The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-11


The Saints have been prospered exceedingly in the
valley and the abundance that has beea poured out upon
them, I'LL they had room 10 receive has been
made the occasion OF solh and wasiefulness insomuch
that there will be greater scarcity of -four before bar
vest than has been Tor previous With these things
the Lord Is not well pleased an unless such repent
speedily they will ind famine instead OF plenty their
hablalions.
Domestic manufactures improving but moi SO fast
as is desirable Saw and grain mills have increased rap
dly IN The various settlements. but they cannot keep
pace with The demand Tor flour. and especially for lum
ber The tanneres ara gradually improving and consid.
cradle leather has been produced. Our nail factories
progress slowly. mandatory OF combs has
menced The fine comb, from our mountain mahogany,
bids fair 10 supersede the necessity OF ivory Manufac
urers OF all kinds wanted more extensively, and la
Tor saving machinery particularly for the husbandman,
40 that she farmers raise the grain and every
chanc can work al his own trade.
IMPORTANT FROM NICARAGUA
Letters from San Juan del Sur, dated May g. state that
no little excitement prevailed there on the 23d uli, In
consequence OF the passengers in number 500 refusing
to pay the exorbanl charge of the boatnen there Tor
taking them IRON tbei beach TO he steamer some Two
hundred yards distance
1t appears that the agent of the company assumed the
responsibility of offering the boalmen, behalf of the
passengers, half what they demanded, which they re-
fused Indignantly, and threatened destroy the boats of
the steamer if any attempt were made by them 10 carry
OIL The passengers.
mander OF the United States sloop. Of Portsmouth.
who Immediately ordered all his marines TO be sent on
shore, as the authorities up TO that time had made no
show of preventing the disturbance which was fast
brewing On Captain Dornn's landing, the passengers
who 10 stale OF great excitement. Immediately APP
pealed TO him. when he quoted them by assurances that
he would see them safely placed on the steamer
AS soon as the POrlsmouths boats with the marines
on board reached the shore, Capian Dornin finding the
boalmen no. likely TO desis and seeing no soldiers
of the place at hand 10 preserve peace. ordered his men
to land and form the beach This step appeared 10
stir up much umbrage in the authorities, that Captain
Dornin told them il they would pledge tnemse Ives TO
place force enough on the beach TO prevent disturbances
he would withdraw his troops, which they readily did,
and the marines were Withdrawn.
Meanwhile Captain Dornin had embarked all the
women and children in his own boats, and sent them on
board the and under the supervision OF himself
and officers the steamers boats afterwards carried of the
remaining passengers and their baggage unmoested,
LATER FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
We have dates from the Sandwich islands 10 April
l6lh two weeks later.
The Minister OF the Interior in his repor, calls for
appropriation OF 900 for the deepening OF the channel
OF Honolulu harbor to 81 feet
The number OF letters that passed through the Homo.
lulu post office during the nine months preceding the
3Is of December, 1852, was Al ,4l0.
The number of OF land sold by the government
during the period was 27499, which brought rev
enne of $26,5o
From the report OF the Minister oil Finance we lake
the following extracts
The imports for the entire year of 1852
Deduct export foreign goods 3Sl ,143 81
There remains for CONSUMPTION 37s 722 03
result which is $lo63.69 10 less than the for
1851.
IL IS not TO be supposed that all the imports OF any one
year consumed within that year, that the foreign
goods exported this year 10 California from those i'm.
ported during the year. rather than from the surplus OF
importaions Tor the year 1851
The revenue from duties for the year is SIS ,02i SIS,
OF which the spirit duty S520SI As, 59l7 per cent
of the whole The entire duties received al Lahalha
are o96 IS, OF which the spirit duty is S2O57 So or
q gallons
consumed is 060, whereas IN 1881 there were con-
sumed only s06i gallons. Blu, the increase OF shipping
visiting our ports mas been equally sfea VIZ o9v shps
in 1851, and 75s in 1852. IL we ascrbe the increase IN
consumption OF spirits 10 the increase OF SHIPS the pro-
portions remain very nearly the same as before, VIZ
369 gallons TO ship Tor 1882 Without asserting whal
amount OF intoxicating liquors is consumed by the ship
ping may be airy inferred tina, inempeance is on the
increase among the natives and resident foreigners
The number OF gallons seized Tor violation oil the
revenue laws is 267s the most OF which has been ex-
ported.
The exports of domestic produce are only $751;.
25l 90.
From The report OF the Minister oil Public Instruction
we extract The following summary
1923 marriages occurred in the kingdom during 1852
$50 births, and 2,o22 deaths.
The following The forms OF public vice represented
as most prevalent and Injurious drunkenness, adultery
iorncaon theft, gam bling profanity Sabbath desecra.
ton, and polygaHy.
Whole number OF public free schools taught
| by natives in the Hawaiian language in
Number OF scholars in the same l3,e4S
Do OF Protestant schools 5ia
Do OF scholars IN the same 1l,N4
DO of Catholic schools "a
Do of scholars in the same 2,l7i
Estimated total cost OF education on the Ha
waiIan islands IN 1882 So4,pVU
The number Of clergymen reported officiating the
islands al present Is follows PIoestans 81 Roman
Catholics, 10, Mormons, H.
WIN. Jackson, indicted tor attempt to scutte the
American whaleshp Cambria, on the 18th day OF No
vember last, while yng IN The outer harbor OF Honolulu
| by boring auger holes through her bow, below low
water mark, was found guilty.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FRoM CHIsA-sTEhDY PROGRESS
OF THE REBELLlos.-B BATTLE AND sIECEs
By the arrival OF the ship London, Captain Tilghman
| from Hong Kong, at San francisco, we have received
uil files OF China papers TO March ~. Thew later
than the advces received by way OF England but The de-
tails are OF special interest
i The BRUSH men war doing effective service in
the Chinese waters, and their energy and activity
trasted with the American vessels there. Her Ma
lestys screw steamer Rather has been under seventeen
months in commission which period she has steamed
and sailed upwards OF 80 900 miles and has been besides
! in several actions AT different times many as nve
regiments have been taken on board and conveyed TO
4 other places.
/ From the North China Herald of February 10th, we
learn that matters in the disturbed districts becoming
still serious, brokers, by reason OF them, being I'M
able clear 'he former purchases bankers refusing 10
issue orders credits. and wealthy converting their
property gold, for which they have been paying the
| extraordinary advance OF 90 per cent.
Weeyiract the following IRON the Pekin Gazette, the
Chinese Official paper OF the 18th moon s,h day 18Th
January:
"Tbe officers and OF nne,y-six tribute grain
hunks are handed 10 The board OF punshmenls for
allowing tne rice on their vessels 10 become wei by
which II was rendered unfit for use"
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