The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-20
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Aobrrtiser.
SATURDAY, 20.
A Hawaiian Abroad.
PHnAprLpH1A, Nov. 18th, 1879

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18th, 1879.
DEAR ADVERTISER Fourteen days and a few
hours Of travelling time have brought me to this city
Of . ~brotherly love;-7 days and 90 minutes on the
Pacific, 3 days in San Francisco and days on the
railroad. and 5000 miles were accomplished.
While in San Francisco I called upon the Pest
Master General James Coey. On my explaining to
him that 1 thought there might be letters there ad-
dressed to me at the Islands, he Immediately sent a
messenger for the clerk in whose Departmental was,
and ordered him to make the search. The clerk soon
returned with his report that he had overhanled the
entire island mail and produced the letters be had
found for me. 1 expressed some surprise at this
ready compliance with ny request, and Gen. Coey
said that even in the British Post Office where so
mach sirictness existed, this vas left by the Regula-
tons entirely to the discretion of the Post Masters.
The General expressed great Interest in our Islands,
and said that the Assistant Post Master, Mr.. Doherty,
was in the habit Of afhxing the short stamps to letters
directed there. met Mr.. Doherty and thanked him
for his kindness to our Island Community. He said
he KEEP; no account of his expenditures for stamps.
and could not tell how he came out, that he received
a good many remittances and many kind letters from
those to whom letters had thus been forwarded, aud
in one instance from a lady whose remittance was
thus sent her. the delay Of which would have been
serious to her-which was pay enough for him.
Both Mr.. Coey and Mr.. Doherty spoke of their de-
sire to show our island community all the favOrs
they could, and these officials live up to the doctrine
that the P. o is for the accommodation of the public.
Your readers should be informed Of the new Rnle
of the U S. Post Office, that all letters should have
the name Of the State upon them, or they will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office. For instance, the direc-
ton to Smith. " Boston, - does not mean necessarily
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the Dead Letter Office.
We found a beautiful thin blanket of snow on the
Sierra Nevadas. on the Wahsatch Black Hills and
Laramie plains. and a good touch of Jack Frost while
crossing The Rocky Mountains, but as we ran east
ward the weather was milder, and between Omaha
and Chicago we had severe rain.
This affected the comfort of the thousands who
crowded the city to receive Grant,-the "Grant
BOOM is tremendous. We found the city swarming
with people, every Hotel ablsze with flags and cleo
trio lights and the utmost enthusiasm prevailing. 1
am not the only one who predicts that the popular
feeling will sweep Grant into a nomination when the
Republican Convention meets, and every one con-
cedes that Grant nominated is Grant elected.
The favorites among the good democrats for Prcsi-
Dental honors are Senator Bayard and Hancock, aud
Ihear Sherman and Blaine more frequently mention
ed among Republicans than any other names.
The revival of trade in the States is universal and
most encouraging. Every industry is now being
pushed to the utmost.
The staples have risen in price-especially iron,
which has gone up so pr. ct. in go days. A prominent
manufacturer of cast iron car wheels in this city tells
me that his works are driven to their utmost capa-
city, and be can only fill the orders of his old GUS
toners.
1 find that in the States East of the Rocky Mount
aims Greenbacks of the U. S. or notes of the Nation
al Banks, which are equivalent, are the actual cir
culating medium. That silver is only used for
change and as subsidiary. 1 rarely have seen more
than two dollars paid out in silver at once. Small
gold but little in circulation, and the larger pieces of
gold, $50 or SO, are only found at the banks.
Where the paper calls for the gold. the paper, as
being lighter and more convenient, will be preferred.
L wish our Hawaiian paper or Certificates of Depo-
sit called for gold they frequently would draw the
gold if they were all presented, and they would be
as good as the gold if so expressed.
AS soon as the silver coinage of the United States
becomes sufficient for the circulating medium of the
country, it will displace the gold, and then gold and
paper will be at a premium or, rather, silver will be
nj a discount all over the Union. No time will be more
opportune for US than the next Session Of the Legis-
lature to amend our law and lessen the amount for
which silver may be a tender, and to put the gold
law vigorously into operation.
1 expect TO meet Mr.. Carter in Washington next
week, and to witness with him the unwilling Of the
statue to Gen. Thomas. l hear that our Minister,
Judge Allen, is still at his home in Bangor.
A. F. J.