The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-09

LADY FaAxKLIS-Our distinguished visitor lett
Hio On the 2Gth Of April. for the crater q hlsuea,
where she spent two or three days, arriving * Na'o-
hiuu, kaU. the residence Of Rev. W. G. %ShiPman, on
Tuesday night the 3oth, just after that gentleman
had left his home with his family 20 take the steamer
for Honolulu. Lady F. was expected 10 leave kau
for KealaLeakua, May Ist, but had not reached the
latter place when the steamer left. On Thursday
night, She viii probably return to Honolulu il the
schooner K5JauIaati, which may be looked for On
Tuesday or Wednesday next
GoEED-A native woman living in W near the
large enclosure where bullock are kept, OUT beyond
the stone church. was badly go,el 10y a Wild OK on
sunday last which had just been landed from the
Steamer. She was carrying q bucket Of water At
the time. which she threw az the OK, but without
checking his movements. The animal knocked her
down. tore open her breast and face. INJECTING sew
era. wounds but she Will probably recover from
the injury. -
At A DIscovyr-0ur ~ueightgrs At Laha.ua set no
higher value on hgrse-feSh than : done here. At IN
auction sale Ia; week ~ that place, len horses sold
for -Ig -. This, however, was all that they were
worth, for they are an absolute nuisance, not worth
the keeping The last assessment roll showed that
we had in 1850, 26,3O4 horses on the islands, or
more than one 10 every three inhabitants. They re-
quire the pasturage that would support 1900 sheep,
which might produce an annual yield Of wool worth
$4,000 Il least
u The .ilar.ie- Star sails tomorrow afternoon,
for Micronesia, TO supply the wants Of the Mission in
that group, and will be absent about four months.
Rev. ;. c. Damon, Seameu's Chaplain, takes passage
in her as delegate from the Hawaiian Missionary
Society, 10 observe the wants and condition Of the
Mission. We wish him a pleasant voyage, and doub,
not he viii find enough in his visit to those lonely
isles to repay the trouble Of the voyage. while the
readers Of the Friend may look for a full account Of
whatever is worth recording about the Micronesians.
During his absence, the pulpit CT the Bethel Will be
supplied by Rev. Mr.. Mills and others.
FINE CARRIAGEs-We notice some very superb
carriages imported by the Oriental, TO the order Of
Capt. Clark. They were manufactured in New Ha-
ven, which enjoys the reputation Of possessing some
Of the largest and best carriage manufactures in the
States. One Of these carriages is an open
barouche suited for two horses, Of most elegant de-
sign and finish, and is probably superior to any
thing Of the kind heretofore brought here, unless it
be the large carriage recently imported for His
from England.
ArroIN-MENTs-By the Polyncsiaa, we observe
DR.. 5. P. Ford has been appointed physician to
he hospital. vice DR.. G.. P. Judd.
Henry Preniergast, Esq, has been appointed
.Superint ndent Of the Water-works, vice II. }. II.
Esq.
J. F. COlburn, Esq, has been appointed assessor
for the district of Honolulu. Formerly there were
.wo assessors. -
= We are indebted to Capt. Foster, of the Com
.tifution, and Capt. Bennett. of the Mary Ellen, for
ate Oregon and Victoria papers. Also to Messrs.
x Merrill, C. W. Brooks < Co. and Captain
Bowers, of ship Black Ha1rb, for latest San Francis
% papers received.