The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-04-21

~ !. MorrIuo srAns-This bslezIeei .pa'ks.
has veceiyed very extensive repairs dur'nsfsn 81.
tvo months; in tact. the a1ter part q tne 1870 .x
bee, entirely rebuilt. scarcely An old r'o nas'p. = .
Ian She has also been thoroughly : @'teu
nev soremast has been put in, and . new loEcyes1'
botb having been found rotten. She nas>pesn &c.
copnered and sheathed throughout. and g no" =.
- !. - vastly better condition than 7hen sns
len Boston. In fact she was never before seavo.sny'
The expense of her present repairs amounts = -
"A 1000. not including the copper when sss -.
ont from Boston . year ago expressly fr her' en =
win sail for Marquesas on Saturday next anu !"
probably be gone about two months.
r,r,c,r DrsruLArlos.-This appears to have been
.o;nc on in some parts Of this island for some time
boct. and to no small extent. Last Monday, Mr-
George Ga,braith was arrested, on the charge OF furn-
;sh;np Intoxicating drinks to q native, It appearing
that he brought such liquor from Koolauloa, ana .ne
bottle found upon the native was undoubtedly ma
va;;an made LIQUOR. On the examination before
Judge Davis, the defendant was discharged. on the
ground that the witness, to whom the nquor was
furnished, was not proved to be Hawaiian born' ana 80
the complaint was quashed.
CouRrEsY AT SEA.-Capt. Lawrence, Of the whale
shin addison wishes us to notice the courtesy SHOWN
To him bv the Captain Of the mail steamer John L..
Stevens. in heaving to his vessel and allowing Capt
L. to board the steamer and procure papers and for
ward his letters. Capt. Lawrence. on his arrival Mt
Iabaina. forwarded through Messrs. Gilman q Co.,
some New York and Boston papers. which. however
did not reach us. Had they arrived here. when
sent, they would have been two or three days ahead
of the Frances Palmer's mail.
LIQUOR LAw.-Last Tuesday the discussion Of the
proposed changes in the laws regulating the sale Of
spirits was commenced in the House of Representa-
tives. There is undoubtedly a large majority OF the
members who are opposed to any change in the pres
emit LIQUOR laws, but an attempt will doubtless be
made by the few who sympathize with the Ministers
to smueele the measure through the House. Thede-
bate will probably be closed to-day, and the questions
decided-.Sha Labaina have retail spirit licenses -
and, :. Shall native born subjects of the King be
allowed to buy, sell and drink spirits as freely as for
eigners ?" "
ssNINE REvERENps IN ONE CARr."-Such was the
soliloouy off draymen the other day as we CHANGED to
oyerhear it. Curiosity prompted us to examine the
nature of his load, when we found that he had nine
1Oolb. kegs of sugar, addressed on the head, one to each
member of the mission at Marquesas, beginning with
IcS. - DiShhSAis ~ SHNS
MORE EXPENSES PAD."-The bark Emerald
took a fine eighty barrel sperm whale off Hawaii.
The weather being rough. only about seventy-four
barrels were secured. Whales have been noticed
abundant around the islands the past spring, and
almost every day can be seen "blowing'' off Coco
head. -
MORE DEspArcH.-The ship Leri Starbuck came
into port on the 18th to receive a new main mast.
which was put in and all her repairs fully COM
pleted on the 18th. She sails to day. Such despatch
is worthy of notice. Messrs. Emmes & Burns execu-
ted the job. -
WANrEp.-Our derl wishes us to state that he
would like to buy or borrow a Book of Quotations,
comprehending French, Spanish, Italian, Latin,
Greek, Hebrew, Sanscrit, etc. Please apply at his
private residence, after business hours, previous to
the issuing of the next number of the Poiynesian.
WHALES ON LOWER CALIroRNIA.-we have before
noticed the abundance of whales the past season in
the bays of California. In San Diego Bay, recently, |
five whales were killed in FIVE consecutive days, yield
ing 175 barrels oil.
New BRIDGE.-The bridge at Peleula, in Nuuanu
Valley, which was destroyed by the floods in Deem
Der last. is rapidly approaching to a re-completion,
under the constant aud efficient supervision of Messrs.
Harding and Wood.
HARD AT WoRK.-Mr. Levers new steam saw and
planning mill. is now in full operation, and is worth a
visit from all who watch the advance of improve
ments in Honolulu.
We can't anticipate what the news, by the
mail now fully due, will be, however anxious our
readers may be to get it; but a variety of news items
by the last mail will be found below.
2. S.-As we go to press, a clipper is telegraphed,
may have the mail of March 9Th.
WHALEMEN's SUPPLEMENT.-We are preparing and
shall issue on Saturday, a supplement of two pages,
to be filled with such items of domestic and foreign
news, as may interest whaleI6en, for circulation In
he Ochotsk and Arctic.
Foreign Summary.
Prescott's History of Philip the Second. Of which
Ihree volumes have appeared, is to be completed by
Mr.. Kirk, his amanuensis.
Last year there were on the western rivers of the
United States AZ steamers sunk. - burned, and 9
exploited. 259 lives were lost, and property to the |.
amount of 1924 900 dollars was sacrificed.
The wood of the printing-press on which the first
edition of Burns poems was printed at Kilmarnock
n 1886, is now being converted into IAN antoine
IA wing-room CHAIR to be occupied by the chair
nan at the Ayr celebration of the centenary of the