The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-06-10

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SOMEWHAT RoMANrIc-Some seven or eight years
ago, n middle aged farmer arrived in Honolulu from
California, and after a short stay in the city engaged
himself to work on n farm about fifteen miles in the
country towards Eva. There he has lived ever since,
delving along very quietly, never speaking unless
spoken to, and earning for himself a reputation for
eccentricity. Recently, circumstances led to his
case being mentioned in a certain circle, when it APP
peared quite probable that our farmer was the anne
person who eight years ago "mysteriously disap-
peared'' from one of the Western States, where he
had a farm and family, and was comfortably situated.
Letters of inquiry were Immediately dispatched to the
locality indicated, and by n recent mail answers were
returned, confirming the identity of the stranger. 1t
seems that about eight years since, while working in
the field on his farm, he received n blow on the head
from a falling tree, which rendered him quite oblivi-
Gus of who and what he was, and caused him to
wander off without knowing where. Thus he found
his way to these islands, and but for an accident,
would perhaps have eventually died here. During
his long absence from home, two out of his three chill
dren have died, and his anxious wife had ~despaired of
ever seeing him again. 1t is to be hoped that the
unconscious wanderer will soon be restored to his
friends. -
PATENT Gas APPARATUs-Mr. Henry Macfarlane,
the enterprising proprietor of the Commercial Hotel,
who is always in the van when improvements are
thought of has imported from San Francisco, one of
the patent apparatus of the " Maryland Portable
Gas Co., )" manufactured by Wethered & Tiffany, San
Francisco. The introduction of this apparatus quite
extensively in the hotels, steamboats,, etc., of Califor-
MIA has opened a new " era of light and has given
the luxury Of gas to others than those who live in
cities and beyond the reach of the pipes of a gas COM
pany. The invention is remarkable for its simplicity
of construction, being scarcely more complicated than
an ordinary cooking stove, while it is perfectly safe,
and in point of economy. is cheaper than either oil or
candles. One-half a cent per burner for an hours
consumption, is said to be a large estimate of the cost
of this gas. 1t is made from oil of resin, every gallon
of which produces from seventy-five to one hundred
feet of cubic gas. The machine now putting up by
Mr.. Macfarlane will contain about 300 cubic feet, and
each burner is estimated to consume two cubic feet
per hour on an average. We understand that the
proprietor expects to be able to furnish other parties
by pipes connected with his premises. Success to en-
terprise ! -
PERMANENT business gener-
ally is extremely stagnant for the present season even,
the premises of r.. c. Janion on Kaahumanu and
Queen streets presents a pleasing aspect of improve
ment. With the exception of a small space on Kaa-
humanu street preoccupied on lease by other parties,
the whole block will very shortly be covered with a
series of fine ~ire-proof coral stores. When the un-
slightly wooden shed on the old French premises is
removed and a substantial store erected in irs place,
Kaahumanu street will have the most business like
appearance of any thoroughfare in Honolulu. while
its narrow breadth will remind one of some of the
contracted by-ways of Boston.
LEGAL EASEMENTS the Poiynesian of
Saturday we find the following legal notices Notice
- - r. w.
mea, Hawaii, July 9th proximo, to satisfy decree in
favor of B. Pitman, for 81 ,6S8 ID; application by
John Rives for letters of administration on estate Of
G. P. Rives, deceased, to be heard at the Court House,
Honolulu, 18th inst. application by the guardian
of heirs of Harriet 8. Davis, deceased, for permits
sion to sell certain real estate in Honolulu, to be
heard June 10Th; application by R. W. Holt s. D. r.
True, for probate Of will of John Bartlett, deceased,
to be heard June 18th.
A Coon JOKE" Are you AWARE said one gen.
tleman to another, the other day, " that an organiza-
ton exists in Honolulu, whose present fixed purpose
is to break up the United States." OF course the
idea was laughed at as ridiculous in the extreme,
but the serious manner and repeated asseverations Of
the gentleman caused no little wonder as to Whist he
could be driving at, when, after keeping the other in
suspense during a ten minutes walk to j. Robinson
& Co.'S wharf, the old bark United States was tri-
umphantly pointed at, as about to be I" broken up -
FINE PEAcHEs.-The season for peaches is now
coming on, and by a recent arrival from East Maui
we noticed about a bushel of large. rosy fruit, the
aroma from which was delicious, and reminded one
much Of other lands. Thousands Of peaches will this
year rot on the ground in Kona, Hawaii, or rot on
the way to Honolulu in our slow-going coasters. An
inter-island steamer would make this and other fruits
quite common in Honolulu. Mr.. J. F. Colburn has
had several lots on sale.
A CHALLxnoE-Mr KaikainahaoIe. the owner Of
the race horse Boston-otherwise HulupaIa,-o6ers
to race with any other horse on the Islands, on Wal
kiki Plains, on the 4th Of July next.