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Tennessee Southern Railroad Co
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.

MEMPHIS Tenn, January 5, 1852
A MEETING of the stockholders of the Tennes-
"a see Southern Railroad Company viii be held
in this city on Thursday, March 8, ISs2, for
the purpose of consolidating this Company with
the Memphis and Eicksburg Railroad Company,
tie Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Rssroad
Company, and the New Orleans and Mississippi
Valley Railroad Company.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
ADMINISTRATORS Notice,

"AVING qualified as administrator on ests te
II of John Cullen, deceased, notice is here
given TO all persons having claims against it 10
present them for payment; and TO those owing H.
70 come forward and settle.
J. D. RANDALL, Administrator
J. n. Gregory, Attorney.
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SEEDS.

The following list of prices covers the
principal articles, for which there is at pres
ent daily increasing demand.
CLOVER-s6 25 per bushel
GRAsS-Red top, or herd, 81 10 per bushel; or
chard, 81 90: extra clean blue, 81 %; timothy So
OATS-Red rust proof. S5990c; black, 656I75c.
ONIOSS-Sets, 81 50@S
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The BaIfInO Directors In the b. and
d. Board.

BALTIMORE, February 14.-!The mayor to-
night nominated and the city council con
frmed the following directors on the part OF
the city in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company: John Gill, J. Kettlewell Ober,
George Berry, Henry McShane, Joseph
Friendenwald, John II. Holthaus and
M;obsoI CoalIat-
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BY TeIesrhph.
PARIS, February 14.-Rentes S2f.

ARIcf 4f-AeChhSo OIL
New ORLEANS, February 14.-Sight ex-
change on New York 81 per $1,000 premium. SteT-
ling exchange-bsnkers' bills, 4Sl%.
LONDON, February 14.-C0nsols, 100 Lilo;
consols. account, 1907; new Is extended 1897
iJ8s, 1i65z: Illinois Central, 1884; Pennsylvania
Central, 1925; New York Central, 1873; Erie 401a;
Reading, 3214.
NEW YORK, February I4.-Money, 5G6
per cent. BRINE mercantile paper, 500 per cent.
Sterling exchanPe-bankers' bills steady, 45i14;
demand, 1899 Government bonds Irregular and
generally lower Railroad bonds generally weak.
State securities rather dull, except for Tennessee
mixed, which closed rather weak. Share
speculation opened irregular, but in the
main L91h per cent. higher than the
closing quotations Of yesterday. After a general
advance Of = to - per cent. in the early trade, the
market became weak and fell off i to > per cent.
Subsequently recovery of Is to IL per cent. took
place, but between the boards decline of = to ,
per cent. was recorded. At the second board there
recovery OF = to per cent, the latter for
Louisville and Nashville, while Nashville and
Chattanooga advanced per cent In the late deal
iagsthe market sold down a to 81 per cent,
Wabash preferred, New Jersey Central, North
western preferred and common, Texas Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, and Louisville and Nashville
being prominent in the downward movement.
The market closed weak at the lowest figures Of
the DAY. Transactions aggregated 10000 shares.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
FINANCE

Business quiet at the banks, money CON
tinufng in very good demand at Gas per
cent. discount Exchange on New YORK
and principal Eastern points, ] discount buy
ing: discount on ; days, and premium sell
ing; and exchange on New Orleans dis
count buying and par selling. Bank stocks are
quoted as follows: Bank OF Commerce, 100;
First National, 124; German National, 200;
Manhattan, 100; State National, J2O; Union
and Planters, I22. Insurance stocks: Bluff
City, SO; fernando, 1O2(G1l2; Home, sea
so; Memphis City, 50; Peoples, 90C994;
Phenix SOf0,S2; Planters, 102. Railroad
stocks: Memphis and Charleston, 1880;
Mississippi and Tennessee, 6SGG75; Mobile
and Ohio, 32G33; Memphis and Charleston
first mortgage bonds, u, ia; do. second
mortgage bonds, IS l19S5), 1913; do. consols,
II2; Memphis and Little Rock first mort
gage bonds, So, lO0(dll0; Mississippi and
Tennessee consols, \, I2SGII31 do. b, 1870
l2l. Miscellaneous: Memphis gas stock, 100
50; do. bonds, 97(d100; Memphis water com
pany par and accrued interest; Memphis city
bonds, old, 2S(g 30; compromise bonds56Gg62;
coupons from old bonds, 28(d32; from compro-
mise bonds, 1905; ledger balances 25(929;
judgments on coupons and bonds, 1880;
paving Indebtedness, 25Gg,29; Shelby county
Memphis and Ohio railroad) Is, 1000
103; warrants, 80 bld-none on the
market; Mississippi leyee bonds and
coupons, District No. l, 10; do. scrip, 10;
Bank of Tennessee notes, new Issue, 50;
Crittenden county (Arkansas) warrants, 50;
do. Desha county, 62; do. Mississippi county,
70@85. Building and Loan Associations,
per share: Bluff City, so; Clerks, IS; Ger
man. american, 70; Memphis Building and
Savings Association, Al.
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EDUCATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL.
FARM
a SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES

Situated Upon Cumberland Plateau,
ON TENNESSEE COAL CO. RAILROAD, VIA
~ Cowan. Tenth Year begins March IS, 1SSe.
Tenth Year closes December Is, 1882 The situa-
ton of the school, its vacation in winter and con-
tinuance OF session during the summer, recon-
mends IL to those who wish TO escape the trials OF
malarial districts TERMS PER YEAR, S294.
The Musical Department of this school covers a
wide field 1t is regularly graded school, and its
of study is under the direction of the COL
LEGE OF MUSIC at Cincinnati. There is q Sum
mer Term of this department, beginning June LIST
and continuing till October LIST, for those who wish
to study music alone. Apply Tor circulars to
MRS. H B. KELLS OR MR.. SILAS McBEh,
Principals, Montesgle, via Cowan, Tenn.
REFERS-Major L. Minis, Mr.. Paul Romare, Rev.
VIM. C. Williams, Atlanta; RI. Rev. W. NJ. Green.
Rev. W. p Dubose, sewsnee, Tenn; Ri. Rev. Alex
Gregg. Judge A. H. Willie. Galveston. Texas; Gov
Benz. G. Humphreys, Hon. Z. S. Buck. Nicksburg.
Miss; Hon W. B. Spencer. New Orleans La: Hon.
Jacob THOMPSON Messrs J. s. Day, w. p. Prouddt,
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New York futures opened steady at an ad-
vance; 1880, steady; at IL 80, steady; at
1880, weak; at l so, irregular and unsettled !;
at 2:30, barely steady; at $50, easy, the
IN arket closing with decline ranging from
to Is points. Sales, $4,000 bales.
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COTTON.

The local market opened and closed quiet
with better demand, at quotations 10 c lower
Sales, 700 bales-l00 to spinners and 600 to
exporters.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

THE annual meeting of the Stockholders of fhs
i Memphis Gas Light Company VIII De had a.
the once Of the Company, 30. sy Madison street,
Memphis. Tennessee on
Wednesday, March 4, 1852,
% elect Seven % Directors to serve the Company
the ensuing year ection from 10 am. 70 D n.
JOSEPH CRAIG, Secretary.
Memphis, Tenn, February ?, 1852.
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New Orleans futures opened steady; at II,
steady; at u, easy; at 80, irregular; at = 80,
barely steady; at 3, easy, closing with
decline ranging from y to % points. Sales,
III. 200 bales.
Months Yesterday Monday
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sRooMs AND eRooM-coRN,

BroOms OF home manufacture and broom
corn continue in good demand.
BRooM-CoRN-Per ton, si5O922O according to
grade
BRoOMs-Per dozen in wholesale lots, 81 75@4
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by Telegraph

BALTIMORE, February l4-Coffee steady ;
Rio, cargoes, ordinary 10 fair, s1zge5fc. Sugar
steady; A soft, SIC.
New YORK, February 14.-Coffee quiet =
Rio. eaTgoes quoted at sI<91O1%c- Sugar quiet but
steady; fair TO good refining quoted al Il6g
re MolasseS Unchanged
NEW ORLEANS, February l4.-COfiee quiet
but firm; Rio, eargoes, ordinary TO prime s7ad
lO5<c. Sugar quiet; yellow clarified lower, g a
SIC: common TO good common, 6Gg65 g: fair TO
fully fair, 65sG61zc; prime to choice, arc;
NOlasses -fernenting s,jG64c; centrifugal, 3UR
sec: common open kettle, 5000; prime 10 choice
ogG72c.
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Verdict Against the Lake shore.

got a verdict of Sli ,S75 against the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railway in
the Superior Court to-day for the death of
her husband, who was crushed between two
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@5g,e!l5e5 y % isck5eEIies, s. q gIesn sage
oyster Bay asparagus, 81 -; green CON-, 81 2j12,
to quality; green pea 81 50g2 %; cove oysters
81 @0aI 90 full weight: light weight. No. J. &c;
No. 2 81 .. condensed milF, Crown So 20; Eagle,
8 .; pine apple, 81 9Jd2 -.
5ALI-Per carload, g. 90; from store, 81 COG
70 per barrel; coarse per sack 81 %; 3ne, 81 b.
IL q
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PORT OF MEMPHIS.
STEAMERS LEAVING.

THIS DAY.
Friars PJiHt.--.-.JANEs Lee. Lee. 5 PIN.
White River Hard CASH. Postal, 5 pm
New Orleans w. p HALLIDAY, Jolly, 10 an.
Madison -.----..--. RENE MACREADY, Joplin, IN.
OsceoIs ....-..--.-.CoA HoNA. Cooper, 5 pm.
Cineinusti--.---VIST SHISKIE, Thompson, 5 pm
THURSDAY.
Arkansas City...DEAN ADAMS. pm.
Cinciuns til. GUIBISG STAR, 10 an.
st. I.ouis-...-.-.. STE. GESEvTEvE, p.o.
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PELTRlEs, HIDES AND LEATHER.

The market continues weak, and sales
hard to accomplish at quotations.
PELTRY-Hunter raccoon-No. 1, 55c; No. ?.
40c; No. g. zoe; No. 4, Zoe; country raecoon 10 to
40c: cased mink, 10 to SOC; otter Soc to 81 beaver
soc to 81: muskrat, 5 to l0c; wild cat, 10 to 25c
house cat, Toe; opossuIn, Toe; skunks, 10 to S5c;
wofskin, SOC 81 30; fox, 40 to zoe; bearskn soc
So; sheepskin, % to 75e; dry deerskin per H.
20 to SOC, decline of 15c per pound.
HIDES, ETC.-No. dry flint hides, 15ta16e: No.
2 dry hides, 12@13c dry salt hides, logic; No.
green salt hides. 71ec; No. = green salt hides, &C.
green hides. 41&96c; beeswax-prime yellow, lSc;
tall?w, &c; ginseng, per pound, 81 so; prime
feathers, 40c
LEATHER-Oak sole, 37640c; hemlock, 27gSOc
per pound harness, 36940c; skirting. 37t940c;
French calf, s4O@60 per dozen; domestic calf, $50
q Is per dozen.
w0oLITubwashed, 259s5c; unwashed, 1s@23c;
burry-
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A railroad man named Murphy died at
Birds Point Thursday night He was an
employe of the Iron Mountain road.
The largest locomotive in the United
States is being constructed at Sacramento
It's weight, when in running order, will be
so tons. Including the tender and the
fuel and water for use the weight of the en-
CINE will be about 80 tons.
The Crowley's Ridge branch of the Iron
Mountain road is completed 10 miles to a
point miles beyond Gainesville, town on
Crowley's Ridge. Crowley's Ridge is like an
island, with water on both TANKS, the ridge
being from to 8 miles wide. Gainesville
is the county seat Of Green county.
The Pensacola and Atlantic railroad, in
Florida, was organized less than nine months
ago, and has now six miles rallied and run
ming out from Pensacola, and 20 miles
gre led. The whole road will be finished in
December next. This road, it is claimed,
will save 400 miles travel from New Orleans
TO Jacksonville, and the same distance from
all Gulf ports to the Atlantic.
Gould and Huntington, and other parties
interested, have decided that it is best to ex-
tend the Atlantic and Pacific road to San
Francisco to prevent the route from being
taken possession OF by some other company.
II is also Understood that the Union Pacific
shall extend its Utah system to a connection
with the Atlantic and Pacific, receiving
pro rata percentage OF. the through business.
Colonel John Scott and Fred Wolfe, of
the Cincinnati, Texas Pacific and New Or
leans railway, are in Jackson, Mississippi,
looking after their great railroad interests in
that State. Every man and woman in Missis-
sippi should be looking after the same thing
and aid in preventing any legislature pass
ing any laws that will in any manner OBJ
struct, hinder or prevent the building OF the
many proposed roads in that State.
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WEEKS RECEIPTS, ETC, TO DATE.
This Last This VIZ
Week. Week. Last Yr.
Receipts for days.. 80. 054 43Oiii GS747
Exports to Great Britain 35,3oI 3i4l9i Sc, 79S
Exports 70 continent. &c. 5,230 7459i I0002
stock at all L. :. Ports 10G BIS l.12i 496I Sl65l5
NPARATIVE TO1 AL RECEIPTS, ETC.
Issl-2 1ss0-1 1879 so
- ---i---l- --l-
Total receiD . S67, 4 297 $50 0i7 ISIS
Total foreign exports 117,0 So $50 AS PSI i 10
Total stock .......... 10o 2GS SAC, 5l5 007 2IS
Decrease in receipts 430.0l6
RECEIPTS AT ALL UNITED STATES PORTS
DURING FEBRUARY
L. 10 - 80
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BILLIARD TABLES.
THE MONARCH

HAVING been appointed Agent for the MessEs
IL J. NJ. Brunswick & Bake Co., the cele-
brated manufactures of Billiard Tables and sup
plies prepared to offer inducements to parties
requiring anything in this line.
SIDNEY COOK
Peabody Billiard Room. Memphis. Tenn
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MEMPHIS COTTON STATEMENT.


New York spots opened quiet and NOM
inally unchanged; at 1890, quiet at Lice
decline; at 2:30, easy; at 3, easy. closing at a
decline of Lice, and sales of 1852 bales; con-
tracts, - bales.
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PETROLEUM MARKETS.

COAL OIL-Wholesale lots at Toe per gallon.
BY Telegraph.
CLEVELAND, February IA. - Petroleum
firmer; s.w. ITO, &c.
PITTsBURG, February 14.-Petroleum quiet :;
united certificates easier, closed So &c; refined
SIG, Philadelphia delivery.
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FOR SALE.
VALUABLE
SHELBY STREET PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

10 street least sidel, between Huling and Treze-
want lot 90 feet front by 100 feet deep Residence
contains six rooms, with another frame house.
fronting back alley, containing two rooms
Beautiful residence property For terms, etc, ap-
ply to JACOBS & BOOKER, 2S4 Front street
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HORSES AND MULES.

Fair supply on the market, and prices I'M
changed.
| MULES-No. dray mules 10 to 161z, Sl759225;
151z 70 16, S1509l75 Is TO I5<, sI259l50; I415 to
| l5 Sl006l25.
HoRSES-Good driving, sl25920O; heavy drsit
none on the market; saddle horses, slfOS245
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-05-13
PETITIONS.

Many of tho petitions that have been pre-
sented to tho Legislature are absurd in the ex-
treme, aud somo are deserving Of place in
the comic column Of u "phunny" newspaper.
The member who presents them cannot always
of course receive the blame for bringing them
before the public, AZ Legislators frequently in
troduco petitions, bills and resolutions from
their constituents which they do not favor, and
for which they do not vote; but, nevertheless,
il would do no harm to exercise little judg-
ment in the matter, and advise constituents to
do the same. OF this class, are petitions that
parents who have Eve children be exempt from
taxation; that the Independence of Hawaii be
perpetuated; that all native Hawaiians under
contract be released at " o'clock every Satur-
day; that all tho Government physicians but
one DO discharged; that the Government borrow
several million dollars; and many others OF an
indefinite nature. Some people appear to en-
tsrtain very exalted opinion Of petition OF
resolution to which their name is appended,
and it seems to have developed into quite a
mania here. 1t 10 always well to think twice
before signing document Of this kind once,
AZ was found 10 be the case by several persons
in Honolulu some time since. A multitude ol
nonsensical petitions tend to dstract from those
that merit careful consideration.
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MEMORANDA,


Report of the Australia, Capt. Cargill, from sgd
ncy and Auckland to san pilot
Of Sydney, an Goth April at 10 M; light winds with
siHht sonthety winds prevailed up to the ed; sighted
the Three Kings 2ith az 3;i5 M rounded North Cape
at sos and received pilot on Auckland at II AS IN
same day. After dischargng and receiving n H. mails
passengers and cargo proceeded to at IN, the
eth April Passed from TO w longitude the 9Th
fresh head winds with condY weather prevailed up
the Goth passed the Zcalanda p m on the s7th
bound South cloudy weather with frequent squalls and
showers on the I'd May. Crossed the Equator on the
morning Of the Sd, in long 1869 15 W; txpericnc ed
squay weather with frequent hard showers the 18th
and 9Th inst, and received pilot OF Honolulu, sth inst
At $40 m.
SAN FnAscIsco-Arrived in April: 10, Am bgtne D
Spreekels, fris, ii days from Kahului i3, Am bk
Henry Buck, Davis, hence March 20; i3 Am torn Eva
Paul hence March 80; Is, PMss City of sydney, Dear
born, hence April 1o ~ Am bktne Ella, Brownell,
hence March rs; ~, Am bk d & Murray Ravens, hence
April 3; ", Am bktno II Dmond, iIoudloit, hence
April 4; ~, Am schr Leo Harrington hence March 30;
-, Am sch Claus sprcckcs, Cousins, ~ days from
kAhulai 81 Am bk Ferris Thompson, Potter Is day
from kahuui.
EvnEkA-Arriycd April TO- Am tern JAS Townsend
hence March -.
BREMERHAyES- Arrived March 30 IIaw bark Kale
kothfus, 10 load for Honolulu.
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PASSENGERS.

Prom wind.ard Porte per Likelike, May Major
Wodehonse, rs Clcghorn Mrs G. l. Kitldge, p J
Lowrie, A Young, II 4 Bridges W b Olsen, W II Hol.
me-, A " sprou. G L Tisdsle, Mrs J Renton, Mrs e
wight, Lewis, Miss Wight, Miss Wight, Ward,
DJJoyce, = Has,ings, Mrs Mcflrath, II Cornwall, N
Taylor, z Winston. b b Dsming, capt Taylor, Kei.
sey and wife, Mis-. Aholo.
From sydney, per Australia. May s-Mr \ r White
and steersge and 10 cabin and 81 stecragc In snet
for San Francisco.
FOR San Francisco, per Australia, May s,h--General
Dimond, J spreekcl., Gov Halliday, Volberg, T X
Foster and wife. T Mollinsen and family, Dalton,
Tar;ler, Secdham, II Meter, J q Tucker, N
Thompson w Hopper, j Fishel, Brogli, Mrs J
Lawor, Mrs Allen Herbert, Mrs Lowell and oh ldren
Mrs Stackpole. Mrs Henry Waterhouse, Miss Water.
house, Mrs MoBrydo and ehildrtn.
For Kilsuea, per James Mskce, May s-Marshai
Patke. r Brigstock, Col spalding, wife and child,
and Niles Baldwin,
70! Koos, per c Bishop, May s-J Arnold, J Irwin
and Mr. Nettesed.
For Maui, per Lehua, May Sc Jones and wife, and
Hutton.
For San Francisco, per Ida scbnsuer, May 5-Johr
Biggert
For San Francisco, per W q Irwin May i'll " May
son, W Regan. Z Ramsdell, q Cassen, JOINT
O'Neill q Molteno. wife and children, Margaret
Agnew, and one Chinsman.
From San Francisco, per Kalakaua, May iith-Johr
Leonard, Godbnrg, W MAtdsle, II N onroe, II Neh
den, Unsworth, Mr. Eugene, Edward Glover and wife
@ sarrony. Marks, q Mstheson, Mrs Lord, q {
| Jackson.
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SHIPPING NOTES.

The Hsw bk Kalakaua arrived "Wednesday last
rom san Francisco, with general of merchan.
disc which she IL dschargng at the old Custom House
wharf. Among her passengers was the Company OF
"Tourists who propose TO give few entertainments Is
hrre pror 20 their voyage to China The Kalakaua
tarss 10 San Francisco ON or about Wednesday next
The bgtnc W II Meyer arrived from san Francisco
yesterday, aud doeked at Brewer Cos wharf where
che is dischargng general cargo of merchandise She
will procee TO san Francisco with full cargo about
The hnc Am blk Furness Abbey arrived from Boston,
TkuIsdy last after passage of 1856 days and
o. brwer a Cos wharf where she is discharging q
large assorted cargo OF general merchandise.
Tho Am schr Cassie Hayward arrived last sunday
from Humboldt with q cargo of lumber which she IL
discharging at the Esplanade opposite the Custom
House. She Will sail for san Francisco to- day.
The Am bgtnc w G. Irwin arrived from San Francis.
on Thursday last and docked at the Esplanadc
where she Is now discharging. She returns TO san
Francisco the latter part Jf next week.
The An, bk Emerald is dscharsiug lumber a, the
foot Of Fort st.
The Brit ship Fiona is diseharsng coal and loading
sugar At the \ : LikCltko's wharf She will sail fol
San Francisco in u few days.
The PMss Australia sailed for san Francisco last
Monday full OF freight and full passenger list. Sh,
lss the last stcamcr did not have for cabin pas
pengsr from this port Passengers having To take the
ehsnecs the best way they could
The rMss City Of sydney will be due from sar
Francisco this pm.
The steam whalcr Bowhcad was launched at sar
Francisco, April 18th The first steam whaer built Al
that port.
The british : : Mary latham, from uongkong fol
Portland, or, has beeu lost tho Japan Coast Tn,
crew were all savcd.---ntd
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-05-13
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

To read over the numerous petitions that
have been presented to the Legislature for i'm
provements in various parts Of the Kingdom,
should convince one that some form of local
government should be inaugurated in Honolulu
and other leading towns on the Islands. The
majority Of the petitions are legitimately for
the consideration Of the Legislature, but not
fow are strictly local There is one, for in
stance, asking an appropriation of $1,000 for
sidewalks, etc., for tho town Of Wailuku, Maui
Under the existing laws, the people OF Wailuku
have as much right to assistance from the Gov
ernment treasury as the city of Honolulu, and
Honolulu has no more right to it than any village
in any part of the group. There is class of
improvements that are common only to cities
or towns; and why should people in the coun-
try be made to contribute their proportion of
taxes toward improvements from which they
receive no benefit? Again, why should .he
Legislature be called upon to legislate for all
of the towns and villages in the country, the
majority of which they know nothing about!
And when any work of strictly local nature
is needed, why should the people, who under
stand their wants, be compelled to appeal to
body, the majority of whom have no opportuni-
ty Of becoming thoroughly acquainted with
the requirements of a community of which they
do not form part? II streets in Honolulu
are to DO widened or macadamzed, if pipes for
furnishing water to tho city are to be laid, If
any work be done that can only benefit the peo-
pie Of Honolulu, is II right to ask all the peo-
pie from Hawaii to Niihau to bear their pro-
por,ionate share of the expense? The incon-
veniences arising in this city from the want
| of a local government are too numerous to men
tion. There should be specified city limits,
the distric. inside of which should be governed
by Mayor and City Council or Board of Su-
pervisors, having the power of passing ordi-
nances for local government. Tho time was
when the general government was sufficient tc
transact all business for all parts of the King
dom; but that time has past There is prob
ably no town Of the population of Honolulu il
any civilized country that is not allowed tc
make such laws as apply only to itself; even
despotic Russia does not deny this privilege
Tho people of Hilo and Wailuku aud othe
places might be allowed to elect Board of Su.
pervisors or select men to serve without pay
or to be paid only for actual work, to make
such local regulations as from time 20 tim
might be necessary. The opinion was onc
advanced that the Mayor of Honolulu would
in some cases, be above the King in authority
If any such idea still prevails, let the King b
mado er-obicio Mayor. At any rate, Honolulu
ought to have a city government.