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.. the latest national Job" The milk in this
Hawaiian cocoanut, adulterated as 1t Il, has
flavor Of Free Trade for a select
fewl and Annexation ! will briefly explain
About twenty or twenty-five yankees from the
extreme north have for a long time past been
the prcprieiors Of the rich sugar plantations 10
the Sandwich Islands, aud their annual exFor-
.ations 10 San Francisco average 10 900 600
mounds Of sugar. G5,00e gallons of molasses,
besides some 200 900 pounds of raw. wool
Under the new tariff code, recently passed. the
aggregate duty on these three articles foots up
10 S67O 900. By a series of cunning articles
practiced upon our legislators, and a jndlciOus
use of few thousands, these two-scOre New
Enslanders (of Puritan deScent) have lcbbied
TINS treaty with its convenient amendments,
through our Senate chamber. Its provision
for the adinittance, free of duty, of the Sand
witch Island products into our ports, is nothing
more nor less than rObbug the treasury oil
more than half million dollars, annually -
The democratic Senators say they voted for the
treaty because Of its Free Trade provisos, but
why should a San Francisco ring enjoy this
blessing while the people are burdened with
IA increased tax Of over thirty-five million do
lars? Hon. David a. Wells, IN letter 10
Senator Jones of Nevada, has characterized
this same treaty as a swndle and In the ma
ture Of a fraud TO depl5;e the treasury. SO
much f,r the Free Trade, and now let us en-
anime the annexation portion Of this swindle
The enterpriSiug ring, not content with their
500 600 yearly steal propose 10 borrow from
us one million dollars, at per cent. interest
per annum. payable in gold, the principal to
be refunded US in thirty years time, and for
which payment, the Sandwich Islands are to
he pledged as security. OF course Hawaii can
never nav Ms back the debt Her entire reve-
nues aggregate only some $500 000 while the
exreuSes exceed $500, 600. In other words
the kingdom is running into debt Gt the rate
If 500. 600 per aDnum. Unable 10 get our
debt. we must either forgive it, or fOreclose on
the mortgage, and thus Annexation Is TO be
brought about. And in view of the inherent
diseases always prevalent among the people OF
these islands their possession 10y Us Is scarcely
% he desired.
On Monday, April >, Connecticut holds her
State election. There are but two tickets in
the field, democratic and republican. Upon
the first, the candidate for governor Is Charles
r InscrSoll the present incumbeutl and on
the latter ticket james l.. Green is candidate.
Last year Gov. IugerSoll was elected by G,7s2
mairity. and il 80, 10y majority of 5,Sl4.
The Republicans have sent their best stump
orators TO the front, and, admonished by their
defeats last Fall. and the close vote despite
their chelting) in New Hampshire are working
heaven aud earth to carry The nutmeg State.
Scared, ! suppose, by the universal cutlery
made against the law passed last session, dnub-
ling the postage rates on transient newspapers,
Senator iIauiu has risen 10 explain o. rather
% shift the blame. He saws Senator Ramsey
chairman Of the Post Office and Post Road
Commiiirt1 drew up the amendment which
caused the change in rates, and Senator Ram
sew declares that the Post Office asked him to
DO II. and the latter indignantly rcpelS the ac-
cusatioa Of having any intention 70 Increase
the newspaper rates And 50, this worthy
,rio,-thc two quondam republican so!onS, aud
our well-uauagrl Post Office department.
keep lodging the cap which fits each o! their
stupid heads so nicely
Leading CouGrc>SmCn now declare It rs their
firm conviction that the depo>itors in the late
Frecdmen's Bank will never get even tithe
If their dues. Cannot the Attoraey-General
by any imaginative stretch, connect this inh-
nous radical swinGle. with Southern oUtr1ceS
and tins saddle on another party highly
. dScrcditable load resting upon his own? Re
sard,ng this subject, the Star gets off with
triug bit of satire in a late issue. Postmaster
General Sewe III seems, entertained his friends
the other evening with soHe Russian Eemi-
uiceuses. gathered during his Soourn as onr
minister 10 the Cars court He especially
dwclt upon the condition Of the Russian serf,
and happily removed from our mind wrong
impression ancnt the treatment q serf receives
Eiitorillly the Star says, inud coming from
u republican paper II is worth conSiderlngl =
Il woud aprear from Mr.. Jev'el's remarks
AZ the Schillrrhun last evening that the enan-
ripliel Serf, in Russia, though rather heavily
taxed. are doing about as well rs could be rra-
sanab'y expected. free country orders these
things better. Why didn't the imperial GeS-
pot get them 10 toll, and save aud stint, till
they had laid by few million dollars of hard
earned mOuey--aad then steal it from them
What they want is q National Seris Savings
and Trust Company" Recalling this, am re-
minded of some old lines
Satire should, like polished razor, tecn,
Wound with touch that's scarcely felt or seen.
Hon John Hickman, Of Pen nsylyania. a
political renegade died at West Chester last
week. aged s.. lie served the Democratic
party. in Congress. Tor eight years, commencing
with the Thriy-Fourth Congress, and in 1852
60 ioined the republican organization.
The following Senate Committees are to be
in session during the recess: The Special
I Committee on Civil Service, Joint Committee
on Printing. and the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds.
Woodhul, Latham has been appointed in
/ tcrnal revenue storekeepsePer for the 5th Vir-
riuia district, and VIM. b. Faulkner for the
3rd Tennessee district Is the latter any rela-
ticn to West Virginia's statesman?
General Augur has superseded Emory in
command in Louisiana.
The spelling match fever has at last reached
the Capital and the voice Of The speller is heard
on all sides \ heavy engagement between
some champion photographers and Websters
Unabridged came off last Friday, and after
heavy slaughter en- both sides W. T. was de-
clared victor. These spells are I great bless
/ ing. They encourage the tender mind so much.
Now, for instance, some high joints in this
city 20 whom was won't to look up with feel
logs Of awe on account Of supposed intellectual
difference between them and myself,-a diff
. f.rerca thought impossible ever to scale
me Of them have unwiSely taken part in
these wrestles with big words. and-sot
worsted Galladuet, President of our Col
lese for Mutes, engaged in one Of these healthy
and harmless recreatio7s last week and before
he knew it got AoOred on an ASTRONOMICAL
ord forget its name Another, of high