The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-03
wilkes Booth handed him a sealed package. Or

Wilkes Booth handed him a sealed package. On
the day after the murder the Government pro-
ceeded TO arrest wildly in every direction. This
man, fearing that it would go hard with him in
case the package should be found with him, cast
it into the fire. So the contents win never be
known. The action of the Government was so
arbitrary and hystericaI, it frightened many
people into keeping their mouths shut who had
seen many things bearing on the case. DIR.
Mudd, who was imprisoned at the Dry Tortugas
on conviction Of conspiracy, has frequently told
the whole story, and has always claimed that the
murder was Booths own notion, and bis alone.
The real facts will probably never oe known,
though important matters will come gradually to
light. For the first time since the year 1860,
The DEMOCRATIC PARTY
have control of both houses of Congress. The
Republicans are dreadfully worried about the
future of the country, and go about asking the
sky, the earth and the air what is to become of
US with Democrats in power. There was much
stiff, high-handed legislation done by the Repub-
licans during the last eighteen years, and they
have recorded some very distressing and unwel-
come precedents for their Democratic successors.
But the Democratic leaders are on the anxious
seat. Can they keep their rank and file within
bounds? The Herald again insists that there are
to be more Democratic blunders, and therefore
Republican opportunities. The large and grow
ing party of independents in the Northern States
are still sensitive about the old issues. They
can be scared with the 81 bloody shirt or the
grist of the " outrage MILL" they won't sub
nit to any Southern big talk, and will fall back
into the Republican ranks if there is much of a
row. Every move, every act in both houses of
Congress is now made with q view to the next
Presidency. Ifa call were made in the Appro-
priation bill for 4 mouse-trap for the cellar Of the
Capitol, its political bearing would be we'll con-
sidered. Civil service reforms legislation on the
Chinese and Indian questions, are entirely at the
mercy of the Presidential gamblers. 1t was
openly confessed by the politicians in Washing
ton that the bill to exclude Chinese emigration
had no standing in justice. The Republicans
said, 8 We must vote for the law, or we shall lose
California and Oregon The Democrats said,
90 We must vote for the law, or We shall never
get California or Oregon" 1t was quite we'll
understood that the President would veto the bill.
He did so then the Republicans said, "Of
course, but Hayes is not a Republican now" In
the next campaign the cards will be-so it now
lOOhS-HullC cNCulJ ulsIAlOulCNy III III SohC |
will be won, like a game OF whist under similar
circumstances, by good playing. The subject of
SORGHUM SUGAR
is stillsnteresting many people. A convention
was refently held in st. Louis by the " amber
sugar Cane men, and great things were pre-
dicted:~ That SO many men should gather to talk
about the matter was q little singular. No
doubt much cane will be planted this year, and
the experiment will be thoroughly tried. Aside
from the experiments made in Washington by the
Commissioner of Agriculture, the State Agricul-
tural School at Amherst, Mass, has been making
some careful and reliable tests. The conclusion
is that there is too much grape sugar from the
juice of the amber cane, but that a most excel
syrup can be made, equal in every way to
that from the sugar cane. If this 3" amber cane"
excitement holds, and such syrup can be cheaply
produced, equal to the commercial syrup, it will
have a decided bearing on the consumption of
sugar in Il few years. Our people are forced into
and they will substitute syrup for sugar
if it is really good. One thing seems to be quite
certain that the amber cane does produce an
quite superior to that of the old sorghum
plant. l do not say there is anything alarming
m this, but would suggest that it would be well
Tor your people to keep an eye to windward. l
raised some of this amber cane on my farm in
last year, and found it cost no more to
it tina n to cultivate corn, that is, for
narrowing, wedding and keeping in
order, about six dollars per acre, with negro
abor at rs cents per day. 1 did not grind it,
it is said to yield in juice like the cane of
louisiana. W. N. A.
F. 81 reopen my letter, April 4, to state
hat the news has just come in that General
Porter has been
FULLY ENUMERATED
y the For sixteen years this
nan has been considered a traitor to his country
y the majority of Northern people. He has {
on under this dark shadow of crime. The
in the school-rooms, learning about the
reat war, have been taught to despise him.
ociety, as a general rule, has rejected him. But
lis hour has come at last, and his name is unsul-
ed. The country would never have done him :
,stice. He. aided by wealth and supreme per- s
onal effort, has done it alone. Under the rules,
e is entitled to over $50, 900 back pay. 1t is I
lid he will refuse to take 1T. W. N. A.