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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

THEArRIoALs IN SAN FRANcIsco.-Mis Bella
Miller. of Hawaii nei, who is now in San Francisco.
writes Times are bad for thestricals; all who
can are leaving California for the Eastern States,
and there they seem to get work and meet with sue
cess
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

Whilst thousands of persons were anticipating, the
cheer and merriment of Christmas and others the delight
of New Years Day, upwards of JOrtyJfue thousand deeply
interested heads of families-an army in number-wIth,
probably, their dependents, were awaiting, with the con-
hdence of preceding years, that harbinger OF promise
and of hope, the appearance of the thirty-ifth annual
statement of this eminent life company. It was not
alone in the States that this feeling prevailed, for it is
well known and trusted in Europe. The company has
establishments both in London and Paris, where it has a
large constituency, and where by its honorable course 1t
has largely contributed 70 our national reputation.
This great mass OF expectant policyholders mnst be
highly gratihed at the result OF last years labors, for al
though it was a year when life insurance was tempora-
rily on the wane throughout the civilized world, the New
York life prospered. 1t that year it issued 1924 policies,
insuring ST. .O9s,173. Its net premium receipts were up
wards of a quarter of a million more than in 1878, whilst
its death claims were upwards of 100000 less. Its cash
assets were upwards of two millions more than in 1878,
the surplus half more, and the Invisible surplus upwards
of $500, 600 more than in 1878. The income from interest
alone was -, O32, $50. or nearly half a million more than
the death claims. The better to show the hattering COM
parissn between the more prominent financial features
of the company in 1879 than in 1878 We make the follow
I'M ira frnrn the sfafisfins of fhasa NearS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

"VIsIBLE MEANS OF SUPPoRT The s. F. Chron-
,cle of April 8, says There was a little autter in
Chinatown on Thursday last owing to the report
spread about that the French Protective Government
at Tahiti has issued an edict prohibiting the landing
of Chinese. The report was traced TO some Cinnamon
who tried TO procure passage on the Greyhound, but
were unable to do so, not having permits from the
French Consul. Consul Bee Immediately called upon
Consul Forrest regarding the matter. The latter
gentleman informed Consul Bee that the Protective
Government had passed no anti-Chinese laws, but
had passed an Act prohibiting any vessel from
carrying to the islands parties q" without visible
means of support - and this applied to all races.
Such parties have in times past have been a burden
TO the Government, and now vessels who take indi-
gent persons TO the islands must bring them back
to the port from whence they started. As Consul
Forrest could not understand the Chinese, and as
they could not explain themselves, the passage was
refused until their status could be made known.
The C~elestials were evidently without visible means
of support, as they did not go on the Greyhound
which sailed for Papeete yesterday morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

Mr.. VI. KKALAKAI has this day been appointed an agent
TO grant Marriage Licenses for the Island Of Lansi. vice
G. W. hauwenSoIe. SAML G. WILDER
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

CHARGES AGAINST DAwsoN-Au elaborate COM
munication has recently been addressed to Secretary
Evarts by Theodore A. Lord, of San Francisco, max
ing very serious charges against Thomas I. Dawson,
formerly Of oakland, and now United States Consul
at Apia, Samoa Lords truthfulness and reliability
are vouched for to Congressman Davis by q number
of most respectable citizens and business firms Of
San Francisco interested in the Samoan Islands, who
write to hin that Lord was selected by them to go to
Samoa and advise them Of the true state of affairs
there, on account of his well-known integrity. Lord
charges Consul Dawson with working in the interests
of the German Government and German business
houses against the interests of the American Govern
ment and American citizens. He criticises the con-
vention entered into by Consul Dawson and the Ger
man and English representatives with the new King
Maleatoa, by which it is proposed to create Apia
into a municipality, under the control of foreign con-
suls, with authority to levy a tax of five per cent
per year upon American residents. and he and his
San Francisco friends ask Secretary Evarts to dis
approve this convention.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

{ - The GuSSie Teyair brought down % fine
Spanish Merino Bucks for Mr.. Chas. II. Alexander,
Haiku, from the celebrated Ranch of E. W. Woolsey
& Son, at Berkeley, Alameda County. Cal, from
whence oil our fine Spanish Merinoes now on the
Islands have come. They are a fine looking band,
being evidently well cured for, on the passage
down.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24
New York Life Insurance Company in
1880.

To Mr.. Michael McInerny.
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To
FOR SALE CHEAP
INSURANCE NOTICE.

THE NDERSIGNED K
i TO write upon Merchandise, per First Class Vessels between
this and Coast Ports. covering loss or damage, if amounting TO
10 per cent. or more. on the sound value o. the whole ship
ment at port Of delivery, upon favorable terms
BISHOP & CO,
Agents of the Firemen's Fund Insurance Co.
Honolulu. Jan 3Oth, 1850. ja3I 3m
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

DEATH OF CAPT. FRANCIS CONNoR.-Thls yeterua
Commodore of the Oregon Steamship Company's
feet, died quite suddenly of paralysis, on board his
ship at Portland, Oregon. March %, 1880, aged SO
years, l month and "a days. His remains were TAX
en- to San Francisco for nterment, where his wife
and adopted daughter resided. Capt. Conuor visit
ed these Islands in command of the p. NJ. SIS Idaho
in 1867, and was on the route for several years. He
was extremely popular with all who travelled with
him. for, while cool and brave, he was possessed
with a kindness of heart and q regard for the CON-
fort and happiness of others that endeared him to all
Many a heart will be saddened with the news of his
death. His loving and devoted wife. Mrs. Amelia A.
Conner, is we are informed, collecting materials for
a memoir of the late Commodore. who for 80 years
has filed positions of high trust and responsibility
Anyone who knew Com. Conner, and who may be in
possession of any facts that can be utilized will
oblige by sending them to her address, 112 Guerrero
Street, San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

MUsIC.-The Band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, commencing at 1870 P. NJ. The fol-
lowing is the programme:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24

NFoREIGN News. The most important fact in the
news by the steamer, fin our supplement- is the
decided victory of the Liberal party in the cleo
tion in Great Britain, and the consequent retire
ment of the Earl OF Beacons6eld as PREMIER
San Francisco was also jubilant over the election
in that city, April LIST. wherein the Citizens ticket
was elected over that OF the Sand-lot. by some
5000 majority. Kearney is said to have tainted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
HON. JOHN F. FoLLETT

Followed in an earnest and convincing
argument, which was listened to with
eager interest by the crowd. He said
for once he felt that he was in good
company to be on a ticket with such a
mar as Judge Ranney. The campaign
on which we have entered is one of
great importance, because we propose to
wheel Ohio into the line of solid Demo.
cratic States. He reviewed the Republic
can platform and showed up the falsity
of the Republican claims. There are
men in the Republican party who will
vote the Republican ticket because
John Sherman and Schurz tell them to,
The men who put confidence in the Re.
publican leaders have been deceived
every time. HancoCk's nomination is
the result of the issue to be presented in
this campaign; whether we are to re.
main a united people or allow sectional
lines to divide this country. If by solid
South they mean states that vote against
the Republican party we will transfer
Mason and Dixon's line to the shores Of
Lake Erie next November.
Mr.. Follett was followed by
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
pie we will inaugurate him. Then we
will have liberty and Union.
He was followed by
HON. SAMUEL F. HUNT,

Z =.
will have liberty and Union.
He was followed by
HON. SAMUEL F. HUNT,
Who made an able address Of some
twenty minutes duration. He said: this
is your country and mine, which in.
wolves your home, wife, children and
property. Nothing shall divorce me
from any interest in the government
under which l live and | don't want any,
thing to divorce you from any interest
you have therein. How is it best to
maintain the government By every
man voting for that party and for that
ticket which will serve the best inter.
ests of society and the community at
large. No industry should be called
upon to vote against its best interests.
What we want is to make our country
one in every sense that embodies the
principles on which our government was
established, The nomination of Han.
cock means a union of all sections Of
II country. Ia November we will re.
peat the very idea which Oliver Hazard
Perry gave to you on that memorable
morning after the battle of Lake Erie:
1--WE have met the enemy and they are
are ours"
THE HON. THEODORE COOK
Said we have started out to win Ohio to
the Democratic standard. This is a mat.
ter of business. We can do it and we
must. Every man must do his share
and work with all his energy to this end.
The time has come when a change in
the administration of affairs is nee
cessary. If every man does his duty we
are sure of success.
HON. j. H. s. TRAINoR,
OF Steubenville, made the closing ad.
dress, combining himself to a very few
minutes owing to the lateness OF the
hour.
The meeting throughout was orderly
and the immense crowd exhibited a
deep and universal interest seldom met
with at a gathering of the kind.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
JUDGE HoADLEY

made a happy and telling address, elicit
generous applause, and provoking con-
siderable mirth by his apt and humor-
GUS illustrations. He expressed himself
as greatly pleased to identify himself
with the Democracy of Cleveland on
that occasion, and proceeded with an
exhaustive review of the political out.
look, saying the Democratic ticket would
be victorious both in October and No.
vember next.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
GENERAL A. ] WARNER.

He thought this was a time of high
barometer with the Democratic party;
all elements of discord allayed and high
hopes inspired by the nominations made
at Cincinnati. Nominations which have
inspired the party with confidence and
assured victory in November. There is
a universal desire to see an end Of the
sectional strife which has so long rent
us. The election of Hancock and Eng
Ilsh will accomplish this. Hancock is the
last man to accept the Presidency unless
honestly elected and if honestly elected
no power on earth will prevent his
taking his seat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
THE HON. NJ. 1. soUTHARD

Made a stirring speech, saying that we
have a magnificent ticket both state and
national and if every man does his duty
we MAJ proclaim Ohio in the Democratic
ranks next November. The orders is-
sued by Hancock in Louisiana are
proud monuments of his craftsmanship.
Republicans won't believe Hancock PEN
ned those orders but are at a loss to
prove who did. All the civil rights Of
man are to be restored and peace re-
stored in the election of Hancock. He
eulogized Governor English highly as a
fitting man for the second place on the
ticket. The Democratic party is the
party of the people. With such a party
and such candidates we are sure to pro-
claim the party redeemed in November
next,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
Mr.. JORDAN, OF CINCINNATI,

was the next speaker and said he was
rejoiced to see and hear the good will
the people of this section Of the country
bear toward the South. The Republican
party in all Its principles is a sectional
party; the Democratic always has and
always will be the party Of the people
and of the entire country, We will
elect Hancock and by the blessing Of
God and the will Of the American peo-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-16
On THE WAY HOME.

Et was just this side Of Detroit that man
entered the car, took seat, and devoted his
attention TO Che morning paper. After a
time the conductor came along and touched
him gently on the shoulder but without ef-
feet Again he tapped the passenger on the
arm, but there was no response, and the Of
iiicial had to speak.
"Ticket sirg-'
The traveller looked wearily up from his
paper and said, 81 haven't any ticket
Money, then o." said the conductor.
'I haven't any money"
'Then you must get off at the next sta
ton.
4 will, - was the submissive response, and
the conductor passed along. Thatrain stop
ped at the next station, started again, and
was bowling along at twenty miles am hour,
when the conductor again came through and
saw the traveller on the same seat as before.
81 told you to get out of this car, De said
somewhat sternlY.
you did.
.'Why didn't You do it2''
81 did
"And then got i'm again e''
i did
''Now look here, my friend, don't want
any more Of this nonsense. Get out Of the
car and stay out. You hear me 2'
Again the train stopped and again 10 start
ed, and again, but in another car, the con-
duct0r found the self same traveller, aScaIm
as a june morning
"You here again 9' he asked
Yes"
'Didnt [ tell you to get OF this train and
stay of a''
NO
fI did"
"No; you told me to get ont Of that car
and stay out, and did"
''Now, my friend" said the conductor,
'listen to me, and mind you DO just what
tell y0u. At the next station get of this
train and stay of. DO just as / tell You OF
YOU will get into trouble"
agreed 90 said the traveller, and the con-
ductor passed on.
Again the train stopped and started, and
again the traveller turned up ON the train.
The conductor was just reaching for the bell
rope to stop the train and eject him summl-
rily when Tie traveller stayed ll-s hand
81 obeyeJ orders" LezaiI. tGou told me
to 40 fu~t as ron ordered. I got ont and
stayed ont until you said 'AUa Uaboa-8r Then
] got aboard, T1r didn't wan. O. get into
trouble, sou know.
TIE conductor gave h.m lis hand. and it
va- noticed That, later iu the day. thry ate
together IN t.la imiu--rar, and ate heartily.
-Bretou Transcript
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-16
EXCEEDINGLY CLOSE CALLS.

At the battle of Peach Orchard, when Nc
I Cleilan was making his change of base, z
Michigan iufantryman fell TO the ground n.
if shot stone dead, and was left lying in 9
. heap as the regiment changed position. Tn,
/ bali which hit him first struck the barrel oI
/ his gun, and glanced and struck button of
1 his coat, tore the watch ont OF his vest pock
/ ct, and then struck the man Just over the
heart and was stopped there by a song book
. in his shirt pocket. He was unconscious for
I over three-quarters of an hour, and it was
/ fully a month before the black and blue spot
disappeared.
At Pittsburgh Landing a member Of the
Twelfth Michigan infantry stopped down to
give a wounded man a drink from his canteen.
While in this act a bullet aimed at his breast
struck the canteen, turned aside, passed
through the body of a man and buried itself
i'm the LEG of q horse. The canteen was split
open and dropped 20 the ground in halves.
At the second battle Of Bull Rum as a New
York iHfantTyman was passing his plug Of
tobacco TO a cOmrade, bullet struck the plug
and glanced off and buried Itself in a l1nap-
sack. The tobacco was rolled up like a ball
Of shavinCs and carried a hundred feet away.
lieutenant, and had not the ball been defect
ed he would certainly have receivedit Asit
was he had both eyes filled with tobacco dust
and had to be lead to the rear.
At Brandy station one of Clusters troopers
had his left stirrup cut awayhy a grape shot,
which passed between his legs and the horse,
and blistered his skin as if a red-hot iron had
been used, He dismOunted TO ascertain the
nature of his injuries. and as he bent over,
bullet knocked his hat Off and killed his
horse. In the same fight was trooper who
had suffered several days with q toothache.
In haud-to-hand fight ne received pistol
ball in the right cheek. It knocked out his
aching dOuble-tOoth and passed out of the
left-hand corner Of his mouth, taking part of
an upper tooth along. The Joy Of being rid
of the aching tooth was so great that the
trooper could not be made to go to the rear TO
have his wounds dressed.
An object, however tri7iur. will turn q
bullet from its true course. This was shown
one day at the remOunt camp i'm Pleasant
Valley. They had "buu pen" there, i'm
which about five hundred bounty Jumpers
and other hard cases were under guard
Once in q while of these mon would make
a break for liberty. Every sentinel IN posi-
ton would open fire. and it did not matter iu
the least If the man ran toward The crowded
camp on .lis occasion prisoner made for
the camp. and as wauyGs six shots were fired
at him without effect. one OF the bullets
entered tile tent 0f Captain i'm the Twelfth
Pennsylvania Cavalry. JTc was lying down,
and the course of the bullet would have bu-
ried it IN If= chest Fortunately for him tine
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-16

DEATH RATHER THAS DlsGBACE-J john
Evans, an ciaplayle in an iron mill 2t Pitts
burgh, and prominent man in the famous
Amalglmated Association Of Iron and steel
Workers, committed suicide on the 30lh ult
lie had always been an abstemioUs man, but
the preceding saturday, after his weeks
work was ended, he began drinking 90 such
an extent that he was arrested, and on Tues
day morning was sentenced % ferty-eiEht
hours In Jail. When tile fact became known
TO his wife she paid his hnc and senta friend
% bring him home in the evening al.er dark,
as. she said, $50 that DO one would notice his
disgrace" When he arrived home he felt his
position very keenly, asking his wife's for
civencS>. and seeming more cOntcuIcd when
SHE told nim not To bother himself any more
about g. On Wednesday morning Joal ult.-
hn ue.t ou- for q short time, after which, 40
ing l0 bis bedroom. rc >ao' himself through
/ lie heart PRODUCING Jeat. ia q itEg minutes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-16

LOVE That GLOEIFIES TIE lIUNBLEST
NAN.-Thcre Is nothing in the world so sad
rs human nature, and the tears come into my
eyes now as I think of the pitiful story Tom
told me as he smoked his after-supper pipe
last night. The otEer day just before came
home, Tom had occasion TO 90 over the lake
On his way back and when the train stopped
at the Bay, he noticed man getting into a
car in front of him with a little baby lying in
his arms. The baby seemed young, and the
man hushed it in his arms with gentle,
rocking motion, bending over now and then
TO kiss its little white face. After the train
got under way the conductor came to Tom
and said Come with me 7 want TO show
you the saddest s1ranEest sight sou ever saw
in all your life, and he led the way into the
next car. ''Do Won see that man over thcre2''
said he, and there sat the man whom Tom
had noticed with the babe. His precious lit
tie bundle lay quiet on the seat I'm front of
him, and as these OTHER two men watched he
leaned over, looked long and earnestly IN the
little flower face, and then kissed the frail
finger tips he held so gently in his hand
''That baby dead, - said the conductor. cit
died this morning at the Bay. lie couldn't
bear to put II in q coffin, because then 10
would have to 20 without him in the baggage
car. and 50 he is just carrying it home to
New Orleans in his arms And the car rat
tied on-the boy called the stale slices of
sponge cake and his cigars through the train
the passengers laughed and smoked and
fought the mosquitoes-and hes stricken to
the hearts core, sat there quiet and unheed-
ing, watching over his dead child, kissing the
fingers that would never again softly clasp
his, looking down ugon She white IDS that
had closed down over the bright eyes as the
petals Of sensitive flower close at night
time over its delicate hgart-anl the world
was nothing to Him.-E. o. Times Core
sDoa6eu
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-16

\ KENTUCKY RONANCE.-A young lady
from Texas was spending a summer in Ken
lucky, when she had queer experience with
a tramp. She was sitting out in the shadeof
the yard reading George Eii0t's "Aiill on the
Floss" when a regular, ragged tramp, red
nosed, asked if he could get drink of water.
lie could. Must he 60 around the gate, or
could he climb the fence Both, if he chose
to. lie said ''that's the way like to hear
people talk" She went and brought him
the water, and after drinking il he paused
and asked what she was reading. On hear
ing its name, ne said "Overrated never
liked it. All depth or no depth, I don't
know which. Strained characters, or no
strained characters, don't know which. The
novelist has tried to write a book without a
well defined plot, and has failed. Gold
smiths success as 4 p,otless and charming
writer was bad example "YoU shouldn't
tear my fayorite book to pieces. J like
George Eliot and all her works" ''N on
don't like Mill on the Floss You have been
nodding over It for the last half hour. You
only pretend 10 read it because you imagine
that by doing so You develop literary taste. -
81 think, sir, you are impudent" -'But
truthful Here's q book yoH shCu!l read. %
and the tramp took from his ragged coat d
tattered copy Of DR.. BuIton's Anatomy OF
Melancholy. "Dr. Johnson said that thi5
book was the only work that could induce
him to get cut of bed, mornings, sooner than
his regular time Of rising" "And that's why
you like it," remarked .he girl, taking the
book. 'If DR. Johnson hadn't made that
remark you would not find the work so
charming" lie said ''That's all right
give me some more water" She asked him
why he tramped. He said, WHISKY" She
said "Why don't you quit % Heanswered:
Il viii now, or one condition. That you
viii consent to be my wife. Meet me under
this tree four years from to-day" 81 win, 81
said she, and she treasured up his handsome
reckless face in her memory. That was f0uI
years ago, and two OF three weeks since she
was in the same yard, under the same tree
when up came her tramp acquaintance, wei
dressed this time. They are now married.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-16

"A mint for coming silver was established
in Boston in 1862.
Bears were very numerous within two
miles of Boston in 1925
HOTse-racinC on Boston Common was con-
planned of in 1869.
The first duel in the United States was
fought AT Plymouth, Mass, in 1921.
Captain Kidd, the pirate, was arrested Ia
Boston and sent TO England ir 1899.
The Egyptians made glass and coio-ed !,
beautifully 3 0J0 years before Christ