The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-10-16
American correspondence.

BosToS, September .
Z Politics now absorb attention 10 such degree
that there is hardly chance 10 speak or write Of
anything else. The present campaign is one Of the
most exciting eser witnessed in the country. Some
elements Of peculiar bitterness have been brought
into il by the coalition Of the Democrats with a
fraction Of the Republican party. The orators Of
the two sides are husily engaged in firing the Popu
lar heart BY every sort Of appeal and there is a
prospect that before the election takes place q iu-
rious heat viii be created
As if in sympathy with the commotion below,
there have been thunder storms Of late in this re-
gion Of terrific violence such as are not remembered
TO have occurred before for half century. The
heavens have been ablsze for an hour continuously
with the most vivid lightning, aud the OF thun-
der was without cessation That large multitude
Of people who are always ready TO believe that the
world Is coming to an end when anything unusual
occurs have more than ever thought that they heard
the crack Of doom.
SUMNER PLEASURE SEEKERS.
The tide Of travel has this season set towards
Europe to greater extent than ever before. 1t is
estimated that fifteen thousand Americans have left
the country 10 a few months. One reason very
commonly given for 80 much touring abroad is the
extortion praeticcd by hoteEkeepers in the pisces
Of home resort. People can as we'll pay the cost Of
sea.voyage and spend three months in Europe, as
an equal time at sarutoga or the White Mountains.
Tie complaints made recall that somewhat savage
saving that highwaymen have not disappeared
they have only changed their method aud become
landlords.
NOBLE CHARITY.
To tie New York TiBes belongs the credit Of
originating charity which affords taste of sum
mer pleasure to classes that have never known it.
movement started BY an appeal in the above
named Journal has become quite general for giving
excursions 10 the poor children Of the cities. In
New York $4,000 have been contributed to the
{" TIases Fund,n aud in Boston, Philadelphia, and
other places like interest has been shown. Every
large city contains sn army OF little ones most OF
them without homes or with such as are worse
than none. They arc the Arabs Of civilization,
pert 10 all wicked craft, the material from which
the adult criminal class Is constantly recruited. Be
sides this there are the children Of the honest poor
who must pass the hot season in crowded tenement
houses. breathing noisome air, and unblessed with
even glimpse of the face Of nature. Il was noble
thought 10 tske these children for q day into the
country From five hundred to thousand are col
lecied and marched to a steamboat, which conveys
them to some seaside grove, where they are turned
loose to wild enjoyment. brass band furnishes
music and when popular street tune Is given the
urchins contribute roaring chorus They filled
TO replei0n with chowdeT, iee-cream, aud lemonade
and brought home after days hearty enjoyment,
with the feeling that there Is some Kindness in the
world even for them. This philanthropie enterprise
extends also its benefits to the sick children of the
poor. visitors being employed to search them out
and sar7Iv them with medical attendance and need
ed comforts Seldom has any benevolent work
touched 90 deeply the popular heart As this charity
to poor children, and the only wonder is that it was
not thought Of before
LIVINGSTONE AND HIS DIscovERER-
Whether Stanley really found Livingstone, or is
trying 70 impose upon the world gigantic hoax, Is
one OF the questions Of the day Grave doubt is be
ginning to be entertained in the matter There are
some things which have = very unfavorahle look.
The stvle Of the letters reported to have from
the famous traveller seems TO indicste that the long
soiourn in Africa has very seriously affected his
taste. both literary and moral The geuuineness Of
the hand writing Is called in question, inconsistent
cies are pointed out in the story and added to all
these circumstances light is thrown upon the char
setter Of stanley himself, which shows him to be
utterly unworthy Of confidence. Still it IS difficult
to believe that be can have successfully imposed
upon the wise men Of England, who ought to be
able to test bis story If it prove fraud u viii
add crowning piece 10 the many falsehoods OF
which the Hsrald has been the inventor or tool
Az UNWORTHY CONCLUSION
The orisiHstors OF the Boston Jubilee End. in the
winding up of their Affairs, that there is deficiency
in their receipts to the amount Of more than two
hundred Thousand dollars Besides this, Gilmore
has as vet received no reward for his vastto They