The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-07-11

fscIDESTs OF STEAMER DAY.-We have before had
occasion to refer to this day, which is becoming more
and more n feature Of Honolulu, at least during our
dog-iays. But on Tuesday, such IA rush as there
was to the :. steamboat wharf has never been seen.
Carriages, carts, express wagons. horses and horse
men. with men, women. and children by thousands
crowded in~iiscriminately on the piers. The steamer
took off one OF the largest cargoes she has ever had,
with thirty two cabin and about 200 deck passengers.
It's no wonder that her receipts average now eleven
and twelve hundred dollars per trip, or about double
her running expenses. The result will be that We
shall probably have Il second steamer here within a
few months.
Our :. items finds an incident now and then on
steamer day. On Tuesday, an old woman, who ap-
peared 10 have weathereI three generations, and is
still good for another. as His Majesty went on board,
got upon a wood pile and began singing one of the
ancient melss. rafting it Off in double-quick tine.
The steamers whistle was feeble compared with the
old wOman's jIrgon. Ginning in with her, another
oil woman started of on a dance. and whir!ei about
rs If she wns under the influence OF Dashaway beer
or Prof Bushels mesmerisrn.
As the crowd lett the wharf, n horse broke loose
and started of attached by a rope to 4 long slab.
which few around MS heels and through the half
frightened crowd. like one Of Gen. Beauregard's
Charleston bombs. Such a scattering rs the
horse made before him i not seen every day. No
bones were broken. though several horses took fright
and wenr-Out Of our sight.
Last but not least. an old billy goat took it
into his head, or into his horns rather. to tight u
rahius. and actually proved so pugnacious that the
combltants had to be separated by main force
MoLoxAI-On the 81 Of July there was an exhi-
bition Of some OF the native schools on Molokai. which
We hear highly commended. The scholars on that
island have long enjoyed a high reputation, aud the
recent exhibition only sustained it. The decla-
nations. ana singing in particular, showed much i'm
provement. There were present His Ex- the Cover
nor Of Maui and several residents Of Lahains. An
English school has recently been established on that
island. afording to all who iesire 1t the opportunity to
acquire that ~hangusgr-
Ia CsPETuL-Whies some native Iab0rers we're At
ssrk oa Sue mountain road between Lahaina and
WaI1ku. iast week. engaged ia blasting one Of the
bal passss. IN explosion took place. which resulted
m inJuriug the native road supervisor, Palua. and
another native. Pzlua il j. feared will lose one or
both eyes, but under proper medical treatment Will
probably recover. The other injured man declined
hsving a foreign physician to attend him
We observe with pleasure any substantial I'M
,royeusn,s in our roads. such As the macadamiIing
King street. But its awful hard travelling for I'M
.aod n.gs. and now while good soil can be obtained
10 cover M the stones. the Road supervisor
will confer = public benefit by ordering about one
,uodr-I carloads. more or less. 10 be taken from the
.sII,r NJ C.-tI. ( Cookies new building. where II can
he hal BIZ simply asking for it. without money and
price.