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The Portland daily press., 1873-06-27
POETRY.
A Flower Of the South.
BY A. C. swINBURNE.

This flower that smells of honey and the sea,
White laurestine, seems In my hand to be
white star made of memory long ago
Lit i'm the heaven of dear times dead 10 me-
A star out of the skies love used to know
Here held in hand, a stray left yet 70 SNOW
What flowers nv heart was full OF In the Gays
That are long since gone down dead memory ho"
Dead memory that reyives on doubtful ways
Half hearkening what the buried season says
Out of the world of the unapparent dead
Where the lost Apriis are, and the lost Mays
Flower once knew thy star-whe brethren bred
Nigh where tho last OF all the land made head
Against the sea, keen-faced promontory,
Flowers on salt wind and sprinlded sea-dews fed.
Their hearts were glad of the free places glory:
The wind that sang them all his stormy story
Had talked all Winter to the sleepless spray,
And as the sea s, their hues were hard and hOary
Like things born of the sea and the bright day,
They laughed out at the years that could not siay
Live sous and joyous of unquiet hours.
And stronger than all storms that range for prey.
And in the close indomita5le flowers
keen-edged odor of the sun and showers,
Was as the smell of the fresh honeycomb
Made sweet for mouths Of none but paramours.
Out of the hard green walls of leaves that clomb
They showed like windfllls of the snow-soIt iHah'
Or feathers from the weary South wind VILE
Fair az the spray that 1t came shorewaru iroih'
And thou, as white. what word hast thou to bring?
If my heart hearken, whereof VIII taou sihs'
For some sign surely thou too mast 10 pear,
Some word far South, was taught thee OF the spring
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Mdteria Medicd.
1t is specially adapted to constitutions "worn
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Spring and Summer, when the blood is not inactive
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Blotches, Boils, Pustules, Scrofula &c. &c.
When weary md Ianguid from over work
and dizziness, drowziness and inertia take the place
of energy and vigor the system needs tonic to build
it up and help the Vital Forces to regain their recup
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and Spleen do not properly perform their functions;
the Uterine and Urinary Organs inactive, pro-
ducng weakness of the stomach and ntestines and
predispOsition to bilious derangemeLt.
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Di sOlutiOnOf COpartnership.
NOTICE is hereby given that the copartnership
IN heretofore existing under the firm name of Sam
uel Rounds & Sons is this day dissolved by mutual
consent
SAMUEL ROUNDS,
GEO. H. ROUNDS.
CHAS. f. ROUNDS.
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COpartnership Notice.

COpartnerShip Notice.
FTVHE undersigned have this day formed a copart-
Il nership under the firm name of Rounds Sar-
gent & Co., and will continue the business of dealers
Ia Coal & Wood, at the old stand of Samuel Rounds
& Sons, No &c Commercial Street.
They will settle all demands OF the late firm of
Samuel Rounds g. Sous.
SAMUEL ROUNDS,
GEO. H. ROUNDS,
EDWARD II. SARGENT.
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strengthen the LIFE-GIVING POWERS, and RE-
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1t should be freely taken, as Jurubeba is pro-
nounced by medical writers the most efficient
PURIFIER, TONIC and DEOBSTRUENT known
in the whole range of medicinal plants
JOHN @. KELLOGG, Is Platt St., New York,
Sole Agent for the United States.
Price One Dollar per Bottle. Send for Circular
june 4wt
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MISCELLANEOUS.

.sCAMPHORINE" cures every pain &C. Try
it, Sold by all druggists. REUBEN HOYT Pro-
prietor, New York. m,3It4w
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Secret of Beauty {!
How to Beautify the Complexion.

lfthere is one wish dearer than another to the
heart of woman, it is the desire to be beautiful.
The wonderful reputation of GEO. w. LAIRD'S
"BLOOM OF YOUTH" is very justly deserved. For
improving and identifying the skim it is unGoubt-
eddy the best toilet preparation in the world; it is
composed of entirely harmless materials, and while
the immediate effects to render the skin beauti-
full creamy white It will, after few applications,
make it soft smooth and beautifully clear, remov
ing all blemishes and discoloration.
This delightful toilet preparation has been severely
tested by the BOARD OF HEALTH OF NEW York
CITY. DR. LOUIS A. SAVERS, after carefully examin-
ing the analysis made by the above Board pronounced
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08

cseen Victoria intends. While visiting InserlOcky
csssis il re Astuuu 70 ascend -Sevis and pic
nis near The summit The Empress Eugene win
probably soconPAny the Queen.
N.-shAi BAzains,s trial Bseas on he 18th Of Sep
s-=he-- Prisss Rrusezisk Charles Of Prussia has
reutShs MGrsbsl certain dOeureuts that viii assist
u his dsssaoe. TTlsso Danaos. etc.
he Ba-cness Bardest-Cout.s and Mr.. CouItburst,
Eraior partner IN COuEs Bank. have each given zIS,
ess - fs-z fuad Ger he wisovs sns orphans Of
Ebsus whs die IN the employ Of the bank.
L Is rzurrsa thst the Pskin authorities eopien-
Fi.is artu=Psins 70 put dora opium smoking 1t is
ss a-isd that orders viii shortly be issued compel
hzg Masesrins &c give up opium smoking within forty
dEy1, ard ordinsry people within eighty days.
Ibs soiiovisg the ioes0ess in pounds sterling.
The Royal Family of Engisad: The Queen, 1885,
eee- Rrinus q Vale. go zoe Princess Of Wales.
zIh-nB1 Phases II Prussia ss0eo Princess Alice.
1ssoe Dasbrss Of caubridgs EspOe; Drchess Of
NssRIenburE strsliir, sspe0; Duke Of cambridge,
EL1.ssos Dashess q Issk. EseoO total. So. Ose.
EisEiunEry Triunphs--n is said that there are
four kundrpd thossand ronrrrs minstcred to BY ma
trs p-rashers n Hindostsa notwthssanding the pc
rair diaouitss in the way half million in Mada-
.s-srs rhs The Ssuth Sea Island send missionaries
70 The c-nzfbslr ef Ncr Guirea.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08
Laler Ne,rs from Sydney.

! The brig Robert Cowan arrived on Monday,
bringing US files of Sydney papers. for which we
are indebted to Capt. Rerely. They contain no
important advices, but from an article in the
Neus, of Aug %, we infer that the colonists feel
unsettled, if rot uneasy regarding their postal
conveyance to and from England, after December
81, 1873, when present contracts oil expire. We
insert portion Of the comments of the above
paper. The reference in il TO the California
route as being the safest and most cOnveuientiOr
passengers. is at least complimentary.
. 1t may be that fresh alterations in our postal
affairs will yet occur. but so far as we can judge
from what has taken place between the two gov
efnments, and from the statement Of ministers,
We are warranted TO conclude that New South
Wales correspondence will be carried by Victoria
for the mere postage, and Victorian correspond
encc will be carried BY New South Wales, at the
same rate. which. so far as the public are concern
ed, is very nearly the present condition of our
postal affairs. We can have our letters carried
either by San Francisco, or Gale, for the same
amount Of postage, and really it is not of much
consequence TO os which way they are carried
provided they can be conveyed safely and with
despatch. This latter is the main point. the full
crum on which the postal lever will move in the
future. If the boats Of the one service are bet
ter 10 all Fepects and can perform the service in
less time than the boats of the competing line,
they will get the lions share Of the correspond
eDce and traffic. 1t may be that trouble is in
store for our Victorian friends in regard TO this
matter, for on the one hand they are morbidIy
sensitive on everything that concerns the imagiu-
ary-colonial pre-eminence of Victoria, and 90 the
other 1t is very probable that The American SER
vice will be the safest and mast coapeaie,it o,.
passengers. and BY several days the speediest for
correspondence"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08
Australia a. a sugar N1nrket.

There vas nothing in our last issue relating to
the above to justify the Adrer1ise,- in its 1nman-
ly attempt to misrepreseut what we said, as any
one can see by reference to it. Its effort is at
tributabIe solely to a growing tendency on the
part Of the conductors of that press TO utter false
statements vberS they imagine they may gaiu
by SO doing feature which viii render it SOON
wholly unreliable if it has not already become so.
We might retort by repeating the remark made
By gentleman that the Advertiser is evident
ly preparing to support It's position as az op-
pOnent 70 the Ministry BY abandoning the Reel
procity Treaty. and turning the cold shoulder TO
the planting and agricultural interests, merely
because those interests are strongly sought to
be aided by the Ministry That this is the ult-
mate purpose Of The Advertiser. appears more
evident each week.
We have frequently during the past year warm
u advocated the shipping Of our sugars TO Aus
tralia. aud the establishment of regular hne of
packets TO carry thither sugars. and bring back
Goals. No one interested in our prosperity can
under-value the advantage Of having two markets
for our chief export. So long as We have to pay
from sixty to one hundred per cent duty at San
Francisco on what our dark sugars net US, the
desrableness of having another convenient out
let must be apparent TO every cue. Australia
possesses every advantage. and thither all our
darker grades should be sent They are there
examined by some simple chemical test. and often
realize more than they appear 70 be worth. Thus
a lot Of sugar which would not have oetted 10
San Francisco two cents pound. netted over
three ceuts IN Sydney.
At the same time it must be remembered that
Australian supplies are obtained chiefly from
MauHiius, Isle of Bourbon. Batavia and else
where, Mauritins alone sending there annually
over ninety millions Of pounds, or four times our
present crop. This tends to keep the prices IN
that market at a low figure, and we must not for.
get that prices there are usually lover than in
any other large market, and much Iower than the
average returns n san Francisco in former years.
During the past Few months the prices of sugars
were temporarily higher IN the Coloaies than
usual. bat they viii soon subside to the or
dinary rates, If they have not already done So 1t
is well to bear the Taas in mind and not relax
any .eHOris to secure an advanaageo0s reciprocity
Withsrhs United States. If il eau be Obtained. If
they decline to treat With Us on sny terms. them
We mnst make up our minds 10 worry along. and
pay the heavy duties imposed
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08
"f Hl1o, Oct. LIST, 1873


EDIToR GAZETTE :-Hio is getting quite lively,
and presents decided contrast to it's former
dull appearance. Refreshing showers fall nearly
every night. and for growing crops planters say
that there never was better weather Hio pro-
misses large sugar yield when she fires up again.
By the way, a new sugar plantation is being
started at Honokn. some thirty five miles from
here, and seven miles this side of Wapio,
in Hamakna district. The location is said to be
most eligible one near the sea shore, and pos
sesses three important requisites in abundance
land, water and wood. The mill is to be erected
by Mr.. H. McGubbin, Of this place. add the cane
(of which 100 acres are now planted will be
grown by three enterprising foreigners, all
young men, who know no such word as fail"
When their plans are more advanced, will give
you fuller details.
The German schooner Helene arrived here on
the 18th ut. with an assorted cargo to J. Sim
sen, involced at S20409. aud consisting Of every
thing to be imagined from dry goods. &c. to
music boxes and iewelFy, beads and German
notions. Messrs Simsen & Conway have enter
ed into partnership and are doing very brisk
business. their store being full OF customers at
all hours of the. day. E
Since the arrival Of the Powhattan, RATS Of
lumber may be seen leaving the wharf at oil times,
destined for the plantations. and several new build
ings are in course Of erection in Hilo,-giving
our mechanics something to do.
The wife OF EkskieIa. the native who was mur-
dered in Puma. has made full confession. in
which she AYERS that she and Leimakani killed
her husband and that afterwards be tLeimakani)
took the body away, but she did not see him dis
nose of t. The trial for cOmmttal will take
place during this week.
Z We have bad no cases in Court for some time,
owing to the absence OF our Police Justice. Yes
terday, September 39lh, there vas a case Of fur
nishing liquor 70 Hassiians. 10 which the de-
PENDANT, foreigner, was fined S25. Also, native
for assault and battery was 6ned SIS. Oar rival
bulletins still keep up sharp target practice. fur
nishing us with abundant material for amusement.
The premises owned by Captain j. Worth,
and formerly known as the Consulate, have lately
been sold fEH aaeBsAA
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08
Collector General of Customs.
CoLLvcroR GENERALS 0rFrcE.
Honolulu, October 10th, 1868

AlOuOiuiut OStOOSA AOAuf ACOSs
SiR:- I'm June, 1866, instructions we're sent
from this Office to Consuls Rhodes at Victoria,
b. c., and McCrackeu at Portland. o., to see
that charge OF ~ per cent. commissions was
added to all invoices not having charge for CON-
missions, that were certified to at their Offices !;
aud 1t was then supposed that like Instructions
were to be issued to all our foreign consuls.
One of our merchants receiving invoices from
Victoria. with % per cent. commissions added,
paid the duty on these commissions under pro-
test, saying thatit was not the custom at any
other ports where We had consuls.
/ would therefore ask Your Excellency to ap-
prove of Custom House Regulation to take ef
feet from and after January LIST. 1869, authorizing
the Collector General to add to all entries pre-
scented at this Office, on which no charge Cor CON-
missions appears. 212 per ceut. for commissions.
i think the regulation should fix 2Jf per cent. as
the rate expected to appear on all invoices as
charge for commissions. unless it can be shown
that less rate of commissions is established by
the chamber of commerce at the port where the
invoice was made.
All our regular merchants who do their bust
ness through mercantile houses in Boston, New
York, San Francisco aud elsewhere. have this
charge for commissions attached to their invoices
and pay duties on the amount. while the importers
of clothing and irregular traders, some Of whom
are large importers never have a charge for COM
missions on their invoices. thereby paying less
duties. many times, on the same goods, than the
other dealers
Referring this matter to the consideration of
Your Excellency, have the honor to be, SIR,
Your Excellencys most obi sery't.
Signed. W. F. ALLEN.
To His Er c. c. HuTis.
III III NJ 49,. = + n. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08

TIE Loss of the mail steamer COSTA Rieu is
public misfortune, as il is severe blow to the
Pacific Mail Company, which has no surplus
boats which they can afford to lose. We are not
advised whether another vessel will be provided
to perform the mail service but it seems quite
doubtful, rs the British Australian line propose
to start in January. and can do all the mail ser
vice required on this route, In the latter
event, however, It is quite fortunate for Us that
the bark D. C. Murray would arrive over shout
The same time as The steamer to return with
freight and passengers, who expected to come
by the former. Last year the Murray arrived
here October u fifteen and ahalf days from San
Francisco, and she will be due here about the
same date this year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08


TIE TABLE OF EXPORTS prepared by Col. W.
f. Allen, Collector General of Customs, and in
serted on the third page, presents very hatter-
ing result as regards increase in quantity as well
as value. The official statement makes the guam
iity Of sugar exported during the past nine
moRths 20,2OO,9O7 pounds, considerably more
than our own record. as given last week. An
other very important advance is in paddy and
rice, which foot up l,l56.S75 pounds. There is
a large gain IN the quantity of rice exported,
which saves TO us the labor and profit, if any, Of
cleaning it, We hope this feature of the rice
traffic viii continue, till our exports Of paddy
will find no place 10 our statistical tables. Cof
fee shows a total for nine months Of 1882
pounds, goat skins, 40 35s; tallow the very large
yield of 4s6,759 pounds wool, 529, 5O7 pounds !;
whale oil. 3O959 gallons. The total Of our ex-
ports foot up 81 .4O74s2 for nine months. showing
gain for The same period over last year of 1920,
634 At this rate the total for 1873 will exceed
two millions A portion of our exports for 1873
we're i1roiced at rates which have not been real
lied SO that the actual value Of our produce this
year is considerably below what the official figures
place il ct.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08

By the schooner Dauntless we received New
Zealand papers 10 Augns, Is. A new tariff has
been passed by the provincial parliament, raising
the duties on ironmongeTy. Il has brought out
a strong protest agaiusts il from the auckland
ChamberOf Commerce. The average rise in iron
ware, in consequence Of The new tariff. his been
about % per cent, though some articles have ad-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08
HI II Ministe,' Of Finance.

HONOLULU, October goth. 1863
SIR Your letter Of October 10th instsnt,
stating that" In June. 1865. instructions were
sent from this Office to Consuls Rhodes at Victo-
ria. B. C., and McCrackeu at Portland. O., 10 see
that charge Of 21S commission was added to
all invoices not having a charge for commission
that were certified to at their Offices and it was
then supposed that like Instructions were to be
issued to all our foreign consuls' was received in
due time 1ttf51s
You state "that one of our merchants receiv-
ing invoices from Victoria. with the 2JS commits
sion added, paid the duty on their commissions
under protest, saying that it was not the custom
at any other port where we had eonsuls-" You
ask that, this department approve q Of a Custom
House Regulation TO take effect from and after the
LIST of January, 1862 authorizing the Collector Gen
eral OF Customs add to al entries presented at
this Office on which no charge for commission APP
pears, 21< per cent. for commission thiEk the
regulation should fx ~ per cent as the rate expect
cd to appear all invoices charge for commits
sions unless 1t be shown that less rate Of com
mission is established By the chamber Of commerce
at the port where the invoice was made"
Upon careful consideration do not see why the
commission which You allude 10. should not be
charged upon all invoices immediately, and without
waiting til The LIST OF January, 1852 II Is The Gus
tom so to do in all parts of the world The duties
In this country are levied the VALUE of the in
voice, at the place from whence it is imported. It
Is not to be presumed that any man works for
thing, and If he does his labor still forms impor
ant item in the raiEe OF the goods which he Purcha
ses. For instance, Il cannot be supposed for mo-
ment. that IL maue should proceed from hero to
New York for the purpose OF purchasing goods,
ard occupies his time 10 doing, that his expenses
aud the value OF his time, whilst engaged in that
business did not form important part OF the cost
of those goods. Now, this time and expense is re-
paid by the charge Of commission; am therefore
Of the opinion that you should add the customary
commission continually. and as q matter Of course
irfd.oit any special aolIoe.
But as have always great reliance on your pru-
dence aud coHldeHce IN the manner Of conducting
the business Of your Office, this department will aP
prove any regulation you may see Tito mskr In &C
coTdaBee with the above ideas lam inclined, how
ever, to think that It viii be better to follow the
idea which have indicated and add The item With
out exception, least publication Of any regulation
should induce those who have added tue Item here
tofoTe. 10 think that they have wrongsd themselves
By such charges, or-raise doubts in the minds Of
people, whether We were not making 4 new iDPost
rather than enforcing dkdy and PcEniEs r5gt
rt=sa Your obedient servant. ng2tl
-Csignedl, CHAs C. H1sRIs-
TO Within r. Allen, E7.. ee1A9AA
Collector General or Cltsoz4