The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-03-17
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

CALIFORNIA STILL AHEAp.-The Golden State is
famous for big Jumps of gold, big c~abbages, and
other large things in proportion; but really, the size
of her whales. beats all other cruising grounds in the
known world. According to n late San Francisco
Daily Times, thirty-one whales, taken in Monterey
Bay in 1867, yielded 81 ,926 barrels of oil. being an
average of about 1880 barrels each. This ''bangs
Bannagher'' entirely. No wonder our California
n~eighbors are constantly calling attention to their
superior facilities and attraction for the whaling
feet. Just think, fifteen men took in 1857, 1,OO5.-
$50 gallons oil. which at 40 cents per gallon, the
market price. was worth $402, 267 go, netting to each
man the snug little sum of $26.s17 "a q for one
years work. Who wouldn't goa whaling! But here is
the extract
Are the oil lords of New Bedford and Nantucket
aware, that California is engaged in the whale fish
ing, Such is the fact. ALI over the bay of Monte
rey, and the contiguous ocean the whale fishers pur-
sue their gigantic game, from March to ovember
putting out in whale boats, harpooning and drawing
home to shore, the levia,han of those waters, without
the enormous expense of the whale ship and its three
years outfits Eearisome sickening effect upon the
men-its solitude, suffering and absence from home.
One company alone, the Portuguese Company, COM
posed of fifteen men, in the year 1857, captured thirty
one whales, yielding 81 ,926 barrels of oil. Three
companies were in active operation during the year
1883" -
CoRoNERs INoUEsTs.-It is not often than we have
to record the verdict of a coroner's jury in Honolulu.
Last week two deaths occurred under circumstances
which were deemed sufficient to justify the empannel-
ling of jures to ascertain the causes. In the first
case, that of the prisoner Punahoa, the native
population were greatly excited from the malicious
and false reports which had been circulated by one
of the prisoners. to the effect that the deceased had
been inhumanly beaten by the overseer. The follow
ing is the verdict in this case,-after a post norton
examination by physicians
We, the undersigned, jurors summoned to inquire into the cir
Punahoa, do find, after careful and thorough Investigation, that
sestion accelerated by his suddenly jumping into the water while
in a heated state. L. O. HALL, Foreman. JONI RIrsoS,
q. W. MopenrAurse. Taos. MossSAs.
FRAsoIs SPENCER, D.N: fLrSsH,
As. GniSBArs. RIA. S. WooD.
On the same evening, n Frenchman, named Louis
Roussell, had a scuffie with n fellow countryman
named Alexander Achard, who was employed as
barkeeper at the French Hotel. 1t seems that Rous-
sell had been employed as n gardener at the French
Hotel, and on Thursday went off and got intoxicated.
Returning in the evening, he was noisy and abusive
to Achard, the barkeeper, who at length forcibly
elected him from the barroom after having in vain
endeavored to get him to bed quietly. In the scufae
Roussell fell to the ground and lay there until he
was picked up dead. DR.. Guillou was called in, and
from his examination at that time and on the next
morning. was decidedly of the opinion that the man
came to his death from cerebral effusion, caused by
excessive use Of stimulants and great excitement.
Achard was examined before Judge Davis on Tues
day morning, the French Consul being present, and,
on the suggestion of the District Attorney was dis
charged on the ground that there was no evidence
against him of a eliminating nature. The following
is the verdict of the Coroner's jury on the body of
Roussell:
We, the undersigned, jurors of ,he coroner's inquest held on
the body Of Louis Rossei, find that the said Louis Rossel came
to his death from the effects OF a fall received during a struggle
with the harkeeper, Alex. Archard, mt the French Hotel. on the
night Of the 10th Of March, 1859, between he hours of 10 and ii,
the barkeeper at the time being in the performance of his duty.
We also find that the deceased was under the influence of liquor
at the time he came to his death.
w. LApp, j. o. DoMSIs,
Z. p. ADAMS, E. KEMP,
J. LApp, ii. c. GRAHAM,
W. A. ALpRIcH, W. GREG,
". r. SEAL J. 0'NEH,
J.R. PRATT, D. +. Snow.