The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-01

KAUn Irrn.-we learn that the Island Of K.na'
Is suffering very much from drought. The sstea"s
are low and everything is whitening up. 80 ory :
season has not been known for years before In every
drv season the Island of Kauai is more or less de-
vastated by fires, which originating in tho careless
ness of some reckless persons. spread through the
woods and over the fields, destroying the vegefaS'on
in their paths. 1t is believed that more valuable TIM
her is thus destroyed, annually, than is cut down ana
carried away for building purposes and hrewood' oy
the people Of the Island. This season the evil IS es-
pecially serious. Large tracts OF land have oeen
swept over by the devouring element. mere Gems
to be n manifest necessity for some legislation upon
the subject, prohibiting the building OF hres IN the
woods except under heavy penalties. Inere mas oe
some trouble in the Koloa district respecting the col
lection If taxes-a part of the residents resisting the
payment of them on the ground of alleged iliegahty'
The difficulty was not finally settled at last accounts.
Mr.. Titcomb's new sugar plantation in Hanalei valley
is coming on finely. Some fifty acres Of cane has
been planted and is growing we'll. The SOIL seems
admirably adapted for its 0hture. A sugar mill Is
in process of erection. An English school for natives
is about being established at Koloa, with, as we are
informed, a fair prospect of success.
A MARTIAL ARRAY-The chain gang is one OF the
institutions of Horolulu-an Institution to which We
are indebted for the carrying out OF many Important
public improvements. At certain hours OF every
day, this martial looking company OF " tried irlends
may be seen promenading the streets to and from the
Esplanade. Though not SO imposing as the rlne
company, in appearance. they are certainty more
numerous. and with their uniform blue shirts and
pants, and their regular step, they make a very re-
snectable show. A stranger, seeing them march
about thus, without knowing what they were, would
set the Hnwaiians down for an eminently military
nation. "
SUDDEN INCREASE OF PoPULATIoN.-One hun
dred and seventy four Chinese, being the passengers
rescued from the burning ship Mastif, were landed
in our city on Wednesday last. The Chinese residents
opened their hearts to their distressed countrymen,
and provided them with food and lodgings. We I'M
derstand that those of the strangers who have money
will proceed ON their journey to Hong Kong by the
first convenient opportunity. A considerable number,
however, who are penniless, will remain in our COM
munity ; and it is probable. as they have graduated
at the California mines. they will be smart enough,
to pick up a decent, II not IN all cases an ho"es'
living here. -
A CHINESE BELLk-Among the Chinese who land
ed from the Achilles, on Wednesday, was one lady
who evidently belonged to the haut ton. The sight
of her little feet, encased in a pair of tiny red slip
pers, created q great sensation among the boat boy
population, and for a while she was the centre of a
dense crowd Of admiring natives. Another fair celes-
tial astonished the gazers by asking them IN their
own language, Heaha kou mak,emake -" What
do you want?'' showing that in her California expe-
rience she had already seen something of the genus
kanaka. "
THE CIVIL CoDE.-We conclude to-day the publ
cation of this lengthy statute, which we commenced
on the 18th of August Probably no public adver-
tisement has ever been executed Mt these islands with
such despatch. We have printed in six weeks, the
entire job-a book of S67 pages. containing over
800, 900 ems of type. The publication, ought to have
been done by the Polynesian, which is ostensibly
supported for no other purpose, and the fact that to
this Journal was assigned the work, will show to
every Une'what the government thinks of its pet
POLICE CoURT.-A Chinaman by the name OF
Ahiane was brought up before Judge Davis yesterday
morning, on a charge of kicking and otherwise
brutality treating a native woman called Hannah,
wife of a chinaman named Akeo. The two men were
partners in the pork killing business. During the
absence of Akeo, Ahiana forcibly entered his house,
by means of a window, and so i'll used the woman
that her life was despaired of. The prisoner was re-
manded until such time as the fate of the woman,
for life or death, shall be decided.
FRoM McKEAN's IsLAND.-The hermaphrodite
brig Agate arrived here from McKean's Island on
Thursday, with 100 tons of guano, and bringing up,
as passenger, Mr.. Goddard, Governor of the Island.
The Modern Times, Capt. Overton, had loaded, and
sailed for home on the 9th August. No other vessel
had arrived at the time of the -7gate's departure,
August %. Mr.. Goddard informs US that his present
arrangements for loading ships at the island, will
enable him to deliver guano at the rate of 40 tons per
day. -
THE SALVAGE CAsE-The claim on the part of
the Captain and crew of the Achilles to be allowed
salvage money on the specie saved by that vessel from
the burning ship .Mastif, came before the Court OF
Admiralty yesterday, Judge Robertson presiding.
Mr.. Montgomery appeared in behalf of the libel
lants, and Mr.. Blair for the respondents. The argu-
ments were concluded yesterday, and the decision of
the Judge will probably be rendered to-day or
Monday. -
THE CHINEsE.-The Chinese tradesmen in Homo
lulu are, in most cases, a steady, Industrious and
thrifty class of men. They live within their means,
and act upon the principle that a penny saved is a
penny earned. In this way, many of them have
acquired competence. and some fortunes. As they
increase in prosperity they do not degenerate as citi-
zens, but are found in almost all cases, to be gener-
Gus, philosophical men.
RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.-The little schooner
Kinooie, Capt. Foss, which has been absent nearly
four months and a half on a cruise to the eastward
for guano islands, returned to Honolulu on Thurs
day. She had been absent so long that fears had
begun to be entertained of her safety. Her voyage
has been an unsuccessful one, not a guano island
having been seen on the trip.
The OVERLAND MAIL--The detention of the Yan-
kee till Monday may prevent her arrival at San
Francisco till after the departure of the mail steamer
of the Goth. Correspondents should bear in mind
that letters can be despatched by the first ''overland
mail" if so marked-all others will be kept till the
departure of the next regular steamer-Nov. 5.
The EASTERN MArL-Them mail steamer arrived at
San Francisco on the 14th-the greater part of her
news. having been anticipated by the overland mail.