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John LANNoN,
| WHOLESALE
GROCER AND LIQOUR MERCHANT,
Corner Market street snd Strand.
Alexandria, Virginia.
| AGENCY DUPONTS SPORTING, MINING and
BLASTING POWDER.
| 4 full line of celebrated pure old Whiskies
Brandics, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S. Phila.
dolphis and Claggett's Baltimore Ales, and Berger
| Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS
Orders promptly attended to and coasignmente
| solicited py1-tf
T c. nhBURN'
GROCER, TEA DEALER
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
so. II North Royal street. near Market space
Alexandria, Va.
| Orders and consignmcnts solicited; they will
| covo careful and prompt attention. apis
W. A. SMoor. G.S. FRENCH.
w A.sAooT 6 co.
GOAL, SALT, PLAsTEE,
ALEXANDRIA. VA.
UrFIcz-smoot's Wharf
s74 Special attention paid to forwarding
JAMES pAYNE. THos. H. BAYNE.
PAYNE s. BRO.
GRocERs. LIQUOR and COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS,
- No. 10 Cameron Street,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Agents for ISAAC WENGERs CELEBRATED
FAMILY FLOUR.
A fine assortment of Plain and Fancy FAM.
lily GROCERIES and LIQUORS constantly on
hand. my26
VIZ A. JOHNSON s. CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERs,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Havo on hand GIBSON's Xxx, xxx, xxx,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKERS and
THOMPSONS PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they invite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
/ Consignments of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sep14 Alexandria, Va.
THOMAS S. PERRY PI
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT
ana Dealer In
FLOUR. FISE, SALT, and FERTILIZERS
Also Agents for
WATTS RICHMOND CAST and CHILLED
PLOWs
fob19-tf ALEXANDRIA, VA.
GREEN AND FIGURED SCREEN WIRE "a
% % ID 80 and SO inches, wholesale and retail. at
wire, and have Window and Door Frames made
OF better quality, to cost no moro than the com.
mon Frames offered for sale in the city. Call and
see. J. T CREIGHTONR CON
-1e1 --- - ~ King, cor. Royal st.
TARRANT'ss SETTER APERIENT. BROWNS
I Iron Bitte-s, Warmers Kidney and liver
Cure, Buffalo Lithia Water, Bedford Water, Lead.
beaters Lubrcating Liniment, large supnlV in
store and for sale by p-' -
oc2O E. S. LEADBEATER G. BRO
GAL-MUSCATELLE, cooling, pslatable ana
- refreshing preparation to prevent disease and
promote health. See advertisement in another
column of the GAZETTE full supply Just re-
naivai NV
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] BRODERS & CO..
Wholesale Dealors and Jobbers in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR, SALT
AND FISH.
a full line of celebrated pure old Whskies,
Brsndies,, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S Phiadel.
phia and Claggett's Baltimore Ales, and Berger d
Engels Lsger Beer, in casks or Bottles.
Agents for James S. Kirk & Co.'S. Standard
Soap, and for tho Baltimore River Steamers.
Orders promptly attended to- and consignments
solicited No. IL King street,
my1-tf Alexandria Va.
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Xa.lAlssSs 80.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY

THE GREAT THOROUGHFARR
BETWEEN THE
NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
THE ONLY LINE OFFERING a DOUBLE
DAILY PULLMAN BUFFET AND
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE,
Betweeu Washington and New Orleans. This
line offers to the ira cling public accommoda.
tions and facilities such IS cannot be found on
any other line entering Washington.
This IS the quickest line between New York
and Few Orleans Only 45 hours.
Gu and x;ter SUNDAY, Jan II, 1886, pas
sanger trains will be run as follows
SOJTFH BOIJND
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STEANEKS.

SEEAAAHs: ------.------
INFECT LINE TO NORFOLK ~
IL AND rS7asszasnfaa.
FORTRESS MONROE.
THE POTOMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY's
First-class steamer
gorge LIE R
will leave Prince st. Wharf EVERY MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at 6 P. m,
Connecting at Norfolk with
BOSTON AND. PROVIDENCE STEAMERS
and Steamer ARIEL FOE RICHMOND.
For further particulars enquire at Company
Office 7th Street Wharf, Washington, D, c., or to
PHILIP 3. HOOE,
msy7.tf Agt Prince Street Wharf
INLAND AND sEABOARD 49,,
COASTING COMPANY. ,Eaassss ~ 60
GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
FOB FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK
DIRECT ono Stops
The Steamer LADY OF TIE LAKE leaves he,
wharf EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY, at sig o'clock p. n. Returns on
alternate days
FOR NEW YORK.
STEAMERS E. C. KNIGHT AND =1sss
JOHN GIBSON $500
every WEDNESDAY, and returning leave New
Y..rk. from pier A, Esst river, EVERY SAT-
; GaDAY.
The stcamcrs of this company make connections
al No. tcs FOR Boston and all points East; at New
Yc.s p, :, II points West and Northwest and 81
| Ala, ., sI;a With Virginia Midland Railway and
WASH :c1 and Ohio Railroad. Through rate:
givcn aid freight handled carefully and promptly
| For further information apply to
| r 4. REED & CO, Agent,
Janney's whaSf
| ]. W. THOMPSON, President.
1416 T street,
sep27-tf Washington. d. c.
NLYDE's STEAM LINE WEEKLY TC
| PHILADELPHIA. $3.50 4
| Appointed sailing days from Alexa' Il EV
| ERY TUESDAY and from Philadelph: EVERY
SATURDAY.
This lire connects ct Alexandria with the Yir
ginia Midland and Washington and Ohio railroads
and at Philadelphia with Clyde's regular Steam
ships.
Freight forwarded with promptncss and care
free of commissions.
| No charge for transfer in Philadelphia. Quics
time. Frequent departures. Through rates and
through bills of ladins given. Insurance nj the
! lowest rates.
| Agents
F. A. REED & CO., Alexandria.
WM. p CLYDE & CO., Philadelphia
JOHNSON & CO., Wash Georgt'n
jan9-tf
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E.al.LG2aAIhs

1000 GREAT 1909
lCOU PENNSYLVANIA EOUTE lOOO
TO TIE NORTH. WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL BALLS
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07
cavalry. U. S. A.
Tucson, A. T., Occ. II, 1885.

The new Congressional directory
furnishes these curiosities in the way
of names A Baker, Cooper. Fish
err, a Glover. a Sawyer, a Saddler,
Skinner, Teller, Turner, Weav-
cr. Barbour, Batter, three Mlllers
and fou. Taylors. Strange to say,
Amoug all these workmen there 49,
r you e1cept two Plumbs, bnta SIN
gle Toole. Three of the statesmen are
Brown, one is White, one Gray, and
it seems scarcely credible, two on;y
are Green. One is Long and one il
Little. One is Strait and one is Ev-
erhart. One man is Gay, another
Bland, still another Crisp, and yet
another Blount. While there are two
who are Hale there is only single
Wise man in the crowd. New York
sends Bliss, The Pennsylvania del.
egation has Boyle. Indiana
boasts of q Holman. Arkansas
sends a Dunn. The vegetable king
dom is represented by Bean, a Berry,
Oates and Rice. The Mc's and O's
are out in full force. There being
eight Of the former and Eve of The lat
ter.
Two doubling Thomases will have
to contend against one Lyman.
Poetry will have As it's champion .
PinAar. The meanest States are
Tennessee and Indiana, which fnr~
nish Pettibone and Cobb respect.
lively. Cole, Coke. and Burns and
Singleton seem to form an appropriate
combination, Is do Steel and Irion.
There is . Glass and Peel in the
| House, but Sugar snd Whiskey seem
| wanting. There is one Cannon but
only two Stones to load it with.
Illinois supplies an Eden, but there
10 one saint only st. Martin, Of
Louisiana to occupy it.-Con.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

fed the hurgry. they clothed the nak>
ed, they healed the sick, they com
forted the heartbrokcn. They never
found any re.t Until they put ! their
heads dom on the sepulcher. God
watched them. God laughed def
auce at the enemies who put their
heels hard down on these, His dear
children; and one day :ae LORD struck
his hsad so hard on his thigh that
the omnipotent sword ratified in the
scabbard, as He said: II AIN their
God, and 20 weapon formed agains.
Them shall prosper" What hsrm can
the world do you whcn,the Lord AL
mighty with unsheathed sword fights
Tor you?
I preach this sermon this morning in com
OFT. Go homc.to tho place where God
hath put you to play the hero or the he
rome. Do not envy any woman her
wardrobe or her exquisite appearance.
Be the hero o. the heroine. If there be
no -four in the house, and you don't know
where your are to get bread, listen, and
you will hear something tapping aga inst
the window pane. Go to the window
and you wi i'll find it is the beak Of . raven
and open the window and there will
ay in
THE MESSENGER THAT FED
ELIJAH.
Do you:think that God, who grows the
cotton Of the south, will let you freeze
for Lack Of clothing Do you think that
the God who allowed the dsciples, on
sunday morning, to 60 into the grain
field and then take the grain and rub il
on their hands and eAt-do You think
| God will let you starve? Did You eve,
hear the eXperieAcetof that sld: I'm ami
| II have beensIyoung and nov Len ole
yet have not seen the righteous forsak.
en- nor his.seed begging bread" R1et n
out Of your discouragem ent, q. tro1bles
soul! u sewing womaniIV; Aen, kicked
and cufed BY unjust employers! o ~
who are hard beset in the battle of If.
and X, Nv not which way TO- turn! {
you .bereft one! 0 you sick one with
complaints you have told no one! com.
aid got tho comfort of this subject. Lis
ten to our Great Captains cheer: ''Tt
him that ovcrcometh will give to ca
of the tree of life, which is in the mids
Of the paradise Of God"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07
Voc! woEl WOE!

EBut there is great excitement in heay-
on. Why those long processions2 Why
booming of that great bell IN tho head
tower 1t is coronation day in heaven.
Who are those rising on the thrones with
crowns Of eternal royalty2 They must
have been great people on earth, world
renowned people. No, they taught IN 4
ragged school. Taught in ragged
school They taught in ragged school!
Is that alp That isall. Who are those
souls waving scepters of eternal do>
miniou? why, they, were little chil>
'dren who waited on invalid mothers.
That all That is oil. She was called
little Mary on earth. She is an
empress now. Who are. that .great
multitude on the highest thrones Of
heseeas Wkp sye thevs Why, they
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

PETERSBURG RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE GENT SUPERB NTENDENT
PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 2, 1eS4'
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07


Of the tree of life, which is in the midst
Of the paradise Of God"
THE ARIZONA DUEL.
CONDITION OF A GAL.
LIANT :Ex-CoNFEDEhA4s.
We clip this. from the Fort Worth
(Texas) Gazette:
TARRANr COUNTY, TEX, Dec. 8,
1885.
70 the Editor Of the Gazette.
Several citizens to-day visited Col
Allen, the object of the letter be-
low. Some of us we'll recollect him
as q brave An efficient officer and
soldier in the army Of Virginia du-
ing the late war, and when out in
he great West amongst entire stran-
gers. when the chastity Of the NO
:nen Of tho South v as assailed he
'csissed it even to the placing Of
mis- life between the fair: ones and
heir Assailants. Now, ~ Col, A l.
zen has been under medical treat
,aent 20 long that he has Exhausted
a large fund and is unable to pay
for medical attendance, and long
gay fro'n:h's home, we, therefore
respectfully propose to the ladies of
Texas that We raise . fund for Col.
Ansn. Form committees every
where raise and solicit fund, and
forward to Col. A. NJ. Allen, Fort
Worth, Tex, by January s. 1886.
CITIZEN.
Editor Gazette: Please publish
he above in substance; also the
Arizona letter published In the Pr
;nt Point lndes. which We send vou
n your weekly issue. for Your Pat>
.,hs'
P. S.-Ool. Allen il being cared
nrfby .sonc Of his old var compan-
ions At Mr.. Gibbons. near kadcr-
vile.
From the Pilot Point Ladez,
2Editor Index-I send the lnclosed
| statement for publication in justice
| to . good man. 1t is . full and cor.
! rect statement Of . fatal duel foteh,
on the line Of Sonora, Mexico, be-
tween a confederate colonel, Allen
native Of North Carolina and . mar
named Din from New York, in Feb
ruary. 1884. While Allen was din
ing at \ restaurant in this city ir
conversation with gentleman in re-
gard to the South, its society, etc.
Dill took seat On the opposite side
of the table,an dccmmenced abusing
the South in various remarks, espec.
tally Texas and Arkansas. Aller
thse8 4 hot cup Of coffee In Dir,
face. Dill arose, drawing . re-
volver, when Allen knocked hin
down with = sugar-bowl and lef
The room without speaking to Dill
Next day Allen read . challenge
om.Dill, which was accepted, I act
ed as Col. Aliens second. Th,
parties were on the field at the ap
pointed hour, and fought with COLI.
revolvers at twenty PAGES. Boil
fred at the sametime. Dill dice
in about Eve minutes. Allen va.
badly wounded, from which he i,
still suffering. It was generally con
ceded that Allen did the rim
thing in defending the honor Of hi,
native sunny Snnah.
| l have been so often called mo,
for a true statement that 1 desire
published. An account OF the dn.
was published in Tucson papers AND
the Missouri Republican, but not IN
full. Respectfully. :
x.Qscsr H. Ba,is
E1.Neutcnt--A00 *
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

r: w. HARRIS
Who keeps always on hand the Finest
Domestic and Imported Whiskies, Bran
dies, Wines, Ales, &C., is . candidate for
the patronage Of the public.
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES
and the best grades for the least money
is my Motto.
Ny leading brands are Goldsboro. NY
ers K Pitts Barley Malt, Monticello,
Royal Oak, &c.-all pure straight Whis>
kies. keep everything IN the Liquor
line and would be glad to have all call
and sample.
Every Imaginable drink which can please
the palate will be served in the most ar
tistic style At my Bar. If you wish to
keep cool call and see me.
If you wish to feel bouyant and keep
healthy drop in at any time.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO IN GREAT
VARIETY.
Look for my sign and give mo . call
A good Restaurant attached
r. ". HARRIS.
Nam Street, Scotland Neck, NO.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
STOP HERE.
READ THIS now !!

Wise folks before our day have said
COMPETITION IS THEa LIFE OF
TRADE,
The proverb is old, but ever new,
And but prove. it still is true.
All goods are made to sell,
But how to buy, please learn as well.
Come buy of me, you'll have no loss,
And find I am still of trade, the BOSS.
Take care of the cents and the dollars
will take care Of themselves, and right
here beg leave to state that visit to my
store and inquiry into my prices will con-
vince you of the fact that no where else
can you save A. many cents in one dol
lars's worth Of trade.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

Trains on this Road will run as follows
GOING SOUTH.
BOSTON AND SAVANNAH FAST
MAIL.
Leave Petersburg daily (Wash'n St: 20 , ~
Arrive at Wisdom ct -5.1ePm
New York Expires loaves Petersburg
(WashingtolISt. Depot, daily at Pr + N N
Arrive Mt Weldon at %
Nail train leaves Petersburg, (Wash!ng'
ton :St. depot daily except e IN pun , NJ
days at 10 oo
Freight Leave Petersburg daily (sxeeps
Snnday) at 'lsr
Arrive at Weldon 125 A m
LEGAL Freight Leave Petersburg y am
Arrive at Weldon at 1902 z. NJ
Come NORTH.
Boston AND SAVANNAH FAST MALL
Fast Mail leave Weldon at 2:45 A -
:. : arrive at Petersburg l:"' u
New York Express leaves Weldon q da "
Arrives at Petersburg at 5l3 +.
Mail train leaves Weldon, daily eseep.
Sundays.) at ~ an'
Freight Leave Weldon daily le1ee p
Apri3s at Peter p sburg at To- N
Local Freight Leave Weldon da''r OK
cept Sunday at 21Sp q
Arrive at Petersburg at w. : II
Eleeping cars aud first-class coaches
Oh night and day trains.
No change of cars between Whining
ton and w Washington.
Through tick ets sold to all Eastern and
Southern points and baggage checked
through.
Passengers going South will purchase
tickets and che ok baggage at Washington
street depot.
Passengers going North and stopping
at Petersburg, will claim their baggage
at W ashington street depot.
Agents are not required to open their
Offices for the sale of tickets for freight
| trains. North bound Freight Trair
will stop all night at Mt. Airy, and,s
passe myers Will be discharged
point - Galley.
w. j. Brown, h: Supr.
Dispatcher Of Trains Gsaaf 0'f
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

RICHMOND AND PETERsBURG)
RAILROADS COMPANY,
COMMENCING SUNDAY, july S, 49,
Trains on this road will run as follows:
LEAVE RICHMoND-soUTH
1880 A NJ daily, connecting for Norfolk,
Ralci gh, Charleston, Savannah
and Florida. Stops at Drew
rvs Bluff, Ccntralia and Ches-
ter. Pullman sleeper New York
to Savannah.
$50 P III FAST MAIL. daily, connecting
for Charleston, Savannah and
Florida. This train makes no
local stops. Pullman sleeper
Washington to Charleston.
6:09 P NJ ACCOMMODATION, daily lex
cept Sunday.)
6:5S A N freight, daily(except Sunday
s:5s = 2 n n Sunday excursion
LEAVE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IIWARD-
FROM APPOMATTOX DEPOT.
1:5s A NJ FAST MAIL. daily Makes no
local stops. Sleeper Charleston
to Washington.
7:30 A II A ACCOMMODATIONS, daily lex
ccpt Snnday.)
1927 P NJ daily. Stops at Chester, Contra
liza and Drewry's Bluff PulI.
man sleeper Savannah to New
York.
5:0eaP freight, daily (except11suhesy)
rs 1:ss : : n n Sunday excursion.
All daily passenger trains make close
connection st Richmond for all pom!!'
north, east and west. THE ONLY Al.
RAIL ROUTE TO NORFOLK. Leave
Richmond 1880 A NJ daily. Arrive at
Norfolk at 4 P Nj.
Leave norfolk 1913 P III daily. Arri's
at Richmond at 4::29 2. ~.
j. r KENLY, Gen'l Sup't:
SOL. HA AS, Traffic MANAGE, :.
M. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Ag't
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

ONE SIXTY AND ONE FIFTY FIVE
Saw Gin for sale by
w. 81. KITCHIN
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

| 0ENEIeAL
Commission and Produce Merchants
NO. Ill g. 18th St., RICHMOND, VA.
Strict personal attention given
the sale OF Tobacco, Grain. Cot
ton. Lumber, all kinds OF Produce
and to the purchase of Supplies.
A full stock Of Flour, Hay, Mill
eed. Seed Wheat, Rye, Winter Oats,
and all kinds of Grass Seed always
on hand and orders will be promptly
filled.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-13
Had Lots of Fun.
Newman independent. !

Newman independent
Little Jimmy Jones, aged years came
running home crying. and splitting. blood
and teeth out of his mouth, while his lips
were black, and burned, and swollen.
so, mercy! Is my boy killed." shrieked
the agonized mother.
A hasty examination revealed the fact
that most of her boy was at home, and
that his life and health were also in the
vicinity.
"Stop your noise. she commanded
"you are not much hurt. Tell me all
about it, and mind that you tell the
truth.
ME and Tommy Toodles, " said the
boy between sobs. "was playin' in the
stable, when my holler tooth commenced
to achin', md Tommy said he could cure
it. He put some black powder IN my
tooth and touched it off with match.
didn't you have any more sense than
to let him blow your tooth out with gun
POWDER" asked Mrs. Jones, severely.
Tommy said it wouldn't hurt. an
we'd have lots of fun, said Jimny.
Frightening up and attempting to laIGh
ut was awful funny-wasnt Tt
have your mouth burned and your teeth
blown out, said his mother ironically
"Tommy had all the fun.
mo, he didn't, mamma l lost all my
teeth, l guess; but you orter see Tommy!
Two of my teeth is stickin' in his nose,
and one of his ears is clean gone!"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-13
na1unhIe propertr fer Sale.

Messrs. Adams & Co. will sell at auc-
ton to-day at u m, valuable lot OF
land with two good houses on the same.
The houses are in good repair. One OF
them contains five rooms with yeranda
on the same, five feet wide, and the
other house contains two rooms in the
front, with two back veranda rooms.
There are two carriage houses
on the lots. The plan OF the same can
be seen at the auction rooms OF Z. P.
Adams & Co.
The property is situated on Pensacola
street, and adjoining the premises owned
bv Mr.. w. o. Smith.
The property is sold by the administra-
tor of the estate of the late J. NJ. Daigle
1t is a pleasant and healthy locality, and
will make a very desirable residence
The lot is we'll fenced, and government
water pipes are laid on the premises.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-13
SuIpPING NOTES.

The PacIh. Navigation Company chartered the
little steamer Kapiolani to tow the disabled
schooner Waiehu from Hanalei, Kauai, TO port.
The Kapiolani sailed Mt about O'Clock p. IN,
april 18th.
The steamer Lehua sail. for Hlmakua,
Hawaii, via Lahaina Maui prii l,th with spur
wheel for the latter place.
The steamer James Make = 5 .ed April 18th
for Kap.lA X ,uai, WatInae, oahu.
The steamers Kinau, Iwala,, !.ikeliEe ard
AokolIf will leave this afternoon for their various
destinations.
The American bark James $ Stone, Captain C.
f. Barstow formerly of the bark Ceylon), was
docked at the old Custom House wharf April 18th,
I26 days from Boston, with 300 tons cargo, con-
sistlng chiefly of coal and kerosene oil. She
made a very good passage to the Equator in the
Atlantic, being 30 days out. Rough weather was
experienced. Had moderate weather to cape
Horn, which was passed February nth, &c days
out; thence port had strong trades
The sailing Of the steamers Likelike and Moko-
lii have been postponed till this afternoon.
The British bark Lady Lampson, Captain Mars
ton, sails at to-day for San Francisco with
IL, I42 bags sugar, weighing about 200 tons
The American barkentine Ella, Captain f. NJ.
Howe, was docked Brewers wharf April 18th,
nc days from san Francisco, with $50 tons general
merchandise. Sailed from San Francisco March
26th Had strong wv. trades for the first days;
thence to port had Nm L. trades.
The British lion bark Natuna, Captain II.
GRAIN, anchored in the stream April 18th, lS5
days from Glasgow, with general merchandise.
She Is consigned to Messrs. f. a. Schaefer & Co.
and VIII be locked this morning.
The schooner Mary f. Roster takes 30 tons cSal
2 waimea and Eleele, Kauai, to-day.
nc bark James S Stone is vessel of G75 tons
FER. She will sail for Hongkong with Chinese
passeng - '0''' 80
T american bark Sonoma, Captain B. c.
- Enchored in the stream April 18th, 60 day
g., ~. Sszstle, y. y w, with 1880 tons coal Il
NJ r. Hackfeld Il Co.
M nerican barkentine Nellie NJ. Slade, con
- to Messrs. Castle & Cooke is 1I3 days on
tn New York. She may be looked for within
- fortnight
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-13
The slow-Burning Powder.


That the English government should
buy its slow burning powder for heavy
ordnance from Germany has long been a
stock complaint in politics h>re. The
course was necessary because the Ger
mans alone had the secret. So important
was this secret deemed that it was pro
posed to pay %, 600 pounds sterling for it
on the part of the British government
The inventor from Piscataquis county.
Maine, asked about it, and was told that
the best chemists of England were com
pletely baffied by the fact that the com
ponent parts of this mysterio.I IS powder
were precisely those of all other powders,
neither more nor less,
He got some of the powder from the
Horse Guards and subjected it to mi
croscopic examination instead of chemi-
cal analysis He discovered at once that
the trick lay in regulating the sil of the
grains of nftre, and he is prepared not
only to make that particular kind OF
powder. but a hundred varieties, each
with a separate and defined burning We
locity. This has in turn suggested to him
a revolution in the making of shells, which
has at present progressed only to the stage
of drawings, but Of which the world will
hear more later.