The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-10-08
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
q Owing to the anxiety of our subscribers to OBJ
tain the news from the Ochotsk, We issue our paper
Tuesday instead of Thursday this week.

q Owing to the anxiety of our subscribers to OBJ
tain the news from the Ochotsk, we issue our paper
Tuesday instead of Thursday this week.
FROM THE WHALISa FLEEr.-we furnish in our
shipping list, on the fourth page, all the news yet
received here from the North Pacific fleet. Seventy
seven vessels will be found reported there. The bark
United Stafes-the first arrival from the Ochotsk this
scason-came into port on the 4th, but brings reports
from only a few vessels. Those few have done
very well, however, up to the dates reported. We
understand that the Italy, owned at this port, was
anchored about a quarter of a mile from thewreck of
the .Natchez, and had the prospect of obtaining the
greater part of her cargo, which was about 1860 bbls-
The advices are still very meagre, too much so to
allow of any definite estimate in regard to the success
of the feet. As near, however, as we can judge, COM
pairing our first reports this season with last years,
the average will not vary a great deal from that of
1856, though some think it will fall short of it.
Among the vessels arrived and reported having
done well, are the India, 23OO bbls j. D.-Thomp-
son, 1850 bbls. and 10000 lbs. bone ; brig Pretoria,
Of Honolulu, 10000 lbs. bone and 600 bbls. oil !;
Good Return, Gin port 100 bbls. whale and 16 900
lbs. bone Japan, Cat Lahaina.) 1900 bbls., IA 900
lbs. bone South .america, Tin port,) 100 bbls.
10000 lbs. bone.
The thirteen American whalers which have arrived
up to Oct. 9th, Gncluding the United States and
agate. owned at this port,) have brought in, as this
seasons catch, II $50 bbls. oil and 116, 500 lbs. bone;
which gives an average, to each of the thirteen YES
sells, of $50 bbls. oil and 1861 lbs. bone-which is
not far from last years report.
P.S. Since the above was in type, and just at
the moment of the mails leaving, we have received
later news from the Ochotsk Fleet, which will be
found in our Commercial column.
PERsoNAL4-On Wednesday last, R. A. S. Wood,
Esq, received through the Post Office an anonymous
letter charging him with abuse of his family, and
with making various statements in relation to the
Methodist Church, which he asserts are unfounded.
Determined to ferret out the author of it, he went to
several persons who denied any knowledge of it.
Among them, Mr.. Turner, pastor of that church,
was suspected, and was called ON by Mr.. W., but as
We understand, made no ayowal or denial of it. Mr..
w. having received what he considered proof that
h1r. I. did write it, published a notice to that effect on
Saturday last, and charged him with being an sim
famous liar" The affair has caused considerable
talk in town for the past few days.
The position in which Mr.. Turner has been placed
is an unpleasant one. and We trust that he viii be
able to show that he has had no connection with the
affair.
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way to do good, but invariably does harm. 1t is al
ways considered mean and despicable, whether the
motive be good or bad. We have heard of several
instances of the kind of late, but none 50 aggravat-
ing as the above, and we hope that the author, who
ever it may be, will be exposed, and that VIZ shall
haev no repetition of the case here.
FRESH WATER AT KAwAIHAE--We are much graf
fled to learn that II successful attempt to obtain fresh
water at this dry and uninviting port, was made last
week. A well was dug a few rods from the store of
Macy s. Law, and near the foot of the old heiau.
When a depth of nine or ten feet was reached, a
stream of fresh water was struck, which supplies be-
tween one and two barrels per minute. 1t is thought
by tracing the stream higher up, a larger supply can
be had. All the wells heretofore dug there have
brackish water, and ali drinking water has had to be
brought some four miles. Whether the supply of
fresh water will serve for shipping we do not learn,
but presume it can be depended on.
SUPREME CoURT.-The Supreme Court commenced
its sittings on Monday. The old standby of the law
yers-the Nile case-was again brought up and a
motion made and argued, when the further consider
alton of the case was postponed until Tues
day, in order that the plaintiffs may file a bond for
payment of the costs which shall hereafter accrue.
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the matter in dispute was left to the decision of duly
appointed referees. Four Cinnamon were arraigned
for burglary and larceny of goods of j. Waterhouse,
and plead guilty, when the %jurymen were ~discharg-
ed until further notice.
The RULING PAssIoN.-Some men of certain lido
syncrasies are always displaying them under ridicu-
leus circumstances. One of this stripe was arrested
by the police the other night, on account of some &C.
centricities which he displayed, and the gravity with
which he begged pardon of the policemen when they
shook him or trod on his toes, was ludicrous in the
extreme. His urbanity did not forsake him in the
Station-house, but he earnestly hope1 they would ex-
cuse him for the trouble he gave them in locking
him up. 1t is needless to say that he was ssquite
excusable." -
ARRIVAL or CLIPPERs.-Last Friday, the clipper
ship John Giipin arrived in 116 days from Boston,
and oil Monday the Fortuna came in from the same
city of notions in 135 days. Both these ships bring
full cargoes of merchandise, and are fine specimens
of naval architecture. The present is the third voy-
age of the John Gilpia to this port, on the two first
of which she turned out her cargoes in ~frst-rate condi-
ton, and will no doubt do so on the present occasion.
SCHOONER ExCEI.-Since this fine packet passed
through the hands of Messrs. Robinson & Co., to re-
ceive a thorough overhauling, she has shown herself
a new craft, and has made her trips to Kauai with a
dispatch unlocked for. She is now rarely absent over
FIVE days, and has made her trips up regularly in
forty hours. She is just the boat for the route. We
learn from passengers that her accommodations are
better than generally met with in coasters.
ALARM OF FIRE.-About nine o'clock on Sunday
evening, the fire companies were called out by an
alarm, of fire, which proceeded from the cook-house on
the premises occupied by Mrs Patty, corner of Hotel
and Alakea streets. The ~incipient fame was easily
extinguished with a single bucket of water, but the
occasion served to prove the %promptness of the fire.
men. -
~ The newly-constructed wharf below Robin
son & Co.'S, was used for dscharging cargo for the
first time, by a vessel of any size, on Saturday last.
The clipper ship John Giipin hauled up to it, drawing
about lS feet water. The new wharves will, in all