The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11

panies OF the Household Troops under command OF
Major oehOnua 70 be In readiness at one O'Clock +.
NJ 10 embark Tor the scene OF msurrection. AdJu-
tant General John D. D0monis Is placed In charge OF
the expedition, and MAJOR Charles IL. Judd and Lieu
tenant Allen W. Judd were detailed to act on his
staf The Acting Minister OF War, Stephen III. Phil
lips and William q. PaTke, Marshal Of the Kingdom,
also accompany the expedition. His Majesty ar
pointed but 1t was two O'Clock before the royal
yacht cast or from the wharf, and in half an hour
her consort, the Prince, Is also underway amid the
cheers OF the soldiers. His Majesty did not accom-
pany the expedition. Doubts are expressed as to
the course the prophet and his party win pursue II
they take to the hills the military VIII have u long
and tedious job to ferret them out.
The trading voyages to the Arctic have SO far as
heard from proved successful. The natives have
had chance 70 make bargains, as there has been
considerable competition. Traders intending to
member that Il Will pay best TO be honest. The ma
tves are easily duped, but when they find It out
tnsy wiii remember by whom II L. done, and the
and the traders give to them and in exchange get
ivory and whaleDone and sometimes flrs. AS sam
pies OF sharp practice heard OF Kegs to outward
Appearance OF five gallons capacity but con-
strcted as to hold but two; again. cask OF water
stained yellow, shown to natives, ana when they
wanted to sample II glass OF rum was rendered
which, meeting with their approval, their containers
were filled with the coored wafer aud their trade of
ivory taken In exchange. This game will not do to
try more than once and the worst / can wish the
perpetrators s that they might be wrecked on the
coast and suffer the hardships which some innocent
parties may have TO suffer for their rascaity.
The FUR stations on the Islands OF st. Paul
ana St beorge'S nave made 1ufS ny the past year.
Under the restrictions put upon traders. when the
Islands were under the Russian governments, but
100000 fur seal skins per year were taken from these
Islands, anu the market was fully supplied ana prices
kept up The American companies have taken OF
over 900 skins, and the probable result will be
that the market will be glutted and prices viii fail
But this Is not the only evil Two or three years OF
such havoc viii drive the seals from the islands. IL
is vey much like killing the goose that laid the gold
Gu egg.
The British ship Robert L. Lane before reported az
awaiting orders from her owners, has been libeed
by Messls Foster Co.. ship carpenters for $l3 7T2
Tor repairs on the vessel
Gales, tidal phenomena and earthquakes are still
the order or the day. On the 10th and Both OF Sep
TENDER TWO sharp shocks OF earthquake felt on
Hawaii differing somewhat from others experienced
heretofore IN tnaf peculiar rushing sound was heard
overhead The next day at Pana wave came in at
the village OF kaanaoa and swept away the church,
fences and canoe houses, besides invading dwelling
houses and causing much damage. on the 81 the
Island OF Kauai was visited by a severe gale. AZ
llhue the sugar cane fields suffered from the cane
being broken and thrown down. At Koloa the sea
swept away the wharf and did other damage. Az
Waimea houses were Frustrated and the stone
church cdilce considerably damaged.
As the smallpox prevails to considerable extent
In san Francisco, and 1t VIII be almost impossible to
escape visitation OF it here the government have
resolved to make vaccination compulsory and have
the whole population reyaccinaed.
TWO sugar plantations have been put under the
hammer lately. bonn situated on the Island OF Hawaii
The Onoulinui plantation at Keaakeakua sold for
ST., 5O0 tho Kailua plantation mt kaua for So COO
The prices at which the crews of whaeshps have
been paid on Tor Oil and bone have been hxed by the
United States Consul at the following rates:-Sperm
OIL per gallen, o3 cents; whale oil, AZ cents; Caor
mia coast OIL 40 cents; Arctic whalebone per pound
so CENTS OchotsS do AZ cents; KOdiac do Al cents.
large number OF the whalers to visit here this
fall VIII ~ for home, among which learn of the fol-
l9wing:-The President, Nautilus, Java, Three
Brothers, Reindeer and Islander. The Ceyon, OF
Brewer & Co.'s Boston line, Is the only merchant
man loading oil for Eastern ports. The American
whaling ship Cornthan and Hawaiian whaling bark
Hal Hawaii were both lost III the Arctic Ocean, The
Oil and bone OF the former were saved by the George
Rowland; the latter Will prove total loss.
Later accounts from Hawai- say that another at
tack had been made upon the rebels under kaona,
and that The government force had been defeated,
losing another man. Kaona and his followers swear
tharthey viii not surrender the land upon which
they have sqtiatted
II is said that prominent native, formerly men,
Der OF the Legislature, andsaa influential white man
are aiding and abetng the rebels. The foreigners in
the district refuse to head force against the rebels
and the natives do not to which side wins.
Reports from the whaling fleet say that the newly
invented whaling gun, Pierce's, is q great success.
One captain states that OF the guns with iron at
ached was darted into whale and killed IL instant
ly, no hand lance being used. On the Zodiac right
whales have been fastened to and killed without
second iron hand lance.