The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-05-26

DOTH U0GoJ Tor EUo1T ItOekut y
sports, such as horse races. ~regattas, &c.s were yer
surely riding out on the plain on horseback Wnen
one Of them said, that notwithstanding the exc'te.
ment of the day thus for, he felt as though ne coo'0
do almost ANYTHING. and offered to race horses Tor
the sport oft. ssNo,'' said his companions you've
got the fastest horse; but I'll tell what I'll DO. III
run a ~foot-race with you.s' "Done." says tne
| Captain, 81 won't be beaten there So dismouAt-
ing from their horses, and pulling ofsthelr coats ana
shoes, they were ready for a start. They we're to run
with joined hands till they came to a handkerchief
held across the track, then separating. run one hun
dred PAGES further. Bystanders looked on with all
the eagerness of old jockies. and had there only been
due notice given of the event, an "imnense crowd,
with all the accoapaniments of a silver cup. stakes
and nobody knows what, would have been in the
sport. As it was. the start was fair. till they came
to the handkerchief, when the Captain, with one of
those grips for which he is famous, refused to release
his comrade, who, after running a few rods. broke
loose, and with one boundsdarted forward and won
the race, leaving the captain to turp two or three
summersets in the dust. out of which he emerged
Hukes up.' on which was observed a faint resem-
blance TO the letters st s." The sport afforded one
of the most amusing scenes of the day, and was
enjoyed all the more for not having been entered in
the programmes. -
ClRcurr JUpaE FOR KoNA, HAwAII.-Henry L..
Sheldon, Esq, was last week appointed by His Ma
jesty to fill the vacant judgeship at Kona. Hawaii.
During the past two years, Mr.. Sheldon has been
connected with this Journal, and to his ability and
capacity for the post occupied, is due in no small de-
gree the character which this Journal has attained.
Wishing to locate his family on the old homestead at
Kona. which he has recently purchased, he has ac-
cepted the above appointment, and retires for a time
from the buster scenes of city life. Possessing talents
of no ordinary standard, we are confident he will fill
the Office to which he has been promoted. with the
same sound judgment and satisfaction which haveat-
tended him rs a writer for the public press and as a
member of the late Legislature. To him personally we
have become much attached, and our best wishes ac-
company him to his new home.
Results OF THE HuLAs.-Just as we anticipated
months ago, the natives in outer districts of this
island, are now feeling the scarcity of food. and last
week pal al. (taro) was actually bought here in
Honolulu and taken to Eva, Waikiki and out other
country districts, which have heretofore supplied taro
for Honolulu. The natives tell US there is no taro to
be had where they live. Poi has already risen to
such a price that natives put themselves on a ''short
allowance" In some districts they are becoming
really ..pilikia'' for food. This is the natural result
- III Va hdpiChS III WIN biOtNSo y Az
hulas. Whether the new law relating to them will
have any effect in checking the evil, remains to be
seen. -
The debate Mt the Oahu College on Monday
evening last, on the question bought the Govern
liquor - was decided in the negative, by the saudi
ence. Both sides of the question were ably and
warmly discussed, but the negative appeared to have
n ctronp orrumaDf in the expprience IF tho 1asf holi-
day. The discussion was very interesting, and did
credit to the students who took part in it. Quite a
large number of residents from the town were present,
among them the U. S. Commissioner, the President of
Public Instruction, Chas. R.. Bishop, W. Goodale,
DR.. Judd, and others.
FouND.-We omitted last week to notice the re-
covery of the lost gun, the disappearance of which
caused such an excitement last February among the
Corporal's guard at the Custom House. The gun
was found at the bottom of the harbor, about thirty
feet from the Custom House wharf by a native diver.
1t was found ALI ready cooked, showing that the
guard was determined on something. The probability
is that it was stolen by some mischievous fellow,
while the guard was asleep, and thrown into the dock.
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THE Mt. VERNON FuND-The Hon. Edward Everett
acknowledges in the Mount Vernon Record, the
N,NfRNs " Il I'm " hht Will btNhNNS
residing at the Sandwich Islands. The Secretary of
the Ladies Mount Vernon Association, we notice also,
reports that the sum of S15S, 333 has been paid
towards securing the title of the Mount Vernon
estate; this includes the instalments due in 1860 and
1861. The sum of S44 ,666 with interest, constitu-
ing the fourth i~nstalment. will be due in February,
1862; and probably will be paid much sooner.
VERAcrous-VERY.-The last Polynesian. in Civ
ing an account of the doings Mt the Palace, says that
Mr.. Borden translated the speech of the French Com
missioner. Mr.. Wyllie did the translating, and not
the .. S. Commissioner. and the Polynesian reporter
must have known it. too. We shouldn't have noticed
it, only they pretend to speak the truth always.
BURIED WITH MILITARY HoNoRs.-The funeral of
the late Albion X. Burnham was attended by the
Honolulu Rifles, Engine Company No. l, Engine
Company No. >, Masonic fraternity, and Protection
Hook and Ladder Company,-in three of which or
CARNATIONS, he was an active member. The Masonic
burial service only was performed.
ga LAND FLowING WITH Milk AND HoNEY.'-
On Monday last, a native brought to the residence of
DR.. Armstrong, a fine large honcy-comb, which he
had taken from the hollow Of an ohia tree in Manoa
Valley. DR.. Hillebrand has no doubt that it is the
product of the swarm of bees which escaped from his
care. In n few years., our woods and mountains may
become like Palestine of old a land of honey.
New LONDON PAcKEr.-We learn from the New
London Chronicle that the ship Siam of Boston. of
727 tons, has been purchased by Messrs. Williams \
Haven of that city. She is to be commanded Ivy Cap
tain John Rice. formerly of the .Merrimac, and is in
tended to run from that port to Honolulu, under the
agency of Messrs. C. A. Williams s. Co.
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CHINESE BANANAs-This variety of the banana is
not only the most p~alatable, but, in certain localities,
the most prolific. In shape, it is long and slim; in
taste. a peculiar nutmeg flavor, differing from all
other varieties that we know of. We bought a bunch
the other day for one dollar. on which we counted
one hundred and ~,hirty-six large bananas.
THE NEXT MAIL.@Should the present strong winds