The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-01-21
VOL. X,---NO. 81
News Paragraphs.


says that he regards the conversion of one wo-
man as equal to the conversion of twenty men,
so far as their influence in the propagation of
Christianity is concerned. We find in our own
country that the women mske by far our most
successful Sunday school teachers.-Asa. paper.
LET THE RULE WORK Born WAYs.-The New
York Ereaing Post, after referring to the just
punishment awarded, under the present rue of
Furnishing murder. to the Modocs inquiries what
shall be done with those white persons who mur-
der the Indians, and then mentions the fact that
soon after Captain Jack was captured several In.
dians, while under guard as prisoners OF war, were
waylad in the road and cruelty murdered by our
people Justice should certainly be administered !
in such case, as in the instance of the punished
Modocs, and then it would be made manifest to
the Indians that no partIaliiy is exhibited, and
that the American Government is no respecter
of persons, but desirons only to do what is just
and right 10 all.-Sdc Union.
MosoUITos OF THE Red RIVER OF THE NORTH.
Your readers who have fshed in the Adiron-
dack sWamps, or lived on New Jersey flats, may
lancy they know something Of mosquitoes but it
is all mistake. These creatures here rise in
cloud they are terrible to man and beast they
make sleep uncomfortable without netting. Peo-
pie carry mosquito netting in this region in their
pockets, as they do handkerchiefs elsewhere.
saw men digging at road-track, each with his
pocket head-net and gloves, and even then they
could hardly get on with their work. A gentle
man at Duluth told me they used to be plenty
there Though they have mainly disappeared), and
that it was considered much piece of e;i-
quette to take off your coat and shake it before
entering friends house as it would be now to
wipe your feet.-Duluta Cor.
The cheapness of labor in Europe, and also the
lower cost OF chemicals, give not only the Eng
lish but the French and Germans great advan-
tages over US in the business of refining. The
acids used in the process cost here fully twice as
much as 10 Europe aud the wages of still tend
ers and other laborers are about Sc week,
against SIC in New York and at the wells. Our
crude petroleum can be taken across the water,
refined and returned here and sold in competi-
lon with our manufactures 1t appears possible
then, aud even probable, that this vast industry
will soon pass out of our hands entirely. The
foreign exporters are building vessels to carry
the oil in bulk thus avoiding the loss on barrels,
which has hitherto been considerable. The value
to the country of this refining industry is stated
to be as high as S5O,OOOOOO an item of income
of no mean importance.-N Y. paper.
Nor long since the French Academy of
Sciences, one of The highest scientific bodies 10
the world, was to have some men from abroad ad-
ded to its membership Accordingly after se-
cret session, when the merits of all candidates
fully discussed, FIVE names were proposed
from which three should be selected. These FIVE
were Messrs. Carpenter, Darwin and Huxley, of
England, Streenstrup, of Denmark, and James
d. Dana, Professor in Yale College at New
Haven, in the United States. The election at
length took place, when Messrs. Darwin and
Huxley were rejected by most decisive votes, and
Messrs. Streenstrup, Dana and Carpenter were
cordially elected. DIR. Carpenter, it will be re-
membered, has boldly rebuked the pretensious of
mere scientific theorists and skeptics. Messrs.
Streenstrup and Dana also are understood never
to have made any assaults upon true biblical
teachings. while with both Huxley and Darwin
there is continual practical ignoring of all in
4 spired revelation. Verify these men should feel
rebuked when thus even French school SO
thoroughly rejects them and practically pro-
! nounces their condemnation.
A curious illustration OF the laws delay and
the uncertainty of litigation is given in the case
Of the McDonough bequest, which has lately
] been settled. John McDonough died, twenty
three years ago, in New Orleans, bequeathing a
property Of three million dollars to that city and
/ thu City Of Baltimore to be equally divided, and
the entire sum to be devoted to the establish
ment of common schools, TO be free 10 all irres
pective Of belief or color. The will was disputed
by the heirs. of course, and the case was carried
before the Supreme Court. After contest last
ing more than twenty years in the courts COM
promise was made at last The two cities bought
off the other legatees. and when the final reckon
ing was made it was found that over S2,000000
had disappeared during the struggle But the
fight was not ended even then. Factions 10 each
published we are told that the princely fortune
left by John McDoncugh, aud which should have
been used in the interests Of education has dwin-
died to $4,000 in real estate, and Sl674 in cash.
All the rest with its legitimate earnings in the
way of interest," has been trittered away, stolen
and appropriated"
A LErPsIo TRAGEDY.-A terrible tragedy is
narrated by the German papers. Herr Schwein-
hoff, merchant of I.eipsic, aged 65 years. after
losing his first wife. married young girl OF is,
who, of course, was only enamored of the old
mans wealth. Schwenhof had by his first wife
son, who seems to have been rather wild. On
returning home after two years absence, the son,
aged Is years, commenced liaison with his step
mother. Schweinhotf suspected the intimacy,
and determined to be avenged. Having acquired
proof of the treachery of the couple, he awaited
his opportunity. On July 5th he took horse and
rode to a country-house then occupied by his wife.
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