The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-06-14
Late Foreign Items.

splendid find has teeu made in the carrying on
Of some excavations at Pompei. The objects found
consist Of silver cups.and plates iazze mirrors
silver moulds for sweet meats. gold earrings, and
purse Of gold tissue containing money.
James Lick is reported to be dangerously IN at his
rooms in the Lick House. in San Francisco. He has
been very feeble health for weeks past and is
reported to be falling fast.
Calcutta telegram announces that II persons i'm
peated in the murder Of Mr. Margary of the English
Expedition, will be executed at Bahama, May 5th, in
the presence Of the British Escort.
Herr Krupp is going to make gigantic cannon, to
weigh $50 tons. He does not approve Of the English
method Of making monster ordnance BY welding iron
coils together, and his gun will consequently be made
of two immense pieces Of steel. Its manufacture will
be watched with much interest.
Some Ceylon planters have visited TUT Buas plan
tatons Of coffee. and are much pleased with them
Curiousy enough the name Of the district is " kand
reminding them strongly of CeylOn. Coffee
planting the hills will lie great industry when
they are fairly opened up. The climate, Of course is
very much better than that of the coast and the in
dnstry itself is one Of the most delightful in which
man can engage 1t beats sugar in this respect, but
sugar takes only two years at furthest in making
return while coffee takes iye-a material difference
TO most people. Cocoauuts being extensively
planted with eye to copia. In case 1900 acres
are planted by single firm iMessrs Hennngs') in
the Windward Islands, so you may fancy the extent
Of the cultivation Each contains about 800 trees
They take five years before they begin to bear aud
before the bearing is profitable, but they require
after the first couple Of years while growing
Charles Francis Adams has been selected by the
Centennial Committee Of New York for Orator the
Fourth Of July.
Says Philadelphia date of May goth the weather
continues and pleasant, and the number Of
visitors at the Exhibition to-day is estimated at from
$4,000 to 10000. Large quantities of goods were
brought in this morning, and several carloads will
will be admitted tonight, chiefly for Agricultural
Hall. portion Of the goods in the Tunisan depart
ment opened yesterday among them is 4 mosaic
from the ruins of Carthage.
In vetoing the bill for the reduction of the salary
Of the President to $4,000, Grant has acted with
perfect consistency. lie has himself accepted $780,.
O0O The time is past, If it ever existed, when
be looked forward to the possibility Of third term,
and if he thought $4,000 not too much for himself
he could not approve bill limiting the compensation
of his successor to ore-half that sum In his veto
message he says that the salary was $4,000 when
had population Of only three millions that
have forty millions, and wealth add cost of living
largely increased These facts which the
penny-wise economists cannot dispute. Fifty thou
sand dollars per is not too great to
support the dignity Of the Presidential Office We do
not how the President could consistently give his
approval to this bill, whatsoever Democratic dema-
gogues may choose to say about it.
The FATAL THIRTEEx.-There are silly stories in
the papers about the stuperstious notions of the late
A. 7. Stewart, and his belief in signs and omens,
lucky days, places, persons events, etc. But it is
curious thing, well true one, related Of the
called superstitions, whatever they may be called,
which to linger in his mind, that, at the very
last Of the usual Sunday dinner parties given at his
house before his DEATH there the unlucky
Der Of thirteen persons present at table, He had al
ways previously avoided that number. II is also a
curious fact that, on this occasion. the unlucky
noticed by one Of the thirteen guests, who
said to another Of them that there would be a death
in the house In eight days afterward the master Of
the house lay dead in a chamber not far from the
dining -room-New York Sun.
SMOKED oUT.-BOston furnishes a good example in
q street car incident. who persisted in smok-
ing inside the hOrsecar put out by the conduc.
tor. He brought suit against the conductor for as
saut and battery but the court acquitted the condue
tor the ground that the company had the right to
make and enforce rules against smoking.
Folks considerably disappointed because there
is to be reduction Of fare those ourneying east
ward to attend the Centennial and perhaps the num-
Der Of travellers will be less by one half than would
be the case if such reduction made but there
will be quite q number as it is who will make pill
grimage to the Cradle Of Liberty and assist to eee-
brate.
The World says What under Heaven can be the
mysterious connection of Steinberger with San Fran
cisco which leads to being periodically afflicted
with spreadesgle romanees from that city about the
woes and wrongs of President Grants old crOny and
creditor? There longer any doubt that Steinber-
ger has ceased to be, if, indeed, he an Anne
riean citizen. II it be true that British mar ofwar
has carrieu him of to New Zealand or the FIJI Is
lands what IS that us? The official representatives.
OF the United States in Samoa, Mr. Foster, was evil
IDENTIFY delighted to get rid of him Unless the English
authorities lay hands upon documents among his
luggage Of interest to the United States in connection
with high personages at Washington, who certainly
befriendcd him in the beginning We devoutly desire
that he may refrain from intruding Stenberger any
more upon attention. His friends attribute his
downfall to his warfare upon the missionaries and
liquor dealers. man who respects neither rum nor
religion need expect sympathy from the civilized
world.