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A MIDSHIPMANS ACCOUNT OF THE
BATTLE WITH THE CHEESEBOX
Unw iho Confederates ICxpcctod to An
nllillaio It svllh Ono Poll Swoop De
tails of tlio Proposed Eugncomont
Why It Fnllotl
It fs not generally known1 snlcl
Ilout Llttlcpnge formerly ot tho Con
federate rmvy to mo In speaking of tho
famous fight between tlio Monitor nml tho
Morrlmnc that cxtcnslvo preparations
wcro nintlo In tlio repair to tho Morrimao
nttcr tho fight so no to hnvo tho next con
test between tho two Iron clnila ono of
short duration I was n midshipman on
tho Mcrrimac wliousho fought tho Moni
tor and I can say that wo wcro taken
wholly by snrpriso when tho Btrnugo vos
sol put In nn nppcaranco in Hampton
roads Wo had sunk the Cumberland
caused tho Congress to burn and tho Min
nesota and ono or two others to run
aground nnd on that morning when wo
went out wo thought to finish tho Min
nesota which had been unablo to get
itself off tho bar our first intimation of
tho presoucoof the Monitor was when
wo saw her run out from behind
tho Minnesota to attack us boforo
wo could begiu tho onset upon tho
Minnesota Wo thought at first it
was a raft on which ono of iho Min
nesotas boilers was being taken to tho
ahoro for repairs and when suddenly a
shot was fired from her turret wo imag
ined nn accidental explosion of somo kind
had taken placo ou tho raft
In tho engngement that followed wo
wcro unablo to do anything with her
though our guns wcro served continuous
ly nud broadside after broudsido was dis
charged Wo tried to ram her but found
that our prow had been too badly damaged
by running into tho Cumberland on tho
day boforo to inflict nny harm upon tho
Monitor Sho pounded us considerably
but not a shot ponotratcd our armor
though it Was loosened nnd ropntrs mado
imporatlva nt tho earliest moment Our
vossolwas leaking bndly but by nctlvo
efforts wo wcro enabled to keep lior from
taking too much water Whtlo wo had
SI of our crow wounded wo thought that
wo had escaped losses in that respect in a
remarkable degree Had a shot from tlio
Monitor entorcd ono of our port holes It
would hnvo probably killed no loss than
CO men for thoro was a crow of 880 men
aboard so that there would bo no lack of
holp when an omergoncy should nrlse
and wo wcro quite closely packed to
gether
TDE CONFEDERATES TLAN
About 8 oclock in tho afternoon tho
Monitor wlthdrow from tho fight and
went over tho bar into shallow water
whoro wo drawing much moro Wfttor
than sho could not follow Wo under
stood that iho had run out of ammuni
tion As wo wero leaking budly and thoro
was no prospect that wo would bo nblo
to reach tlio Minnesota in tho shallow
water whera sho lay our captain gavo
tho order to roturn to Norfolk where wo
immediately went into dry dock for re
pairs It was fully a month before wo
wcro ready to go out again aud mcttn
whilo all sorts of reports wcro olrculatcd
among tho Federals about us It was
claimed that wo wero afraid to Bhow
ourselves to fight all ot which wo only
laughed nt feeling that wo would Soon
bo ablo I6 glvo u good account of our
selves I think that if tho two vessels
had again mot wo should hnvo mado
short work of tho Monitor Every bit of
our armor had been replaced by plates
two iuches thick and wo had also a largo
number of shot for tjto 7 Inch guns In tho
form of bolts about 2K feet in length
pointed with steel with which wo in
tended to mako certainly nn impression
upon tho Monitor Besldo all theso things
wo had organized n boarding party which
was divided into several sectlous
It wns tho plan for tho proposed en
gagement that tho Morrimao slipulrt nt
ouco run alongside of tho Monitor Wo
could easily do this for our onglnes wero
moro powerful than hors aud wo could
ninko greater speod Then ono Election
of the boarding party would immediately
put down gang planks by which tho men
would speedily get on board tho Monitor
ono section ot them taking sledges and
iron wedges to drive between tho turret
ot tho ship and her deck so as to prevent
it from revolving and pointing her guns
nt us another party was to run around
tho turret with a hawser mado fast to our
bow and which was to Ho colled upon
deck ready for tho emergency and aftor
tho circuit had been mndo of tho turret
tho plnn was to fasten tho other end of
tho hawser to tho Morrlroac nnd thus bind
tho two vessels together While this was
going on another parly was t9 rush to
tho turret nnd overywhoro olso that an
opportunity wn3 offered and pour oil down
into tlio hold of tho Monitor and then sot
flro to it Another forco was to bo ready
with lnrge tarpaulins to extinguish tho
flames should tho crow of tho Monitor
surrender nnd it bo desired to save tho
vessel
But wo wcro disappointed in all this
for when nt last wo wore rady and
steamed out of Norfolk wo found that tho
Monitor was with a number of other
Federal vessels under tho shelter of tho
land fortifications Wo felt ourselves n
match for any or all of tho vessels but
in no condition to stand tho combined
forco of tho ilect and tho fortifications so
wo withdraw Then When Norfolk sur
rendered and there seemed no longer n
hanco for tho Morrimao to bo of servico
sho was blown up and destroyed Thoso
arc a few of tho facts connected with that
fight that have uover been published
Washington Cor Cleveland Leader
Strategy at tlio Mutlnec
A gentleman nt a recent maliuco nt a
theatre was seated behind a lady wearing
ono of tho fashionable tall hats Excuso
mo madam but if you do not rcmovo
your lint I shall not bo ablo to see any
thing Tho lady Ignored him Excuso
mo madam but if you do not rcmovo
your hat something unpleasant will hap
pen Thu lady ignored him again
Tho gentleman put on his own hat Loud
cries of Toko off thnt hat Take off
that hat arose from thoaudlenco behind
Tho lady thought tho cries referred to her
hat and quickly removed it Thank
you madam Tho Argonaut
No itoom for it
I Jiavo an urtlclo which I would llko
you to publish ho said to tho editor
It is entitled What Bomo Journalists
Dont Know About Journalism
I am afraid fclr replied tho editor
Blinking his head dubiously that ita
necessarily great Jongth would crowd out
nil tho advertisements New York gnu
Ou tho Coutluoiit
Tho striking crnzo has reached
tlicYMaln whero tho fashionable
ladles lmvKbinbIned nnd refuse to buy
RrMcoor French manufacture
REMINISCENCES OF ARCHER
Not Bo Fleming a View of n Kntlonnl
Idol How Ito Won tils Stakes
Hound tho principal cntranco of tho
Grand hotel in Trafalgar squaro wan
grouped n swarm of monlals who did not
scorn to troublo themselves ovor much
about tho incoming guests But now a
hansom approached with tho rapidity of
lightning tho cabman pulled up his horso
9harply nnd out stopped n xung man
tall and slim wearing nn overcoat
trimmed with astrakhan reaching down
to his heels Ho cast a dull llrcd look
nround him it was Fred Archer Yon
recognized htm immediately by his thin
pnlo face tho upper lip Bllghtly raised
pushed up by tho two front teeth Now
what a clearing ot tho decks by thb te6rv
autal A prlnco of tho blood would not
hnvo not liavo been bottcr received Tho
hansom cab driver hoamed with delight
nt having brought such nn illustrious per
sonage nnd gnvo tho hotel servants full
particulars ns to how when nnd where ho
had been so lucky ns to plokup tho great
Fred
Two hours afterward when tho sallo n
manger ot tho Grand hotel wns till nil
heads turned simultaneously to sco Mr
Frcdorlck Archer enter the room Ho
was in ovculng dress nnd looked exceed
ingly well His gleaming linen sot off
tho paleness ot his complexion his black
shiny hair was carefully but simply
parted in fact thoro was not n detail ot
his elegant toilet which was not perfectly
correct Mr Archer formerly n stablo
lnd looked at that moment llko tho most
dlstinguo ot gentlemen If liowovcr you
went nnd seated yourself nt his tablo by
tho sldo of Capt Barclay his constant
ncolylc you speedily saw that Fred
Archers distinction was only superficial
Sneering rlcnnant also means giggling
every momotit nnd larding his romarks
with tho most malapropos onths ho upoko
In n drawling nnd nasal tono of his vic
tories his bets of nil which concerned him
personally
It was money which concerned him
most Frederick Archor wn3 very miser
ly and tho other jockeys his rivals say
that tho great sobriety which distin
guished him wns tho result less of virtu
ous tendencies thnn of a horror of part
ing ii Ko an truo nusors Arclior not
only wanted to keep all ho had mado but
to mnko as much moro a3 possible It is
principally owing to this characteristic
boyond n doubt that he has died ten
times a milllonnlro Othor English
jockeys hnvo earned largo sums Archer
Is tho only ono among them who know
how to keep his money
Archer always had tho best mounts
Other jockoys wcr just as good but ho
was tho fashion until tho public began
to bcllovo that thero was only ono Jockoy
only ono Archer in tho world Archer
hod plonty of spirit nnd his method was
a Buccossful ono but tho principal ox
ports of tho English turf say thnt ho often
lost races through bolng over confident
His great endeavor was to finish bril
liantly this often gnvo him tho appear
ance of winning by a tour do forco a rnco
which another Jockey would havo been
content to carry off without posing
Being a nervous man Archer lacked
head Tom Cannon wns greatly his
superior in this respect so too was Georgo
Fordham in his prime It Is particularly
in connection with jockcyshlp that ono
can quote Lnrochefoucald NothlngiJuc
cceds llko succss Archers career
proves it M Dellllo in Paris Figaro
Curious Kxporlouco In tlio Courts
An old woman called on mo to day
Bald an old lawyer to n roporter who
had n curious cxpcrlcnco in tho courts a
good many years ago Hor husband nnd
his relatives mado mi oxohango of soma
fnnns and with tbo cnrolcssncss usual to
pcoplo who trusted each other in that day
no deed was mado nt tho time although
it was micnuea that ono should bo mndo
Her husband died suddenly and after
ward an attempt was mndo to tako tho
farm from hor by a suit in ejectment
Sho could show no papers to show her
title but gavo a plain straightforward
statement of hor ense in n manner that
convinced every ono that she had n moral
if not a logal right to hold tho property
Judgo Greer who was thonon tho bench
wns not sentimental nnd charged tho jury
in favor of tho plaintiff accordlug to tho
Btrlct rules of tho lnw To his surprlso
tho jury brought in a verdict in favor ot
tho defendant Judgo Oreer ordered a
no trial immediately When tho caso
camo up again substantially tho same tes
timony was presented nnd tho jury ngnln
brought in n verdict for tho defendant
I wantyou to understand said Judge
Greer to tho Jury that it takes thirteen
men iu this court to steal a mans farm
and ho directed that tho case bo again put
down for trial When in tho courso of
timo it was called Judge Greer asked
tho defendants attorneys what thoy pro
posed to prove and when they outlined
simply what had been presented boforo
ho refused to let them cxnmlno their wit
nesses nnd ordered a verdict for tho plain
tiff Tho enso was appealed to tho
supremo court nud was rovcrscd aud
sent buck for trial by renson of Jvdgo
Greers rofusal When it enmo up for
trial ogaln Judgo Hnmpton was on tho
bonch and although ho ruled just ns
Judgo Greer had during the past trials
tho Jury found for tho defendant A now
trlul was ngnln ordered butltriovcrcnmo
up and tho widow now lives In peaccablo
possession of tho farm having acquired
a legal title by reason of adverse posses
sion It Is ono of tho most remarkable
assertions of power on tho part of a jury
that over occurred in this state Pitts
burg Press
An Iustnnco of Falso Economy
I met a woman ou tho street tho othor
evening It was raining nnd thero was a
blustering wind abroad that mndo prog
ress a difficult thing
Going to tho train said I
I wish I wns said sho but I ntn
nfrald I will loso it I luivo to go around
for my sugar1
Why dont you buy your sugar in tho
storo you pas3 to go to tho depot
queried I
0 1 can get it half n cent cheaper
at replied sho
I passed on musing If that woman
buys ten pounds of sugar thought I sho
will snvo 0 cents but iho will loso her
train got n late suppor and perhaps con
sequent indigestion She will ccrtnlnly
wenv out a conts worth of shoo leather
In tho wot and slushy streets and sho
will get cold nnd lose her temper with
rain nud horrible wind Is It truo econ
omy to tnko snch n course Would it not
be bettor to lot tho 5 cents go and cancel it
with the gain in poaco of mind and gen
oral comfort Dont yon know that thero
are hosts of people who manngo in litis
way Thoy will chase all Ovor tho earth
to save a ponny nnd get n poor bargain nt
Inst They nre Mwnys flying to unctions
or cheap stores for special sales and
expect to purchase sealskin gloves
for a quurter or gcnulno dlnmonds nt tho
price of imitation Such pcoplo tiro me
easily Amber in Chicago Journal
Ociterni burclkcmcnljs
WEMEE Co
Manufacturing and reporting
Jfo i Fort Street
Always keep on hand a most elegant assortment of
FINE JEWELRY
SOLID AND TIATED SILVER WAKE
Ever brought to thU market
Clocks Watches Bracelets Week
lets Pins Lockets Gold Chains
nml Guards Sleeve Muttons
Studs Etc Kto
And ornaments of all kinds
EloantSollcCSllvor Ton Set
And all kinds of silver ware suitable fur presentation
KUKUI AND SHELL JEWELRY
Made to order
Repairing of wotctes and Jewelry carefully at
tended to and executed In the most workmanlike
manner
ENGRAVING A SPECIALTY
Particular attention Is paid to orders and job work
from the other Island
Hawaiian Hotel
CARRIAGE CO
Carriages at all hours day and
night Saddle horses buggies wagon
nettes and village carts with stylish and
gentle horses to let
Horses clipped with the Patent
Lightning Clipping Machine
FOR SALE
A few good Horses 2 Phaetons
Two Top Buggies second hand Har
ness and 2 Village Carts
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES
Ring Tup Telephone Numbe fj orJJApply
MILES HAYLEY
Election of Officers
THE ANNUAL MEETING 0F
AT
the stockholders of the Hawaiian Agri
cultural Company held January 20th 1887
the following officers were elected for the en
suing year
President lion C R Bishop
Vice President Mr Samuel C Allen
Treasurer Mr P C Jones
Secretary Mr J 0 Carter
Auditor Mr T May
Directors Hon C K Bishop Messrs
S C Allen and P C Jones
- JO CARTER
Secretary
Honolulu Jan 20 1887
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Not 82 Ktorf Street
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your clock put in order eo and sec him
nEixTEUtniONE no i o noxNo 415
CHAS T- GULICK
NOTARY PUBLIC
Aqent to take acknowledgments to Labor
Contracts Marriage License Agent
General Business and Commis
sion Agent and
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Campbells Block second floor adjoining
United States Consulate Merchant street
Honolulu II I
For Waianao and Waialua
The steamer WAIMANALO will leave
iiere every Monday and Tiiursday forabqve
ports returning hercj Wednesday and Satur
day C BOLTE
Agent
New Photograph Gallery
Above Pantheon Stablfc
Fort Strbbt Honolulu II J
Portrait and views Fliit clasj work batufacti
guaranteed
J A CONSALVES
A EL Basomann
DookEBinderIaper Ruler andJJBlank Book
Manufacturer
Campbells Block Rooms 10 and n
Entrance on MerchantSlrect Honolulu
THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND
Globe Insurance Comoany
BISHOP Co AGENTS
BSTADISIIED 1836
bvUmlted IAiibUlty to HtoehholtXers
Assets 37oi J9i3
Reserve 7500000
INCOMtrOR 1834
Premiums received after deduction of re
Insurance
If you want to know all the news
you must read the Herald
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BUHACH
The Great California-
INSECT POWDER
The Genuine for Sale only by
Benson Smith Co
HONOLULU
Siaiiu Bus Line
Tlie Pantheon Stables will run daily an
Omnibus known as the
KTJTJANU LDJE
Bccinnine WEDNESDAY Tanustrv 10 1887
ThcBuJ wilt start from foot of Fort street
corner of Queen co alone Fort to Dcrctania
Dcrctania to Nimanu and thence up the
Avenue to l tlys old place Following is the
time table
WEEK
LEAVE TOWN UiAVE PATYS
600 A if 630 A M
700 1730
800 80
1000 1030
1205 p m 1 245 p m 22
200 230
4oo 440
51 5 o
630 700
900 920
STJTSnDAY
900 A M
1000
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1245
230
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CEMENT
JUST RECEIVED
White Bros PortlanOement
FULL WEIGHTJ
K400 pounds
GW MACFARLANECo
0 THE GREAT ARMY N
OF WRITERS
Gillots Esfebrook StcelJPcns
TODDS COLD PSAS
FAHERS ANTI NERVOUS PENHOLDERS
Rnbber Holders Cork Holders Ivory and Ebony
Holderi gold mounted Ivory nnd Hone
Polders nnd Paper Culien KabersTablet
Eraseri Dcnisoni Velvet Erasers
CryXal Rubber Rubber in wood
pencil hane Thumb Tacki
- Pencil Protectors Rubber
Hands of various
iiixet etc etc
Ar Sale by TUUH a TJIltU31
160 Fort Street
NOTICE
FIRM OF SPEAR TFEIFER
THE
having been dissolved by order of Hie
Supreme Court and the undersigned ap
pointed Receiver notice is hereby given that
the fine slock of watches and jewelry will be
on sale at the store of Spear Pfcifcr for a
short time at reduced prices
All parties indebted to this firm are noti
fied to make settlement at once
W F ALLEN
Receiver for Spear Pfeifer
Honolulu Feb io 1887
Notice of Meeting
HOLDERS OF EAST MAUI
THE
Stock Companys shares are hereby noti
fied that the annual meeting of the Company
willbe held at the office of CBrcwer Com
pany Queen street on Thursday next Feb
ruary 17th at 10 oclock a nt
P C JONES
Secretary
Honolulu February 10 1887
NEW ENOLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSUFl
ance Company of Boston
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The oldest Purely Mutual Life Insurance
Company In the United States
VoUclesIttucil on tiemoilFavonibleXermi
Losses paid through Honolulu Agency 49001
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F A SCUAEFER Co AemU
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Dresden Hoard of Underwriters
Vienna Board of Underwriters
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In barrels halibarrcls rji loxe
Dbls Flour OoWen Gate
Flour El Dorado
Sacks Wheat Bet1
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Sacks Barley Uejt
Sacks Corn Beit Whole
Sack Corn licit Cracked
Sacks Dran Coite and Fine
Sacks Deani White
Sacks Iteans Red
Sacks Ream Bayou
Sacks Beans Horse
Sacks Bears Iiui
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Caws Mcnacsj
Cases Extra Soda Cracker
Catea Medium Bread
Cases Cracked Wheal 10 lb bags
Cases Corn Mcul while 10 blags
Caies Oat Meal to lb bags
Cmh Corn Starch
Casks DupeeHams
Cntka C A llftnii tales it II Bacon
Cases Faiibanki Lard j lb pall
Cases Falrbanks Lard 3 lb pall
Cases Falrbanks Laid 10 lb pailt
Casts Whllneya Butter In tins
llnlf fuklns Bmter Gilt Edge
Qr firkins Butter Edge
Cases New Cheese
Boies and bdls Salt Codfith
Ilbli Tierces Calumbla River Salmon
Cawa Laundry Starch
Boxes Brown Laundry Soapt
Pure Java Coffee Roasted and Ground 1 lb tins
Sacks Green Coffee
Clietu Japan 1 ca 1 lb papers
Chens Japan Tea yi lb papers
Boxes Ratlins I ondon layers
K boxes Raulm London Layers
Boxes Raisins Muicate
Drums Citron
Boxes Currants
Cases Chocolate
t Cases Mixed Tickles
Cusei Spices allotted all slit
Sacks English Wilnuti
Sacks Soft Shell Almonds
Cases California Honey I lb tins
Cases Klnir Morse Coa fresh canned
Fruits Jellies and Vegetables
UalcvWrsppIng Iapef extra qua ity
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Sole Insole Harness Skirting and Uppers
French and American Calfskins
Sheep Skins Goat Sklnsj
Saddles and Saddle Trees
Thcie goods art new and fissh and will be sold t
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