The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-27

News ffOm tine S0nOWlCn lolQMdgs
RECOVERY OF THE KING Il sECRE AIRY FROM AIS lNJu.
RIEs-- ARRIVAL OF FIFTY wIALEas AT HoNoLU-
LU-RATHER UNAVOIDABLE RRPORTa FaOM THE
FLxIT- FRmGHTs AND AARxsTs-DEATHs, ETC.
The bark Frances Palmer, from Honolulu, arrived At
San Francisco with dates TO Dot. g.
H A. Nelson, the Kings secretary, has nearly
vered from the effects Of the wound inflicted upon him
BY his royal master There Is no further news
ing the proposed abdication.
Honolulu correspondent Of the Alta California SAYS
that since October any whales had arrived Hououa
from the Arctic and Ochotsk whal ng grounds twenty
lAhana and five at Ho; and harbor presents very
different appearance from what II did when then wrote
Oil both sperm and polar, whalebone, ivory, bubbor
catches thas aud reports household talk; and
more that whale that managed escape his
less pursuers in the Arcc aud Ochotsk has been xii
boiled down, and his 100 barrels Of oil 900
pounds OF bone, right here in CITY, 10 the ship chan
deIies OF Thomas spencer, Wilcox, Richards Go and
than would have been done "his dunghll."
The report Of the fleet which out, and the average
catch Of those vessels which have arrived
unfavorabs, and the result win be most disastrous to
those whose Interests at stake The low price of oil
at present leaves but little margin for profit 10 tho
who have their capital embarked In his business
the average catch double what 1t is The average
catch Of the Ochosk neet will not be much 500 bar
res and that of the Arctic fleet hardly that aud as Il
computed that takes catch OF nearly 500 barrels before
the owner gets back "a dollar old one you
may Judge the loss which will result to the New Bedford
Nantucket, New London and the other Eastern towns
most interested in this business
The largest balls yet those Of the Mary and Susan,
Thomas, B. 900 barrels, both from the Arctic. The
best balls of the Ochtosk not yet but do not
either Of thcee amounts
The vessel which brought report OF the Ochtosk
feet was the Monmouth, Captain Ormsbee, OF Codsprng
/, $50 barrels arrived on the 22d.
The whalers taking freight al much less rates than
the mcrcbantm and aso the In the States
have advised their masters to give the preference pos
her we haVe reahs no U ' oa
sufficient for barrels and last year double that
amount was shipped.
Captain Gardner, Of the Mary Goode was stabbed by
one his quite seriously with sheath knife II
penetrating his lungs but fortunately escaped them
The man was put ashore here, and will be the
United States for trial by the United States Consul Alter
procuring medical aessance for the capain the Mary
Goode sailed for Johnsons Island for guano having been
chartered ut 4l1 per ton The latter had heard o
bis rascalites The Eliza and Ella sailed the 9Th for
Hong Kong having lao Of tho Cinnamon and the
saved from the Mastff on board.
The British ship Humphrey Nelson sailed today for
Tahiti and Valpa also, seeking
The Danish bark Maria arrived here on the It'll from
Hong Kong, with full assorted cargo Of Chinese
cbandse and the latter sold at public auction the
18th, but did not bring remunerative prices.
The Ocean Express arrived here the 7h and left
the Sth for Jarvis Island The Josiah Bradlee is to-
day l6l days from Boston. little anxiety begins be
for the whaling eet and if che don't arrive soon beef
aud pork will advance 81 or IS per barrel quicker than
wpking She has on board over 1000 barrels OF those
articles and the whalers will be all in, aud the
tiers Of those who here and provisions getting
TO he Fright hdgetty."
We have had quite mortality among the foreigners in
John Ladd, Fsq old resident, died suddenly Of
plexy. at his residence, the 18th inst He native
Of Portsmouth, N. H. but for the last fifteen years resi-
dent Of Honolulu.
On the came day. few hours later, at the residence
Of Mr. Iadd Mr. John H. Sleeper died, having been
but few days He was assistant editor Of the Pacific
Commercial Advertiser having succeeded H. A. Sheldon
that capacity He was son Of the Hon. John Sleeper,
lately Mayor of Rexbury, Massachusetts,, and wh,lom
editor and founder Of the Boston Journal He young
man Of fine principles ana upfghness Of character and
is great loss 10 the community
Another well known Bosonan died recently, Mr.. H. f.
Poor brother and partner Of Mr. c. A. Poor and of the
house Of c. A. Il H. Poor of this place. He was when
he died the W. NJ. of Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, F. and A.
Maeons, and was buried with Masonic honors.
These deaths created considerable ak in small band
of foreign residents,