The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-04-01

What THEY SAT- OF 1.-THE O,sego N. y
Republican, one Of the best exchanges on our list,
has the following regarding the fund raised il AID OF
the L. 5 Christian Commission
How OrR HANDS ARE STAyED UP.-A late num-
Der OF the Commercial .fdrsrt!ser, published at
Honolulu, records practical expression Of the sym
pathy ana good viii fet for our cause by the lnhab-
itants Of the islands Of The sea. /, appears 10y the
-idrcrtiSer'S statement that some laiieS-Gol bless
'em-were talking one evening about the noble and
successful efforts made by their sisters OF America
for the alienation Of the sug=ringS Of those who
wear army blue and stand n dangers front, when
il was suggested that they might also add 4 mite 10
the general fund. or at least make the effort. They
Immediately went to work with that energy which
characterizes womsn-Eind when engaged II a good
work, aud making use Of !hose various means which
they - well know how to render Svsliable,-such as
subscription papers, mite societies. fairs, etc etc
they soon were enabled to secure Il draft Gncluding
the premium of goid) for $500, which has been
RENTED TO that philauthrophic organization, the
Christian Commission. Contributions TO this fund
were received from nearly all the Sandwich Islands.
They are still engaged in securing money for the
same purpose. Truly, in the language OF the -10rer-
tiser, - when America has such daughters scattered
beyond her borders, in distant lands, she need fear
no rebellion OF treason at home
/CoTToS PLlNTING.-We learn that tBo American
gentlemen have leased about one hundred acres of
land in Puma, Hawaii, and have made. arrangements
to plant twenty five acres with cotton. Foreigners
who cultivate this article should take special care to
keep the short and long kinds separate. Several
bales Of mirpi cotton sent to the United States last
year, we're found wholly unsaleable, while the pure
short or pure long kind sells we'll. The machinery
used in cotton mills IS adapted to short or long. but
not to both; hence one or the other passes SIS waste
cotton. If mixed, It is not merchantable.
~ The Washington correspondent Of the Sacra-
mento Union, in one of his last letters, has the fol-
lowing. Mr.. CoIfax is from Vermont. and is one of
the most prominent and distinguished Americans in
public service
Bound FOR CALIFoRNIA-During the early sum-
mer coming, Speaker Colfax proposes to pay a visit
to California. going overland, if the Indians are
not troublesome. said the unsophisticated Colfax.
who is not - posted" on the Holiday Indian raids.
After n tour through the Golden State. Colfax will,
go to the Sandwich Islands. where he has relatives,
and return 10 this side Of the republic hv water,
during the latter part Of the summer For the sake
Of the genial Speaker and his thousands of friends on
the Pacific coast, | hope that nothing may happen to
interfere with his prospective trip g the plains
across" --
NEEDLESS ACCIDESTs-Dr Hillebrand, has within
q week amputated two arms, which have been
crushed by being drawn between the cog wheels of
sugar mills. Such accidents are inexcusable, for
the Wheels Of the rollers should always be covered
with n loose box, which can be removed at pleas.
ure. Strangers are always curious to observe the
working of the mill. and frequently approach SO
near that their clothes get caught in the wheels
unless covered as above. -
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