Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-23
SATURDAY PRESS.
SEPTEMBER D. ,s,.
SAY ER4NckScO LETTER.

SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
EDrok SATURDAY PKEss:-The sailing
Of the Safs on the morrow gives me "opportuni.
ty to present the evidences Of my distinguished
consideration. and while the stock Of new, to
draw from is mengre in the extreme, word
or so may not prove amiss, for with the ad-
journmcni OF your "too too Legislature, and
a consequent absence Of is interesting proceed.
ings, your prints mus, miss the "fat takes, and
consequent editorial comment on the wisdom,
ideas Of the many claw. hammer.eoate orators,
Of which, the aforesaid legislature was largely
composed. Il has been my good fortune to
have seen some, Of these same silyer.tongued,
after hard days work in the arena, sitting
cross legged about a dish Of poi and FISH, 5rn5
claw hammer, iaH5 whiteshit, and might
almost say JaHI everything; and can assert
without fear Of contradiction, tina, the last
state Of that man seemed more appropriate
than the first.
PERSONALS.
Il may be in order for me to enquire II there
are enough Of our good old friends among the
foreigners still residing in Honolulu, to pro.
perly represent the mercantile community, for
with the arrival Of every vessel, scores Of your
citizens are visiting US, the last two steamers
proving no exception. Messrs. Anterior, To-
Ter, Spencer, Kennedy, Glade, Lose, Col
Allen and wife, Charles and George Carter,
Roth, Helmcken and Kennedy formerly with
Dillingham; & Co., Nc Chesncy, Macfe, Cha
pin. and last, but never the least, Gen. Comfy
and family. Some are about returning by this
steamer. some have gone, or are going East,
while those remaining here make the most of
their time, enjoying the fair, theatres, rides,
and certainly two young men OF the Hawaiian
community have caused corner in the peach
market. William Wilder and the twins have
gone TO Ohio, while Col Judd and family are
still enjoying the city preparatory to seeking
crowns for..the hereafter in the kingdom of the
Hawaiians.
TRADE MATTERS.
San Francisco is busy with orders in all
work as yet; groceries and in fact staple goods
in general command good figures Freights
are lower with much idle tonnage. Lumber
is in demand at usual rates; all grades being full
Of orders, and many large mills declining lines
from inability to saw sufficient for regular Gus.
tom. Interest continues favorable for borrowers;
building reports are satisfactory; vacant houses
for rent cannot be obtained at favorable rates
in eligible localities, while the disposition to
foster manufacturing local interest continues,
all Of which induces the belief that we have
entered upon career Of prosperity, based
on a solid and enduring foundation.
STOCK GAMBLING.
Heretofore our state has been cursed by the
periodical stock excitement, which, while
drawing from saving banks the earnings Of
mechanics, has enriched only the few million.
aires, but the disposition generally seems to
leave gambling to the profession, while the
stock excitement becomes less frequent. Val
ues in stock matters increased very rapidly for
week, many well.known shares grew as il by
magic three hundred per cent in few days;
but happily before the public fairly Caught
on the bottom dropped out, allowing few
TO make wages, with little hope for further
deal; the only explanation of the movement
being tina, assessments had to be paid; the only
way to the desirable end seemed to raise stocks
Tor people TO buy, which they would not touch
at lower figures.
ELECTRICAL.
The accounts from South America note the
completion Of telegraph lines through to Val
paraiso. Messages can now be forwarded and
answered in one hour from San Francisco,
while electricity in another form has been sue.
eessfully utilized by Edison, in New York, with
the same facility as gas with meters in each
house, the consumption being regulated at will
by the occupants, while the expense of this
most brilliant light is less than the most un.
satisfactory gas OF to-day.
NEGRO LABOR.
Reports from Kansas claim they have there
at least ten thousand negroes unemployed, and
many in starving condition. Why may not
these people be utilized to solve the labor
question Of your country; accustomed in most
instances to field labor, raising cane, and, for
the last few years to short rations. The diet
of your plantation, as claimed by the Chronicle
might suit them, and the enervating influence
OF your climate might not effect them.
CHRoNICALisMS.
Talking of the CAyonicit, can't you manage
to ship US few renegade lying loafers who
will not work, to beg are no: ashamed, and
whose accounts Of the treatments on planla.
tons made out OF whole cloth, for the CAypai.
ek to sputter over' For the attacks on the
Hawaiian Kingdom are not sufficiently FIRE.
quent to remember where the last trade left
OH, and is II not singular, that while the Cl,On-
iek abuses the candidate claimed as the spe-
cial henchman OF the Hawaiian sugar mono.
poly in words almost actionable, il does not
object to an insertion, al usual rates, OF the
nominees card in its columns as "IIon. Paul
Neumann, candidate for U. $. Senator on the
Republican ticket bu, then, "bishness is
bishneSS.
MUSICAL MATTERS.
Reports of your musical society are not en-.
eouraging. This is TO be regretted, for with
the natural taste for music which your society
has, the many excellent musicians therein, and
the facility with which they read and render
diihcul, pieces, II IS certainly matter of sur.
prise that the attendance and interes, should
decline, their last concert being evidence Of
Their ability in giving pleasure to all who hear
them. By this steamer Mr.. J. W. Narndley,
io' many years resident Of this city, leaves
io' Honolulu. Well known as a trainer Of
some Of our best ehoirs, proficient in teaching
the violin, piano, and oiltivating the voice,
being hnc bass singer and leader, also, he