The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-01-30

materially lcssened il. as Is reported from Wash
ingiont its friends divest IL Of the features relating
to schools, aud provision be made for the education
Of colored children separately. IL was the OBJ
noxious mixed schools clause that killed tie bill
last winter, and which would impair lie chances OF
passage for years to come, even with a Republican
Congress.
Miracles are still being reported a, Lourdes. which
continues TO be thronged with pilgrims The Ga
settle du MIDI states that last week a girl named
CAyigrac was carried 10 the shrine in a dying state.
but had no sooner touched the holy water than she
rose up perfectly well. Another girl. who had been
dumb for seven years, commenced singing as soon
as she reached The grotto. At Marseillcs. moreover.
the nuns have marched in procession 90 sn altar in
one Of the churches which il dedicated 60 cur Lady
Of Lourdes, TO express their gratitude for the micrA-
eulous cure Of one OF their number. who had Suffered
for twenty months from an apparently ineurable
malady.
Professor Simon Newoomb has been requested by
the trustees OF the Lick fund 10 make Investigation
as to the cost Of the great equatorial telescope, which
is 10 be built in the California Observatory, under
the provision Of MIR. James Liek's gin. Mr.. Lick
gave a. fund TO build an observatory, amounting TO
100000, and Of this il is believed that more than
SlOO. 600 viii be spent for the telescope alone. Prof
Newcomb expects TO sail for Europe In a few days,
on business for the Naval Observatory, and while
there. will visit the glass factories Of Birmingham
and Paris 20 hud where be can get glass Of the requi-
site quality for a lens designed 10 be larger than that
in the great telescope at Washington. The delicate
work Of preparing the lens can probably be done ia
this country better than in Europe.
In the new volume Of POe's poems. edited by r.
II. Stoddard. the editor, in the preface, thus gives
the last scene in the life Of Poe: III started from
Richmond. October ,, lei9, and arrived Rt BAlh-
more between trains and unfortunately took a drink
with u friend, the consequence OF which was that he
was brought.back from Havre dc Grace Ia q state Of
delirium. Il was on the eve Of a municipal election,
and as he wandered up and down the streets OF Bahi-
more. he was secured by the lawless agents Of a po-
litical club and locked up in a cellar all night. The
next morning he was taken out in q state Of frenzy,
dragged, and made 10 vote ia eleven different wards.
The following day he was found in n back ROOM at
the political headquarters, and removed 20 a hospital.
He was linsensible when found, and remained so on
Sunday. October Z. The doctor and nurse were with
him when he first showed consciousness. Where
am IT. he asked. They answered 'You are cared
for BY your best friends After a pause, in which
he seemed TO recall what had occurred. and to realize
his situation, Poe replied, My best friend would be
the man who would blow out my brains Within
ten minutes he was dead"
Tue VALUE OF A FRASo-In the case Of Au-
guste Richard and other importers against Collector
Arthur, TO recover an alleged excess OF duties paid
on wooden goods imported from France, Judge
Shipman in the United States Circuit Court has
given judgment for plaintiffs. The goods had been
invoiced in francs, at a valuation of the franc al Ia
cents and 6 mills. This bad been, by Act of Con-
gress, the standard for Custom house purposes for
a long series Of years. In the present case the
Collector, acting under. instructions from the See
rotary OF the Treasury. fixed the valuation of the
franc at 10 cents and 3 mills, increasing the
aiiOuub VI Attc ~ iOf.EJs WHICH WAS III amount
sought TO be recovered. Judge ShipmAn holds
that this action Of the Secretary was unauthorized
by law the Act Rxing the value Of the franc at
is cents and 6 mills has not been repealed so as 10
apply 10 invoices Of imported goods. Judge Ship
man having decided in favor OF the importers an
appeal will be taken 10 the Supreme Court Of tho
United States by the Treasury Department. Other
points involving the same question, are pending,
in which the whole amount of money involved IN
is about a quarter of a millioa OF dollars~-N y.
Shipping list.
A CABBAGE STORY FROM CoLoRADo.--Mr. Taylor
of LOrimer has harvested this year from four and
one-half acres " nigh on TO " forty tons OF the mel
ancholy bulb. One load OF q summer variety
average twenty-six pounds per head. But this ~
moderate alongside of what was done during tho
early history OF the territory, l. e., three years ago.
In that primeval time by putting on temporary
side-ooards two feet high, on top OF those OF the
usual height. Mr.. Taylor was enabled to load
thirty-nine heads on his farm wagon. The fortleth
head was put on, but couldn't be made 10 stay.
he drove the load TO Cheyenne and endeavored to
sell II to the proprietor Of the Railroad house.
This individual. however, wanted but "A sackful, but
when informed that 1t would be impossible TO get
one head In the sack. the landlord desired TO see
the load. His report soon drew around the wagon
a number OF eastern men, and in fifteen minutes
the load was disposed OF at q cent and a half per
pound over the market price, and every head was
sent to the states as specimens Of ColoTado's pro-
auctions. The load weighed over LOO pounds,
making an average for the thirty nine heads Of
torty-slx pounds each.
The GERMAN MERCANTILE MARIHE-The BoTsen-
Seitung Of Berlin points out that, according 10 the
most recent official reports, the mercantile marine Of
Germany Is nearly. equal to that Of France, which
she already surpasses in the tonnage Of her sailing
ships, and that there is every prospect that in q few
years the number Of her ships will also be greater.
She will then stand third among the s~eafsring coun-
tries Of the world, England occupying the first place
and the United States the second. Her mercantile
marine now consists of 219 steamers Of 1876, 10 ions
burden, and 1853 sailing ships of ,143. $40 tons
burden, being an increase Of nearly fifty per cent in
steamers and more than twenty per cent in sailing
vessels since 1867. France has BIC steamers Of
240,273 tons burden, and 1851 sailing ships Of
SO6, 7O5 tons; England Including the British Colo
nies,) 4,343 steamers of f,64l 500 tons burden, and
39,461 sailing ships of 5.573 900 tons burden; the
United States. 1925 steamers of 1,04s, zoo tons, and
marine of the other Powers arc far below that of
Germany. Russia has only 1856 steamers Of SO. 900
tons burden, and 3,089 sailing ships Of III ,292 tons;
Austria, 81 steamers of 52,005 tons, and 2,892 sail
ing ships of 2SS, 176 tons. Sweden has 4O8 steam
ers, but Of a burden of %, 900 tons only. Italy has
more sailing vessels (19, 44S) than the United States,
but their burden is only 1901. 9O7 tons. Spain had
151 steamers Of 1914 tons, most Of which, how
ever, belong to her colonies. The BorsenseiiuaR
also observes that the unusual size Of the German
merchant ships require the employment Of more
seamen than other nations, and that this circumstance
ment in ~enlargipg the navy, as il may obtain from
or only 5000 less than the number employed In the
French navy.
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