The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-04-28

CutSGEs IN FOURTEEN YEsRs.-In 1854
Mr. Buchanan was Minister 10 England
Capt G. u. Mcclellan was detailed an secret.
service in the harbor Of Cuba, under instruc-
tions from the Secretary of War General
Qutman, Lieut.. Bcaurrgard, aud Others
We're plotting filibustering raids upon an
Island for which the Government sos,n a(ter-
/ made an offer OF Sl00, 900, 600. Psrsou Brown
I low had written savage work in defense Of
slavery, and was challenging Northcr., clergy
I men to dispute its divine authority. CicT-ris
Smith, Dr. Howe, Henry Ward RcccIrcr, aud
! a few hundred Others, were doiu:, quict and
/ limited business in the underground riilu,ay
John Brown had not yet lett his fara ia til:
northern wild. An obscarc individual, re-
( memhcrcd 10y a few is having once rcpr,-
/ scented SlngaInon district, Illinois, in the
/ House, aud opposed the Mexican war in
/ an awkward, disiRgcnuuus aud cNtreIfelv
unpopular argument, received few compii-
mcntary votes for Vice President, i,t coetI;s,-
tition with Mr. Dayton, the Uoaiiacc Capt
|. $ Grant, hardly suspected Of I,,.i,ig an
cN-army officer by those who souyh, n.tlasses
or cord wood OF hiui, WAS generally taken
for a Steamboat captain, temporarily stranded
by stress of i!l-luek, or who hardly had the.
energy and pluck TO succeed in any business
calling, and, therefore, collapsed into i sslec-
ulator in sundrics. W. T. Shcrttsan was
teaching in Louisiana. Generals Sicsles.
Butler and Logan were ruugh-and- tumble
Democratic lawyers of somc uotoriety Two
OF the most prominent and promising officers
Of our little army were Col. Albert Sidney
Johnston and Lieut--COL Robert Z Lee
it5aHy 1ry@s.
TIE RAILROAD OPEN notwithstanding
70 despatch published to-day, the
Union Pacific Railroad commenced taking
passengers and mails again at Omaha for Og.
den on Thursday, the 18th inst What has
been the effect OF the storms since that date
on the high lands of the Union Pacific route.
is not known, but it is believed that the didi-
cultics Oh The railroad are about over for the
season. The transportation of mails between
the tcrnini of the two roads may be DELAYED
Slightly 10y the breaking up of the winter
but as the distance is but Il tribe over 100
miles, this cannot be the case for much length
of time.
Since writing the above we learn that
Wells, Fargo IL Co., have received a despatch
from their agent at Salt Lake, under date of
to-day, stating tliat the Union Pacific is now
open, and the chances are that it will remain
50, or if blocked again it will be for short
time only.-.S T. Btlletia.
a PoRCINE JoKE.-A good story is told of
4 Mr. Sayre, of Lexington, Ky:
Mr.. Sayre li>ps a little, and good story is
told of him, the better for its truth. Some
years since an Overseer of one Of his farms
told him be needed some hogs on his place
Says Mr.. Sayre:
Very wen, 20 and buy four or five thou
sand pisth right away, and put them on the
farin.
The man, accustomed 70 obey, and that
without questioning, asked:
Shall take the money with me 90 pur-
chase With"
No thur They all know me. Thend
them herc-In pay for them, or give YOU
money to pay when you get them
The ovcrsccr went his way, and in two
weeks returned, when the following CONVEX
sation took place:
"Wcll, Mr.. Sayre, can't get that many
pigs. / have ridden all over the country, all
about, and can buy but between eight and
nine hundred"
Eight or nine hundred what2''
Eight or nine hundred pigs"
eight or nine hundred pi,sth, Who told
You 10 buy that many pigth2 Are you a
fool:''
"You told me 10 buy them two weeks
since. have tried TO do it."
Eight or nine hundred pigthi 4 never
told you any thuth thingi''
"But you did-you told me to go and buy
four or five thousand pigs"
4" ] didn't do no such thingi told YOU to
90 and buy four or five thOws and their little
pigth, and you have done it thould thinkl''
Mr.. Sayrc had pork TO sell the next fall.