Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-04

have mn arcrtuto6 lhiriS.six inches !. be
ing manufactured Ivy thu Clnrks of Cam.
bridge Mas, Mr.. lirks will authorized
tho 'um Vt 100000 TO be- expended on
TINS observatory.
Nc Nun Hun, tho professor of Cbi,,ss
Of Harvard University. died ON tho Ii,h
h''' "i pneumonia. The deceased was tho
an'h'r ct two volumes Of poetry in his
language
Tho testimony IN tho fnmoua Cold Run
mining suit, California, Is embraced in over
forty volumes, IN addition to which mr.,
numerous maps and diagrams.
Henry Tucker, tho musical composer and
writer of popular songs, died recently in
brooklyn. His death was caused by n
brain affection, from which he had been n
sufferer for years lie was born in King.
ston, Canada West, whittier his ra,ents
had removed from Connecticut. lilo com.
posed the music for tho songs, "Wb,n
Thus Cruel War is Over" Dear Mother,
I've Como Homo to Die" "Swcct Icuc.
We've and many others equally popular.
letter from Mrs. Scovilc, sister or tho
assassin Guitcau, to Mrs. Garfield, con.
rlndcS ms follows "Ncyor can rost sat.
,stcd until | he allowed, ON my Blended
knees, under the weight of this humilia.
ton and despair, n few brief moments in
when to pour forth to your mctciful heart
tue pleHdingS ot one who must ever feel
SISTERS love for an insane, muthcrcSs bow
oven though 10y the whole world condemned
and dc,pised.'
Allison, tho Chairman of the Senate
Committee ON Appropriations, has letter
from the President of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company, in which, responding to
mn inquiry on the subject, he SAYS: "Our
company had not at the time, nor have they
now, any intention to mako claim for
compensation for the courtcsios extended
TO the late President and his family, or TO
the Government. We felt it n ,t only to he
n duty, but pleasure, to do what we could
TO increase the comfort aud aid in restoring
tue health of President Garfield"
The Gr0phic'S Washington correspond.
ent says: An effort is being made to effect
n termination of the treaty with the King.
dom of Hawaii. la spite of the rcsolu.
tons passed in New York indnrsng the
movement there has been developed 40 ee.
mcnt in Congress. that is known SO far.
Nh'Nu iNNolb suCu action on tho part of
thus Government, except from Lonisiann.
The question of sugar protection being
vital To the leading industry of that State.
Congressman from that part of the conn.
Try are unanimous IN its favor, and Gibson
has measure looking to tho accomplish.
mont of its nbrugntiun. 1t was expected.
1t is claimed by members from tho sugar
districts, that the Republican party would
support their measures ON tho score of the
tariff, but Leading Congressman on this
side Of the House have quite generally
expressed themselves ms opposed TO tho
proposition IN advance. There has been
nm attempt made to work mp hostile feel
rug against the treaty, on the ground that
the Pacific Railroad corporations and the
San Francisco importers have made com.
bnation, the result of which was that
tranScoutinental freight was put SO high
that Sandwich Island sugar could be sold
at as high rate as any other on the Pacific
coast, If the absence of duty did not
cheaper the article to consumers. Whether
this is so or not, it does not seem to have
taken hold of Congress, and apparently
viii not elect the action ON the subject.