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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-08-28
AN

To amend Section 1913 of the Civil Code.
Be It Enacted 6y the King and the LegisLo-
tire assembly Of the Hawaiian Island an
the Legislature ofhe Kingdom assembled:
SECTION 1. That Section f9s of the Civil
Code as amended by an Act approved the LIST
day Of August. A. ID. 1878, be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
SIC. f9s. For Taxation, Educational and
Judicial purposes the several Islands shall be
divided into the following Districts
The Island of Hawaii shall be divided into
eight districts, as follows l, Hilo 2. Puma !;
3, Kau; 4, South Kona: ), North Kona !;
8, South Kohala: Z. North Kohala; 8, Hama
kua-
The Islands Of Maui, MoIokai, Lanai and
KahOoIawe shall be divided into six Districts,
a. follows: l, from KahakulOa to Ukume-
hame, including kahOolawe, TO be called the
Lahaina District 2, from Waihee to Honuaula
inclusive, to be called the Wailuku District /;
3, Eahfkinui. KaupO, Kipahulu, Hama and
KOolau, TO be called the Hama District 4, Ha-
makualoa, HamakuapOkO, Haliimaile, Maka-
wac and Kula, TO be called the MakawaO
District 5, MolOkai 8, Lanai.
The Island of Oahu shall be divided into five
Districts, as follows: From Maunalua to Mo-
analua inclusive, to be styled the Honolulu
District =. Eva and Waianae, to be styled
the Eva District 3, Waialua I, KoOlauloa (;
;, kOoiaapoko-
The Islands Of Kauai and Niihau shall be
divided into SIX Districts, as follows l., from
NuaI0lO 20 Hanapepe inclusive, to be styled
the Waimea District 2, from Iii of Elieli to
Mahaulepu inclusive, to be styled the Koloa
District. }, from KiPu to Hanamaulu inclu-
sive, "a be styled the Lihue District 4, from
Waialua to MOloaa inclusive, 20 be styled the
Hawaiian District >, from Lepeuli to Honopu
inclusive. to be styled the Hanalei District;
., Nihau.
SEC. 2. All laws and PARTS of laws IN con-
rravention herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved the 18Th OF August, y. ID. 1850.
KALAKAUA K.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-08-28
ANACT

To encourage Steam Navigation between Ho-
nOIuIu and San Francisco
BE n Enacted by the King and the egistG-
tire Assembly, of the HdtUdiiaH Islands ip
the LeQisJdtUre ofthe Kingdom assembled:
SECTION I. The Minister of the Interior on
behalf Of the Hawaiian Government is hereby
authorized 90 contract for a term not exceeding
ten wears. with individuals or Incorporated
companies, for running efficient and sea-worthy
steamships of not less than fifteen hundred
tons each. and registered under the laws OF
this Kingdom, between Honolulu and San
Francisco, in consideration OF which there
shall be paid to said individuals or companies
a sum not exceeding T~wenty-FOur Thousand
Dollars Der annum, Provided that no such con-
rract shall be executed without the consent OF
His Majesty the King In Privy Council, and
such contract shall require under suitable pen
aIties. that trips shall be regularly run, not
less frequently than twice each month from
each end of the route, that the running time
sbaII NOT be more than nine days from port 10
mort and that the rate demanded for hrst-class
passage shall not exceed Seventy-kIve Dollars
g. &c., messenger, and that the rate OF
freigbt nnon ordinary merchandise from either
no-t sbaTi not exceed five dollars per ton and
i've Der cent. primage, and that the rate OF
fraigbt ON specie shall not exceed ane-half OF
on 1ar cent and thai the mails shall be car
ned between said ports free of charge to the
Havaii,D Government or the Post Once De
partment-
SEC. 2 Said individuals or COMPANIES sn@i
noe - ba entitled to all the privileges and
exemntions to which foreign steam lines are
now entitled by law.
Sac 3. Tbs Minister of Finance Is hereby
autborized and required to pay such subsidy
% he contracting parties out OF any money IN
the public treasury not otherwise appropriated
by law
Approved on the 18th day Of August,
a. ID. 1880. kALAhAOA n
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
BRAS COUPE.

From tho w. Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
A late number of the N. 0. City Item
contained an article upon this individ-
ual who, some forty years ago, was a
terror to the boys of that city who were
wont to harry the back country in
search OF blackberries or small birds
with the common shot gun of the
time. Everybody knew that Bras
Coupe was a negro with one arm and
that all sorts of crime were laid to his
charge which, Yin tho main, were true.
He was a great villain and had often
been shot at by more courageous hun
tiers, but always escaped without
wound, until, at last, it was commonly
believed that he bore charmed life,
being under the special care of the Evil
One. Parents would scare refractory
small children into the most abject
submission by simply threatening
them with old Bras Coupe, while those
of larger growth could be frightened
from any mischief they had in conteln-
plation by suggesting probable en-
counter with that demon of the swamps.
The writer. time and again in his
youthful days, took to his heels. with
his companions, when wandering in
search of lackberries near Daniel
Clark's house on the old basin or
bathing in its not over clean waters,
when some mischievous urchin would
yelp out: "Here lie comes!' He was
the terror of New Orleans for num-
ber of years and notwithstanding the
large rewards offered for his apprehen
sion. no one seemed daring enough to
risk securing the prize. The police
force of the three municipalities in
those days were not remarkable for
vigilance energy or bravery, being
selected from the lowest classes, and
whose most arduous duty was to collect
their pay in the shinplasters of the
period and then dispose of them at an
enormous discount. But at last the
remains of Bras Coupe were brought
in and exposed to view in the old
Place d'Armes where hundreds of
visitors viewed them from day to day
until their condition compelled their
removal. Current rumor at the time
had it that the old Spaniard who killed
him never reaped the reward of his
valor, which was very likely the case.
Once in while old stories are raked
up from the misty past in which
| youthful recollectious are brought
freshly back to memory and one al
most feel young again as he hears
them. Old Bras Coupe of forty or more
years ago was an object of the greatest
terror to the little boys of the frs
municipality and to none more thar
the writer.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
METEORIC ORBITS.

ED1roR OF THE SUN-It Is we'll
known to observers that metcOrs fall
upon the earth more numerously In
certain months of the year than at
others. 1 do not recollect of ever hav-
ing seen an explanation of this fact
given in any astronomical work which
have read.
The solution of the problem of some
meteoric orbits may be reached by a
knowledge of the facts connected with
the phenomenal appearance of these
bodies. The earth evidently passes
through metcoric belts. These mark
the paths of the meteors around the
sun. 1t may be true that our planet
does not enter tho centre of the drift,
but tho increase of the downfall shows
that the earth's path at least touches
these belts. From the quantity now
falling it@is clear that we are either
passing through or touching one of
these belts. h
Now, if our planet passes through
one side of these drifts in one part of
the year, it is likely it will pass through
or touch the opposite side in another
part of the year. This it actually does,
and this is probably the reason why
the meteors appear more numerous In
certain months. The earth touches or
passes the opposite orbital paths In
those months; but the meteors lie in
their orbital paths. more densely, or
their volume is greater at some points
than at others. In the course of revo-
lutions around the sun, whenever there
is a coincidence of time of the dense
part of the drift, or its greater volume,
with the earth's time at the modal
points, the meteors appear in greater
numbers. This is probably the case
now. "a ...
So the readers Of The Sun may be on
the lookout from this time until the
middle of December. tits not unlike
ly that we may see u grand shower
within that space of time. -.
GEORGE II. GATHER.
AsHvILLE, Ala, Oct. %.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
THE NEW RUGBY.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes Talks About the
Colony he has Established in
Tennessee.
rErom tho Now York Sun, and.1

[From tho New York Sun, end. I'
The rooms of the Farmers Club in
Cooper institute were filled with people
of both sexes yesterday afternoon to
hear Thomas Hughes talk about the
Rugby settlement in Tennessee. A
large part of Mr.. Hughes's remarks
were suggested by questions from the
audience. Mr.. Hughes said he was in
the country TO establish settlement
for young Englishmen, and Americans
also, who he hoped would join them.
The origin of the settlement was in
the necessity of some outlet of this
kind for the young generation of Eng
land. There was no country to which
they would SO naturally turn as this
country, where the same language was
spoken, and where they would find
the same institutions. The next point
was to look about for the best quarters
in which to establish the settlement.
1t seemed best to settle south of fMason
and DiXon's line, for several reasons,
in many States. It was difficult to OBJ
tain any tract of land large enough eX-
cept in alternate sections. Again, the
reports as to the beautiful climate and
healthfulness induced them to look in
that direction, and the very fact that
they were going into the South was a
considerable inducement. "We have
very little chance to teach the North
anything, but, on the contrary, there
are many things for us to learn. II
any English man thinks that he is
coming over to teach the North he
Will find himself mistaken" This
was certainly not the case in the South
| Mr.. Hughes thought. Anything more
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
THE RESULT OF TtlB NIs8l1olPRl
LSciontific american.


7 AS directs result of theaauccess OF
Capt. Eads, jettics At thesmouth OF the
Mississippi river. isif noted the present
remarkable demand for huge grain car.
rying barges for the transportation OF
wheat from st. Louis to sthe ocean-gO-
ing vessels at New Orleans. This de-
mand for barges IL supplemented by
the recent purchase of several 90f the
most powerful towboats ever boilt at
Pittshurg, aud which were originally
designed for the coal trade With
twenty Vet of water assured at the
South Pass, Where the jetties are loca--
ted, the river transportation Of grain
to ocean hulls bids fair to assume pro-
portions that may jeopardize the over
land carrying Of grain between the Up
per Mississippi and the seaboard.
Within the past few weeks the ST.,
tion Company and the Mississippi Val
ley Transportation Company have
been in the market as purchasers fbr
steamers and barges. The latter are
Of the variety known In Western
waters as the ssmodel' barge, In con-
tradistinction to the coal or square
barge. These craft are built to a
model, and those recently contracted
for are of the following dimensions:
Length 225 feet, width 36 feet, hold .
feet. The s'cargo box" or receptacle
for grain has a capacity for 6O, 600
bushels or about 1900 tons. AT present
forty such barges are being built Mt diff
ferent yards along the Ohio river, and
the total number of barges that will
soon find employment in the grain
carrying trade between the points
named is placed by good authority at
l2O. A stow" of such barges consists,
under favorable circumstances, of five,
a loaded barge drawing about eight
feet. To make the round trip between
st. Louis and New Orleans requires
twenty days, and the freight on wheat
averages eight cents per bushel. The
lack Of return cargoes prevents this
rate from being as great s'bonanza"
as would apper from an income of $24,-
600 for three weeks job. Neverthe-
less it is a good thing for those en-
gagged in this wholesale way of send
ing grain down the g Father of Waters" ]"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
thriftless or careless he had never seen. .
All they seemed to care for is to get

thriftless or careless he had never seen. .
All they seemed to care for is to get
enough to eat, go hunting and fishing,
and have h good time. He hoped sim
cerely that the good example set them
at Rugby would incite them to new
efforts to bring Il revolution In the state
Of agriculture in that section.
Cumberland plateau, on which the
settlement is situated, is nearly 1000
feet above the level of the sea, and this
probably accounts for its delightful
climate. The town is already laid out
tntosstreets, aud many of the lots have
been sold. Houses are being built as
fast as possible, considering the diff
Guilty of obtaining building material.
A quarry and brick field are near by,
and a saw mill is saving away as fast
as it can. They have put up capital
hotel, which has been named the Ia
bard by DR.. ,Agnew of this city. after
the old hosiery in the South of Lon
don, from which the. Canterbury pill
grims used to start 500 years ago, and
DIR. Agnew is to send for the hotel
some of the original banisters in the
old hotel, which he bought when 1t
was torn down. a few weeks ago
a small beginning of a library
was made with "a few books
belonging to Mr.. Hughes and n
contribution made by his fellow pas
sengers on the voyage to this country,
While on his visit to Boston he was
astonished and delighted to find that
the great publishers of New York,
Boston, and Philadelphia had con-
tributed nearly 1900 volumes to the
free library of Rugby. A church has
been built and a vestry organized. and
the building will be used by all de-
nominations of Christians. A school
has been organized, and if they can
only establish as good a one in the new
Rugby as there was at the old Rugby
in his school days, he will be satisfied.
AS to the conditions of becoming mem
bers of the settlement, every person
must enter into a covenant that he will
sell no Intoxicating liquors, and for
violation of this he must forfeit his
membership. Every man buying lot
must build within three years house
of the value of $780,, Another condi-
ton is that all persons shall help to
carry out the different sanitary arrange
ments. Up to last month the etown
lots varied in price uR to s6O. Now
nothing is sold for, less than 800.
Around the town surveys have been
made, and the land has been purchased
largely by tho settlers at from $5 to 81
an acre. The most profitable occupa-
tions seem to be sheep raising and the
planting of fruit and garden vegetables,
which find ready market at Chat.
taqua. Many of the mechanics who
went to the settlement from the 1Ias,
have decided to remain permanently,
as there seems to be plenty of work.
The extent of land actually purchased
and decided is $4,000 acres, but there is
bonded to them nearly 10000 if they
shall ever desire so large tract.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET ny AN
ENGLlSM JOURNAL AT MANCOCK'S
DEFEAT.
TLonylon Advertiscr.l

tLOndon Advertiser.l
We can not but regret the result, If
not very keenly. In the first place
there Is no comparison between the
merits OF the two men. Garfield Is q
third-rate Republican, party politicaan,
belonging not perhaps to the school ol
the Blaines, Conklings and CAmerons,
but quite as little to that of reformess
like Adams or honest administrators
like Sherman. He Is the nominee OF
the wire-pulling interest, and Is q man
II no sort of personal weight or .charac-
ter. Hancock is, with u few eX1ep-
tfons, the most distinguished and with
out "a single exception, we believe, the
most loyal, honest and high-minded
soldier still in the active service OF the
Union. He Is man OF distinction so
great that even his obnoxious Demo-
cratic politics could not prevent his re-
tentton inactive service when twenty
nine-thirtieths of the soldiers, officers
and generals of the Federal army were
relegated to civil life, and since the
younger Adams no man OF acharactet
equally high, no man so completely
answering to what 4Euglishmen, mean
by a gentleman, has filed the presai
Dental chair. GARFIELD belongs to the
type of which Lincoln was the best
and Andrew johnson by NO means,tte
worst example, who Id this country
would be called political adventures.
The condonation of the gross pecuniasy
dishonesty and infamous lnaladnfnis,
tration of the Republican party can not
but exercise bad effect upon the polit.
ical morality of the United States, al
ready lamentably low, and will undo
whatever good Mr.. Hayes may have
done during his four years of once,
teaching jobbers and patronage mon
gers, peculators apd trading politicians,
that thereis no enormity which party
zeal will not cover and public fndiner-
ence speedily forget. h' ~" hda
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
BBS. TALBOT STILLMA AN.
StubbS Il Stillman,

4 TrORNEYS AT LAW. Monroe, La,
N will practice in the Parishes OF
Otuchit,t, lloreho,tsc, Ieichland and Franklin
and in the Federal Courts. Will take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
Louisiana, with privilege of managing
ane in connection with attorneys residing
.here. March Z, 1879. ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
John III. Dinksravc.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
IA Office opposite Court House. Practices
in all the Courts of North Louisiana; also
in the Supreme Court of the State and the
Federal Courts. All claims, including COY
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Office and Pension matters attended
to. March -, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
w. f. Millsslps,
BOATNER. NJ. J. LIDDELI.
lSOatncr IL EiSllRcEl.

4 I"rORNEYS AND CoUNSELLORS AT
II Law, Monroe, La, will practice in all
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the and Office Department
of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corncr of public
square. January 3, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
Il. RICHARDSON. SD. M'ENEEY
J. 5. YOUNG.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
North Louisiana the Supreme Court of the
state, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
Otlice Department OF the General Govern
mont. January IL, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
Dentistry.

nR. S. L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
W. gfs in the practice, he feels confident of
S~-~iving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work
Office Mt residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy, Monroe La.
y7-marl6:1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
l IN. .I2 IN. q IN. I6 IN. Il2m.

Cards of a personal ctarGcte,-when ad-
nissible-will be charged double our reSu-
lar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will DO
charged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five new cash sub
scribers, at the same post-of1ice, will be en-
titled to a copy of THE TELEGRAPH gratis
for one year. .ts
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS.
Transient advertisements must be paid
for in dGUUece.
All advertisements sent to this office
when not otherwise ordered, will be in
serted still forbid" and charged 0ccordingly.
Editorial business notices will be made,
FREQ of charge, of all advertisements ordered
in the paper; for other editorial notices
charge of % cents per line will be made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
THOS. Y. ABY,
JOHN cALDERwooD.
Drs. CalderwOOd e. Ably,

Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Office on Grand street, in rear of q. w.
McFee's Drug Store, and opposite j. w.
Smiths carriage shop.
January D. 1880. n2o:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
Dr.. IT. II. Richardson

"AS resumed the practice of Medicine.
H He may be found, when not profess
siOnally engaged, at Moore's drug store
during the day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe Feb. 6, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
SHOOTING All BALLOONS. !

| -
| English papers report some expert
mcnts, lately made ut ,DunScneas,
which show remarkable success In re-
ducing Tho efficiency OF military bal
looms. An ordinary service Balloon
was used, and after It had arisen to a
height. of 500 feet was, fired ut with an
s-inch howitzer at, ~ listapce Of 1900
yards. The gunncrs were NOT ipstruc-
ted as to the precise range, but Were.
required to flnd II for themselves. An
S-inch shelf was accordingly iiirGl Into
the air asa trial shot, and this,ndcspite /.
the novelty of, the target, Sufllced to
supply the gunncrs with tho necessary
Information. The next shot Brought
down the balloon. The projectile was
a shrnpnellY shell, and the fuse had
been SO we'll timed that tho shell burst
Just in front of. tho balloon, projecting
something like 800 bullets through tho
fabric, and causing its Immediate des-
cent. a'''-'
81 The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, says:
~ The Southern people,, sensible or their
unfortunate condition at best, have cx-
hausted their ingenuity to- Imagine
some way by which they icohld use
their politfcai infiuence without injury
to themselves. Many have suggestcd
that they should take, no part in ma
tional elections but this would be
represented as disloyalty. That they
should run blank electoral tickets
lpIedged to no man; this would be coii-
| sidered still moro offensive. That they
should kill the Republican party by
voting with it; this would sacrifice
conscience and conviction. There Is
| no better way than to stand by tho
party nearest in harmony with us, antl
f,rsv s,,l lttsf n mt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19

The, Bqaton Rest hits thesnait 0nsta,e
head when tt rays: Comlnunicatiqens
Should bC shfief, and there are several
reasons If0r tbis. I'M the hiAt place,
newspaper space ID vsaluAtles Z Tho
modern newspapers. i never troubled
with, the, old tune calnplalpt Of peesling
sss6uiethfng to I'LL np.n The tesiitor's
scalpcf u constantly reeking fFom the
slaughter of e1ivesne~s matter Ind
interestlnx inisceliany. 6hofti coniit1u-
,nications are more likely gto, ind reasl-
ers than long ones are, and unless they
are to be readsft Is much better not. TO
.publisl1e hem. More c6itrlbGtfo can
be representede where the articles are.
short than-whcn they ~ure. long, and
one man hass AS strong ii clAim upon
the columns ~ another, sprovidlnGahes
furnishes as Interesting matter
short article Is usually moro ptthy and
pointed THAN a long one. "A hubject'
tshould have many ratnftlchti tions lles'
n,and more, thanai half aseqi0mn a sa1 d
[newspaper, while all that cVulslS .be
saved even from that limit up TO u
certain point is apt to beshh Improve
ment. Thatsprinc6UY Journalists, tho
late samuel Bowles, ,aosico arpIoRl Rlxed
for n long editorials and save - iiis
excuse lacksof time TO wrltes 9. short
one. He expressed an important truth
in his usual epigramatfc way.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-11-19
MAKING A DOG DRUNK.
ISt. Landry Democrat


AS an evidence that whiskey Is AN
infallible antidote against poison, we
will state that Mr.. j. w. jackson,
while out on the prairie some few days
ago with his fine -blooded hunting dogs,
had one of them bitten by an enormous
moccasin snake. The reptile fastened
his fangs on the edge of the dogs
tongue, from which a perfect stream OF
blood issued. Such was the force Of
the virus that the wound inflicted be-
came instantly black, and the dogs
tongue and lower jaw had commenced
swelling rapidly and alarmingly. The
owner, having with him a flask Of
whiskey, lost no time in pouring
down the animals throat about one.
half of it. AS soon as the whiskey
took effect the dog lay stretched out as
if dead but he was only drunk, as nc
soon revived from his stupor and was
seemingly as well as ever. The place
struck by the snake rotted and fell out.
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When Mississippi man told iiis
wife he had justtraded forln new spring
wagon, she replied: "You Ounce, why
did you get spring wagon in the fall
of tho year2v