The New York herald., 1870-11-14
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The Funeral Of the Dowager Queen KaIama-
An Act Of Vandalism-Leprosy on the In
Grease Education-va Of the Herald
to Shipmasters-Iu Health Of
the King-M iscellaneous

HONOLULU, Oct. 70. 1870
The funeral OF the dowager Queen Kalaina took
place on the sth inst. The day was dne and 1t
supposed that there would be the usual grand dis
play accorded to person of her rank but In tins
sight scores were disappointed for it turned out to
pe most common afair. The feather c0aks and
kahllis columns OF brilliant colored feathers,
usually displayed, were wanting. although many
OF the most superb were the property or the de-
ceased. II IL said that this omission was
the result OF royal edict. The natives
complained ut this slight TO the Queen
by the King, whom they delight TO call
Kamehameha the Good. The natives were not
notified Of the order OF the procession through the
Hawaiian Court paper, and In fact hardly received
notice Of the day and hour OF the funeral The
crowning insult outrage was the destruction OF
the two kahlis which are always placed on the sides
OF the entrance to the mausoeum Some vanaal
went to the tomb within week after the funeral
and demolished one kahili. leaving the remains ON
the ground and carried the other on bodily. This
outrage Is also laid To the Kings followers. and when
1t Is considered that effort has been made TO
detect the perperator OF the most outrageous insult
that can be offered to deceased person, there
seems to be some grounds for the charge. The fol-
lowers OF the deceased have proper TO send TO
other islands for the ablest Kahunas priests who
supposed to be able TO pray to DEATH To be found,
and intend to order the funeral OF the parties en-
| gagged IN the desecration.
Renewed efforts have recently been made 10 col
lcct the lepers on the islands, and the result has
proved that this frghtful scourge the increase
| The government is TO be blamed for this as the
efforts which made to Isolate the an,icted are
mere farce. In this district about lltty were found
out OF which number thirty were selected the re-
naming twenty being allowed TO return home upon
| promise TO return monthly for examination. In
other words, they were permitted 10 at large TO
| SOW the seed for new crop OF epcrs. rs several
| whites have contracted tnis disease some alarm Is
felt lest more should suffer. How 1t Is contracted
| by fore gners Is question yet undecided Several
cases have been found in the schools for natives,
| male and female. gentleman VINO had promising
half caste girl In his family help was told by u
physician that the girl undoubtedly had inclDient
| eprosy. When 1t is considered that the girl had
| charge or the gcntlemans children his dismay can
be Imagined. The girl was immediately sent 10 her
| father and mother and they were warned OF the
danger, and for time kept her from The rest Of a
| family OF chidrcn but after time their vigilance
| family, and now another promising daughter Is
aticted. SO 1t goes the only hope for another gen.
Grafton OF Hawaians seems doomed to extinction.
The care OF the epers Is nothing more or less than
| 'yob," by which ring is making good business.
The recently appointed school Inspector, Mr., II.
X. Hitchcock, Is making himself very unpopular by
a raid on the only Independent newspaper now pub
lished In tins Kingdom. During recent oiicia tour
OF the island or Hawaii he harangucd the natives
and told them he intended to crush the kuak0o and
advised them to take the government paper This
bitter opponent OF the present Ministry.
The interisland steamer Kilazzea mas resumed
her trips after long vacation she has been thor
0ughly overhauled at all expense that would have
put on new and better planned boat in the service.
Her Irst trip was very successful one from me.
chanlcal point or view. In fact, she Is mechanical
success, but without doubt Will prove financial
failure. Another ring JOB.
have been received OF the formation OF new line
| OF steamers for service between California, Austria
liza and New Zealand, making this q way port. IL Is
rumored that the agency here Will be in the hands
| OF an American firm, Mess-s. Adams Wilder,
SATISFACTION The gentlemen possess the quaiifca.
tions needed In a marked degree.
| The retiring American Consul, Thomas Anderson,
Jr., was recently the recipient or testimonial oi
the esteem In which he Is held by our citizens, Anne
The United states ship-of-war jamestown is still
In our harbor 1t Is runored tnat she Will soon de
impression here. although there have been no yer,
! marked expressions OF good VIII. The jamestown
and her Officers seem TO have been under a cl0ut
during the whole OF the present cruise. Rumors o
disaffecton among the crew have reached th
shore. One day the movable gun-sights were fonnc
to have been taken from her battery, and, it Is sup
| posed. thrown overheard.
TO snow the favor which the HERALD IS held
| by shipmasters have good story to tell. Your
| correspondents was in leading ship cnandlery and
overheard the salesman endeayorng to dispose or a
nautical almanac for 1871 TO captain. The cap
tain sad he was bound TO San francisco, where
ne coald get one cheaper. Salesman urged
that he might want one badly. Captain said,
81 can get along without It; all l want
1s good spyglass and copy OF the NEW YORK
HERALD and can 20 anywhere Although the
Captain was q stranger your correspondent felt
bound to do something, so tied up months file OF
the daily HERALD and sent 1t to him, with the COM
pliments Of the editor.
Abundant rains have recently fallen over this
group and nat smiles again. and DO the plant.
ers ana grazlers, who were despondent enough be-
fore.
The German element here have held fair for tile
purpose OF raising funds to send tae Fatherland
aid in caring for the sick and wounded OF the war
| do not know the amount raised, but 1t IL some
thing wonderful when the small number OF Germans
Is considered. For pure patriotism, as displayed
away from home, give me an American and Ger
man.
His Majesty the King is said 10 be In poor health
Some say his condition Is alarming; but he takes
such good care OF himself that this IL not generally
, believed The idea that he might possibly be
gathered to his fathers has revived the talk about
the succession. II Is suggested that Minister Harris
might be the next king and, having son, that the
succession Is fixed for the next century. Whoever
| Is the Kings fav0rte is In luck, for the preseni
| sovereign has laid up princely store or the sub
stantial and needful, which somebody Will have Jhe
| pleasure OF spending
The first arrival from the whaling fleet in the
Arctic ocean Is anx0usly looked for, as the welfare
| OF this community Is more Intimately concerned
with it than with the royal family and SUCCESSION
| Another sugar plantation has gonc by the board
and Is offered for sale at auction the Wilder Planta
ton, at Kualoa, on this island. The plantation has
| cost somebody $50 900, and mag possibly BRING
$4,000 under che hammer. Forced labor will mol
save our sugar planters from bankruptcy, although
the recent labor commissioner to China said, Have
| H. we must under.0