The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-24

Appraisers feel aggrieved that he did not accept
the New York Office in his charges against tr
Customs service, for there, IN the ohIS cas- !.
which il was not called upon TO appraise Havana
sugar, il was decided that high grades above NO
IS, Dutch standard. were dutiable and we're no
free under the clause of the treaty, providing tina
sugar commonly imported at San Francisco ano
Portland from the Sandwich Islands, and OF tht
same grade and quality. should be entered free al
any port Of the United States.
Meantime the sugar reiners of MassachusettA
have written 10 every member of the Leuislahi
delegation in Congress. saying that they are not
as has been charged, IN league with the sugar
men Of Louisiana in an effort tn secure high dutie'
on sugar. On the contrary they aver that they
may be found on record as petitioners for very low
rates on all grades Of sugar, raw or refined.
The tariff bill. with . curious clause on corks
increasing the duty on them from 80 TO from so L
$50 per cent Gd Udlorem, which Is believed VII
affect the beer ex port trade, is under consideration
at Washington, as we'll as q bill introduced /
representative Bingham, providing that no 81
master by virtue of the laws Of any State
compelled to take q pilot not voluntarily employe
on entering or leaving any harbor within tn
waters Of the United States San francesca give
a groan of sympathy, for a Pilotage Bill Is ais
before the California State Legislature, now II
session at Sacramento, and that joyous Democrati
body proposes to reduce charges about one-hah
The S~hipowners' Association was the first to move
in the Pilotage Bill in San Francisco. MANY
adjourned meetings of the Representatives OF the
various mercantile interests of the city were held
and under cooperation of committees from the
Board OF Trade and Chamber Of Commerce. pilot
age was brought TO the notice of the Legislature
These august representatives OF a great State
best interest, instituted an investigation OF the
subject which brought to light the fact that the
large income from pilotRge was divided with the
tow-boat monopoly. They, thereupon, requested
the Shipowners' Association to draft a bill witt
such provisions as might serve to bring such meta
rious cooperation to naught. The bill-whicl
should have been passed some days ago, but is, fI
some reason. delayed-eNempts all vessels under
500 tons register from compulsory pilotage
also all vessels in the coasting trade from Alask,
to the southern line of California-no matter OF
This last win be a boon to colliers from BIRTHS
Columbia. as coal is Il very close business thee
vessels being constantly in the trade know TIT
waters as well as any pilot, and it would be a mel
farce for them to employ one. Other vessels az
10 pay Sc per foot draught inward, and 81 per fod
draught outward, the former rate being So pc
foot and 4 cents per registered ton. The preser
rate will be consequently ! reduction of from 25 {
40 pr cent. according to the size OF the vessel
This pilotase is compulsory ON vessels not exemP
by the provided conditions. Formerly pilotage
was nOminally optional. as vessels could pay half
pilotaSe, and go without a pilot-but in reality all
vessels were compelled to take a pilot, as otherwise
no tug boat would tow them out, on the strength
Of which the tugs forced the pilots to divide with
them. Much is hoped from the present Bill in the
way of hberating the pilots from the tyranny Of
the Legislature may fsrce the Harbor Commits
sioners to reduce the present charge for wharfage,
or dockage, as they prefer to call it. The
eXorbltant towage Is a private matter between
vessel and towboat owners, and is believed to be a
difficult matter for the State to undertake to
regulate, as it affects foreign mmer and hence
must properly fall within the domain of United
States legislation. At present from $3.50 to $500
is charged for three hours Juggling. and equally
ample charges are laid upon the water supply for
vessels, the control of the water supply being in
the same hands as the towboat monopoly.
The present rates of dockage in San Francisco,
rates established by the Board of State Harbor
Commissioners in 1880, are so cents a day for YES
sells under 80 tons, SO so a day for vessels of 700
tons and under 800, and S25 a day for vessels of
1900 tons and under $500, the scale running so
cents for each additional hundred tons.
Carnival time was well kept in New Orleans,
Chicago and Montreal. The procession of Rex in
the South and the Ice Palace in the north were the
best features of each. The Music Festival in Gin
cinnati is just over and was financially and estheti-
cally successful, Patti and Mime. Scalchi carrying
off the honors.
A United States Bishop, Spaulding of Peoria.
was received by the Pope, on a recent visit to
Rome and was granted a conference with His Holt
ness. There is talk of an appointment by the Pope
of an American Cardinal to reside in Rome, and
occasionally cross the Atlantic with orders.
The Marquis of Lorne was entertained by Gen.
Sherman at dinner on Sunday, followed by a re-
ceptlon in Lord Lorne's honor on the succeeding
Monday: The Princess Louise has left Charleston
to spend the winter in the Bermudas, and Lorne
has returned to his Canadian provinces.
A wave of pugilism has gone over the country
everyone talks as Familiarity Of smuggling and spar
ring as maids of thirteen do of puppy dogs. Jem
Mace, the English boxer, is responsible for this
revival of the manly art. He has made a tour
through the United States, and was given a church
to box in in San Francisco, and was arrested in
his hotel in New York under a warrant charging
him and his companion Slade with being about to
engage in a 'fprize fight"-signifeantly contrast
ing ways of welcoming the guest. 1t was claimed
that the interference of the police was an outrage,
a 'sparring entertainment" being held as a duel
in a flag. The muscular prisoners were released in
due time, on their promise to be very good, and
not hurt each other more than they could possibly
help. The exhibition took place at Madison-square
Garden, as at first contemplated a full band of
the police was present, The audience numbered
about two thousand, and the sparring match was
as tame as any fond municipality could wish.
Mo turpI in WOO fno tlnna- Dhpanf- Da.l- ,-l--
in Dublin, and the Arctic Expedition. resulting in
the loss Of the Jeannette-prOceed slowly, but on
the whole satisfactorily. Two prisoners have been
fully identified in the Irish case, and the Secretary
of the Navy at Washington has received a cable mes
sage from the American Minister Mr.. Hunt, dated,
st. Petersburg, stating that Lieutenant HARDER
has left Yakutsk to get the bodies of De Long and
his party, the unfortunate victims of the supposed
mismanagement of the Inflated Arctic expedition
of the " Jeanette"
Amid 50 many tribulations and so much cold
weather it is agreeable to hear of Gladstone off on
his travels for the sake of luis health, and witness
ing with the Prince Of Wales at Nice the conclud-
ing ceremonies of the carnival.
The death of Gustave Dore has thrown some in
teresting work into American hands, The Harper
publishing house in New York has purchased
DOre's designs illustrating Edgar A. Poe's poem
of "The Raven " and viii bring them out in a
form to match the "Ancient Mariner" as it ap-
peared illustrated by the same master.
CoMRADE.