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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

could speak with certainty Il the atrocities ~praetised
IN FIJI. bot Of the natives taken TO Queensland he
could not speak as positively. bot when SF. Coddng-
ten went there TO enquire Into their treatment. every
obstacle was courtcously placed ia bis way. snd the
few natives be vas enabled 20 speak 10 told him. In
tie presence Of q naval ofhcer. that they had no idea
where they were being taken TO. About three cot OF
every 100 taken away returned. and those who ala
were thoroughly demoralised through contact with
civilization. Boys, girls. old men. and women who
could work we're carried away, aud when n native
was returned 20 his island be found his native village
utterly deserted, and ~ he could not 70 20 the next
viiiAge, as his tribe might be NJ MAR Wi b II. be vent
bach 20 he sessSia hsart-broken and prepsred TO DO
taken anywhere. In confirmation Of this Mr. Jack
son read a letter received by him from a native boy
who had been returned 10 his island. az the time
fruitful and populous. 10 End Il desolated and with
cut vestige Of cultivation When taken away the
boy was strong and healthy, and when returned
weak aud prenFased. from sfarsaton and the bard
ships be had been made TO eednre And wben the
pafves fApeaefda theEuselves4in a m0meat ofsindic-
tiveness, after this treatment, could they be blamed
They could not sufficiently discriminate that when
avenging themselves IL was on innocent men. Mr..
Jackson ~inssAnced q cAse where an Urea POLLOCK bad
been stolen from a boat, and the captain OF the vessel
was about TO Cog a native who was on board for the
theft Of others; and also a captain Of a man-cf-wAr.
who, because q native had stolen some small thing
from his vessd. demhed apme nAttcs on board autl
q heavy kne wAs paid by the Other naivcota eles and
yams. And IL this was the kind Of iassice admins
tered by the captain OF q British man-otwar, how
could they exI ect the natives to be more just or
discriminating iusthsir rNFonEe. The SANDS vere
and the natural products nuuy and vAlua-
BILE aud the resources vast. and was Il not a sin 20
the islands Of the only people who could
develop those great resources. lie would appeal TO
all Christian mensto urge upon the Government TO
petition the home Parliament 10 take these people
under their protection. and TO put an eud to the slave
be improved. who were al c6pable Of Improvement as
any Of those present"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20
From the Sc. Louis Republican, February e6th.l
The Sugar Duties.

One of the features of Mr.. Dawes additional rev.
eunue bill is q provision increasing the sugar tariff
tw ~enty-fve per cent. 1t is one of the most objection
able features in q very Objectionable measure. The
tariff on sugar is generally thought to be intended as
q protection to our home sugar-growing interest in
the South; we cannot raise sugar as cheaply in
Louisiana as ii can be produced in Cuba, Porto Rico
and other tropical regions; and, therefore, it Is de-
clared, We must lay the tariff on the article so as to
foster and protect the cultivation of 1t in Louisiana.
The truth is, however, that the sugar duties are so
adjusted as to protect, not the home sugar growers,
but another very different class of gentlemen-the
home sugar refners. There is very little foreign
sugar that is used in q raw state; it is too coarse and
state. It is imported to this country to be refined,
and it is imported almost exclusively by the refine
ries. While there is q moderate tariff Of two to three
cents q pound laid on the raw sugar, there is q heavy
tariff Of three and q half to Eve cents o pound laid on
refined sugar-the object of the lag being to allow
the refneries TO import raw sugar at moderate prices,
and TO sell il when refined at high prices, The result
is that we do import and consume an immense guam
tity of foreign sugar, but It nearly all passes through
the refners. and does not reach consumers till the
feRners have exacted and received q heavy tribute.
This is the way in which, according to the census Of
1870, hfty-nine refining establishments in this coun-
try, with q capital of $50, 542, 900, made 9 net profit
of 9 1000, 900. or over forty per cent. Sugar is an
article of universal and it ia, for that
reason, q favorite subject for taxation. It is perfectly
fair to tax it, and thus force the entire population Of
the country to contribute to the government reye-
nues; but il is most unjust to so adjust the tax that
the country shall not only pay tribute to the govern
ment, but contribute, also, to an interest that does
not need nor deserve the favor
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Petition for Reciurocity.
The following IS a petition forwarded by ,ele-
graph on the day Of Us date

The following Is a petition forwarded by tele-
graph on the day Of ats date:
SAN FRANCISCO. March Sd. 1876.
To A. 4. Sargent aad Merton Booth, URtoi
States Senator's. Washington: The undersigned
merchants Of San Francisco respectfully request
yoa to support the Reciprocity Treaty with the
Hawaiian Government
The benefits of releasing the duties on sugar and
other Island products, will be shared by censamers
here With the Hawaiian planters, ana viii enable
the lAites. xAo are mostly AEsosirAhs 70 oeotnue
their trade With this coast. which otherwise must
be diverted 20 the English Colonies. No impor-
tant Gnesease in the production 90 sugar can be
reasonably expected for years. as the native popu-
lasion Is decreasing. and he abatement of duties
will only render the present plantations moderately
profitable. The reinerieS Of San francisco who
have addressed you upon this subject. while advo-
eating protection for Eastern interests and con
samers, are sndeavoring to make contracts with
the Hawaiisns planters, with a view Of defeating
this Treaty and establishing . monopoly 10 crush
6Wt Eastern competition and advance prices here.
yhe Treaty, if ratified. will give the United States
Government a foothoId, which viii prevent any
other nation from obtaining control of the Islands.
The Hawaiian Islands sirageticAliy command
the trade OF this coast with the rest Of the world,
and, If in possession Of an uniriendly nation, would
afford a refuge aud basis OF operations for our
TO destroy our commerce in time Of war.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

The MANIFEST DESTINY OF A KLEPToNANIAc-The
Lahui Hduaii tells the following ION the 9Th of
March, 1872, q boy named Kahiliiolani was convicted
Of stealing q halfdOllar from q Chinaman, and on
the 9Th of that month was sent to the R~eformstory
School for three years. Recently, hs sentence hav-
ing expired. he was discharged, and on the 9th Of
March, 1875, he stole a half-dollar from a Chinaman,
as before, and on the 9th was again sent to the Re
formstory for three years"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

A letter from Topeka, Kansas, shows that the suf-
fering in that locality has by no means been oyerss-
tinased. . Ii has been fearfuiiy cold, - we are told.
You ask in your letter If there is really so much
destituton in Kansas as reported. Yes; every bic.
We, of course, do not see all Of it. the greater part
being in the southern and western part Of the state.
Still, there is q deal right among us. Very many
have frozen. to death, Ican't begin to tell Of the
suffering andi DOM like to think ofn.y This winter
will put Kansas back ave years. Property can
hardly be given away at the present time,''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

- The papers recsived yesterday announce that
8 combination has been made between the Pacific
Mail sad the overland railroad eeUpanieA-7 he an
ticipated result viii be q rise ia freights and fares Of
80 per cent. This is in favor Of the S. F. Sugar Re
Eueries.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20
SATURDAY., Marco 20.
NorEs1oF fHE WEEK.

FoR ZEE EAsr-The mail for the United States and
Europe win be dispatched by Il. B. MS RaHdesr,
closing at the Post Once at IL o'clock to-day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

Nice SuGAR.-We have received from the planta-
tbn Of Mr.. E. G. Adderly, Of KOOlaa on this Island,
two kegs of very handsome sugar, one Of 3 dark
grade. that should suit tie refners, and one Of fine.
large, nearly white crystals. We have, however, no
statement as 10 the auoant Of the crop, Sc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

- The yacht Fearless. which arrived yesterday.
eleven days from San Francisco, en- route for Samoa,
is q beautiful craft. She is " feet in length, II feet
beam, draws 5 feet Of water, and measures As tons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society viii
meet at the residence Of Mrs W. C. Parke. this even
ing. at "a O'Clock. q
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Rates of Passage will be

No Credit for Passage Money!
TICKETS AT THE OFFICE ONLY.
No berth viii be considered as taken until paid for. Not
responsible for baggage unmarked or any Freight or Parcels
unless rccei7ted for
FREIGHT MONEY u ON DEMAND:
SAMUEL @. WILDER, Agent.
once with Wilder b Co, corner Of Fort and Queen Streets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

Qua NEXT NEWS from the East, which will b
looked for with great interest. will probably b
brought by the schooner Gen. Harvey, to leave Sal
Francisco about March 18th.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

y The funeral of the late Major F. Fl. Harris
took place on Saturday afternoon, and was numer-
ously attended. At St. Andrews, the church was
filed with residents. Government officials and others,
His Majesty the King being present during the
service. The hearse was escorted by the military,
and followed by some thirty carriages. At the GEM
etery, three vOllies were fired over the grave.
WINTER LINdERs IN THE LAP OF SPRING.-Msrch
so far has been blustery and rainy. The following is
the record of rainfall up to yesterday. as noted by
Mr.. W. w. Hall, Nuuanu Avenue, each day at Z A. NJ.
for the "a hours:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

The SECOND LEcTuRE Of the Rsv. Mr.. DOane on
the islands and people Of Micronesia. was delivered
at the Lyeeuu last evening before 8 good audience
notwithstanding the unfavOrahle weather. It vas
extremely interesting. and We regret that cur space
viii not allow Of q more extended notice. Previous
ito the lecture the audience was favored with some
6ne music on the piSno-forte, given jointly by DR..
Hoffman and that talented young performer. Miss
Carrie Castle. Some duets in Italian also were rem
dered by Miss Castle and Captain Tapman.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

~ There was q very pleasant gathering Of ladies
and gentlemen on Thursday last at the Waikiki resi-
Idence of the Hon, A.. s Cleghorn and the Princess
Likelike. the same being q picnic a Ia Hawaiian,
Their Msjesties the King and Queen hOnered ths
party with their presence. and among the guests, be-
lsides the officers Of the war vessels in port, were the
American Minister Resident. Admiral AlmY, Captain
Eupman, of the Transit of Venus party, and the ..
s. CoBsal and lady. Dancing vas enjoyed to the
music of the band Of the PeasGeolG, and that of the
government, and croouet parties were numerous on
the lawn. Everybody present declared. when the
party broke up st about 6 P. NJ, that it had been n
most agreeable afternoon.
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TIMETABLE OF THE
STEAMER KiLAUEA,"
MARCHANT, , MASTER.
AS@


Al9@
March 22-Monday.. IS p m. HiIo & Kaunakakai both ways
March 2o-Monday.....5 p m. Circuit Of Hawaii
~ The February LIST Trip the KTlauea will remain ~ hours
at HAnHIel, 81 hours ct Waimes, IL hours at Koloaj leaving
NaWiiwili 4 P. NJ, Friday, Feb. 5th. ~:
NJ On down Trips the Steamer will not leave Makena until
7 A. NJ. or later and MaalAea Bay until 9 A. NJ. or Later.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

Music THIS ArTERSoox.-Tbe Band will play at
Emma Square, commencing at Al o'clock. The
foliow;n1 ia ,ha nrooramma.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

TIE DINNER given by His Majesty to, Capt. Tupl
imam and the Captain and officers of H.. B. M. Rein
deer. on Tuesday evening, is spoken of by those
present as having a triumph of taste and art, and
rejecting much credit on Mr.. r. Won Oehlhotfen, His
Majesty;s Butler 1T is said TO have been, in all its
appointments. kf superior to anything before.
served in Honolulu N The bill of fare. printed on
white satin ribbon, and enclosed in q bouquet OF
artificial flowers placed on each plate. may be a
matter of interest to readers here and abroad, and
we therefore transcribe ii in full Z
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-20

A NOTABLE INPRovENENT-oH Nuuanu street, Is
the new brick ~6re-proof store and residence of Mr..
Geo. c. Mclean The building is f~orty-fye feet
long by q wide; the cellar is 9 feet, the first story
II and the second 10 feet in the clear. The walls
are of brick, Is inches In thickness. and built up
not with mortar but with Portland cement, so that
they are sctuaHy as solid as any concrete. They
project three feet above the cutters, finished at top
with granite. Built under the personal supervision
of the owner, the house throughout is doubtless
the best and most thoroughly built in Honolulu.
or lsewhere on the islands. OF course il is Gre
proof, provided With iron doors and window shut
tiers. and the roof covered With superior states. The
existence of this building on Nuuanu street, with so
many wooden and highly inhamabie structures on
each side of it, is as good as a standing insurance
aCainst FIRE HN4# --E# a----h. -a 3"@A~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
Forrnldabie Raids by M~e4icans.

GALVESTON, March 27.-A Meas
special from Corpus Christi says the
band of Mexicans came within seven
miles of town, robbed several stores
and houses and took a large number
of Americans prisoners, among them
Judge Gillpin, formerly Tember of
the Legislature, and TIVE women.
They compelled the captiyes TO walk
in front Of them till they were ex-
hausted, and then mounted them on
bareback horses and hurled them
off. They robbed and burned the
~postofice at Nueces, and robbed and
took prisoner one mail rider. Texans
have gone in pursuit. \ fight is re-
ported near Banquette and one Mex
lean and two Americans killed. All
except four prisoners escaped, but
nothing has been heard of them.
Business is mostly suspended, and
the citizens are under arms, guard
ing the town. Informal on is re-
ceived from Neuces county that
throughout the entire region between
that place and the Rio Grande, law
less bands from Mexico are c0ntinu-
ally raiding through the country,
robbing, numbering and driving stock
across the river. They have been
so daring of late that nearly all travel
on the highways has ceased. Even
stock men are deferred from hunting
their cattle and horses, through fear
Of falling into the hands of these
rufians. At present there seems to
be a concerted movement on the part
of these villains to clean up the white
men within striking distance Of the
Rio Grande-ffty to seyenty-6ve
miles, and even further where ingress
and egress can be safely effected,
To this end, they have been crossing
the river in small detachments for
the past week, and it is estimated
that there are now, Oh Texas soil, at
least three hundred armed bandits.
Rumor hath it that several Ameri-
cans near the river have been muir
dered by them. a rumor comes in
that the Mexicaus have cleaned up a
company or two of negro soldiers at
San Luis, on the Rio Grande, about
forty miles below Rio Grande City,
and q number Of armed men were
seen lowering near this place. Anum-
Der of Mexicans reside here, but they
cannot be depended upon for assist
ance 10 a contest ia which their coun-
trymen are engaged. Nearly the ~
tire Rio Grande frontier Of Texas,
including a belt of from Fifty to n
hundred miles in width, is inhabited
by Mexicans, many Of whom, though
taking no active part in the iorays Of
the thieves, yet s%ympathize with
them and give them secret aid
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
rerrible sanerings erri.hermea.
BALrlMoRE. March 2s-Cap,a.

BALTIMORE, March 2S.-Cap.ain
Jaeger. Of the steamship Nuremberg,
which arrived at this pert to-day. re-
ports that March 22d be saw n schoon-
er whh the ensign at half-mast. lie
bore down 10 Der, and was asked to
take ten men Oh board, which bad
I been saved. | sen a boat on boar!
the schooner, which turned out to be
The George Fogg, from ST. Edwards
Island, The men reported as fol-
lows: We belong to St. Mary's, New
founGland. Our trade is fishermen
in shore boats. On the I'd of March
We saw a ship ice bound, about two
and oBe-balf miles from the roast
We went out to her with . party Of
thirty-four men, all FROM -. Mary's.
The wind was from The Nc-sMard, a
moderate breeze. Before we reached
her We met the captain Of said ship 10
charge Of another party from ST.
Mary's, whe took the captain ashore,
a. he was sick. As We could under
stand. The crew had left the ship the
day before. We reached the ship at
three p. NJ. As night came on We
made for the land after searching the
ship. but did hot reach the coast, as
The ice had opened towards the land.
We spent the night on the ice, and
and bad seven men frozen to death
during the night. The next dav we
went on board again. We had to
leave nine men out OF u party be-
hind Us, as these men were too weak
10 walk, and the ice would not per-
mi: US, on account of its weak state
to carry them. Three of those men
were picked up by the schooner Geo.
5. Fogg on the 9Th Of March as the
only survivors out of the HiGe. We
found nothing to eat r drink on
board besides molasses. The ship
driffed out with the ice, but we were
in sight Of the coast about six or
even days. bat not able to reach it.
We stopped till the llth of March in
the ship, when we saw a schooner
about four miles to the eastward of
US. rs the ice was in some parts too
weak to bear a man, we took a small
boat from the ship aud made for the
schooner, where we were received
with kindness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
L.ynehInS of a Negro.

WASHINGTON. March 23-Last
night a horrible crime was committed
in Prince Georges County, Md, and
the perpetrator within a few hours
thereafter, suffered death, although
not bv the hands Of the law. A Mr..
Nelson, who q few years since came
to this section Of the country from
the North, purchased q portion of the
Motley Hall estate, in Maryland
nearly opposite Alexandria aud about
seven miles fsom this city, since
which time he has been engaged in
improving the place. lie had in his
employ q young negro named Slmms,
about twenty-0ne years of age. Last
night Mr.. Nielsen had occasion to
come to this city, snd about midnight
the negro Simms, taking advantage
Of his absence and Mrs. Nelson being
alone and unprotected, went To the
house, and, entering it, committed a
shocking outrage upon her. He left
the house but u short time, and after
ward returned and repeated his ieud-
ish act. Mrs. Nelson then fled to a
neigbbor's house and informed them
Of what had occurred. Simms was
taken into custody at an early hour
this morning aud carried before T..
Walter Brooke, a magistrate, who
deputized Curtis Smith as a constable
to take him to Jail. On the road,
however, Smith was overpowered by
a mob Of Indignant Marylanders,
and the prisoner taken away from
him and in a short tine thereafter
the culprit was hanging to a tree
within 100 yards OF the place where
he hal committed the outrage.
When our informant left that neigh
horhood the ~Iifeless body was sway
ing back and forth in The March
winds.
Laicr.-Additional details Of the
outrage prove it to have been one of
the most atrocious and distressing
crimes ever committed. The negro
had been in the employ Of Mr.. Mel
son for a yefAaSnd occupied one of
the rooms iAsais house. When he
entered the sleeping chamber Of the
lady last night he was armed with a
revolver, and announced his purpose,
not only to commit the crime, but
that be also intended to kin himself,
threatening at the same time if any
cu.ccy or resistance was made lie,
would kill his victim and her babe
two years Of age, that was sleeping
by her side. The s~coundrel remain
ed in the room for three hours after
the crime, aud then, after repeating
it, shot himself in the left shoulder,
and went TO his own room, where be
was arrested. The incensed residents
Of the neighborhood took him from
the authorities, and hung him to the
Grst convenient tree they found. The
rope was put around his neck before.
be was taken from the room, and the
scoundrel was seated upon a horse
that was driven from under him as
soon as the rope was fastened to a
limb Of the tree. Several colored
men in the vicinity took an active.
part in the lynchiug.