The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-01-20
numerical Advertiser.
,..;a Newspaper ON Hawaiian
Da"' Affairs
IFrorn Forney's " "Press-"I

; FsPAPhA -, has sent us file of the Pa
nane ~ - 74rertiser, from August IL to
p nns.' e. ~ days inclusive. This paper is
er N lIui.noInlu. the capital of the Hawaiian
i N hJad hI.isnds In appearance, it will favor
iFenl the best-printed journals in the
l9le T, il nearly as large as The Press,
- handsome type, upon excellent paper.
ITr n English, and three pages are occupied
ply lylr,s-among ID which (the straw-paper
= ,rised 20 learn) there are no for
.s,is. no assiguation notices, no indecent
r .Sa.smsuts. There Is one page of general
1Ol--l 11.-S;ble leaders and racy paragraphs. In
60 Commercial Is very excellent
:. has some literary proclivities, too
p. =. ,re.nectable original Poetry-sundry ex-
|so'Hs :, books-notices OF Harper and the
',u,'n..,SI,-theatrical ~ critiques-anexcellent
= s,rpivu news; in short, all the leading
J. .,od weekly Journal
-. :. Henry VI Whitney, and as the
-. - Nex England, 1t IS possible that he is
A'-'.. va Yankee. His newspaper is in its
'nue . -. ~ from irs flush Of advertisements,
y t,I ni.; s'~r;'bine It's price is twelve and
l'y .i,yle COPY, or six dollars year.
..a.,s,fs =. Of lawyers. doctors, insurance of
.,..,-s-- boarIing-houses, hotels, real pror-
- booksellers, shipmasters, importing
- :, on. show that large and varied
- be done at Honolulu.
-. CoamsrciaI seems 10 have many cor
=: cbiedv upon local politics We notice,
I--,i.gIv- that they all write briefly. OF all
LENT in newspaper, the worst are long
r. letters, apparently spun out only to cover
...in- illusions in the columns of the Pa
---i,l we observe that Honolulu has the
y hing enlightened by more newspapers
| Tbsre are also the Gorerament Gazette,
| ,,,iirs. and the -fIUertiser.
-,sr nave learned, from a careful perusal Of
-,--i7I. that there are Oddfellows rs we'll as
!, :, the Hawaiian Islands; Colleges at
al q ,bee: Rail oad in Honolulu; Hook
E. Fire Company; rival Ambrotype and
r.. Establishments; DR.. Jayne's Alternative,
= .,bsr f5r the cure OF rheumatism and the
= q the blood; public lectures, one Dr.
- ,,nouu.el to hold forth on Aristocracy
5is z1biect enough where the country is gov
4 - Eis Mliesty King Kamehnmeha w., ;"
|,-Faaent Of &" Mobiles and Representatives"
b. = even \ sort Of Court Circular. as the
r,-ayraph shows, which closely initiates the
3 zhich the London papers speak of Queen
kur-yrs OF THE CouRT-Their Majesties, the
II Olesn. with the Prince of Hawaii, and at
! Eirh several invited guests, embarked on
.rsn;ug for Kona, Hawaii, per the clipper
.NIrig, Captain Frank Molteno. Their
! We learn, intend to be absent some two
l. more, ani the King has intimated his de-
% Of making himself summer residence in
Eaut district Of Kona, Sd well known as the
residence Of his royal grandfather. The
= manned her Yards and fired n salute on
nrkliion Of their Mljesties- A salute was also
n the artery on Punch Bowl Hill"
I,saiian Stands, having so much civilization,
ninaI ami Civil Courts Of Law, and n very
. 6isrze. E,,s.z,x Chief Justice Elisha a.
4 Ausrican5 sEbWs great many esinas.
Esnness" being most prevalent; Adultery
ti-,tiOn'' coming next; while IS Lascivious
4 6rures third on this dark calendar
Is and separations. in these Islands, are SC
/ as 10 show low state of morality. In
ers had been 101 applications, out of which
Iisnissesl. and there were 7S divorces, and
tus. In 1885, there were 80 applications,
Essais. s5 divorces, separated. In 1857,
f,a,ious. . dismissed, JOG divorced, 4 sepa-
he Chief Justice says: "The number OF d.
khibits a lamentable defect in domestic fidei-
ras. that the wisdom Of the Legislature will
! Ievise some improvements in domestic edu-
k-eciaHv applicable to females, which VIII
Els great evil
"a the books advertised, we notice q great
fs.hool-books, few psalm and hymn-books,
Srsty Of miscellaneous,-only one-fourth ol
y FORKS Of fiction. Childreu's books largely
! tese announcements. Miss LesIie's Cook
tshes extensively there Some demand for
HSoks there evidently is, from the number
~ Illustrated works seem to be popuiar,-
Milton, Byron, Rogers, Collins, Gray, Gold
bi Tennyson. There are few transiafions
|rs4fion French novels. Books of Travels
|ariy those published by Harpers OF Ne"
ksn in special favor. Macaulay's History O
|fe-ures IN each list There are some phre-
\ vlrks-sspecialIy Spurzheim's. IIcknor O
HIuyEolf WursrIv also seems IN vogue
s5ai appe1r 10 be n decided frvorite- "
fny's. the only advertised work Is The .Ne"'
hrse-AoIlar Philadelphia Magazines are 80 OF
ie The reprint Of BiacLlroof ard the iou'
lV1artsriies $50 in New York) fetch Si4 II
A. Our Weekly Press sells for 3d. ans
II HsekIy, which IS an illustrated paper a
r View York. enii9htens the Hawailans To-
Pr neizhbor, the Erening Pest, IS also -
Honolulu, and, except our own week!
the only Philadelphia Journal on sale
taking of publishing reminds US shat VT
n already named here. advertises tnat ID
= cleaned and picked white cotton and hne'
'eree cents per pound, and coiored rags a
r. II a probable that there Is paper-mii
Mn The paper on which the PGeirc Com
: printed Is Of 6ne texture and good Color
,nsIng y specimen of the original poetry
"a the Coamsrciai. Ii is as good, at ieas'
III tne prose run mad which reaches our
ON various Contributors, who mistake aspl
aoiiiiy. Tins plrticular sample does nc
y o. Moore, or Byron. Bryant. or Longte,
what Puaeh's friend, .. the poet bunn'
''s composed, under the influence OF ms nine
soiest queneher Dick Swiveller IS our au
'' 'a's phrase) of gin and water
VIZ SHALL BIZ HAPPY YET.
1 w. seiosed, though clouds may lower,
~. 49, saannow visions mcit away;
- noiy star has still a power
ne deepest midnight sway.
- ! axe a prophet. tone,
-. ,se cz1 neither uaae nor SET;
49, :, - ircst- 2r1ws strong, mine own
saAli be happy yet
|s-... .ssn b1g anxious months have passd
- M NJ 'rre heart was vox'd to thine,
W eone f'r us a light at last
= - Ian upon our path shall shine
IN. e me Owed midst doubts and fears,
L. --ser With one hours regret;
". ms Joy to Gid our fears-
'At''--~e shah be happy yet
ay ne wandering birds that find
-. oeyond the mountain wave
n-ay wave and storm combined
\ .-< -. taem to an ocean grave;
'-xs-1ler suns that brightly rise
\ an m n Tst in mourDfuI tears they set;
NJ hopeful prophesies-
n-Ee shall be happy yet
very little political discussion in the co
Sae Pacific Commercial. The only poll
interest IS that, after some hesitation
Lenameha IV. had signed new and unpol
[r,,r win France, which, we are told, "wl
- eess'ou Of n portion Of the Sovereignty
further, says the Commercial, "tl
y "a. nrst rejected by the King, and his a
~ln 30 much applause that salute Of OF
ms was hred oy committee Of the citize'
& u ,. over the event. A few days after, ho'