The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-02-04

hardest granite. Il has been triei thoroughly in
England. pot to the severest testi and pronOun-
ced al entire success.
Bishop whpple's work among the Chippewa
Indians is warmly commended by the people of
su denominations. A Roman Catholic paper
says: He is looked upon by all our Chippewas
as a father IN whom they have full confidence,
Hud 20 one else in this country has so much IN
huence over them. Such man can do more to-
ward ciyilizing this people than host Of uutried
and INFESTED ministers. They have had mission
I aries amongst them to my knowledge since ISIS
-Meibodists, Catholics and GougregatiOnalists.
/ AL Of them failed TO accomplish the object Of
their MISSION, and one after another gave up the
( field and retired from the country. The Episco-
4 pal Church then undertook the work, standing
alone Tor long time. trembling with doubt but
finally succeeded.
The Vienna Congress has assented by unani-
nous vote, to the proposition that it is desirable,
with view to the exchange Of weather reports,
i that at least one uniform observation, of such
character as to be suitable for the preparation of
synopiic charts, be taken and recorded daily and
simultaneously at as many stations as practicable
throughout the world. The formal announcement
Of this principle, with such sanction, will tend
directly 10 an exchange of signa service and
weather reports between al the civilized nations.
1t Is interesting, in reference TO American re-
ports. to know that the Chinese Government is
preparing to establish system Of storm warn
iDgs and weather reports for China and the Chi
nese coast Of the Pacific.
The produce of the direct aud indirect taxes
10 France. for the first nine months Of last
year. is published in the Journal Q5icie- The
former broughtiu ass. .OOO, ,OO0f, being 3s5OO.OOOL
more than the sum calculated on for that period.
Last year. although the harvest was better, the
surplus at the corresponding time was only 26,-
600 O00f. The same may be said as to the cost
Of collection. In 1872 it was IT, Sic per lOOOf, /
whereas IN 1873 it was only IT, 4Oc., which /
fact indicates more ready payment of the i'm /
posts The indirect taxes show deficit for the 4
same time The estimate in the budget was 4
l.3O300O OOOf, whereas the receipts only l2gT- /
O0a00of being a difference of 6,000,000E How /
ever the result on the whole is not so unsatis- /
factory as 10 1872, since the Treasury has levied
l4lOOOO0Of. more than during the first three
quarters Of that yeer.
MANS DEPESDENcE.-Man relies far more than
be s aware for comfort and happiness on wo-
mans tact and management. He is so accus-
toned to these that be is unconscious Of their
worth They are SO delicately concealed, aud
yet SO ceaselessy exercised, that be enjoys their
effect as he enjoys the light and atmosphere.
He seldom thinks how ii would be with him
were they Withdrawn. He fails to appreciate
what is so freely given. He may be reminded Of
them now aud then; be may complain OfiutrusiOn
or interference bat the iroRn IS smOOtbed away
By gentle hand. the murmuring lips are stopped
with oaress, and the management goes on
Galary.
The Napipi route for the proposed Daries Ca
nal has received the approval of nearly every
prominent sngiaeer in the country who has given
any opinion on the subject. Among those most
warmly endorsing the project is Mr.. Walter
Shady. the Hoosac Tunnel contractor, who, iu q
recent letter TO Commander Selfridge. expresses
the conviction that The route is not only practic
able. bui that the estimates Of Commander Self
ridge viii more than cover the cost of the work.
In the opinion Of the leading engineers, the Ma
pipi Canal is to be the great engineering work of
the present age, SURPRISING in magnitude and in
benefits to commerce anything in thatline hereto
fore attempted.
The origin of the favorite hymn From Green
lands Icy Mountains, the original manuscript of
which Is ia the collection of Rifles, the Magis-
traie Of Liverpool, is thus given by Dean How
son iu ibe Ar7 Journal: When Bishop Heber
was young man, missionary sermons we're not
so frequent as they are now and on one occa-
sion, when be was staying with Dean Shirley,
Vicar Of Wrexbam, his father-iu law, such ser
mon was TO be preached, and the want of suit
abe hymn was felt, He was asked on the Sat
urday TO write one and, seated at the window Of
the old vicarage-house, be produced after short
interval in is bold Handwriting, with one single
word corrected, that hymn beginning From
Greenlands Icy Mountains with which ell are
familiar. It was priuted that evening aud sung
the following day il Wrexbam Church. The
writer Of these pages on the Dee saw the origin
al manuscript some years ago in Liverpool, and
more recently he has seen the printer, still living
in Wre1ham. who set up the type when boy"
A BKIEF HIsToRY OF TIE ALuANoE.-It was
first formed ia 1876. upon invitations sent by
Rev. Dr. Pat,en Of Philadelphia, to several lead
ing clergymeu of the different churches. They
met in Masonic Hall, London, for the purpose Of
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uniting more closely. They felt on account of
the assaults made on Christianity. because OF its
different denominational churches, that this move
meut was necessary, and that they would sink or
put all differences Of that kind in the back
ground, They banded themselves together, and
on the Sabbath following eighty churches were
oosapied BY the ne1 who had so united. The
Alliance met sgain in Paris in 1851. There we're
l zoo delegates from different countries present.
The third was held in Berlin in the Royal Garri-
sion Church. on the special invitation Of the
Emperor The fourth was held at Ge1eva, and
the fllh at Amsterdam. The church in which
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