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

rre rnmpleEgl anu uSlica-lUl u Two u.NNtH "a W."
ship in h. field. and the prospective completion Of
.ias mere during this and the coming year ms
certainly exhibits a devotion to the work oi church
building yerv commenda5le. both in the native PoPu-
Is,ion and their pastors. But. without wishing to
check HI-. LYONS zeal or that ofhis parisA:oners' we
would ask. l. there not danger Of carrying this god
WORK - ftr - 10 become burieusomes The cost
@. these eleven churches, . near = We can learn
from his communication, i n follows:
A.. churches completed and dedicated .---.-- ++'
t-2 or 5000 each" say al average q S-Jt0-..--- -'9
raa, estimated cost Of II churches ioo
According to published statistics, Mir. Lyons parish
numbers 200 church members, male AMI female
which. were the whole sum raised by them, would
give So so 10 each person. However desirable II
may be TO have improved and Well-cons;ruciei houses
of worship in place Of thatch buildings, IN every part
Of the Islands, there is a possibility Of the work being
carried to such an extent as TO become turdensome
to the people and deprive them Of home comforts,
quite as necessary TO them as wooden or cushioned
churches. The natives are poor, and though public
spirited and benevolent, should not be pressed beyond
their ability. The more reason, therefore, that their
efforts be seconded by benevolent foreigners.
GIVING CREprr.-It l. quite impossible for Editors
I al5c4ys to give ful credit for every article, short or
lengthy, taken from another paper or publication.
But for any newspaper %PurPosely and habituaHy to
appropriate valuable statistical or other information,
and pass it off to Its readers as original or editorial,
Is about on a par with horse-stealing. We have had
our attention especially called to this subject al this
time by seeing q portion Of our annual review of the
whaling feet, published in December last, transferred
TO the columns Q: the Boston Commercial! Bulletin
Of Feb. Il. and there issued as loaded or editorial
matter. The article alluded to was probably copied
from the New Bedford Mercury, where We fud the
proper credit given. The statistical tables and other
valuable information In any newspaper. comprise a
part Of TIE capital of its publisher, and the article in
this case was, as Is often the case. obtained at consid-
cradle outlay and labor. We would as soon excuse a
mans taking and using our types without leave as ap-
proTriating such information without giving credit,
which is generally understood TO lie all that the most
fastidious publishers ask. Common courtesy requires
as much. In the case Of the Bulletin, We are inclined
to believe it has arisen from oversight, for the general
appearance and reputation Of that paper are aboyeit.
We are however, strangers, and tender you, Mr..
Bulletin, our ~ with request to exchange, and will
guarantee that your reputation in the Pacific won't
suffer by so doing. -
An ARCTIC PLEASURE TRIP.-The Am. schooner
Oiiriq, Capt. Redfeld, has been chartered by a party
for 4 fve-months cruise in the Arctic Ocean. DR.. 5.
P. Ford and Mr.. J. Widdefeld take passage in her,
and it is their plan to cruise along both shores, from
Bhering Straits as far north as it is possible to 90,
taking s~oundings and making surveys of the coast
line, as well as sketches of the scenery. The Doctor
also purposes obtaining specimens OF all the Arctic
animals and birds obtainable, with the view of col
Letting and preserving them for the benefit of natural
history. The expedition Is an important one, and if
care is taken in procuring reliable information relat-
ing to the currents, winds, soundings, etc, Of that
desolate region, the Journal Of the party may prove
d, ,,oSt valuaEIn and inrarastiuu coptriEutfgu II r1n,-
merce and literature. The Doctors well known literary
and scientific a|ttainments eniuently fit him FOR sue
c~essfully carrying out the objects of the expedition.
The schooner will sail on the 2kt or 23d inst, and
will be absent five months. We wish the party much
pleasure and success.
WATER GAs.We are glad to learn that the recent
improvement in the manufacture Of gas, by which its
cost IS greatly lessened, is soon to be introduced into
our gas works, as Is being done in San Francisco,
and we hear that Mr.. Tiffany may be expected in the
Yankee with all the apparatus necessary to make the
change. If it is successfully introduced, we may yet
see gas put at so low a price here as to supersede oil
in our dwellings as well as in stores. In regard to
this improvement, the New York Commercial .fdrer-
User says
" Highly successful experiments in the manufacture Of san
in Philadelphia. The gas has been produced with unexpected
regularity aud ease, and as the experiment idicates. oIleaply.
one Of The mammoth hotels in Philadelphia is making arrange-
meHts t. use his gas. and parties n nesotiati3E forit for ciues
il can be manufactured by companies now making coal ga,
new eas, it IS claimed, will las, longer Than those Employed in
The manufacture OF the present gas. Cheaper and better light
warmly any advance in the direction Of This social ameicraton."
Nor So.-In the New Bedford .lfercurv Of March
10, We find, in its column of news from the Sand
wieh Islands, the following, credited to this paper:
The oil has obtained &c. Per gallon freight, and bone 1lc.
per pound but from this adds the COnmorciaD you must de-
duct the return bonus q the master. which viii reduce IL In G..
aud lse. The horse and gig must be paid for and : paid iorby
the vessel. If the owner don't see it in the bin"
No such charge in regard to the loading of vessels
ever appeared in the Commercial. The statement
will be found in the ,9ifa California of January IA,
over the signature Of its Honolulu correspondent,
who is apt TO let his pen make a random flourish
occasionally, and who, We presume, is responsible for
all that he says. We have sins enough Of cur own
to answer for, without being held accountable for
those Of our n~eighbors.
a CLIPPER WHALER.-The whaleship C.. ". Nor
gan, Capt. Hamilton, formerly of the bark Prudent)
made the passage from Tllcahuano to Lahaina in SO
days, bringing advices from Chile to March 6. No
one who knows Capt. u. vii! wonder that he succeeded
in taking 500 bJls. Of oil on the passage out from
home. He has been a subscriber to the Commercial
for three years past; herein, perhaps lies one 0: the
secrets OF his success, for We have no unlucky names
on our subscription list.
MORE OUTLAwRY On EAST MAUL-By advices re-
ceived a day or two since, we learn that the rufian
gang alluded to in our last issue, still continue to
rule. One night last week they visited Capt. Ho-
bron's premises, drove away his hired man, killed
several sheep, stole or lie; loose his horses, and COM
nitted other predatory acts. The government au-
rhorities have never had an occasion calling for more
prompt and decided action than this, and we trust
[ will prove itself equal 10 the call.