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The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

THE NEW BRITIsH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT.
The Weights and Measures Act which came into
operation the LIST of January, 1879, will effect
complete revolution in local standards all over
Britain and Ireland. 1t aias at evolving from the
multiplied aud confused systems of weighing and
measuring at present in vogue, uniform system for
the United Kingdom. 1t consolidaes and reduces to
the utmost simplicity the various and varying enact.
ments under which hitherto tradesmen have weighed
and measured their goods, and confers great prac-
teal boon the public we'll as on the dealer
The Act consists of 50 sections the 18th of which
provides that every contract. bargain sale or deal
ing made or had in the United Kingdom for any work.
goods, wares merchandise or other thing which
has been is to be DONE sold delivered carried or
agreed for by weight or measure shall be deemed to
be made and had according to one of the Imperial
weights or measures ascertained by this act or to
some multiple or part thereof; and, if not so made
or had, shall be void" No sale or bargain, there
FORE is legal, unless based upon the Imperial stan
dard, and those who other weights or measures
liable to foe of forty shilings for every in
frngement. Every pricelist and price current must
be made out the basis of this denomination and
penalty of IS will be imposed upon any tradesman
found with obsolete measures in his possession One
of these sections permits the use of the metric
equivalents of the Imperial standard, if'' lawfully
used - but the character of the is rigid and i'm
peraye, and it is well that those whose
regulated by 1t should make them selves fully ac-
quainted with its provisions. Some Dissatisfaction
has been expressed at the substitution of the l00lb
GENITAL for the old hundred weight but the con-
sensus of mercantile opinion is in favour of the new
standard and Of hslf-eental of so lbs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26


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,-.-as sr a. --= ssssp-s1 Texas and Luldon. Il is
sz- laz-sF - os--F 2-ees bead q cattle
hnu4 ns fhaer nart TIP Thia looks very
lil.s =.a=zlr rsuruzuriaus tar t1ra times
a E-rz EruuIr s11-za.--0use zpou tine. the
----aaHAur hrranr rE-uti. h The presence Of DR..
a. go rl11es. 4rl Tcurr person 10 the
.----- 49, $3.50 rs su-prise that they
..s- l-IE ~ nzauua.9 Eitz Enrh anxiety and
sll1 lzs-aarzur 1at q rs -rga2intanes- who,
rrna M rlunHuansua ut llt<Endsd wealth. yet was
-. 49, u-f u.r-r s-.irrs ma -hr most nssiduOus
ss % o. rasrEzr -louss- m i1uctuT took an apple
- rraAaran1 A. liiiH chL1- Whp could just
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s-mr o. m 1u nln1- Be lHsn gave AZ another
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-as-a -.u-r..iis Ia ~ Az h1artF. be presented
saa ntsa -las uaz1 zflu- many iuefeotual attempts
T. za a. -tzrc E-ursHc -ilc LAX 81 The carpet and
fr-atzr 1azrl 81 thu-r, sad the philosopher,
1tr-u E.Er WIN more riches than he can
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$50 -aua-a mll- thareflsc- nov remain onl "
- ---i-.rts II r1i-HsEsers ir the whole German
- - : - uzrzal'F teirTei thlt 4 IS intended
~r stses4 -tHm a1-nrr-hsr- Nncrr modern eondi-
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-- ru--frr 4nE - harden EGn. and oouse-
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y ~ sa-tuasir t-.rlH1t thF -3urelclts @. both Inc
$3.50 w- II ~ 1t-z11 r1irlssiers Is breast
80. a.-l szsa-ranna 80 ~ ts metal. AID weighs Il
-. - rssaurr rour1E.--NrE York St4--
Eaa@z l-az Bs-lin szTrs The negoiiAtious
rabua rn hr Hrruran1fuu O. collisions al sea hare
--It.E n ~ csz-I cl-gs q cu1e o. reEulAfsons'
uaa za-s nua- 1--r0rei ~ na5Sriig q Powers
i-r-uuaaZ a-E uarh : EzVuctnd sho--ly to be en-
aaziul = - z-1.-zs-i1-l ss-rertiSa-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26
Late Foreign News.

Wereceived our exchange papers from the
east per Zealandia, too late to be able to give
anything like synopsis of the news. The
most notable event we see, is the veto by the
President of the United States, of the Anti
Chinese bill passed by the late Congress in the
last hours of the session.
The President of the United States has called
an extra session of Congress to meet on the
18th instant, at which of course there will be
a revival of the wire-pulling of all parties for
the supremacy at the organization. What the
reason is for the extra session we do not know,
not having had time to read the papers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

- The Blacksmiths Dream, is the title of a
piece OF mechanism now on exhibition in Mr.. Nc
lutyre's Block, Fort street, which Is well worth
seeing As work OF real mechanical genius It
must be seen 10 be understood. Il is both inter
esting and instructive for old and Young. Go and
see H. Price Of admission. only . cents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

CoKEEcTIoN.-In giving account OF the election
Of officers OF the Hawaiian Caledonian Club last
week we Internationally omitted the name Of Mr.
Simon Grant who was elected Second Uhieftain
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

E- The sale ofthe brig Onward. BY Mr. Barlow
Is postponed from Thursday, the 27hto Saturday,
29th at Brewers Wharf
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

COFFEE CULTURE.-In conversation the other
day with the Hon. J. I Dowsett ofthis CITY, we
LEARNED thar on this Island of Oahu coffee is being
successfully cultivated, and that the tree fourshes
well without the slightest short defiance
from Honolulu. Mr.. Dowsett has been m the habit
Tor years back, Of getting his natives transplant
the coffee trees on his ranch so as TO increase their
number as fast as possible, and in this way quite
large number oftrees are now in lourshing condi-
ton thus proving that all that is required is atten-
tinn to this branch ofudustry TO make it profitable.
We have been assured by Mr.. Dowselt that the
blight which afflicted the coffee tree in the Koua
district, aud elsewhere on these Islands, has
been known on his land on Oahu. Here is an addi-
u0nal inducement for some enteTpHsing person TO
engage in coffee culture with sure prospect OF
success. There is agricultural industry thar we
know OF so interesting, or more Temu0erstiye than
coffee growing where the tree viii! flourish.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

NJ. de Lessups has just returned from trip to
Tuuis whittier be went to investigate the feasibility
and the advisability of letting the waters of the
Mediterranean into the desert of Sahara, so as to
convert great portion of that dssolate expanse int
an inland VI. de Le>sups says that the Arab
chefains of the south of the Aures keep up the
dition of there having existed in former times sea
in that neghborhood from FIVE to six hundred leagues
in circumference. He also has been enabled TO dis
prove the idea that the formation of a new lax e
would do away with the oasis, for be has discovered
that these are all from fifteen to forty meters above
the level of the sea- whereas the desert itself is below
that level. Traces of Roman civilization have been
found in the desert. and among them the remains of
an amphitheatre like that in Rome.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

OPENING OF Honolulu WoRKINGMEN's LIBRARY
AssocIATIoS.-On Saturday evening, the 22nd inst,
the rooms Of the Honolulu WoTkingmen's Library
Association, in Williams building on Fort street,
were formally opened TO the public. The rooms on
the occasion were crowded with very large at
tendance Of gentlemen and ladies. The Working
mems Glee Club ofthe Honolulu Iron Works accom-
panied by Mr.. Berger were present. The club sung
at intervals several wen selected pieces of music,
which added very much to the exercises of the eve
ming. The time was occupied by addresses from
number of gentlemen who had been previously in
yited by the committee of the association and the
opening was one OF interest and pleasure to all
present. We anticipate both success and wide
spread influence for the Workingmen's Library As
ISOLATION, aud from the interest manifested on
Saturday evening we believe that the association
will be sustained by best citizens by their con-
tribuiious TO keep il up The association numbers
about 800 members. and We doubt not but in short
time that number will be doubled, and we hope it
may The object is praiseworthy one and com
mends itself 10 the people OF Honolulu an insti
tuition that Tas needed here which will accomplish
a large amount OF good ii properly carried out.
Everything done to elevate the laboTing man and
dignity labor is adding the substantial moral and
material wealth of The kingdom, and should be
encouraged In liberal manner. E1
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26


SEwERAGE.-The first consideration of every well
regulated community should be that of a sanitary
nature, aud no means should be left untried to
the health aud comfort Of the inhabitants by
wise sanitary arrangements. Among the chief
regulations of well governed city or town should
be the construction OF sewers TO carry of the refuse
matter, and those Accommodations of unhealthy de-
posts common to and inseperable from adense
population. The first consideration should be an
ample supply of good wholesome water, so arranged
that it viii have fall enough to carry off all
mutations Of filth, that would be Injurious to the
public health, and the next thing is ample sewer
age through which such Accommodations can be car
ried OF without exposure to the heat of the sun,
whereby the exhalatious might impregnate the
atmosphere with unhealthy gases. In tropical
climates the necessity for such regulations and faci
lities as we have indicated above are more press
ing upon the public authorities, than they would
be in a cold or northerly climate In view of this
fact il Is matter of establishment that the health
authorities CT Honolulu have totally neglected the
sewerage regulations. II We are correctly informed
there is no such thing as a sewer 10 the city of
Honolulu. notwithstanding its admirable location
for drainage into the ocean, which by iis natural
ebb and flow, with its gradual descent from the
town TO the would carry of all impurities, if
there were proper sewers constructed. We cannot
refrain from saying that such a neglect the part
of the health authorities is unpardonabe, and must
lead sooner or later to fearful epidemic. Indeed
the prevalence of typhoid and other msaral feyers
In Honolulu at present, should adnlobish those
having care OF the public health to turn their atten
tion TO the construction of sewers. God knows
the native population is fading away fast enough,
without the aid OF epidemic to accell crate the
dec.mating process We cali attention to this sub
iec as public duty, in view of the fact that 1t is
reported that upwards OF 500 deaths have occurred
In Hnuninlu 1ud Immediate Vicfuitv kfnre
census was taken on fhe 9Th NJ December last.
How many more deaths have taken place since that
time on the other Islands we do not know, but If
we had the number we doubt not that il swels the
above list 10 an alarming extent This subject
ought 20 engage public attention because Of lis i'm
portanee- - ~ = t4- - 80 EaH
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

~ We direct the attention of the travelling
public TO 'he new time table Of the steamer Like
like, which appears in today's issue.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26
roEG OF HouoLULU.

EEETNE.D
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t-rl.raa-l. ll1uaEu1E.
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lEt1ilL
fa.aa s-aH ara
la-.-as ls. f1r fiirr7alr
Elassr lraIa. El-la il1l FEl1a1-
Efaaa
$500 $780, l-7- EfallE-
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&EELlE1l-
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

IT Don't forget the benefit TO be rendered to
Madame Pauline At the Royal Hawaiian Circus on
Saturday evening March 2gth.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26
DR.. J. COILS BROWNIES
OH hoR CD " NJ II
is THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.
CHLORODYNE

CHLORODYNE is admitted by the profession to be
the most wonderful and valuable
remedy discovered.
CHLORODYNE Is the best remedy known for
Coughs, Consumption, Bronchitis
Asthma.
CHLORODYNE efIectually checks and arrests those
100 often fatal dlsesses:-D iphtheria,
Fever, Group, Ague.
CHLORODYNE acts Ike a charm in Darrhuea, and
IS the only specific in Cholera and
Dysentery.
CEILORODYNE eaectualy cuts short all attacks of
Epilepsy, Hystera, Palpitation, and
Spasms
CHLORODYNE; is the only palliative in Neuralgia
Rheumatism, Govt, Cancer, Tooth
ache, Meningitis, &C.
From W. Vesaus Pettgrew, N. D., formerly Lecturer
at ST. Georges Hospital London: at have hesitation
in stating that have with medicine ef
Antispasmodic and Sedatlve. have used
in Consumption, Asthma Darrhcea and other diseases
and perfectly satisfied with the results ~
Earl Russell communicated to the College of Physlc.
ians that he had received dispatch from Her Maesys
Consul at Manila TO the effect cholera has been
ing fearfuy, and that the only rsaes Of any service
CHLoRoDYSE. See Lancet LIST December, ls54.
CAUTlON.-BEwARE OF PIRACY biITATIoSs.-
The public are further cautioned a forgery the gov
eminent stamp having come to the knowledge Of the
Board of Inland Revenue.
CAUTON.-ViceChancell Sir Page Wood stated that
DIR J. COILS BROWNE was undoubtedly the inventor of
CHLoRoDYNE that the story of the defendant DELHI
eraely which, he regretted TO say had been
sworn to.-See Times, July 10, 1864.
Sold in BEETLES at Is. I'D IS. 3D. Is. 3D. and lis each
None is genuine without the words DIR. j. COILS
BROWNE" on the Government Stamp. Overwhelming
medical testimony accompanied each bottle.
Sole Manufacturer j. II. DAVENPORT,
SO, Great Russell ST., bloomsbury London.
Agents in New York, W. Ii. soHEFFEItS Co ana j. O..
WELLS 74I 6m
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

EEy- Go and see Madame Pauline's leap through
Ere At the Royal Hawaiian Circus, on Saturday eve
ming March 18th
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

TEE LABOR QUEsTIoN-The adjourned meeting
at the Board of Trade rooms reeonvened on satur-
day the 22d inst. The Hon. Godfrey Rhodes chair
man. called the meeting TO order at the appointed
hour. Mr. H. l. Sheldon, the secretary, being absent
on motion OF T. P. Adams, Esq, 7. Crawford Mac
dnwell was appointed to act as secretary pro TEN.
The President stated that he had addressed cir
cular 10 a number of the planters the other
Islands on the subject OF immigration calling their
attention 10 the object Of the meeting, but there
Lad not been sufficient time to obtain replies. On
motion OF SIR. T. A. schaefer, seconded by Mr.. Z.
Z. Adams, the meeting adjourned to meet again at
the same hour ana place, on next "Wednesday week.
% April prOximo.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

~ Don'rforget Madame Paulines leap through
fire At tia Royal Hawaiian Circus. on Saturday eve
ming, March 2gth.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

TIE EMPEROR OF GERxASI.-sa,urday the 22d
inst was the anniversary Of the birth Of H. !. N.
the Emperor Of Germany. TIE men-of-war in the
harbor were dressed in then gaYest coors from
stem 10 stern, and from deck to mast head, in
honor OF the event. The Palace, the Public bull
dings. and the Foreign Consulates, were likewise
decorated with flags to mark the occasion. The
Emperor is now an old man, whose course as a
ruler has been prosperous one. He is beloved by
his subjects Tor his many good qualities a man
and ruler, which fact has been abgudantly proven
~ the spontaneous outburst of SYMPATHY so con-
spicuGus few months ago, when the life OF the
Emperor was meuaced By assassins.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26


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The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
EMPLOYMENT Wanted

A $ AN ENGINEER AND MACHINISr ON
IA Sugar Plantation. Has had experleStcc he bust
ness and is competent give satisfaction. Enquire
the GAZETTE oFFIcE 7Sl I'm"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

circular issued by the Treasury Department on
the End of February, makes the eight form gold
piece the monetary unit of Austria instead of the
silver form as heretofore.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

- -. ri-r Earrt =. ca-zrE-xa NAY ASS.
= ~ 49, 11iz ayis-s zEud 4 yoaTs, II
ruaHalaalZ
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26
WANTED,
WANTED,

I'm A COTTAGE. OR FURNISHED FOODS
5J9 Il GAZETTE OFFICE
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

~ The Royal Hawaiian Circus had fair
house on Saturday last. and the performance was as
usual very good Mr.. Luproil is doing his bessto
make his circus entertaining, and thus far has sue
ceeded 10 maintaining his reputation alive show
man. On Saturday night the 29th inst, Madame
Pauline. the wonderful little lady who performs the
uuriyaled feat Of leaping through hoop on fire,
viii take q benefit, and We trust that she will have
a large house. as she deserves il on account of her
iuirepidiIy and artistic skill We have heretofore
spoken OF Madame Paulinc's performances on the
fnpeze in terms OF communication, and can
truly say that each time We witness her perform
aucrs We are both astonished and pleased. Turn
ont apd give Madame Pauline rousing house on
Saturday evening next. The circus is great favor
ite with the native population, and We doubt not
bat that they will turn out en- masse Gu Saturday
evening 10 witness Madame Pauline's very best
efforts 10 please. a.rH
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

ref lars-a islglr1ulaT, cuas. Il ALEx-
la 49, ~ 7E-EE zEJEsEly, q Hone
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-03-26

- The weather for the past few weeks on all
the Islands so far We informed has been both
hot and dry. Some Of the plantations Hawaii,
we learn suffering for want of sufficient supply
Of water, both for growing, and grinding cane. For
some days past the weather on this Island has been
close and hot; with the winds from southery d.
reciion which is always attended with more or
less sickness. Indeed learn that feyers Of differ
ent type prevail on the island of Oahu; but not to
an extent TO create any alarm. We hear OF
Der Of sudden deaths for which 10 apparent cause
can be assigned. These latter cases may be the re-
suit OF atmospheric causes, but upon this subject
we left TO conjecture in the absence OF well de-
fined facts
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13

The New York Herald began the report
some weeks ago that movement was
organizing throughout the South to NOM
mate Grant for third term as the South
ern candidate for President, and that
prominent Southern politicians are en-
gineeringit. To this rumor the Southern
press has uniformly expressed decided
opposition, and the only two Southern
men who have in measure endorsed it
are Messrs. Toombs and Stephens, of
Georgia. Mr.. Toombs is represented as
favoring Democrat if he can get his
choice, but as preferring Grant to Tilden,
while Mr.. Stephens has been interviewed
by correspondent of the Nc,rs and Cou-
rir, and simply says at present that in
his opinion ''the South might so great
deal further and fare worse" We are
surprised to see men who have any pre-
tensions to Democracy or loyalty to the
National Constitution taking such
equivocal positions on such an important
question. The reelection of Grant
means q Capitalization of our govern
ment and an overthrow of the Republic,
and no men know it better than Mr..
Stephens and Mr.. Toombs. 1t is like
them, however, to so off on all of the
vagaries which arise. If the South had
no such politicians she would be better
off
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13

The strait to which the Republicans
have been reduced in the late elections
may be inferred from the fact that in 1878
President Hayes and all of his Cabi-
net refused to meddle with elections un-
der the famous civil service rule laid
down to deceive the country, and when
Mr.. Sherman was asked to speak in Ohio
in the canvass of that year in April, he
said: SIT would be better that as an OFF,
Ger of the United States I should not per-
sonally participate in the direction of the
campaign" In 1879 the whole Admins
tration, from the President down, took
tho stump, and all of Mr.. Sherman's ideas
of the duties of officers of the United
States were completely dissipated, so that
he himself took part in the canvass of
Maine, Ohio and New York. Not only
this, but Mr.. Evarts, who actually forced
the rejection of Mr.. Cornell as naval Off
Ger on the ground that he was unwor-
thy of that trust, took part in trying to
get the people of New York to elect him
governor. If this Inconsistency does
not attract attention and awaken dis
gust in the independent voters of the
country it will show a very degenerate
condition of public opinion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13

The Democrats of South Carolina
should remember that the election of a
Republican in New York is due to asplit
in the Democratic party. Those who
seek to divide us in this State will just as
surely lead US back into the Radical
camp, and therefore all good citizens
ought to put their feet squarely upon any
independentism or other move which
looks to division in the party. What
ever evils exist either in the State or in
the counties can be corrected as easily in
the Democratic party as in the Republi-
can, and it is the duty of our people to
quit talking about voting against the
Democratic party because certain things
do not please them. If we had the Re-
publican party in power there would be
even moro things that would displease
US. Let all of our fights be strictly with
in our own party, and all of US unite to
crush Republicanism in every form it
may assume, for it is our enemy and the
enemy of our country. Remember that
we are only paying one-third of the taxes
which We paid in the days of Radicalism.
This should cause us to hesitate before
we do anything to weaken the Democ-
racy, either by word or by deed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13

The law in Connecticut makes the hus-
band liable for the wife's debts contract
ed before marriage, but that does not
work very great hardship to the men
who live in the land of wooden nutmegs,
for Hartford man, who had arranged
matrimonial matters satisfactorily with
an insolvent widow, took the precaution
before allowing the engagement to be-
come public to go around and buy up all
of the claims against her at twenty cents
on the dollar, and when he obtained pos
session of all of them he proceeded to
marry her. We have heard of a great
many business-ike transactions con-
nected with matrimony, but this strikes
us as the coolest and most deliberate.