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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-07-17

cold charities of the world. No man in active
business, whose means are all employed in one
way or another to provide subsistence for those
dependent on HIM, should neglect to have his life
insured, where, by the annual payment of thirty,
forty, or fifty dollars, ample provision can be
made for his family. Especially is this remark
applicable to mechanics, whose means are gencr-
ally limited to their weekly income and perhaps
the possession nj homestead.
Benjamin franklin uttered a good many sound
truths, but none more SO than tbis-'sA policy
Of Life Insurance IS Me cheapest and safest mode
Of making a certain p%rorision for One's Jamiiy." 1t
has been demonstrated in thousands of instances
in America, and in a few in this country, and
every year only adds to its force.
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The Alabama.

Mr.. LAIRD, one of the builders of this vessel
has been so imprudent as to publish a letter in
the London Times, and developes some facts rela-
tive to the construction of the corsair Alabama.
which fix all the responsibility of her escape from
Liverpool upon the British government. 1t will
be remembered that the Palmerston administra-
ton, i'm its correspondence with Minister Adams,
strove to prove that every reasonable effort was
made to prevent the sailing of the alabama.
Now, Mr.. Laird distinctly AYERS that she was
built for a rebel cruiser, that the British gov
eminent knew that was her object, and that the
British Custom House officers were notified of her
intention to sail, and yet no effort was made to
detain her until she had gone to sea, to receive
armament, take on her British crew, receive
Semmcs as Captain, raise the rebel flag, and then
proceed on her mission to prey upon and destroy
American commerce. @%t
Heretofore there has always been some doubt
rs to how far the British government was respon-
sible in allowing this corsair to leave Liverpool
and commence her work of pillage but MIR.
Laird's testimony furnishes the needed gap in the
evidence. He has been an avowed enemy of the
United States, and symIathizcd with the South
ern rebels, and therefore his testimony is that of
ono of tleir witnesses. All the London journals
declare that Mr.. Laird's disclosures ale most
damaging to the good nam of the British gov
eminent, and they are compelled to admit that he
has unwittingly supplied to Senator Sumner the
last link of evidence which was required to prove
the responsibility of the British government in
conniving ut the escape of the Alabama from Liv-
erpool, and her subsequent career of vandalism on
the high seas.
1t seems somewhat singular that he should have
written such a letter, unless it was his desire to
involve the two countries still further i'm what has
become n vcxed and serious matter.
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Life Insurance.

The enormous increase in the business of Life
Insurance Companies IN the United States during
the past two or three years, shows that the system
is proving itself to be n blessing to those who
become insured, or more properly to their fami-
lies, who receive the benefit. The San Francisco
Mercantile Herald lately published u table show
ing the rapid expansion of some Of the leading
companies. The New England Mutual is the
oldest of American Companies, but is far behind
some OF the others in the amount of business
done and the number of members. The Mutual
Life Of New York stands at the head of the list,
showing over thirty-onc millions of dollars assets,
and the Connecticut Mutual follows, with assets
amounting to about twenty-four millions, all of
which are invested and drawing interest.
This great capital, which is being annually
increased by four or five millions of dollars,
shows that the people believe life insurance to be
the most practicable and cheapest way to make
provision for those dependent on them. A man
forty years of age, for instance, by laying aside
about thirty dollars n year can secure to his fam
lily in case Of his death the sum of two thousand
dollars. Or n nan thirty years old, by the pay
ment of one hundred and twenty dollars a year,
secures to his family ten thousand dollars in the
1880 ~ NN cNhAo AefuAta "htiC
the 90 half note system 3" is adopted. Some COM
panies require the premium all paid in cash, and
take no notes, by which twice the sum is required
to insure the same amount.
The advantages OF insuring ones life when
young are, that during and after middle age dis
eases are often contracted, which prevent the
companies taking risks on such lives. and because
the premium rates are also much lower, for per-
sous insuring at from twenty to thirty-6ve years
than where they have reached thirty-six to fifty
years Again, the return dividends increase each
year, and a young man who insurcs his life Mt
twenty-five, will, in most of the larger companies,
have little or no annual premium To pay when he
is forty-ive; while If he lives to fifty years, his
policy viii become n small source of income to
him the rest Of his life. The return dividends
vary in different companies, from twenty-five to
fifty per cent. of the annual premium, from the
first year, increasing annually thereafter two or
three per cent. till finally the insured is paid back
the full amount of premium due on his policy.
Several eases have occurred here lately which
illustrate the benefits OF life insurance, and
where, had not the father made provision in this
simple way. has widow and children would have
suffered for want OF means. and been left to tho
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The news from America and Europe has SO
engrossed our attention rs to have caused us al
most to overlook an important item from Japan,
to the effect that several of the leading Princes or
Daimios had voluntarily offered to surrender all
their civil powers and cmolumcnts to the newly
cnthroned NIikado or Emperor. Among these are
the three most powerful daimios, Satsuma, Tosa
and Choisin, each of whom is nearly as powerful
as the Emperor himself.
In making this offer to relinquish their civil
power to the imperial ruler, they profess to be
actuated by patriotic motives, that he may become
what he ought to be the supreme ruler of Japan,
and that the government may be centralized and
strengthened. Until last year the supreme power
was divided between the Tycoon and Mikado.
When war broke out, the former abdicated, and
though his cause was defended for months by
some of the northern princes, yet tho Mikado
finally succeeded, with the aid of the powerful
southern princes referred to, in establishing his
power, and making Yedo the seat of his govern
ment.
For several centuries the princes of Japan have
exercised certain powers, very similar to those of
the smaller German principalities in feudal times.
The story is that they now offer to give up to
their sovereign all their ancient privileges, includ-
ing their revenues. 1t seems almost incredible
that they should do SO, and if the report is we'll
it shows a patriotism rising superior to
what is generally found at the present day.
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. JULY II.
The Supreme Court.

On Wednesday the foreign jury was called and
the Court proceeded with the case of the Crown
rs. Frank Brown, charged with selling spirituous
liquors without a license, in that he did on or
about the os April selI spirits in quantity
not allowed under his license. Two witnesses
were examined, who each testified to having pur-
chased n bottle Of brandy, but having Mt the
same time been told by Mr.. Brown that he could
not lawfully sell n bottle, but that they could
take a bottle as a part of n gallon, which he was
authorized to sell that each paid for his
bottle, one offering n five dollar piece, and the
other two dollars, and received the difference in
excess of cost of the bottle Isl 10y in change. 1t
was claimed by the defence that q gallon had
been sold and delivery of the balance of gallon
had been made, and judgment for balance Of
cost of n gallon had been given in the Police
Court on an action to secure payment from ono
Of the parties. The jury retired and in n few
minutes returned with n verdict of guilty. The
Attorney General for the Crown and r. ii. Stan
ley for tho defendant. This case possessed some
interest from the fact that the party was charged
with selling liquor without n license, instead of
tho usual course of prosecuting upon the bond, and
is consequently 4 test case.
Inc Text case called was crown rs Pembcr-
ton, for selling spirituous liquor to n native on
the 18th o. May last. The defence set up an
ahbi- The evidence adduced by both the Crown
and defence was of 4 very unsatisfactory nature,
the two principal witnesses being natives, and
their testNony being unsupported. One very
important witness for the Crown was not put
upon the stand. The jury were out for an hour
and n half, and came into Court stating that
they could not agree. The Court again in
structed them to the effect that the defence had
set up an ah6i, which, If proved to the ~satisfac-
ton of the jury, would necessitate a verdict for
the defendant; if not proved, for the Crown and
considered it due to both parties that a verdict
should be given If possible.
The jury were again sent out, and after an alb
sence of half an hour again returned and re-
ported seven for acquittal and five for conviction,
and that no different result could be hoped for.
1t is doubtless difficult for the Crown to obtain
against parties who distill and furnish
to Hawaiians, and when a case is put
upon trial VIC would suggest that the Attorney
General attend to the prosecution in person, as it
Of the first importance that parties dcfying the
law should be made to feel Its weight.
In behalf of jurors the suggestion is offered
that q lunch ut noon is desirable. The jurors in
the above trials were kept from food in some in
stances from 7 A. NJ. until h~alf-past 5 p. NJ;
almost too long for comfort and a verdict.
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Politics..

AT tins distance people are apt to take little
interest in the political changes occurring in
France and other European nations, which, how
ever, are OF stirring Importance. The election
for members of a new Corps Legislatif, which
took place in June, was one of great interest in
France. 1t resulted, as far as has been learned.
in the choice of about l75 Government members
and 90 Opposition. This gives a strong majority
to the Administration, and is amply sufficient to
enable it to carry on the Government. But the
fact that the number of Opposition members has
steadily increased from 5 in 1852 to 80 in 1869.
creates alarm to the Government. And more
particularly the fact that this opposition has
nearly doubled since the last election, when there
were only about forty chosen, and several of
these changed their politics before the session
closed.
In Paris, and nearly all the larger cities, the
Opposition has won by heavy majorities, and
elected the most radical opponents of the Govern
ment, such as Jules Favre, Garnet, Henry Roche
fort, the prescribed editor of the Lanterne news
paper, and others equally notorious. And all
this has occurred under the very eye of the Ad-
ministration. In Paris, for instance, the Oppo-
sition polled 2S0,5l5 votes, while the Government
party had less than rs, 900.
At the latest advices, great discomfort pre-
vailed throughout France, and numerous riots
occurred, all which, however, had been promptly
suppressed by the troops. The cause of this
popular discomfort is thought to be the stringent
laws regarding the press and the right to hold
public meetings. Many believe that there will
be no permanent peace until there is an entire
change in the Government, in other words, until
a new dynasty is placed on the throne.
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The queens Hospital.

In another column will be found the reports of
the treasurer and secretary of this institution,
which has now been in operation ten years.
From the secretary's report We gather that during
the ten years Of its existence, say from July 1859
to July LIST 1859, there have been admitted into it
2,363 patients, of whom 2,055 were natives,
showing a yearly average of 236. During the
same period there were 30S deaths, of which 245
were natives. The annual average of deaths has
therefore been nearly 81.
The treasurer's report advertises that the total
receipts during the first ten years have been $685.
log, sc, n yearly average of Sc ,Sl2 for the whole
period, which, however, is considerably less than
the present average. The expenses ofthc %institu-
ton during that period were S94, 979, 27. The
assets on the first inst, (including S $4,000 at in
terest.) were 81, 797 SO. Financially, therefore,
we find the hospital in a very fourishing condi-
ton. And well it may be, considering the liberal
endowment which it receives each year (S5, OOO)
from the Hawaiia Treasury, besides the passen-
ger tax, amounting to some g. 500 per annum
more. There is something of poetic Justice about
this tax for nearly all the diseases for which the
natives seek the benefits of the hospital were in
troduced by foreigners, and it is only right that
they should help to heal them.
From these reports it will be gathered that the
institution is doing a good work, that it is filling
n gap which was long wanted, that 50 far as ap-
pears TO the eye of the public, it is well conducted,
and is n credit to the natives. Indeed it is am
ply sufficient to furnish all the hospital require
ments necessary for sailors who visit this port, no
matter under what flag they may sail.
The secretary refers to the improvement of the
grounds which during the past two years has been
very conspicuous. Like Kawaiahao Church ward,
the grounds Of the hospital ill soon be transform
Ell from a dry and sterile plain to one of the most
picturesque groves to be found around this city.
The money spent in this service is well expended,
for in a few years, it viii become q beautiful re-
treat for the weary invalid, the very sight of
which will almost dispel his fever and restore him
to health for disease can hardly find a Judgment
in such a cool and airy retreat rs this.
Many Of our older residents will never forget
the sight Of King LrHoIIuo, throwing aside for the
time the dignity of his kingly Office, and walking
through the town note book in hand, soliciting
aid from all who chose to give, and freely disclos-
ing his plans to benefit his poorer subjects Ills
noble design has been we'll carried out. and we
trust that the institution may long be carried on
and its doors kept open free to all, native or for
who may solicit aid, without money and
price.
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MI" q
TO ARRIVE BY
FIRST FREIGHT PACKET.
vie San Francisco.

S6SA
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That Boy Of Norcotts. paper cover, s7Ic,
Cast up from the Sea, 81 SO.
Connybeare ( Howland,s Life Of ST. Paul,
Practical Stair Builder, 81,
woodward's National Architect, sI2.
Woodlands Church Architect, So,
webster's Pictorial Dictionary, s13,
Smiths Bible Dictionary, complete, 3 vols,
Michelet's Bird, beautifully Illustrated.
Coiton's General Atlas of the World, So.
Anecdotes of Ciergymen,
How to Treat the Sick without Medicine, by DR.. Jackson
Gray's School and Field Book Of Botany, So 60,
How shall we paint our Houses ! 81 IS,
Browning's Book and the Ring, 81,
Charles Reade's Novels, In paper covers,
Kingslake's Crimean War. 2 vols.
Horace Bushnelrs Moral Uses Of Dark Things. 81,
DR.. Finney's Revival Lectures, 81 s.uo,s ,.x vol.
Horace s5s E !; S Ssss5s Of f I sss q 6 chfs g. 50 SO.
Col. Halpine's SMiies o'Re,lys 81 f0e"s'
AppIeton's waverIy Novels, paper. "a vols'
Beauties Of Ruskin, 81,
Nahan's Surveying and Civil engineering
Herber's Hints to Horse keepers,
bikes Greater Britain. 81 80,
Col. whympers Travels in Aiaska- g, c,,r.
MENUS. Travels in China.-.he latest VOLT ON '"nA'
noyle's Games,.new edition; ~ Fourth Readers,
plymouth Collection. in various styles OF binding,
Anthony Trollspe's 0riey Farm, 81 So' 4rifE
He Knew he was Right,
Pbinias Phinn, 81 80,
Fay's Geography and Atlas.
Coortney's Calculus,
Edeiweiss' Despair OF Science,
A Cloud on the Heart,
How he Won Her. Hit tn Hit.
Bayard Tayior's Byvays 81 EUROPE - Pr |
Owen Mereiiths Lucille, 81 %
Warren's Linear Perspective,
Edmuni C. Steailman's Lyrics aAt
Insham Papers Men and Gho<fss
The Gates Ajar. Alice Of Monnoaih.
Stonehenge House. Fairy Tales |
Porter's Human Intellect, |
Rradbury's Fresh Laurels,
Bradbury's Golden Chain, and other publications.
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ITEMS

The weI-known clippers, Btns Jaeksf AMI Omar PasAa,
have bern burned az sea They had n large quantity Of wool
AMI eottn ON hoard, which appears To have igntet by spouta-
nsous combustion.
lee v manufacturers in New Orleans, and delivered 10 Gus
toners at the rate Of scvenfy-dve cents per loo pounds. lee
from tr North costs 81 per 100 pounds.
The Boston shoe stu1 AMI Button Company have begun TO
run their factory on double time This step has been rendered
necessary by the heavy increase IN the demand foe their studs,
which take the place OF eyetets ON shoes They have recentiy
received a Large order tor their goods from London
A statement of the business Of White Pine sr three month.
makes some astonishing revelations. Just twenty mines were
worked The Eberhardt gave $50 tons % ore, which yielded
S1ss, Do, or $3.50 10 the ton The Keystone gave 40 tons.
s3t,36s, az sfge per ton The Aurora South turned out I53
tons-sH,li4 IS, or s3II cs per ton.
The terms accorded 10 the Hudsou's Bay Company are thar
the Crown pays them E3Oo,Ooo, and comedies $1,000 acres
In return the company gives up its claim to 100000 square
miles % territory The company virtually ceas~s to exist
The profit Of the company have becn enormous
Among the incomes returned nj New York for 1865, are A.
=. stewart S3ol9,2ls ; ex-senator Morgan, sl26,Oos Peter
II. Sweeney, s1S1, sg5 Marshall %. Roberts, 81, 200 1. Del.
mnnico, sl2593i James Gordon Bennett, sls6,sOO; jaime.
Gordon Bennett, IT., $4,000 William 4. Dodge. s22I3-5:
Wii,m z. Dodge, Jr, f22,o36 Paran Stevens, S2L4355 I;
Moses Taylor. s2.t3E3; August Belmont, sol ys.0; Robert
bonner. sls3s&1 James IL Bunker, sIs3ya3 Edwin Booth,
ts3,sJ6; Georve Bliss, SI6o,SS0 John .. Cisco, SEQ sOs !;
Peter Cooper, ssoy6s9 Henry CIews, $4,000 William ID.
Dinsmore, sT1,ss3 DavbI Dudley Field, s.s.2sI ; Fletcher
Harper, sse,sl1 James Harper, s5s,0s4 and John Harper,
S5S0Sd-
The annual trade Of Cuba IL over $4,000 900. In 1892 the
proiuction Of the ISLAND was SB)6, 100000 taxes paid In $751;
sSs,G0D; imports, <57, 900, Ooo exports, xs3.40oOOO. The
rural wealth Wa then estimated NJ s3si,O0o,O0o wealth Of
towns, tl.o,0o0,so0 Industrial and commercial wealth, sTlI-
ocoeeo tohaeeo, s5o,ooo,ooo other items, s37. 100000 total,
$iso, 1000.
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A CARD.-TheU ndcrsigned Agents of the
Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Company, beg to inform the
public that, to-day, they have received instructions from the
Directors Of the Company in Hamburg to Insure against Risks
of Fire in tais place at more and the most favorable conditions.
For particulars please apply to r. A. sCHAEFER & CO.
Honolulu, July l6, 1869. $50 St
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DEPARTURES.

Juiy 1o-schr kate Lee, sorrcs, hr Hawaii
1s-6chr koion, fr Kauai
rz-kchr Warwsek fr MoIokaL-
r2-rchr Prince. West, fr Hawaii.
r2-srhr Netfie Merrill, Clnney, Er Maui.
fs-srhr Ma MOI, Powers, sr Maui.
fz-s<ks Old Fellow, rayior, Er Mani.
a-schr Active. Neslisk, sr Hawaii
Il-xrhr LnkA. Lambsrf. kr kAuai.
I9-<rhy NAunskawai. Makahi, Er Mani
ta-xchr Kamaile, bsliist,er, enc Noiokai-
u-arhr Ksna Pseksf. Harrison, fr Hawaii
fa-srhr Hattie. Nika, Er Kauai
-qrbr Isabrun. Er Molokad-
1S-km barb Comet, Fuisr, mr san Frrneiseo.
Io-arhr Llia, fr Nolokai
lS-1ehr mary Ellen. Crane, tr Maui
f3--rhr Moi ksiki, far Maui
ls-~ehr Pnnahi, Baheosk, fr Hawai-
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Sistps' MatI..

Fon San FRAncIsco-No vessel in port.
Fos LAuAtsA-Per Nettie Merrill, Monday, at 9 p. N.
Fos HILo--Per Kate Lee, early NEXT week.
Foa KkUsr-Per Hattis, Monday or Tuesday.
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The table exhibits ab.ut the usual variation shown in the
half yearly statements heretofore Published. One thing, how
ever, appears to be established, which Is, that our sugar manu-
htetnrs has probabiy r-aehed the highest figure that it hs
likely tn, 80 long as our labor system remains as at present,
AMI Iaborers and immigrants are practically ErLi Iden the
priviIcge Of settling here, always excepting the kw which the
Board Of Immigration may choose To introduce, 20 show thai
10 s stll In existence, and to stock the ranches Of Crown Min
istsrs.
The ship R,raI arrived on the 18th, Surteen days from San
Francisco. she Is under charter To Lad guano NJ McKean's
Island, AMI win procsesi thither.
by her we have San Francisco papers 10 July 1st-ons week
later than we bad by the Shiyiey- The market boz sugar hal
beeume hmner, owing to the absence o. all Hawaiian No !, %
which there was none in first hands The price had stihened
and it w- Thoughts that first samples offered would realize lee.
In ssher Island produce no change hal taken place.
The bark Caatbrifgs sailed irorn san Francisco, June 9Th,
Gr Humboldt Bay, To Iosi lumber for this port. Owing to The
great demand 6r humier Zoe San Francisco, "a - likely she
wiz have % wait sr a cargo several weeks, rs did the Ethan
ALIEN.
ny recent aIviees from Australia. we are informed thar
sperm whales are again very numerous OF the Australian
sna-t- A small vessel eaIIed the Opwaga, and belonging 10
Sydney, returned To that port on the Isth February, after an
eight m"nth-' cruise. wish $50 hasrsts of sperm and 200 bar
rsis Of ehaie oil Capt Austin, 6rmeriy OF the NorfAerR
Lsghi, now living in Sydney, fitted out two sehooners, which
returned in q Few months with 300 barrels Of sperm. Itts
probable that the food Of the sperm whales has been drined
thither in unusually large quantities, thus attracting the ami
mails to that locality.
Merchants AMI others ordering goods from New York may
Ike TO know the present charges Freight via Overland Rail
road from New YORK 10 Sacramento i. charged about 70 cents
n p"and, or $500 a ton weight Freight by the Panama steam
ers, rom New York To san Francisco - oue dollar and q half
per cubic foot, or sixty dollars n ton measurement
The bark Comet sailed on Thursday, foe San Francisco,
taking n cargo Of domestic produce valued nj over SIS 900
The next packet win be the EEaaa ALl<@, now daily expected
from Noyo River, with a cargo ofIumbsr.
We hear % M vessel likely 10 leave san Francisco before
the steamer ~ July III, unless the bark NicoHas, up Er
China, should touch here But she might not sail tin the eBi
Of the morth.
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LOCAL COMMERCIAL
Six months


The Collector General has Published the statement % Inn
ports AMI exports, boz the three and six months ending June
ID. 1860. From which We eoniense the following summary
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NOTICE..

HAVE AUTHORIZED q. r.. WOOD To
act TOR me during my absence from this Kingdom, under a
uenerai tswer OF Attorney. G. 3. WILLIAMS.
Honolulu, July 8, 1869. 6S5 a