The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-06-14
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

IHE DARN tDNEI.-lnt- me picset mas Nlrlei
into her berth a, market wharf. where she is now
taking in cargo for San Francisco, 20 saI on Tues
day next. Il Is q matter Of pride q Us tina, the
trade Of the port maintains such = noble vessel as
this. measuring 537 tons capacity, O.. unrivaIIeI
speed. and furnished with accumulation equal TO
first class steamers, Nothing better can be desired
by travellers between this por; and san Francisco.
During the past month she has been having a new
cabin house put on. which : now completed. The
P5ig.a,is4 gives s. full account e ;h5s. which We
copy:
This noble cabin i similar 20 the one, % fm:-
lar 20 all our es.ieu:S. which i on the bark Yankee,
and of which a thorough trial has convinced Capt :,
was the description most suitable for the average
weather ruling between here and san Francisco. and
perfectly adapted for any tropical route. Il h1s l.
s-a-erooms inside and Two outside, Ike the } I.hss'S.
Int the sr4t-roams are { inches w:ler than ac.-, ard
the greater width % beam Of the Comet gives more
space between tie dining table s--tees and the state
room tulk-heais. The state--oms contain only two
herths, and the tgile; arrangements We guarantee,
from whar was shown Us. W. SUIT the most i'>ui-
'oIS. The ladies cabin l. the same SIZE - the former
cabin. 70 which there Is an easy descent ty % stair
case of five steps. from the main cabin, and the en-
trance j. - arranged that II eau be rendered strictly
private, { necessary. Al egresS 70 the deck ! from
the main cabin. there being t%Q doors at. on each
side q the entrance 20 the ladies cabin, ami Two for
ward. on each side q the main mast. The ladies
cabin : - fee, in length. and contains nse state
Iu...- ana n water closet. Inc tAs.4 &t-t...---s.-t-A
Of the bark. It will b. seen, reaches from AFT forward
- feet in all. \ patent yeuulstar extends TO the
ladies cabin. and every s;a'ereCm has q patent SIDE
light, under the control u the occupant. There Is d
hue promenade on deck, over the main cabin, and
for the safety Of Youngsters, who are generally better
sailors than their mammas and papas, but not 20
careful 20 guard against 4 weather roll OF a lee lurch,
a. their worthy uruCeuitOrs, Capt. smith has pro-
vilel a netting under the monkey rail which guards
the deck. The enumeration Of both cabins Is OF
the cha~re>t description. painted as they are IN
enamel white, the capitals To The pilaSte~> being gilt
bands running round the archltraVe ABOVE them. In
short, every thing has been done which can be done,
70 render passengers comfortable, and too much
praise cannot be bestowed on Nes>rs. Burns X En-
mes, Levers, Giililand, and their workmcn. who
have performed the work. and 1t will show the san
Francisco mechanics that Honolulu can turn out As
good a job Is the golden city
DrATH OF An OLp REsIDENT-We regret to record
the death Of one Of our CID residents, Mr.. Henry
Mlcarlane, who had beena resident Of thee Islands
for some fifteen years. He will be remembered by all
who have visited Honolulu during that period as the
proprietor Of the Commercial Hotel. He leaves a
widow and SIX children. At meeting Of Honolulu
Engine CO. No. !, held 1t the engine room on Satur-
dag evening. the following resolutions were unan-
imous,y passed:
R,.o,,et, TIA, ri, czar,ay have a.r! with drspregS-.so Of
;le te1tL p on-'f "e H5t members 'f our Company Henry
Rs,ofsf. Tia, til. Company ., deeply s~ymratn'-. with the
f..." N ''" , - .. S~""T- H- N-IA "-'.s. '- ~
ReSo1fst. That iii. Company turn out in citizens dress. and
follow Die remains 90 tl-ir ls, s-iacrlac-
RSso'sf. Ihlt d -'ry 90 th.-- solutions be- forwarded 70
GE5. Cl,rE. Secretary pro tenn.
Mrs. VI. is at Treseu; absent on a visit 20 san Fran
cisco, hut i expected back in the Tsates. The
was attended by the brethren Of Honolulu
Royal Arch Chapter, lie Progress de Oceanic. Hawai-
ian Lodge Ciason.), and Excelsior Loi-c No. ! (Oid
Eel1rv-N Of an ,F which he was 81 rrar,Ipr
LETTERS BY OVERLAND ELrGRAPH-W must keep
readers posted in regard to the shortest mode of
communication between san Francisco and New
York or Boston. The Pony Express mas shortened
lie distance between those cities 10 twelve or thirteen
for letters. Telegrarhic dispatches, however.
be sent through in nine or ten days. In regard
10 the expense, We are permitted to quote the follow
ug from a letter received by Sherman Peck, Esq,
ger last mail from san Francisco.
TIL rrny E~prs-- leaves san Franc.-ya every Friday. ard
letters WEIGHING over hai $40 ounce through tp Boston in
Z -. .- every eNtrl half ounce. We often club together and
lrr - send q letter each. o' four pages, written on d" Pony
per t.t i4 '-y sH.-''.-, 'r I'VE ''"lrs' THUS est
+ $50 ' -. l. .ey NH b, .lu,-1.-r - M ann
sr:iu. Tor iu~Grlu,e. Tie Telegraph news goes through ia
Ugh; days. and 10 cots rs follows From san Francisco u
ia-,'u, for te. Graphing un words > so, aad pony letter from
fr ten woIs. "raarh $ 90, exclusive afda,e, address
ma SIGNATURE For every aaIuIpuyI word ON the Atlantic side
I re-. ana for every i've additional words Ola the Pacific teie-
FliI iEl cents
Letters from Honolulu, can be forwarded BY the
'ony Express, if enclosed to an agent in san Fran
to lie sent on. Each half ounce letter sent
yerlaui requires the American postage stamps 90
cnts) in aiiiuon to the Express charge Of 50. Thin
aper, adapted to overland letters, can be procured
I ;he book store, AMI thus several letters sent under
ne envelope. -
THE L" PoNY EXPRESS. "-Tais new mode of carry
~ letters aud newspapers overland Is destined to
evolutionze our news arrangements. Already cur
York papers anu exchanges received by regular
are so old when they reach rs as 10 become
Imcst worthless. Even the New York H5rglf. which )
us always been considered the best medium Of news,
stale when it reaches Honolulu. the news in its col
having been published in California papers and
published and read here from ten TO twenty days :
efore. This change in the mode Of getting our news
III impart more value and circulation 70 the san Fran
SEQ wecklies than they have heretofore possessed. The j
Iq and Bulletin appear to keep ahead Of their rivals l
their enterprise ia obtaining news ty telegraph i
ariug DO expense TO procure the earliest and fullest. q
second Pony Express is now being started to run Y
m~i-weekIy over the Butterield coach route via Los u
ngeles and s.. Louis, TO run through in about the a
time as that now in operation via Salt Lake. it
enterprises viii soon he followed b. some mode
which al the newspaper mails viii be brought
erlaud instead Of via Panama. But even when ,
is Is done, We shall have to rely on san Francisco j.
pers for the latest and fullest news, and our east
papers viii only possess interest as containing G
g details Of what has already been published.
\ TEuRIBLE Blown re-copperiug the gGauo -
cket J~5s.pfi7s, now "a; the wharf, the sword q a "
ord-fSh was discovered. broken OF IN the hull OF IL
= vessel. under its counter, and about four feet for
ri from the rudler post, it having passed through III
copper, the telling and a three inch oak plank. M
dying from the size Of the weapon, where broken n
it must have penetrated some 10 or IS inches INTO
solid woodwork Of which the stern i composed.
passing through the oak plank, the sword opened III