The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-01-20

FoR THE EAsr.-The Yankee sails with the mails
tomorrow friday at II O'Clock. She has a full
freight and over 80 passengers.
81 Four numbers of the Commercial have been
issued since the departure of the last mail by the
Glimpse. They will be found filled with local inteli-
gence, and can be had at our counter in wrappers
ready for mailing. -
THE COFFEE AND ORANGE CRoP-We are pleased
10 learn from Kona, Hawaii, that the coffee crop this
year bids fair to exceed in amount that of any previ-
GUS year. The blight, which it was apprehended
would again damage the crop as it had during the
past two years, has nearly. if not quite. disappeared,
remaining only on some of the old trees. while the
young trees, of which there are a great many come
into bearing this year, are very thrifty and prolific.
The orange crop of Kona has also been very large
this season, and we are told that thousands of these
delicious fruit will rot on the ground for want of pur-
chasers. One or two schooners may hereafter be
sure of a cargo for San Francisco every season in
Kona, instead of going all the way to Tahiti for an
inferior article. -
AN IMPORTANT SuIT.-A novel case has been before
the Supreme Court during the past week. 1t is the
suit Of the first officer of the Russian whaling -aark
GrGfer Berg, who is an American, against the cap
tain and owners of that vessel, for damages on &C
count of the vessel being converted into a trader
while at the North, and not prosecuting the whaling
business as agreed on by the ships articles. The
bark took only go barrels of oil, and, it was alleged,
spent most of the time at anchor in various harbors
instead of cruising for whales. The suit is an en-
tirely new one in our Jurisprudence, and is not COM
mon even in other countries. The evidence was long
and tedious, the principal witnesses being Swedes, all
whose testimony had to be interpreted. No decision
has been rendered as yet, that we are aware Of
DEPARTURE OF THE INcEs.-Miss Annette Ince,
the talented actress, takes her departure for San
Francisco per Yankee tomorrow. During her resi-
dence here of several months, Miss Ince has more
than realized the expectations which were created
previous to her arrival by The ~Aattering notices of the
press in California and elsewhere. All who have
witnessed her representations of some of the most diff
fcult and impassioned creations of Shakespeare,
Knowles and Bulwer, will agree with us that she is a
lady of brilliant talents and an actress of rare merit.
Miss Caroline's abilities as a vocalist are of a high
order, and Mr.. George H. Ince, the gentleman
:" business man, has won :. golden opinions from
all. We wish the Inces their simple deserts-ample
success wherever they 60.
LIGHTHOUSE AT KAwAIHAE-The first lighthouse
ever erected at these islands is soon to be constructed
at Kawaihae. by private capital alone, by the enter
prising firm of G. W.. Macy & Co. In addition to
this important work, designed solely to serve the in
terests of whalers visiting that port. the above firm
have also a railway of a hundred or more feet in
length. With cars and every facility for landing and ia
king off freight. The erection of lighthouse will add
to the safety of vessels visiting that port for recruits.
By the by, what has become Of that plan of putting
up a lighthouse at Lahaina. about which we heard
so much some months ago?
THE YAxKEE-Ther report has been current during
the week that this vessel has been sold for the sum Of
s2S. 900. As near as we can learn, Capt. Smith has
merely been offered that amount for the bark at which
figure he is willing to dispose Of her-the sale to be
closed in San Francisco. For our part we guess that
we shall see her continue in the 9 regular line of San
Francisco packets for a twelvemonth at least, and
under no other command than that of Capt. Smith.
RAcE.-KAuA VS.. OAnU.-The race to come off
tomorrow en- the Waikiki Course will be Of unusual
interest to the admirers of such sport Mr.. Hobbs
horse has the credit of beating everything in the
shape of horse flesh on Kauai, and is said to have
beaten the celebrated Huiupala that has heretofore
heen considered the champion of the turf.
AppLs-The raising or apples at Kona, Hawaii,
may yet become as extensive as that Of oranges, If
we can judge Of the beautiful fruit which we have
been shown by Mr.. Paris The apple is Of the green
ing variety. and some seven or eight inches in dame
ter. 1t was grown on a tree in the possession of
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, of Kailua. and shows that the fruit
can be produced there of a fine size and quality.
ROYAL HAwAIIAx THEArER-Aliss Ganice, the
i~nimitable lady humorist AMI Yankee-girl delineator.
has continued during the past week to draw good
houses at the above establishment. We learn that
the Ministries, who have for some months entertained
the theater-going public of Honolulu, take passage
in the Yaakee for California.