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The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-23
G.. w. NORTON.
COOPER AND GAUGER,
A. he New stsrd OF he Esr,snsss.

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kf-;he Sh17 next - fhe CsiOl HIr>e. Wts-e ke car
l. flzui AZ at w1-kizc h1urs- He has % hand
and ~ ssls o. Casks 4ad Barrels q different siEs
new And sd ghieh l. VII 81 AZ rhr vs-y Lowest
MArks- Rates Al v1-k duze in rh1zv-s-h manner
and warranted 20 give saSisfactio1- Al kinds @:
C.s1ys-ir- Maie-52ls And IuC,s IL sale Ism
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-23
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Ohm II. PATTY.

TURNPIKE sIoRE-cEoIcE GROCERIES
CSgas- & NuuA-u L P=asa valley Eo.ls- Tl2-ly
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-23
WIZ. j. COSTA.
JEWELER AND EEGRAVER.

Fort Street opposite Odd Fellows Hall,
i F-e-s-si q execzts With V-uTraess AL u1-k II
his line < h1siless su1h WE-eh AID Cl1ck rrrzlr
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-23
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RCRAKEN. MERRILL & CO.,
FORWARDING AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Portland. Oregon.

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up-zris ~ twelve FrArs zsd heins lcxfei II Fi-y-
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-23
IRA RICHARDSON,

IMPORTER s DEALER IN BOOTS. SHOES.
And Geaiiezlsn-s Furnishing Goods. eaC1sr & Fo-E
and Me-chH1f Srr-ets, He1olclu- Sly5
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

Benjamin Green, flmilarly known in Com
clrl, y. b., Us ''Ruc Beniaam Green" dieI
last week a; the New Hlmr -hire Hospital Tor the
Insane Several weel- since hr was taken sick
from exposure. ami was conveyed 90 the asylum
for care and treatment. For d long time (slys "a
CORES foni.nt OF the Boston Journal De has
been well known as ulcot the most eccentric and
singular characters that c,er lwel, in Concord.
His occupation was that Of veu3or OF various
kinds Of light mercheuj Sc, iuciuliug fruit.
beer confectionery and his own literary compost
tious.
He Wa, born near Hull, ia York county, In
England, in 100 Most Of his ch.lIho1i was
passed in London, and hc has often stated with
much pride that he remembered seeing The page
ant n the burial Of the great Nelson. At the
age of fifteen no WIS sent TO sea rs sailor before
the most. and made several trips around the
world. Afterwards be joined the English army,
and was ''s0llier boy for Eve years iu the
East Indies. In 1881 he came to Concord, where
he resided until his ielth, with the exception Of
"a few years passed with the Canterbury Shakers
and the time spent in making j5uney to Lon
don IN 1913.
For many years before his death he was par
tally insane At times his malady was 50 vi0-
len, that the authorities would carry him 10 the
Asylum, where he would he kept until he was suf-
fcently recovered TO be properly set at liberty.
His insanity was often upon rel sious subjects.
Frequently be tancicj himself a monarch and
authorized to put down nj usurpltion. Hewrote,
and caused to be published, hundreds Of pro-
clamations, which he scattered AMI sold in all
directions His compositions shovel plainly his
dcrangel condition, but they often exhibited con-
siderable intellectual ability and originality OF
expression These waits were usually signed
"lours, most truly, Benjamin Green, King and
defender Of the Faith
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

ed to the hat wearing classes. Cigar or Gig
arctic was in every mouth. | believe the
Spaniards smoke everywhere except in
church. Some hundreds Of gentlemen sat on
the stage ; they smoked as well as the rest
The chairman smoked. The orators laid
aside their cigars as they rose, and lighted
fresh ones the moment their harangues were
done. In all the circus the only non-snokers |
saw were three ladies whosat on the stage |
am assured that Spanish ladies, as a rule, do
not smoke. Nor do they often 20 to political
meetings. Yet their presence here seemed
to excite no remark. Two Of them | knew
one Of them woman of great celebl ;tv in
Spain, Of whom more hereafter. There Is.
however. no woman's rights party in Spain,
and now that Isabella Is gone no woman min
giles publicly in political affairs. Mrs. STAN
ton might transfer her activity to Spain, Sc
cure Of the field to herself, though the num-
/ Der Of her converts would certainly be small.
The marquis d Oreusc, who presiIed,i ,iis one
Of the characters Of Spain-a man once OF
/ great wealth. no small part Of which he has
/ spent during the last twenty years in the ser
/ vice of the republican cause. In every crisis
] he has been active, and in years Of monarch
/ ical peace has scarcely concealed his republi-
can convictions, or relaxed efforts which had
/ to be secret, but which greatly helped to
/ keep alive the spirit Of hatred to despotism.
/ 4 shrewd face with little mark of Spanish
+ descent, clean shaven, good -humorcd, rather
/ like Bcrnal Osbornes, whom themarquis re-
/ sembles in some other respects as well. lie
has wit and quickness. knows the people
/ whose cause he maintains, and kept his audi
ence alternately laughing and cheering
through the whole of a pretty long speech.
Tley call him the patriarch cf the republic.
( This speech was a sharp critiquo on the poll
! cv Of the provisional government Taking
+ the declaration which Prim and his ass eli
ates put forth when they first landed at Cadiz
/ he c0ntTasted its promises with the perform
/ ances Of theg0yeument its reckless expen-
diture in place Of the promised economy its
promotion of corrupt men 70 hundreds of ci-
/ vii offices, and Of incapable men or known
. enemies of liberty TO high commands in the
army the financial confusion it did nothing
to relieve the distress of the artisan and Ia
b5rer. which grew worse from day t. day.
Like all the military governments which had
sprang up in Spain, this last neglected OF op-
pressed the country TO serve it's own interests.
There was no remedy but in arepuhlic. which
should give free expression 70 the viii OF the
people. and solve tie problem OF government
by putting ia.3 tAc hands of the government.
4 1t was strange enough to hear tie dJctriue-
of Faneul Lall in Boston thus asserted In
Madrid and welcomed by the cheers Of men
who three months ago We're tee slaves 0f i-a-
bella IN. y. Irine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

4 Spanish Mass MEETNG.-On Sunday the
9th Dee. the Madrid Republicans held
great meeting in Prices circus. The build
Ing is said to hold COCO people does in fact
hold perhaps 1900, being not quite so large
rs the empress s circus in the Champs Elysees
at Paris. This was the first pubic meeting
| had seen in Spain, though all parties hold
a kind of general caucus every afternoon at
4 O'Clock in the great plaza called the Pueto
del Sol-an open air exchange, the Madrid
Wall-st., of business, politics, andevery sort
of miscellaneous gossip in which a people
that has not much else to do can busy itself.
At noon of Sunday the circus was filed with
republicans, and with republicans only, If
one may Judge from the unanimity of ap-
plause for the most radical sentiments. Quite
unlike any other ever saw was this audi
enre. The Spanish face looks well in groups
with Its strong lines and contrasts of color,
and eyes flashing like stilettoes. Every man
wore hat and cloak, and the silk hat of Paris
was the ruling fashion. The monarchists
tell you that the republicans are the rabble
Of Madrid. but the rabble does not wear silk
hats, while the middle and upper classes do,
and clear majority of the meeting belong
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

" Yes," said Mr. Beecher, " but you must
excuse me from doing any thing further in
the matter, as the excitement is already So
great" The mutilated part was then cover
ed with the National flag, and the Constitu-
ton left the harbor in that condition. The
after history of that fgure-head is shroudcd
in mystery. Dewey was bold enough to pro-
claim has part in the transaction, and it was
certainly to the credit of Mr.. Beecher tore
fuse the offers and disregard the threats of
those who were his patrons, on the ground
that he did
There was court martial held, before
which the sentry was summoned, but as
there was no derelictiOn Of duty proved he
was honorably acquitted. The place becom-
ing so hot Commodore Elliott at his own re-
quest was allowed to take the Constitution
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. The
romantic story, that has passed current. to
the effect that Dewey carried the figure head
to Washington and presented it to jackson
is without foundation. The thing was never
done or contemplated. Dewey is now living
somewhere in Virginia. Boston Irareiier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12


Ats. cam h'-r'> o> TnE b.A-'--.--
Captain Burton, tlc notorious English tH'-
cler among Tire Ni-lcm. whose social s,--em
lc admIres. particularly n Eespee, To Ul.y-a-
my and slavery. Aas jus, w1lt-ena book about
Brazil, which his wlle edits, and tins is that
gentle hdy'- Iaiaee Before the reader
dives into the interior of BazilWit my lu--
band as @ medium, Jet me address two w rd-
SD him. have returned home. un six
months leave of absence, after three yoar-
In Brazil. One vi the many commissions !
am to execute for Capt. Burton is O. see tie
following pages through the press. 10 has
been lay privilege, during those three years.
to have been Dis constant companion and |
consider t.a- 90 travel, write. read, and
study under such master, is TO small boon
to any one desirus Of seeing and learning.
Although lc frequently informs ne, Ia e. .er-
tain Oriental way, that No>lem can permit
u3 e4uaiyy with women, YET Be has chosen
me his pupil, for this distinction. in prefer
eace to more competent stranger. Ar long
a. there is anything difficult to do, risk to
be incurred, or any chance of Improving the
mind and educating oneself, am very
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

The st James River and Kanawha Canal, for
which Congressional aid is asked. promises, ac-
corling TO a Virginia editor, TO do more for
the future Of the United States than any other
work Of internal improvement on this continent.
except the Pacific Railroad Two hundred miles
Of the canal are finished-about half the entire
distance When completed, ii will form the
highway for the transportation Of ten times as
muc1 bulky Western freight to the Atlantic rs
now reaches the ocean via the New York Erie
Canal. Hundreds Of navigabe Western rivers
will pour their freight into it at all seasons Of
the year. The State Of Virginia being unable to
finish the canal proposes to give the entire work,
half constructed, to any company that will com
pete it.
man from the interior of Pennsylvania lost
his pocket book a day or two ago. \ bystander
saw the thief, but refused to describe the pick
pocket In explanation of this strange refusal,
he asked the victim, Why did you charge me
ten cents for drink of water when was in the
army at Gettysburgh?" There was nothing
more to be said after that.
1t is stated by Col Barton, Aide-de- Camp and
Private Secretary to Gov. Clayton, of Arkansas,
that during the three months preceding the
calling out of the militia, there were received at
the Governors headquarters authentic accounts
of over two hundred different murders, perpe-
trated with impunity in that State, and very
many Of the most fiendish outrages but during
the forty days which have passed since martial
law was declared, but one single murder and
not single outrage has been heard of in the
State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

In the cleaning, when my darliGgs.
In their dainty robes Of white,
By the mothers knee have murmurel.
Jesus, keep Us through the night ;''
To their little crib, white-curtaiEei.
Where the upper shadows fall,
Nestled in my arms, take them
Through the long, unlighted hall
Swift, in rayless silence, round Us
Close the deepening shades Of night
'' Dark ~ my blue-eyei Bertie whispers.
Half in awe, anI half in fright
' Dark .'' the baby brother echoes.
With a hush upon his glea
Then my BERTHE, nesting nearer,
Whispers softly, " Pope see 80
Blessed. blessed faith Of childhood
Father grant this faith to me
Dark the shadows round me gather,
But know that Thou dost see.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12
SCIENTIFIC.


The Royal Astronomical Society Of London is
already discussing the preparatory arrangements
which will be necessary for efficient observation
of the transts of Venus in the year 1874 and
1882.
1t is again reported from Pittsburg Penn, that
the new process of making iron direct from the
casting furnaces, without pudding, is q complete
success.
A son of Sir Rowland Hill has invented and
patented a machine for stamping letters. By its
help as many as 2lS letters can be ''single-
stamped and lS0 ''double-stamped" in a min
ute.
A substance Of a rather fine flavor and beau
tiful appearance is finding ready sale rs honey
just now in Germany. This substitute for the
genuine product Of the beehive is simply starch
converted into sugar by means Of sulphuric acid
Geology is at fault again. Coal has been dis.
covered in California on the line Of the Pacific
Railroad. The article is said to be abundant
and of an excellent quality.
Friction matches can be made perfectly water
proof under any circumstances, by dipping them,
when completed in the ordinary Wav, in a solu-
ton formed by adding two parts Of glycerine TO
one hundred Of collodion.
The star Eta Argus, which 4 few year, AGO
rivalled Sirius in brillianey is now scarcely ,i.
ible on a dark night, while the ncbua round il has
greatly changed its form and augmented its bril-
liancy. II presents the most remarkable astron-
omicai phenomena to be met with in the south
ern hemisphere.
French chemist has invented a new wny Of
preparing glass for mirror. II is coated with an
exceedingly thin layer Of platinum, and be-
comes, mysteIiously, not only perfect mirror,
but also remains 50 transparent that it may still
be used for windows
DR.. Jules Hast has lately been exploring a
swamp in New Zealani for the fossil bone, Of The
diaornis, the gigantic bird which not very long
ago became extinct there. The largest entire
skeltCn is over ten feet high, and single bones
have been found which indicates an even greater
size.
The work on the artesian well at st. Louis is
approaching its close, and a few weeks will de-
termine whether the undertaking is TO prove a
success or an expensive failure The drills are
now in what is called the pink sandstone, under
which lies granite rock. Should the latter be
reached without finding water, further attempt
will be hopeless.
The New York Tribune suggests that It
would be good for the enhancement Of science.
and for the welfare Of mankind. that there
should be, for two or three years at least, sys-
TEN Of cooperation among American ohseryato-
res, universities and scientific schools. in the
work Of recording and studying atmospheric
phenomenl II a number Of these institutions
would agree TO exchange by telegraph daily Oh
seryati0us Of the weather, il is almost certain
that discoveries would be made which would re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12
Beer ard Deer-shoo.ing in Te>a..

In 4 late number of the Amei7cda Natural
'st published by the Peabody Academy Of
Science in Salem, Mass, Mr.. Charles Wright
gives a pleasant account Of his experience as
Il deer-huntcr in Texas. He says
- What becomes Of deers horns \ few
years ago | saw an attempt to answer the
question by some person in one Of the south
ern Atlantic states, and he arrived at the con-
clusion that the aniai,I covers them or they
would be oltener found But, in the first
place, deer are not so plentiful there that they
must be expected to scatter their horns very
thickly over the open parts Of the forest where
they would be readily seen. And, again,
each large buck has but two horns thus to
dispose Of each year; and the large bucks are
not very numerous, while the antlers Of the
small ones are inconspicuous. But the writ
er had, or thought he had, evidence that the
buck covers bis antlers with leaves. Doubt
less they are so covered by leaves which fall
upon them, according to natural laws; but
in the forests, and particularly in the pralr-
les Of the " est, | have seen hundreds which
certainly had never been covered by the ami
mails that dropped them. They decay in the
ordinary course of nature, and are also eaten
by some small rodent, whose tooth-marks
have often seen upon them.
' Ii may not De known tJmauy that bucks
often 'lock horns, and it sometimes becomes a
/ dead lock. literally. lhave met, during my
hunts, more than one pair of heads thus c0l-
pied together, and killed one pair of bucks
So firmly united, that they would have died
Of hungersif had not put them to death in a
L ffNn.a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN NEW BRUSswICK.--A
fellow namel Innis, who hal been absent FROM
81. STEPHENS, y. B., about twelve years, return
ell about three months ago. Several days after
he invited his sister Addie, lovely and highly
esteemed young lady, to take a walk with him :,
and when in a retired spot he made her kneel
down and promise she would never again speak
TO the Young man to whom she was engaged nor
to any man but himself When this was made
known to her friends he was sent to an insane
asylum. where he remained a few days, and
was then discharged, as he was apparently sane.
A Calais, Ne, correspondent Of the Boston jour. |.
nal relates what followed
On Monday afternoon about three O'Clock, .'s
Mrs. Inuis and Addie were sitting sewing the
dauohter heard a noise in the kitchen, and get
ting up, told her mother she would see what il
was. On opening the door she met her brother,
who, without speaking, hit her in the forehead
with hatchet, cutting cash some SIX inches
long. She turned and ran toward her mother
when he again struck her in the head, and then
with one more blow cut her entirely open lie
then made toward his mother, but she ran, and
as she passed by the window she saw him killing
himself. which he did with sheath knife, sew
ering himself nearly in twain. A deep gloom
oyercasts the community. as the young lady was
a general favorite, and was to have been mar
ried this week.
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To-day Michigan has a population Of more
than q million six Incorporated college one
OF them % university, with law, melical, liter
ary. and scientific departments, and with more
than twelve hundred students an asylum for
the blind and the deaf two asylums for the in
sane a normal school ; high schools IN every
consider bic town, and a system of public in.
struction as thorough, as wisely adjusted, and
a efficient as in any State Of the Union-so
good indeed, that private schools are hardly
known. Pupils come from all the States Of the
West, not only 90 the university, but to the
Union Schools Of Michigan. The finest an I
largest buildings, most 'bcautiiul for situation"
and most convenient in their appliances, are
those which are set apart for public instruction.
No interest is so jealousy guarded as this Every
city and every county has its superintendent Of
schools There is the same zeal for education in
the newer as in older sCttlements-in Saginaw
and Musgekon, as in Monroe and Detroit The
market for school books in these forest cities is
not less sure and regular than the market for
board and shingles.
Classic and foreign learning fourishes on
what werebut yesterday Indian hunting grounds
and the youths and maideus know more of
Goethe and Virgil aud Xenophon than Of the
legends of the red men.
This strange minglng of ancient lore with the
traditions of savage life is presented to us in the
names Of Michigan towns and cities Pontiac
borders upon Troy just beyond Owosso is
Ovid Metamora joins Attica Adrian is the
next town to Tecumseh Athens is but half an
hours ride from Wakeshma and in Lenawee
county We find Rome and Palmyra close to Ma
Olson and Franklin. Enough Of the Indian ap-
pellations are retained to preserve native flavor
amid the classic and romantic names by which
the famous sites Of Europe and Asia, ancient
and modern, from Caledonia to China, are re-
presented in this favored Peninsula North
-HmericGn Rerielr.
WESTERN CoRN1ELDs.-A gentleman of
veracity, writing from Illinois to friend
east, says -''While out hunting some time
ago. | was in some corn fields which belong to
Sulliyant, (his daughter was the belle of Sar-
atoga last season.) who probably owns more
land than any other farmer in the State. lie
is the proprietor of 9 townships, each miles
square Last year he had $4,000 acres of
corn. This seems like big story, but it is
true. l strayed into one field and walked
four and half miles before | came to the
end of the row of corn which followed"