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Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-09
LAFITTE.

The last of the buccaneers was the cell
ebrated LATTE, who for many years car.
ried OF his Illicit traffic in defiance of the
government. His crew of smugglers and
pirates occupied the Bay of Baratarls.
where they had fortified an island. A
price was set upon his head, but it is said
that he was frequently seen In New
Orlerns, and had friends, and even a
banker, who received him and his i'll
gotten gains Hunder the rose" There are
80 manylakes and bayous along the coast
OF Louisiana and Mississippi that the
light, swift crafts of the pirates could
always elude pursuit and slip away into
some inlet or behind an island, when
they found an enemy on their track. All
the Spanish fishermen, who were inimicsl
to the United States, were In their pay,
and gave notice by private signals where
there was danger to be apprehended, and
so they enjoyed comparative immunity
from the consequences of their misdeeds
This daring robber deserves our praise
for his patriotism, however, for when
the English came to attack New Orleans.
In 1916, Sir Edward Pakenham, the com
mander CT their forces, offered Laftts a
big reward If he would assist his army by
showing them the passes to the city,
which none knew so well as the akillfui
pilot. But Laftte refused his bride and
sent word to General jackson that il he |
would Insure him and his men a free par
don for past offenses, they would come
up and help him to defend the city. As
they were known to have brave hearts
and to be skillful artillerists, Governor
Claiborne willingly granted this request,
and so Lsftte, his men and his guns ar.
rived and did good service In the day of
our necessity.
1t Is not known where LATTE died, but
Domingo, his lieutenant, lies in the old
st. Louis cemetery, which is situated be.
tween Cont and st. Louis streets, with
this extraordinary epitsph upon his tomb:
''Ssns Peur, ct Sans Reproche." The
first part of the quotation might doubt
less have been truly applied to him, but
the latter portion of the sentence is such
a comical ssrcasm that If 1t were put
there by an enemy 1t is positively a cruel
if In good faith by a friend, 1t
must have caused the dust of Cheyaiier
Bayard, of whom these words were frat
to stir with indignation In his
grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-09
A DESPERATE BUCCANEER.


Another story which dates still further
back Into the past is the fate of Steed
Bonnet, a desperate robber. His depre-
dations, and Interruptions to commerce,
made him q terror to the coast of Caro-
lima, until at length Governor Sir Ma
thaniel johnson fitted out a sloop-of.wsr
and sent Colonel William Rhett in pur.
suit of him. They met him at the mouth
CT Cape Fear river, where an engagement
took place. The pirates ship was boarded
and captured, and he, and those of his
crew who remained alive, vera taken to
Charleston, where they were tried and
condemned. So one pleasant, sunshiny
morning In November, 1918, Steed Bon
net and t~hirty-two of his men were
hanged at White Point Garden. This
public garden forms the southern point
OF Charleston, at the confluence of the
and Ashley rivers, and has been
called the Battery ever since the revolu-
war, when an earthwork was
erected there, and cannon mounted,
which were expected to drive back the
British If they succeeded In passing Fort
Moultrie. Most happily, however, they
we're never called into action, as the Eng.
i.h were defeated. When the summer /
months come, this cool, pleasant prone.
lade is the resort of fashion, and / have
'ften thought of those wretched pirates |
Who expiated their crimes upon the spot
where now young girls laugh and chill.
lren play. How near each other are
'ain and pleasure! Thus the place
is haunted by the memory of death
8 also dedicated to pleasure, for the
!ghts and shadows are ever intermingled
the warp and wool of life.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-09

This letter is one of a class of circular
letters which are constantly being SEN
out all over the country, and which are
employed in the operation of one of the
most clever confidence games known in
the ''royal art" Of swlndling.
A reporter VINO wa, talking, to-day,
with Mr.. E. D. Steadman, special agent
of the treasury department at Washing
ton, and now In this city, Cleaned from
his conversation an Idea of how the plan
was worked.
"Thts letter." said Mr.. Steadman, sis
we'll adapted TO deceive the unwary. At
a casual glance one would think that 1t
Was a scheme to cell the recipient of the
letter counterfeit money. Such la not
the case, however. Let me illustrate
how the plan Is worked, by giving you
an actual example. A business man IN
Iowa received one of these circulars and
Immediately wrote to the address given
at the bottom of the letter, which, of
course, was a fictitious one. He was
told to come to New York and register
at a certain hotel. He did so, and
shortly after his arrival was called upon
by two pen, who showed him q lot of
money which they pretended was coun-
%terfeit, but which was really good money. |
The merchant at once decided to pur-
chase a lot of counterfeit money, and
turned over all the cash he had. The
supposed counterfeit money was placed
In a satohel, and the two strangers es-
coItsd their victim to the depot, to see
him off. On the way down, the satchsls
exchanged and the Victim was
given one Without any money, either
genuine or counterfeit In It. When too
late, he discovered that he had been
This game, which Is extensively
by confidence sharps, Is known
As the bundle or Doodle game. One of
The greatest points of its successful oper.
Ia that the victim is ashamed or
to tell the police how he has been
because he knows that he was en-
ragged in a criminal operation, in bar
to buy counterfeit money"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-09
THE ART OF swINDLING
A Very Clever Game Worked by q
Dangerous Glass of sharps-
An Expose,

From time to time citizens of Omahs
have received a certain class Of myster.
lous letters, wei which they have doubt
less puzzled In trying to ascertain the
objects for which the mi,sives were
written. A prominent business man got
n through the mails the other day and
turned 1t over to United States Deputy
Marshal Allan. 1t reads as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-09
MAN v UIJ']F.AkCT1UJr.RER &c t. s.
BUSINESS MEN

Will find it profitable to select property now, as a year or
two hence with a population of 5000 to 10000 people,
this will become a desirable place for all kinds of business,g
and lots bought now. can be had at very reasonable prices
which will double in price many times in the next two years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
Hawaiian GeneaIosY.

In the Supreme Court yesterday, during
the progress of a case in which the owner
ship of certain lands was in dispute, a ven
cradle old native was called upon to give his
evidence in regard to certain points of
genealogy. The man, bent with age slowly
tottered into the court room, aided by a
-stalwart policeman, and was placed in a
chair near the interpreter. He wiped his
bleared eyes with his handkerchief, and lent
deaf ear to the queries shouted at him.
He was asked question concerning relation
ship, and in few words carried his listen
ers back to almost prehistoric Hawaiian
times. He spoke of his grandmother as
younger sister in the family of his an
cestors. He told of his family, eight
in number, with two friends leav-
ing his birthplace in Kipahulu, Maui
in canoe, and landing on the wind
ward side of the island, '' there be-
ing but very few foreign vessels here at
that time" He told of their loves and mar
riages, methodically ticking off on his
fingers the names of husbands, wives, chill
dren and grandchildren until he had traced
the intricate ramifcations of the eight who
came from Kipahulu in a canoe down to the
present day. When left speaking he was
engaged in the task of making clear to
judge, jury and counsel the degree of con-
sanguinuity in which certain ones stood
towards the parties to the suit.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
SHIPPING NOTES.

The schooner Ka Moi yesterday brought 1854
bags sugar from Laupahoehoe. She sails again
tomorrow.
The old and weli-wOrn planks at the Inter
Island steam Navigation Companys wharf have
been taken out and replaced by new ones.
The barks T. R. Foster and Neptune and the
schooner Reporter. all with coal from Newcastle,
n. 5. w, are each 81 days out to-day.
The steamer Lehua arrived at midnight last
wednesday, with 1858 bags sugar from various
ports in Hamakua. She Will sail tomorrow at
noon.
The British bark Blrmah, Captain Wilt, con-
signed to Messrs. F. a. Schaefer & Co., from
Glasgow, is 1O5 days out to-day. She may be ex-
pected within two weeks.
The Norwegian ship Imperator finishes unload
fng her coal at the Pacific Mail COmpany's wharf
to-day She has already taken in as stlffening
4, 600 sacks sugar. and will proceed for San Fran
cisco in about two weeks.
An anchor, used for mooring post at the
Kinau wharf, after having been in the ground for
nearly thirty years. was taken out yesterday, its
services not being necessary This one had been
put in by the late Captain J. Brown, of the PeIe.
The American bark Caibarien clears at 9 O'Clock
thls alOrning from the Custom-hOuse, and Will
leave tbs Oceanic Steamship COmpany's wharf at
10 o'clock for San Francisco with about $500
bags sugar and several passengers.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's ware
house is well filed up with sugar and several
hundred sacks are heaped in the shed, well can
sased, TO prevent them being injured by the coal
dust from the ship Imperator. The Oceanic
steamship Company's warehouse Is about thee
fouFths filed up with sugar.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
ATTEMPTED suicide.

A young half-caste woman named Maggy,
the daughter of n. Gordon of Waialua,
Oahu, and wife of Mr.. Y. Amin, a we'll
known Chinaman, living in small alley of
Meek street, attempted to commit suicide
yesterday forenoon. Trouble had arisen
between Amin and his wife consequent upon
her keeping up written correspondence
with young Chinaman. Yesterday Maggy
took dose Of corrosive sublimate, but was
prevented swallowing a fatal quantity by her
husband. Mr.. Dayton, Deputy Marshal,
being sent for, she was compelled to swal-
low dose of mustard, which relieved her of
the deadly drug. DR., Henri McGrew was
called in shortly after and administered an
emetic. The woman was soon pronounced
out of danger.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
vesseIs Expected from ForeIgn For!

vessels Expected from Foreign Ports.
Steamship Alameda, II Morse, from San Fran
cisco, due April %
Steamship City of Sydney (Am), Dearborn, from
San Francisco, for the Colonies, due April 10
u S Hartford, Perkins, from Valparaiso, Chill,
y a, due Mar 1925
Bark w II Meyers CAm), Paul, from San Fran
cisco, due April 1920
Bark o WhItmore CAm) Calhoun, from Port
Townsend, due April 27-30
Bark CeylOn (Am), Barstow, from Departure
Bay, due May 10-15
Bark Thos * Foster CHaw), from Newcastle, N
) W-due April Is
Am bark Neptune, from Newcastle, n S w, due
May Is
Am bark Autumn from Newcastle, n s W, due
May SO
Bark Chasca (Brip, from Liverpool, due April
IO-I5
Bark Mendoza. from New York. due March
1881
Brit bark James Balm, from San Pedro, due
March
Brit bark Birmah, Wits, from Glasgow. que
Brit bark Oriente Hughes from Liverpool, due
May 20
Am bark Amy Turner Newell, from Boston.
due April so
Bktne Amelia tAm) Newhall, from Port Town
send, due May 10-15
Am bktne Katie Flickinger, Young, from New
castle n ) w, due April $50
Am bktne BeUlah, from Newcastle, W.
Due April 18th,
Bgtne Claus SpreckeIs CAm), Drew, from san
Francisco, due April Il-l4
Am brgtne John Smith, FJss, from Newcastle,
A. y w, due April SO
tern Reporter, Cook, from Newcastle, y >
", due April 10--I5
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
san francisco Dramatic Company.

San Francisco Dramatic Company.
The performance last evening at the Mu-
sic Hall of Maggie Mitchells charming play
Of "Fanchon the Cricket by the San Fran
cisco Dramatic Company was decided sue
cess. The acting of Miss Emma Heath IN
the title role was a pleasant surprise TO very
many present, and was warmly applauded at
the end of each act. She was we'll sup
ported throughout the play, and her laugh
ter and tears in turn touched the sympa-
thies of the audience. Miss Minnie Young,
as Madslin, was as bright and pretty as
ever, and Mr.. Willie Simms as the fond
and foolish Didier Barbeaud, sustained his
high reputation as a comedian. The Landry
Bsrbeaud Of Mr.. Stetson was carefully acted,
and the other characters in the play were
fairly we'll rendered. The costumes we're
good, and the graceful May pole dance was
loudly applauded.
The audience. though' not quite so good
in point of numbers as on previous nights,
were well satisfied with the evenings enter
tainment, aud we do not doubt that those
who witnessed the careful and praiseworthy
acting Of last night will agree with us that
the San Francisco Dramatic Company are
entitled to the hearty support, for the rest
Of their season here, of the theater-going
public. The management have wisely
selected ''Fanchon the Cricket" for the
matinee performance tomorrow afternoon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
The Harden Hand Grenade Again
Successful.


Brief mention was made in yesterday 5
ADVERTISER of the fire at Mr.. George
Cavanagh's restaurant on Hotel street. on
Wednesday evening last. A waiter attempted
to extinguish large brass center lamp con-
tanning, probably, two quarts of kerosene
oil. In doing so he upset the lamp, and
the blazing oil, falling from hight, spread
over the whole floor of the dining room, and
in moment tLc entire place was i'll a blaze.
Mr.. Cavanagh states that he and others
seized the Harden Grenades, which were
kept ready for use, and the fire being wide
spread, they broke four or five TASKS in
different directions. Two of the walters,
who had been trained with buckets to use
in such an emergency, rushed in and, stimuli
taneously with the use of the Hand Gren-
AIDES, dashed water on the floor. Mr.. Cava-
nagh says that the extinguishing of the fire
was due to the use of the Hand Grenades,
though the force of the water may have
assisted the spreading of the Grenade liquid
in all directions, for in less than five seconds
the flames, which touched the roof, were
completely extinguished. This is an elo-
quent argument in favor of the general
adoption of the Harden Hand Grenade.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
British benevolent Society.

The annual meeting of the British Be-
neyolent Society will be held at the British
Club, at 7:9O p. m, on the 29d instant,
when the Treasurer wiz present his report
if members of the society take the trouble
70 send in their subscriptions before that
date. 1t is to be hoped that this will be
done. The demand upon British benevo-
lence must always be considerable at sea-
port towns all over the world, and Honolulu
is not an exception. In San Francisco, the
kindred institution there, which is now pre-
sided over by an old New Zealand colonist,
VIM. Greer Harrison, Esq, spends large
sums annually in the relief of British sub
jects, and as trade increases between this
city and the Colonies, the demands upon the
benevolence of British residents here will
increase also.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
DIR. Frank COwan's Visit in Verse
to HaIemaumau.''

Owing to unavoidable delay in the print
ing Office, copies of this remarkable poem
with its explanatory introduction and notes
were not on sale at J. NJ. Dat & CO.. yes ter
day, although many inquiries were made
for it. Orders have been received which
indicate that it will have a large circula-
ton. 1t will be ready for delivery to pur-
chasers this morning from 9 o'clock. To
prevent disappointment, early application
should be make for copies. DR.. Cowan re
grets the disappointment experienced by
the public. The only compensation he can
have is in knowing that the poem will give
satisfaction on perusal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17

Subscribe for the WEEKLY P. G. ADyER-
TIsER and mail copies to friends abroad. A
single copy will give them better idea of
the progress and condition of the islands
than twenty letters, however yoluminous,
could do.
The brig Tawara,. having undergone ex-
tensiye repairs, has been renamed by Mr..
Rowe, her owner, Allie Rowe, in honor of
his wife. The vessel goes on to the patent
slip in day or two for final repairs, when
she will be as good as new. She will sail
for Hongkong towards the last of this
month
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
Police CnHrH.
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE BICKERToN.
TrIr-ncrAr- mil

BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE BICKERTON.
THURSDAY, April 18th
John Wilson, charged with drunkenness,
forfeited his bail of &c.
NJ. Fis, charged with assault and battery
on Palmet, was remanded until the 18th
instant.
Ed. Delix, remanded from the 18th in
slant on charge of larceny of watch,
valued at 500, withdrew his plea of not
guilty, and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced
to imprisonment at hard labor for one year,
and to pay fine of $50 and 81 costs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
FOREIGN EssELs IN PORT.

Am Missionary steam-bktne Morning Star, I
Bray, from Boston
Nor ship Imperator, NJ Hole, from Liverpool
American bark Caibarien, Hubbard, from San
Francisco
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
- -

Marchant has new lot of Full Dress"
cigarettes, Kinny Bros. well known manu-
facture.
B. F. Rhlers d Co. announce an opening
on Monday next, the goth instant, TO dis
play.their new and choice goods.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
G. W. Macfarlane & Go.
Also offer for sale


Cariers Flat Coolers Tipping Coolers Cooler Wch
Chain Blocks lift cwt
Rubber Pumps Sleepe
Clutch Bolts for Portable Track Springs Spikes
Layers Spares and Tools Hammers Rail Bender Rail longs Files
they particular Sacchaomeers
and Thermometers imported specially for boiling
Also, to few samples of Iron Fence Railing.
Estimates furnished for machinery application
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17

Vessels Leaving This Day.
Bark Caibarien CAml, Hubbard, for San Fran
cisco, at 10 am.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17

DR.. Adam Clarke once remarked that
the secret of happiness is never to suffer
your energies to stagnate.
Uncle Essex: Y on can't be familiar
without losing a certain amount Of re-
spect for yourself and for the other man
too.
Professor David Swing: 1t will soon
be confessed that some are too rich, and
some too poor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
A SOciabIe Man.

a sociable man is one who, when he
has ten minutes to spare, goes and bothers
somebody who hasn't, " says an exchange.
This item is correct except in respect to
the number of minutes the sociable man
has to spare.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
PORT OF HONOLULU, IL. l
ARRIVALS
DEPARTURES.

THURSDAY, April l6.
stmr James Makee, Weir, for Kappa, Kauai,
direct, at p.
Stn1r MokolIi McGregor, circuit Of MOlokai, via
Lahaina and Lanai, at p. m.
Stmr Waimanalo, Nelson, for Waimanalo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
G. W. Macfarlane 4 Co.,
AGENTS FOR
NGirrlees, Watson Sc Co., Glasgow,
AND

John Fowler &c Co., Leeds,
on hand, or immediate delivery,
ONE TRIPLE EFFECTS feet pans 3435 feet of heat
ing surface, with pumping engine complete.
DOUBLE EFFECTS pans, 1920 square of heat
ing surface with pumping engine complete.
Iron staging for either of the above apparatus
ONE 26x54 MILL with engine gearing, megas carriers
complete; spare 26x54 roller.
SPARE PINIONS wheels and segments for 20 inch mills.
ONE PAIR OF COMPOUND BOILERS 6x19.6 feet and l5e
feet; complete mountmgs and spare boiler tubes.
ONE "a INCH GAUGE LOCOMOTIVE, inch cylinders
PERMANENT AND PORTABLE RAILROADS. 10 and ID pound
rails.
WESTON CENTRIFUGALS single and in of and four
with Mees Watson Co.'S and improved of
and framing Spare spnd bushes puys for entrugas
fuga Innings rubber buffers betting carrying rubber
bands
IRON CANE CARS.
BOOZE CANE CARS
TIPPING WAGONS, for excavating and road making.
PLANTERS studying should Glasgow Filter
Presses, Cane-top Cutters and Drilling Machines
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17
BY AUTHORITY.

The Board Of Education has appointed the REV
C. E. GROsER, Of wanuku, to the position Of
vIce-Principal of the Reformatory School.
75-ap1s4w
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17

The Rising and Setting of the Sun.
The sun rises tomorrow morning at $40 O'Clock.
The sun sets this evening at 6:20 o'clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-17

Phases Of the Moon During April,
1885.
ID. H. M.
New Moon .-.. 81 IS I. n.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-09-29
Orange Blossoms.

The aLittIe Church around the
corner" the Second Presbyterian
church, of which DR.. ii. n. Hawesis
pastor, was denseIy packed Wednes-
day morning to witness the marriage
of B. F. Hughes, Esq, one of the
officers of the church and prominent
business man of Staunton, TO Mrs.
Alice Jennie Points, late member of
the official corps of the Augusta Fe-
male Seminary, Both are very pop
ular in Staunton society, and their
friends are so numerous that they
would have filed far larger edifice.
The decorations of the church were
very tasteful and novel. In front of
the pulpit, pending from the apex of
triangle of evergreens was a floral
parasol showing the brightest colors,
under which the candidates stood,
and at either evergreen gate entering
the chanceI was floral initial IS H.
and "P." On, the walls of the
church were wreaths of evergreens.
The bride wore becoming gray
travelling suit. The friends of the
couple were DIR. Frank Hanger and
Miss Kate McGuffin, and the ushers
were Messrs. Jos. Shirley. w. T..
McCue, Jas. Lightner and Henry A.
Walker. DIR. Halves performed the
marriage ceremony at 9 o'clock, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes took the 9:57
train on the Valley road for Charles
town, w. Va. Few couples ever
carried away with them as many sim
cere good wishes as Frank Hughes
and his handsome wife.
CStaunton Vtndicdtor.
The happy couple have been visit
ing the mother of Mr.. Hughes, in
this place. They have our congrat-
ulations and best wishes for long
and happy life.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-09-29
Winchester and Vicinity.

From the Neus we clip the follow
ing items:
Mr.. Charles z. Bush, formerly of
this place, died in Philadelphia last
Saturday.
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Virginia, will convene in
Winchester on Monday evening, Sep
TENDER 2Sth.
Col. Lewis, U. S. Minister to Por-
tugal, has presented the S. V. A. So
ciety with several implements of Por-
tuguese agriculture 800 years Old
They will be exhibited at the next
Fair.
Mr.. Joseph Z. Funkhouser, one of
our prosperous farmers, will exhibit
at the Shenandoah Valley Fair next
month, Durham steer, of his own
raising, which weighs 1000 pounds.
This monster steer will be offered for
sale after the Fair.
We are panied to announce the
death of Mr.. Thomas D. Bartlett, of
Stephens City, which took place on
Saturday morning last. Mr.. Bartlett
was a worthy gentleman, and pos
sessed the respect and confidence of
all who knew him. He was rs years
of age He was a consistent member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South