND, is for'skle. '
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adapted Tor tie cultivation of case or
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ccx&n lime trees dtvinj;OD ir.
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THE UNDERSIGNED BEING
Sole Agent on these islands
For Ibe abovo Goods, and as bo imports direct from the
manufacturers on bis own account for Cash, ho is prepared
to sell
WATCHES, JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE
AT A MUCH LOWER PRICE than they can be obtained
anywhere outside the United States. The Trade supplied on
good terms, and a Liberal Discount allowed for Cash,
IYI NlclNERNY.
THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL,
AtUIf URDXHtT Proprietor.
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Entrances on Bote, Richards, and Eeretanis Streets.
IN EyERy RESPECT.
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strains, aad of ail ages, FOR SALE,rEL3P
boxed And deliTprd tn Rtumer nruVlLvfia
echooner, AT MODERATE PE1CES.
ypjBoinwtetiiBcCo trt with the Bos t Stock
mr lasBrare irbat they now JttaTe.
fWCI HO UUH.
RBERT, EawaUan Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1880.
Tlio J.hti.1 JBesoarccsoI China.
It may with safety bo assumed that prior to
the year 1660-61, the guns, rifles, or munitions
of war, raanntactured upon lorcign principles,
in the possession of thojrovincial authorities
of China, wcro almost useless. The lesson that
tbo mandarins then received from tho allied
nrmies was not lost upon them. They saw that,
despite the number of men tbey could bring
into the field, tho superiority of arms of precision,
combined with skill iu military tactics,
enabled the western soldiers to become conquerors
; and although Tseng Kwo Fan and
tbo General, San Ko Lin San, in their memorials
to tho Dragon Throne, informed his
majesty that bis troops were utterly defeating
the barbarians, and that the latter would never
reach the imperial city of Peking, the Chinese
learned to their cost the falsity of these representations.
The western cannon which were
found in the Taku forts upon the entry of the
British troops were of Dutch and British make,
small such as are nsed for
signal euna upon vessels. A few, however.
were of suporior caliber, and were possibly of
Russian manutacture. J. ho rest of the guns
were of Chinese origin, and it has been stated
by officers engaged in the attack that tbo de
fense made by the Chinese, when we consider
the weapons used and their disadvantage In
point of inferiority of equipment, was a matter
of great surpnse. it was at the storming of tho
Taku forts that the Armstrong gun was first
used in action. The Chinese troops were also
armed with a few smooth-bore muskets these
articles, in common with the cannon, having
been purchased at tlongeotig or Singapore, and
conveyed along the coast to the north iu junks.
The armament of tho Chinese forces received
an impetus in tho march of improvement im
mediately upon the outbreak of tho celebrated
Taiping rebellion. This rebellion caused the
imperial generals and viceroys to search for
persons who would supply them with arms.
Numbers of European merchants engaged in
the traffic, and a vast quantity of worthless rejected
muskets were foisted upon the officials.
Sales were. also made to the Taiping leaders,
and in several instances largo fortunes wero
realized by those interested. The repairs of
these arms becoming necessary, the attention of
Li, commanding general, who was then known
as Li Futai (" Futai " moaning governor), and
who is probably better known to the reader as
Li Hung Chang, Governor-General ofChihli,
was drawn to the want of an arsenal. Shotand
shell of semi-foreign make wero being turned
out of small foundries at Shanghai for the use
of the imperialists, but it was resened for an
official by the name of Feng, in the year 1805,
to establish, by authority from the central
government, a yard for the buildinir of vessels
of war, and an arsenal for the manufacture of
6mall arms and cannon. The v hole of this undertaking
was under the auspices of Li, who at
this period, baling been removed from his
office of Fulai ot Kiaugsu (t. e., Governor), was
conducting operations against tho Nienfei
rebels, in the northern provinces, and required
all the munitions of war be could obtain. The
locality chosen is near Shanghai, in tho province
ol Kiangsu, being distant from the foreign
settlements about five miles. It was formerly
the site of an old temple, and to this djy is
called "Kaou Chang Jleaou." In official documents
its title is the " Kiangsu Chi Chi F.wg,"
or " the province of Kiaugsu machinery depot
or factory." It covers an area of fivo hundred
mow of ground, each mam equaling one-sixth
of an acre. It has a dock for ship-building
purposes, and largo machine shops for tho
manufacture and repair of Remington pattern
rifles, capable of turning out, if pushed, about
five huudred rifles per week. The machinery
is of the most perfect kind, comprising every
requisite for boring, fitting, and turning barrels;
also wood-working machinery, for tho
stocks and butts of the rifles, and the manufacture
of cases for transportation nnd ever thing
needful for the general work required. This
branch is at tho present time entirely under
Chinese superintendence, the Englishman who
supervised the rifle factory having been sent
home. The work turned out has elicited tho
admiration of all military and naval officials of
various nationalities who have visited tho
arsenal. The same may bo remarked of tho
department for tho manufacture of rifled can
non, within the past three years an experienced
perhon has arrived from the Woolwich
Arsenal, and the result of his labor was lately
shown at the proof of some six of
the Woolwich type Eraser pattern), the test be
itig eminently satisfactory. Theso guns weie
constructed from raw material, thesteel and iron
bavingbeen imported from Europe. Tho machinery,
steam-hammers, converting crucibles, and
retorts aro capable of turning out 25-ton guns.
Everything is of the most improed type, the
rejected patterns having been either sent to
arsenal at Tsi Nan Foo, Shantung province, or
used for old metal.
For the construction of iron-clad ships, there
is machinery for bending, planing, boring, and
riveting iron plates up to ten inches thick. A
portion only of this has been erected, but it remains
lor the rising generation of enlightened
officials to build an iron-clad. A sample iron
turret ship tvas built by the foreign engineers
and naval constructors attached to the department,
but she was not found to possess seagoing
qualities upon trial at the mouth of the
Whangpoo, and she now rides at anchor, a sort
of white elephant. Tn all, the vessels constructed
at this arsenal number spven, two of
them being ship-rigged frigates of 2,000 totia
burden, mounting 21 guns (Krupp 20-pound
ers) as a broadside battery, one bow and one
of 9-inch caliber, Vavassenf pattern,
all breach-loaders. The other ships ire
euuerurig or stnooner rigged, some of tlieiu
having Krupp and the others
brass cast at the arsenal at
The whole of the naval force associated
under the direction of this province's
authorities is as follows: 2 frigates of2,i)00
tons, 500 horse-power, 26 guns each ; 4 gun
vessels of 600 tons, 150 horse-power, 6 guns
each ; iron turret vessel of 150 tons, 60 horsepower,
no gun; in all, 7 vessels of 6,550 tons,
1.880 horse-power, 77 guns, and manned by
2,000 men. Tho arsenal also manufactured
shot and shell, and has been actively employed
for over twelve months past in turning out
war material for Tso TsungTang, the conqueror
of Kashgar, and the Governor-General
commanding tho troops in the north-west.
Attached to the Shanghai arsenal are extensive
works for the manufacture of gunpowder,
ignition fuses for mines, and torpedoes, percussion
caps, signal and war lockets, and a small
building used for sulphuric acid chambers.
These mills are capable, when required, of
turninc out from ten to twelve tons of powder
per week, rifle, pebble, and prismatic. The
charges are hero worked into cartridges, used
for Remington, Snider, and the various arms,
and also for heavy guns. The whole establishment
is under the superintendence of two Englishmen,
but rapid strides have been made by
the natives in acquiring the methods for the
manipulation of the dangerous subsUnces. Tho
raw materials tt., saltpeter, sulphur, and the
various chemicals -are nearly all imported.
The charcoal used is burned at the works, from
the Chinese willow. A constant strain has been
placed upon.the factory for nearly a jear. excessive
demands being made upon its resources
to supply the army in the north-west. Tho annA
ot eu.uuu wet i.fcbO,oooj is appropriated ever-month
from the customs revenue for the maintenance
of this establishment,
700 bands.
The arsenal at Nanking W38 established un-der"th"e
direction of Dr., Macartney, (no iv interpreter
for the Chinese Legation in England),
assisted by an able staff of foreign artisans ;
but -those gentlemen were removed from time
to time, and the whole of the machinery', -which
is very costly, is now worked entirely under
Chinese superintendents and by Chinese workmen.
-This arsenal furnishes brass and .steel
guns, percussion caps and fnees, and the work
shown is very creditable. The two arsenals at
Tientsin are alsojupplied with heavy
eryTor effecting repairs fo rifles and -marine
engines, as well as for general repairs; and also
a factory has been recently established at Hai
plain outside of
the city of Tientsin, where the "treaty of 1860
was signed), for construction of telegraphic
macqinestorpedo connections, fuses nnd rifles.
The main arsenal employs from 500 to 600 men,
under the supervision of three Europeans, assisted
ly Chinese, who have received their
training at.the.Shaneiiai arsenal: The
powder works are on a lanre scale :
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works were first started in 1865, by Chung
How, the now disgraced Chinese Envoy. They
have been much enlarged and improved upon
by Li Hung, Chang, Viceroy of CBihli, who
also holds the rank of Superintendent of Arsenals
and Naval Affairs for the Empire. The
cost of maintenance is probably Sl00,000.por
month.
A torpedo school, for instruction of ChinePO
cadets, wis established itfFoochow in 1877,
but has been removed to Tientsin. The pupils
show a marked proficiency in the manipulation
of the system of torpedoes and telegraphy attached
to tbo Taku forts. They also workthe
line of wiru connecting Taku with Tientsin,
and thence mi to the Viceroy's palace. Regular
examinations are held quarterly by the
Viceroy, who awards honors to those distinguishing
themselves.
To the Foochow dockyard must bo awarded
tho honor of the construction of the only war
.vessel China possesses, with the exception of
those constructed in hucland, to be hereaiter
referred to. This vast and costly nndertaking
was first originated by Ting Futai, under the
management of M. Prosper Qiquel, Lieutenant
Vasseaux, of the French navy, and afterward
Commissioner ot Customs at Hankow and
Ningpo, and who, during the Taiping rebellion
raised and commanded a force known as
the French contingent. The whole establishment
was officered by Frenchmen, excepting
the naval instructors, Captain Carroll and Mr.
gunner. This dockyard is used only
for the purpose of It has built
no leas than twenty-seven gun vessels and
transports ; some of them, to be enumerated
hereafter, are really formidable ships. With
the exception of the cbrvetto Yangvcoo, and the
gun-boats Nos. 0. 7, and -8, which possess
engines built in Scotland, after models in use
in the .bnglisb navy viz., direct acting horizontal,
with fighting boilers tho other vessels
have all low-pressure upright engines,
similar to those used in tho merchant navy.
Ten of these engines were built iu France, at
the aklitrs of the bociete Forces do Lyons
and the Societe Marine do Marseilles, but wero
fitted at tho Foochow dockyard. All the boil
ers w ere constructed by native artisans. Of
these ships, eighteen wero built under tho
supervision of the French artisans, but in 1876
their services wero dispensed with, and the
remaining nine were constrcutsd by the Cm
nese themselves. The following may serve as
a classification of their fighting capacity
Jr'o. CJM. Guns. Caliber. JT.F. Ton'ge.
l. Transport i: 1W 7KJ
2. Gnnboat l: SO 120
(X)
3. Gnnboat . ui 80 200
4. Gnnboat . 80
10 1
5. Corvette... 800
100 f
6. Gunboat.. Ml 200
? 100 f
T. Gnnboat... D l 200 500
s iwf
8. Gnnboat... B 40 1 sco
2 100)
9. Transport . 2 4X) 120 500
10. Transport. 2 40 120 500
11. Transport.. 2 40 120 500
12. Tun-port.. 2 40 1JU SOU
6 401
13. Gnnboat... 1-K wo
2 UUf
6 40 1
1'. Gnnboat... 120 500
2 llOf
6 401
Gunboat... 120 SU)
2 WOf
Transport. No gnn. 120 500
Transport. iso puns, 120 OX)
Transport. No guns, 120 500
Gun vessel 40 120 500
Gunttel 8 40 120 500
Gun vessel 8 40 120 500
7lia iiioiful 2 401 200 00
100 f
Transport 4 40 120 500
Transport ,.. 4 40 120 500
Transport 4 40 120 500
Comnosite essei. B nllulnx. 200 SOU
Composite vessel. Building. 200 SCO
Tho armament is mainly comprised of 10-
pounder Vavassevr breech-loading guns and
Armstrong and French type muzzle-loaders.
The small aro brass
gurs, cast at the Nanking arsenal. These vessels
all carry Remington small arms, and are
manned entirely by Chineee, under native
and engineers, no foreigners being cm-plowed
whatsoever. Theiraverago speed is ten
knots, Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8 steaming with improved
engines, making fourtoen knots. As a
rule, they aro all brig rigged, except the
No. 5, which has the full rig of a ship.
Nos. 1 to 25 are built of wood, te:tk being used
entirely in their construction. Nos 26 and 27
hate iron frames, with teak planking.
The ships have their various stations at the
treaty ports, and are undor tho supervision of
the Port-Admiral of tho place where located.
There is, however, a General-Admiral, but he
is entirely subordinate to the officials of tho
A system of signals, by me.ns of
which communication between the Bhips can bo
maintained, has been arranged. At tho present
time, the largest part of the fleet is commanded
by young men, who were trained upotia sailing
bark, the commanded by Captain
Tracy, of tho English navy, and who afterward
proceeded upon a cruising voyage to Singapore,
Manila, and Japan, in the steam corvette Yang
Woo, under the guidance of English naval instructors.
These young men are nearly all natives
of either the Kwantung or Fohkien provinces.
They have attained a remarkable proficiency
in navigation and gunnery, and their
efforts to organize the Chinese navy have been
attended with great results. The writer can
vouch for 8eeral of these embryo Chinese Nelsons,
inasmuch as he has mado several passages
in the gunboats under their command.
Prior to assuming captain's duties, they all
pass through trials as first nnd second lieutenants.
The vessels were originally commanded
by Chinese, who bore excellent reputations
as coast pilots, steering tho ships from point
to point on the coast, but never losing sight of
iana. inese gentlemen are Doing gradually
supplanted by the trained men, much to their
disgust.
Upon the whole, tho ships of the Foochow
division may be considered as the most effective,
both in point of drill and in fighting capacity,
with the exception of tho new "Greek alphabet"
gun vessels. This type of war ship
lias excited universal comments in me naval circles
of every country. They were all built by
Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co., and the engines by
Messrs. Thompson, of
England, from the designs of Mr. Rcndei, of
the eminent hrm ot bir W. J. Armstrong & Co.
The Alpha and JJtta are each of 300 tons
burden, and carry a 26-ton Armstrong gun,
capable of penetrating a 12-inch armor plate.
These two gunboats arrived in China in March,
1877, and aro now stationed in Formosa, atthe
port of The Gamma and Delia
carry each a 11 -inch 38-ton gun, firing a projectile
of 800 pounds, with charges of 130
pounds of prismatic powder, and can penetrate
19-inch armor. Their dimensions aro as follows:
115 feet long; 30 feet beam; mean
draught, 8 feet with a 3-foot freeboard. Their
displacement is 400 tons. The engines are
twin-screw of 270 horse-power, and are capable
of steaming 0 knots per hour. They are
schooner-rigged, with tripod masts, and can
carry sufficient coal to work at full speed, using
14 hundred-weight per hour, for seven days of
twenty-four hours. The Epsilon, Ela, Theta,
and ZeUi models are a further advance upon
the original type. They measure 127 feet long,
29 feet beam, with a draught of 9 feet 0 inches,
andtheir displacement is 440 tons. The propelling
power consists of twin-screw horizontal
engines, capable of driving them 10 knots, and,
by reason of their possessing bow-rudders and
fine lines, they can also steam 9 knots backward.
The bunker capacity is 70 tons, nnd the
consumption of coal 6 hundred-weight per
hour. They are schooner rigged, with tripod
masts. Although the Epsilon series carry only
35-ton guns, owing to the advance made by
Messrs. Armstrong in the power of ordnance
relative to weight, the new 35-ton is equal in
power to the 38-ton gun, with a 250-pound battering
charge. Tho 35-ton gun's projectile has
a velocity of 1,P25 feet, equal to 400 foot-tons
energy perinch of circumference. With a 235-pound
charge the new 35-ton gun has one-'fifth
more penetrating power than the old 38-ton,
the figures showing 356 foot-tons per inch as
compared to 300. The high initial velocity of
the 35-ton gun causes the trajectory of its projectile
to be very flat, and thus give3 iheguna
much better chance of hitting any object, and
also increases the range. With the exception
of the Italian war ship Duilio, with her 100-
ton Armstrong guns, and the British tnrret ship
j.iiuiuiiuii, wiiu ner cu-ion iTooiwicn guns,
.the Chinese government possess the most
powerful guns' afloat. The main feature of'all
these gunboats is the great gun which is placed
on line with the keel in the bow, and is mounted
and worked entirely by hydraulicmachinery.
Five men work it efficiently. There; are no
chains, cog-wheels, or gearing not even a
carriage.! The gnn lies on. the deck between
two rreat beams, with two pistoas
tnem, jvnicn, take bom of tue
mere is nouuntr more to be sees. The captain
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,ui uio vessel Bunoa Deniuaa,
U.UUJ, uu rau ium auu wur& mgu, aieeswie l
vessel, and regulate her speed, by means of
levers. In addition to the heavy guns, two
breech-loading Armstrongs and one
Gatling suh are "carried aft. All the vessels are
built of steel, and have four transverse water
tight bulkheads, with a horizontal tinder-water
deck'protecting the magazines. The whole of
the machinery, engine, boilers, and hydraulic,
are below the The commanders,
officers', engineers, and crew are all Chinese,
and number fifty all told. The captains have
been pupils of the Foochow school-ships, and
are fully competent to take their commands.
Their station at present is at Tientsin. Gnn
practice and drill is had each day, and a good
state of efficiency prevails. It may be stated
that all the little ships steamed out from England,
and, owing to tho interest displayed by
tbe Admiralty, officers of the British navy were
permitted to assume command. The voyage
throughout were perfectly successful. They
encountered heavy gales in the Bay of Biscay,
butpioved excellent sea-boats, thus demonstrating
the fact that this class of war-ships aro
capable of making voyages on the open seaB.
In addition to tbe vessels mentioned before,
the province of Kwantung has some small
steamships, used chiefly for tbe supression of
piracy and for revenue purposes, but which
could bo adapted lor the purposes of war if
necessary, being fairly armed. Fonr more of
the "Alphabet" fleet are about to be built, by
order of the Viceroy of the " Two Kwangs,"
for coast defense. It may be safely asserted
that this large fleet of Bhips places China in a
very fair position as regards her naval equipment
Her vessels are good, and their armaments
excellent ; but what she needs most is
men to command her sailors. Discipline is
lax, although bravery is common among tbe
men, who are all drawn from the maritime
"provinces, and three-fourths of whom havo
served upon foreign steamers and ships, and
are acquainted with nautical usages. It wonld
bo invidious to make any comments upon the
part China may play in a naval engagement,
but foreign nations, in the event of war, would
not find victory in 1880 as easy as they found
it in 1860 and 1861. Henrt D. Woowk.
(general crel(andisc.
E. O. HALL & SON,
In addition to the Very Large and Well-selected
STOCK OF HARDWARE !
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
NOW ON HAND,
ARE EXPECTING LARGE INVOICES
OF GOODS.
BOSTON
By the " Ceylon," and Overland by Kallroad ;
FROM NEW YORK
By the "City of Madrid;" and
PROM SAN FRANCISCO
By the'. Discovery."
Upon the arrival of thmo vessels they will be prepared
to sell to the public the Finest and
Most Valuable assortment of Goods
in their line that has ever been offered la
, Honolulu.
t3y More particulars hereafter. 800
aLDER $ CO
Importers and Dealers in
LUMBER
-AND
BUILDING MATERIALS!
or AI.I. KINDS.
JUST RECEITJED
-EX-
LATE ARRIVALS
SEVER At
LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED CARGOES
ill EST LIB
coitPRiama
ALL THE USUAL SIOCK SIZES
IN
SCAHTLIHG,
TIMBER. PEAUX, B0AEDS,
FENCING AND PICKETS
4LSO, ON SC.lVx
A Most Complete Stock of
ORY REDWOOD!
Scantling; Plank, surfaced and rough,
Boards, surfaced and roogb ; Battens,
Pickets, Rustic, Lattice, Clapboards.
ALSO, IX HTOCK,
A FINE ASSORTMT OF WALL PAPEP
LATEST STYLES.
KAILS, LOCKS,
BUTTS, HINGES,
BOLTS. SCEEWS, Etc
Paint and Whitewash Brushes
WHITE LEAD,
WHITE ZINC,
FAINT OIM
METALLIC AND OTHER PUNTS!
Glass,
Salt,
Firewood,
DOORS SASH BLINDS
ALL SIZES,
Of Eastern and California Make.
FOJt 8ALE.IX QUANTITIES. SUIT
' ' AND AT 3
iow ritioBS
am sos
NOTICE.
rjnnE interest, of hhs, J, P., COOKE
JL in tbe Una of Castle tt Cooke. ceased on the 1st
day of April ultimo, and all debts doe- to the are will
be paid to the aaderslened. Who will sico lettie ill
claims against the Una. The business will be eon-tinned
as heretofore at the old stand, uader the old
firm nam of CASTLE JfcOOKE.
They Ufce this opportunity to Jasflk thetr patron J for
past favors, and to say that all buslnew entrusted to
their care vrlll be presptly and ftithfanrsitfawkdl.
8BB 33 J. K ATHKBTOJI.
general Jffmkuf&fc.
C. BREWER CO.
-SOW-
OFFEB FOB SALE TO ARBIVE
PER
AMERICAN BARK 'CEYLON,'
nADOX, Muter, now about die from Boston,
CUMBEELA1TO COAL
FranVIln Stove Coal In casks for family nse;
Wilmington Tar. Hostn. Cotton Duck. Ko. 1 to 10;
Iron Blocks, Anchor Shackles, Pick Handles,
Oak Plank, Hani's Hatchets, Sort Boats,
CentTifnjal Linings,
New Bedford Manila Cordage,
Spunyars. Stlilnj, Marline,
Lard Oil, Boiled Linseed Oil,
Axle, Grease. Bamar Varnish, Putty,
Hide Poison, Spirits of Turpentine.
AMERICAN PORK,
Z?alls, Oars, asstd.. 15 to 29 feet;
Babbitt Metal, Composition Xalls,
Family Pork, quarter barrels.
Yellow Metal Sheatlng.
Twine, Soap, Chain
Tomato and Mock Turtle Soup,
Tomatoes,
Clams,
Green Peas.
Sausage Meat,
Baked Beans,
Clam Chowder,
Succotash,
Green Corn,
Lobsters, 1 and Sib. tins.
t
Ooaraa. Staroli,
Black Walnut, Wash Boards,
Buckets, Paper Baits, assorted;
Cedar Boat Boaids, Leather Washers,
New Bedford Whaleboats.Firewood,
WORM WIRE CRIBS AND CANOPIES,
SOMETnlXU VEW.
KEE0SENE OIL, ' ELECTBIC."
BURLAP BAGS,
CAUSTIC SODA.
Invoice of Carriages!
Phaetons,
Brewster Buggies,
Top Buggies.
AND
Concord Wagons.
AS INVOICE OF
Burnett's Extracts,
DOWNER'S
KEROSENE OIH..
WATER PIPES!
"WATER PIPES !
PATtTIEN IK WANT OP GAlWANIZETl
Hploe.oUyon from the sew Mains, will do well
to eive the undersigned a call. We have
60,000 Feet of Galvanized PipiiF
On band, Jast Received ex "Alitefand "QlenlCTer"
and can offer It at
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURES
By tbo Morro Castle," Jnat at hand, we have received
a Full Line of
HOUSE PLUMBING MATERIALS
Earth Closets, Cast Iron Sinks,
Enameled Cast Iron Washstnntls.
Marble tops and Basins forWashslands,
with Corks and Chains for same,
Hoao Bibb Cocks,
8evor and Sink Traps, Urinals,
Kitchen Slop Sinks, Sink Pings,
Light Cast iron Soil Pipe, 2, 3 & 4 inch.
All Work in the Above Line
Will be attended to with dispatch. Also, Jest
at hand, a new lot of
UNCLE SAM RANGE,
Three different Style, of four slses each. Also,
Opera, May, Quartette and Ting Hou
-rises!
Together with the
Cotton Plant, Sunny South
Magna Charta, Osceola.
Demand, Buok's and
Charter Oak Stoves.
SUPERIOR FRENCH RANGES,
For Private Families, or Hotels.
Ships' and Schooners' Cabooses,
Laundry Stoves, Kerosene Stoves
IF YOU ABK IN NEKD OF
ANYTHING IN THE ABOVE LINE!
GO OR SEND TO
.NT O T T'S.
N.B In ordering Stoves through Ibe mall, and tearing:
the matter of choice to ns, please state limit, and the
number of people yoo wish to coolc for.
llouoluln, June 18. I87S. got
HAWAIIAN
Furniture Manufactory
J- H. BRUNS, JR.,
PIAHUPACTCBES;
m KIM OF FIMTBE
ASD
AT THE LOWEST PRICES!
JB XT .FLINT I TTT:FL:E3
ALWAYS OX UAND, AJtB
ORDERS FILLED AT SHORTEST NOTICE
THEytmirrnntEis
.V1X IVLacio fey Maohiaery
AND OF THE
BEST SEASOM) STUFF,
No Pains will be Spared
TO GIVB
iiTHFACTie wmmmm.
UphoUterlsc Beste n ttrtler.
CotWha AIway.on,Harnli
H. HACKFELDAOa
JTuflrt
Ex Late Arrinlf tU Ctpe Horn tad 3
A VERYLASGE ASaOlTKlf ?
OF"
DESIEABLE GOODS!
SCCH AS
DRY GOODS:
aM,ron Cotim jnotroc& Trille Cottoai.
Blue Cotton and
DtiUTIcktnjr. Denims, etc
LEESS GOODS:
!!!&-wd w1"'t erW Funnels.
Buckskins. Barsre. Linens LiJSvT
FANCY GOODS: '
i -
i. ,.
KecktlfS.Klbbons, Handkerchiefs. '
Fonlards, Sock and Stoekiajs,
CLOTHING:
. .
CI. a.!-- -
vSTi, 'A' """ "l, -" ua i. ir. snirta.
Trtle Covers. Shirts. Umbrellas. Shawls.
Florenre Hats. Uat Flowers and Feathera.- ,
Stationery, Looking Glasses, GoW Leaf, Play Carta.
PERFUMERY ;
1?'i??p "? Extracts, FtJfcwnine.
Kan de Cologne, Uair OIL Florida Water
Tooth Brashes, bombs, etcT " '
SADDLES Sydney and Eng llsh.
Leather Belting 4, 3, 8 anii81neii.
CosJ JbtsrvGaai.lea.Barlafa. .,
"Wrapping anil Printing Paper,
Vienna Caalrs, Iraaauu
Pianos from L. Muefeld, Berlin.
GROCERIES :
Pickles, Salt, Biscuits, Olive Oil. Sardines.
renper. Bine Mottled Soap, Camphor, etc.
LIQUORS :
Brandy. Rum, Rhine Wine,
Claret. Champarne, St. Paul' Ale,
t?"?111" BS Easllstt -Me aaitPorterr
Bitter Beer in plutt. Bitters.
Alcohol In demijohns of 1 illon.
HARDWARE :
noop Iron, Sheet Zinc, Banka Tin,
Id low Jletal. Buckets. Tuba, C C Irons.
Shears and Spurs, W. JlatuTa American Axes.
""
CEMENT:
Red Bricks, Fire Bricks, Slabs. Flies. Coal Tir.
Blacksmith Coal In barrels, oik Boats.
Empty Barrels. .Market Baskets,
Demijohns, 1, S, 3 and S gallon.
CORDAGE :
Hanlla Rope from H Inch to 4 Inches.
ALSCJ
From Sydney & San Francisco
Fresb. Batter in Tins,
Medium Bread and. Crackers,
ASD
Ex Sto rmy Petrel,
6 Steam Clariflers, 500 galls, each.
FOB SALE BT
M H. HACKFELB
ESTABLISHED 1301.
Barry's TricapheKms
v'vRbhJIk jHphtfflaisisBpViYanEiir
FOR THE HAIR
W1Q positively restore hair to bald heads when tho'
roots are not entirely dead, which Is seldom the case.
Will positively make weak, thin and faHIng hair;
rrow soft, glossy and ls.
Will positively renvovn dandruff, and make lha scalp
white, smooth and clean. Aaan elegant dressing there
is noUtLBiathewcrM equal tolt. ratronlsed for over
fifty years by tho nobility of rj&andjace,0erinan7
and Spain, and all Ihs first families of America.
Beauty Within the Beach of AIL
Gives a beantlful complex
Barrv
ion, removes every oiem
1.1. aiul mm. t1. 1 4Ia t0
Pearl Cream .twenty, forty to lrylt. y. easily rot
A.W.Rlrtiiuniiiktf -
fM Agents for the tlawsiun Islands.
NEW DRUG STORE
OH SODAXr STREET.
x&s oo.
BESP1!CTTILT INVITE
THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC
To the Tact that they have
Opened at their Old Stand,
Ko. 83 Suusna Street, a Full Line of
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DTE STUFFS,
AND
BR UG GISTS' S U2TDR1ES.
INCLUDING
THE CELEBSAT1D CELLULOID
T
TL
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TEITSSES.
S
E
S
THE LARGEST AND MOST
Complete Assortment of Par'ftmwry
UT THE CSTT.
THE PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT
nlt.P"KTIplI"1,e0:npoadedl,t,,1,1,OOI,, ot T or
SIGHT BELLTHE FBSXTBeeB.
W. C. BORDEN.
WW, HAWAII.
Auctioneer and CQBswissiifl tetiwrt
dbales nr
Groceries. Grain ft Casus fecfe,
GESTS' FTJBNHHIXS GB0,
-Boots and
Tor Ladles, Gents and Children,
TOBACCO, CIGARS, PIfBg, Mi
Cmkwry w. jttt i ww.
Mill AHBMWH UitV&iSSL
Twa i sj sas sinj
JMaL M susf mJ
win eoMace at 1 1 o'c fed
nowittis, juy nt iwb.
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