The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-12-08

tricts. where the fersrtree abounds fever are I'M
known, and in Algerian Corsica. where the ex-
pertinent of planting the trees on the strength of
some years ago, malarial feverS have entirely dis
appeared. From Algeria, especially, the evidence
Of its virtues is very c0nvincinq Consul Playfar
reports for example, that large tracts of land have
been transferred BY the agency Of the fever-tree,
and that, wherever IL was cultivated, feverS are
found to diminish in frequency and intensity.
Nj. Gimbert recently made report OF like
tenor TO the French Academy. The pestilential-
district above the city of Rome, known as the
Campagna, had, until lately, worldwide reputa-
ton as veritable hot-bed Of deadly fevers. 1t is
now affirmed to have vastly improved in whole
soneness, in consequence Of the presence of large
numbers of eucalyptus introduced some years ago
by order of the Italian Government"
A passenger by the June steamer of this year has
been recording the impressions Hawaii nei made
on him and the Qneenslander has been giving them
to the world The accounts of such birds of pas
sage are always worthless. Even the most intel
gent of men are apt to get hold of the wrong end
of tale when hearing it only casually. The writer
got hold of Hibernian, from which gentleman
he apparently derived his information, and under
whose guidance he visited Alliiolani Hale, when
parliament was in session. He learned evidently
from his Hibernian friend that the King pre-
Sides seated ON his throne; Mr.. Speaker being in
a sort of recess with native ASSESSOR as as
sistant OF course we recognize Mr.. Bishop as
"the King and Mr.. Monsarrat as the Mr.. Speaker
of the above account Now we come to think of
it, Mr.. Bishop does have a sort of royal look
about him. Our band is put down at between 40
and 50; our band-master is Russian, with salary
of 600. The native women all wear long robe
of silk texture. But the thing wfdch struck our
traveller most was, the park like gardens of one
/ ~;t, 4 md fuIl Iaid
where were castings of deer, lions and other ami
mails distributed so artistically to startle you
with their senblance to their living prototypes ~
After reading this we gave the matter up, what
other beauties this voyager found we do not dare
to think.
We are informed that the charge against Capt.
| Freeman, which we noticed last week, has been
dropped With reference to our paragraph men,
toning his arrest and stating that if he could do
such thing "under the nose of the law, what
may he not have done in the South Pacific when
he was out of its grasp" we have received a COM
munication from Capt. Freeman which publish
below. We regret that Capt. Freeman regards
himself libeled by mere notice stating that he
was on trial for the alleged offence, still do
we regret that he can think himself libelled by a
statement that if one could do such a thing here
he could do worse elsewhere. The natural infer.
ence would seem to be that if he did not commit
the alleged offence, which his acquittal indicates,
then he did not do worse elewhere, but apparently
he does not see our statement in this light
EDITOR GAzErrE-Sr: Adverting to the para
graph printed in your yesterdays issue of the
| GAZETTE, in which my name is mentioned in a con-
temptuous and disgraceful manner, l would re-
mark that, whether Intentionally otherwise, you
have done me a gross injustice, and you have il
the face of an honorable acquittal by the proper
| tribunal imputed to me scandalous vile offence
! The contemptuous tone of the paragraph / care
| not for. But as am injured and outraged by YOU
imputation of Fraud as by your offensive infer
ences gratuitously offered in the latter part Of
that cowardly insertion, would invite you to fur
nish me with the name of the author or writer o
the article in order that | may have my proper
remedy. / am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Honolulu, Dec. 2, 1880. HENRY FREEMAN.