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The New York herald., 1869-01-08
NAVAL mTElLIcrncs.

A despatch received at the Navy Department yes
ter,lay morning from Rear Admiral Hon, command
ing the North Atlantic squadron, dated nagship
Coutoocook Havana. January l. says that the vessel
Is In excellent condition. II Is his desire to visit
other points OF the command In the nagshIp but the
Consul General reports thai the excitement con-
tinues on shore.
cable steamers between Key West and Havana.
The Penobscot was cruising on the coast OF Colom-
bia and venezuela.
The Yantic was stationed at Aspinwall during the
early part OF December. she conveyed Hon Caleb
Gushing to Carthagena.
The Nipsic was cruising In Haytien waters.
Captain r. NJ. Brashear has been ordered to duty
o. Lighthouse Inspector Of the Eighth Lighthouse
district, vice Commodore Thompson, detached ana
placed on waiting orders. Surgeons II. NJ. Welles
has been ordered 70 the Naval Hospital in New York
Paymaster j. n. LOCKER has been ordered to duty as
Inspector Of Provisions and Clothing % PplladelpQ
vice J. 3. Cunningham, detached And ordered y te
New York Navy Yard. Paymaster J. n. Watm0uen
And ordered 70 sett1e accounts,
The New York herald., 1869-01-08
FIRE IN CHARLTON STREET.
stables and Tenement Houses Burned-Loss
About $4,000.

stables and Tenement Houses Burned-L0ss
About $4,000.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon fire was
discovered in the frame stable OF John Lamb stu.
ated the OF No. IS Charlton street. 1t spread
with remarkable rapidty, communicating to the
adjoining stables-nve in number-and before q
suniciency OF water could be thrown upon the burn
ing pile these buildings, with their contents,
almost totally destroyed. In these stables were
usually stalled fifteen horses; but AT the time
they contained but six, all OF which were
fortunately saved. This property was owned by
W. II. Pemberton, Of Mount Vernon, whose loss will
probably reach $50, which il fully insured in the
Greenwich and westchester Mutual Insurance CON-
panies. The nre also communicated TO the three
story frame dwelling in the rear Of No. 3o which.
before being extngnished, was damaged by
Are and rs, wser ssSa sS Tne were Mrs.
Mcclure, second noor, and Moran, . policeman Of
the Twenty eighth precinct, and family, third floor:
lost the major portion OF their household goods,
upon which there is but little. n any insurance.
sured
The fire from the stables also ignted the roofs OF
the three story brick buildings IN the rear Of Nos
los and ll0 Leroy street. The former was used as q
James Grant, carpenter, first door, whose loss will be
about 500: no insurance; the second moor by Will
snrance: third noor by George Breser, carpenter;
loss $3.50 insured for $500 In the Ger
mania Insurance ,,. Company v These occupants pants
ing. winch is owned by George ?. Boice;
IL was damaged by nre and water about
al 900: the amount OF Insurance upon the buildings
could be ascertaned. The latter. or that IN the
OF No ITO, was occupied by three families--Mr
O'rooie, first noor; Henry Robinson second and
Richard Hefrner third. These occupants lost most
OF their furniture and wearing apparel, and what
was not burned was almost ruined by water. The
latter individual the only one Of the inmates In
sured. he having 500 rsk on his household goods.
This building is owned by Edward Gllon, the 0ccu;
nant OF No, los Leroy street. and ls damaged about
{SoSo rBoh Both Buildings he has an insurance OF
$4,000, In the Greenwich aud United states insur-
nnce companies.
The ire was OF such nature, and being located
I'm the rear OF the streets and only approachable BY
narrow alleyways, Il Is surprising that II was not
more disastrous. The several families who were so
suddenly turned from their dwelling places, losing,
In the majority Of cases. all their cecs, were cared
for by the neighbors AZ one time Tears were enter
tanned that the large building Nos liz and ia Leroy
street known as the ST. Joseph's school, would take
FIRE but the height OF its roof above the burning
buildings soon dspelled that alarm. The origin OF
the re Il unknown, but the stable wherein 1t orgi-
nate ha, not been entered since early morning, and
It's occupant Is at loss to know how II occurred.
The New York herald., 1869-01-08
IHr NEW puMlNpN.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Arrest Horse Thieves

UneucccssfaI Affemptto % Arrest ff"rse EHfoVcs-
Three Policcuen shot.
GANANoQUE. Ont, Jan. !, 1859.
Last night party Of four policemen proceeded TO
the house OF noted character named Chapman to
cause mis- arrest and also that OF Carry Chase for
burglary and horse stealing. Chase and Chapman
resisted by drawing their revolvers. Shots ex
changed and o general fight ensued. Three OF the
police were ahQt two II 10 feared fatally, Chapman
MjSSS 6cfi2Ment uffvails,@ hhd large bodies Of
men have been despatched in ell directions 10 Sc
cure their arrest.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

A SUB EDIToR.-Mr Pruth was a small,
dark man, who always dressed in black, and
never smiled, whence by light-hearted c0Hdb-
Ordtears he was known as the Undertaken
But he was not I'm the least saturnine, and
was very good fellow. But he was news
paper all over. He thought, spoke, wrote,
dreamed of nothing but newspaper. His
first great duty in life was to see that the
new number of the ViUiSectOr was all right.
and his second was to prepare material for
its successor. He was an invaluable second
to Mangles, and inasmuch as, though gen.
tleman, he cared little for society or mans
companionship, Ia spinster sister at home,
who read theological works all day, and mar
rated their contents to him in the evening
over their tea, being the only person whom
he was supposed 10 love-, he was especially
useful when disagreeable things had to be
done, as they would have to be in managing
journal, were angels the contributors. The
slash that took out too warm or too caustic
paragraph, the manipulation that trans
formed ferocious sarcasm into grave re-
monstrance, the abbreyiation that brought
vast article within reasonable limits-these
were Mr. Pruth's doings, or Mr. Mangles
said so, and Mr.. Pruth accepted the respon-
sibility. Mangies would allow no quarrels
with himself for anything which he chose to
say Pruth bad done, and so enraged and able
men cursed Pruth in his absence, everybody's
mind was relieved, and the ViVisector was
capitally edited" Sooner or Later" by Seir-
ley Brooks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
The Observance of Christ
mas Day.

Mr.. Editor Of the Gazette:
A native friend of mine brought to my at
tention an article printed in the paper called
the Kuokod, of this city. Ny friend, of whom
speak, happened to be somewhat learned
in the English as well as in his native tongue
and SO, between MS, We produced the follow
ing translation of the article in question.
"We were asked by some parties last week,
What is the reason of the guns being fired
at midnight, and why are bells rung also at
the same time? This is our answer to these
questions as to the night doings. 1t is the
noisy voice of the minority of religionists in
this country. But they are loud-voiced new
ertheless-the Popish slightly altered, and
the Popish unaltered.
These two sects comprise the minority of
this town, for whom the Government officers
are pleased to fire artillery in order to awak-
en- from slumber the majority, who are repo-
sing with their heads on their pillows, think
ing that this is the month of May, when 10,
and behold, it is the month of Decemberl
In our view, the Legislature did not ap-
propriate money out of that paid by us as
taxes for the purpose Of buying powder to
fire off at midnight, at the request Of any
sect or sects of religionists.
There can be no harm in any one who de-
sires so TO do, TO go to church and worship
God, on the oath, 18th or Goth of December.
That is a privilege which is allowed every
body, but for any one sect to awaken and
scare people in the middle of the night is
absurd
Here is another improper thing that we
have observed. The drunkenness of some
government officials, and others on that day
If certain people believe that was the day on
which the Lord of Life was born in Bethla-
hem, is that Q reason for making a noise at
night and getting drunk in the day? We do
not believe that would be pleasing to the
Lord.
Again. Clemens Alexandrius, a celebrated |
and learned priest, of the second century, |
states that in the opinion of some people |
of his time, JESUS was born on the 10th of
May, snd not on the 25th of DECEMBER, and |
So also think some of the religious sects at
the present day.
Would it be proper for these last mention
ed sects to fire guns from Punchbowl and
wake up the people of the town at midnight
on the 10th of May? Would the governor
or the government officials consent that guns
should be fired on that night, because GER
1.
at that time? Perhaps sop
On the foregoing, comment is hardly nee
essary; the ridiculous surmounts the sublime
as you suggested in your recent issue.
Yours &c, x
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

BELOW are the Tables of Exports and I'm
ports, reported by the Collector General of
Customs to the Minister of Finance.
The increase in the value Of exports, as
compared with last year, (sl34, s4I24) is
gratifying, more especially as it is not in the
difference Of the valuation on invoices, which
may be, and often is, quite aroitrary-more
especially where the duty abroad is specific
but is an actual increase in the quantity ex-
ported. The amount of sugar consumed
here, and used by ships as stores, must be
added 10 the amount reported as exported,
and brings our crop mp to nearly, or quite,
20 OOO. 600 1t will be noticed that the ex-
port OF rice has decreased-but that of paddy
has increased. Our home consumption Of
rice has greatly increased
The Table of Domestic Exports, since
1852. has been carefully prepared by the Dep
Mr.. Hassinger, and is a valua-
BILE statistical paper.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

CHARACTERIsTIc.-On a recent trial, an
Irishman, with characteristic obliquity OF
speech, after scratching his head, said
"Plase yer Honor, do not remember-or il
/ do, l forget it now"
A REaEDY.-An exchange reports q very
natural comment on the eronaut's action in
throwing bottle of claret overheard to
tighten the balloon. Said Pat. "Why the
divil didn't they drink it y"
DIFFICULT REQUEST TO COMPLY WITH
A Texas paper publishes the following
notice: Persons wishing their marriage or
obituary inserted, will send or hand it in.
Montreal has judge who is SO deaf that
the lawyers chaff each other in court, with
impunity, and the poor judge never knows
knows where the laugh comes in"
A HARD sET-The Democratic editors of
New York are a hard set. Their names be-
ing Wood, Marble, Stone and Brick
BAD.-The conventional advice for people
to strictly keep their promises is bad. Per-
form them-don't keep them.
WHY.-The reason why Nature viii have
her way" is because she is feminine
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

BOUND TO HoSeKoNG.-The American
Clipper WindlOard, Capt Barrett, % days from
San Francisco and bound to Hongkong arri-
we'd here on Monday morning at o'clock,
and left yesterday with seventeen passengers
and all the freight being offered for Hong
kong amounting to about 100 tons. Mr..
Along, of the firm of Along & Achuck took
passage in her.
On the second Of January arrived here, at
about noon, with cargo of lumber from
Puget Sound bound to Hongkong, the Rus
sian Ship Maria, 40 days passage from the
Sound.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
American News.

WASHINGTON, December sth.-The Presi-
dent presented a communication from the
Secretary of the Interior, setting forth the
destitute condition of the Indians on the
Upper Missouri, and their urgent need. Also,
communication from the Commissioner of
Patents, transmitting accounts of the receipts
and expenses of that office.
Mr.. Ramsay introduced a bill to abolish
the franking privilege. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Sumner offered resolution calling for
information as to alleged outrages by Lopez,
President of Paraguay
Mr.. Drake called up the resolution offered
last July, to amend the rules of the Senate
so as to require Indian treaties to be con-
sidered in open session. Laid over.
Several other bills and resolutions were
introduced, when the Senate adjourned.
The bill to increase the duty on imported
copper passed-l67 to 81
The Speaker presented the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury; also a statement
of Judgment rendered by the Court of Claims
also communication, enclosing the resolu-
tons Of the Oregon Legislature. The Clerk
read the Endorsement on the paper, as follows
g Resolution of the Legislative Assembly
OF Oregon, instructing their Senators in Con-
gress to resign, they having voted for mea-
sures plainly unconstitutional, which have
overthrown liberty and free Government, and
consigned the citizens of eleven States to an
odious and despotie Dictatorship"
Mr.. Washburn of Illinois said the title is
enough 81 Move the paper be returned to
the source from whence it came" After some
discussion, the paper was read in full, after
which resolution was adopted, directing that
the document be returned to the presiding
officers of both branches of the Oregon Legis-
lature, the same being seandalous, impertinent
and indecorous.
resolution was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of War for information relative to
the cost of suppressing Indian hostilities for
the last three years.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, introduced
a bill to repeal the Tenure of Office Act. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Military Committee,
reported bill for the transfer of the Indian
Bureau to the War Department after the LIST
of January next He moved the previous
question on its passage.
Mr.. Window hoped bill Of such impor-
lance would not be passed under the previous
question,
The House seconded the previous question
Mr.. Garfield distributed the hour allowed
him for closing the debate among the mem
bers desiring to discuss the bill.
Mr.. Window styled the War Department !
the great maelstrom Of the Treasury. He |
said to take care of the 1000 Indians in Ari- |
zona, under the War Department, would cost |
81 500 900, while the 10000 other Indians
would only cost $500 900.
Mr.. Clark, of Kansas, styled the Indian
Bureau an open, standing disgrace
Mr. Sehenck spoke Of the Indian Agents
as parcel of corrupt civilians, interested in
provoking Indian wars in which they incurred
no peril He said the War Department would
be much more likely to avoid than to provoke
war.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

Other gentlemen discussed the question,
and the bill passed-1f6 to 80.
WASHINGTON, December 9th,-Washburn
made statement in behalf of the Committee
on appropriations. He said nothing would
be gained by the House remaining in session,
as in case Of recess the majority of the mem
bers of the Committee would remain at
Washington and attend to the business of
making up the various appropriation bills,
and would, therefore, move that on Thursday
next the House adjourn to January 5th.
Mr.. Benjamin, from the Committee on Re-
construction, reported bill providing for an
election in Virginia for or against the adoption
of the Constitution adopted by the Convention
which met at Richmond December Sd of last
year. He explained the bill, and said it was
the same as the one adopted last July, except
as to the time of holding the election. After
some discussion the bill passed, having been
amended, fixing the time Of election on the
fourth Thursday of May next. The time for
meeting of the Legislature was fixed for the
first Thursday iu December.
The presidents message was received and
read. Mr.. Washburn denounced the recomen-
dation relative to payment of the public debt
as a plain and undisguised reputation, and en-
tered his protest against it.
Mr.. Schenck denounced the message as the
must kEOSs; euunlclece
ton to repudiate the debt of the country ever
put forward from any quarter. He said that
portion Of the message reflected on the action
of Congress in terms similar to those used by
the Oregon Legislature, which the House re-
turned to its authors, and he trusted the House
would not print the message, but lay it on the
table, as not fit to be~referred to the Commit
tee of theswhol ON the state of the Union.
Several other members denounced the mess
age in similar strain, but finally the House
ordered the message printed by l2S to IS
The House adjourned
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-The Georgia
Reconstruction Bill was introduced in the
Senate to-day. Mr. Sumner declared that the
present State Government of Georgia is pro-
visional only, having failed to comply with
the requirements Of the acts under which the
State was admitted to representation. The
bill provides for the reassembling of the Gen.
eral Assembly, empowers the Provisional
Governor to remove State and municipal Off
GERS, and directs the President to furnish suf-
fcent military force to preserve the peace and
protect property.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

SUPREME CoUkT-JANUARY TERM.-The
Court opened on the 4th inst, and the fol-
lowing cases were tried and disposed of:
Rex VS.. JOHN Scale-Assault with a dan
gerous weapon. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and
was sentenced to Is months Imprisonment at
hard labor and 81 fine.
Rex VS.. Aswong-Larceuy. Prisoner plead
ed guilty, and was sentenced to 3 years i'm
prisonment at hard labor and $40 fine.
The Court has adjourned until Thursday
morning at O'Clock, when the native jury
will be in attendance.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

A MARRIAGE tookplace recently at Tunis,
which merits mention if only to show how
the Moors still retain hope OF reconquering
Spain. Leila, first cousin to the Bey Of
Tunls, a maiden OF great beauty, married
Abdsllah Leofr, who was not only the
wealthiest Moor of that regency, but was
said to be the handsomest young man of that
country. Among the wedding gifts made
his bride were the key of the house his an
cestors owned at Cordova, Spain; bracelets,
rings and earrings made in Granada during
the reign of Muley Hassam, and baptismal
certificate of one OF his great great-great-
Observation-Disclosures, who
abjured the moslem creed for Christianity.
Here is an old family dating back beyond the
discovery of America.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED,


Dec 29-Br ship Arches. Hopkins, IS days FIN
Sydney, n W; and sehrs Kinau
and MOikeiki I'm Maui.
S0-Schrs Prince, I'm Hawaii, and Kitty
Cartwright, I'm Waialua.
Siam bark Whistler, Fuller, "a days FIN
Sydney, n s W; and sehr Rob Roy
FIN Kooau.
Jan. l-Schrs Mary, FIN Maui, and Hattie, I'm
Kauai.
2-Am schr Fanny, Thomas, days FIN
Fannings' Island; Rus ship Marie,
Canelles, 40 days I'm Puget Sound !;
and Rus ship Winged Arrow, Benze-
mann, % days I'm New Archangel.
Schrs Kale Lee, fun Maui, and Net
tie Merrill, FIN Kauai.
3-Am clipper ship Windward, Barrett,
% days from San Francisco Am
schr Alaska, 40 days I'm Portland /;
and schr Kamoi FIN Maui.
CLEARED.
Dec 2s-Schr Mary for Maui.
3O-Br ship Arches, Hopkins, San FREQ.
Jan. 2-Haw brig Kamehameha V. Hickman,
for the Guano Islands; Am whzle-
ship Ohio, Lawrence, to cruise.
3-Schr Hattie for Kauai
4-Schrs Prince and Active, for Hawaii
Moikeki, Mary Ellen and Kamoi,
for Maui; Kinau, for Molokai and
Maui; Isabella, for Molokai; and
Nettie Merrill, for Kauai.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
DR.. z. HOFFMAN,,

DR.. z. HOFFMAN,,
D RESPECTFULLY recommends to
LII the public a large assortment Of
Drugs, Medicines & Toilet Articles.
of the best and most genuine quality, received
per latest arrivals from Europe and the Unit
ed States, and for sale at low prices:
Bay Rum, Sarsaparilla Root,
Extract of Sarsaparilla, Electro-Silicon,
Epson Salts, in boxes and doses,
Seidlitz Powders, assorted,
Hair Restoratives, the most fashionable,
CHEESEMAN'S Specific, ThOrn's Extract,
French Capsules, do. do, new kind,
Hyperion Fluid, Superior Trusses,
syringes, ass'd, Extract of Buchu,
Newell's Pulmonary Syrup,
Halls sarsapsrilla and Iodid. Potass,
Ayers, BristoPs, Corbett's do,
Toothpowder and Brushes,
ZOEodont, Codliver Oil, spongss,
Genuine Lubin's Extracts,
LiIly-white, Breast Pumps,
An Assortment of Pills, sugar-coated
Blue and Cathartic do, Indelible Ink,
cOstar's Rat Poison. Benzine,
Troehes, Cherry Pectoral,
Very Superior Hair Brushes,
&c. &c. &c. De. G442m
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

a BAD SPEcULATIoN.-A chinaman was
obvsered the other day, going on board the
clipper ship WindUdrd, and returning, short
ly after, with his pockets swelled to rather
suspicious size. Upon the polite enquiry of
a police officer as to the cause of this mystic
rions increase of his natural weight, the fell
low had to declare himself the temporary
proprietor of two tins of opium. He was
arrested, lightened of his burden, and
fined 500 in the Police Court.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Phases of the Moon for January, 1863.
PREPARED By CAPT. DANIEL SMITH.

Nor PLEASED WITH ASNExATIoN.-Th
Russian Ship Winged ArrOw arrived here on
Saturday from sitka, 25 days passage Their
passengers are the rest of the Russian settlers
who now leave the Colonies to find home
somewhere amongst their countrymen under
the mighty scepter of the Russian Empire.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

On Monday of last week, His Majesty
granted an audience TO James H. Wodehouse
Esq. H. B. Ms Commissioner and Consul
General, who had the honor to present an
authograph letter from Her Majesty, Queen
Victoria, in response to letter relative to
the assault upon II. R. II. the Duke of Ed
inburg.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

The American Clipper Whad,odrd has
brought us foreign news up to the 18th of
December of which we give the most impor-
tant, thanking our neighbor, and Mr.. Ben
nett, for the ready kindness with wich they
furnished us with the files of papers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
PASSENGERS.

From Sidney per ARcHos Dec. 3O.-F. W.
Gardner.
From Sydney per WHISTLER Dec. 3lst.-
VIM. Waldo, VIM. Parkerson.
From Astoria Portland per ALASKA Jan.
4th George Clark, S. Calhoun
For HOngkong per WMDwARD Jan 4th-
Is Chinese.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
IMPORTS.

From Victoria, B. c., per MaunalOa "
Dec. 30th.
Beer Kegs 2 Lumber Fl. 32,87s
Bricks $4,000 Piles lis
Knees 40 Shingles $4,000
From Sydney, N. S. W., per Whistle"
Dec. 3lst.
Coal Tons 5s7lSkif l
From Fannings Island per Fanny"
Ian 81
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

JAMES MILLS, a geologist of good repute,
declares Long Island, New York, to be the
result of glacial action, the glacier moving
seaward, having crowded up the soft strata
of which the island is composed. He also
believes that at the time of this action the
land was sinking, that it has been entirely
submerged and subsequently rose again.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
EXPORTS.

For New Bedford, per Robt. L. Lane, Jan 2.
Coffee, lbs 500 Oil, sp, gals 22,O57
Curiosities, cs 2 Oil shocks, pkgs 81
MOlasses, pkgs 2 slush. pkgs 3
Oil, VIII gals 27s,3lO Stores.
Value foreign produce, Sl42, 026.9O
domestic -" 350.37
For Guano Isis, per Kamehameha V, Jan 2.
Bags, bales 5 Poi, bbls II
Beef, cs Pork, Dbl l
Bricks, 5000
Value domestic produce, 500
foreign 80 23l
For Hongkong, per Windward, Jan 4.
Beche lie mer, lbs 1872 Plants, bks 2
Copper, old, lbs l5,349 Sharkfins, bks 4
Fungus, lbs 27,562 Specie, bx l
Matches, es Unspcd mdse pkgs IL
Value domestic produce, 50, 1884
foreign l, $3.50
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
House for Sale, on Kukui St.

- THAT DESIRABLE RESIDENCE ON
.s.lI Kukui Street at present owned and oecu-
pied by Mr.. William Crockett
The house is in fine order, having just been
thoroughly repaired at an expense Of nearly
one thousand dollars. Apply to
48-lm ADAMS WILDER.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06

A theological gentleman, who always gave
authority for quotations, commenced grace
as breakfast one morning by thanking the
Lord that " we have awakened from the
sleep, which writer in the Edinburg Rsviep
has called the image of death.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-01-06
Fire Extinguishers!

ORDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE
" undersigned for
FIRE EXTINGUIsHERS,
to be forwarded via Panama, or by the Pack
cts via Cape Horn.
42-sm G. BREWER 4 co.