The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-09-23
OTE OF THE WEEK.

and has a fund Of $500 on hand. Among the bcnevo-
lent societies in Honolulu. none is more ACTIVE
than this 1t was organized some four years ago. and
the occasion that gave it an origin. was an accident
sustained by q poor carpenter. who had his arm
nearly cut in two by a circular saw. During the
four years of its existence it has relieved many cases
of want By its rules, members disabled by sickness
are allowed to draw for their support from its treasury
SO long as they are unable to work. 1t has received
a charter from the King, and with care on the part
of its officers may yet become o strong aud wealthy
benevolent corporation. We would suggest to some
of our rich men, who have risen from the f~orecastle
or the plane, to q state Of independency, that an
easy way TO leave behind them a monument OF
their benevolence. would be to erect a building in
Honolulu or bequeath a sum of money to the above
society-for the erection of such a building. to be
kept open as a public institution, with lecture-room,
library and society-rooms, for the free use of all who
might choose to Join it. We only wish to throw out
the hint, if any one among us has money with which
he may choose to plan his own monument.
CLIPPER SHIps.-we have in port to-day, more
tonnage of clipper ships than at any one time for
several years. The vessels are the Golden Eagle,
1900; r. F. WIllets, 1875; Skylark, 1909; West
Hind, 1910; an aggregate of 1904 tons, or a capacity
vi ubout [O,OO p1ETclS Ol. huQ u tucSc tuC SQH-
dace, which is loading for Europe, and will take
about $500 barrels, and we have a sum total of nearly
2s, 1000 barrels required to fill the vessels already laid
on for oil. Last year, in homeward bound whalers
and merchantmen there was taken on freight from
this port, 46 500 barrels of oil and 100, 764lbs. bone,
besides some 10000 bbls. original cargo of wbalers.
There will not be so many homeward bound whalers
this year as last. Besides oil and bone, the quantity
~ o<bor fro,obt e,cb no b;dac uool tal1ow
&c., is constantly increasing. We are informed also
that hereafter preference will be given to merchant
men taking oil, as it is found that oil invariably
ped by whalers. The contrary opinion formerly
prevailed. -
WHAT'S TO PAY now AFTER nearly three weeks
silence, the government organ comes out and informs
the public that there was a salute over the supposed
rejection of the French Treaty by His Majesty, and
has the modesty to tell them that it "was an act of
indiscretion, highly censurable in every sense" That
it was not censurable, that it received the open APP
proval of the community and the tacit approval
of the government organ itself, is very apparent
in its not putting forth a censure until compelled
to do so by positive command to preserve the entente
cordiale. The item referred to bears internal evidence
of its source. The act of firing a salute over the sup
posed defeat of such n wretched instrument meets the
hearty approval of everybody here, and would have
met with like public joy in England or France. The
only disappointment is that the cause for rejoicing
was not better founded.
A CLIPPER RAcE.-One of the finest sights we
have ever seen in the marine news line, was that
which occurred on Thursday last. At 2 p. NJ. the
clipper ship E. F. Willets, came round the Head, at
8 o'clock followed the Skylark, at 4 O'Clock the Ra-
duga, and at 8 o'clock the West Wind. Each
followed the other just one hour apart. The three
first crossed the bar Mt San Francisco on the LIST, and
had an even start, the E. r. Uihets fairly beating.
The Uest Wind sailed on the Sd, and made the
shortest passage by two days. They are all beautiful
vessels and we hope those that are here will readily
find cargoes. -
FRE.-Last Friday at about one o'clock, the alarm
of fire was given. and proved to proceed from a
situated at the head of Emma street.
Engine No. 2 and the Hook and Ladder Company
were promptly on the spot, but were only able to
prevent the fire from spreading. A little halfcaste
girl. about two years of age was unfortunately burned
TO death, and its mother, who was away from home
when the fire occurred, was quite distracted when
she came back and received the charred remains of
her little one. The father, whose name we cannot
learn, is said to be an officer on board a whaleship,
and is now absent.
THE SAILOR FREMEN-When the fre-bells rung
Friday, the Fire Brigade of the French corvette
Eurydice lying in this harbor, under command Of
an officer, came on shore with great expedition, and
with their engine, leading and suction hose, were
proceeding to the fire. when, meeting the Marshal
they learned that the fire was out. Had there been
an opportunity, they would doubtless have rendered
efficient aid, as they are well drilled, and their
machine though small, can be set at work in a very
short space of time. We take pleasure in noting this
of good feeling on the part of our naval
friends. -
New PIER AT Observation-Disclosures and others
be interested to learn that Mr.. Macy has recently
a new pier, with a railway and car for ship
ping off produce at the above port. With present IA
c%ilities, a hundred barrels of potatoes can be sent off
in two hours, and ships need not be detained but a
very short time to get all the supplies they may want.
Kawaihae Irish potatoes are equal to the very best
imported. -
HAWAIIAN THEATER.-This establishment has been
by the agent of Miss Annette Ince, and will, We
learn, be opened about the first of October. The
is to be thoroughly renovated, with new
scenery, and new seats, and what is of equal import
lnce in a warm climate, it is to be newly ventilated.
learn that a reinforcement of talent has been sent
FOR by the Yankee, so that by the time the season has
airly commenced, a good company will be here to
lmuse our seafaring visitors.
SHOT PRAcrIcE.-On Tuesday last, H. 1. NJ. IS cor
vette Eurydice ~practiced a couple of hours at firing
It a miniature fort erected for the purpose on the reef
.ome six hundred yards from the ship. After getting
he range, the fort was soon pretty thoroughly riddled
shot, but with all their tact they could not make
he beseiged strike their flag, and at shutdown, it was
till flying as proudly as ever it did over the Redan.
The attack showed, however, what might have been
he fate of a real fort and garrison under the same
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UNFoRTUNATE.-We learn that the hive of bees
which Capt. Cummings took to Kealakekua the last
rip of the Kinoole, has proved an entire loss. On
he passage up, the wax melted and a large portion
the swarm was killed, and on arriving at Hawaii,
bosa that survived deserted the hive and have not