The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-09-30
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

The COMMERCIAL AND ITS PATRONs.-t ss grauiy-
ing to receive the frequent testimonials sent to us OF
the estimation in which the Commercial is held by
its subscribers. The task of publishing a newspaper
is generally . thankless one,-kicks. curses, and
abuse being too often the rewards received. An
old whaling skipper. whose name we shall always
look at as . beacon on our subscription list. subscribed
to the first volume Of the Commercial, and when he
left port ordered it not to be stopped. The order
stands against his name. which is as good as gold. in
any sea whore his keel floats. The paper has been
accordingly sent without interruption. though un-
paid. A day OF two since We received a long letter
from our friend, dated in the Arctic ocean, from
which we quote
7. Spencer for whatever may be due. I would not have you
mes. with which they watch for II at home; and the joy with
which they read It would more than repay You to behoh. This.
however, would not buy you your bread and butter"
Another subscriber, who left Honolulu last spring.
writing from the States says:
"The Advertiser come to us like a friend indeed The
sight OF its clean bright pages, is as a breath from our tropic
island home; and its notes are as acceptable and as eagerly
read, as when we opened its fresh leaves damp from the press.
May its shadow never be less"
ROYAL HAwAnAN THEATER-The admirers of the
legitimate Drama in Honolulu, will doubtless be
gratifed to he informed that the enterprising lessee Of
this establishment-Mr George Fl. nce-has nearly
completed the necessary repairs for the thorough
renovating of this theater. Besides newly painting
and papering the interior of the house, in a style
calculated to crafty the eye and give the place an
air Of comfort TO its patrons, the seats have been newly
upholstered, the old scenery brushed up and a
large addition of new scenery added, got up in a
style characteristic of the artists who have executed
it. Besides these improvements. there is now a most
perfect ventilation Of the house, which will render
an evenings sitting there more comfortable than at
any previous time since the erection OF the theafer.
With such a lady rs Miss Annette nce-6rst in her
profession-spotless in characterize lead the thea
trical troupe the coming season. we have no doubt
that her sojourn will prove alike gratifying to the
patrons of the drama and profitable to the lessee To
those who witnessed Miss Ince, during her short stay
here some months since, in Eradne, Blanca, Fdzio,
or, in fact, in any character of her role. it is enough
to say that the theater will be opened on Saturday
evening next. and that she will be supported in her
principal character by the best talent that can be
procured in Honolulu.
A CoMET.-A fine comet has been visible for the
past few evenings in the northwest. directly over the
Waianae mountains. II is seen soon after sunset,
but is so rapidly approaching the sun that it will
probably be visible only a night or two longer. 1t is
about two degrees above the horizon. and the tail is
o. ANhot ~ N5HS>
be the same that was expected In 1857, and was first
observed through a telescope by Miss Mitchell. the
Nantucket Astronomer, about the 14th of July. Asst
appeared on Tuesday it was a beautiful sight. The
natives gaze on it with awe, and say that it portends
some dreadful calamity, such AS war, the death of
some distinguished individual, or an epidemic like
the small pox, which followed the comet Of 1883.
They say, how correctly we do not know. that the
death of Kamehameha l. occurred Immediately after
the appearance of a comet. The splendid comet of
1913 appeared during the reign here of Lord George
Paulet. 1t is such condolences that has excited
their superstition in omets. 1t can probably be seen
this evening from half past six till about seven
O'Clock. -
ToorH-PuLLING Monday and
Tuesday, the dredging machine was employed IN
pulling up the old piles in Market Wharf. These
were embedded in a ten years accumulation OF mud,
and the lower ends were perfectly sound. They came
hard, like pulling sound teeth, but steam is q sure
dentist and its tools do not slip. The work of re-
s sqi,din ftJ sb5 tons s b oa, gssss n Se With the s gSiSsd ye dII,sPa 4oak
and soil from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. have
been discharged within the retaining wall near the
southeast corner, besides some two hundred tons from
Manoa. The accumulation of so much weight in one
spot has had the effect to force the wall outward about
I" icCt . tAuSh AihS' "A CIV hni Oou-
Meeting with a large anchor firmly set inland has
been bowsed taught, and will prevent the wall going
farther. 1t would be a serious misfortune should the
wall prove too weak and fall outward, but when the
filing in becomes solid there will probably be no like
lihood of this. About one-ffth of the space required
has been filled in.
A BABY WITH TWO HEAps.-Natives are very
fond of marvellous stories, and a tale loses nothing in
passing through their hands. Thus, the other day
we heard a great deal Of a wonderful lusus nature
which had been discovered in Honolulu, in the shape
of a living child, three months old, which was a per-
feet double, having two heads, fonr neither and upper
limbs and two sets of breathing and digesting appara-
tus. Ofcourse this would be an unheard of curiosity,
and invaluable as a newspaper item. Many were
attracted to view the strange sight-when 10. they
beheld an ordinary native child with a large tumor
gre wing on the back of its head!
~ Avery pleasant, though transformations nuptial
gathering, took place on Saturday evening last at Lit
tie Greenwich. The entire spacious premises Zone Of
the sweetest and contest retreats on our Ellen Islsnd)
were thrown open TO the two or three hundred guests
assembled, for whose comfort the rroverbial liberality
of their host knew no bounds. The whole passed off
with the highest satisfaction to all present. We con-
grafulate the happy groom. on ms good fortune IN
securing a mate so we'll calculated to make him a
happy home, and hope it may prove another link to
bind him to his adopted soil, where his rare energy
and skill are so much needed to develope its resources.
A NEW SUGAR REFINERY.-Our exchanges and also
private advices inform us that n new refinery will
soon commence work in San Francisco, making the
second in that city. The new refinery will be some
what larger than the old one. and consume monthly
about 500, 900 lbs. of sugar. The old one consumes
100, 900 lbs. monthly. This will Of course create a
greater demand for raw sugar. and must operate
favorably on our plantations, in furnishing a stin bet
ter market than We now have. We cannot have too
many plantations, or produce more sugar than will
be called for, even were every acre capable Of pro-
ducing cane put to its cultivation.