The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-12-04
American Correspondence.

BOSTON, October ., ISTs
The great political contest Is now virtually de-
oidcd BY the result OF the State election IN Pcnnsyl.
vuuia Il sen by both parties that the sentiment
which should here be manifested would be an index
o. the feeling OF the country. A Republican ma.
5ority large beyond an anticipation, shows that the
people have Jae mind 10 keep for another term in
tbc Presidential chair, the man who LED the way TO
victory Ia war, and who in peace has SO held the
rtius uf government thHt the country has enjoyed
uuoxHmpled prosperity.
d very satisfactory 10 know that the end OF this
campaign Is near, for in one respect it enjoys bad
4 preeminoucc above every preceding one. Never has
q contest been marked by such outrageous false
hoo5s, abuse, and shameless ISLANDERS as the one
nov ending The quagUols OF near relations arc
T0aroThialy hiisos, and naturally when detection
hus taken place in party, The two portions viii
show peculiar virulcnco. Yet il must be confessed
shnt TIE spectacle las 0ccn rcry numliaiing, The
pust Characters have been rpthcssly assailod with
uaicu iusuua,ions or bold forgcrios, The sudaci,y
ana persiusJiJy Of The lying has been sublime But
oach party may lcaru, sc American politicians will
lear anything, ilat these modes OF warfare really
accomplish vcry little There Is sober sense IN The
mass 81 The people TIA, Is unaffected by The wild
clamor OF douacoguos There svc sUudyy persons
who have resolved very bitter lessons irom this /
campaign.
A novel CALAMITY has iailcn upon the country IN
Tie sa-gn OF horse epidemic, which has swept likc
y storm through t,c northern States from Illinois
10 Maine ana IS SIN progressing 10 all directions
No;liuc IKE q has ever bccn Known. Many forms
81 business Ga The large cities arc almost paralyEcd
u Is estimated that sovcn-oghths or TIE horses arc
aee,cd S,roc, cars ran only AZ long intervals, and
sl-,oatou 10 stop altogether. Express wagons can
uot make thcir rounds, aud tho long proccssous OF
r,oasuro couipagos that are gouorally seen CA the
fashionable ayivcs am sadly ourisicd. The disease
IS 81 catarrhal nature ana seems 20 be taken from
germs In ,Ae air. The fatality is not as Yet great
but sho iu3ircci losses are very considerable, Men
VIII lcarn to priso more highly The services Of their
equine servants from seeing how dependent they
arc UFon them.
a Nleuv voYAeE n rHE AIR.
Ouc 81 tic mos, rcmarkaOle Of balloon voyages
has reocujly been performed by The veteran aeronaut
Prot K5uc, VIA gentleman who has accompanied
aim OF several previous excursions above the clouds
Tey started trom Plymouth, y H., the ascent being
thc closing entertainment OF an agricultural fair
Il was soar o'clock 10 the afternoon when they cut
hoae s,s the earth. and IN less than an hour they
were sailing over The peaks OF tic White Mountains,
IN rssst tor Tho great northern wilderness, Night
came anon thom before suitable place for landing
sYoaroa - that there was no choice but 10 remain
90 the uppcr regions uUiU daylight They dld not
Tor q single moment dsrc to sleep, although op-
yrcsSca with almost irresistible drowsincss, There
was nothing 10 show them IN what direction they
vcr travelling or at what speed, for they wero sur
rounded BY clouds going al the same rate, so that
shr appearance was as il dead calm prevailed. 1t
was curious feature this trip Ia midair that the
voyaccrs wcrc obliged to keep sharp lookout for
mountain peaks herr and there piercing the clouds,
as sailors look ont for Islands. Through all the
cartier part Of the night the sound OF running and
alog water had been constantly In their cans, but
later they were appalled, to iud 1t changed for the
noise OF waves breaking shore, which was sue
cocdea by dead Stiffness showing that the balloon
was over largo body OF water, and probably bear
iug cut 10 sea. Their chance OF safety then was
counted small, but before long to their great joy
.he music Of the streams was again heard showing
them TO Dc over the solid land.
soon after dawn the adventurous men were to
effect a landing among the tree-tops, from which
they let themselves down by rope. They found
in Canada, not very Ear from the lower
81 Lawrence aud 10 the vicinity OF little settle
ment. distance OF i've hundred miles had been
,raversed less than thirteen hours, but it took
them several days TO get back again. The account
OF their experience is not calculated TO excite desires
FOR the day when balloons shall take the place Of
steamships and railroad cars.
An AMATEUR LUNATIc.
The rivalry Of the city Journals incites them TO
strange devices in order TO obtain matter for sen
ssiiou Their favoriie device now is to send rep
rosentaiive in disguise to explore the affairs of
institutions where abuses arc supposed TO be prae
ticed An aitache OF a London paper not long ago
made the voyage across the Atlantic in the sieeTage
Of an cmErant ship, aud has created stir by detail
ng the horrors OF his experience Tue lalest eNhl'
bon Of enterprise appears In the successful device
81 New York reporter who assumed insanity for
he purpose OF learning how private asylums for
unaiics are managed. Taking room III leading
hotel, he feigned arrangement acting the part SO
that two physicians gave the certificate re-
luircd for commitment. Hc was sent to the Bloom
ugdaio Asylum near the city, where 10y degrees nc
apparently recovered Being discharged, be hastens
@ his newspaper office To tell the world the secrets
II his prison house. Bis account confirms the pre-
i0us impressions on the public mind that there are
buses to be corrected in these institutions. Per
iaps the way taken by this reporter 10 get al the
acts will inspire with sautarY caution the guardians
Il prisons poorhOuses, and other places where i'm
positions are easily pracuced, tor now snail they
yer know but that any of their victims may be
N amateur who viii forthwith publish them TO the
vordS
A TRIO OF DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The lecture platform is this season adorned with \
be preSence Of three men from England, each of
ability in his own line. Iyndall has
et M his philosophical apparatus in Boston, aud is
living his brilliant Illustrations Of Natural Science.
como Mcdonald, whom great multitude would
All tue foremost OF English Novelisis now living,
as. commenced series Of lectures and readings.
q New York, the great Historian troude draws
nrgther delighted audiences from population
itle inclined toward that form OF entertainment .
~ subject ''Ireland and the British Government
nd the end OF his effort is to form public opinion
ere in favor Of the British rule over inc ever
roaming Isle He seeks TO make out that the ono
rcat woe Of ireland Is the Irish themselves, aud
nat thew have always been best of when most gov
rued by English power. This is not the sort OF s
M that the Irish have been accustomed TO hear
ON their own orators aud from the politicians, =
Of it may be santary have the general strain oil
artery interrupted and the story Of their wrongs
. 4, /, siffrrrnt u,ar DELTA ] q