The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-09-17
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

10 operation.
I NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Anniversary OF Tue GERMAN CLrB-This Society
celebrated, on Thursday evening, ut their rooms on
Fort Street, their TENTH ANNIVERSARY, at which it
was our good fortune to be present. A, 81 o'c'ock
the members with their guests sat down 70 tables
spread for about q hundred, the tables being placed
in q teuted enclosure, which was most elegantly dec
grated with towers and flags. and brilliantly lighted.
The President OF the Club, DIR. ED. HoEFMASS, arose
and made some very appropriate remarks, embracing
g sketch of the birth and progress of the institution.
Of the original founders, there we're four present.
The total number OF members since its formation was
sixty, giving an average attendance of about twenty.
They had followed four 10 their long homes, and had
extended kindly acts of benevolence to many visitors
from California and other parts. After congratula-
ting the members for the harmony and good will
which had always prevailed. and hoping a continu-
ance of the same, he requested all to help themselves.
Among the toasts we're g United Germany" " King
kamehameha V, The President Of the Day."
"Our Guests" "a Members Of the Club" German
Ladies and Ladies of Honolulu Pacific Coml
Advertiser" aud others too numerous TO mention.
Some excellent remarks we're made among which
Messrs. Heuck's and Stanley's we're conspicuous for
kindly sentiment. Another speaker, brimful Of Wit.
said he liked the Germans because they went the
whole hog and furnished plenty OF Rhine" 1t was
well on to dawn before the company dispersed, but
to the close the entertainment was carried through
with the same spirit and good feeling that prevailed
from the first. The singing was q charming feature
of the evening. and the songsofMr Taylor, not except
ing the "Ham-tat-mGn," with banjo accompaniment,
we're much applauded. Among the songs were "God
save the King Fatherland, v 1.-The Rhine" and
others. -
FLIEUr. Col. ARMsrRONG.-A letter from this gen
tleIHan has been received here. stating that he was
about starting off on an expedition to Florida. The
letter is dated Hilton Head, 5 c., July 10Th, 1864,
end from it We extract the following:
Since | last wrote you, 1 have been on two e-
! petitions, both designed TO cut the Charleston and
Savannah Railroad. The last of which, you will
probably see something in the papers, was rather an
extensive affair. Some twenty Transports, laden
with troops. artillery and cavalry. rendezvoused at
this place, and steamed of in a line for sone un-
known place. We landed in the North Eiisto River,
but owing to the grounding of some boats. and to
General BIS. failure to capture an important battery,
the expedition failed. Still We advanced up Johns
Island several miles, and remained three or four
days III the presence Of the enemy, exchanging a good
many shots with sharp shooters. l am now at Beau
fort, and doing business at Hilton Head. Beaufort
is fifteen miles from here, by water, and | go between
the places, with one Capt. Parker. who was at the Is
lands when the French frigate F-4rtemise was there.
l. met the Otner day. Lieut.. D0rf, OF the .HaSSaclu-
sets cavalry, who used to know Captain and Mrs.
Dominis, aud was 4 schoolmate with Mr.. John Bar
nard, Clerk of the Supreme Court. | board with
the family Of Mr.. French, editor of a paper in New
York. the Guide 10 Colonies, or something like that.
L have seen his paper at the Islands.
Beaufort. is lovely, bat warm these days. 1t is lux
uriant. The streets are overarched with the branches
Of tall trees which line the sidewalks. The houses
are embowered with vines, aud hidden in massive
fOliage-hg-trees are gorgeous with their rich green
lnantle-live oaks, with far reaching branches,
drained IN lDpU low haNpIpp f0l1S pf stand
upon the open houlevards, looking out upon the
broad river in front. But lovelier than all, is the S.
Plantation. | can only mention the magnificent
grove of live oaks here-thc avenue in front OF the
house, that leads down 10 4 sweet siiyery sheet of
Water, the Beaufort river.
II am now detached from my regiment. under the
immediate orders OF the War Department, TO go to
South Carolina aud Florida with recruiting regi-
ments. | am now about TO go to Florida 10 help e-
anime officers, Sc"
AMERICAN PosrAGE.-By the following, j, would
appear that letter and newspaper postage to and from
the United States is 10 he increased TO the Old rates,
making the entire American, sea and Hawaiian post
sge On a single letter IL cents. viz American 10
cents. sea postage 2 CENTS. and Hawaiian 5 cents: aud
on each newspaper i cents, on y American and 2
Hawaiian:
New PosTAL REGCIATroSs-It is officially announced that
hs real IN mt, I nssea as sfTsss 20 70 Or rece:vea from from the F irfis 70
49, fniCs, Cuba. ,spin.sU. Panama. or am othsr Foraj-1
have uos been established hy an international postal convention,
or arrangement. will be ten cents the single rate OF half an
ounce q = under, which must be prepaid on letters sent, and COL
icei on letters received; also, that the United States postage
charge on newspapers, and ether printed matter, sent to or re-
ceived from the countries or places referred to. will in future br
as :Pl9Ss: Two cs1t5 each "a new papers, and the established
rates on each pamphlet, periodical and other articles OF printed
matter. which must IN like manner, he prepaid on matter sent
and collected az matter received. In future the international
New Bruus.i-k aud any part OF the United States, without re-
gari g. distance or routc q; conveyance, viii he ten cents the
single rate u hall a = ounce or nnGer- Prepayment OPTIONAL
". i. StiR2ing Last.
by the last mail, Observation-Disclosures kalakaus re-
ceived official notice f;om Washington tha, this
change OF rates will apply to the Hawaiian Islands.
From this, /, is presumed that we have no postal
treaty with the United States, aud will have to sub
nit to be taxed By Uncle sam. The charge is rea'
sousble enough, for surely ii il is proper to pay 3
cents for the simple labor of stamping and mailing
the letters nj the Honolulu Office. ten cents IS not an
e~xorbitaut charge for carrying the same letter from
San Francisco to any part of the United States, in
some cases q distance OF over 1900 miles. A notice
from the Postmaster General vii! be found elsewhere.
- The -dita and Bulletin OF late dates contain
interesting and well written letters from these Is
lands. in which local politics, men and things are
discussed with considerable freedom. The Alta pub
fishes it's letters only in the daily editions, (Aug. 4
30, each having a letter. aud consequently are
not generally seen here, as only the Weekles circl-
late among rs. We always read with interest the
comments made abroad respecting our islands, and
the more free and severe their style, the more good