The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-05-26
CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE.
TrRoN our REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ]


/ and vicinity, to be held tomorrow evening,
! for the purpose of taking steps towards
grand celebration. II is likely that it will
| take more than $1,000 to pay for cele-
| bration in this city. After the Pacific Rail-
road is completed, an army Of 5000 men,
more or less, must be transferred to other
works. There will be plenty for them to do.
Some will be retained on the road; some will
stop at the numerous stations; some will
! go to the mines; some will settle on land
bought from the Companies, and Others
Will be wanted on other railroad enterprises,
which are being developed in various parts
( of this coast. There are the branches TO
Salt Lake and Puget Sound; the railroad
through Idaho TO Oregon; the Marysville
road, northward; the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, and Others; and besides all these,
great multitude of hands will be needed on
the water front Improvements at Oakland.
The Federal Appointments.
The people of this city have become dis
gusted with nearly all of the appointments
which have been made by the new Admins
tration for positions in this State. Poor
Grant has had hard time of it. He tries to
do his best-takes the advice of Senators
and so far has, in nearly every instance, made
miserable blunders in his appointments. In
a country as extensive as this is, it is impos-
sible for the Executive to inform himself
in regard TO the capabilities of candidates,
and Of the position and rights of those he
displaces, while Senators have certain debts
to pay to certain of their constituents, con-
tracted during their scramble for place and
power. So the result has been that good and
faithful men have been displaced, and ineapa-
bic officc-seekers have been appointed. The
case that has created most complaint in this
community is that of displacing the present
Assayer, Melter and Refiper, and Coiner of
the Mint, and the appointment of ineSperi-
enced politicians in their places. 1t happens
that just at this time We are suffering from
most unusual string5ncy in the money
market, oceasoned, TO Il certain extent, by
the great demand for cash capital in the in
ternal Improvements of the City and State;
by the stoppage Of several bullion-producing
mines at Gold Hill; by the large drain for
developing the White Pine mines; and for
other causes, and il is said that a change of
officers now, would cause a serious panic,
which would prove disastrous to the whole
Pacific Coast Before the new officers could
enter upon their duties, the operations of the
Mint would require to be suspended until the
accounts of the old incumbents could be
settled. This could not be accomplished in
less than six weeks, as general cleaningup
TO recover the waste gold from furnaces,
chimneys, utensils, floors, carpets &c, would
have 10 be done. The Mint turns out from
S75, coo 10 500, 900 in coin per day, and the
closing of that institution for six weeks,
would withhold from circulation three or
four millions of dollars. Senator Cole, who,
it is said, has been the cause of this trouble,
has come in for large share of abuse, in
fact, for all the abuse Of the local papers and
his political record has been badly marred
These appointments are considered great
outrage on the rights and interests Of the
business community, and plain violation of
the principles which were put forward by the
new Administration in regard TO appoint
ments. In view of the disastrous conse-
quences which would result from the stop
page Of the Mint, petition, signed by mer-
chants and bankers, protesting against the
removals, was telegraphed to Washington,
and cost 500 for charges. The Chamber of
Commerce held special meeting, and adopt
ed protest. which was sent TO Senators
Casserly and Stewart. But the Senate con-
tirmed the appointments, despite the utmost
opposition of these gentlemen. San Fran
cisco then telegnphed directly to Grant,
through Secretary Boutwell,, and it is proba-
bic that the commissions will be Withheld
from the new appointees, until the crisis is
safely passed, and perhaps, indefinitely. This
community may growl against their Senator
and the Senate, but perhaps the powers at
monetary crisis out there, it serves you right
for not patroniziDg Government greenbacks;
accept our legal tenders as your currency,
and you will not be troubled about the clos
ing of the Mint and a scarcity of coin: you
must not blame US for troubles brought on
yourselves through your rejection of our
currency"
News Facilities.
With the opening of the great Railroad,
across the continent, it is the intention of the
California Associated Press TO increase their
telegraphic facilities. Four journals pay the
Telegraph Company $4,000 per annum for
sending dispatches from Chicago TO Califor-
MIA, Atlantic associations paying charges to
that point Adding together all the expen-
ditures of the California Associated Press for
telegraphic news, both foreign and local, the
outlay is said to exceed $4,000 per annum.
Heretofore the Press has received 1000 words
per day, the new contract with the Western
Union Telegraph Company calls for the de-
livery of $500 words of news per day on
their lines. The increase of news facilities,
will render the California press more COM
plete than it has ever been. II will feel the
impulse which is sure to be felt in every de-
partment of trade upon this coast, for Cali
fornia will no longer be the slow community
of the past.
Political.
The telegraph informs us that Mr. H. A.
Houghton of Galena, ILL.,, has been nomina-
ted Consul at Lahaina Mr. John H. Hutch
inson has been nominated Minister to the
Hawaiian Islands, but the Senate has ad-
journed without confirming the nomination.
The Senate will not meet again until next
December, so Uncle Sans affairs will have
to take care of themselves in,.the North Pa
eifc until the Senate meets again.
Personal and Otherwise.
Capt Thomas who formerly sailed out of
your port has been appointed pilotsat this
port
B. w. Field is book-keeper for the Bank
of California, and City Treasurer, at Hamil-
ton, White Pine.
correspondent for one of your weekly
papers, known as PELICAN, is also engaged in
that institution at the same place
Mr.. G. E. Beckwith, formerly of Haiku,
Maui, and lately Professor in the College of
California, has been compelled to retire from
all mental labor, on account of an affection
Of the head.
Colfax is coming to California, and so is
Grant-and everybody else-when the rail-
road is completed.
The ship Golden Hind has Just arrived in
Al days from New York, the longest passage
on record.
San Francisco is 10 have the free delivery |
letter system established at once. High |
time it was done.