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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-09-18

The IMPRESSION of public opinion by
tile medium of petitions, although it is a
custom in English-speaking communities,
is everywhere recognized as a method in
adequate in itself, and so readily open to
abuse that it is never trustworthy. If we
want the real opinion of the people upon
any topic the ballot-box is the only reliable
instrument by which to secure it. Any
one can, even without actual misrepresen-
~tation, induce his employees, and those
dependent upon him through business rela-
tiOns, to sign a petition which he himself
favOurs. Hence even under the most
honest auspices the petition is an unsatis-
factory medium for the expression of
opinions. There are, however, very few
men who are so free from prejudice and
bias as not to deem any expedient by
which they can give emphasis to the views
which they themselves espouse perfectly
legitimate in itself, and the natural and
proper method of propagandism. Hence
then number of signatures to petitions which
are obtained from t~hOughtless or unin-
structed persons by garbled expositions of
their contents. We have a notable instance
of this in the petition lately got up on the
Island of Kauai, in which the petitioners
have the assurance to libel the members of
the present Administration as a "disgrace
to Hawaii mel" attached to which we find
the signatures of Hawaiians who have
since entered formal protest against the
views therein expressed, and written to
Ministers requesting that those signatures
he cancelled. If petitions are deemed I'M
reliable evidence of the opinions of those
signing them in British and American
communities, how much more so must
they he in mixed communities like his
where differences of language are inter-
posed to prevent a clear understanding of
what they may be signing on the part of
so large a section of the nation.
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ommEacIAL.

FRIDAY. NE(IEHBEK IT, lSdu-
There r. an indication Of n rather favorable condition
II q local business in the advance lately established in
prices Of building materials y " Lumber j. quoted
at s225O with prospect Of further advance. Bricks are
being sold At SIS to so and are on the rise There has
also been an advance in the price Of lime The demand
for all goods required by the building trade cannot but
continue 10 be brisk 80 long A. the present difficulty OF
obtaining house room In Honolulu cputinues- The few
house that are 20 let are in uufavorable locaiities- II
half q dozen respectable families were to arrive together
and desired 20 set mp housekeeping at once they could
not In this town Of 1900 inhabitants ind suitable
houses Those who are now putting up small houses in
Honolulu say houses with i've rooms and abath. al a cost
OF 81 200 90 $500 End thsmseIv~s able 20 rent them IN
advance At from s5 10 SO per month II such state Of
things existed In San Francisco, people there would con-
slider that hush times had come again-
The ~frsighting business has not been very brisk during
the past week. the only departure with cargo being the
CousueIo for San Francisco. with domestic produce
valued At 4sOss.fs, while three lumber vessels departed
In ballast. The imports By the Eureka and annie. the
only two vessels which arrived from the Coast amounts
10 about $4,000. The c. NJ. : y. Co.'S stmr Ho Chung, is
nov due and By her We should get the next mail from
san Francisco. The receipts 81 sugar dnrins the week
ending the 18th inst amount 10 fs7j Parkages-
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THE PACIFIc
Commercial A0bfrttser
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER Is.


IN CONNECTION with the discussion upon
the East Indies, viewed as a source from
which much-needed immigrants may be
advantageOusly derived, one point of great
moment requires consideration. There is
every reason to believe hat a considerable
accession of young females might be Sc
cured from that quarter. The aydh, or
nurse, has been famed ever since Europeans
became the masters of India for her docility
and fidelity. Many stories have been told
of the devotion of these women to the white
children whom they have reared, and the
universal experience of ladies who have
resided in India has been that they are the
best servants they have ever had anything
to do with. The mother who returns from
India to- her native land parts, with the
utmost regret, with her dydh, n has con-
slant occasion to remember her with q sigh
amid her subsequent troubles with Euro
pean servants. By a proper appeal to the
British Imperial Government, and through
them to- the Government of India, setting
forth the sad d~isproportion of the sexes
which obtains on these islands, we might
be assisted to obtain a valuable immigra-
ton of females who would not only become
wives anu mOInerS nere, out WOuIu, IN the
meantime, supply a much-felt want as
domestic servants. 1t is of no use being
deferred from an effort in this direction by
mere expressions of opinion as to the diff
culties that are supposed to stand in the
way. No attempt has yet been made to
overcome such difficulties or event to
ascertain whether they really exist-a
point upon which We tax cave to be scep-
tical. The Peninsula of India possesses a
population of one hundred or more mil
lions. The famines which from time to
time devastate first one district, and then
another, plainly tell the tale of an over
crowded population. 1t is possible for
Jealous, intelligent, faithful diplomacy to
secure us a hearing with their rulers, and a
favorable answer to our application. And
we cannot doubt but there will be more
readiness to emigrate to a country like this
already occupied in u measure by Asiatic
races than to enlist as laborers on planta-
tions i'm lands like the West Indies, Mauri-
titus, or Australia, where they will find
only alien races around them. |
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RAILWAY.

This is an enterprise that is worthy OF the
attention of the public, or perhaps properly
~peakin the people of Honolulu. Some
think the time has not come for such insti-
tutions. We think it has cOme-not to
have a line of cars in each street-but to
have a line from Waikiki to the head of
Nuuanu Avenue to start with. Any one
who will carefully note the amount OF
travel on these roads the whole day long,
and into the night, can figure up a paying
investment at once; with such a road how
MANY would dispense with their private
teams, which are kept at no ordinary ex-
pense-in fact beyond the means of many
who are compelled to keep a horse and car
rage on account of their being out of town.
When ladies, or gentlemen either, had to
come in, the ever-ready express would be
on hand for a small consideration to go the
rounds of the city but to hire an express
at present rates-say fifty cents each be-
yond Captain Hobron's place, or say up to
Mr.. Bolles's, and the same amount back-ls
no small item of expense, and such as not
everyone can stand, especially when you
have a family to send to school every day.
The importation of fine horses and car
riages the past year, and this year also, is
far beyond the need of the country. 1t
would surprise the most Indifferent to figure
up the amount paid out for this n item
of family expense, saying nothing about
the style in which animals have to be cared
for the feed alone is no small amount.
We hope this item of imports is at its
height. Such a railway as we have spoken
of would relieve a portion at least of the
community from being compelled to incur
onc fhaf fhay ooran4k n AOrI
We hope the Government will see their
way to give some aid to an enterprise of
this kind. Our roads need large sums ex-
pended to put and keep them in repair,
and this would be one way of doing so.
Still all such enterprises must be under
taken by private parties or public COM
NAMES
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blishment of a house of detention is the
wisest method of dealing with the great
difficulty which is experienced in securing
the seclusion of lepers from the rest of the
community. We admit, with deep regret,
that the disease of leprosy has hitherto
proved fncurable, n that very few scien-
tifc men continue to cherish the hope that
a cure for it will be found. But we have
in these islands something else which we
believe amenable to treatment, and that is
the obstinate objection IN the part of the
native population to the only possible
measure by which the further spread of
the disease may be checked. This, as DR..
M'Kibbin puts it, is complete separation
even in the early stages of the disease"
Prompt removal of the patient to the Molo-
kai settlement is evaded by every possible
I artifce. A few months ago it was officially
reported that there are between 500 and
600 Iepers at large in the community. This
! has been the condition of things now for
nearly a year, and it will surely be an adj
| vantage to nave these lepers gathered
together in a halfway house, as it were.
In our remarks on the subject, we espe-
cialIy insisted upon an efficient seclusion
of the leper, urging that "there must be
no going away, no mingling with the
healthy" Our object in this matter is pre-
cisely the same as DIR. MfKibbin's and our
opinions coincide entirely with those he
has expressed, except as to the necessary
inefficiency in regard to separation" of
such a house of detention as we propose.
DIR. Hoffman had charge for five years
of the house or hospital at Kalihi, and
he is still of opinion that such an in
-. IL I--~ wNA &Hn
gested that the Board of Health should
there undertake the impossible task of
curing lepers. But there are always doubt
full cases, cases of syphilis or ~elephantiasis
which present symptoms resembling those
of incipient leprosy. 1t is a fact that several
patients have been discharged from the
Settlement as having been improperly sent
there. ALI diseases are incurable when
they have reached certain stages. AS much
may be said in this respect of consumption,
dropsy, fevers, &c, and it is the same with
leprosy it has no doubt its durable stage,
though apparently it is never seized upon
in time. Under the present system, the
lepers are huddled together at the Station
house-a very improper place for them
and are hurried away to the Leper Settle
ment without proper time being given
them to arrange their private affairs. The
lepers, being civilly dead, ought to have
every facility given them to make their
wills, and a lengthy opportunity to bid
adieu to their friends. And if, in spite of
all precautions, an escape should, as DIR.
fears, occasionally occur, what
would be the magnitude of such an evil
compared with that which now exists of
lepers scattered broadcast through the COM
munity. 1t is to remedy this deplorable
state of things that we suggest the house of
detention and, for our own part, we do
see that there is any fair reason to sup
pose that, with proper vigilance and a we'll
constructed place, any escapes need be
feared.
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NOTICE

We issue the wEDSEsDNT ExPEzss to meet the wishes
u many patrons who desire 4 more frequent discussion
OF public questions from the stand point Of the P. C..
ADyEETIsEE than once a week. We also purpose 10 render
the ExFEEss an acceptable family paper. and shall devote
10 the discussion Of sOcial. Literary, and scientific matters
a large proportion OF its columns than can be afforded
ADvEETIsER.
steamer edition OF the WEDNESDAY EXPRESS will in
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s~criptious by the first opportunity.
The date Of Issue Of the WEDNESDAY EXPRESS, renders
it an admirable medium for advertisers. Being printed
in both the Hawaiian and English languages, it will COM
mand All extensive circulation in every part of the King
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accepted. early application for space should be made.
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Our is what a recent visitor has
to say about the Museum The Museum was 49,
tablished in It's present quarters in 1874. An APP
preparation Of $1,000 was made for it by the
Legislature in that year, Of which the Board of
Education spent SI72 in procuring new specimens.
aud S357.2f for fittings and glass-cases. In 1876
the appropriation was, at the instance Of the Board
Of Education repeated, and during Ike following
two years they expended S2sI in specimens. and
S27 in Incidental expenses. They again requested
the usual appropriation Of $1,000, which was duly
granted OF this. during the two years ending
March last, they devoted s42.I2 to procuring adj
ditions to the Museum. SI54.s6 on new show cases
and S2l on freight, etc. Of presents to the Museum
aud a few dollars for incidental expenses. This
niggardly expenditure Of appropriations which,
considering the circumstances Of the Kingdom
were liberal enough shows how little the Board
appreciate the educational value Of \ GOOD
Museum. IL Is not to be wondered AT that We
should end the appropriation for the current Imam
cial period reduced to $500, since after aIIoEiuy
arst q half then twO-thirds. and finally. more tban
three-fOurths of successive votes for the Museum IN
lapse unexpended. they did not think the Museum
and its affairs worth even 4 passing comment In
their report Of 1850. This l. evidence of more tb,p
the fact that the Museum i not in right hands II
IL shows Enthusiastically the dearth 81 students of
natural science, and especially Of biological sci
snce m the community OtherwIsr the Board
would long ago have been stirred up Ia a better
appreciation OF the value Of the institution tb.y
have thus neglected would have been informed.
how easy IL Is here, in such close proximity To- the
United States. with their crowd Of enthusiastic
sayants and professors Of every branch uf science.
and their wonderful Smithsonian Institute. the
boOntiful patron Of science wherever it Fears its
head throughout the whole world, OF SECURE great
and most valuable additions BY q most triHing ex-
pendlture OF money, and q little trouble in CORE
MnnnnRnnA and - ~ a a
from Mr. BOwser's Itinerary of the Hawaiian
Islands.
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GIAST SPIDERS AND THEIR WEBs-The Ala Cali
JoTHiG Is responsible for the following =" A short
distance from Buena Vista is a cave Inhabited nv
spiders. which differ from other spiders in their
enormous size. and are quite useful to the needy
people OF that region The cave was discovered
last December by a part Of sight srers. and The
spidsns and their work were witnessed. On enter
ing Che cave, one Is first struck by the funny-Iook-
ing webs They are worked like other webs of
spiders, but every fibre is ten times rs large as the
ones woven by ordinary spiders. On passing fur
ther into the cave the spiders are encountered.
They are about the size % small birds, and make
a strong sound while weaving their web. Their
webs are SO tough and the fibre so large that il is
almost an imp0ssibility to break down a web.
Some weeks ago, while looking at the cave. a
miner got to examining the webs. Their strands
were about the size of a No. ~ thread, and be
thought thatthey could be Rsed for thread. Hav-
ing q needle In his pOssesIon4he broke OF one the
strands and found that IL fitted the needle. Sew
ing on q loose button 70 test The efficacy, he found
il a stxo1g AZ SIX thread, and IL answered bis
every purpose. Since then the people have flock
ed IN ard carried away hosts Of he webs. hui the
.=oidars 40 uOt OBJ ca iH The ieasi fhere y SOME
% slacug rs cspfrafas 90 saFiiegs hnssd &c
ioD thrrs. sns VFas fse H~nder tAss
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DR.. M'KIBBIN has, in a letter to a con-
temporary, commented upon our article of
last Saturday ON the subject of a house of
detention for lepers- We notice with
pleasure the moderate and gentlemanly
tone of this letter, and the more so from
thelfact that it is in this particular i'm such
marked contrast with so much that has
appeared lately in the columns of the oppo-
sition Press. The Doctor has, however,
fallen into more than one error I'm, the
letter before us-a fact which undermires
his argument. In the first place. he is
wrong in saying that he has noticed Gin
the ADVERTISER that it is the intention of
the Board of Health to establish a hospital
here and probably similar zones on other
islands, for the reception of flepers in a sus-
Pected state, or in the. early stages of the
disease, for treatment before being sent TO
Molokai." No such statement has a d
peaFed in the columns of the ADVERTISERS.
for the best of all reasons, the Board of
Health not having resolved upon anv such
eourNe- In tie ne1t plaie, d.. McKIbbin
has quite overlooked the drift of the argu-
Ment we used when urgiRg that tie ests-
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IMPORTS.

From San Francisco, per Eureka. sept 1T Z o Hall
4 Son 80 CO hardware. 1l2 SKIS beans, q pkgs powder: IL
HAckfeld & Co 1850 redwood posts. ) rams, a IA bricks.
50 CO bread: q W MacfarlAne 4 60 15O - coal oil: Segel-
ken \ Co % pkgs hardware: II Meter 10 bales hay. 3
buggies. 1 bx Turkeys horses. Isl pigs, goat. 50 SKIS
beans. lis sks corn. = tons oats. W Levy IJ horses, l bug
w. 30 SKIS oats and bran. 10 bales hay: Geo Lucas 80 pkgs
hardware. ? bxs paper. L III Davies 100 bbls salmon; II
May D1 pkgs groceries: Allen X Robinson t9 Ibis lime,
10 pkgs hardware. 1i7E IN shingles. = + Adams 3 pkgs
furniture; A Cartwright . bbIs beef: \ W Bush 80
cs -four. 2GS pkgs groceries: q u Freeth III pkgs gruce-
ries. 100 SKIS beans. lis SKIS bran and oats. 100 SKIS salt: II
MAckAy 30 pkgs groceries and hardware. liz sks salt. ?
horses. I buggy; Mrs Strehl i pkgs furniture Irwin *
Co 10 bxs potatoes: DILLINGHAM; < Co bbis and go Is
coal OIL G Z Williams LOG pkgs furniture: Castle x Cooke
l6 pkgs crackers. j T Warehouse - pEgs hardware and
groceries; wilder 4 60 50 pkgs hardware; VI ) Griubaum
4 Co - CO dry goods: BOlles & 60 3G3 pEgs groceries. tUO
bbls lime. . pkgs hardware: and 2s pkgs Chinese prUyi-
son. - CO spirit TO Chiense cousignees.
From Port Blakely, per Annie, Sept If-4OG.716 # Iuuu-
Der. 100 IN shingles To Allen Il Robinson.
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ALONG THE

The barque Eureka. Captain Nordburg, has discharged
the whole OF her cargo. all In fine condition. and Is now
lying at Brewers wharf taking in small lots Of sugar
she Will not sail for san Francisco until about the ZIth
instant.
The Lady LampsOn j. close TO the Eureka and IS COM
pIeting loading. she may sail by the nd for san Fran
cisco, being probably the FIRST vessel b leave
The barque FIeetwfng. Is at the foot Of the Likelikes
dock taking in ballast preparatory 70 sailing for Burrarls
InIst 10 load lumber for Melbourne. She viii leave on
OF before the 10th inst
The ok d g Murray which has been the means Of tran
sit for many Of our residents T. and from San Francisco,
is 10 be taken OF the route this trip, AMI loads in ballast
for Port Townsend, thsre To load lumber for san Francis
co. She sails to-day from the EzPlanAde. ral> u e. NJ
The Blk Annie l. diseharging lumber At Robinsou's
wharf. She viii finish diseharging sbout the 2tth. and
nay load with sugAr for san Francisco.
Capt Cranes schooner. the Haleakala, left last evening
for HiIo. She will drop into Lahaina en- route this trip.
The stmr Lehua Will sail for KipaLula and Hon5ipu
to-day At u IA.
The stmr G Z Bishop has had the repair on one side
completed. and will be hove down to-day t. enable the
cArpsntsrs and cauIkers To examine aud repair the I'M
touched side. Monday the 18th inst j. the day on which
she IL expected TO return to duty. Tibbrtts AMI Soren-
son have down their work quick snd we'll.
n b NJ s Pelican sailed on the 18th inst, for Coquimbo,
chill. via the south Sea Islands
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A bank. generally called Hafner, in the Lake of
Zurich. is now being infinitely investigated. 1t ap-
pears that remains of q prehistoric pile dwelling are
coming to light at this spot consisting Of q quantity
Of coarse and fine clay vessels. Goals, a few bronze
implements, SO. TL
The consumption Of cigars in the United States
last year amounted to the enormous total OF 1882
356. 1862, being an average of so cigars for every
head Of the population, or two-ifhs Of the value Of
the entire consumption of wheat.
A waiter at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.
has often 600 hats under his charge at one time.
Yet even . ,momentary hesitation in selecting. the
Fight bat rarely occgt& TIE ssys that ne forms q
mental picture q the owner s@se aside the hat
md thst looking at any hat The SeareT's faee Is in
stsatiy brought before his uiESs eve.
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HoxoLutu. August 30. 1880.

HONOLULU AuBubt %, IboV.
To THE PATRONS OF THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL
ADVERTISER"
The undersigned would respectfully bring to your
notice the fact that they have this day purchased from
3Ir. J. H BLACK all the right, title and interest in the
newspaper known a. the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER-
u-rE. and also his entire claim to the JOB PRINTING
BU-GsEss connected Herewith. To facilitate their print
ing business. and enable them to do good work at low
prize. they have had STEAM introduced, making the
tabIishInent without rival on the islands for quick
dispatch. and consequently low rates at which they are
prepared 70 do all kinds OF Plantation, Commercial,
Poster. or other Printing, and they respectfully request
yoar patronage.
NJ. FEASE GoDFRET IS Assistant Editor, and will
attend % advertisements and business Of = local nature.
SIR JAMS AUD viii have the superintendenee IS Fore
man Of the Job Printing.
Communication should be addressed, and accounts
paid 10 p. II HAYsELDES. Agent for
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER COMPANY.
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PAssENGEHA

For Windward Ports. per Likelike. Sept I4-AIr Reed
and servant, T T Linehan. Capt Jackson. Mr. Roth,
James r Castle, Mrs. Castle. NJ McWayne, Dr Neil.
sou. II p Baldwin, J G Burkett and wife. Mrs Clara Cooke
and child, g Cooke. X Ahana. II q Sheldon. Miss Shell
don, = II Hayseldeu. ThOs HayseIden Claus Spreckels.
From San Francisco, per Eureka. Sept IL X Burkett
and wife. W Levy. Henry Nestler, Joseph Festus. J Il
Milton. William Hughes.
Tor san Francisco. per COnsueIo. Sept LIT Williams.
Otis Hnnden. J z Raystefn. W II Fulier wife and child.
q 3 Manchester. NJ Grant. A SchuseI. A e hudson. James
Mills, t Harris, II Goldstein, NJ P%ittsburg. " Honfcke.
For Port T0wnsend. per Camden. Sept Ie-John Brasch.
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NPUKT>

For San Francisco, per City Of Nankin. Sept IO-I9al
bags rice. $50 tea, rs bales wool. Hs bbls mOlAsses. 49l
pigs sugar. 424 BIDS hides, 105O pkgs in transitu. Dom
value S~2f,15357. Foreign value s3.siJ.
For San Francisco. per Consuelo, Sept I5-G0G6 Pike
sugar. 1903 bags rice, 300 bbIs moIasses- Dom Value sfg,-
900 AZ
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DR.. e. N. VINEBERG.

GOLD MedaUiSt, McGW College, Cdnada.)
Attended the Hospitals devote ed to diseases of women and
children while C mpleting his studies in London, England
OFFICE-6O Fort street, next door to the Library. Hours-
s to 10 A. NJ, . to 4 and : To 9 f. VI.
IT. NIGHT BELL. .n sells 3m"