The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-04-19
NOTES OF iii WEEK.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HILo.-A letter from Mr..
Conway advises Us that a most destructive fire occur
red on the evening Of the 8th inst, on the Pueo Plan
taton, in Hilo, destroying the Eewo sugar mill,
owned principally by Utai 4 Ahee, of Honolulu. The
fire broke out shortly before 8 o'clock, and in little
over an hour from its commencement all the princi-
pal buildings were destroyed, together with the
greater part Of the sugar and moIasses on hand,
some - tons of sugar. The water-wheel and mill
are the only things saved, and probably they have
received more or less damage. The accident hap
pening just now will be the more severely felt. as
this years crop Of cane is now ripe. and the mill had
only commenced working some few weeks on the new
crop. The fire is supposed to he the work Of an in
c~endiary. The loss by this fire is estimated ut SO, 900
10 $4,000. -
\ PLEASANT VIsiT-The ship Oracle, which
touched at this port last Friday, had a large number
of passengers. for H~ongkong and Japan. Among
them, we found Henry Owner, Esq, formerly [. :.
Consul at Tahiti who, with his wife and children,
is bound FOR Japan, which he intends to make his fu-
ture residence. Capt. J. NJ. Berrian, Of the United
States Navy, Is under orders to Hongk1ng to relieve
Capt. Mason, Of the e.. 5. sloop-ot-war John .4Iams.
Rev. J. P. Crawford and wife, who have been Ameri-
can missionaries at Shanghai for some eight or ten
years past, are returning to the scene Of their labors.
Senior Moutero, Peruvian CousuLGeneral for the port
Of Canton, was also on board. The passengers enjoy
ed their short stay ca shore, and their visit was
equally agreeable to all who had the pleasure of meet
ing them. We hope to see them here again.
\ RUsAwAr.-Our readers have not forgotten the
Peruvian bark JOSefu .fHyon, which visited this port
some months ago, for repairs, having a cargo of
guano, Of which she sold about 100 tons to pay her
bills. The POlynesiaH says, tina; the Consul General
ofPeru, who was a passenger on the oracle, .'inform-
ell US that the bark JoSga -fHyoa, which put in here
some time since in distress, had been run away with
from Peru 10y the master, and that it was his inten-
ton to take possession Of the vessel, when he found
her, in the name of his Government. She had been
employed 10y the Peruvian Government carrying
guano on its coast, and it vas with one Of the cargoes
that the master sloped.'
Trouble IN PERu.-A correspondent at Talcahua-
no, under date Of March ., writes I'VE have been
expecting the arrival Of the Z. :. steamer Uyoming,
from Valparaiso, but it is reported that she has gone
North to Peru, to settle difficulties there between
American whalers and the Peruvian Authorities. An
officer ola Chilean whaler, writing from independence
Bay, Peru, says, that their vessel, while whaling in
shore, was boarded by armed men, and ordered to
Callao. There were four American whaIers in the
bay, TO take which the Peruyiaus had rugged out a
gun boat They were the Rose Pool, the Hero, VaL-
p1rai>o, ofN. b, and the -Iqtlia Sears.
The A-NTI-swEARING CLUB-At the request ofseveraI
members Of this newly-formed society, alluded to last
week, Rev. Mr.. Corwin delivered a sermon on Sab
bath evening on the subject, in which the utter con-
temPtib!eness Of the practice Of profane swearing was
shown in such a light As to make most Of those who
heard it, and who have ever been addicted 10 the
habit, feel thoroughly ashamed and resolve to quit it
We trust the sermon viii have a lasting
effect for good, and that the work Of reform which has
begun, will continue till p%rofaue swearing shall
never be heard in Honolulu.
DEATH OF A SHIPMAsTER-Capt. E. B. Hooper, late
Of the ~-fIriIda, died on Saturday last. He had been
sailing from this port as master for some six wears
past, aud was respected by all who knew him. His
was attended on Sabbath afternoon from the
Bethel, by many Of his friends and most OF the can
,ains in port. -
FoR THE EAsT-The Frances Palmer will be dis
patched with her usual promptness On Wednesday
next, taking the regular American mails. Three
numbers Of the Commercial have been Issued since
he las, departure, which can he had in wrappers At
he counter.