The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-09-15

attacked ey farre ef spanish regulars aad
volunteers over 1900 strong. aud wero AZ
nrs, compelled 10 retireS They Afterwards
rallied ana secured a morcs. s.deiensiole posi-
tica. snd repalsea the SpsniSrts, Inv ,oss
l of the Cuesus MAS lto Killed and woenNoe.
I The Spanish HISS Is represented to be more
than donhlc that nrmher The light y sasu
to have been most desperate, the Caoans
/ nshting with Irresistible earncstness>
SUMMIT. Aug. SILL A. M.-Ihe snow
sheds on The railroad, avo miles west Of this
station, caught frc last night Thero oeang
= stid hrecne blowing at the time, near a u,he
aud a half Of the structure was destroyed eo-
tore the hre could Be checked. some seVvny
rails are rcpCfsed as badly bent, aud most OF
the tics destroyed, also, all the timber IN tue
eulVerts Is burned. A very largc horce are AZ
work clearing away the rubbish and laying
the track, but, up 10 this time. u can rot Do
asecrtainsd when the tralns will be able 10
eross the break. The train nom the Esst
arrived ON time. and Is now awaiting orders
Al Truekee IL Is thought tho passengers
will DC transported aeross the orvaS on me
arrival Of the west,boaaa train at that point
al noon, today.
The ire originated in timber near the road,
aud hence sprcad to the sheds and got vel
started before IL was discovered. The pas
senxers from the East rather cnloy the dc,
tention, and say II could not have occurred
al UOfN a4tNNSOtc Fosoe v. e.N 'S~-,
Beach. Of the New York Slils, took advantage
OF the DELAY, and went to Tahoe With his
family. Judge Sydney Breere, OF Illinois,
aud party. came TO this place Via Bonner
Lake wagon road, In private conveyance,
and enjoyed the seeuery,
Later s-itS{o A. N.-A dispatch, lust ~
eeived from the operator at the ereak, says
two miles Of sheds aud nearly all the ues ioF
that distance are destroyed.
Ssssssl DiTstcA-The hrc burned west
ward as long as there was any shedding 70
feed il, until il reached tunnel No. ., aud
eastward until there was space without
sheds. The road will be prepared by to-
morrow morning, In time for the regular
traius east aud west. Passengers, baggage,
aud mails will be transferred across The
ervak oy wagons, this afternoon, and all
landed in Sacramento, tonight. PaSseugors
aud mails win go East to-nigbI-bsiisf'a-
IS the New York Ddily Trie~Hs, OF August
S,h, in a short review of the account Of Rev.
DR.. Damon, on the missionary work on these
islands, VIC iud the following;
The CHINESE PRosLEN.-rhe reverend
gentleman truly SAYS that this is compare
lively a new question East OF the Rocky
Mountains. and the completion OF the fScinc
Railroad has pushed II iuto Significance at a
much quicker rate than the rails were laid.
West OF the Rocky Mountains the matter has
been considered for some time, and the reii-
giOus people OF that section have concluded
what they will do, and have adopted policy
the Methodists, Bapusts, Preshyterians,
and Episcopalians have united In move
ment to teach them the Gospel, and convert
them to the Christian belief They have al
ready organized, have raised funds with
which TO begin the work, aud their teachers
have begun to enlighten John Chinaman
With a will As has been mentioned above,
there are about 2,ooo OF the Chinese on tue
Sandwich Islands, aud they have made great
prosress in the matter Of civilization. Mr.
Damon lelt a Chinaman in his pulpit wheL
he came home, and he was preaching most
aeceptably. The Chinese there have a church
organization of their own, and are being con-
verted rapidly. They are now thrifty and
well behaved people, and the general tone OF
Mr. Damon's sentiments comedies Win that
of Raphael Pumpelly, who Gin the July Cd
Lsrul SAYS that ''the spirit Of the Chinese, as
shown in their enterprise and energy as colo
nikers. In their commercial character, and
faculty Of Organization, in the democratic
idea Of the equality OF man, in the PRACTICAL
Decentralization of their government, and In
the universally Of education, aud the making
OF education 4 necessary quailneaiion Tor
Office, is in harmony with the spirit Of the
present agen II viii certainly be more con-
veuicnt Tor the Missionaries To have the
Chinese reverse the usual programme, and
come here for enlightenment instead oi re-
mzining at home, and forcing them To brave
sickness and death in the prosecution oi their
great work That the Christian oTganiza-
lions East Of the Rocky Mountains will fol-
low the examples of their brethren OF the
West, seems f0regOne conclusion; and II the
Catholics are as discerning as Mr. Parton says
they are, viii they not go into this work with
their accustomed energy! II Is sale TO as
sumo that they will, and that the Churen
will be as active as politicians, in studying
the impending Chinese problem