https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/c66abf80b733c43b1854f8a2399422f9.pdf 77c736f6270a229081790f6ed925540d PDF Text Text FRIEND THE Seto Series, M 19. #o. both sides with grog-shops, busy day and night destroying the feouls and bodies of men. Good Templars To the same effect is a statement made by "3 Rev. R. B. Hiuwdet Oliver Dyer in a lecture delivered in the Hall 73,74,75,71) Editor's Nolea, ft* of the Cooper Institute in New York some Editor's Taliile 70 estimating the liquor 77 months ago. After River of Time—Poetry 77 shops of the city at 5,248, houses of ill-fame The Cleansing Ulood "Let Go thatStern Line" 77 at 647, billiard saloons at 1,678, and so on Mud Fish of Ceylon 78 with similar places, he summed up as folChrist's Attractiveness 78 lows : " Now, after sifting out all the differ78 A NewLife Saving Apparatus 80 ent kinds of houses which I have mentioned, Hpain Marine Journal,.vr 80 so as not to repeat a house twice—because sometimes a billiard saloon is also a drinking shop and gambling shop all in one—but sifting them out, and placing them in a street right along on both sides of the way, they S_I>T_M_ER I, 1860. would just about fill a street reaching from the City Hall to White Plains—say a disWe are glad to note that the cause of tance of twenty-four miles." is few temperance reviving in Honolulu. A months ago a branch lodge of the " IndeLast Sabbath morning, many were fapendent Order of Good Templars " was or- vored with the privilege of hearing in the ganized here, which has considerably in- Bethel, an earnest and faithful sermon from creased in numbers since then, and is doing the Rev. Frank Thompson, Seamen's Chapa good work. Under their auspices an in- lain and Pastor of the Foreign Church at teresting temperance lecture was delivered Hilo. The subject of his discourse was taken 1:27. The preacher remarked: in the Bethel, on the c-vening of August 24th, from James has a place to fill—no one The Christian " by the Rev. A. O. Forbes, to quite a large else can so well supply as himself, and and attentive gathering. We have seen through grace, he ought to stand his ground, much of the ruinous effect* of intemperance keeping himself unspotted from the world." in this small community, and we wish the Mr. Thompson has spent a considerable poron the sea before entering the Independent Order of Good Templars " God tion of his life We long to see the day when ministry. speed "in their work. It is only in a small many more of the sons of the ocean shall measure one can realize the ravages of in- become heralds of the cross of Christ. temperance. The following presents a sad With pleasure we announce the arpicture: rival of the R«v. R. B. Snowden and family Perhaps an idea of the extent of the retail rum traffic of New York city cannot be more from San Francisco, by the bark Comet. In forcibly presented than by the following state- response to an invitation from a committee ment. Rev. W. M. Taylor, a clergyman of of the Bethel Church, he has come to supply Liverpool, has estimated that the drinking the pulpit, and have the oversight of the saloons and inns of that city, allowing a church, during the absence of the Rev. S. C. frontage of six yards to each, would make a Damon. Mr. Snowden has been located in line of buildings more than eight and a half Redwood, California. May the work of the miles long, or a street, including crossings, Lord prosper in his hands. more than four miles and a half in length. By the bark D. C. Murray, the Rev. The number of places in which ardent spirits are sold in Liverpool is about two thousand E. C. Bissell and wife arrived in Honolulu. five hundred—nearly the same number as in Mr. Bissell has been Pastor of the Green Boston. In New York there are over seven Street Church in San Francisco, and has thousand places, according to the last report come to this city, agreeable to a call from of the Board of Excise, —enough to make a the Fort Street Church, as stated supply for street over twelve miles in length, lined on a year. CONTESTS For eVbebssliiilm-i. I Htill. {•II Series, Wol. 211. HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER I, 1869. 9.} Paoe. 73 THE FRIEND, 73 Editor's Notes and Reflections while Passing Alo5 ng.-N . " When thou, haply, seest Some rare, note-worthy object in lliy travels : Wish me partaker in thy happiness-—Skakinpeare. PICNIC EXCURSION OVERLAND. As early as February we made our calculations that the Pacific Railroad would be sufficiently completed to convey passengers by the first of May. The result proved that we were not far from right. Every morning's report in the daily papers indicated that each day from three to six miles were completed, while on some days the track layers finished even ten miles. The last spike was driven May 10th, and the first through train of cars had arrived at the spot where the ceremony took place. This train immediately left for Sacramento, and reached that city on the morning of the 12th. The President and Directors of the Central Pacific Road, together with the through passengers, arrived on that train. We arrived in Sacramento that day, and were prepared to start on the first return trip, May 13th. We improved the opportunity to gather from the officers of the road and passengers such information as would enable us to pass over the long route without unnecessary fatigue and anxiety. We would especially acknowledge our indebtedness for useful information to Dr. Harkness, of Sacramento, who had just returned from Promontory Point, where the last spike was driven, and who has taken much interest in the grand enterprise. According to his advice, we delayed our departure until the morning of the 13th, which fortunately enabled us to join an overland party of travelers from Honolulu, including Capt. Worth, of Hilo; J. T. Waterhouse, Esq., wife and daughter ; Mrs. Hall, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen ; hence our party now consisted of ten. In accordance with Dr. Harkness' suggestion, we provided ourselves with about the same supplies for the 'ourney that we should have done, provided we had started off for a day's picnic excur- �74 111 X rll X N l>, SKPTKMBKR, IBfi I. We were boldt and Salt Lake basins and the Platte through bold, grand passes hewn (rom tli<' this be inasmuch necessary, jRiver, but have solicited a leaf from the solid rock by the hand of man. ffc felt would told that as good hotels had not been established all journal ol our young traveling companion, lifted up, expanded, by all these matters in Nature, and by the wonderful power disthe way through. On first starting oft" we which we append : played in cutting through the mountainsand lound eating houses at convenient distances, j 0111l TRIP OVEIiLAND. in leveling the hills. Truly « Genius and but as we advanced ihey diminished in num- i u The work is completed, diework nobly done, greeted a victory won. nationhas A Labor have conquered space." her and quality until we had crossed over to j O'er the length of the grade,by the lightnings 'tis tnl.l, spiked Willi our gold ! Thebmt rail is and laid, Great ' drills of snow lay all around us, and Cheyenne, five hundred miles from Omaha, j Let peal upon peal, by the cannon*loud thunder, neal ol the World. Greatest Wonder! triumph Tile now it such was a treat to those of our party who From that point there was a manifest iml-'or o'er mountainsof snow, tho' piled heaven liiub, Railway shallgo where the bold eugles ll>." of Our had never seen it our food it before. From the summit supply provement. As proved, We had been waiting several weeks for j the view is unequaled—deep wooded ravines, was most opportune, and hence it is literally true that our journey overland proved to be the completion of the railroad before we distant peaks, with their eternal robe oi snow started on our overland journey. For months and dark background of firs and evergreen a picnic excursion. From newspaper accounts and reports of j past the two great companies had been hard trees. We now began the descent. There passengers, our minds were prepared for a at work. On Monday, the 10th of May, the were snow-sheds nnd rock-hewn tunnels of rough experience during most of the journey telegraph announced to the world that the great length. These are so gloomy, and from Sacramento to Omaha, a distance of last rail was laid, and all over America arose there is something so awful in the thick 1,727 miles. In this respect we were essen- one grand p„an of rejoicing. We felt it a darkness and constant drip,drip " of water tially disappointed. We found the road the privilege to be on the Continent when this overhead, that we welcomed with joy the entire distance to be much better than we grandest triumph of human genius was bright sunlight again. In an opening in the had any reason to expect. For 500 miles achieved. It was fitting that the last spike snow-shed we caught a glimpse of Dormer after leaving Sacramento while crossing the should be of the most precious metal, and Lake. In a lovely valley with a girdle of Sierra Nevada Mountains, and through the the last tie of polished laurel. This great, lofty snow-capped peaks, lay this beautiful basin of the Humboldt, ihe road is excellent. grand work, which had employed so many lake. It was a day of rare beauty, and everyWe never passed over a road which was thousand laborers, was finished, and we were thing in Nature combined to make a picture more smooth and even. During this part of among the first to pass over the unbroken of exquisite loveliness. Not a ripple on the the route we made good time, running from track. Only one day we lingered in the bosom of the lake, where was mirrored every twenty to thirty miles per hour. On ap- flourishing, beautiful city of Sacramento, fleecy billowy cloud that floated in the blue proaching the Salt Lake Valley, where the welcomed the first through train fioin the heaven above. The lofty pines sent up a road had just been constructed, it did not ap- East, and then started on our journey. continual mournful anthem from their swayEarly on the morning of the 13th we were ing tops. It was here that the Dormer fampear settled and firm,.but we have traveled over roads far more uneven and unsettled. steaming away through beautiful wooded ily met their tragic fate. Still we hurried on,—passed many tentAfter passing the middle sections of the road low-lands, with a gradual ascent, to the sumour speed began to increase, and it was fully mit of the Sierras. Up, up the engine toiled. built villages where the railroad has planted manifest that we were traveling through a The foliage changed ; pines and firs took the the germs of civilization, and which shall region where conductors, engineers and place of the lighter trees of the plain. Now become in future years thriving, bustling brakemen had full confidence in the construc- the scenery began to have a wilder, bolder cities. Our first night in the cars was not tion of the road. We were whirled along at appearance,—lofty peaks and deep gorges very comfortable, but afforded us a rare opa rapid rate through ravines and tunnels, and rifts of the mountains, with dress of ever- portunity for studying human nature. We over plains and prairies, hills and mountains. green trees. Now and then we passed little found ourselves in the grey of the morning From Cheyenne to Omaha, a distance of 500 villages, or perhaps railroad stations. In stretching rapidly over a far-extending plain. miles, we ran in twenty-four hours, includ- some of the ravines below us were the beds Now began the dreary, endless extent of sage ing all delays and stoppings. At one time of rivers, rich formerly in gold, and famous brush. There was nothing of interest in the we ran 200 miles in four hours, or our speed for their washings." At a sudden turn in scenery in the, Humboldt basin. At every was 50 miles per hour. This speed was at- the road we were brought face to face with stopping place the Indians—Snakes and tained after we had crossed the Rocky Moun- the wonderful, indescribably grand scenery Shoshones—flocked to the cars and amused tains and Black Hills, and while we were of the famous Cape Horn. From our car us with their queer antics. In striking conpassing along the valley of Platte River. we could see great towering peaks, and far, trast with these lazy " red men of the soil " The road along this valley is excellent, and far below us, thousands of feet, the American were active, hard-working Chinamen, delvthe cars glide along apparently without the River wound like a silver thread. It is im- ing so patiently on the road. One cannot least friction or jar. We noticed that through- possible to give any idea of the awful heights but honor more these Orientals, who have out the entire road a new patent species of and depths. Now the glitter of the snow on accomplished so much, and without whom fastenings has been employed in joining the the " white Sierras " was more apparent, and this end at least of the railroad would not for rails, which, no doubt, contributes very much we were rapidly nearing the summit. The years have been completed. At Elko a numto the smoothness with which the cars move air was more rarified, but at this great height ber of passengers left in the stages for White it was as warm as a summer day. After Pine. The remainder of the day we passed over the road. We have not dwelt, in our brief sketch, passing Cisco, the first of the snow-sheds along the banks of the Humboldt. Met with upon the beauty and grandeur of the moun- began, wonderfully strong and useful, no a very singular formation in the rocks on the tain scenery in crossing the Sierra Nevada doubt, in case of heavy falls of snow, but hills. Here is a rich mine yet for geologists. and Rocky Mountains, or upon the wild and very annoying to a tourist in hiding the most One gigantic rock, standing alone, towered romantic views ever bursting upon the eye beautiful views. At 1 o'clock we reached a thousand feet above us like some grim senas we were whirled through the gorges and the summit at an elevation of 7,042 feet. tinel of the road. We had entered Utah in the night, and canons of the Black Hills, and along the We were now at the summit of the Sierras, the steam in the morning had our first view of power of carried on of by mighty early rolling nnd Hum prairies the plains broad sion to JSwa, the Pali, or Waikiki. ' " " �THE FRIEND, SEPTEMBER, Salt Lake. We had read for years of this great inland ocean, but yet we could hardly believe that at last we stood on its very shores. We gathered some pebbles from the sacred soil, rendered so famous by the ploits of the Mormons. At noon we reached Promontory Point, where but a few days before the connection was made. We were now forced to say " good-bye " to the people of the Central Pacific, and nobly have they accomplished their share of the work. The laurel tie is gone, and another of more common wood is there, over which we islanders joined hands. Ogden was welcomed by all after a long afternoon's ride over sage covered plains. Its green fertile fields and smooth rolling hills were to our tired eyes like the first sight of land after a long voyage, or as the first green verdure of spring. The fields were filled with wild flowers, and the song of the meadow lark was heard on every side. Ogden is the second city in size to Salt Lake city in Utah. From this point passengers take stages to Salt Lake. We should have enjoyed a visit to the city of Brigham Young had the railroad been completed, but were obliged to postpone it to some other time. As we passed on, the train from Chicago arrived, and we merely exchanged papers. Late in the afternoon we entered the famous Weber Canon. The rain was falling in torrents, and everything betokened a stortrl. The track wound through the most romantic ravines and gorges, which those who have traveled the world over say are unsurpassed, even by the finest scenery of Switzerland. On advancing, the rocky defiles became narrower, and the mountains loomed far above us with their veil of mist and snow. The thunder muttered angrily through the gorges, and the lightning flashed with a faint flickering glare. The wind had risen, and blew in little fitful gusts up the canon. We could see below us a roaring, tumbling mountain torrent, swelling every moment and tossing high its crest of whitish foam. From our wild eyrie the grand forest trees seemed like shrubs, and the houses in the valley like mere toy:--. Knowing there was danger, we were becoming rather excited, when all of u sudden we came to a halt. There had been a landslide ahead which had covered the track. And now what was to be done? Night was rapidly coining on, and we needed a little army of workmen to clear it off, and we had neither these nor the necessary implements. Quick as thought, in the driving rain they place a battery on a rock near by, and throwing n wire over the telegraph a connection was made, and we soon had as many men as desired from the next station. They petformed tbeir wurk, and we soon parsed on. Now ex-1 came the terrible trestle-work bridge at the Devil's Gate. It is builtovera rushing mountain stream, which threatens every moment to engulf it. And here the scene baffles description—that great sweeping river and the beetling, awful cliffs of the Devil's Gate ! It is a picture of sublimity and grandeur that each one must see (or himself, for no pen or even painter's brush can adequately portray it. We drew one long breath of relief when safely over. It was a beautiful twilight as we enlered the circular valley of Weber Canon. The snow-robed mountains formed a grand amphitheatre, enclosing far-spread- ing fertile fields. The most perfect silence and peace prevailed, forming a pleasant contrast to the noise and din of the last ravine. From one valley we passed to another, in rapid succession, through long rock-hewn tunnels. One most singular formation in the rock attracted our attention, called the Devil's Slide. Two parallel veins of rock ran down into a little ravine with a well smoothed bottom like a "trough." Passed the tent-built city of Echo at dusk, and soon after entered Echo Canon. Here is the famous Z, as it is called. The grade being so steep —100 feet to the mile—they were forced to wind around in that manner. How the engine puffed and panted and threw out great showers of brilliant sparks into the night! It seemed instinct with life. What a wonderful, wonderful power is that of steam ! As we neared Piedmont we heard of a railroad accident a few miles ahead—the cars had run off the track. This of course detained us some hours. It was Sunday morning, and at the hour when our friends at home were in church, we too assembled for prayer in our car. It was pleasant, in the center ofthis great continent, to hear the sweet familiar songs of home. Some rough, hard-looking men seemed deeply moved. Perhaps it was the first religious meeting ever held on the great Pacific Railroad. We soon passed safely on. Towards evening we entered a spur of the Rocky Mountains. The rocks were worn in various forms—grand old rocky towers, castles and cathedrals. We passed an emigrant encampment. The cattle were tethered near by, and the long, low wagons stood out in bold relief against the clear grey sky. There was something very picturesque in their bright costumes and in their roughly constructed tents. Great fires had just been lighted for the night. The sun had gone down, and only a rich crimson glow was leit in the west that lighted up the party, and made a picture of exquisite beauty. The engine thundered by, and we soon left them far behind. We passed Fort Steele, where cavalry are 75 1869s swiftly along the banks of the smoothly flowing Platte, in the Territory of Wyoming, the favorite hunting ground of the Indian. Saw several herds of beautiful, graceful antelope. The train reached Laramie and Fort San' ders at noon —well built and strong fortifications. The governor of the territory has here his residence. The ascent after this was gradual, and we wentat u splendid rate, and were soon at Sherman, S.OOO feet high. This is the highest point between San Francisco and New York. At night we saw the light of a prairie fire. We were all charmed with the country for many miles west of Omaha. The green prairies were dotted with thriving villages, and the trees were budding forth in all their beauty. Omaha is a city of 25,000 inhabitants. Crossed the Missouri and took the cars at Council Bluffs. We were whirled through the rich farming lands and prairies of lowa, and on Wednesday afternoon caught the first glimpse of the Mississippi at Dubuque, just seven days from Sacramento. F. W. D. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. A most singular instance of this method of collecting a debt occurred on the overland route about the time the last spike was driven. The principal incidents are graphically described in the following correspondence of the New York Sun, but having passed over that region within one week after the transaction occurred, and seen some of the persons engaged in the affair, we think we are not mistaken in asserting that the amount obtained or pledged was not $12,000, but $263,000 ! It was not all paid in greenbacks, but was secured by a draft on a banker in Cheyenne. The laborers were men who had worked hard all winter cutting nnd drawing ties for the road. They were employed by a sub-contractor by the name of McKensie, formerly in the employ of the Hudson Bay Company. It was not only true that Dr. Durant and his companions were detained, but if a military force had been sent to rescue them, teams were ready harnessed to have "spirited" them away to the recesses of the mountains, where they would have been kept as hostages until the money was paid. These laborers demanding their pay had pluced telegraphic operators on duty, so that they knew just what messages were sent and returned. It was not their intention to have injured Dr. Durant and his companions', unless they had showed force. If they had done so, the consequence would undoubtedly have been serious. They were duly organized, with all ihc system and determination of a California Vigilance Committee. The transaction occurred at a place called Piedmont. The delay in the ceremony of "laying the stationed to guard against Indians. Steamed last rail" on the Pacific Railroad, as the �1 II X KIMKMI. SEPTEMBER, I bti 9 76 readers of the Sun have already learned by telegraph, arose from the involuntary detention of Dr. Durant by a party of unpaid laborers, who insisted on being paid before he should proceed. The scare although ludicrous in some respects, also touched upon the dangerous. The situation—a howling wilderness, with two or three hundred very determined and somewhat lawless men, generally well armed, insisting that their just claims should be fully answered by one mild-mannered gentleman, who hadn't it in his power to make the payment at once—was certainly ttot charming. THE RAILROAD BARRICADED. The train which bore Dr. Durant and some other officials of the road, carried other passengers and the mails. On arriving at Piedmont station an obstruction was observed a short distance from the station, consisting of ties laid across the road, so as to form a breast-high barricade, and a rail immovably spiked across the track ; about this was a small guard of laborers, while the main force gathered about the train when it stopped at the station, and took possession of the calaboose, expelling the engineer and fireman. THE RAILWAY DIRECTORS IN A QUANDARY. They next returned to the train, and their leader gave the conductor permission to proceed, explaining that it was not their intention to delay the mails or incommode the passengers. The barricade across the road disappeared in a flash, and the spiked rail was torn up ; the bell rang and the train moved over the open waste towards the Pacific, leaving Dr. Durant and a few of the officers in the hands of the victors. When all means of escape for the " Managing Director" had vanished, his elegant prison was thrown open, and he was invited to come forth and engage in a conference with his captors relative to the conditions of his release. The leader informed Dr. Durant that the men about him had earned $12,000, which had not been paid them. Unfortunately the character of the disbursing officers for promptness was not high among them, and as they had already waited long beyond pay day, they expected Dr. Durant to "come down " without delay. THK SMARTEST HORN OF THE DILEMMA. Dr. Durant endeavored to converse with the workmen in a pleasant vein, assuring them that it would be "all right." The leader replied that he had no doubt that everything was and would be just as lovely as the Managing Director had represented, " but we want our money, and you shall not leave until we get it." Again Dr. Durant, with his bland countenance made up in the most fascinating wreaths of smiles, applied the " soft sawder," all of which, was duly appreciated by the civil spokesman of the party, but elicited in the end the determined response, " We want our money." In vain Dr. Durant represented that he had no money with him, that if they wished him to pay them they should permit him to proceed to a point where he could obtain the money. They were inexorable. He could pay it out of his waistcoat pocket without inconvenience, or at least he could telegraph for it; or in any event, they must have it before he could go, wherever it came from. . for the right. The sketches of Fred. Douglass A LITTLE REVOLVER PRACTICE. The impatient workmen began to grow and Wendell Phillips present two other restless, and not a few drew their revolvers, types, clearly cut and distinctly marked. just to examine the caps. One of these was The one born a slave, yet coming forth a accidentally discharged, and the bullet pierced man of might and even culture; the other the splendid car within a few inches of the head of a lady connected with the official born amid all the goodly influences of New parly. Of course no offense was taken at England society, and educated as but few this trifling indiscretion, and the incident are educated, even in America, then coming passed off with a laugh and a joke over the forth as the ablest forensic orator of the age. close shave. Mrs. Stowe remarks : "In invective no THE VICTORY OF ML DURANT's CAPTORS. or English orator lias ever surA gleam of hope shot through the minds American him." passed of some of the minor officers as the announceThe last sketch of the volume is that of ment was made by the telegraph operator that a train was approaching with two com- Mrs. Stowe's brother, Key. H. W. Beecher, panies of soldiers, on an expedition to per- of Brooklyn. Before reading it we doubted forate redskins. Dr. Durant saw no hope in of even Mrs. Stowe attempting this. It was full of danger. He knew his the propriety sketch the character of the most popular captors, and he feared the approach of the to his afof America or ihe world. After own preacher troops would bring on a crisis in fairs, which might lake the form of suspen- reading it our opinion is entirely changed. sion to a telegraph pole by means of a piece It is admirably done. of telegraph wire. He decided to delay the If this brief notice leads any young Amermilitary train and send for the money. He ican, at home or abroad, to procure and read the next statelegraphed to stop the train at tion, and sent a message to Cheyenne for a this volume, we shall rejoice. It inspires special train or locomotive with a disbursing one's soul with patriotic feeling to know that clerk and the j}12,000. his country is giving birth to and educating The money arrived and the men were such men. They are representative of classes paid ; but all this consumed the day and night, and it was not until the following day of men now forming the body politic of this that the Managing Director resumed his great and growing Republic. journey. Now, Now! Now!!—For time is short6 Cheyenne, May 11, 1869. and death is near, and judgment threatens! Now, for in eternity it will be too late, and Editor's Table. very next step may land you there. your Men or our Times ; or Leading Patriots of the Day. The only season of which you can be sure is By Harriet Beccher Stowe. The only season in which yon can The editor's table has been turning and now! work is now. The purpose may not last till whirling, until it now stands in the beautiful to-morrow—fulfill it now. Fresh difficulties city of Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 27th.) will flood the channel to-morrow—wade it Upon it lies the volume with the above title. now. The chain of evil habit will bind you It contains biographical sketches of the fol- more tightly to-morrow—snap it now. Religion is a work for every day—begin it now. lowing distinguished Americans: Lincoln, Sin exposes to present miseries—escape them Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, now. Holiness confers present joys—seize Greeley, Farragut, Governor Andrew, Col- them now. Your Creator commands—obey fax, Stanton, Fred. Douglass, Sheridan, Him now. A God of love entreats—be reconThe Father from the throne inSherman, Governor Buckingham, Wendell ciled now. vites—return -now. The Saviour from His Phillips and Henry Ward Beecher. These cross beseeches—trust Him now. The Holy are written in Mrs. Stowe's easy, graceful Spirit in your heart persuades—yield now. and fascinating style. It is such a style of Behold now is the accepted time; behold writing as appears in " Uncle Tom " and now in the day of salvation. her numerous other publications. The volA reformed drunkard publishes the ume is dedicated " To the young men of following receipt for preparing a medicine by America." which he and several others conquered the for strong drinks : Sulphate of iron, appetite we sincerely hope It is a volume which 5 peppermint water, 11 drachms; grains; carefully will the men of America young all spirit of nutmeg, 1 drachm ; twice a day. read. These sketches indicate what the This preparation acts as a tonic and stimupoorest young men of America may aspire to lant, and so partially supplies the place of and attain, if they will resolutely address the accustomed liquor, and prevents that abthemselves to the work of acquiring an edu- solute physical and moral prostration that off from the use. cation, and when that is obtained, will then follows a sudden breaking of stimulant drinks. It is to be taken in go forth and work manfully for their country. quantities equal to an ordinary dram, and as It is grand, it is soul-inspiring, that America often as the desire ft>r a dram returns. Any now calls into active life such noble men. druggist can prepare the prescription. The two from Massachusetts —Sumner and The United Presbyterian Church of Wilson—present types of public men of rare Scotland has an annual congregational inability and excellence. Each one stands come of $500,000 more than it hud ten years forth erect and independent, nobly battling �THE The River of Time. Oh ! a wonderful stream is the river of Time, As it runs through the realms of tears. With a limitless rhythm and a musical rhyme. And a broad'nitig sweep and a surge sublime, That bends with the ocean of years. llow tbe waters arc drifting like flukes of snow, Aud the summers like buds between, And the year is the sheaf—so they conic and they go On the river's breast, with its ebb and flow, As it glides through the shadow ami sheen. There's a musical isle on the river of Time, Wherb the softest of airs arc playing ; There's a cloudless sky and tropical clime, And a song as sweet as vesper chime, When the Junes with the roses are staying. Ami the name of this isle is the Long Ago, And we bury our treasures there ; There are brows ofbeauty and bosoms of snow— There arc heaps of dust, but be love them so ! There arc trinkets and tresses of hair. There are fragments of song that nobody sings. And a part of an infant's prayer j There's a lute unswept, "and a harp without strings, There are broken vows and pieces of rings, And the garment that sue used to wear. There are bands that are waved when the fairy shore liy the mirage is lifted in air ; And we sometimes hear through the turbulent roar Sweet voices we heard in days gone before, When the wind down the river is fair. Oh ! remembered for aye be that blessed isle, All tho days of our life till night— When the evening comes with its beautiful smile, And our eyes are closed to slumber a while. May our greenwood of soul be in sight. " " BL Coya'bsin ocker. The Cleansing Blood. A visitor among the poor was one day climbing the broken staircase which led to a garret in one of the worst parts of London, when his attention was arrested by a man of peculiarly ferocious and repulsive countenance, who stood upon the landing-place leaning with folded arms against the wall. There was something about the man's appearance which made the visitor shudder, and his first impulse was to go back. He made an effort, however, to get into conversation with him, and told him that he came there with the desire to do him good, and to see him happy, and that the book he had in his hand contained the secret of all happiness. The ruffian shook him off as if he had been a viper, and bade him begone with his nonsense, or he would kick him down stairs. While the visitor was endeavoring with gentleness and patience to argue the point with him, he was startled by hearing a feeble voice, which appeared to come from behind one of the broken doors which opened upon the landing, saying, " Does your book tell of the blood which cleanseth from all sin ?" For the moment the visitor was too much absorbed in the case of the hardened sinner before him to answer the inquiry, and it was repeated in earnest and thrilling tones: oh, tell me does your book tell of " Tell me,which cleanseth from all sin ? " the blood The visitor pushed open the "W at, d en- 77 I XI i: M). SEPTEMBER, 1809. tered the room. It was a wretched place, wholly destitute of furniture, except a threelegged stool and a bundle of straw in a corner, upon which were stretched the wasted limbs of an aged woman. When the visitor entered, she raised herself upon one elbow, fixed her eyes eagerly upon him and repeated her former questions, " Does your book tell of the blood which cleanseth from all sin ? " He sat down upon the stool beside her, and inquired, "My poor friend, what do you want to know of the blood which cleanseth from all sin ? " There was something fear- up that jib! Hands by the head braces! Cast off your head-fast, and stand by aft there to let go that stern line! Let go! Man the topsail halyards ! Run em up boys, run 'em up ! Does the jib take ? Haul over that starboard She pays off fine— there shegoes, and—Hilloa! Hilloa! What's the matter ? What's fast there ? Starboard the helm ! Starboard ! " shouted the pilot. What holds her ? k there anything foul aft, there? Why, look at that stern line! Heave it off the timber head ; heave off that turn ! " " It's foul ashore, sir," said one of the crew. " Then cut i,, cut it! D'ye hear ? Never mind the hawser. Cut it before she loses her way." By this time there was a taut strain on the hawser; a seaman drew his sheath knife across the strands, which soon parted, the brig forced ahead, the sails were run up and trimmed to the breeze, and the Billow filled away. Young man you use profane language. You take the name of God in vain." You must let go that line. God declares that not hold them guiltless that take his " he willvain." name in Christ commands, " Swear not at all." Do you say, 1 know it is a bad habit?" Then letit go! Cut it. Better cut the hawser than lose the craft. One is held by lust, another by pride, another by love of money, which is the " root ofall evil; " another is careless,—but these are all strands in the hawser of unbelief. Let them all go ! Another strong line that holds the soul fast in its thrall is the love of, or the use of in- ful in the energy of her voice and manner as she replied, What do 1 want to know of it ? Man I am dying ! I am going to stand naked before God. I have been a wicked woman all my life. I shall have to answer for everything I have done," and she groaned bitterly us the thought of a lifetime's iniquity seemed to cross her soul. " But once," she continued, " once, years ago, I came by the door of a church, and 1 went in—l don't know what for. I was soon out again, but one word I heard there I have never forgot. It was something about blood which cleanseth from all sin. Oh, if I could hear of it now ! Tell me, tell me if there is anything about that blood in your book?" The visitor answered by reading the first chapter of the first epistle of St. John. The poor creature seemed to devour the words, and when he paused, she exclaimed, " Read more, read more." He read the second chapter —a slight noise made him look round ; the savage ruffian had followed him into his mother's room, and though his face was partly turned away, the visitor could perceive tears rolling down his cheeks. The visitorread the third, fourth and fifth chapters before he could get the poor listener to consent that he should stop, and then she would not let him go till he promised to come again the next day. He never from that time missed a day reading to her until she died, six weeks afterward ; and very blessed was it to see how, almost from the first, she seemed to find peace by believing in Jesus. Every day the son followed the visitor into his mother's room and listened in silence, but not indifference. On the day of her funeral he beckoned him to one side as they were filling up her grave, and said : " Sir, I have been thinking there is nothing I should so much like as to spend the rest of my life in telling others of the blood which cleanseth from all sin." Thus the great truth of free pardon through the blood of Christ sinks into the soul and saves it. Thus grasped when all else is gone, it has power to sustain the drowning spirit, and lift it up above the floods that are going over it. Thus it breaks the heart of a stone, which nothing else could touch, and turns the abandoned persecutor into the zealous teacher of Christianity.— Ch. Union. " — sheet! " " ! " toxicating drinks. How many has it drawn from the bar of the rum shop or steamboat, to the bar of the criminal court, and thence to the gallows,—and too often to the drunkard's grave and the bar of judgment. The rest you know. God declares, " The drunkard shall not inherit the kingdom of heaven." Let go that line! Do you plead for the stimulus and excitement? Let it go. If it be as dear as a right hand, cut it off! If it be as dear as a right eye, pluck it out. Now! Quick! The Coast-line or Hawaii.—Later information from parties who have visited the southeast part of Hawaii tends to confirm the statement, made soon after the nwthquakes of 186&, that a portion of the coast had subsided from its former level. An impression that seemed for a while to prevail abroad, that the whole solid island had more or leas settled down into the sea, seems to have been entirely incorrect But at Keauhon, Puna, and perhaps as fludown as Waiohinu, Kau, there are reliable data for supposing that the coast level has changed. Places along the beach at the first mentioned place, formerly exposed and even used as building sites, are entirely under water. The depth of the water at the anchorage is perceptibly greater. Rocks, on the rocky points of land are visibly lower down at the water's edge than before Another fact bearing on the question is, that in the heavy swell from the southeast, "Let Go that Stern Line." which we noticed as having seriously damaged a ground I once stood on the wharf watohing a brig school-houra in Puna, the sea rolled in over before known to have been covered. This would get ready for sea ; the topsails and courses never more easily be accounted for on the supposition that were loosed, the jib hung from the boom, and the land was lower, than by allowing that the sea the halyards stretched out ready to run it up. rose higher than ever before. The area of subsidence Just at that moment the pilot sprung from does not seem to have extended very far inland, as a very extensive oraoks, diagonal or nearly the wharf to the quarter-deck, inquiring as number of with the coast, would appear to indicate he did so of the mate in command, "Are you parallel where, so to speak, the shelf of subsided land broke all ready?" "All ready, sir," said the of- from the main island mass. These facts are interestficer. ing as bearing on various geologio theories relating Then the Stand by to run to other parts of this group.— Advtrtiter. command: " �111 i; I XIX !\ 78 Mud Fish of Ceylon. The mode of fishing practiced at Moottoo Raja-welle and other similar swamps is very peculiar, and, as 1 have never heard it described, I conclude it is known to but few. The swamp of Mootloo'Raja-welle is of very considerable extent, not less, 1 should say, judging by the eye, than three miles wide and ten miles long. Its whole surface is perfectly level, except where the natives have raised embankments for the purpose of regulating the supply of water to their paddy crops, or for fencing their fields. It is covered with long grassland a strong, coarse sod. This is strong enough to bear the weight of the natives, who traverse its surface without any difficulty, and, what is still more singular, cattle are turned out to graze upon it; but I suppose their acquaintance with it enables thetn to keep on the firmer parts of the surface. Beneath this sod is a layer of mud of about the consistency of thick pea-soup, and beneath that, at a depth of eighteen inches or two feet, is soft bog stuff—turf, in fact. The whole swamp is what in Ireland would be called a " shaking bog," as, by throwing one's weight suddenly on the heels, the whole surface is made to tremble visibly over a circle of eight or ten feet in diameter. In this mud is the natural habitation of the fish, some of whose peculiarities 1 have described, and they are so abundant in it that I do not believe that in the whole surface of the swamp, which is certainly not less than thirty square miles, there is a single spot of fifty yards square in which a man could not catch more than enough fish to supply him with good and wholesome food for a day ; but no European would ever suspect that so extensive a fishery existed beneath a place on which cattle are seen grazing and men cutting grass in every direction. The mode of fishing is no less peculiar than the fishingground. When a man wishes to vary the diet of bis family with a dish of fresh fish, he goes out by himself at night when the air is still, and walks about the swamp, listening for the peculiar sounds which the fish make when they thrust their heads up through interstices in the sod in order to breathe. When the fisherman has arrived at a spot where those sounds are sufficiently numerous to hold out a prospect of a reward for his labor, he removes the sod from four or five small circular patches, each about three feet in diameter, and all within a few feet of each other. He then returns home and comes back on the following day, bringing with him a basket to carry away the fish that he catches,, but unprovided with either rod, line, hook or net. Fisherman's Magazine. — Christ's Attractiveness. The character of Christ is attractive. The more closely we study it, the more its beautiful qualities stand out in full relief before us. His divine greatness appears in this fact. A sublime work of God in nature grows upon us as we continue to contemplate it. Those who visit Niagara are at first almost always disappointed. But as they begin to take in nil the features of the wondrous scene, its grandeur impresses them more strongly, and when they have filled their minds with the sublimities of the mighty river in its awful plunge, they are I). SEPTKIHBER, disappointed only in the consciousness of being utterly unable to express the emotions which crowd upon them. In a way like this the character of Christ uffects us the more carefully we examine it. His is a perfect humanity in which a wonderful purity, gentleness and feminine delicacy are combined with great firmness and manly dignity. He had a womanly tenderness, but no weakness which in a man would be unbecoming. We find that he never shrank from contact with a manly world, and whenever he went among the busy crowds he was a man among them, commanding their attention at once, never suffering from their contempt, however much he may have been exposed to their wicked enmity. He went, for instance, into the temple among the greedy moneychangers, and they quailed before his indignation. It is hard for a good man to command the respect of a villainous crowd. Christ did. Christ's attraction is not a mere rhetorical figment; it is a fact. The love of Christ impresses people. He makes sick beds easier, binds up the wounds of hearts distressed by sorrow, and soothes those who have laid dear hopes away in the tomb. His cross asserts its real and permanent value, in all the great crises of our busy lives as well as in the common duties of ordinary days. All the sweetness that there can be in a good soul are in him. As winds from spice islands blow over deserts, burnt upand fever stricken, so the love of Christ, wafted from his cross, bears a saving fragrance to a wretched, dying world. We should aim to feel, as deeply as we may, these attractions of the once shameful, but now glorious cross. Jesus must be to us not a faded name of history, a dead fact of the past, but a living God strong to redeem. Over all who know him at all as he is, he has this power. fable old, nor mythic lore, " NoN->r ilrcain of Imrils anil BBSfB, No ileail fact stranrleil on thebliorc Ol' the oliliviuus years ■, sweet, tender, " ButAwarm, present help is he ', And faith has still its Olivet, And love its fialilec." 11. B. 8. 18 09. shoos, so as to enable the wearers to maintain a perpendicular position and perfect equilibrium, and being thus equipped they jump into the water. They carry with tlictu a tin case, in shape something like a buoy. This article is divided into two compartments, anil in the upper one they manage to pick biscuits, a flask of brandy, n revolver, Rengiil lights, ltoiiinn cundles, mid Home Licbig's sausages. Smoking imd iiewB])tii>cr-i'cii<ling nrc not luxuries which it shipwrecked individtiul would probably enjoy in a on tin; ocean wave;" but Aincriean origin" life provides for them, and ndd« cigars anil a nlity newspaper 111 the tiny freight. The lower compartuient of the cane contains about six quarts of water, which is drunk through un india-rubber tube, closed by a metal screw top. The provisions which arc thus carried are supposed to hint eight days, and if a shipwrecked person ulioiikl fail to be rescued before lira end of that time, ho has the consolation, when tiying, of knowing that his body cannot sink, that his will, paiieis, ami jcwclcry are safe, find that his friends will know how he quitted the world. The invention has been patented by an American company with a capital of 300,00(1 dollar", and the price fixed for each suit is "l. The public will not have an opportunity of investing in the apparatus for sonic months, inasmuch as a scries of experimentsl in miiKt Kuropean countries are contemplated with the view of testing the Hueccss with which tho invention ih likely to be attended. The Prussian tiovernment have, it is stated, expressed their determination to adopt the apparatus, anil it is said that in consequence of the cncotirugeuietit received in France, America, and elsewhere, 50,-000 Buits are now in process of manufacture Mr. and Mrs. Craddock—tho two American■ to whom we have referred—remained in the river nearly half-an-hour, and showed very little exertion beyond what was required in using little india-rubber paddles which lorui part of the apparatus. The experiment was conducted under considerable difficulty, Mr. and Mrs. Craddock being prevented from moving in the water hy the clustering of the boats, whose occupants were deaf to earnest protestation. They both opened the buoy-shaped case, helped themselves to sonio of the contents, lircd a revolver, and exhibited lights, and a red flag bearing the word " Kureka." The time occupied in donning the dress is three minutes and a half. Captain Stonor hopes to provide all passenger ships with these extraordinary dresses, being ready to lend them for 1/. each for every vovagc, and to provide each ship with a man capable of cxplaining'thcir utility. Morgans' Trade Journal. — Naval.—II. I. M.'s Avisa Steamer Liimolhc Piquet on Monday morning, tho 10th ult., eleven days from San Francisco, under sail. in front The following is a list of her officers: A new Life Saving Apparatus.—Extraordinary arrived at this port Experiments. That part of the Thames immediately of Crciuomc-gnrdens was the scene of an exciting spectacle recently. What is said to bo a wonderful triumph of American invention was exhibited in tho presence of several thousand persons, who lined the river from Battem-a-bridgo up to C'rcmorno-gnidcns, and plied little craft of ivory conceivable shape while the experiment, which was the cause of the gathering, was being made. The apparatus, which was first brought under the noticeof tho English public on this MOMta, is intended lor the rescue of shipwrecked ]km-m>us. The inventor, we aro told, is Captain J. 15. Stonor, of New York, a gentleman of independent fortune, who served throughout the great civil war, and his object, it is said, is not to make money, but to perform a truly philanthropic work. Two Americans—a gentleman and his wife—have been oouimirmionod to explain the nature of the apparatus; and the way in which they arc obliged to do bo is certainly novel and interesting. They lirst slip their ariiiH through cork jackets, and then insert their persons in a loose india-rubber overcoat, which covers tho whole of tho body, except the hands and face, around which it is tightly Mccuicd. India-rubber weights are then attached to the Marij St. llilaire, Cnmmamlant. I). >li.inl. s. Srenml. Badaod, Knirigne. IIiiIkI, UraugiT, "M Unuilc, Docttur. The t.nimillif. Piquet is a steam propeller of ISO horse power, carrying four guns and eighty-four men. She is the tender of the Flagship t'Attrtt, Admiral Cloue. which vessel left San Francisco for Tahiti on the 5th inst. ; the Admiral having despatched the I.a mot he Piquet to this port on the same day, to meet the Megere, shortly expected here from Tahiti.-r-Guie./f. LAignHohtuhse.r-Tgives Governmt notice that the light-house at the entrance to Ililn Bay in finished. It is located on l'aukaa Point. 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Q / Exchange on Honolulu bought and sold. Honolulu "" "■ " "ly Foot of !<■■■■■ Street, opposite Sejrelken'sTln Shop, BA_E AT THE OFFICE. BOUND IS rREPARKUTOTAKEA-L KINDSI I.IOR Years, or the RoW Volumes.from One) to Ei«hlren of BIiACKSMmiINO. -A reoelvi tire New from May. 1852, to the present time. Terms. l/OR SALE AT THE OFFICE OF THE Carts, _c, Series, Carriages, Wagons, will •KjQßepairs on Paper. binding. \r prompt attention. s |ti Volume, with extra for Bound Volumes of the "Friend" 1* �Iv 80 i; Spain. Madrid, Muy 12, 18U9. MEMORIALS OF AN AUTO DA FE. This day, 189 years ago, a notable auto in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid. The anniversary has been kept by an open-air meeting on the site of the undent Quemudero, or burning-place of the inquisition. This site has long been known as a broad mound, of an acre or two's extent, immediately outside the gate of San Bernardo. The construction of a new road has rendered it necessary to cut through this mound ; and, by a singular coincidence, on the very days when, after three centuries of intolerance, the assembled Cortes of Spain were discussing and legislating on religious liberty, the cutting for the new road was laying open to view one of the most extraordinary and impressive sights the eye could nst upon. Precisely as in other parts we see ideologic strata of marl or gntvel, or the osseous remains of a bygone uge, so in this broad section are laid bare, alternating with sand and earth, a series of black bands of ashes, thickly bedded with human bones. Thus the cruel intolerance of man is written in the very earth—"the stone cries out of the wall " against the wickedness of a tyrant priestly domination. Instruments of torture have also been exhumed ; amongst them an iron collar, of which one orator in the Cortes, pleading for liberty of conscience, said its iron was softer, possessed more bowels of compassion, than the hearts of those who used it—" the infamous executioners of an infamous theocracy." Many, if not most, who were present at the manifestation of today carried off some bone or bones. I have half a dozen on the table before me as I write, to animate my zeal. Men have so long held their peace, it seems God would make the very stones cry out in protest against intolerance. Suffice it, the Cortes have voted religious toleration much as we have it in England, with a State Church preserved as the law of the land. And to-day, in view of the black seams of martyr soil, while " Young Spain," in the speeches made at the meeting, was making infidel attacks against the Romish hierarchy, and against religion in was every phase, our good brother L vending, as fast as hands could supply, the Divine Word for the healing of the nations. He took nearly .£4, great part in half-pence, the price of the separate Gospels, whilst our young men distributed many thousand tracts among the assembled crowds. This latter success has encouraged us in view of the great annual fair, which begins this week, which is to Madrid as Greenwich Fair to London. In it we have taken a tent, and shall have in operation also our movable stand—a kind of Bible-cart we have had constructed, of which to-day's good service at the Quemadero was the inauguration. dafe was celebrated THE GOSPEL IN MADRID. My two months' absence at Seville enables me well to judge of the progress of the evangelistic efforts in Madrid on my return. I find a marked advance, for which I feel deeply thankful to Him who giveth the increase. The public services on Sunday are crowded by an audience in great part of regular attendants, as many as a thousand persons frequently forcing themselves into the ii{ 11; M). gitpli;>i |{ i: j{. church. The Thursday morning service,designed for ladies and others who wish to avoid the crowd, is attended by some .lOO, and seems to engage increasing interest. The Lord's Supper, which was administered on Easter Sunday for the first time to fifty-two persons, is likely on Whit Sunday, for which it is again announced, to be attended by near 150, judging by the number of persons who have already seen the pastors with a view to taking part in the communion. I will pass by in this letter, however, the ordinary topics of which in former letters I have written much, only saying that the liberality of the American Bible and Tract Societies is giving a new impulse to the important branches embraced by these agencies. That of the former is of especial value, as the Christian laborers in the Spanish field are still fettered in respect of the supply of the Scriptures.—Evangelical Christendom. Loss op the"MattieLoBreankzsto".h-,Bye from linker's [tlutd, we learn of tlio total loss of the British ship Mutlte Jinnies, ('apt. Italpli, at that island, on the 2fith of Mny. fo lives lost. The crew will come to this port ou the Hawaiian brig Kamehameha V.—Advertiser. MARINE JOURNAL. PORT OF HONOLULU, S. I. ARRIVALS. August I—Am stmr Idaho, 10 days 2 hours fin San PrßQOtaßa, 3—Am ship Robin Ilooil, Taylor, 14 days li-.iu S.m Frallf ini-ii B—Am bark D C Murray, Shepherd, 17 daya from San Francisco. 16—San Salvador ship Callao, l.nvarello, 66 days from Macao, China. 16—Brit ship Golden Horn, Cutting, 11 daya from Ran Francisco. 16—II I M's stmr La Mothc Piquet, St Hilaire. 11 days from riau Francisco. 17—Am bark Cambridge, Frost, 21 days from Eureka. '.14—Am shipLorcnto, Follansbce, tronj Baker's Island. 24—Am wh Imrk Monthello, Potts, In.in Onalaska, with 120 bhls oil. '20—Am bark Camden,Robinson, 2li days fm Teckalet. 2(l—Am ship War Hawk, Williams, 13 days from Ban Francisco. 20—Haw bark R C Wylie, Geerken, 114 days from Bremen. 27—Am hark Comet,Fuller, 131days from San Francisco DEPARTURES. Is69. MEMORANDA. R_r»*T OK TH* R. C. Wl-LIK, 11_ DAY* FROM HrKMKN.— Lilt Hremen m the 4th of May, clcareil the liritinb Channel the 9th ; crowed the line in 29° went, ;m ,l_yg out ; from there to 60c south and 64° west 31 days, and round to Cape Horn to 50° south and U'i» went 15 days had it very cold off the Cape, ship eovertM with ire, the Halt water comln«»oii hoard freezing instantly, frequent hall and snow squalls. From &o south in Diel'acillc to the Hue 25 daya, and troin there to Honolulu 12 days with very light winds. On the 7th of June in 10° south and 34° went felt in with theAmerican clippership Oracte, from Ardrossan, bound for San Francisco, sailed in her compuny for G days with very light airs, left her Anally , ° astern. For the benefit ofshipping visiting this port, we publish tin* full..winn notire to mariners i A light-house h:is been eroded on the Inner dig-* of the western reef, bounding the entrance of the i hannel into Honolulu harbor. The light In a Fresncl of the fourth order, hi an elevation of twcnty-Hix feel above the hen level, and run !»■■ ttet-n from tin* deck of An ordinary siaed vessel at u distance of nine nautical miles, in a radius from H. X, by F.. to \\'->i, from the ll|tht-houae. From the light •limine, the spar or fairway buoy, bears (mag netir) S. 11° W. u| cableH ; the eastern end of the oew wharl, N. '.ib 0 E. U mble* | Diamond Point, S. Mi K. ; Hurber'n l'oint, H. BH° W., and the eastern conn r of the CMM House, N. 15 3 E., near to which corner another light tower has been erected, at an elevation of twenty-eight feetabove tin.- xea level, and can l»e seen about live miles out to sea. The light in this tower is tjrtm. To enter the harbor by night, bring thc*n> two lights in one, bearing N. 15° E. (magnetic), and keep them in out- till within a ruble length of the light-houseon the reef, when by hauling a point to the eastward, you will avoid the end of the spit mi which the light-house is built, extending off from it about twenty-live teel to the eastward. Steer lor the east end o| Lbe new wharf, and when half way between the light on the reef and the new wharf, keep away N. \V. ( and along the Esplanade to an anchorage inside. All beurings magnrtie. For the anchorage at Kawaihae, a white li/ht, about fifty feet uliove the m-i level, hits been erected, at a |iuiut bearing from the N. E corner of the reef, N. E. by N. JN. The light can be seen at a distance of ten miles out to wu. YViththis light hearing K. IS. E., tdeiv !■ fMri _Mlwr«f>> in eightfathom* of water, about a quarter of a mile from the shore. All U-ar- - 1* ingti magnetic. These lights will be shown on autl after the 2d of August, prux., from sunset to sunrise. Febi>. W. Hi rem hon, Home Olllcc, July _0, 1809. Minister of Interior. MARRIED. Bkiitii.majin—TiTco.nn—<>n the ;tl_t o| July,at the house of the bride's father, by Key. Dr. Smith, iMr. CliriatuLti Uertelnianii, of Hamburg,Germany, to Miss tiusannah,(laughter ol Mr. Charles Titcomh, o| KMhucii, Inland of Kauai. [Hamburg and San Francisco pajwrs please copy. J Ci.ark—Ki'rnham—ln this city,on the Glh instant, at the residence of Mrs. U. T, Carter, by the Rev. A. 0, Forbes, Mr. William Clark to Miss Helen Uurnhum. No cards. August2— II II Ma ship Galatea, Captain II R II the Duke of DIED. Edinburgh, for Japan. 3—Brit brig Fred Thomson, Brown, for Baker's Island. s—Haw wh brig Onward, Norton, to cruise. Hart—ln this city, at the International Hotel, on the _4lli 6—Am ship Robin Hood, Taylor, forBaker's Island. inst., Mr. Stephen Hart, aged about -W years. papers please copy.] 7—Am stmr Idaho, Floyd, for San Francisco. ship for McKoan's Island. Rival, Doane, 7—Am . 12—Am bk Ethan Allen, Snow, for San Francisco. lU—Haw wh bark Mauna Loa, Ilriggs, to cruise. Information Wanted 20—Brit ship Uoiden Horn, Cutting, for Baker's Island. Concerning Patrick Sean/on, who has resided some time In 21—San Salvador ship Callao, Ijtvarello, for Callao. 21—11 I M gunboat La Mothe Piquet, St Ulllaire, for California, and lately heard to have been in Honolulu. Anything of hi* whereabouts will be thankfully received by bit anxTahiti. ious, aged mother, Mrs. Catherine ScanIon, Sun Francisco, or at the office of this paper. PASSENGERS. Respecting George Barrows, of Norwich, Connecticut, who when last heard from, kept a store near liilo. Any informaFbom ban Fbancibco—Per D C Murray, August B—Mrs— 8 Mrs tion aim will !><• thankfully received by his sister, Husbands and servant, Mrs A 8 Ross, Mrs Janies Ross, Miss Mrs. concerning Mary U. Gardner, Colchester, Connecticut, or at the ofR Rosa, Misa A Mr Inure, Mr and Mrs John a Walker, Rev fice of this paper. I-; l: lllasell and wife, 011 Hart, Stephen Hart, Frank Charles Respecting John At/en, wholeft the General Pike at IJouo -13. Fob San Fbancfsco—Per Idaho, August 7—llls Honor E lulu some years ago. tie originally shipped at New Bedford. will be gladly received by ¥.. Dunscomb*, II Allen, wife, 2 children and servant, Mrs A 1> Cartwright, Any information Master Bruce Cartwright, P N Makee, J II Paty, John A Has- Sailor's Hi. mi*, nr by Fletcher Allen, Colorado Territory, Sydney Union Pacific Railroad. Station, singer, W U Parke, Richard Melrose, J Steward, DanielFosConcerning John i'tanry, who has been from home since ter, P John. <.ii, C E Butcher, Dr Jrj Mctirew, I. M McUrew -18. 1860. When last heard from was on the Sandwich lslauds. Fob Sab Fbabcieco—Per Ethan Allen, August 11—Joseph Any Informationabout him will be thankfully received by his Mount—l. sister Klitabeth Clancy, Olueyville, North Providence, Kh«dr Fbom San Feancisco—Per Golden Horn, August lolh—T Island, or at the office of this paper. Adanison, Jr. (II S Consul), wife anil 2 sons ; Miss May, T As regards Fran* Oscar Tengatrom, who left his home in May—«. Sweden, tn the year 1864 i bo la supposed to be Fbiim Onoi.asea—Per Monticello, Aug. 24th—D Webster, Gottenberg, some wherein the Pacific) and tidings of him, or his whereJ,.ln, Morgan, Bailey, S Mrs Mitchell. Hutchman, X TF W be gratefully received by his younger brother, will abouts, Green, JoeMangier, Jo* Dunn, Anlone Lewis, Win Smith, 1 II Capt. Adolph S. Tengstrout ; Honolulu, II. I., or at theoffice ot Dickaon, A Relnser—lS. paper. this Fbom Teekalet—Per Camden, Aug. 26th—PhilipKau—l. Respecting Hottert Leroy McQinniss alias Hunt, belonging Fbom San Fbancibco—Per Comet, Aug. 27th—Rev Mr Snowden, wife and 2 children ■, Win Mann,Misa I. Thrum, to New Orleans. He visited Honolulu five rears ago, and is reported GeoLeonard, J D to have left In a vessel bound to Hampton Roads, but Taos Kehoe, Wm White, John llanna Jr, Butler, J Collins, C II Lewers, I. A|«i, C II Alexander, M as be never has reported himself in the United States, it ha* conjectured Chinese—2l. been that he might still be sailing lo the I'acitlr. Fenny, Clias Bwluton, and 4 Fbom Bbemen—Per R. C. Wylle, Aug. IMth-Mra T Moss. Any information will be gladly received by the Kditor, or his Kltzaheth J. McUinnise, New Orleans, La. mother, Mrs. man, Miss Kate Moaamau, II Wesurmeycr—3. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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