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From the Evansville CInd) Journal March n.
Capt. J. w. Wartman was able to secure yes
terday what Ward Lamon and other biographers
were unable to secure, a reliable record Of the
wedding OF Abraham Lincoln's father and
mother. The following affidavit on the subject
will explain itself
/, Christopher C. Graham, now of Louisville,
KY, aged IS years, on my oath say: That was
present at the marriage OF Thomas Lincoln and
Nancy Hanks, In Washington county, near tho
town of Springfield, KY; that one Jesse Head,
. Methodist preacher OF Springfield, KY, per.
formed the ceremony. know the said Thomas
said Nancy Hanks to have been virtuous and
respectable and OF good parentage ! do not
remember the exact date OF the marriage, but
was present at the marriage aforesaid; and I
make this afhdavit freely and ct the request OF
J. w. Wartman, to whom, for the first time. /
have this day incidentally stated the fAct Of my
presence at the said wedding Of President Lin
coins father and mother. make this amdayte
to vindicate the character Of Thomas Lincoln
and Nancy Hanks. aud to put to rest forever tho
legitimacy OF Abraham Lincolns birth. I vs.
formerly proprietor of Harrodsburg springs
am o retired physician. and am now resident
Of Louisville, KY. I think Felix Gr1lndy waG
also present at the marriage Of said Thomae
Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, the father and
mother Of Abraham Lincoln. The said Jesse
Head the oficiating minister ct the marriage
aforesaid. afterward moved to HarrodsburR.
KY. and edited paper there, and died q tbs
place.
CnRrsrornrn CoLunsuy CeAgAn-
sube.siled and sworn 70 before me, uais NsrsA
80. A. II. 1881 A. G. BUTIER
Clark United States UsrrsIt Court First ~
tr;ct. Indiana
BY ". wAKrxAx. Deputy clszk-
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70 TIE Editor Of TIE EvrvISo Sran:
see byyOur paper OF the 23d that some clerks
were dismissed from the Treasury department
for non-payr.ent Of debts. / consider this a
move in the right direction. as perhaps it may
teach few more OF the gentlemanly beats that
II they wish to remain in honorable employment,
they viii be obliged 10 pay their honorable debts,
and not have the butcher grocer and tailor run
ming after them twice q month to get even a
small lustallment on bills that are three six and
twelve months over due. Hoping the other
departments will follow suit ard weed out all
SUCH dishonorable persons. j remain,
RsGrLAR SUBSCRIBER.
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To the Editor OF THE EvRxyxo STAB:


Two most desirable fruits, which cost little
time or care to raise, are seldom found In this
market. One is a kind OF sour cherry, with q
full, rich pulp. known to housekeepers NJ ''pie
cherries, the best not only for pies. but also Tor
preserves on account Of their tart spicy flavor
and abundant Juice. Give the trees place, and
they grow without attention. Another fruit
much missed here Is the ordinary blue plllms,
of which there are several varieties, delicious to
use as ripe fruit, and invaluable for winter use,
either dried o. canned, being both tonic and
appetiziEg. These. too, arc hardy. asking little
and giving much. Doth these fruits bear good
price, bringing large profits to the grower,
ripening while he sleeps. They should not DC
compared to the miserable cherries and the aca;d
plums that occasionally Are seen here, OF which
no cook. however skilled, can make . peiatabae
dish. II any farmers shall be induccd to pro-
cure and plant these fruits, an certain they
will never Tegnat It. knew Of one cherry tres
that yielded twenty buaheis In season.
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word fifty spoken is like apples of gold in pictures
d snver.-fTorcrbS.
Let every man. and woman, and little child,
Wherever be their hsme In this wide world,
III by Ill fortune they should thence be hurled
staggering beneath the burdens on them piled,
Find US people liberal and mild,
Dove-like, and not like rattlesnakes upcurled
10 sting, while Freedoms banner floats
unfur1ed,
And show how much false Fame had them be-
guied.
our sires OF yGre proclaimed sThis land is freeI'
AND the glad tidingS won mankind's applause
And ''There," Hope whispered, ''shall We weary
rest
Even as they willed IL, let 1t ever be,
And all be equal under equal laws
Native, adopted. or mere transient guesti
w. L. SHOENAKBR.
Under the dome OF the Capitol
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TIE WAR AGAINST SNrGGIEEs.-ft Is stated
that the Dominion authorities will shortly ap-
point hnees af special agents to cover the
Amefics91koat1ss md prevent Smuggling which
- eeek teE0GrseB . oEcEx arek exfnnE
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ThesDistrict i'm Congress.

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR.
1t is with sense of extreme humiliation that
as citizen ESQ called of this District, take up
my pen to demonstrate against the proceedings
Of the general government, with regard to the
inhabitants of this District, who own so large
an amount of property and pay so large an
amount into the government treasury. Having
been resident here for the past eighteen years,
ana being property owner, l have regarded
with interest the various attitudes in which the
District has stood to the general government,
and how the people have been affected thereby,
and must confess that it appears to me that,
at no time in its history have citizens ESQ called)
OF this District occupied q more humiliating pO-
sitlOn. With no voice in the government, and
no delegate in Congress, we see the committee
on rules ignoring the committee on the District,
and cutting them off from any allotted time to pre-
sent to the House pressing matters of District
interest. Having some business with the chair
man of the committee, called at the commit
tee-room at the Capitol. and found him perfectly
disguised with his position, representing large
population who had been cut off from all rights
and privileges under the government, and left,
as the poet says
''Like dumb. driven CATTLE"
have been waiting in hopes that some more
able voice would be lifted up in remonstrance
against these outrages; till 1 have come to the
conclusion that there needs to be another eman-
cpation proclamation issued, on the same
ground which led us as aopeOple to break off our
allegiance to the British government, viz:
Taxation without representation" How true
what is said in the Declaration of Independence
that "eXperience has shown that mankind are
more disposed to suffer. while evils are suffer
able. than to right themselves by abolishing the
forms to which they are accustomed" / trust
that the press of this city WILL neither from fear
nor favor, longer keep silence on this subject.
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taken from damp and entirely unyentilateG
cellar. In the winter season with all possible
means of ingress for cold air TO rooms stopped
and the hot air being supplied from such
source as described. can we wonder that cases
of typhoid and scarlet fever. diphtheria and
other diseases dependent upon impure air are
developed? 1t is said and very truly, too. tina;
ventilation is wasted when directed against any
ayoidable pollution of the air. Ii rs the wisest
policy to see that nothing is taken into your
dwelling by one channel which il may be neces-
sary to construct another to remove. BY all
means acquaint yourself thoroughly as TO from
whence comes the air you heat to breathe"
The Additional Pension office Force
HOW TO APPOINT. AND WHOM TO APPoINr-RE-
COMBINATIONS OF COMMISSIONER DUDLEY.
The following recommendations in regard TO
appointments in the Pension Office have been
made by Commissioner Dudley:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 2lst, 1852.
To the Select Committee on Reform in the Ciuii
Service:
GENTLEMEN: In considering how to appoint
to, and whom to appoint upon. the contem-
plated additional force Of my office, would sug-
gest that board of three persons be con stituted:
at least one Of whom should be an officer of this
bureau. and one an officer Of the Department OF
the Interior proper to whom all applications of
persons eligible to appointment eligible as here
matter set forth) shall be submitted, who shall
designate time and place for the examination of
all applicants that these examinations be oral
and written. and such as shall demonstrate the
fitness of the applicant for the peculiar work of
this Office-the oral to be reduced TO writing by
shorthand writer to be detailed for that pur-
pose as clerk to the board. and that their report
be made direct to the Secretary of the IrNeror.
The Secretary Of the Interior, having due re-
gard to a fair and equitable apportionmem of
tie whole force among the several states and
Territories. shall appoint those persons to the
vacant places, who, in the judgment of the
board, or two Of its members, shall be
deemed best fitted for the work OF
this Office, who shall be commissioned
for six months. the commission to expire at that
time absolutely, and q re-appointment to, be
made only upon the recommendation of the
Commissioner. II re-apponted the tenure
should be fixed at three years, subject however,
to removal for cause by the Secretary of the In
terror. upon the recommendation of the Com
missioner The various grades provided and
appropriated for by Congress shall be filled, and
as vacancies therein occur promotion shall be
madefro the next lower grade. and so on until
the lowest of each class Is reached, to which all
original appointments shall be made: provided
that promotion for extraordinary merit may be
made from the clerical to the examining force.
The salaries of the first or mechanical class
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For THE EVENING STAR.
= A Sonnet i'm Season.

word fifty spoken is like apples of GOLD in pictures
OF silver.-fTorcrbs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-04-01
The st.tue of Kamehameha.

The arrival of the original Kamehanleha
statue on board the British ship Earl of
Dalhousie, is an incident of notable inter
est. The Legislature of 1878, voted the
sum of $4,000 for the erection of IL
monument TO commemorate the centen-
NAL of the discovery of these Islands by
Captain Cook, and appointed Messrs. Glib
son, Kapena, Cleghorn, Knai, and Nawahi,
members of the Legislature of 1878, IL
Committee to take charge of this work. The
Committee negotiated with Thomas H.
Gould. all American artist, residing at
Florence, Italy, for the design and eXecu-
ton OF a statue of Kamehameha the Con-
uueror. 1t was after lengthy study and cor
r%espondence, finally executed and shipepd
for this country on board the German bark
G. +. H;endel. The vessel took fire at sea,
and sunk in shoal water, off Port Stanly,
Falkland Islands. An insurance on the
statue was received, and the amount en-
abIcd the Monument Committee to order a
reDLica, which was taken in hand by Mr..
Gould. The new statue was east IN bronze
and the artist was engaged in superintend-
ing the polish and finishing touches of the
work, when he died suddenly; and the
work was taken up by his son. Now whilst
the repiicu is in hand. the old troop ship
Earl of DaIhousie bringing Portuguese emil
grants to the islands, touches at Port Staniy,
for recruits, Capt. Jarvis observes a striking
looking statue on the beach of this out of
way place learns that it is that of the saw
age King of the Sandwich Islands, su"k in
a burning ship, but had been fished up out
OF the sea, had been purchased by a wrecker,
and was now part of the stock of an oldjunk
dealer. The intelligent captain : es an OPP
portunity for a speculation, bargains for the
old hero, AMI gets him for el00 or 500, and
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details II administrative operation than has YET
been undertaken. And this must be done IN the
most earnest and honest spirit for the common
veal Oar national independence Is SAID TO
he considered and questioned by national
powers. that can decide our political status Our
national name Is generally good abroad. which
l. largely owing Ia the inw-abldlug character OF
Hawaliaus. This good nsme l. the cornerstone
os our Indepeuieucv-aud il wIl be best main
tanned by mutual examinations aud corrections
We representatives oi the people must InNesti-
gate, and censuTe Ministers and other pubic
officers, If necessary and You people must ex-
anime and weigh the conduct of Legislators. ana
approve or condemn az they deserve. And over
ali l. our King, choSeA To rule eo~nformably 10
the Constitution ard, being placed above
the Law. viii ever fud 1t his highest honor to
sustain the iaw.-so that this kingdom shall
prosper. hsr good name go abroad, proving that
she Is established in righteousness, and deserves
I" maintain for long ages 10 come the proud
position Of an independent, well-goyerned State
the rendezvous and refuge OF the Pacific.
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The PACIFIC
i OmmtttlaI AOOrrtiser.
SATURDAY
APRIL !, 1882.
Court News.

His Majesty the King, received an auto-
graph letter from His Majesty the Emperor
of Japan. presented in audience at Alto
lani Hale, by His EXcellency Michinori :.
Nagasaki, Special Envoy Of His Imperial
Majesty The following il a translation of
the letter =
His Majesty KALAKAUA l., King of the
Hawaiian Islands
GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND, Your
Majesty some time ago visited my country,
l have had the unexpected pleasure of
shaking hands with Your Majesty, and my
heart was full Of joy. I only regret your
stay was so very short that we had to part
without having scarcely had the time to
enjoy our meeting.
~ congratulate Your Majesty upon your
safe return last Fall to your capital, after
leaving your country i'm good health, and
cities Of Asia, Europe and America, and
seeing the characteristics of the different
people and other conditions of the several
countries.
"NIay God grant Your Majesty long life
and great happiness.
"MUTsU HITO.
Palace of Toxic, January p. 1882"
His Majesty the King, accepted the
courtesy of His ExceIlency the Special
Envoy of His Imperial Majesty to dinner
at the Hawaiian Hotel, on Thursday even
ing, the 3Oth inst. The Chancellor of the
Kingdom, His Majesty's Ministers, His
Excrllency the Governor of Oahu, the
Postmaste General, the Collector-General
the Secretaries of the Special Envoy, the
Commercial Agent of Japan, His Majesty's
Chamberlain, and the Chief Clerk Of the
Foreign Office, were invited guests.
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The following vessels were spoken by the Earl Dal-
h0usie-
IT,, scbr DAISY bound % Montevdeo.
Dsrrub.r ~ in latitude 90 = longitude So 81 ".
~orwegian Blk Merkur from CallaO-
December %. In latitude lie IL > longitude SIS 50
W spoke Am bk GREY Esgle. from Bio f0r Baltimore, 10
days out Sent a mail by this vessel
January 10. Of Port Stanley. Falkland Isles. spoke Br
m Leon Crespo. George. laden with coal and bound to
San Francisco. This vessel vas discovered 10 be on fire
and W accompanied her into Port stanley
Found in Port Stanley. Br b. sussex. dismasted, been
there for six months awaiting orders. laden with general
cargo. Br Blk Duke 81 NrEyle. coal laden. dismasted: Br
~ Theta. CLARK. coal laden. put In refuge, cargo being on
Ore. Br tern Bride Adams, coal laden. also ON IRE
The Revere sailed FOR NanaimO, b c. on the 18th inst
The vhalers GazeIie. Eliza, and Sea Breeze, have ar
rived AZ this port and cleared asain for cruise
The claus spreckels had arrived At KahuIui on the
2tth March
The Earl Dalhousie arrived on the 2Ith inst. Isl
days from Liverpool via the Azores and Falkland Isids
The " II Dfmoud arrived here on the 25ih inst, from
San Franci.en. consigned % q " Narfariane / Co. " full
a. :, wffh American merchandise. she discharged her 900
ecns ~ freight tu three days and viii soon have the last
81 700 tons Of sugar on board q her Sailing again for
fhe Cost about the 18th inst. Lively work
The rsDort Of the burning % the Br ship Norval at
- An If - 80 y. Lon I'D ". has reached here the news
bsfng brought by Capt Halliday himself. wnO IN com
nanv Nth twenty % the crew u his vessel, after = FCy-
80 81 nO00 miles. being tEeaty days At sea IN tie boats,
arrfved AZ this port on the 18th inst A fun account Of
the disaster appears IN another column
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after sOae difficulty ON account of the
superstitious appTehensi"ns OF his Portu-
guese passengers, arrives with his purchase
in the port Of o~noluIU. Now had there been
any delay or difficulty in getting a rep{cd,-
and a second statue was not forthcoming,
Capt. Jarvis could have reasonably hoped
To have driven Il good bargain for his
statue but under the circumstance he
was content 10 accept elT5 or $50. which
will compensate him for his risk and trou-
BILE. And now the Monument Committee
have in charge two statues of the famous
Hawaiian warrior, and founder of the Ha-
waiian Kingdom. There is a beautifully
designed pedestal in front of Aliiolani Hale
which awaits one statue ana now the
question arises, where shall the duplicate
be placed ? Only two places are spoken of,
Kohala, the birthplace and hereditary land
of the great Chief, and kaiIua, his royal
seat, after his conquest of the Islands The
weight of opinion is in ftvOr of Kohala.
The decision of the 4 estion will probably
be reserved til! the meeting of the Legis-
lature, to be determined by hat body.
The condition Of the original statue is
very good, considering its extraordinary
experience. Fhe right outstretched hand is
80 vi AAt"A ~ '"-+Nf -
broken into the feather cloak, and the spear
held in the left hand is gone. But the
feathers, and the feather helmet have not
suffered in any way. The anatomy of the
physique OF the nOb figure is finely dis
played anal W. wonder that the raging
fury of the flames of Il burning ship, should
have so slightly scathed the bronze warrior.
The statue was placed ON the deck of the
@. +. Htenlei, and this will account some
what fortlleS slight injuries it received. 1t will
be no difficult matter to replace the lost
palm, to mend the cloak and to put a new
spear i'll the hero's hand. Then when rset
upon his pedestal he will stand UP before
admiring Hawaiians, as their ~COnquering
Chieftain, coming forth from the flames,
and rising up out of the sea. a harbinger of
fresh hope and life unto his people and
State.
1t is a very generally expressed opinion
among the people, that the mutilated
bronze warrior should be set up without re-
pairs, except the replacing of the spear.
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y ANSENEER-

For NauailH" p C. per Revere. Mcn z--Js- Maxwell.
clerk. u VI. OlluHl- y Br-uIr-. % Bright
fSr Ne" fork. per C Il risLyp. Sirh m-Air- Iu-eI.
For san Francisco. per Eva. Mch aU-Nrs schraeder
and child.
fr'm - MirhEria. Per Earl Da!housie. Mch zs-s5
L-rl women 80 cail1rsr- Portuguese Immigrant.
Prom san Fran-iSrD. Per u q Murray. SIeh 14-CoI )
S"rts' " Nod. : Newman. y Gro-s-hel. " I
DaNit-' " BHrnil - p Kelly q " Kelly. = J REIN. J
Graham. Miss E Eabert-1u.
FROM Miudward Ports. per stnr Likelke. Mch r-
non - nHier. ILls Iay-eldeu. J = HayEelden. - \
wall y Midiiheid. W Jones. " + Johnson. J III Ksu-
hane, d Z Vida. : c Bishop. Lee Loy. l. AhI0. cant
Brgss' Capt & Holiday. i Thomas. 4 Henry. Edwin
BfDNH- J. AHFier- X Dpugla-- j Lewis. Maialun. u r
thompson Dr. Kraft Miss Aauis Nueuin. Mrs Chamber
iain' l. Asen. A!i-s hukaHa. Mrs Nalthcr<.
Prom san Francisco. u-r W Il Dimoud. Mch &C L
+, rsn+ + : Lowell and wife Nr and Mrs q. II Green and
3Shiidren- > II gre u ! Dent. ! y els. II Nutter. A Man
chester. r A BrlEa=r-
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P. NJ. s. 5 Co.'S Time Table for 1s82.
FOR STDSET AsD AUCKLAND
o. on ABOUT
co W nEaCI L.
FRIDAI- MlRcH n 1.

FRIDAI- MARCH 81. Is52.
ALTHOUGH the close Of the quarter Is upon Us and busi-
hess generally should be in rather quiesceut state. We
are pleased 10 note that the week pas. has Feeu prD!Ihc
With business in commercial circles the free arrival Of
sugar from the plantations on the vindvard islands aid
ing dispatch 10 f~reighters-
StgaT-The receipts OF SUGAR during the week sum I'D a
total Of 3.IsO.T2O lbs and the shipments amount 10 the
gratifying large figures 81 452.O7g lbs. an increase Of
l,&34GG6 lbs. over aud shove the amount shipped the
week previous Of the extraordinary large amount Thus
taken, IL h worthy % special mention % note the fact
that the bark G. r. Bishop, chartered By Messrs. Hack
field h Co for New York. tJok 2.GJ0.I5G lbs. the largest
cargo by S06,GCO lbs that ever left this port. the
next largest. amounting u 2.43.G9e Ibs having
been taken BY the Nusca, Nay -, 1ssI. % san
Francisco. Truly. a. the san Francisco Bulletin
remarked this looks like busiuess,~ and also
displays the desire on the part % the sugar growers Il
Hawaii 10 supply the Eastern portion q the United
states - well a. the Pacific SLOPE. provided that the
people there interested Will second the movement by
giving us a fair field for our products.
Rfce-But vrry little movement has been visible in
rice, the amount forwarded since last writing consisting
Of but one lot % 1880 lbs taken by the Fila This
sE4Ount although small L. an increase 0f 800 lbs over
shipments previously noted
Hades-A lot o. 529os Ibs hides were forwarded By the
Bishop These, with 900 gallons q mOIasses and 2OI
punches bananas. include the entire domestic produce
exported during the week.
The foreign arrivals have been numerous and note
worthy on account n the close arrivals Of three vessels
from the port % Liverpool, Earl DalhOusie. Lizzie Bell.
and AfaIanta, all bringing eargoes Of goods which are
desirable in the market, especially that brought by the
Earl DalhOusie. VIZ. Immigrants
The total value II the domestic exports for the week
amounts to S9oO.7fs -. and include the cargoes taken
BY the Ella. Leo and Eva to the Coast. Revere to
NanaimO. and G r Bishop to New York.
The value Of the imports l. In the neighb0rhood Of
slI2.0CO and includes the cargoes Of not only the
Liverpool vessels mentioned above, but also that brought
by the W. A. Dimond, from san Francisco.
The next vessel 20 sail for the Coast from here will be
the D. C. Murray. sailing on the Ord prOx., followed by
the W H. Dimond on the sth. The Lady Lampson will
probably be the next vessel from Coastwards-
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Bk Csyi0n. Royan. France. due
Blk Busua Vista Port Townsend. due
Blk ATLANTA. Liverpool TO j t WaterhOuse. due
Bk Martins Eideout. PIT Townsend. due
Bk Edward Nay. Liverpool, April. q W Macfarlane & 60
b Furness Abbey. Boston. April. 20 Brewer & Co.
Blk Lizzie Bell. Liverpool, u t II Davies, April
n b NJ = Triumph. Chile. dbtI
Am gunboaf IroquOts. : F---dbtn
Bk stella. New York. april. Castle & Cooke
Bk Adoiph. Bremen June. II Hackfeid K co
Bk Paradox. Bremen June. II Hackfeld n 60
Br bk Escort. Newcastle. y > W. due at MahukOua
Br an Fiona. Newcastle Sw. April. CIV MzrfarIane& Co
Br bk Priscilla, Newcastle. y ; ". May. Wilder X Co
p " 3 ; city Of sydney, Sydney, April 10, Hackfeld & Co
Am whiz bk. Abram Barker. San Francisco
Am whIg 1k. Aruolda. cruise
Am whig bk Europa. cruise, doubtful
Am whIg blk Hunter. cruise
Am Whig bk J A Rowland cruise
Am Whlg bk Josephine. CIuiss
Am whlg bk susan, cruise
Am whig bk Sea Ranger. cruise
Am whIg bk -tamboui. cruise
Am whlg blk Youug Phoenix. cruise