The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-02-14
Late Clippings from American Files.

The Kentucky BOurbons are losing ground II
i- asserted that the new Legislature drinks less
whisky per man than any that has ever been seen
iu Frankfort
Governor Leslie Of Kentucky. in his message 10
tue Legislature on Tuesday. strongly urges that
body % aid the colOTed people ia their efforts for
moral, mental, and political Improvement, and ex-
presses the hope that the interests Of the people
viii Induce them no longer to ignore this claim.
The steady increase in the number OF patents
Issued at Washington. year after year, shows the
Inventive spirit which i inherent ia the breast Of
every genuine Yankee. From 1886 10 the present
time, no less than 10000 patents have been granted
by the United States.
o. j. stated from Washington that there were two
-ubject- the President was anxious 10 speak Of in
bis me--uZe- the importance Of which be thought
was worthy % special messages--viz. the labor
movement and the Grange question Both, he
-tJ-, have cngrns7ed bis attention for sometime.
lut when has the opportunity he will present his
views TO- Congress.
An interesting and perhaps bitter controversy il
iu prospect between the officers Of the YIie de
Hr,-rs aud the Loeb Err1 in regard 20 the coward
i-- and incOmpetency which is alleged by the
latter against the former. Captain SurmOnt has
published 10 Paris q card Of indignant denial i'm
reply % the statements Of the English captain.
The Official investigation which is 10 be Instituted
will probably clear mp the question.
One member Of the notorious Jury who convicted
stokes, the murderer Of Fisk. Of only Imam
sIIugater in the third degree, - has himself been
punished by the law for gross misconduct the
trial. The juror in question, Robert Porter. gets
two months imprisonment and fine Of SIOO The
Stokes iurynan " is likely soon to be
by-word and expression of contempt
Five Chinese School Commissioners have been
Tor some time in this country with view to inspect
"ur educational system and to adopt such portions
Of 10 may desirable I'm the school system Of
China. They have also general supervision of
the education Of Chinese youth now In the United
states. The Commissioners have already visited
Yale. Harvard and Amherst colleges, and will
continue their tour through the colleges and schools
until all where young Cinnamon are students have
been visited
\ singular practice has grown up in Massashu-
-ets IN connection with convictions for infringe
ment Of the prohibitOry liquor laws of that com
mDuweath. 10 is said that not q few of the parties
sentenced to Imprisonment for thirty days or even
"a longer period have done penance by proxy,
through substitutes who submitted to durance vile
tor = consideration Of the officers of the law
cOnniving at this system.
As an illustration Of Spain's insincerty in rela-
tion TO the abolition of slavery the TtcO Republics
English paper published in Mexico, mentions
certain particulars about the Captain General of
Cuba. Il says that General JoveIlar is, through
his wife, the owner OF three hundred slaves on a
sugar estate in the jurisdiction Of Guantanamo.
The annual report Of the Commissioner Of In
teTnal Revenue discOses the interesting facts that
the receipts from the dstillation and sale of spirit
uous Liquors amount to more than half OF the
whole sum realized from internal revenue. An
additional very large amounts derived from the
excuses on tobacco. Thus the government -four
ishes on the peoples vices-the indulgence in
liquors and tObacco--Or at least their indulgence
in superhuities. The world over this is the case.
The bequest OF the ex-Duke Of Brunswick to the
city OF Geneva, which first estimated at SI5,-
600 900. turns out to consist Of $3.50 600 OF real
tangible property, besides possessions in Germany
and America estimated at 81 ,0O0,0 900 more. From
this total Of S475O0OO Is to be deducted $780, 900
left to Mr.. Smith. the testator's man Of business
aud executor. person who declared that she
years ago. puts IN her widows claim for dowry-
say oHe-third OF the property.
one Col. H. W. Herndoa. who was formerly q
law partner of Abraham Lincoln, has risen to
unenviable nOtOTiety by recent lecture ut Spring
field. Illinois. devoted To establishing two PROPOSE
tious first that Mr.. Lincoln Of ilegitimate
birth. and second that he inddel, so far as
religion was concerned
The prospective completion Of the new railway
between Boston and the West through the Hoosac
tunnel Is the cause Of much self cOngTatulatiOn
the part Of the newspapers of that city. When the
line i opened they expect to divert large pro-
At Koro the cotton crop is enormous and the
quality is remarkably gOOd Not trace Of disease
has appeared and the weather is all that the most
exacting Of planters could require. Cotton seems
generally to be remarkably abundant and fine.
The sugar fever las extended to the windward
islands At Llkeba one planter has been preparing
his land for cane and already has large quantity
under cultivation. and expects this to have 80
or 80 acres planted.