The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-24

Fort STREEr-Now that the government wharf
extension is taking a visible shape, the owners of
property in the neighborhood are anticipating the
opening Of Fort street. The only vacant lot on the
block between King and Merchant streets is being
built on by Capt Snow, and four stores located there.
On the block below, Dir. W. H. Pease is erecting a
stone warehouse, fronting 80 feet on Fort street and
extending 112 in the rear. 1t is to be freproof
throughout, and occupied by B. W. Field. No frames
at the openings and rooted with the patent roofing
material. The roof of the large stone building adj
joining is, we understand, to be taken off and re-
placed by one of the same material. Would it not be
prudent, ON the part of property owners, in anticipa-
ton of the great fire so long predicted by croakors
among us, to look after the old wells in the lower
part of the city and have them cleaned out. Many
of them, since the introduction of the valley water,
have been so neglected as to be useless in case of fire.
If kept in order they would be of nearly of as much
service as a reservoir. Every block, we believe, be-
low King street, has several wells, now ~unusued.
DEATH OF AN OLD RESPONSIBILITIES by the last
mail report the death of our former townsman, Ste
phen Reynolds. He came to Honolulu about the
year 1920, and resided here till 1855. He leaves two
daughters in the United States, and a son in Califor-
MIA. His property ten years since amounted to a
large sum, but owing to bad debts and other causes,
but little remains of it. He owned, at the time of his
death, a fine farm in Massachusetts,, and his prop
erty here amounts to four or five thousand dollars.
In California the sum of thirty to forty thousand dol
lars is 're to his estate, but its recovery is consid-
cred qu- aable. Many of our residents will re-
member hn, and his old store, which stood a little
north of the Sailors Home, but now torn down. For
many years, or from 1880 to 1850, he was one of the
most active business men in Honolulu, and took
much interest in the cause of education.
LIQUOR LICENSE FoRFEITEp.-The license given by
the Minister of the Interior to Mr.. A. Peatt some five
months since to retail liquor, was yesterday declared
forfeited, and his place of business closed. The ground
of this step, we understand, is that Mr.. Peatt has had
a d~isorderly house-dances and hulahulas having
been kept up nightly for some time past. Notice was
given to him by the authorities that if they were con-
tinued, his license would be taken away. Suit has
also been instituted by the government for the amount
of $1,000 bonds given by Mr.. P. Mr.. A. Bolster was
his bondsman, and has seized all the personal effects
of Mr.. Peatt to satisfy the governments claim on
him, though we learn there is a mortgage of $500
on the attached furnitule; but which claim is to be
first satisfied is a nut for the lawyers to crack.
IMPROVED SToCK.-We stated last week that the
bulls taken up to East Maui were a cross between the
Durham and Devon breeds. On inquiry, we find
they were probably the Hereford, which is some of
the finest stock on the islands. DR.. r. W. Wood has
the Devon bull and COW at Kauai, and Capt. J. Meek
has the young Devon bull which came outin the ship
Vaacouver, and are the only Devon cattle in this
country. Capt. Meek has also the Durham bull, COW
and calf Capt. Cummins has a Durham bull, said
to be but three-quarter breed. DR.. Wood has not
parted with any of his Devon cattle, neither has Capt.
Meek. As the people of the islands are endeavoring
to improve their cattle, we publish the above facts in
regard to the imported breeds.
DEAD DoGs.-A public cemetery should be laid
out for the benefit of the numerous dead animals,
which are the subject of constant complaint. 1t should
also be located a little farther out of town than the
vacant lot before the Bethel. We protest against that
being made the burying place of the carrion of the
town, as is the case now, three large dead dogs lying
there on Monday last. Printers require about as
much fresh air as the rest of mankind. No one OBJ
jects to poisoning off one half the dogs. when they out
number, two to one the population, as they doc q
But let them not be thrown under aT
neighbours window. Where's the street commissioner? \
POSTAL NEGLIGENcE.-The schooner Kekauluohi j
soon become famous as a fast boat, if she con- /
tinues to deliver her mails as punctually as of late. |
The mail from Honolulu for Lahaina despatched about
a month since, reached that port last week. after Wis
ting various ports on Hawaii. Confidence in the
mails must soon be lost unless such Irregularities are
and we know of no remedy so %effectual as
the prompt application of the SO fine provided for
by law. -
EoUIxox.-The autumn equinox occurred on Mon
lay last, when the day and night are of equal length.
The two preceding and the two days following the
2lst, vary from it but a few seconds in length. The
lays viii now shorten and the nights ~lengthen. In
most ATTITUDES abundance Of rain is looked for at this
ieason, but here a smart shower or two, except per-
in the more elevated districts, is all the rain we
COX for. Early on Wednesday morning we had a
inc shower. -
"THE PoINT."-The virtue of paint is no where
to better advantage than on the premises of
Iessrs. Robinson & Co., which have recently had a
LIBERAL application of turpentine and oil, changing
the ancient look whoh had crept over the
We are glad to see the improved appear
nee, as it was needed to keep up with the march of
Improvement going on all around.
FROM LAHANA.-By the arrival of the schooner
kamoi, we learn that the clipper ship Mary L.
Sutton arrived at that yort yesterday afternoon, at
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,ort she left on the 9th. Reports the Yankee to
all on the 10Th with the U. S. MaiL The papers
~ the Sutton afford DO additional news, being only
our days later than those by the Flying Dart
brings about ten passengers to Lahaina.
WHALE SHIPS ExPEcTED.-In another column we
publish a list of whalers which may be expected to
ecruit here this fall. The number of ships expected
will be about the same as recruited here last sea-
on. The total is 1871 vessels. As yet we have no word
the Ochotsk fleet. Next week we shall reissue
he Shipping List, corrected and altered for the fall
e Jason. -
BARK YANKEE-Just as we are going to press e
/. NJ the Yankee is announced in sight, with U. S.
nail of Aug. S-no later American dates, however,
han furnished by the Flying Dart. Her mail win
ready for delivery about IL o'clock.
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