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Year: 1878

GEN. FREMONT, the recently ap-
pointed Governor of Arizona,
chooses to linger a long time by
the way. The Pathfinder, in his
later days, does not seem to be
gifted with the celerity of move
ment which signalized his youth.
1t may be that he Is SO timing his
appearance as to escape the mid
Summer heat of the sun kissed
land adjoining US.
Year: 1878

Tho Neic York Tribune founded by HORACE
GREELEY-says that Mr. POTTER has con-
solidated the Republican party and divided
his own by his investigation into the alleged
electoral frauds.


Very well; II the Republican party can be
consolidated in support Of a Presidential
title based on false returns and election
frauds It Is well TO have that fact under
stood; for unless we wholly misunderstood
the character Of the American people the
party would at once shrink into a pitiful
minority.


And ON the other hand, we fear no division
In the Democratic party which may result
from the denunciatiOn of Mr. HAYEs's un-
lawful and fraudulent title. Good radiance
10 all Democrats, be they few or be they
many, who want to leave the party on that
ground. More than their number Of indie
pendents and OF honest Republicans will
rush in to fill their places.


Moreover, il a party victory can only be
won by countenancing and embracing an
electoral fraud. then welcome-thrice well
come-eternal defeatl
Year: 1878

The story of n daring raid upon dead
mans estate was told from the witness stand in
the General Sessions yesterday A soldier who
lost his arms in the war Of tho rebellion, died
intestatc. with n round sum in n savings bank.
He had always lived n solitary bachelor life in
quarter of this city that is frc1ucnted by
ecafarng men. and those among whom
he died did not know whether he
had any living relatives. Almost as soon
as the Public Administrator settled up the
estate. fraudulent brother appeared and
laid claim to tho residue. A number Of wit
nosscs testified to his assumed identity, but the
fraud was discovered in season. Two OF the
raiders. who were convicted yesterday. will set
out for State prison to-day. and the others will
probably soon follow.
Year: 1878

Punishment for the agents 3D. immunity
and honors for the bcnelcares. Such, In
effect, IL the doctrine laid down 10y Tam
many Hall in its recent address


How would this principle work if applied
90 the law !


Little EMILY WEAVER was arrested few
days ago charged with stealing money from
the pocketbook of the lady who employed
her She confessed, and said that she and
her sister had been put out TO work by their
aunt, with instructions to steal all they
could lay their hands on, to pay on u mort
gage Of one thousand dollars on the aunt \
house. They were afraid Of this aunt, and
had both stolen what they could and given
it 10 her to pay on her mortgage.


According TO Tammany logic these two
young girls should bc prosecuted and pun
ishcd; examples should be made Of them,
while the aunt who pronted should enjoy,
undisturbcd, hcr il-gottcn gains, To the end
Of the term Of her natural life! She has the
same right to the stolen money that HAYES
has to the Presidency the right Of posses
sion Illegally acquired.
Year: 1878

The condition Of the suspended National
Bank at Greenwich. in this State. turns out to
be much worse than at first supposed. Tho
entire capital stock Of 100000 is likely TO be
wiped out, and, unfortunately most Of the
stockholders are widows and farmers who took
no part in the management by which the bank
was ruined. The concern was run by Ring.
Two firms, in which tho President, lie Roy
MONEY! is interested. owe the bank altogether
over sll4,0OO. MONEY! is very devout church
member. being extremely regular in going to
communion.
Year: 1878

Tho people OF Oregon have scornfully re-
jected the pretensons OF HppLE- MITCHELL for
reelection to the Senate. Tho Republicans
elected their State ticket. but they strained a
point 10 elect n Democratic Legislature and a
Democratic member Of Congress in order TO
emphasize their resentment toward the Ring
rule OF which the much married Senator is the
representative. Since Oregon has no further
use for him. he will probably. like others Of his
class set up as n claim agent at Washington.
He was at least faithful to JAY GOULD. and Is
entitled to place in the lobby which the owner
Of the paper toundedb by HORACE q GREEIEY keeps
in tho corridors of Congress TO assist in lcgisa-
tion for his benefit.
Year: 1878

sent West 50 early and in such large
numbers" We are told, with re-
gard to the first of these, as sum-
married by the Boston Journal Of
Commerce, the feeling in its favor
is so strong aud widespread that it
will undoubtedly culminate in a
trade meeting at the exchange, in
which some concerted action will
be taken. AS to the practice Of
dating ahead, the Journal goes on
to say: "Some large houses ayow


their intention of refusing to sub
NIT to it the coming season, even


if their refusal necessitates giving
up business. Some of the largest
losses during the past two or three


months have been incurred on ac-
count of bills dated ahead, which


have enabled some Western or


Southern jobber to be in debt at


one time for goods of two seasons"
Year: 1878

For "idealizing" a portrait COM
mend one to the average Washing
ton woman correspondent. If any
body could accomplish the fabulous
feat of making whistle out of a
pig's tail, she would be the one to
do it. Her disinterested affection
and enthusiastic admiration for
high public officials and their fami-
lies is something stupendous. No
matter what a mans anteoedents
are, no matter how vulgar and cor.
rupt he may be, how ugly, COM


monplace, cross eyed aud cross
grained the feminine members Of
his household are, if only he is a
senator or cabinet officer, then the
lady correspondent gusheS over
them all in a rapture, and trans
forms them into the glori6ed of the
earth She will take an ordinary,


modest, bomely girl, who does not
know enough even to dress herself
tastefully, and make her out to be
Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
ois aad young. every week. It is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make a note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tiSingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vertissment in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not to
abused when it can be helped. We want
therefore.
Year: 1878

This much talked of and much needed i'm
provement should claim the prompt attention
of the Legislative Assembly, and we hope it
will From what we can learn, good safe
and pertinent road. suitable for the transit of
produce and for travel, could be made for
about $4,000, which would afford facilities,
without which little or no Improvement can be
made on the other side of the mountain. If, as
is alleged, the construction of such road at 80
small cost would open up productive dis
trict, and increase the business of the Island,
we see no good reason why such an appropria-
tion should be withheld. Fifty thousand dol
lars may appear like large sum to be taken
from the public treasury but when the ad-
vantages that must accrue TO the Island, the
business and the people, are taken into account,
the cost will dwindle into insignifcance in the
comparison, and this argument should weigh
down all opposition to the appropriation. It
is, in our humble judgment, true economy to
expend public money for the general good, and
we cannot conceive of any more praiseworthy
object than the construction of roads; upon
which the Assembly can exercise judicious
use of the funds in the Treasury.
Year: 1878

In view of the fact that there are no suita-
BILE Quarantine Buildings, the Board recon-
mend an appropriation of 81 500, for the pur-
pose of erecting suitable buildings at Fisher
mans Point which should claim the attention
of the Legislature.


The statistics of mortality for Honolulu for
the past two years, shows the deaths from all
causes to be IT'S, which for city with pop
ulation of $4,000 exhibits most gratifying
state of public health, showing death rate
per thousand annually of &c per cent.


BIRTHS AND DEATHS.


The tables of births and deaths show that
the ratio of decrease of the population of these
islands has been steadily diminishing during
the past ten years. During the year 1871,
the births exceeded the deaths by twenty-six.
The Board say:


With these statistics before it is not too much to
hope that the tide is about to turn, and that here
after we shah witness Il gradual increase Of our na-
tive population. The census to be taken this year,
il i. believed. viii confirm the facts developed by
these tables, which have been carefully made up by
the Secretary OF the Board OF Education.


Should the hope above expressed be real
lied, it will afford encouragement to look for
ward to better state of things for tie Ha-
waiian race, than that inspired by the devel-
opments in contrary direction during pre-
ceding years. The report gives full details
of the expenditures of the fund entrusted to
them, with other information touching the
discharge of their arduous trust, that to any
unprejudiced mind should be entirely salts
factory, in our Judgment.


We are well aware how hard it is for public
officers, no matter how faithful or conscien-
tious they may be in the discharge of their
duty to satisfy all classes, for it seems to be a
law of human nature, common to all countries
to which the people of this kingdom form no
exception, that there are those who would
carp and find fault with an angel, if that angel
was public servant In other words, there
are individuals in all communities, whose ma
lures are such that they could not be satisfied
and therefore it is folly to attempt to please
them.
Year: 1878

WHEN Captain Marryatt published his book
entitled Snarleyow, or the Dog Fiend, ne
startled the literary world by the novelty of
the title. But so soon as the reading public
had time to read and digest the contents Of the
book-in which the novelist so clearly describ-
ed singularly disgusting cur that was at all
times engaged in snarling, swapping and biting
the heels of a very decent, inotiensive person
age-the volume became forvorite with the
public, and ran through several new editions.
In the book referred to, the author facetious-
ly and with wonderful effect, describes a
pestiferous class of miserable ours, who
are never happy unless swapping or snarling
at somebody Creatures, with canine natures,
who must howl, yelp and whine, or be miser-
able, and if they venture to bite the object of
their rage, it is always done in the cowardly
and dastardly manner of the assassin, who
steals from behind some safe retreat to take
their victims unawares, and then sneak back
TO their coverts and gloat over the act with
the gusto of demon. The foregoing remarks
p4blupttu ilDlu bbS lsAob AAAiiAoS- Va
the Advertiser of this city, whose columns
were given up to few snarleyows to dis
gust the public with their yelping, in several
articles purporting to be communications ad-
dressed to the editor of that paper. Thus we
find that snarleyow is represented in Homo
lulu. He has been waited hither to infict
the curse of his presence upon peaceful
full community The fact is the tribe is quite
numerous in this city, and, although some
of them arrived under assumed names be-
cause of the bad records left behind them,
they still have the eifrontery to air their ugly
natures, by setting up their yelp, to crafty
an innate propensity they cannot curb. Let
them howl on. Their noise, which is neither
musical nor pleasant to the sense, is the only
source of pleasure their canine natures will
allow them to enjoy in this life, of which we
would not deprive them if We could. Poor
brutes They must follow the bent of their
brutal natures Therefore, let them yelp!


For our own part we are rather amused at
the howlings of these creatures, who are so
low in the scale of humanity that they sink
beneath contempt, and are really not worthy
the kick of well polished boot They
excite our pity as much as our contempt, and
if our readers will pardon US for this first, and
last, notice of the "Snarleyows of Honolulu, -
we will dismiss them with the admonition-
Back to your kennels, ye dirty dogs!
Year: 1878

The number of lepers at Kaawao, April Ist, 1873,
under care Of Government Is 6s2.


The above tables show the gratifying result
of decrease in the spread of the disease for
tbs past two years.


The report speaks of the great rise in the
price of provisions within the past two years,
with their belief that those prices will not
be any less in the next two years-which will
necessitate liberal appropriation to keep up
the institution; and when it is considered
that these unfortunates are the wards of the
nation, whose comfort must be provided for
by the Legislature, this appeal comes with all
the force of an obligation which cannot be ne
elected or sparingly provided for.


All the efforts of the Board to secure the
services of a competent physician to reside at
the Leper Settlement have failed; while the
death Of Mr.. W. P. Ragsdale, late superin-
tendent, deprived the Board of the services of
a faithful and efficient public servant The
Board find the results obtained from the sys-
TEN of travelling physicians, hitherto in vogue,
Year: 1878

As the editor of the AdrsrtiSer seems TO be
in his element when giving publicity to low
and vulgar personalities, and as he pursues
the cowardly mode of screening himself behind
anonymous correspondents as cowardly as
himself, we feel like putting a query to him.
which we know he is competent to answer
but if he does not choose to do so, we shall
not complain. Ii is this: Suppose the alter
native was presented to him, of having to take
up his abode in the Insane Asylum, or eel
in Oahu Prison, which would lie prefer as q
place of residence? We only ask for infOr-
nation.
Year: 1878

We have read with care the full text of the
remarks of the Hon W. N. Gibson, as pub
lished in the supplement to the Adrertissr of
the 18th inst, delivered in the Legislative As
sembly, on the sanitary condition of the coun-
try.


To say that we read the Hon. gentleman's s
speech with feelings of pleasure, because of
the eloquent manner in which be presents his
case, and the scholarly character Of the pro-
duction throughout, is but faint praise. We
admire the appearant sincerity of the gentle
man, when he speaks of the Importance of
taking care of the health of the people of the
nation, his Hawaiian interests and deep seated
sympathies for the people, and his laudable
desire to do something, as a legislator, to stay
the spread of the dreadful malady called
leprosy, prevalent on these Islands.


We are also in accord with him when he
urges the importance of defraying the neces-
sary expenses of competent medical attendance
upon, and treatment of leprous patients; and
hope his eloquent efforts in this direction may
have the desired effect of inducing the Assem-
bly, to make ample provision for carrying out
the laws already on the statute books which
in his opinion, are all that could be desired J
for the regulation of the Board of Health But
regret that we have to disagree with him when
he charges the members of the Board of Health
with derelictiOn of duty, in not carrying out
TO the letter, all the provisions Of the laws re-
lating to the health department In this part
Of his speech we are of opinion that Mr.. Glib
son is unnecessarily severe and pointed.


We rejoice however, that the Hon. gentle
man at the conclusion of his speech takes oc-
czsion to say, that he "desires no mans Office"
because that emphatic declaration puts at rest
the suppositiOn, which suspicious people might
entertain in contrary direction, to the preju-
dice OF Mr.. G., whose purity of purpose, as
well as patriotism and philanthropy, cannot
now be called in question. This latter thought
we regard as happy finishing of very good
speech.


Mr.. Gibson is gentleman of too much good
sense and experience in human affairs, not to
know that it is much easier to find fault with
public officer than to suggest an adequate
remedy for an existing evil, in this or any
other country.
Year: 1878

TIE Adeerfiser appears to be out of hu-
NOR with the GAZETTE, because we do not
choose TO join it in its insane crusade against
the Government and the Ministers. Perhaps
when the AdUert'ssr discovers { if it has not
already done SOY that it is being made the tool
of the worst enemies of the Government, it
may see the wickedness of its course, and if
not lost to all sense of loyalty, and good citi-
zenship, will retrace its steps repent and "do
its first works over again"


"While there is life there is hope" and
therefore, we do not wholly despair of the
Adrerfise1, bad as it is.
Year: 1878

The Superintendent Of Public In
s.ruct,on states that the appointment
of the current school fund to be made
ia October will not be less than a dol.
lar to each scholar iu the public
schools of the State.
Year: 1878

WATCHMAKE WANTED.-W Weaver
Vile, aud in fact the whole county, is now
without a single matchmaker or jeweler.
A good workman will here find profitable
employment in the repair Of watches,
clocks and jcwelry, and considerable sale
for such articles at tair prices. A reliable
man who understands his business and
will attend to it can make money here in
that line. We must have jeweler and
reparer and want a good one.
Year: 1878

NEARLY FILLED.-At the big hole this
week water has not been plenty but good
work has been done with what there was.
Friday and Saturday should fiji the hole
to the water level and few days trim
mingp next week will complete the job.
Eillarnn
Year: 1878

New GooDs. s.-Attcntion is called to
the announcement in our advertising col
umns to the effect that Detlef Hansen has
on hand lot of London Porter of the
best quality also new and peculiar ar
ticle of crackers Of the Alphabet y
brand, consisting Of all the letters. Also
many other new and useful articles. =
Hansen keeps little Of everything and
wants people to give him n call before
believing there is none in town"
Year: 1878

A BEAUTIFUL NoMAN.-As one OF
our readers was walking down street
this morning, on his way to the ocean
beach, he met two very interesting
females one OF whom was particularly
noticeable. AS she passed she reminded
him of the ancient Romans, whose wives
and daughters were majestic and stately
in their carriage-so noble and so
beautiful. Still there was something
lacking. Could beauty need adornment?
Yes. Such an elegant gold quartz set
OF jcwelry for $40 as we saw in the
window Of Uncle Harris would have
made her perfection.
Year: 1878

Stop Complaint has been made
that school children and other persons are
in the habit of visiting ,he burying
grounds at this place and gathering fow
ers from the graves. The last resting
place of the dead should be sacred from
all hands and it is hoped the otiense will
not be repeated. Loving relatives and
friends experience much trouble in get
ting plants aud flowers to grow in our
cemeteries, and when once started others
should respect them enough to let them
ol,nn
Year: 1878

A NICE PIECE.-Prater & Fisher found
a nice specimen OF heavy gold in their
claim opposite the Arkansas Dam, Tues
day of last week. The piece weighed
ed nnety-two dollars and was nearly solid
gold, there being but two specks ofquartz
on it. This claim and that of Chap
man & Fisher adjoining has furnished a
number OF nice specimens in times past.
We are indebted to Homer Chadbourne
for the item.
Year: 1878

ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE
Last Tuesday Mr.. 0. f. Davis was eros
sing Trinity River on Sturdivant's Bridge
with four horse team and load Of lum-
Der. When nearly over, the bridge fell
behind him, this end of the long span
coming loose from the bent and falling.
Davis jumped from the wagon in time to
save himself, although he received some
slight bruises. The wagon and team
went into the river, which was high, one
horse being drowned and part of the wag
on lost. The remaining three horses
swan out with the load and their dead
companion landing some distance below
and on this side OF the river. The hors-
es were also somewhat injured.
Year: 1878

crediting the police and the Fifth
Regiment with the duty they did in
dealing with the mob, but he went
very far estray when he stated that
the regular troops were not needed,
not welcome, and it was totally un-
I ecessary to send them here. If Mr..
Hewitt had been at Camden Station
towards midnight on the 20th of
July, had had some Individual eX-
perience Of the anxiety that prevail
ed while thousands Of rioters crowd
ed the adjacent streets, while por-
ton Of the depot was burning and
there was universal dread OF what
might next occur-if he had seen and
known all this, he might be compe-
tent to speak of the relief that was
felt " hen y section Of artillery arr
rived from Fort McFTenry and a
couple Of hundred Of regulars came
over from Washington. 1t was not
that the police and militia were not
competent to handle the mob-for
their gallant behavior was conclu-
sive enough on that point-but still
there was an additional assurance de-
rived from the presence of the Gov
ernment soldiers that was very COM
forting.


We heartily endorse everything
taat can be said in behalf of a well
organized and disciplined militia, but
we dissent from the theory that it
can take the place of the regular
army. The experience of last July
simply goes to demonstrate that an
efficient militia can successfully ope-
rate in harmony with the regular
troops, and that both are essential to
the subduing of riot and rapine un-
der such circumstances. We are told
that Mr.. -kimmelPo speech is to be
published as Democratic campaign
document, and Republicans may
hope that it will be. or all Il he blum
ders Of the Democratic managers,
| there is no other one more fOoliSh h
than their attack upon the army.
The people are proud of it and its
record. Its honorS haYe been fairly
won, and its history is that of patri-
otism and galIantry. We are gratfied
that the Republicans in the House
of Representatives,, and a few Dem
ocrats who refused to be fettered by
the caucus, yesterday made up a
rnniority vote to increase it's sstrens;th
for they may be sure that the coun-
try is with them and tha5 they have
deserved the thanks of their constit-
uents. BaLtO. AMerican.
Year: 1878

The BOND PowER.-It is ridiculous to
suppose the people Of this country are to
submit to the bonds power, numbering
less than one-third of the people and
That third occupying one small corner of
the Republic, laboring under the haluci-
nation that gold coin has in the four years
succeeding 1873 acquired value unheard
OF practically in America before.


Ialk of the "slave power;" why the
deleterlous consequence of the old "slaye
power" had no comparison with the evils
that have attended the attempt to force
the control of the government into the
hands of the bonds power. The "slaye
power was local and its consequences
were encompassed and could be curtailed.
But the bonds power assumed to become
the controlling influence, and rule the
country per Sc. Why talk about central
ism? Why boast of freedom and indie
pendence if all our freedom and indepen-
dence is to emanate from the wealthy
few who hold the purse strings, in an age
like this, in which we daily see the sword
submissive to the same corrupting evil
that caused the money-changers nearly
two thousand years ago to be scourged
from the Temple? 1t is true that the
negroes have obtained liberty to starve
and go naked at the expense of thousands
OF precious lives of white men. But it
Will be dear bargain if in exchange
with the four millions of negroes who
have been freed from the 'slave power"
forty millions of white people shall sub
init to be enslaved to the bonds power !;
and about half of that influence in Ger
many, Holland and England. Away
with such nonsense. Let the people con-
troll their monetary system, and re-estab-