The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-08-27

CALIFORNIA VINE, Wool AND STocK JOURNAL
We have received the July number of this well
printed and valuable monthly. Ii is filled with facts
designed TO instruct those engaged in Agricultural
pursuits. and we wish a hundred copies were in cir
culation in this group. The price is $500, for
which sam we will forward to the publishers any
names which may order it. In the number before
Ne, we notice an excellent letter from the Islands on
wool growing, and also remarks, on the agricultural
prospects of the group. interspersed with some truth
full political statements. From this latter We copy a
paragraph:
With few exceptions, the plantations are owned and managed
by Americans Owo Chinese, one German, and one Scotchman)
A few Germans and Engishmen have inferior interests in some
Of the others. The plantations exhibit a fair ayera; e OF the
different nationalities concerned in every other business carried
H monopo biz chiefly by Eneishmen, and the Kings Cabinet is
composed entirely of them, The Attorney-General, an er o5Eeio
member Of the Cabinet is an American, and it is to be hoped he
may have 4 healthy influence there. The English residents have
not rule. AMI taking advantage, some years since, of real or
imaginary mistakes by the American missionary party who
were in power, ous;ed them from all the high places and stepped
in themselves. The late and present King, being boys, were
highly pleased with the change from the Z" straight and narrow
path Of deceucy ana soDriety of the Missionaries TO the {" broad
road OF rum, turnkey adulauon, and free and easy ways OF the
ob,ajjn' ana 70 can all. iaye daIes from Honolulu inform us that
the present AngIce-Hawaiian ministry attempted, by a sort Of
demic0up detGt to deprive the people Of their very Tepub-
HeaR Constitution. and give the King something Ike absolute
power. The american residenss promptly opposed to that
squeIebed, We %" dc not believe T' that aa t the American residents. to
whom the Hawaiian people owe all they possess of religion
SH9HZdtiOn, IAeIiSenCe' anu 'eH LaN'ohdi SA>bSHNSs VIII PN-
T Im oT ,imas tbe Eranrb V and mslsS have attempr r TO seize
upon the sovereignty OF the Islands, but the American residents
have each time defeated their plans and We doubt not they will
always do SO. In fact, Kanehameha III, disguised with the
conduct and opportunities of the French and English, voluntarily
offered to cede the sovereignty ofthe Islands to the United States,
knowing, as he well did, that they were the only true friends OF
himself and people; but our Government through the influence of
uence would not succeed again if like opportunity occurred. Yet
We do not think this country covets the ownership of the Islands,
in power succeed in transferring the sovereignty of the Islands
to Great Britain pretty soon. they win never do it for when this
rebellion is crushed out, we shall never permit any more Mas
sa"s at the door Of our principal ports. The people OF Calior.
certain, unless the Sandwich Islands become a member of this
ance of the United States. will maintain the indepe ndenceo of the
a Sat, ,Esd dyn IA y n s course SrI is, PERHAPS r the most desirable in
and save US the present expense OF protecting them, giving US
fore, we can say confidently that capital seeking investment,
will find it as safe in plantations at the Islands, as in sugar
indeed any other California dividends or interests, cannot be
expected here, nor are they desirable in long and safe invest
ments. -
{SANITARY FUND-We observe in the San Fran
cisco Bulletin the following notices of Capt. Makee's
shipment of molasses for the soldiers fund. The
total it will be observed, amounts to S2406 in gold,
equal to about six thousand in U. S. currency.
Quite a little sum for a Hawaiian resident to give.
LIBERAL sANrr4RY CosrEIBUFlON FROM The SANDWICH
sent TO tins port by the bark Hector, which arrived last week,
100 barrels OF molasses, consigned to McRuer x Merrill, and to
mad r. cama fras g3r tb1 - 90 The canSa Cant Natae
now on the way hther by the bark Yankee. The first invoice
sold to-day al auction, in accordance with the wish Of its
benevolent donor. Is barrels. containing 80 gallons each, were
sold to various parties at the rate Of 81 per gallon, bringing
$3.50 in all; and the remaining S4 barrels were sold at the
usual market rate of so cents a gallon, realizing 500: making
the whole amount which was real!z4d for the Sanitary Commits
sion 81 ,256.
SANITARY MoLAssEs-The second hundred barrels of mo-
lasses. sent from Honolulu by Capt. Makee to be sold for the
benefit of the Solitary Commission, was disposed OF at auction
this morning, by McRuer x Merrill. Twenty barrels were
down ar the rate OF T5 cents a gallon. and so at the +
usual market price of so cents; the whole lot realizing S1,190. II
C--..-D De- ". D.o-l-no,. -, 49,
most beautiful sample of rice cleaned by him-only
fair specimen of what his mill is now constantly
turning out. He informs us that there is a prospect
a considerable increase in the crop Of rice this
ard that at least 600, 900 lbs. will be harvested.
The only way in which it should be exported is clean
IL and ready for the retail trade. Mr.. P. has now
his mill and business arrangements, so as
10 be able to clean any amount that can be produced,
.hus saving to the country SO much labor capital.