The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-08-18
T or THE WEEK.


OFFICIAL IxsuLr.-we have rarely seen in print .
more mean and insulting attack on an nnohending
seaman than is contained in the following scurrilous
item from the last Polynesian. A man who can
write such slang about a fellow, placed unfortunately
in circumstances exciting public sympathy has .
heart smaller than > wasp's, and if a father. should
he ashamed to raise his head in a community like
bthat of Honolulu. For hu manity's sake, We must
protest against the Hawaiian Government lending its
official organ to become the tool and medium OF such
base attacks on strangers visiting one of IFS ports;
.Pu,LopRoaES1r,vExrss.--Since the old New Eng
land Primer in early years raised our sympathies Tor
n fellow creatures suferings, by depicting IN q ceie-
brated wood cut the roasting az the stake, by "the
Myrmidons of Bloody Mary, of infamous memory,
of the Rev. John Rodgers, Mrs. Rodgers and nine
children, the youngest at thu, breas', and the suner,
ings Of that family, they have never been so excited
as bv the perusal of the awful trials that one OF the
seaman of the Orestes would have had to undergo II
the vessel had sailed, more especially as the husband
of a wife and the father of five small children. va
bachelors should take warning, and embrace the ear
lest opportunity to provide themselves with these
aids to popular sympathy, as they are such crying
helps for an appeal to the good Offices OF friendly edi-
tors. = ADORE as from the o11ctaI organ o. me
HalraiiGn Government.
QUERIES AND Aforementioned by a contributor,
for amusement in the dull and warm weather, sug-
gested by reading late papers by the mail.
Q.-Is the Austrian General Commanding, Count
GyulaiL, any relation to the " Fourth Of July' If so,
he is fighting on the wrong side.
a.-Quien sabe-ask the Doctor.
Q.-How do you account for E~ngland's earnest
wish for neutrality in the present state Of affairs in
Europe?
A.-From her natural ~antipathy to q War Of
Independence"
OH what manner do the :" Zouaves fight,
A.-"Suaviter { Zouaviter } in modo."
.Fortiter { Forty Tars) in re-"
The last was too much; exit contributor, exhausted
wREcKs.-It is seldom that we are called on to
publish the notices Of two wrecks in one paper. Un-
der the head of our shipping memoranda will be
found the particulars of the whaleship Lexington,
of Nantucket, and ship Pirginia, Of Liverpool. The
latter wasa staunch ship of 1872 tons register, English
tonnage. Her crew came up from Bakers Island in
the brig Josephine. -
FROM THE WRECK OF THE DEMONSTRATING schoon-
er John Young returned on Sunday last from the
above wreck, and reports everything going on favor
ably. A derrick had been rugged for hosting the
quicksilver from its bed. and seven TASKS raised in
good condition. The whole fifty TASKS will doubtless
be secured. These are worth fifty to sixty dollars
each. A large quantity of spars and other effects
had also been saved.
CIVIL wAR.-Cap it be that our law-abiding Ha-
waiians are rising up against the authorities +, A re-
port comes that in Kau. Hawaii, the people have
risen en- masse and driven the tax assessors by force
from the districts. The new tax law is very offensive
in all parts of the Islands. A correspondent thinks
that the combined forces of the Rifles and Dasha-
ways may yet have to be called out to suppress the
movement on that island
OprUN.-We notice that the importations of this
narcotic are on the increase. By the last two arri-
walls, over 300 taels have been imported. amounting
to SOME $500 ounces in weight. 1t would perhaps be
well for the authorities to inquire what becomes of
all this, and whether its use is becoming prevalent
among the natives. -
THE DAsuAwAYs.-This society continues to flourish
and has now over sixty members. MIR. n. L. lngols
delivered an address on Saturday evening. before the
order. which has been spoken of as one of the finest
literary productions ever deliveredi in Honolulu.
FErE NApoLEox.-This anniversary of the French
Emperor occurred on Monday last. and was observ-
ed with the usual exercises at the Catholic Church.
In the evening, His Ex. the French Commissioner
gave a ball at his residence.
The Posr-OFFICE-A. X. Clark, Esq, has been
appointed by the Minister of the Interior, Acting
Postmaster General, till the pleasure of His Majesty
(who Is now on Maui) is known. We learn that there
are at least four applicants for the vacancy.
LAST PaGE-The first few chapters of the Civil
Code will be found on our fourth page. All our
readers should peruse and preserve a copy of the law.
The law will be published entire in our paper.
y The Schooner KamehamehaI w., for the safety
of which some fears had arisen, returned this MORN
from French trigate Shoal, bringing a portion Of
the effects of the ship South Seaman.
q The Frances Palmer will probably be in on
Monday or Tuesday of next week. She will bring |
no Eastern mail, but will have the California mail.
RAIs.-The heavy rain on Monday last, was re-
1t was needed not only here, but all over
the islands, and gave the pastures and valleys a good
soaking. -
OAHU COLLEGE--The annual term Of this ~institu-
ion commenced yesterday. The scholars have not
Ill arrived yet from their summer vacation.
THAyKs-We are indebted to Freeman & Co.'S
for the latest American and California papers
,eceived.
Particulars Of the Loss Of the e F~Ieeswood.