The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-27
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SHIP LExINGTON.-Among the passengers Dy the
schooner .Secrito from Guam, is Capt. Fisher, late
master of the whale ship Lexington OF Nantucket,
which was wrecked on Strong's Island April 1st.
The ship had been into the harbor on the windward
side of the island, and having procured her recruits,
was leaving the port with a fair land breeze. On
reaching the open sea the wind .nddenly shifted and
took the sails aback. There not being sufficient room
to wear ship, the anchors were Immediately let go,
but before they brought up. the ship struck, and IN
twenty minutes her keel came up. 1t being on the
windward side of the island and in a rugged place.
the ship broke to pieces within thirty hours. OF
about 300 barrels of oil washed ashore, only one
hundred were saved from the pillaging of the natives.
About one hundred barrels and some other effects
were left in charge of Mr.. Snow, the Missionary at the
island, to be sold or shipped by some whaler for the
benefit of the owners. Capt. Fisher acknowledges
himself under great obligations to Mr.. s., and says
that. had il not been for him, it is doubtful whether
the lives of the officers and crew could have been
saved, az the vessel lay about a quarter OF a mile
from the shore, where no boats or canoes could land.
1t was only by Mr.. Shows inducing a converted
islander TO swim to the vessel, that communication
could be had with the shore. A hawser was thus
slung between the ship and the shore, and all the
men were swung ashore on it. The Lexington was
owned by L. w. Perry of Nantucket, was thirty
months out, and had on board $50 bbls. sperm and
220 bbls. whale. 1t is probable that she was insured.
Besides Capt. Fisher, his third officer and ten of his
seamen returned in the schooner from Guam, where
they had been waiting FIVE months for an opportunity
to get away. ="
SUPREME CoURT-On Thursday Mr.. j. C.. Horton,
mate of the bark Frances Palmer, appeared before
Judges Allen and Robertson to answer to the charge
of manslaughter, committed by kicking the steward,
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to the Indictment. which was read by Chief Justice
Allen, the prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr.. Blair,
who appeared as counsel for the defense, waived the
trial until the next January term, and requested the
court to fix the amount of bail at n lesser and more
reasonable sum, dwelling upon the position of the
prisoner as that of a stranger in a foreign land, with
out relations, and with no friends but those he had
made through the merits of his character. He also
quoted several precedent similar to that before the
court, endeavoring to prove the entire absence of any
intention on the part of his client to infict serious
injury, as not using a deadly weapon. sc. Mr..
Harris also made some remarks to the same point.
The court after some reflection, said, that taking
into consideration the above circumstances, and being
anxious to fix the amount of bail at as small a figure
as was consistent with the administration of justice,
it had determined upon the sum of $4,000 as the
proper security for the prisoners appearance at the
ensuing term. Captains JAS. Smith and d. c.
Waterman Immediately gave their recognizanco for
the above sum and Mr.. Horton was discharged.
"SoME THINGS CAN BE DoNE,'' &c.-Honolulu is
not fortunate enough to boast of q marine railway
or a dry dock, but it can boast of as en,erprising ship
carpenters as any other port in the Pacific Ocean.
In 1855, Mr.. Dougherty, to whom the honor is due
for introducing the Dor or sectional dock, somewhat
surprised the natives by putting the same under the
steamer " Sea Bird and afterwards under a
Danish bark. In 1857, Messrs. Burns and Emmes.
used their box under the bark { .alice," and per-
formed u very difficult job successfully, and a few
days since they put the same under the French ship
Sc Jason,'' where they had also a bad job to UNDER
take. which, however, they accomplished with their
usual dispatch. This shows that Honolulu can
keep up with the times. notwithstanding its isolated
position. -
KILLED HIMsELF.-A fine carriage horse, owned
by D.. M. Weston, and valued at $500, took fright
during Sunday night, while tied in his stall and
broke loose. carrying a portion of his manager attach-
ed to his rope. In leaping the fence he struck
against a stone post and SO injured himself, as to
cause his death. -
GAS L1GHr.-we at length enjoy this luxury of
city ife.- The works of the Honolulu Cos Company
commenced operation successfully yesterday, and
last evening we had the gas in our Office in full sup
ply. The introduction of gas will form a new era in
Honolulu, and will probably lead to the opening of
retail stores in the evenings more than has been the
custom. -
FoR The EAsT-The bark Frances Palmer sails
to-day at l P. NJ. taking the regular mail. Files Of
this paper since Oct. It'll, containing full news from
the whaling fleets. can be obtained in wrappers at
our counter, ready for mailing.
TIE MAIL OF sErr. 20-May be looked for early
next vsek BY the clipper ship TkiaeY which was 70
leave San Francisco about the l6e 4 port.
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