The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-18


HONOLULU. Nov. Is, 1854.
Shipping Ns,cs--IHe Ameicsn poIunseer Corps
King Kamahsmaha Dangerously III after a
Sr1-Disfinsu,shed AryiVals : Prospects Of the
Caitsr~ia FihJnst1ing Expedition Agoinst the
asasnds-Shrry Ce6btus AID Mint Julsps-1He
"PSrnesss Vieto,i ia" Nearly Clicked by Lump
Of Lce-7xeat,ical Ntgs, &C., &c.
The American eloop Of war st. Mary's and Ports
mouth are at present in this port IS are aso store
ship Southampton and Eoglish frigass Tiiucomalee,
and French corvette L'Artemise, and about ninety
whalers.
The volunteer company established here, prin-
cipany by American citizens, held an election of
officers, and John FL Brown, Of Salem, Mass, was
elected captain, vice A. J. Macduffe. G. Rimers, n
@. Mensurat, and r. Coady, Of st. Louis, and J. c.
Spalding, Of Salem, were elected lieutenants. This
company is now 10 fire state Of efficiency, having
LATELY received a splerdid outfit of requirements
from New York. They number about fifty. five,
rank and file, and TIE material com osing them Is
sufficient guarantee FOX the safety Of American and
foreign property.
King ksmshamaha is just recovering from a hard
spree. He is Iepidly progressing to the home OF
his fathers, and manifest destiny points out the
tine to be very short when the stars and stripes of
freedom shall claim as their own these fair Ess OF
the sea- Much disspp continent has ensuei here
wing w INC nOh.lululmt nv OF the promise OF e1e
owners OF the Poynesian steamer, whoha pro Missed
70 put her on she route bStwesn this ard San
Francisco.
Christopher Lilly, of pugilis.ic renown, is In
Town: also an escaped murderer, named York, from
San Francisco; but as the police, Who by the way,
are excellent have their eyes This Iaoe of genius
they will no. be abe to do much here.
Remor says filibusteIing organization is being
N ade in California, having for It's object the acquis
ton Of these islaLds; but such q movement unless
very carefully organized, would never succeed. The
ex-Minister Of Finance DR.. G. p Judd, is keeping
small drug store In his case greatness has met
great fall.
A large cargo Of ice was few days az, received
airy Of cobblers and mint juleps By the way, the
Princess Victoria had narrow escape from choking
by swallowing "a her large piece of the
frozen article the other day. Her father, Governor
Ktkuanoa, with characteristic shrewdaess (), pro-
pcsed placing a hot iron down her throat to clear
cut the obstacle. Fortunately before this could be
accomplished, or medical aid called in, tho natural
temperature Of the part affected melted 1t 80 as to
allow tho impeachment to pass into her stomach
withou. psin. Reoort says that Miss Emma Rookie,
leased her royal lover, and is engaged to young
English lieutenant come tied with the com ined
feet. Mrs. Moult,n and Mr.. Wilder, OF San Francis
co, have been doing fair business ia the theatrical
line at the Varieties theatre In King street. Miss
Josephine Smith, very pretty danseuse, has also
added her attractions to the stock company already
The band Of the United States ship Mississippi
gave c,ncert Of instrumental operate music few
evenings since, at the Court House, which was
fully attended.
On dit, that the far famed Lola Monies is en-
route for the islands. She will be quite lion here
No other news Of import, except that the Hawaiian
government have at last concluded to dredgs out
the entrance Of tire halbor, 80 that frigates and
so gun vessels can be admitted to the inner har
Dor. Yours, truly, p.