The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-10
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Of the late Ralph Waldo Emerson. "The
works of two men, neither Of them imbued with
to-day. These men are the English Carlyle and
the American Emerson. They told me what 10 do .
in a way that caused me to do it, and all my con
sequent intellectual action Is TO be traced TO this
purely moral source"
The Altonower with nearly 500 Cinnamon on
board arrived at San Francisco on the 18th ult..
and t~hirty-six cases of smallpox were found on
board on the first examination. The next day six
more were found and the patients were put on
board two barges To be conveyed to the hospital.
Shortly after leaving the snip the men IN the
smaller of the boats, sixteen in number, became
alarmed at the effect Of a tide current, which
caught the prov Of the boat. and rushed to one
side capsiZing the boat. All but one were soon
picked up, though eight OF the patients had been
imprisoned under the boat for twelve minutes.
The other unfortunate man was never seen again.
When the capsize was seen from the ship, the
coolies on board, who had just been mustered for
inspection, made a rush for the Health Officer,
under the belief that he was at the head Of a con-
spiracy to drown all who had caught the disease.
The doctor and all the whites on board retreated
to the cabin, amongst them the captains wife who
swOoned away. Fortunately the house. which is on
the afterpart Of the deck, Just over the hatchway
leading into the cabin, is constructed Of iron. For
that reason it withstood the desperate assault made
upon 1t by the enraSed Chinese, who, armed with
sledge hammers, Delaying pins, marlinspikes, and
evefS other instrument of percussion they could lay
their murderOus hands upon, made such L din in
their attempt to break in that the noise of the as
sault could be plainly heard on board the launch"
which was towing the barges to the hospital. The
VI NNt snip Idh up al Ht6ndl VI bASIlC1Ss bAt
before assistance arrived managed to quell the dis
turbance, although the coolies still remained mu-
tinous. Arms were sent off from the shore, and
subsequently the Chinese became quiet. The affair
created quite an excitement in the city, and APP
prehensions were felt lest the coolies should seize
the ships boats and go ashore and reach the
quarters of their countrymen in Chinatown, in
spite of officers and crew and quarantine guard
which they might easily have done if determined
about it. 1T is terrible says the Alta, to con-
template the fearful ravages that would follow
such an event medical skill would prove unavail-
ing to prevent one of the worst epidemlcs that ever
cursed a civilized community"
kilograms from London dated 18th give accounts
Of the doings of the Australian cricketers. In their
match at Brighton with the Sussex Eleven which
was proceeding at the date just named, they had
concluded their first innings for a total of 643.
Speaking of the great native meeting summoned
by Tawhiao, the Maori king, which was held last
month, to which he invited all the white inhabi-
tants of Auckland who chose to go, the New Zeal
and I" Herald !" has the following painful story to
tell Notwithstanding the exertions of the Gov
eminent, which prohibited all dealing in liquors in
the neighborhood of Alexandra during the meeting
4 good deal of drunkenness took place amongst the
natives, and on the last day. Tawhiao came forward
himself to speak while in a state Of intoxication. It
is very sad adds the writer, to see a fine race like
the Maoris destroying themselves by the vices
which we have introduced amongst them
The 50 Sugar Planter" marlborough, Queens
Iand) publishes statistics of the yield of sugar on
various estates in the Mackay District. The total
area from which cane was cut in 1880 was }. 1877
acres. which Welded 1926 short tons, which is less
than one and a-half to the acre. These Queensland
people make sugar-growing pay them although the
prices ruling in their local markets are less than
those our planters command for the same grade of
sugar in San Francisco. whilst the freights are
higher. The yield above spoken of is that of a
droughty season, and was about so per cent below
estimates. The returns, nevertheless, were sufh-
GENTLY satisfactory to induce a great extension of
planting, so that the mill power of the district had
increased from a capacity 10000 tons in 1880 to
23.200 in the early part of this year. ,
CLOSING the liquor saloons till > p. IN. appears to
IL n had move as some of those who have resented
the privation during the day take their revenge by
putting the days drinking into the few hours al
hopelessly drunk on Saturday night; a most shame
full row occurred in Fowler's yard and Palekaluhi
was 50 drunk that he beat his wife. There has been
no such charge sheet for many a day as that of
Monday morning.
THE Report asked from His Elk. the Minister of
Foreign Affairs by a Resolution Of the House on
British Claims on the Government supposed to
have arisen g ont of the Reciprocity Treaty with the
United States was presented 10 the Assembly, and
will lie found in this Issue. The only question
between the Government and the claimant appears
to be whether the dispute between the latter and
the Collector Of Customs should lie adjudicated on
by the ordinary Courts Of law. or be the subject
Of negotiation between TIE two Governments con-
cerned. As the report now presented says, the
claim does not arise oat of the Reciprocity
Treaty"
IL adjudication Of VIVA; we published elsewhere
on the subject we are now enabled 10 say that VIM.
G. Irwin 4 Co., have advices by the FaIkinburg
and ConsuelO, that the British steamer SueZ.
M0NAl ANdNt btlNNl LAAt DdN ~ bt III ohh ANAHi
May 20 or 30th. She would have immediate des-
patch for Honolulu. and Will probablybe due here
from 18th To 18th. The Suez Is a fast boat, having
made the passage from emma to Esqnlmalt' Be,
with $50 passengers. in % days. She l., however,
only laid on temporarily III the Oceanic SIS. Co.'S
Line. as they contemplate building at once a class
Of steamers p~urposcly adapted for this route. They
have now their models and specifications ready and
are receiving bids from both England and the
United States TO construct steamers for their line.
The Government Of Norway and Sweden have
sent ont n Mr.. Grin, as 4 commissioner. to enuIlre
into and report upon the condition of laborers
of Norwegian nationality In these Islands. Mr..
Grip is expected here by the mail steamer.
We hail with great delight the announcement
that the pioneer boat of the S~preckels' line of
steamers, connecting this port with San Francisco.
nav he expected here at the end Of the current
week. The enterprise Of the company is a very
welcome one, and comes none too soon. The SueZ,
the boat expected, has already a reputation which
leads us TO look for both speed and comfort N her.
We congratulate the company on the promptitude
with which they have succeeded in opening the
line.
a start was made at 6 am. yesterday TO remove
the Portuguese immigrants from the steamship
Monarch 10 the Barracks at kakaako. We have
certainly imported on this occasion 4 prolific lot Of
people. When tailed a they landed on the jetty
at kakaakO, they numb red sixteen more than
when they were counted On the previous day. and
Messrs. Smithies and Hassinger are of opinion that
the additional number represent the babies born
during the interval. Another infant. a fine male
child was born five minutes after the mother had
reached her new quarters ashore. This boy Is to be
chTistened after the Secretary 70 the immigration
Board. The whole of the immigrants were safely
landed
The San Francisco Chronicle" has the following
about Mr.Grip's mission to this country. Of course
1t i given under the heading The Scandinavian
Serfs:'' Intelligence from Christiana. Norway. TO
April 18th l. that Mr. Grip. Secretary Of the Swedish
Norwegian Legation in Vienna, from which place
he was called to Stockholm, had arrived from that
city at Christiana, where il was his intention to re-
main about one week. in order TO gather all the
information ne could before his departure for the
Sandwich Islands. Mr.. Grip had asked the editor
Of the -DaSbladt' TO request persons who have
received bad news from friends in the Sandwich
Islands to address him through the Department of
the Interior, with the names of such persons. and
directing that special care be taken that those
names shall be plain and ful1 and nlap 2 o+;ono 10