The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-09-25
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
- Our correspondent at Hilo, under date of Sept
18th, writes that the sch. Maria had arrived at tina
port, with their Majesties ON board. They were il
excellent health, and were then the guests OF Benz
Pitman, Esq.
CoRREcT1oN.-The editor of the Polynesian unde
date of the 18th, asserted that the Publisher of tn
Commercial .Aduertiser, while a member of the Leg
islature of 1866, voted for the section of the Appro
priation Bill allowing the public funds to be paiC
from the treasury without audit. The assertion, thu:
made, is entirely false, without the shadow of foun.
dation, as the section alluded to, although passed by
the Legislature Of 1854, and also by that of 1856
was struck out in 1866, and the bill passed both
Houses and became a law without it, of which fact the
editor must have been perfectly conversant, as he was
Secretary of the House of Mobiles the same year. A
sum was inserted in the Appro. Bill by the Commit
tee of Finance, of which Mr.. W.. was q member, to
pay for the services of an auditor, and the Bill was
so reportsSfrom the Finance Committee.
kSALE.-The Hawaiian Theater on the corner of
Hotel and Alakea streets, formerly owned by a joint
Stock Company, was sold at auction on Tuesday last
for $4,000. A. Cartwright, Esq, was the purchas-
er. The land alone is worth the above sum.
tAMUsEMENTs.-Honolulu is likely to be fully sup
piled with places of amusement during the coming
fall season. Messrs Pickering and Mcfarland, who
had leased and fitted up the room over Monsarrat's
Auction Room at considerable expense, and were
obliged through the remonstrance of property owners
in the neigborhood to give up that location, have
ncw leased the concert room of the Royal Hotel, than
which a more central place could not be obtained.
They have engaged a number of artists for the sea-
son. The first concert took place on Saturday last
and was %n attended. They perform again this
evening"
MPssrs. Graves and Wilder have taken the Hawaii
aNfheater, and engaged a popular troupe, who ar
rived by the Palmer from San Francisco. They
opened on Thursday evening last, to a good house,
with Coleman's play Of { The Iron Chest and the
comedy of 6 Perfection Both pieces were very
creditably rendered. Mr.. W. Fl. Wilder, Miss Louise
Graves and Mr.. c. Kingsland, (the two former being
old favorites in Honolulu) were warmly received by
the audience. They perform again this evening, the
bill being g Therese'' and The Barrack ROOM
Besides the above, we hear that a circus company
is expected soon from San Francisco, to remain dur
ing the fall season.
AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE of the sun takes place on Sun
~ AN0NS up -O9 NNA1iS OhN tSAAAOO wv hbNO
endeavored to obtain the particulars and extent of it,
but the clerk of the weather has furnished us no pro-
gramme. All we can say is that those who are ac-
customed to mapping from II to 4 PM. on Sundays,
will be likely to meet it in their dreams, as it will
probably commence about ten minutes before two
O'Clock.
FIRE PRooF RooFs-are very desirable everywhere,
IN no place more than Honolulu, where the great and
increasing number of wooden buildings renders the
risk OF fire a very serious one. The objections to the
various kinds of ~fre-proof roofs hitherto in use here
have been such as to prevent their adoption to any
great extent. Slate is expensive, and requires a
strong roof for its support. Zinc and tin are also
somewhat expensive, and have not generally been
found to answer the purpose. By the advertisement
of MIR. Marshall in another column, it will be seen
that a new species of roofing has been introduced
here, which is rapidly coming into general use in
the United States and Canada, and which, according
to tie testimonial which we have seen, seems to sup
ply to us the great desideratum of a light, cheap and
durable hre-proof roof. The government have Gov
cred the new prison with this roofing, and we re-
commend this new material to the attention of our
builders. -
"CATAwBA'-We are no wine bibbers. stToucb
not, taste not, handle not, - is a good motto, and we
wish all mankind would adopt and live up to it for
we believe all wines are vanity but # there il
any one less Objectionable than another, we think
1t Is "Longworth's sparkling Catawba"-iust such
VINE as was imported ex Ceylon, and is for sale by
b. W. Field, ESQ. We saw some gentlemen sampling
1t the other day. They smacked their lips with a
gusto, and pronounced it st6ne, very fine.'' We in
haied the odor from the bottle-it was fruity, very
fruity, a sure sign, so say connoiseurs, Of excellence.
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- We learn that information has been received
OF the appointment of Judge Chandler as American
Consul for the port of Lahaina. We see no notice of
the appointment however in our U. S. papers.
81 Our thanks are due for late papers to J. W.
Esq. and to the Noisy Carriers Publishing
Hall Of San Francisco. Their faTors are very accept
able.