The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-11
News from The Sandwich Islands.

OPERATION OF TIE NEW TARIFF-yALUE OF F0.
REIGN COINS IN THE KINGDoM-THE VOLCANO
NATIONAL PROGRESS.
We have news from the Sandwich Islands dated at
Honolulu the Goth Of June OF which the following is
summary
There seems to be dispute as to when the ne v
Hawaiian tariff will so into operation Toe substance OF
it is, that the duty ,pirs under II will be reduced to
So per gallon and the duty merch andee raised from
five 10 ten per cent Nobody knows yet when the latter
goes into operation.
also fixes the rates at which foreign coins to be
Gold CONS Austrian souverain, Sc 10. All South
American gold dollars 75c. Belgum-Cwenty five traces
81 60. Bolivia-Doubloon, SIS. Celornia-saO pieces
united states assay and private coinsge) $40 rs; $40
DO, 50 IS; IS do, 81 u.s. Central America-Two Escu
dos, So 30; Go. one Escudo 81 IS. Chile-Old doub-
LOOM SIS 40 do. ten pesos, SO. Epgand-Pouud,
rage, 81 so. France-rwenty francs, new SO IS; do.
twenty francs average, So rs. Germany, North-Ten
thaler, 81 so; 90 do ten thaer PIussian 81 SO; do
| SOUTH ducat, 50 20
Silrer CCins-B,livan quarter, 1870; Bolivian half
dollar, 81 nc Chilean De collar, 81 &c Chilean quarter
l21sc. North German halar 62kc.; rupee, 81 15c. Pc
ruvian half dollar 81 &C. Colombian dollar 60c. Russian
| present rates.
Last accounts from TIC mountains represent the craters
OF the volcano az very quiet, though there STILL
derground flow @hich here and there shows Itself about
| halt way down the mountain
R, Gilliand has been elected Chief Engineer and G
Clark First Assistant OF the Fire Department Of Honolulu
M Tiffany was about to light Honolulu with gas.
The PoStdn saysIt s plain to be seen, by the thrift
and foresight that pervades every phase of social e tina
though with many yawn and scratch Of the head, to
| full sense and reality of Der position.
From the Friend for June learn that monthly reli
gious newspaper in the Hawaiian language will be com
menced in July under the editorial Charge of Henry
| Parker Of kaneohe
The Poynesio discusses the question OF female etuca
tion In the Islands The moral condition of young girls
confessed to be lameutaby low. 1t was happy day,
marks the Polynedn, when the Queen, looking rount
about her with her minds eye the surface Of
cety indications Of something deep.lyng, the o
supeIfc and tue result Of the experiments she made
has been the Institution Of society for the erection
hospitals, with funds derived from the liberal contrbu
tons of all sorts and classes Of persons Whilst this
going on the Sisters of the Sacred Heart arrved-thos
| ladies whose advent has been apxously waited for
during two years more, by those who having youni
daughters with or less native blood in their veins
could find no school where they could be trained by
women, 10 become in time true women themselves II
about two months since the arrived and all their
arrangements being now in forward state Of prepare
! ton, they this Jay sue their prospectus.
In memory of the battle OF Bunkers Hill, the 18th OF
June last celebrated by the American residents
Honolulu by BOOSTING the Gags generally, and firing
salute at noon from on borrd the American brig Jo