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The following are the features of the
convention between Great Britain and
Turkey: 1t is stipulated that if Batoum-
Kars, and Ardahan are retained by Rus
sia, and if an attempt is made at any
future time 70 annex a portion of the
Sultan's territory in Assia, not ceded by
the defnitive treaty of peace, Great
Britain engages to join the Sultan in
defending his territory by force of arms.
The Sultan, in return, promises to in
troduce the necessary reforms, to be
agreed upon later. In order to enable
Great Britain to make the necessary
provision for executing her engagement,
the Sultan consents to assign the Island
of Cyprus, to be occupied and admins
tered by Great Britain, who agrees to
pay to the Porte the present excess of
the islands revenue over the expen-
ditures. Finally Great Britain engages
to evacuate the island and terminate
the convention if Russia restores
Batoum, Cars, and Ardahan to Turkey.
The convention is to be ratified within a
month,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

NEARLY all the class juries of the
French Exposition have reported, and
II is stated that the Americans have OBJ
tanned more prizes than the citizens of
any country, in proportion to the num-
Der of exhibitors. In one class all the
American exhibitors have obtained
medals; in another, all except one. 1t
is thought the United States will have
five or six grand prizes and a liberal
number of gold medals. Foreign jurors
have expressed much admiration for the
excellence of the articles in the Ameri-
can section of the Exhibition.
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wi thheld from this collection, as they
have been previously exhibited.

SAN Francisco hoodlums-always
dangerous class-seem to be more ag
gressive than ever at the present time.
A single issue of the Bulletin of that
city records five separate outrages by
gangs of these rufians on the previous
day, which was Sunday, by the way.
The most serious was row at Saucelito,
where gang of seventy-fve attacked a
picnic party, and the leader was shot
through the head and killed by police
officer. Three of the other four cases
were low assault or robbery, and the
other was that of young boy whom a
band of hoodlums caught and tied to a
fence and amused themselves by rubbing
mustard into his eyes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

JENNY LIND made one million dol
lars in America, and Mr.. Goldschmidt
invested it SO successfully that it has
doubled itself. He is real nice, quiet
little fellow, Mr.. Barnum says-a Jew,
though he became Christian when he
married her-and three or four years
younger than she. She has grown-up
son and daughter. Sir Julius Benedict,
the composer, Jenny's old teacher, says
that the daughter would have been as
great singer as her mother ever was if
she hadn't heen rich. As for the son, lie
knows that Jenny is rich. He likes to
spend the money, and Jenny likes to
have him.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

The barking Of the cork tree-a species
of oak growing in Spain, Portugal and
Italy-is commenced when the tree is
fifteen years old, and may be repeated
every eight or ten years after with no
injury to the oak, which in spite of this
periodical fiaying lives to the age of one
hundred and fifty years. In July and
August incisions are made around the
tree and down to the roots; the pieces
which detach easily are soaked in water,
placed under heavy weights, dried be-
fore fire, and stacked in bales for ex-
portation. The cork-cutters cut the
sheets into narrow strips, and round
them into shape with the aid of thin,
sharp knife.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

The Emperor Williams physicians
have issued long statement in regard
10 his condition. They ascribe His
Majesty's relatively slow progress toward
recovery to the great loss of blood and
appetite, to the shock to his system, and
to omental depression. His power of To-
comotion Is small. His hands are help
less, and he can only eat with assistance
His pb ysicians, however, are confident
of his recovery by the influence of time
and exercise
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

The Antiphonary of st. Gall is the
oldest musical manuscript in existence.
The original is preserved in cloister in
st. Gall, Switzerland. 1t was copied
from the Antiphonary of Pope Gregory
"a. ID. 690-604), under the direction OF
Pope Adrian, at the request of Charlie
magne, in the year 100. 1t shows the
nesrno notation, which superseded the
letters derived from the ancient Greeks.
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IT is well known that persons who
have been deprived of one or more of
the senses commonly acquire increased
acuteness in the remaining ones. The
following case cited by DIR. Erasmus
Darwin is remarkable instance: "The
late blind Justice Fielding walked in
my room for the first time, when he
once visited me, and, after speaking a
few words, said, This room is about
twenty-five feet long, eighteen wide and
twelve high all of which he guessed
WITH the greatest accuracy by the ear"
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The power of reproduction in insects
is one of the most wonderful parts of
their economy. On beheading slug, a
new head, with all its complex ap-
purtenances, will grow again; 70 will
the feet of Salamander and the claws
OF HOLSTERS. The end of worm split
produces two perfect heads, and if cut
into three pieces the middle produces a
perfect head and tail.
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HERE are some new figures, for the
use Of temperance exhorters, from the
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics: There
were in this country, in 1877, 1861
liquor dealers licensed by the United
States Government. The amount of
money annually expended for liquor in
the United States by consumers is
$500. .OOO. 900.
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The Pope has ordered that all the va
rious pieces of tapestry in the Vatican
shall be collected and arranged in chron-
illogical order for exhibition. 1t seems
that for two centuries the Kings of France
were accustomed to send every year
piece of Gobelin tapestry to the reign
ing Pope, and, as the manufactures at
Flanders in the fourteenth and fifteenh
centuries also contributed their share, it
may be imagined what large quantity
has been accumulated. The well known
tapestries executed in Flanders from
RaphaePs celebrated cartoons will bt
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

DR ERASMUS DARWIN said that the
works of Homer are supposed to have
done great injury to mankind by inspir-
ing them with love of military glory.
Alexander was said to sleep with them
sJwsys under his pillow,
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OF course everybody thought last
on an open side track, and got into un-
usually close quarters with the earth,
and they will hardly be prepared for Mr..
Proctor's statement that the earth was
then in apogee, or at the furthest limit
of its orbit from the sun, and over
5000, 900 miles further away than she
will be next December, when we will
be swearing that we never saw such an
Arctic wave as that then sweeping over
the land.-Toledo Blade.
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WHY the famous race-horse who
didn't win the race at Louisville is
called Mollie Mccarthy is thus ex-
planned: Away up in the gold regi ms
of Nevada Colonel Winters had warm
and devoted friend in the person of
Colsnel Mccarthy, and he has daugh-
ter, Miss Mollie, who is said to be the
most beautiful and accomplished young
lady in call Nevada" and it was in
honor of this belle of the gold regions
that the celebrated little mare was
called. And 80 human being, beauti
full and belle, gets little fame in the
newspapers from the fact that horse il
named after her.
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MODELLING, the man who attempted to
assassinate the Emperor William, is de-
scribed by an English writer as having
been very clever, but a very disrepu
table boy at school. He was selfish,
mean and cowardly. He thought of
nothing but the acquisition of money
and power, and used openly to aver that
these were the only two things worth hav-
ing. His school-fellows knew him to
be clever, but his teachers could make
nothing of him. They set him down as
narrow-minded, obstinate, and mule
headed, and utterly unable to understand
more than one side of any question.
His two distinguished passions were g
love for notoriety and craving for the
possession of destructive weapons.
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PAPER collars are boxed in geograph-
ical globes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-25

YoNKERs had Fourth of July orator,
who said: And while the heart of the
nation continues to throb, while the
hollyhock of liberty dissimulates its fra
GRANGE over the aria of our domain,
while the gratitude of the free-born tons
of soil mean sons of toil-reealls the
heroism of those who bought and fled
excuse me, 1 should have said fought
and bled-for us, so long will we cherish
the noble beresy bequeathed to us by
our bat-riotic posterity."
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THE MISSING MAN.
1t was on a Monday morning
And the merchant in his chair
Uneasily did fidget he,
For his cashier was not there.
1t was on a Monday morning
With wild distracted air
The cashiers wife was listening for
Her lords foot on the stair.
She hastened to the Office,
Her face with terror white,
He has not been home. my husband"
She gasped, {. since Friday night"
Then up sprang that old merchant
With sympathetic looks
Said she, :" Examine the river :"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-27

inland towards the mountains, at an elevation of
some 1000 feet, a new plantation is projected
by Messrs. Atkins & Phelps and DIR. Thompson,
1.-THE resident physician of Kohala). on which
some 300 acres will be planted during the ensu-
ing year, and to manufacture which a frst-class
mill will be erected, to be styled the " Indepen-
dent" Last in the list is the fine mill of the
Hon. C. F. Hart, Circuit judge also in process
of erection and nearly ready to commence opera
tions. Here there are some $50 acres about
ready to come off, mostly owned by natives-but
We heard of one Chinaman as the owner OF a
good sized and evidently well-kept patch. There
are about 100 Chinese in the district, mostly
employed on the Kohala !" plantation.
Kohala is famous for the extraordinary yield OF
its cane. We have heard of whole fields that
turned out six and a half tons to the acre; but
think that if we put the average at four tons,
the reasonable planter will be satisfied.
As the plantations in this fertile region IN
crease in numbers and in capacity for production,
the
FOREIGN-BORS POPULATION
Will be continually augmented. This is already
considerable, though Of course much scattered,
and the people, with true Anglo-Saxon religious
instinct, have united in settling a clergyman
(the Rev. Mr.. Atherton) of the Congregational
denomination as the pastor OF their church, and
have pledged themselves for his support. An
English school is also talked of for the education
of the rising generation, which is already becom-
ing numerous. PROFESSIONALLY, there is a very
bright future before the people of this beautiful
district. ii. L.. ..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-27
MECHANICS LIENS.

Another subject to which we desire to call the
attention of the next Legislative Assembly, is
that of mechanics liens. We have no lien law
in this Kingdom. The rights of the mechanics,
which are secured by statutory enactment in
every well regulated government, are in this
Kingdom, left without security or redress, except
so far as the general law of contracts affects
them. The common law, which is only er ne
cesitate the law of the Kingdom, protects the
rights of common carriers, inn-keepers, factors,
bankers, brokers and pawnees, but the higher
lien which the mechanic requires for buildings
erected, or materials furnished, in aiding the ma
terial progress of the country, is not sufficiently
defined and enforced by the common law. We
respectfully suggest that a lien law should be
passed, with provisions broad enough to protect
every class of mechanics and artizans, who per-
form labor upon, or furnish materials for the
erection of any building or other structure, or
improvement, whether done at the instance of
the owner of such building structure or i'm
provement, or his agent; and every contractor,
sub-contractor, architect, builder or other per-
son having charge of the construction of any
building, structure, or other improvement, should
be held to be the agent of the owner.
The provisions of the law should even extend
to the improvements of city or town lots, in
grading, filling, or otherwise improving the same.
The land, or such interest as the owners may
have in the land, on which such building, struct-
ure or improvement is made, with a convenient
space about the land, or so much as may be re-
qui-ed for the convenient use and occupation
thereof, to be determined by the court, should be
subject to the lien.
These liens should have a preference to a mort
gage lien, or any other that may have attached
subsequent to the time such building; structure
or improvement, shall be commenced; also, to all
other membranes of which the lien holder had
no notice at the time such building, structure or
improvement was commenced.
All persons entitled to a lien under the law
should be required in a certain specified time to
file their claims, under oath with the Registrar of
Conveyances, and such claims should be recorded.
A time should be limited in which to bring
suits on such claims, and the details of the pro-
ceedings in court to enforce said lien should be
enacted.
The lien should be considered a cumulative
remedy, and should not impair tn night Of any
court of competent jurisdiction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-27
LEGISLATIVE

Ia accordance with the Royal Proclamation,
the Legislative Assembly Of the Kingdom will
convene at Aliiolani Hale on Tuesday next for
the transaction of public business. There is a
good deal of legislation needed for the welfare OF
the people, which, if suited to the wants of the
country, cannot be but productive of good.
Whatever measures may be passed should be
wise and thorough. No crude or halfway laws
upon any subject will answer. 10 accomplish
any real good they must be well considered, and
made thoroughly applicable to the purposes
for which they are designed. There is sufficient
legal talent among the members to mould the
bills that may come before the Assembly into
proper shape before they are passed, and we hope
they will spare no effort to make them clear and
simple and adapted to our wants. AS a matter
of public interest, we give the names of members
of both branches of the Assembly:
House OF MOBILES:
Their Excellencies, j. o. Dominis, j. Mott Smith,
j. NJ. Kapena, H. A. PIERCE and A. ). Hartwell
Hons. P. Kanoa, c.. R.. Bishop, a. S. Cleghorn. 2.
ker, H. Kuihelani, J. Moanauli, J. l. Dowsett, 5. q.
Wilder. p. I~senburg, S. N. Castle. G. Rhodes, s. X
Kaai, W. L. Moehonua and S. Kipi.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
observation-disclosures. w. r. Castle, J. Nawahi. d. B.
Maboe, NJ. Kekino. r. F. Bickerton, G.. W. Pilipo,
K. Kamauoha, J. y. Kapahu.
Maui-Messrs. W. NJ. Gibson. l.. Aholo. A. kau-
kau, J. K. Hanuna, w. II. H~alstead, L. W. p. Ka-
nealii, w. o. Smith.
MoIokai and L~anai.-Messrs. J. Nakaleka, and
S. Kupihea.
Oahu-Messrs. d. Malo. J. Keau, S. Paniani. J.
Moanauli. Jr, S. Kaanaana, j. Nataniela, S. ku-
pau and J. K. kaolikO.
Rauai.-Messrs j. Kauai, a. haukau, Palohau.
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PORT OF HONOLULU, H. I
ARRIVALS.

April Ig-Am bk Lizzie Marshall, DahIer, 90 days from New
castle, N s w
2O-Schr Ia Moi. Marchant, from Kahului, Maui.
2O-Schr Leahi, Kaaina, from Kohala, Hawaii
21-Stmr Likehke, Shepherd, from Hawaii d Maui
2l-Schr Nettie Merrill. Hatfield, from Lahain3
2I-Schr Marion, Kiblin, from Koloa & Waimea
2I-Schr Manuckawai. Naiwi, from Hanamaulu, Kauai
22-Schr Ramaie, King, from Kahului
22-Brt bktn Mariana, Risdon, IS days FIN Tahiti
- PIP NJ , Zealanda, Chevaier, Z dys I'm San Fran
27-Schr WaIehu, Knia, from Maliko, Maui
23-Haw blk Matte Macleay, Pope, II dys I'm Astoria
24-Brit schr PATIO, Slocum, 81 days I'm Portland
24-Am schr Venus, Dodd, II dys I'm Humboldt
24-Schr Warwick. JnO Bull. from Kalaupapa, MOokai
24-Schr Kinau, Ahuhaa, from Molokai
25-Schr Pueokahi, Clarke, from Hama, Maui.
25-Schr Kulamanu, Mana, from KOhala, Hawaii.
26-Schr Kekauluohi, Malaihi, from HanaIei, Kauai.
26-Schr Mary Ellen, Kuanoni, from Hio, Hawaii.
26-Schr Haleakala, Puahiwa, from Hilo. Hawaii.
26-Schr Annie, Kalua, from Hio, Hawaii.
26-Schr Jenny, Pake, from Nawiliwii, Kauai.
2T-Schr Pauahi, Manu-, from HilO, Hawaii
27-Schr Nettie Merrill, Hatfield, from LahaiDa, Maui
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DEPARTURES.

Iprl 2O-Amb Blk Camden, Evans, for Port Gamble
20-Am bktn Jos Perkins, Johnson, for Port Gamble
2O-Brit bk Dovenby, Penny, for Portland
clam VIII schr Industry, McKenna, for the Arctic
pam bk Jenny Pitts, Robinson. for Port Gamble
92-Schr Kekauluohi, Malaihi, for Hanalei, Kauai.
22-Schr Jenny, Pake, for Nawiiwili, Kauai.
22-Schr Wailele, Kalauao, for Maliko, Maui.
23-P N 8 ZeaIandis, Cheyaier, for the Colonies
23-Stmr LikeEke, Shepherd, for Maui q Hawaii.
23-Schr Ka Mol, Marchant, for kahului, Maui.
23-Schr Leahi, Kaaina, for Kohala, Hawaii.
23-Schr Nettie Merrill, Hatfield, for Lahaina, Maui
2i-Schr Manuokawai, Naiwi, for Nawiiwili, Kauai
24-H 1 NJ 8 Cristoforo Columbo, Com Carnevaro,
for San Francisco
24-Am schr Jos WooIey, Briggs, for Guano Islands
24-Schr Kamaile, King, for Kona and Kau
24-Schr Hsunani, Nika. for Hanalei, Kauai
24-Am bktn Discovery, Winding, for San Francisco
24-Schr Marion, Kibin, for Koioa & Waimea, Kauai
24-Schr Waiehu, Kilia, for Maliko, Maui
25-Schr Warwick, John Bull, for Kalsupapa, Mookai
26-Schr Kinau, Ahuihala, for Molokai.
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RAMBLEs IN THE OLD WORLD, No. l5.-The read
es of transferring periodical The Fr nd have f-
more than a year been entertained with letters
from Europe under the above title. and no words
of ours are needed to express the pleasure their
perusal has given. Through inadvertence we
have neglected to mention No. Is of the series.
which appeared in the issue for the present month.
1t is a brief but graphic sketch of a reception held
by the Emperor and Empress of Germany at the
Imperial Schloss or Palace at Berlin. The princi-
pal interest of the reception, to the stranger. Of
course, gathers about the august personages whose
presence gives the scene its Importance but the
associations connected with the building, and the
remembrance of Prussia's e%ventful history so in
timately connected with il, also add an interest TO
the occasion that cannot be described in The short
limits of a single letter. Mr.. Damon Yields a
facile pen, and we always open the Friend with
eagerness for a perusal OF his - Rambles.n We
wish we could make room for some extracts from
his last number, even at the risk OF marring their
beauty by breaking their connection. What he
says, in the commencement, of the important part
the salon has played in European history is fami-
liar to every attentive reader, for it recalls to
mind many instances in which female politicians
have helped to shape the course of events, and
thus left their impress upon the history of that
continent. The following extract from one OF our
exchanges elucidates this point very clearly upon
a little reflection 1t is openly said that the pres
enee of the Earl of Derby in the cabinet has en-
couraged Russia to oppose the wishes of England,
and the London Week attributes this in great part
TO the influence of the Countess of Derby over
her husband, and does not hesitate to say that
the alliance of Lady Derby with Nine. Ignatief
has been as much discussed in every European
capital as Bismarck'S Speech Those who do not
read these Rambles - lose a pleasant intellec-
tual treat.
AcCIDENT.-An accident, which might have been
much more serious, occurred on Wednesday morn
ing to a little boy nine or ten years old, son of a
drayman in the employ of Mr.. c. P. Ward. 1t APP
pears that the little fellow was taking a ride on
the dray which was leaving the yard. and on its
passing into the street he was thrown of, the hind
wheel passing over and breaking one of his legs
above the knee. No other blame attaches to the
driver than allowing the boy to incur the danger
of the ride.
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THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY. APRIL q

By the return of Col. Allen, we learn that Il. T..
II. the Heiress Apparent and party were enjoying
their visit to California to their hearts content
Her Highness is much improved in health. The
party have been making excursions into the coun-
try. having visited Sacramento, going up by rail-
way, via Stockton, and returning to San Francisco
by the river boat. They are expected home By
the steamer Of NAV 2Ist.
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MEMORANDA.

REPoRT OF P II S s ZEALANDIA, CHEvALIER, CoAMAN-
DER-LeI San Francisco April Is, so p m, discharged pilot
at 2 D m Farraleone Light House abeam at $40 p m. Up
to 18th, strong winds varying from n to NV with confused
sea, afterwards moderate and fine TO port Sighted Molokai,
22d, 3.45 p m, arrived off Honolulu 9 p IN, and received pilot
on board at 10 10 p m.
REPORT OF HAw BIZ MATTE MAcLEAY, PORE, MASTER.
Lett Astoria Saturday, April 6. Had light and fair wind
the whole Of the passage down, arriving on Tuesday, April
23,-17 days out.
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PASSENGERS
FaoM NEwcAsTLE-Per Lizzie Marshall, April 19-Mis
BadshaW, Mrs Mills

BadshaH, Mrs Mills
From WISDwARD PORTs-Per LikeHke, April 2I-Her
Majesty the Queen, Mrs l. Piikoi, Hon S Kaai and wife.
Hon II Kapahu and wife, G W C Jones, NJ Kamai, Miss
Rankin, II McDonns, J W Smith, Apu, wife and child, G
Brown. q e ~stackpole, e NJ Coffin, J A O'Brien, C V
Hoaseman, I Hughes, c Sylvia, Miss J Smith, L S Baker,
Z Richard, and 90 deck
FRoA San FRASCIsCo-Per Zealandia, April 22-MfssA
II Parke, Mrs Brown, Mrs and Miss Deacon, Col w f Allen
and wife, Mrs Lawry and daughter, Misses FIannan Cl.
Mons E Dulcz and servant, Mr. Green and wife, Miss Heuss-
gen, Capt Bray, wife and daughter, J T. Kennedy, Jas G
Gould, III Cawley, r B Fetley, W p A Brewer, A Garten-
berg, and IL Europeans and Is Chinese, steerage
FROM TAHITI-Per Mariana, April 22-W Bessie, II Ger
get, Mr. Reale
FoR GUANo IsLASDs-Per Jos Wooney, April 23-James
Green, G straun, w CaHlsy, and 9 laborers
POR WIsDwARD PoRTs-Per Likelike, April 2S-F Rich
ard, g ~stackpole, A Young, A 2 Jones, c E Richardson.
Bishop Willis, B Macy, s l. Austin, c C Coleman, wife and
child, DR. Eshlemau and daughter, C Alexander. c and M
Sylvia, A Barring Gould, Mrs Richardson, Miss WahaoIe. N
Kekoa, r Waipa, wife and 2 children, and about as deck
FoR AUsTRALIA-Per Zealandia, April pa Richards
FoR Ban FRAScIsCo-Per Discovery, April 23-AIexan-
der Graham
RRoM PoRTLAND-Per Matte MacIeay, April 23-Harry
Won Holt, VIM Tedd