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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-03-20
How to Get Rid of a Wife.

A Paris gentleman, ~ Daval has discovered
new way to get nd of troublesome wife She
'as fond of spirits ard society, and be had en-
ured her presence as long as he felt he was in
onour bound to do. So he rubbed her all over
nh petroleum and then set fire to the oil. At
O'clock in the morning be burst into neigh
ors room to tell how his wife had just burned
arset and how he had scorched his hands in
tempting to put out the flames. The neighbor
Jlioved him &c the scene of these experiments
oil, and found the woman lying Oh the floor
useless, but still breathing. After little she
gained her consciousness sufficiently to speak
nd With Der last breath she charged her husband
18th having murdered her. NJ. Duval, on being
rested, declared that his wife was in deIirium
'emens when she accused him, bat the physi-
ans insist that she bad her full senses. From
'e first to last the story is peculiarly French
ID the result of the trial doubtless will be 8
ting sequel to it the murderer will be sent to
iison for few months.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-03-20
a Marvellous Clock.

A marvellous piece of mechanism has inst been
exhibited at Paris. Ii is an eight-day clock.
which chimes the quarters, plays sixteen tuues,
playing three times every twelve hours, or at any
intervals required The hands 90 round as fol
lows: One once minute; one, once an hour /;
one, once week; one, once month one.
once year. 1t shows the moons age. the ris-
ing and setting of the sun, the time of high aud
low water, halt ebb aud half food, and By beau
tiul contrivanee there is part that represents
the water which rises and falls. lifting some
ships at high water tide as if they were in mo-
ton, and, as it recedes, leaving these automaton
ships on the sands. The clock shows the hour
of the day, day of the month, month of the year.
and in the day of the month there is a provision
made for the long and short months. 1t shows
the signs of the zodiac; it strikes or not, chimes
or not, as may be desired; and it has the equa-
ton table, showing the difference of clock and
sun every day in the year
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-03-20
The SIEGE Of constantinopIe.

Constantinople has undergone more sieges
ian any other city in the world. 1t has been
asieged twenty-three times: twice by the an
eus Greeks thrice by the Roman Emperors I;
ice BY the Latins, the Persians, the Avares,
Ie Sclaves. and By one Of its dethroned sove-
signs, Michael Paleolog0s; twice by the Bal
arIans; once by Byzantine rebels; seven times
the Arabs; and three times By the Turks 1t
as taken but six times by Alcibiades, the Ro-
ian Emperors Septimus. SeEerus and Coastan-
ne, the Doge Dandolo and Count Baldwin, the
mperor Michael Paleologus, and Mohammet IL
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-03-20
Supreme Court. january Term.
1875
THE WALNUT SUGAR COMPANY rs.
" c. PARKE, Administrator Of Me
Estate Of C. Kanqiaa, deceased

Harris, C. j. Judd aud McCully, j. j.
Upon appeal from the decision OF Mr. Justice
McCulIy
Upon full consideration of the arguments and
authorities submitted to US, as well also of the
principles and facts of the case we are of opinion
that the Court below properly dismissed the bill
for specific performance on the grounds set forth
in its opinion, which We hereby adopt, aud so
confirm that Judgment.
Hartwell, for plaintiff Preston, for defend't.
January 81, 1873.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-03-20
Manufacturing JeweIer!


NJ OfiGe. aaE
TWyHE UNDERSIGNED. FORMERLY WITH
Eckzrt, bess inform citizens Of Houoiulu and
public generally, tHt he has taken the on Fort
street. opposite Odd Fellows Hal formerly occupied by
To Iaan4tsl where ne win give SPECIAL attention 70 the
za.nshcsuriss and repairing Of All kinds Of JeTelry
Partisan attention given to shell and Kukui Work.
Sc WI guarantee satisfaction in 81 his work ga
c. la WI N. wESSER.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
EAEAEIESMs

Mr.. Henry Labouchere writes as follows:
The first time l went to Malta l had an op-
portunity of observing the effects of fatal.
ism. / was in Alexandria, and saw the
mail steamer leave while I was rowing
toward it, SO l asked captain in steamer
close by that appeared about to start
whether he would give me passage to
Malta, if he was going there.
Certainly" he replied, "If you don't
mind my cabins being covered with pill
grims on their way back to Tunis from
Mecca
The second day that we were at sea a
number of these pilgrims died of fever,
and were incontinently thrown overheard.
Many more then slammed DEATH in order
to share the fate of their friends. They,
too, went overheard with smile of beati-
tude on their countenances. l remon-
strated with the captain, being then young
and tender hearted. He replied that it
was all affair between their sheik aud
them, and that lie had nothing to do with
the matter beyond general wish that, on
our arrival at Malta, we should not be put
in quarantine. then had it out with the
sleik, who could speak little French.
He explained to me that any one dying
during pilgrimage went direct to para
disc, and that it was a friendly act to
throw over pilgrims with the fever without
looking too closely whether they were
dead, more particularly when they them.
selves encouraged the pinus fraud.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
HE PREFERRED TO WALK.

"She's pretty hot, amt she!" said g
backwoods passenger addressing the en-
gineer of Mississippi steamer that was
racing with another boat.
"So-so," responded the engineer, as he
hung an additional wrench on the safety
valve cord to stop the steam escaping.
II reckon We'll oyertake that craft soon,
pursued the passenger.
"That's about it," returned the engineer.
giving the cords another twitch and hal
looing through the trumpet to the fireman
to "shoye her up"
cone hundred and ninety five hpmmed
the passenger, looking first at the gauge
and then at the boilers.
"Thats about where's she's rustieating,'
put in the engineer.
Then the passenger ran his fingers
through his hair neryousy and walked
about the decks for few minutes, wher
he came back to the engineer and OBJ
served:-
"Hadnt you better leave that boa
go?"
Cant do it. Must pass her."
''But s'posin' we should blow up?"
"We," said the engineer, as he peepet
over the guard to see how fast he was gain
ing, ''if it's the will of Providence for thi
boat to blow up we'll have to stand it.
Then he halooed to the fireman to rol
up another cask of bacon and to mix
plenty of rosin with the coal and give he
little more turpentine and oil.
The next moment there was a splash il
the river, but before the yawls could b.
lowered the man had succeeded in reach
ing the shore and hallooed out
$50 on with the race, guess I'll walk
- Worcester Gazette.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
TINE PARIS OMNIBUS.

We took our tickets at little Office by
the gate of St. Denis admiring the order
with which such things are managed in
France, and thinking how poor thing our
own omnibus system is in comparison.
In the innocence of our hearts we offered
to pay for these tickets, little dreaming
how important their power to procure us
seats in any vehicle on that side of mid
night. Anon we found ourselves in the
midst of seething crowd, all holding
tickets, all holding tickets, all looking
wildly toward the approaching bus, as
drowning sailors to life-boat On the
front of the Omnibus appeared the mystic
word Compla. This was not encouraging.
The omnibus drew up, the seething crowd
rushed to the door. "Forty- -uine, fifty"
called the conductor Two eager travellers
brandishing their tickets, struggled through
the crowd and clambered into the vehicle.
The conductor rang bell, and omnibus
number one drove off in triumph. We
looked at our numbers-61, G2, 63. Ten
more of that eager throng must be seated
before we could find refuge from the stony
streets. We looked yearningly at the
passing cabs; all were full. There was
nothing for it but to wait. We did wait,
patiently, heroically. Never was paterfa-
milias more lamblike in his demeanor.
Was it because he labored under the pain
full conviction that if he swore no one
would understand hint would be wasted
thunder2 Omnibus after omnibus drove
up, stopped its appointed moments, and
departed Most of them bore the fatal
word Complet. Now and then the conduc-
tor bawled, Zone place, one place only,
and the elect one in that long suffering
hurd-a kind of open-air edition of the
Black hole at Caloutta-writhed and wrig.
gled himself free of the crowd, and scram.
bled to seat. This was repeated fol an
indefinite time, and still we saw no hop.
of rescue. The cry was still zone place
Que place only" and what was the use o.
once place among three people? So VT
politely returned our tickets to the little
clerk in the office, aud plodded bravel,
down the Boulevard in quest of cab.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

game. The effort has met with; only
ephemeral success. There is not killing
enough about it. There are no millionl
in it.
But very slow and unsatisfactory work
has been done in the business of killing
Indians for the past hundred years. A
good authority on the subject estimates
that in period of eighty-nine years last
past the United States troops have only
succeeded in killing about eight thou
sand, even counting all made way with
in frontier skirmishes with the hardy
settlers. In the Seminole war, which
lasted seven years, less than four hun
dred of the dusky denizens Of the Ever
glades of Florida were slaughtered at an
average cost Of over SIS, 200 ahead, or in
the aggregate, $50, 900, 900, and the Florida
business was at least as inexpensive
as the average cost of killing the
whale eight thousand, if We, are to take
the res1as of careful examinations into
the history OF cur Indian wars. On that
basis over six hunarnd million dollars
has been invested in this national ar1use-
ment, and yet it is now SAID that the
most war-like tribes-the Comanehas,
Crows, Sioux and Ojibeways have steadi.
ly increased in numbers, while the tame
and spiritless and peaceful Omahas, Pom,
cos, Pawnees, &C., are fast becoming ex.
tinct under the vigorous and economical
policy adopted by our Government to-
wards the original owners of the Ameri
can soil. #
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
A RARE GEM.

In Seki, in japan, there is stone figure
of Buddha which has stood there for ages
past. 1t has ever been believed by the in
habitants of the district that a magical
radiance proceeded from one Of the ears Of
the image, which was in consequence an
object of devout worship. Some native
philosopher hearing of this strange story
and anxious to discover its origin, made
IL pilgrimage to the miraculous statue, and
OH closely examining the ear, found imbed-
ded, in the lobe of it, q crystal substance,
which, on further examination, turned out
to be diamond. On the result of the
examination being made known, the peo-
pie of the district became greatly excited,
some wanting to take it out and sell it,
and others protesting against such profana-
ton. Application was accordingly made
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

made upon him by the language of his
Wing friends. Ticknor, FederaIist of
Washington's school, had never doubled
that England was in the right in her heroic
resistance to the great despot. "When
Napoleon" he wrote, "was rejected from
France, every man in Christendom of
honest principles and feelings felt as if q
weight of danger had been lifted from his
prospects, as if he had surer hope of
going down to his grave in peace and
leaving an Inheritance to his children.
But now the whole complexion of the
world is changed again" He was amazed
to find that Englishmen were not at one;
"M. Roscoe, mild and philosophical in his
whole character, was opposed to the war,
and at a dinner at Allerton gave the
usual Wing argument against it in q
manner that very much surprised me-"
On his way to London shortly afterward
Tcknor visited Dr.. Parr, who said in his
dogmatic way, Sir, should not think
had done my duty if I went to bed any
night without praying for the success of
Napoleon Bonaparte." If the young
American had known anything of Parr, he
would not have been astonished at this
outburst of unpatriot spleen. In the pre-
vious year, when. Wellington was driving
Soult before him in the South, and the
allies were closing around Paris in spite of
the brilliant strategy of Napoleon, the
Wing divine had written to Mr.. Coke of
Holkham: "My indignation at the English
Government as the real and implacable
'iisturbers of the peace Of Europe increases
daily and hourly; and from that malignant
spirit which began to act in 1892, and is
reinforced by the accession of such an aux
iliary as the Prince Regent, l forebode the
most disastrous consequences. My fear is
that the allies will be oyerruled by the
earnestness or oajoled by the bribes of the
Prince Regent and his minions." A month
after his visit to Parr, Ticknor was in
company with a very different man, but
also "a Wing and something more" Lord
Byron was conversing with him, When Sir
James Burgess rushed into the room ex-
claiming:-"My Lord, great battle has
been fought in the Low Countries, and
Bonaparte is entirely defeated" After
receiving an assurance that the intelligence
was official, and chat the French Army was
retreating on Paris, Byron paused and
said with his accustomed emphasis, 81 am
sorry for it |" After another pause
he continued II didn't know but I might
live to see Lord Castlereagh's head Oh
pole. But suppose shan't now." The
stme thought in almost the same words
will be found in the extracts of Byrous
journal printed in Mooro's Lye.-1He Nine
teeah Century.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
WHAT IT COSTS 70 KILL AN IN
DIAN.

The General Of the Army has said, in
his epigrammatic style, that the best In
dian, according to his way of thinking,
"was the dead Indian, 'and it has been in
accord with this professional opinion that
the regular army of the United States
has been used from the date of its organ
ization down to the present time. Of
course there was an interlude in the work
of converting live Indians into dead In
dians during the war of 1872, as also dur
ing the Mexican war, and poor Lo en-
joyed an immunity from slaughter, com.
paratively speaking, from 1861 to 1865
Excepting these brief periods the great
National game has been and still is hunt
ing Indians. An attempt has been made
to introduce baseball as the Nationa
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

An Austin (Nev. bachelor, being twitted
by some ladies with his single state, and
asked how it was that he had never mar
ried, said: II don't know exactly how it
is, but have always felt an indisposition
to marriage, and can't see why it should
be, either. ! surely don't inherit, for my
father and mother were both married"
And he actually never saw the bull he had
perpetrated till his bearers burst out laugh
ing at him.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31


'SAY what we may, preach til the end OF me,
ft is, and always will be, our personality which
must be met and satisfied before our interest and
sympathy are securcd.'
The editor of the New York Times
thus writes in such a spirit of solemn
seriousness that one is moved at once to
60 and meet his personality and satisfy
it, at whatever cost 1t is not always an
easy matter to satisfy personality, as
the learned gentleman has no doubt dis
covered; but, as he intimates, without
lucidly explaining, having once met and
satisfied a personality, the interest and
sympathy are readily secured. For ex-
ample we desire to enlist the interest
and sympathy of legislator in some pet
project, our proper course is not to move
at once upon his interest and sympathy.
No indeed We must advance with the
utmost discretion upon his personality,
and having satisfied this by means of
champagne and oysters, and that subtle
palmistry known in latter days as "com-
ing down." we are positively assured of
his interest and sympathy. Some such
an idea as this, we feel free to say, the
Times man intended to convey, without
doing it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

BRET HARTE, Commercial Agent of
the United States at Crefeld, has tempo
ra1iiy banished poetry from his soul, and
got down to facts and figures as a statis-
tician. In a document recently trans
mitted to the Department of State, he
reviews the trade of the district of Gre
field, which, it appears is great manu-
featuring center for silks, velvets, satins,
ribbons and scarf goods 1t will no
doubt surprise the very many people who
never heard of Crefeld, to be informed
that the citizens of the United States an
nually consume $2,000,000 worth of the
handsome goods manufactured by the
frugal and industrious Crefelders. The
depression which existed in their trade
for several years past has lately been
lifted and all their factories are now run
ming on full time.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

"WHERE is George Washington" the
indianapolis papers are asking in deep
anxiety. 1t is not the paternal relative
of his country, however, in whom they
are interested, but a colored citizen of
very bad anteccdents.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

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WOrkinglneM,

Before you begin your heavy spring swork
after a winter of relaxation, your system
needs cleansing and strengthening to pre-
vent an attack of the ague, bilious or spring
fever, or some other spring sickness that
will unfit yon for seasons work. You
will save time, much sickness and great ex-
pense if you will use one bottle of Hop
Bitters in your family this month. Don't
wait. See other column.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
WATERLOO, NAPOLEON, AND
SOME STRANGE OPINIONS.

1t is with amazemept that we read how
Robert Hall mourned for Waterloo as
shaving put back The clock of the world
six degrees" George Ticknor, who landed
at Liverpool, visiting Europe for the first
time a few weeks after the flight from
Elba. has left . record Of the impression
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

THE driver of a one-horse bob-tailed
Street-car in New York was arrested by
the S. P. c. A., and fined in Court 5000
for carrying an excessive load. The
President of the Railroad Company has
appealed the case and proposes to fight it
OH the ground that the Cruelty to Ami
Mais Act is unconstitutional.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
ITEMS FOR THE LADIES,

la
= +
Side bags are made of the same material
as the dress. ..
Fo,o,, oo,oroa 1;,;,, o e,,,,1 :, !, :
imported cloaks. .
Russian lace is the nonp]ar trimming for
ladies' breolfas cans '''''' '''
trbo hal, .,oaoa ..co.;,,o,, ,o+ :; u,,
nonnIar and ,poa,,,iM,. ~ nv fi'' 20 ''''
r.,
The large Alsatian bow Is still used for
~,
1ne Oapote' IS stlll one OF the most ele-
eailt pohhe's lor dress occasions.
A popular trimming for fall hats is the
loulafu SCARF, edged with old lace.
White barege trimmed with white satin
has come ino fashion for bridal dresses
| nj N
rooms is pronounced the most fashionahle
1aroa how Of so,;,,
the onS trnnjn 9",,i iiuIofi appears 10 pe
faIt y ~ 'A'AAi''Ab : ~ p41ea lof 'lle courage
The 1ouis yvth str,o :. .;....
TIMES aS woiI os i; '' lw 10 III vogue IN cos
tinns "o-' 90 III iuiiii'uie anu qecora-
oon hn 9nnh+ nr lD1Jn fnn ti tMo liicles IN Wla1n
NOR verJ ~ '0' viz ~" Pilce VI ~ cents
Pockets are seen on many of the new cos
cadns r ore 'tSoit"i' ,Sod "neie 'he antique pro-
mourning Donnets are in the new capote
Shapes, with feathers tipped with jet, or
nv ''v ,I1.,, wv '1.,i'in''ss'
u,;Ih 1he Jesse Tor little girls is felt hat
WIN pointed crown and large brim, with
thinning ds Vi sauh ribbon and a. feather
III, ilel!lletta u ana cameFs-halr goods are
u?eu iof hrSI mourning SUITS, and have,
N Sivi tuliiiSe cio'h' nSurped the place OF
n11..t,
Do0loeS are lilaue III the shape OF vest to
opGi, over Wals,coat OF P!an material,
Il'i9d Mooiel' VI SILK SILK ol course, Is the
lid 'oSoiileSV'
all shadSs ana e" 10 s1iti AZ sleas laNo! ~
graW and tho ,t eiiecI WIN
I;y In;gye s,,d hroIrr i'N' 'in'" Vi eolu' ploiize'
handsome "oolen frlnSes are made to
beige and camers hair materials nUnG f, for
fall and winter costumes, ~ @''0N AVA
cooo,,,,,a
j.; ;',,n,od Gtue 10 oile u tlle new colors
T., Gi'Gu E sut|s! snort dress OF this color
%, nnrIio Ji0,n f'as i"ciil9s VI darker piue and
For liaht ,,,orr,ir 5o
baskat nettorns ond ani ot'iiasses III raised
new materai caiIed R5',nnS alg Wpfi ana
verv soft and iteu ia 'sad neiaGe fa cloth winch
nv ''eO i01 'ui''hsS
! Inc "Valols' hat, broad-brmmed and
turned up on one side, is worn very far
Dack on the mead and trihe 20 one side,
ana Is very becoming to some faces
New cloak-clasps in oxidjzed silver or
In,ttl ntt; Hlu PiaSilia' represent lizards, large
'i;aI VI lihV sIlleiu-Shaped pieces, in
WHICH are ei'ioosSea japanese designs.
A favorite design for gold iewelry for ear.
rings, the clasp of bracelets or ends of pins.
is the head of the Assyrian ram, with curled
horns, familiar to us in the old bas-reliefs
from Nineveh.
,,o;o o.
n"soit iiee ~ uSeq l1r tne long twisted
vella WiiIc1i elicilCle 'hs top ol 1ne mead,
pnolGCa"s the te iIalf h ana not lne lace, and
rI"Ie, nSor "a a| ohn Lie o"oN' W NC Ieo a1terward
ui'Oei viz 'i1lii'
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

If you want to make starving man be-
lieve that you have any true religion send
him large loaf of bread before you send
him tract. Tie latter is never a good
substitute for the former If before eating
he refuses your religion, it is your fault;
but if he refuses it after good meal, 1t is
his fault.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

WHEN an individual sets his heart on
going to funeral, it is not well to dis
courage that desire. A Georgia man en-
deayored to borrow his fathers mnle to
axe n agreeable journey of this nature,
bat the old gentleman refused, The son
attended a funeral all the same, however,
for he forthwith shot the imprudent old
man.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

4 IT is remarkable how plain and unvar-
nished are the charges brought against
the officials of the Glasgow Bank. They
call their crime "fraud and theft" with
out any of the modifying terms SO much
used in America.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31

AN old Englishman ninety-four years
of age who worked all his life for ten
khillings week, died leaving legacies to
church of over $2l, 900. This goes to
show what man can accomplish by
steady labor and close living for ninety
four wears.