The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-07-16
Miscellaneous LIENS.


The tomato is native of South America, the
onion came from India. the bean from Egypt,
and the pea was first found in the West Indies.
The $4,000 Touring mills in the United States
turn out annually so 100000 barrels of flour,
100000 barrels of which are exported. The
annual wages paid to employees amount to
S20000,000.
The present circulation of English newspapers
is computed at eighty millions per annum-an
increase OF twenty millions within the last de-
cade Of years. British aud Colonial Stationer
and Printer London.
A New Haven judge. in deciding Sunday
liquor case has ruled that liquor dealers word
is generally good as that of the detective hired
to testify against him. and that a saloon keeper
cannot be held for his bartender's sins, unless
the latter is obeyIng orders. E
Archbishop Manners Sutton was addressed by
rude fellow cluiming relationship with him on
the ground that his name was Sutton. 81 am
afraid" said the Archbishop. that cannot in
duge that idea OF yours. for my name is Manners
Sutton, and 1t seems you want the Manners
A certain resident of North Adams. Mass,
recently buried his wife, woman of unusual SIZE
and few days after the sad event neighbor
attempted little in the consoatory line by re-
marking. well. Mr.. -. you have met with a
heavy loss" Yes, remarked the mourner, with
sigh, "she weighed most 400 pounds"
The rates of postage prepayment required)
chargeable on correspondence for Peru aud Chill
are as follows: Letters, II cents per u ounce
newspapers, four cents if not exceeding four
ounces in weight. Other printed matter and
samples. 10 cents for each four ounces or frac-
ton thereof.
Six years ago cream Of tartar was imported
from France to the United States to the extent
OF 5000 900 pounds yearly, while now our manu-.
facturers supply the total quantity consumed in
the United States and last year not a single
pound was imported. Prices have fallen over
thirty per cent.
Mr.. Bartlett the United consul at Guade-
loupe, informs the Department of State that a
railroad is projected from Point.a. Pitre TO Monte
The government has offered subsidy of 40 900
francs per annum to any company which will
agree TO build the road. or it would guarantee a
minimum interest of FIVE per cent. OF the cost
OF the road for fifteen years.
News comes that Chill has really declared
war agnins: Peru. and that now she must fight
both Peru and Bolivia. The Chilians have bonn
barded Plsagua blockaded lquique and destroy
ed the guan0-landing appliances OF Huanillus
and Pabello de Plea. 1t is added that the work.
men have fed from the two ports named and
that business in the interior is al d standstill.
French chemist last year exposed guam
tity OF flour to hydraulic pressure Of 300 tons
which reduced il 10 one-fourth of its original
bulk without impairing The quality. He packed
portion Of 1t in thu boxes and sealed them up,
doing the same with Impressed -four. When
opened in three months the former 10 better
preservation than the latter. When baked into
bread the pressed article was decidedly superior.
After the lapse of year other cans were opened
and the impressed -four had become spoiled,
while the pressed remained sweet. and was ex-
cellent when baked.
The great advance in navel architecture and
the construction oil marine engines is fast
driving sailing vessels of the ocean. Iron steam
ships are now built to run for halt as much as
they cost five years ago. and the result has been
steady decline ia the value Of sailing vessels.
A large ship built in 1874 at cost Of $4,000,