The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-04-07
VOL. XI,---NO. 14.l
Various Foreign Items.


comes law, the present rulers of Germany will
have committed her to an increase Of armament
which, when effected, will raise the disposable
force Of the Empire to 2,s0OOOO men. France
now commands, under all heads, about l. $50 600
men, Russia more thun 333O.OOO, and Austria.
Italy. Denmark, Holland and Switzerland are
nrming as fast as they can. In opening the Swed-
ish Rgsdag, too. the King proposed to reorgan-
ize the army and navy, and TO establish compulso-
ry military service.
THE Pacific MAIL INvEsrreATIoS-A LITTLE
SToRY-And, by the way, the mystery about
this investigation reminds Us Of one of Dan Bry-
ants stories. He remarked to the other "end
man that he had "a mystery up to his house."
What was it?" was eagerly asked. "Wen,
bought barrel of pork day before yesterday, and
yesterday morning, when l went down to get
some pork for breakfast. l found there was no
pork in sight, rolled up my sleeve and put my
arm way down into de brine and felt all around
to de bottom. and there was 10 pork anywhere
Then l tipped up de barrel, and found dat de
blasted rats had gnawed hole through de bot
tom and took out oil de pork" " That's very
likely story" says the other END man." blow
did de rats get de pork without letting out de
brinei" To which Bryant replied triumphantly,
"Dat's de mystery" We should like to see Mr.
lrwin's mystery" cleared up a little further
N r Mail
ANIMALS AND FIREARMs-That crows and
many other species Of birds have little fear of
man when be is unarmed is a familiar fact, and
suggests that they fear him because of the weap-
ons be carries. 10 Scotland, where shooting-was
prohibited on Sunday crows and rocks we're gen.
tie, aud fed around the buildings without concern
Singularly enough the same thing was observed
of animals by DR.. Tristram when travelling in the
wilderness of Moab, where the sound of gun is
rare. He says: We were struck with the sa-
gacity which all the animals showed in the mat
ter Of firearms little familiar as they can be with
them here. As it was Sunday, we strolled or sat
down among the ruins without our fowlng pieces
and were consequently objects of indifference A
fine fox sat and looked at US a dozen times
among the stOne-heaps, and just walked away,
keeping almost within guusbot all the afternoon.
The Sakkr falcon sat calmly on his favorte perch,
and allowed US to reconnoitre him on Sunday,
while the eagles, owls, sandgrouse and partridges
showed similar contempt for unarmed Europe
ans. From Popular Science Monthly.
The TYPICAL NEGRo.-In the healthful n :
lands around Lake Moero, Livingstone fell in with
q very handsome race of negroes, MANY of the
man ha vvr;tas .bava as hoo,,;f,l HI. - -
one could find in an assemblage of Europeans.
All have very fine forms, with small hands and
feet. None Of the West Coast ugliuess. from
which most of our ideas of the negro is derived,
is here to be seen. No prognathous jaws or lark
heels offend the sight Ny observations deepen
ed the impression first obtained from the remarks
of WindwOod Reade, that the typical negro is
seen in the ancient Egyptian, and not in the un-
gainly forms that grow up in the unhealthy
swamps of the West Coast. Indeed. it is proba.
BILE that this upland forest region is the true home
OF the negro. The women excited the admiration
of the Arabs. They have fine. small, well-formed
their great defect is one of fashion,
which does not extend to the next tribe they
file their teeth to points, the hussies, and that
makes their smile like that of the crocodile"
MRs. WATsoN, the wife of Professor Watson,
of Michigan University, (says one of our Eas-
tern Exchange papers,l is probably the only
woman who enjoyed the privilege of going on the
Transit Expedition from the United States She
had to go on long journey but was probably re-
warded by her visit to countries which few Ameri-
IAN men and fewer women ever get an opportu-
lity TO see. First there was an overland Journey
70 San Francisco, then voyage, lasting twenty
'x days, to Yokohama, four days sail to Nag
lsaki, and another Of six days TO Tien-Tsin. Then
Ollowed a voyage up the river on small house
'Oats TO Tung Chang, and, finally, donkey ride
# sixteen miles to the imperial city of Peking.
Prof. Watson, while at Peking awaiting the tran
it, discovered new asteroid. He did not name
after his wife, but after Chinese goddess (Ne-
Nah). who once repaired the sky when it was in
dilapidated condition and has thereby earned
he respect Of astronomers. Mrs Watson is un- J
oubtedly fortunate, but she is not the only wom-
u permitted to witness the somewhat unusual
iberty which Venus took with the Sun. The I
vife Of Prot George Davidson of this city, ac-
ompanied him to Japan and shared with him the
leasure and honor Of one of the most successful
{ all the recent observations.-lS. f. Bulletin. L
AARoN BURR's DAUG HTER-The old story OF c
be sad fate of Aaron Burr's daughter is brought a
D mind in the narrative of Jean Bapuste Calls
re, one of Laftte's men residing in Calcasieu
,ouisiana. who writes TO the Galveston Ne1rs
tat after Laftte abandoned his adventurous ca Z
eer, Cbauvet, his FIRST lieutenant, took command
the Vengeance aud sailed into the gulf for a j,
ruise. He captured the American privsteer
shooner Patriot, bound from Georgetown, South a
arOliua, to New York. Every person on board
as put to The sword or made food for the sharks.
.fter disposing Of the dead Chauvet descended II
ITO the cabin, and soon called out in an angry
,ue for Callistre and the mate to 90 to him. s.
hey found him in the cabin confronted By
sautiful woman who held sn empty bottle in
er hand, with which she had struck Chauvet. y
bo had attempted to make too free with her.
lie ordered them TO tie her hand and foot con- NJ
sy her on board of The Vengeance and place her n
bis cabin She fought the men and did all she
build TO jump overheard Callistre says she died 50
few days after their arrival in Galveston. She