The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-11-12
Peeanlary vasue 81 Eyes. Feet ana
nnnntlu.

ny aIiiessl Inquiry o. accurate invsstlsstOs. one
nay make very satisfactory estimate u wAAtA uaa
Is worth. deprived " seme SfAh sense, aud shSrn q
all bis Air proportions. TIE loss q both fses. fOs
sxaAple, secures the ueiSrtanat fellow so per
nvntA. TIE lOss q both hands and the sight o.
bO,A eyes VII bring IN SIS per month. Bot hese
terrible evidences u Patresie sraor INST have been
received between the tth q Jelly. sSea. and the ID
81 Jane lSJ9 To those sAe. between March :. lSeS,
AID Jaas s. lss3. lost had and foot. SO per
month "a sivss; aAd 70 those who, bssvsea Jass 9,
lSee. and Juns ). ls79 lost the sane nssesrs. sis
per nOaiA b allowed So that In soas respects. Il V
seen. the ruliss prcss SG hands and FEET decline
nan lVtally aud permanently Disabled Ia both handa
between Juns 9. lsee. sad Jane :, is5a. can have
s2S PER nou,A. A cne-syed nan. vhe vas unlusly
enough lose the sight Of his other eye to ~
quire regularly the personal aid and attendance Of
snSthss PsrsSa, alec can have SIS per nensA. Add
1t in the Persva last specified soldier other per
sou IN the service sf the United States becsme Perma-
neatly disabled 10 both feet. in we had and
foot. ~ in any other way to have beeOs issa-
paeiated fSg the psrformanes Of manual labor, but
tOtally helpless require the personal AID
and ssnticu regularly Of any other Psrsan. e Oh
EasuSy the government to pay him $40 per mouth.
while $lS per ncntA i sivea 10 all ether PersOas to-
tally snd rerusosnty disabled IN the sane peri a.
10 oae hand or one foot. ur otherwise that their
inability to perform manual labor weald Be naturally
cousdsrsd equivalent the loss of of thess
fol. " not wholly essential members. Amer June {.
lSTs the loss Of the sight Of b,h eyes the loss Of
The sight Of Ons eve when that Of other hal been
previously lost the los. " both hApds both FEET,
will serve to give the injured party SSlsS per month.
The permanent disabling .. both hands, both feet,
81 that the per,On obliged to have the assistance Of
another. viii yield the sane cum. II one hand aud
foot Is gune. Impaired ,oprevsnt The per-
Torrance Of ma ual labor. SEA Is givss. II one
hand foot Is lost. badly bar, to prevent
manual labor which Wpuld be considered equivalent
to the loss VI hand. SIS per month is allowed. A
person who has lost leg above the knee that be
cannot artificial limb. can receive SCI per
month. The loss Of hearing Of both is consider
ed to be worth SIS per month. The pension for
POrAry disability is. while it lasts the rate
as provided for permanent di'abiliv.-U. s Piper.
Tar "cIrr OF PEKixe."-Nsu York. September
26th.-The noticeable steamship departure FROM
this port for long time took place this afternoon in
the departure Of the splendid new iron steamer City
Of Pesing. Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
which started her voyAgeto San Francisco via Cape
Horn, at four O'Clock. The vessel lay in the middle u
the stream AL the morning with cuurs living from al
her masts. aud presented q perfect model Of naval
beauty and design. The e,mpAny. with their we'll
known courtesy issued large number Of Invitations
10 residents Of New York ant Brooklyn TO visit the
great chip the occasion Of her 6na departure rum
New York. Thousands arailed themselves Of the
invitation, aud three small steamers were kept busy
taking guests on aud vi the big ship all day. hb
though, that fully 10000 to $4,000 people went on
board the City Of Peking and were delighted with the
sPlendOr and mAgnseence Of the interior Of the ship
corresponding so admirably with the imposing sxte-
ror. Rufus Hatch and his eo-drectors Of the CON-
pany were board. and welcomed all the visitors.
The Pacific Mail ComPany's Wharves at the foot Of
Canal treet gny decorated. and were flled with
crowds who had assembled to see the huge steamer
start on her first voyage. ALI the through bound
steamers they passed the City Of Peking dipped
their hAgs and the salute was promptly returned by
by the former vessel. The American Gag aoated
proudly frvn the stem Of the magnificent vessel II
conscious thai it represented no mean eraf. A band
was board and diseoursed charming music. which
was plainly audible both shores. The signal gun
announcing that the starting hour had arrived
boomed of at O'clock. and the steamer after moving
up the stream turned her prov toward the ocean.
and amid oaeers from ten thousand throsn aud
salutes from the US monitor Roanoke glideu grace
fully and swiftly toward the sea. Large numbers Of
visitors remained board till Sandy Hook vas
reached. when they were taken Cd BY accompanying
tenders.