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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-08-15
THE PACIFIC
Commercial AO6ertiser.
PaAsEs or THE Moos FOR THE month or AUGCsT,
IsTA-HoSoLuLu MEAN TINE
AUGUST Is.

A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL record OF the course
pursued by the Gazette since it came under its
present management, will present a remarkable
chapter in journalistic regeneration. Erratic,
sensational, superficial, dogmatic when beaten
in argument or, as is very frequently the case,
finding itself on the losing side of a public ques-
ton, it straightwsy loses its own temper, and is
50 unwise us to let that fact become apparent by
descending at once to a eongenial element-to
coarse and slanderous attacks. It's editor is
seemingly unaware that these invariably fail in
their efect,-excepting in animals too low for
gentlemen's game. AS n mere matter of taste,
we should say use the d~issecting-knife rather than
the c~leaver, and leave the downright butchering
business of journalism to those to whom the per-
quisite of the offal may be of consequence. Says
a high authority on this subject "As a general
rule, 1 would say, fight a gentleman with a
Damascus blade, tempered with perfume; with a
blackguard, why, order your footman to knock
him down but if you want exercise, and now
and then choose to turn to yourself, and drub
him in his own way, where is the objection, L
should like to know? That is my personality
creed.
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Friend, being appealed TO, said that his chief
Thought was that this community should hold in
especial honor and esteem a mother Of fifteen chill
dren (Mrs. Sheldon) though Eve only living. Of
whom a husband testified. as We heard this evening.
tha, bis love for her had grown with her years, and
their mutual trials. He rejOieed in occasions like
this, so well calculated to excite a kindly, mutual
esteem for one another. and to inSpirit US to take a
warmer interest in the duties Of life.
After examining the gifts, and partaNng Of a
pleasant collation.. the elder and gvaver portion Of
the company retired, highly grati6ed with having
participated in Mr.. Sheldon and family's pleasant
surprise. while the younger ones INDUCED In the
festive dance until near midnight.
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WTTH ALL due respect for the person and posi-
ton of the Bishop of Honolulu, we beg to de-
cline with thanks the invitation to apologize for
the publication of the letter signed "Nuuanu"
in our last. 1t is not our practice to insert COM
munications 90 inadvertently, nor without max
ing full inquiry as to the authority from which
they emanate. We were then, and are now sat-
isfed that the statements in the letter in question
were made, not on the "authority of gossip
but on that of reliable persons, who were eyewit-
nesses of the AFFAIR. One inaccuracy however
may be noted. 1t was an employee of the house
hold-one of the horse-beaters-and not strictly
speaking a member of the family" who made
the remark that ''a person had q right to fay his
own beast" Otherwise, there is nothing in the
letter of "Nuuanu" for which we feel called
upon to apologize.
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spiritualsm-A Challenge Given and
Accepted.

Professor A. x. Wallace. distinguished scientist,
has been contributing a series Of artielcs 70 the
toTtnighay Review, on the Developments OF modern
spirituaiism. How eAsy.--obserVes The New York
World, opposing the spiritual doctriRe.-wonld II
bave been for the mediums 10 have informed the
world. months before the Information could have
been received through the ordinary channels. "
the death OF Capt Hall 10 the Arctic regions. and
the separation Of the Budding and Tyson parties
and their subsequent rescue. n some accotnfho.
dating medium had informed the public. through
the daily press, Of each OF these events Immediately
upon their happening. with minute dctsiIs n each
case, their anal vetibeaiion months afterwards
would have been evidence In favor Of snpernatarAl
communication. diAisult for The skrpue b over
come. But this SOFT Of information having never
In a single instance been furnished by the spiritu-
alists, the inference Is that 1t cannot be furnished.
The opportunity. Qt proceeds to sayl Is open TO
any propaganda Of sLiritaalism who desire~ 80
use IL.
The Sandwich Islands are not connected with
the rest OF the world by the telegraPhie wire.
Suppose the medium gives ms a daily report Of
what Is going on in King KAlaksna's dominions--
say within an hour after each event Of consequence
happens. Our readers. we believe. are open TO
conviction. and here is the best chance the medi-
-" NV 49, - 80 ehfNk Nf h'H
In the Chicago Times OF June 22d, appears a
letter from one r. Searle. accepting the challenge
given by the WOTId. We copy a paragraph from
his letter. by which Il will be seen that an oppor-
tunity Is afforded TO test lhe reality OF AZ. searle's
pretensions:
at must be taken into account that spirits. IN
communicating intelligence, operate by natural
law as much rs the electricians who work the
Atlantic cable. Nor have they any more power
over conditions thsn when in tho body. Their
minds. to get intelligence from the sandwich lei.
must be e rapport with some one there in
order to establish lines for the sending OF a spirit
ual telegram and II King KalSkaua will send a
lock Of his hair, 50 az to form the connection
required. and keep a record of the events that
on any specified day. in which he is him
a prominent actor, making allowances for dl-
ference Of time. we will informs the pnblIe through
the Times. several days in advance Of the mail, OF
the leading incidents that transpired In his court
on that day. which n diary correctly kept would
corroborats. Spirit messages are not eent awithehi
establishing the lines of spiritual telegraph
and making the necessary conneofionp. which Iansi
be done by putting the media en- rapport by some
means with ZONE organism at the other end OF the
ina - - 49, 80 80
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Carlyle On Labor.

The philosopher Of Chelsea has given his views on
this interesting subject in a letter, Of which the
following is a copy:
"The look of England Is to me at this moment
abundantly ominous, the question of capital and
labor growing ever more anarchial. insoluble by the
notions hitherto applied to it, pretty certain to issue
in petroleum, one day, unless some other gospel than
that Of the dismal science come to illuminate it.
Two things are sure to me The first is that capital
and labor never can or viii agree together till they
both, first Of all decide On doing their work faithfully
throughout, and like men Of conscience and honor.
whose highest aim is to behave like faithful citizens
of this universe, and obey the eternal commandment
of Almighty God who made them. The second thing
is the fact that Of the coal strike, or any conceivable
strike; and the fact that, loosely speaking We may say
all Eng nd has decided that the most profitable way
is to do its work i'll, slimly, swiftly and mendaciously,
What q contrast between now and only a hundred
years ago J Al the latter date, or still more conspi-
cuousIy for ages before it, all England awoke to its
work with an invocation to the Eternal Maker to
bless them in their days labor, and help to do it
well. Now all England, shopkeepers, workmen, all
manner of ompeting laborers, awaken as IL il were
an unspoken but heartfelt prayer to Beelzebub,
ooh, help Us, thou great lord Of shOddy, adulteration
and malfeasance. to do your work with the maximum
of slimness, sWiftness, profit and mendacity, for the
devil q cake. Amen" CO EaE E-re
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The british Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
10 animals was formed fifty years ago, and when it
began its benign mission it was almost universally
laughed at. A joke or q sneer was its most familiar
greeting from the cultivated classes. while the lower
regarded it with almost savage sntipathy, as inter-
fering with their right to do what they would with
their own. But the Society has held on its way,
and on the 22d Of june it held an sInternational Jubi-
lee" which was attended by many distinguished
persons, including several foreign ambassadors
The Earl of narrowly presided, and the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh presented a gorgeously bound
copy Of the Animal World to each Of upwards of
400 boys and girls, from the superior and elemen-
tary schools, who had written essays on the subject
Of cruelty to animals, some of them Of great excel
lence. One little fellow, only eight years old, who
had been capable Of winning q prize, raised a gen.
eral outburst Of hand-clapping. The Queen, through
her Secretary, declared her warm interest in the
cause, and her qualification that her son and her
daughter-in-law daughter of the Emperor of RussiA)
would show their interest and sympathy by present-
ing the prizes to the boys and girls. Here is an
example for persons Of distinction in this country.
who have hitherto taken little interest in this suject,
if they have not even aided in casting ridicule upon
the efforts of Mr.. Rergh and his associates. - Chris.
tian Union. ~
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Session of 1874.
EIaHrY-FouRrH Dan. saturdsr. J

EIeHrx-FoURTH DAY. Saturday. Aug. s.
The Assembly met at IL O'Clock a NJ, pursuant to
His Ex. Jno. O. Domiuis, from Committee on En-
roIlment, reported that His Majesty the King had
approved the following Acts
An Act to amend Sections ? and 3 Of the law re-
lating TO elections.
An Act TO amend Section 2 of en Act entitled an
Act to amend Sections $50 and lsl Of the Civil
Code. (Lieense reduced for shipping foreign sea-
men).
An Act to authorize a national loan.
An Act to codify and revise the laws Of this King
dom.
An Act giving time to mOrtgagers to redeem in
certain cases.
An Act to prohibit the importation and the sale Of
opium.
The Act to amend the law relating to assessment
and collection of taxes.
An act to reduce the term Of Imprisonment in
certain cases.
An Act to amend the law relating to the killing
and slaughtering of cattle.
The following Acts were not approved by the
King
An Act to provide for the treatment OF lepers by
Messrs. Akana and Powell. rve-
An Act to amend the law relating to the Hawaiian
Board Of Health.
An Act to amend the Act regulating the Bureau
of Public Instruction.
An Act 20 reduce certain expenses.
An Act TO amend Sections l and 5, Chapter 80, Of
the law relating to taxes on animals.
On motion of the Hon. Mr.. Kaukaha the House
adjourned till q quarter 10 u o'clock N.
When the Assembly met again at IL O'Clock and
40 minutes, Hon. Mr.. Kaukaha read a resolution as
follows
ResO!ved, That the thanks of the members Of this
House are hereby rendered to the President and Vice
President, for the courteous and efficient manner in
which they have presided over the deliberations dur
ing the lengthy session now about to close. Adopted.
Hon. G. r. Bishop, President of the Assembly,
made q few appropriate remarks in response.
On motion Of the Hon. Mr.. Kipi, the thanks of
the House were rendered to the Secretary, the Inter-
prefer, the Chaplain, Sergeant at Arms. and other
officers of the Assembly, for the prompt and careful
of their duties during the session.
At ~ O'Clock. the Assembly was formally pro-
rOgned by His Majesty the King.
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If there was any room for hope that President
Grant could be convinced of the utility Of what
is known as the Peace Policy, we might be moved
to entertain il now. The hostile movements Of the
Cheyennes, Comancbes, and the Kiowas, will be
apt to engage attention this summer, in a degree
scarce less than the Modoc war dad last year. The
number and horrible details OF eutrages already
committed show that the savages mean business,
and that unless promptly taken to task, they will
dered in pursuit Of them with a regiment Of
cavalry.
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MURDER on HAwAIL-A report comes from Hilo
that an old native man and woman had been found
murdered some miles from town. in the latter part
OF last month. Marshal Parke went 10 Hawaii on
the steamer. and from him We may expect to receive
fall particulars.
INcESDIAR1sN-Last night. at about - O'Clock,
a Are was discovered kindied beneath the steps Of the
unOocupied house at the junction Of Garden and
Union streets, hear the British Club. 1t Has speedily
extinguished by a neighbor; but the startling fact
appears that We have incendiAries among US.
CHARGED WITH TREAsoS-Five natives were az
rested on the 7th and sth irs;ants, charged as above.
For various reasons, their examination in the Police
Court has been deferred, and is now set for to-day
Their names are, J. ?. Zephyrin, KGhelemauna,
Kshaneli, Kaai and Koloa. Section l Of Chapter {
of the Penal Code, under which these persons are
charged. reads as follows:
Treason is hereby defined to be any plotting or
attempt to dethrone or destroy the King, or the
leyying Of war against the Kings Government, or
the adhering to the enemies thereof, giving them aid
or comfort, the same being done by a person owing
allegiance to this Kingdom"
Coon TENPLABs.-The officers installed in the
three Honolulu Lodges for the term commencing
August LIST are as follows Il
N1NN -SH $1,000
C. Blackburn. W. r. II. s; Mrs. E. R. Dat, w. L.
H. s.; Mrs.S. P. Smith, W. V T.; \ W. Carter, VS.;
W.. L. Hopper, W. F.. s.; W. NJ. Wallace, W. t. W.
Clark, W. NJ; Mrs. R McShane, W. D. NJ; J. B.
Fuller, w. 1. G.; II. Grnbe, W. o. G.; D. P. Peter
son, W. c.; J. ?. Green, Past W. C.. I. -
Queen Emma No. 2-Thos Fl. Harrison, W
C. T.; VIM. B. Wright, W. R. 3. s.; Mrs. Hannah
W. Sheldon, W. L. II. s.; Mrs. Haleakala N. Hart,
W. V. T.; John Morgan, ". s; James Kuahau, w.
A. s.; E. c. MeCandless, W. F. s.; Sylvester Fabian,
W. T. Richard Wilson. W. NJ; Miss Sophia L. Shell
don, W. D. NJ; Samuel W. Pogue, W. l. G.; James
Kauka, W. o. G.; Mrs. Harriet B. Townsend, W. c.;
Fl. l.. Sheldon, Past w. C. 7.
"HonoiuIu,' No. 5.-George Trimble, W. c. T.;
Catharine Warren, W. R. II. s.; 7. R. Lucas,
W. L. H. s.; Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman, W. V. T.;
John Cook, W. F. s; George Crowter, W. T.; VIM.
W. NJ; Miss Florence McGinnis, W. D.
NJ Jas. Dover, w. c.; Daniel tanner, w. l. G.;
James Fitzgerald, w. o. G.; John Freeman, Past
W. CT
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SHERIFF OF MAuL-Mr. W. O. Smith having re.
signed this Office, Mr.. Thomas w. Everett has been
nominated for the vacancy but it is premature tc
say that he has been commissioned.
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SERVED HIM R1aHF.-A paragraph is going the
rounds in the States to the effect that q Reverend
Mr.. Somebody has been suspended from his clerical
Office on account of cruelty to an animal.
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A NOTEWORTHY REUEToy.-0n Wednesday last,
at Wailuku, Maui, a family gathering took place at
the residence of the Rev. W. P. Alexander. the like
of which does not often occur in any country. There
we're present at this reunion, the parents ~; chill
dren, Coy; sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, (6);
and grandchildren, (14); t~hirty-one in all. Not a
single death has occurred in the family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander arrived at these islands in 1892
~ years ago-as missionaries of the A. B. c.. F. NJ.
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NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SELLING TO NArrvEs.-The proprietor Of the Bart
EFT Saloon has been charged in the Police Court as
above; the hearing viii be had on Monday next.
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MORE "BEER SLINGERs" FINED.-Last Wednes-
day in the Police Court, two more retailers of small
beer (the intoxicating powers Of which are however
large) were fined $25 each. $50
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THE FEMALE APosrLE-Mrs Maggie VanCott.
on the Satanic lsTongholds, Sbeibeid serViees Ia
the First Methodist Church on Thursday evening,
and last evening. To night she will deliver a tenn
perance address to the mass meeting IN the Circus
Pavilion. Tomorrow she will. hold revival ser
vices. Including a love-feast, fn the First Melh0dfst
Church, on Powell street. On Tuesday she will
leave the city for Sierra county where she pro-
poses to institute a ten days camp-meeting. She
will 90. from there to Virgi9ia City, andEthens hold
camp-meetinR in Salem, Observation-Disclosures
and Kankakee, Indiana, and will try TO return TO
San Francisco to be present at the next session OF
the Methodist Conference. In one year Mrs. Van
Colt spent 1856 hours in religious meetings, raS--
eled 1908 miles. wrote $50 l~etters, eQndnoted 6ZS
meetings. preached 39S times, and received l,735
persons into the MethOdist Episcopal ChurebfT-SR
Epaper. sfsl
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silver chori, silver wreAfh, Home Circle
Vol. I, 2, 3 and .; Golden DiAdem, Shower
Of Pearls. Wreath % Gems, Gems Of
Strauss, Lablaehe's Method Of Singing,
Hunten's, crayen's, and Richardson's
Piano forte Methods, Winners Gutter and
Accordion Instructors, Sheet Music. In
stumentaIa and Song Pieces, Latest song
Al T. q. FHRUM's.
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sG~b-Tropt-ial Ranbies, BY Nicholas Pike
ProPhetie Voices concerning America, By
Chas. sumner and Life and ubu Ser
vices OF Charles sumner, by c. Edward
Lester, a new Subscription work Of nearly
coo pages, nIast., cloth bound. Price $500.
T. G. THRUN, Agent
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"As UsUAL-"-Under this head the Gazette pa
rades the important fact that our printers made us
say that a certain thing occurred on Tuesday,
when we should have said Thursday and then in
the item Immediately following, proceeds to COM
nit a worse blunder by stating that the --latest
vessel launched at this port is a schooner built
by Mr.. James Dover. Dower's schooner was
launched about two months ago, and about two
weeks ago Mr.. Thomas K. Clarke also launched p
new schooner. 1t is small business. this hunting
for notes, and were we to make a practice of record
ing all the Gdzette'S blunders, we should be obliged
to have a separate department for that purpose,
with a standing head"
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The French authorities wish il distinctly. under
stood that Rochefort is still on the list Of the exifdd
and that his thoughts are not 10 be permitted 10
enter France. The Figaro and La france. two
Republican journals, reprinted two % Rochefort's
articles, and their proprietor were at once prose-
euted by the Government. This IL a sure way Of
increasing Rocheforts reputation and communi-
eating TO every Frenchman a desire 10 read what
he writes. II the Imperial Government bad never
interfered with him he never would have estab-
Iished the La Ldnterre- But the Go~vernment per-
secuted him into greatness and the DurcdeM aDepA
seems disposed TO carry out the same policy.
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OAHU CoLLEaE.-Parents DESTROYS of availing
themselves of first class educational advantages for
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The Providence Historical Society has received
from q lady q necklace made up of hair contributed
by all the women of Maui, one of the Sandwich
Islands.-.9m. paper.
That must be a pretty gOOd-sized necklace, con-
tanning a lock each from all the curly, the straight
and the ehu feminine heads of Maui.
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INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTION

rhe Pupils sharing In the Cash PrOhis OF
their Ia bors. The Industrial department. will be carried
on during the forenoon. AMI three hours In the afternoon will
D. devoted 10 indoor schooling. Parents or Guardians desir-
Gus % placing their children or wards al this Institutiou, are
respectfully requested TO apply % The principal, Mr. IL
CLARKE, on the premises. % az the Education Once, Homo
lulu. Parties sending pupils are requested % provide them
with servicsahle working and school suits Of clothes, With one
Sunday suit, sheets, pillow cases, bed-qnilt o. blankets, towels,
and a ssrviceabIe trunk or chest, 10 which clothes may be kept
TERMS=
EtnEe ----s..-.tyJN W pf Am4A
Single pupils, u paid Tor quarterly, IN adj
--..s. W PEI 9l@ENE
Two o. more pupils, sent By one person, ea. 20 90 per annum
IL Il HITCHCOCK,
Iuspector General Of schools.
Edacaesn once, H~onoIala, June Is s7G jun I'm
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r. G. Thrun Is appointed agent At these
Islands for the following popular Sub
scriptioa Works-Mark TEain's Gnded
Age, Roughing Il, and Innoeents Abroad
Dr. ". W. Hans Health at Home,
McCieIIan's History o. the Goiden STATE
CyeIoPediA Of Things Worth KnoEing-
Also, TOR d. APPLETOS 4 Co.'S
SeEarJ's travels around The Work.,
Business Anecdotes, BartSn's CyeIoPe-
dIa Of VII and Humor, Smiths DietIon-
airy % the Bible, and their new American
EncycloPeda-noE being published.
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FRE.-At about 8 O'Clock on Thursday morning
last, the town was aroused by the alarm bells, and
again, our escape from an extensive conaagration is
simply Providential. A small wooden building, used
as a servants work-house and for the storage OF
frewood, on the premises of Mrs. G. NJ. Robertson,
on Emma Square, was consumed, but nothing else,
although the fire was within ten or twelve feet of a
dwelling house. Our escape from q destructive con-
hagraton that would have swept the Robertson place,
st. Andrews Priory, the Church, ETC., and perhaps
the Hawaiian Hotel, is owing entirely to there being
no wind at the time. An ordinary trade (much more
the breeze that prevailed the day befOre) would have
done the business for Us. Somehow, and for some
reason, which does not appear very clearly, there
was no water put upon the fire until a long time
after it was discovered, though the different engine
companies were on the ground, and all apparently
eudeavoring to do something. in which endeayor they
were all equally unsuccessful. We are not prepared
to say where the blame lays, but this much Is quite
evident, that the promptitude and efficiency which
the public needs and has q right to expect from the
Fire Department were not TO be found on Thursday
morning. Another complaint was the uselessness OF
the police. The fire was discovered and the alarm
given by neighbors, and not q policeman could be
found on either Emma or Beretania streets, within
half q mile Of the spot.
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another coIumns the conlIaenc(
the term on the 9th of the ensuing month.
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A PLEASANT sHowER fell in the valley and laid the
dust in the town on Thursday night and Friday
morning The supply of water this summer has
been good, thus far, which ought to make US thank
full when remembering last year.