The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-11-25

IT. We are requested 10 notify members OF Hon.
oluiu Royal Arch Chapler, No /. that there viii be
rSgulsr meeting held this evening. after which
special leeiins viii be held for the purpose OF con-
ferring degrees A fnn attendance is requested.
A DIsoovERr.-At ste meeting Of the California
Academy OF Sciences, Dr. AS=kness read an import
All paper. He reports having SSand in Plumss
county. near Big Meadows, a volcano which has
been in active operation within twenty eve y-ars.
also, that he discovered in the same vicinity lake
larger than Lake DOnner and an elevation greater
than any other body OF walter on the eonlinent-
$50 feet above the levcl OF the sea.
No wAR-knoug the latest irlcsrans received,
Uas one from ShaIShae, ChiuA, stating that "the
difficulty between China and Japan has been AMIGA
bis settled. China agrees 10 pay an Indemnity Of
500 600 taels, in consideration OF which the Japa-
nese troops are 10 be withdrawn from FornosA-r
There is very little question bu China would have
suffered mosi 10 = war with japan
THF KTLAUEA KEEPS HER ArPoINrMENTss-Noi-
withstandiug rumor which prevailed last Monday,
that the steamer would be RiIhdraWu from her reg
ulsr triP Kauai this wek in order TO enable the
Judses 10 hold the Lahsina tern, it appears that
there will be no suea new departure. We say neS
departure, because the public Is becoming assured
that under its present sgSpey The steamer viii be
managed for the public Interests, and Tor nothing
else Storms may occur sometimes aud terms Of
Courts certain as legislature can make them;
bu, it seems that il Providence permits, the Kilaaes
vii keep her appointments o. 900 .H
MoRK IcE-we have seen a plan Tor an ice man.
ufaetory to be run by water power, drzVu in san
Francisco for M RyerOit OF this city, who brought
with him in the Cyphrenes most Of the filings
Necessary. Mr.. Young has contracted FOR making
the Gmmouiseal pump Be- and in all probabiiity The
works WiIl be running in little over Two months.
Ga Ascouni Of the water power being much cheaper
than steam, combined with the most modern i'm
provemeuis in the machinery, Mr.. Ryerof should
be ablc to sell ice al lower rate than has heretofore
been done in this city provided every thing works
as well as anticipated.
THE AUSTRALIAN LINE ia the Queenslander We
End the following telegram from Sydney: 1t Is IN
derstsod that Aessrs Samuel and Russell, as the
representatives, Of New South Wales and NeE Zea.
land, have agreed to esrry on the mail service 10
England r5s California on the same sysiem as exist
ed under &. b. Halls service. The ASH. Co. srg
10 ooutinus the Temporary service 10 San Francisco
untn suitable steamers are provided under the new
contract, and which is yet 10 be made"
On this basis the service viii continue until 8
eoutrsei is entered into the boats touching al
Auckland in going and returning. The Austria.
Ian Steam Mitigation Company has made low
bid to perform The service, and the probability is
they will secure The contract whenever the two
governments are al liberty to enter into one
TIE KoNA-ABoiher Kous storm passed over
-.
night and breaking up on SATURDAY.. On Wedues-
day the barometer fell TO $3.50, tbe lowest point it
has indiczted for many mouths The rainfall on
Thursday and Friday amounted TO 1866 inches,
that Of the frsi car having been tie extraordinary
fan Of SIS inches. Beyond the up-ootiuE OF
trees ssd damage houses and crops We learn ofno
serious lOsse-st ieas; nothing roupsred with what
is ofteu caused in other countries by such Esies Z
10 China, for instance, eight thousand lives were
lost and Eve millions worth of property DESTROYED
by the hurricane in September. TIE mail steamer 4
Cyphrenes encountered the gale on Tuesday. 500 .
miles from port, and during one day made bat p
miles headNay- She sustained DO damage however
As We usually hare spell Of trAde WiBd weather .
after Koua storm, the probabilities arc DoE good
for pleasant weather early in December, when The .
transit Of venus occurs.
Ter STEANEK-Our iuIeT-islsnd steam packet I
Kiiauea mel with az accident leaving port last (
week. Tue Plnneer Of her sir-PumP broke on the 4
pasSSer 10 Lshsins snd in order repair thieves
SCI ran to the east side Of the Island OF Mani and
anchored OF Wsihee. The sea Nss very rough, AID I
the surf on the reef so high that no communication
could be had with the pGotsIioD and The blacksmith
shop on shore. Under these circumstances the cd
gineer, Mr. Campbell was obliged 10 SCI 10 WORK
with sueh tools and facilities the vessel afforded
In less than two DAYS the break was repaired as
to enable the steamer to proceed 90 TO RilO and .
then back TO this port, where she srrived Monday .
morning The gale was very severe, bat though .
she Was 81 sea during The whole Of il and eDcouu-
tered its full force the fact that she met with
more serious accident proves her to be strong and
s,auuch boat The chief engineer appesrs to be the
right man for bis place. TIE Kfauea goes 10 Ns-
uHiHili on Friday. and on Monday De1t leaves TO
make The circuit Of Hawaii
vEEr SNArl--Ths Advertiser man thinks be has
found near relative OF bis doing the scieatiac fer
The GAZETTE The fact is, none are 50 great asses
Is those who cannot sec The nature Of triHiug mis-
lake. The error alluded 10 was In the types and
net in the copy, where Il resd-~Sa 10 see al celes
.ia phenomena and especially the coming Irausit Of
Venus sta. to Photograph the sane" Some
newspaper men gifled with Tery small iDteDecis,
an6 can ouly correct typographical errOr By having
4 explained TO them. Il nusJ have been Of one Of
these long cared fellows that Chicago wrote,
with more iraih than courtesy:
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AMEKIcAN THANKseIvISe DAI.-By the late mail
The PrOelsnAiion OF President Grant appointing the
e6gh dsy Of NOrenber. as Naiiousl day Of Thanks
rlviug in The United States has been received We
Dse-t II fan:
PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON. October S9sb--Tbe President has
ssued the fullOEfng proclamation:
BF the President Of the United States Of Amer
ca A proclamation Bemindea By the changing
seasons that il Is time 20 pause in our dSilE 1voca
ious and offer thanks to Almighty Gud fer Tie mer-
.ies and abandsnce u the wear Hhich = drs wing 20
close, tie blessings Of fres Government coutin-
Dc 10 Be Vouchsafed 10 rs The earth has responded
% the labor Of the husbsnduNn. The land las been
rec from pe<lieuce internal order Is maintained.