The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-01
lruou OUR ows CORRESPONDENT
P1rrsFGELD, Mass, Feb. q

PIrrsrrELD, Mass, Feb. 20, 1874
DEAR GAzErrE The papers of the 18th inst.
contained notices OF the death of Luuao l.,
King of the Hawaiian Islands. Various com.
ments are made upon the situation of affairs, and
specua,ons are rife as to his successor None
of the great dailies seem to think that any steps
will be taken toward absorption into our own
government, but unanimously favor the continue
ton of the independence Of the nation Nor
does the proposition of reciprocity find an en-
thusastic reception in this part Of the land. The
NJ T. Tribune, Boston Advertiser, aud other
papers had fattering aud very fair accounts Of
Lunalilo, and speak hopefully of the Islands.
/ Meanwhile we, who know Of the Islands more
learn how the country bears the death of Luna
! lilo and who is to succeed TO the throne.
Our own great republic is moving along as
usual Congress has done very little so far.
Amendments to the National Bankrupt Law are
/ being considered and will probably be adopted
In the House Mr. Dawes, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, made an effective
speech, calling his party to account because the
expenditures of the government we're increasing
from year to year. Ii causes great excitement in
the party and throughout the land, some alleging
that it will be used as a campaign argument next
fall, and thus hurt the party; while Others, and
these the honestund upright portion, acknowledge
the truth of his statements and urge the party to
act accordingly.
Morrison Il. Waite was confirmed as Chief
Justice, upon the 2lst Of January, receiving
unanimous vote Not word OF fault has been
found with his nomination, and all feel that, al
although we have not remarkably brilliant man
at the head Of the judiciary, yet we have an hon
est man, and one above reproach. 1t is said that
he owes bis nomination TO the fact that he was
member Of the Geneva Arbitration Board, and
was classmaie Of w. NJ. Evarts, who recon-
mended him to President Grant.
The chief topic that has absorbed the attention
of newspapers for the past month, has been the
temperance crusade; for such we may well call it.
1t was orCanIzei in Ohio aud has spread through
a wide range of territory. The method Is this
The women, for it is principally conducted BY
females, meet in the morning for prayer, aud then
in bands 90 about the towns, stopping at all the
liquor shops. They civiily request to go into the
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there one OF the number leads in prayer. All
Join in singing and in enireaties TO the rumseler
that he will cease his traffic Wonderful success
has attended them IN some places, At New Vi
emma marvellous victory was gained over man
named Van Pelt, who, after resisting for tine
when the religious exercises had ceased in iront
Of his door, rolled his whisky barrels ont and ex-
pressed his readiness 10 cease his business. He
said, taking an axe, this is the weapon used
to defend myself and my business, and to terri(y
the ladies, but now will use it to sacrifice that
which has ruined many souls Then he stove
in the barrels and the contents ran upon the
gronnd. He is now very effective assistant in
the campaign. Dr. Die Lewis is one OF the main
leaders in the movement, It has not yet been
tried ia the East, but it is proposed to commence
the war and the result viii be watched with in
terest. \ movement OF another kind was made
in Boston on the 9TH Of this month. A force Of
thirteen State coustables raided on the liquors Of
the I'remOnt and Sherman Houses, and NounCs
Hotel, three OF BoStons most prominent hotels.
From eight 70 ten thousand dollars worth Of IL
quorS were seized, including rare and valuable
wines. A proprietor OF each hotel was brought
before the Police Court on charge Of maintaining
a LIQUOR nuisance and fined Two Of them were /
also sentenced to the House Of Correction, but /
they appealed; and this will probably end it, as /
the superior NOuFN does not SNupatniSe very j
heartily with the prohibitory movement
Our State Legislature is agitated over the pro- /
hibitory question aud the State Prison but by |
far the most important action taken BY them is /
the resembling the resolutions condemnatory OF 1
Charles Sumner, with reference to his motion in 4
Congress to remove the battle flags. II was a |
foolish thing 10 pass it, and the present members
have acquiesced in the general wish Of the State
in removing the stain.
The next college regatta viii be held at Sara
toga, Many opposed this place as being espe-
cally under the control Of John Mogrissey, and
immoral. But the attractions offered
by its citizens carried the day, and nine Of the
colleges represented at the convention voted for
Harvard Dartmouth and Amherst OPP
posing. Since the convention Amherst has re.
fused 10 go TO Saratoga upon principle, and one
or two other Institutions will probably fail to
send crews.
The SiameSe twins Chang and Eng have died,
and an examination that has been secretly con-
Quoted at Philadelphia disclosed, that the liga-
ment binding them could not have been severed
without causing death. Il is proposed by their
friends that an exhibition shall be made Of the
bodies, and the sum OF from $4,000 10 $4,000 is
asked for them.
1t was their unvarying custom to spend three
lays and half Of each week in each house. So
lnaIteraole was thiS custom That the funeral oil
son on one occasion and the wedding Of a daugh-
Ter on another, could not be attended by them
because the ceremony was not at the right house.
Thursday, Jan. Is, was the day for Chang to
risit Eng's house. The former was the weaker
# the two, having been paralyzed three years
before on the right side, and ever since suffering
rom chronic pneumonia. On this night the ex-
rene cold, the rough road, and an open carriage,
,onduced to throwing Chang into severe attack
" his affection of the throat, and he sent word
o his wife next day that, though better, be :
bought he would have died that night. On Fri
lay night the twins slept in the second story Of
he house, having no one in the room but little !
legro, who said they got up after midnight and
at around the fire, Chang complaining very much /
# his throat. Eng wanted to go back TO bed, !
nut Chang said it hurt his breast too much to lie
own. However, they did soon afterward go to .
'ed, and nothing more was heard till, toward day
'reak, Eng was heard crying out for his son VIII
lam, who slept in an upper room. When the
amily was aroused, after repeated calugs from
eng, they found Chang dead and Eng with the
old perspration starting out from his face. pald
nd complaining Of excessive cold 10 his feet, ]
nd asking them to pull and rub them. How =
yer, in about = hours after the alarm, Eng ex-
fred, all the symptoms of coming death being