The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-02-26

meeting at the Club, but owing to the arrival OF the
mail at that hour, it was postponed TILL evening. AT
half-past seven the Club Rooms were visited ny
several hundred persons, not more than one-thlrd OF
whom could get into the hall. The meeting was opened
by the president, DIR. Robt. w. Wood, taking the CHAIR.
Washington's farewell address to the American peo-
pie was then read by Dr.. Geo. A. Lathrop, acting
[. S. Consul. Alex. Campbell, Esq, A. b. Bates, ESQ.,
and Hon. David L. Gregg, L. :. Commissioner theh
addressed the audience, and their eloquent remarks
were listened to with marked attention.
~ The Yankee came in as usual, prompt as a
country time-piece. Not a long passage certainly
considering the season of the year, when the Palmer
made q days and the Reporter 81.
LUsUs NATURE.-A correspondent at Walmea,
Hawaii, informs us that a child was recently born at
the village of Waipio, on Hawaii. which had four eyes,
two on the back of its head and the others IN their
proper place. He does not state whether the child
lived or not. We judge, however, that it did not.
DEsPATcH.-Sixteen bags of mail matter were re-
ceived by the Yankee on the 23d, at 10 O'Clock, con-
tanning a large number of letters and some thirty
bushels of papers. This mail was assorted and ready
for delivery at half past one o'clock, and at five,
P. NJ, the Maui mail, of three bags, was on board the
schooner Waracick.
A S~CoRpIoN-Three inches in length, entered our
printing office on Monday, on a tour of observation.
9 Phiz'' says, it must have been sent over to us by
our neighbors, on some deadly expedition. We stoutly
denied it, fetching I'D their last soapy leader as proof
to back us but it was of no use, and We give in that
the leader was incomplete and our visitor was but
the tail unfolded.'' 1t being Washington's birth
day, we gave the scorpion the benefit of a warm alco-
holic bath, and he lies now in spirits an object for the
curious. -
WORCESTERSHIRE learn, on inquiry, that seeds Of
this fruit have been ordered, and are expected shortly.
We trust they will meet with more success than those
alluded to in q communication in another column.
e. The old proverb of g Straining at a gnat,'' &C.,
suggested itself on reading the leader of the last
Polynesian. The editor probably read our "item''
through a kaleidoscope, which must have been recent
ly imported for use in reviewing our observations on
the public works. But to seek, as does the Poly
nesian, to rob the Woodworking mechanics, the only
ones deserving credit, and the real executors Of the
public will, of their just need, to plume the cap of
the head Of the War Department, it is small bust
ness, very. -
MoSQUITOEs-Haye been unusually thick since the
late rains, reminding us of a story we once heard from
a sea captain, of his visit to a barren island some
where in the Pacific, for the purpose of catching terra
pin, where the air was almost clouded with mosquitoes
which were so thick that the men had to cover their
faces with handkerchief, to prevent being choked
with them. From the leeward side of Maui and
Kauai we hear that they are also very thick, especially
in the evenings, and are a great annoyance.
LIGHTS AT LAHAINA.-The Government has recent
ly put up two large locomotive lights, over the butch
OPS shon near the custom houSe These 1iphts AFRO
so placed that they throw their light directly out upon
the channel through the reef, and vessels running
up for the anchorage should go within their range,
say about a mile each side of the channel, before let
ting go anchor. They are a great improvement upon
the old lanterns, and throw out a brilliant light
several miles. Would it not be still better if they
could be trimmed once or twice during the night,
so that the coasters and others arriving after mid
night might have them for q guide. AS it is, they are
generally out by II or l O'Clock at night. We have
heard several of the coasters speak highly of the power
of the light, but lament the darkness that seems to
cover them the latter part of the night.
BUNcoMB."-s Like master like man. Taking
it for granted that when he inserts o communication
in his paper, without qualification, commenting on
what a contemporary journal may discuss, he CO.
incides with its tenor, We suppose that the editor of the
EOtyUeStUD eApIcSScS HIS OpAuIouS VI III ScI1eS VI dItI-
cles in our paper on the 9 Ports of the Islands, over
the above signaturein his last issue. VIII he point us
to any series of articles in the Polynesian since he
took charge, that have been written concerning the
Islands, their productions, capabilities, or capacities
that will be likely to give to the reader abroad any
definite idea of these Islands-excepting. of course,
the "Dance House. question-to which we were
treated till his friends cried "hold, enough Did
he ever read a very interesting fable by one " Ksop,''
entitled, "IHe dog IN the manger?" If not, it
will be well to look it over.
HARPERs' WEEKLY JOURNALS the title of a new
weekly, commencing with Jan. 3. 1t is to be issued
by the well-known firm of Harpers in New York, and
promises to be one of the most popular papers ever
issued. We suppose it will be illustrated, though the
prospectus does not state it. 1t will consist of sixteen
pages of the size of the London illustrated yNeUs.
4 club is being formed to order the journal, and any
persons wishing to receive the best family paper pub
lished, for only 81 so, should engage it now. The
list will be kept at our office and will be sent by the
Yankee, so as to procure the numbers from the COM
mencement. We advise all who wish to procure a
cheap and valuable paper to obtain this.