The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-04-01

by the f6reIock,'' the delegation nom Aauai arr1veu
in town yesterday morning. 70 attend the legislature-
4 4 : sign that Kauai is fully awake, to see her
members thus on hand, but had they read the Con-
mercial they might have been spared the trouble.
In fact. the time Of meeting Of this years. hgislature
i n embryon.a myth, hidden il IL beautiful mist
Of ancertainty that shrouds the Cabinet Couneil- IL
has bsen limited that when the honorables % nesx,
thsy win be expected, in consideration q late eovezn-
ment lossus, and previous t:necessitiea to
decline By a unanimous vote. the usual $3ferdiem.
and work for pure love. As near as we can learn.
however. no time has yet been definitely liked for the
meeting Of the Legislature, but it is quite probable
that it will be called together some time before june.
Loss OF BRra FRANcEs.-The whaling brig Fran
ces, Of San Francisco was stranded in Margarita Bay
in February last. The wreck was caused by the cable
parting, while she lay at anchor during a severe blow.
She went to pieces very soon after grounding and be
came a total loss. She had on board sixty barrels
sperm. Capt. Andrews with his family arrived in
Lahaina last week, having been rendered q passage
on board a whale ship. We understand that BY this
wreck he has lost all his property which he had in
vested in the brig. and is left entirely destitute. He
is highly spokenspf as a shipmaster. having made two
or three successful voyages from Nantucket, and We
hope our ship agents will bear him in mind should q
reliable shipmaster be wanted.
Nor so-A rumor has been circulating about town
that definite advices have been lately received of the
departure of several Russian war vessels to protect
the bays in the Ochotsk Sea against the cruises of
foreign whale ships. After careful enquiry from
those who would be likely to know, we can find NO
ground for the rumor, other than that brought by
the San Diego last fall. which we have before stated
to have been premature. If Russia designs to send
war vessels out. she will without doubt first give off,
cial notice to the American and French governments
of such purpose. -
HORSE SroLEN.-On Sunday evening last, about the
time when it is supposed the custom-house burglars
were removing the deposits by the light of . full moon,
some less ambitious rascals united q horse belonging
to J. W. Marsh, ESQ.,, hitched in the rear Of the Post
Office building and made off with him. The police,
of course. saw nothing of the transaction, although
one is stationed every night on the corner directly
opposite the entrance to the premises. No trace Of
horse or thief -
ANOTHER BuReLARy.-The trunk of Capt Plaskett,
of the ship Thomas Dickson. was taken from his
room at Mrs. Lambs boarding house on Saturday
night, and after being carried under the stone church
Of Kawaiahao was broken open and a sum of money
how much we have not learned-was taken there
from. The trunk was found next morning with all
the clothing, except one dress coat, to which the thief
had probably taken q fancy, and which may perhaps
lead to his detection.
GREAT ExcrrEMENT.-Our stolid friends, the police,
had hardly recovered their usual digestion from the
alarm Of Sunday nights burglary. before their nerves
were again dreadfully upset by the discovery on
Tuesday, of q suit of clothes on Waikiki plains, al
covered with blood,-amongt them n vest with a -
which looked as if a bullet might have been put
through it. When the excitement was at its height.
and the belief pretty general that somebody had been
foully murdered-the romance of the thing was
spoiled by the explanation that two men having had
a friendly set-to, one of them gave the other a bleed
ing at the nose, and the latter, who lives on the
plain, threw the old suit away.
One OF OUR ARMY.-It has been the practice of
late to station a soldier on the new esplanade, near
where the prisoners are at work, for the purpose it
is presumed of preventing escapes, and to assist the
overseer in case of a rising. One day last week this
.sson of Mars, - having reclined himself in the bright
sunshine, fell fast asleep, and while in this situation
his arms were removed by the overseers Of the pris-
oners, and himself reported-we presume to the
Sc Head Of the Department" The soldier got two
dozen on the bare back and a days solitary confne-
ment for his devotion to Morpheus.
A New ScHooL.-we learn with pleasure that Mr..
H. c.. johnson will open a school on Monday next. A
good school has long been wanted here. Mr.. johnson
comes highly recommended and has had several years
experience as a teacher. For the present, or until q
more suitable room can be had, the school will be
held in the vestry room of the Bethel. We trust our
residents will endeavor to encourage the establish
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which Mr.. J.'s ability promises to secure.
FIRST WHALER FROM HoNoLULU.-We have recently
learned from a reliable source, that the FIRST whaler
that was sent out from this port was fitted out by our
former townsman, Henry A. Pierce, ESQ.,, now re-
siding in Boston. She was owned by MIR. Pierce and
Capt. G. W. Cole. From her first cruise. in the year
1882, she returned with 1000 bbls. of sperm oil.
Two NATIVES DRowNED.-Last Saturday, three
natives left Molokai in a whaleboat for Lahaina, and
when about midway of the channel, the boat was
capsized and two of the natives were drowned; the
third escaped by swimming to the shore. We have
heard no particulars, but suppose that the accident
was caused by the rough stormy weather which has
lasted for the past two weeks.
FIRST RArE.-The passengers on board the schooner
Z WnCA oWO "oS w AL ooAoS hSs0 SOAASa
what it was best to do. The reply of the 01Rernor
Of Kauai, when asked for his opinion. is too good to
let pass unrecorded. After thinking awhile rather
over the matter, he says swell, it's GER
we've lost our way. and the best thing to do now,
is to go back to Kauai and start again =,
PHELAN's CUsHIoNs.-Mr E. Burgess, of the Mer-
chants Exchange Billiard Saloon, has recently fttea
M one Of his tables with the celebrated Is combiua-
cushions manufactured by MIR. Phelan, Of
York city. The worldwide renown Of these
among lovers of the gaDtlemanly amuse-
ment of billiards, is a sufficient proof of their supe-
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SHREwD FINANCIERING.-It is a little singular that
at this time, the missionary schooner Morning Star,
has three captains under full pay, two Of them in adj
dition drawing travelling expenses.-Cspt. Moore
to Boston and Capt., 1--WE have not
his name,) on his way out to take charge Of
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