The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-09-02
News Items.

Now is your chance Steernge rates TO Europe, b.
steamer, only tweuty-three dollars.
North Carolina claims to he the only State in tn
Union which produces every article enumerated in th
census of 1870.
Beginning Of Judges charge in Iowa: I" Gentle
men Of the jury, you must now quit eating peanuts
and attend to the case"
A Lutheran clergyman in Freedom. Wis, who re
fused Ociaie the fuEeral of Granger. has beel
dismissed by his congregation.
The Kentucky giant is dead. He was seven fee
high, two and half feet across the shoulders, an,
his feet measured fourteen inches.
The School Board o: Philadelphia has forbidden
the pupils of the public schools to take home tbei
books, which means study out of school.
The most fashionable of Saratoga cottages rent fol
s. oTo for the of three months Others brinl
$500, others 1900, and SO on down to $500.
Hannibal IIamliu has been continuously in Office
since 1886 In these nearly forty years of public life
not single whisper has been bresthed against the
stout old statesman.
Mr.. MiIburn. a compostOr in the London Time.
cfhe=, who produced set of verses in honor of the
marriage Of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
has received autograph letter of thanks from tho
Empress of Russia.
Georgia paper says Every village and bor-
Ough il the State is projecting the erection of acto-
lies Of various kinds. We never knew period in
the history Of Georgia when so much money was put
into manufacturing business at present"
A cable is TO be laid between the Irish Coast
and that Of New Hampshire. another between Brazil
and Demerura. and through connections with other
cables Brazil will be put in direct communication
with London and with American cities. The expert
of the last years has been sufficient change
intelligent doubt Of the feasibility of laying ocean
cables into almost blind confidence.
The lawyers of indianapolis are torturing their
brains over an extraordinary problem. Some years
ago lady of that city married, and four months
thereafter separated from her husband. divorced
and remarked in a month and four months thereafter
gave birth to a child BY her first husband. Quite re-
Gently the second husband procured divorce, and
the custody of the child was awarded to him. Now
the first husband and claims the child and the
lawyers asking Who is entitled its possession?
Henry Watterson writes to the Louisville Courier
Journal from Washington, under date of May 9th,
that it is claimed there soberly, and by the
coolest-headed men, that Grant mears third term,
and that be does not reckon without his host" He
thinks that all of Grants past and present conduct
indicates the inevitable purpose of his mind and
heart to be personal government like that which
Prince Louis Napoleon addressed himself after his
elevation the chief magistracy of the French Re-
public.
Commodore Vanderbilt is now over eighty years
old. and, according to the Herald, his chances
are good for 20 years of healthy life That pa
per says he is still bright Of eye, and drives span
of trOtters with steady hand as the best Of the
Jehus of Central Park. At 80 years of age he was
poor oyster fisher and did not for many years after
lay the foundation Of his fortune. Just where the
average weakling Of these days drops out of life,
ruined in health broken down in mind by soften
ing of the brain. this old fellow began his great work.
and now, at so is younger. in fact, and has surer
hold 20 years more for action than the Jay Gouds
and others. who young enough in years be his
grandchildren. The difference is, that these men
never bad boyhoOd, while Vanderbilt remained |
boy at 30. and young at so.
The BOrseHzeitrRg says that the German Admiralty
has decided to adopt new kind of torpedo, which
be moved about while under water from the shore
The weapon consists of long, hollow cylinder, con-
tanning, besides the Eliminating powder, sufficient
quantity of enable it to Hoat 1t is moved by
means Of electric passed through wires which
connect it with the land, and by apropclling ap-
oaratus also fixed the shore. The speed Of this
OrPedO can be raised so as to exceed that of the
iwiftest ships. A detOnAting apparatus is attached
% it in front, which explodes on contact with any
'olid body. number of torpedo boats are also 1.
bull, for the purpose Of pursuing hostile ship. and
attacking them unobserved These boats will be pro-
Yelled by moved by hydraulic power. and
Till be steered under water by means Of q compass
they to be capable Of performing four days
Quincy at sea.
Before the Constitution Of New York Of 1924, the
Common Pleas and Court of Sessions was held by a
rst Judg- and at least associate Justices. AT
ERIN Of such Court, held in one of the northern eodn
les of the State. the rst Judge on his wa, to Court
ras kicked by an old man in hAlf-drunken sport. A
fitness Of the occurrence made complaint to the
irand Jury, who found Indictment On the old
being arragned the 6rst Judge qaited the bench
saving the matter to be disposed Of by The assistant
NeNSSss
prov for his act, and was fined five dollars. The
rst Judge resumed his seat the bench, gared at
,e assistant Justices the right aud the left, 10
reat apparent indignation and contempt, remarking,
seuingiy to himself but loud enough to be heard
irOughout the room, II it only Eve dollars to
ick first Judge, should like to see the American
Din small enough to designate the penalty for kick
e of their full bench of assistant Justices -
Years ago Fred. E. Spinner engaged in harness
hking 10 the village Of Amsterdam, Montgomery
,unfy. New York. Last month his old partner, who I
il survives. celebrated his golden wedding, and
pinner took advantage Of the occasion to send him
10 gold rings. with the following genial letter:
TREAsURT OF TIRE USrrED STATES.
WAsRIKGTOS, June 10th, 1874.
Ny Dear David have just received a card, in
ting TO the golden wedding Of = Mr.. aud Mrs. !,
avid DeFOrest, Sr." {" Seniorl" How strangely
at strikes my eye and sounds upon my ear. Tbere
Of course, David DeFOrest, Jr. Although my
If great grandfather. cannot realize that my /
y friend can be the father Of a grown-up man. {
lOughts and reflections crowd thick aud all at q
zee, upon my memory. that can scarce give express
IN TO one. Half century aud mUre ago we were
Us and partners together. Bat you had the good
nse soon to dissolve with me, aud form that
pay and cOngenial eopartnership. tast has lasted