The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-03

Ut A4hotAo Al AS4s
it is not received before the 18th, the Yankee will
probably bring two mails again. She may be looked
for about the 10Th. Four vessels which arrived from
San Francisco last year in August and September.
averaged in their passages twelve days each. The
brig .adpance will be due here after Sunday next
and possibly may sring us two weeks later adyices
from the East. -
LoRRIN ANDREWS JR--The notice of the death Of
this young man will be read with universal regret
throughout these islands. He had recently returned
from the United States, where he contracted the
disease which cut him off. Since his return from the
States, more especially, he gave promise OF a Life Of
usefulness among US, and appeared qualified for any
duties that might be required of him. He was a most
excellent Hawaiian scholar, and we believe it was his
purpose to devote himself to the legal profession, to
which he appeared peculiarly adapted. He was an
active member of the order of Masons and Odd Eel
lows, both of which Societies followed his remains to
the grave.
LAHAINA.@Our cotemporary is very unfortunate
in timing the laudations which he occasionally gives
utterance to. Lahaina is a rery moral place we all
know, but when the Polynesian begins to boast of it,
it is too much. Besides the two cases which appear by
our correspondent to have engaged the attention OF
the police and court of that town, we hear verbally that
during last week an attempt was made by a native
woman to commit suicide by hanging herself But
having been discovered, by her neighbors, the rope
was cut before any more serious result happened than
the conviction of the female that it was not a very
agreeable mode of putting an end to her troubles.
SILVER CHANGE-Small change has been very
scarce of late. The amount in the country cannot be
much if any less, we should judge, than for the past
few years, but it would seem to have worked itself
out of the way. Now that Mexican and Spanish coins
are disappearing from currency in the United States,
they ought to be more abundant here. Nothing,
however, could be of greater convenience than the
introduction and use of the American dime and half
dime, if the prejudice of the natives against them
could only be surmounted. By some united action
of the merchants, it is possible that these coins could
soon be brought into use.
MARKET wHARr.-We learn from the Superinten-
dant of Public Works that this wharf is soon to be
replaced by a solid stone pier, filled in with dirt and
surrounded with piles. 1t will be carried out about
twenty-five feet so as to cover the rock at its edge.
This ought to have been done some months ago, but
it had better be done now than not at all, although
we are just entering the season when it is most need
ed. The wharf, as it now is, is hardly fit for use.
Notice for tenders for the work will be found in
another column.
WATER TANK-Private enterprise will always dis
lance corporate bodies, when placed side by side.
This accounts for the construction of a substantial
water-tank on the dock, which is generally supposed
to belong to the corporation. But it is not SO; It has
been erected solely at the expense Of Mr., Quinlan,
for the use of his water boat, which during last sea-
son proved itself one of the greatest conveniences
about the harbor. Success to him.
WHALERs REpoRrED.-Advices from Kawaihae
received on Saturday last, state that two whaleships
are at Kealakeakua. The report was received at
Kawaihae by a native boat from down the coast. tits
possible that a southern whaler or a French ship may
have put in there, unable to make the windward
port of Hilo, but it is improbable that a whaler from
the North would pass by the other ports to enter
Kealakeakua. We shall have definite advices from
that port about Sunday next
ANGLo-HAwAuAN.-It is amusing to notice the
mistakes sometimes made by Hawaiians speaking the
English language. In the former the letters ! and r
have the same sound, or at least Hawaiians cannot
perceive the difference. This gives rise occasionally
to some blunders, sQualing the richest Irish bulls.
A steward, in lAsJlf to the inquiry what was to fol- !
low the meats repueu, 0ieI ltCe, SIT "a cSSeIt
wholly unlocked for, which put the table in an uproar,
much to the discomfort of the Hawaiian, who could
not perceive any good cause for the commotion.
STRAWBERRY PLANrs.-Mr. Holstein, gardener to
Majesty, informs US that he will next week COM
mence cleaning out the fine strawberry beds at the
Kings country seat in Nuuanu Valley, formerly in
the possession of Capt. Makee. These plants are said
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take pleasure in supplying any persons who may wish
be thrown away.
= On our last page we publish part of a very
interesting article describing the office of the New
York Herald. In the magazine from which we copy,
the description is accompanied with illustrations of
all the various rooms and presses described, which of
we cannot give. The press ON which the Her
aid is now printed, prints 1900 copies per hour,
and in four hours the daily edition of IS 600 copies is
struck off.
= The funeral of His Excellency the late John
Young took place on Sunday afternoon last, as adver-
tised. The services were conducted at the late resi-
dence of the deceased, by Rev. A. Bishop. The re-
mains were escorted with military parade to the Royal
tomb, where they were deposited.
ALMOST Drowned little girl, about two years
of age, 'daughter of Mrs. Fish, was nearly drowned at
a few days ago. On being missed, search
was made and it was found floating in a taro pond.
When taken from the water, life was nearly extinct,
but by the application Of remedies, life was restored
to the child. -
A KIss.-Children frequently get off some wise
without any apparent effort. Acontributor
sends US the following crumb said to have fallen from
the lips of a precocious urchin, with whom we can
hardly judge it to be original: Spa, OF what shape is
a kiss? Give it up? Why, elliptical, of course
"a lip tickle.) -
DEsPATcH-The fine packet L. p. Foster which
came into port on the 18th, commenced unloading on
morning, discharged 100000 fees of lum-
Der in seventeen working hours, ballasted and sailed
again on the 3lst- Great credit is due for this unu-