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

'tN>oLlnAIIDN--N earn Win pleasure mat lt
san Francisco packets. consisting OF the YANKEE,
C~yueflni SpscirsH, are h~eacetor;h 10 constitute one
line. under the agency Of MessrS. Wilcox, Richards
X Co. in Honolulu. and Messrs. M'Raer * Merrill,
in san Francisco. some changes in the ownership
of the packets have been made. Nessrs. Waterman x
Co. having disposed Of their interest in the IIa,ss.
These vessels are ali fine sa.lers, and Two # them
have long had the reputation Of being the deetest and
most popular passenger packets in the Pacific. In
der one management, IS they have now been brought,
they will undoubtedly be conducted much more 10 the
interests Of our trading and travelling public, and be
made to pay 4 fair profit - On investment. There
i trade enough now to keep them all running As
rapidly a they can fill up; but with good manage
ment, ani with such packets as We now possess, our
trade with san Francisco must constantly increase.
For passengers, no packets in the world possess
finer accommodations and more polite and attentive
officers than our San Francisco line, that IS if We
may judge from the praises bestowed on Captains
Smith and Patty by those who have voyaged with
them. From personal observation, We have not had
an opportunity to judge, but when we find a spare
berth, a goodly crowd, and nothing else to do, We in
tend TO jump aboard and see for ourselves.
RIFLES, ATTENTION "A company left town not
long ago on 4 pleasure tour around this island, and
among the number were one or two ladies. While At
Halemano, where a few days We're spent, among
other sports was target-practce. \ target was put
up at a distance of 145 yards, and shooting CON-
mencei. One Of the young men, not a riheman,
either, sent his first ball within two inches of the
bulls eye; a second shot went within a foot. Next
in turn came n young lady, who had never fired a
rife before. With undaunted courage, and deter
mined 10 face the music she placed the gun
against her shoulder, but = forgot to place the
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rush was Immediately made for the target, and to the
surprise of the spectators, the ball had penetrated
within three fouyths Of IN inch Of the bulls eye.
The company was so delighted at her success, that
she was urged to try another shot, which also went
within eight inches of the center. This is certainly
good shooting, and the Honolulu Rifles viii have to
look sharp. or their laurels and prizes may yet be
carried of by some Of our fair sex, should they enter
the list for target shooting.
To ADvERrIsERs.-Our weekly newspapers are
almost the only medium through which merchants can
talk to those residing on the other islands and tell
them what they have. 81 always look over the adj
yertisements,'' said one Of our subscribers to US while d
on Hawaii, himself a keen and shrew1 trader, - for
they are the best index Of n mans standing and bust
ness" And it is so. We're we to name any one
who has been a successful merchant in Honolulu, we
would find he has been a liberal advertiser. If you
have new fresh goods in store or 10 Qrrirc, let it be
known, the expense is nothing compared with the
quick sales. a nimble ~sixpence IS better than a
slow shilling If your goods are old, don't adver-
tse them; let the auctionecr attend to that.
Flnrurx's ELrcrloy.-At the annual election of
Protection Hook and Ladder Company No. /, the fol-
ing year
g " Nf,car4 Tor,v,g,
r. +. Wakeman, Isst Foreman.
Frank Bindt, Secretary.
II. Noltc, Treasurer.
The roll Of the Hooks has undergone n thorough
overhauling, and now numbers only thirty-four ac-
tive Misunderstanding. every one of them; and in
order to further increase the efficiency of the compa-
ny, it has been decided to receive no person into
membership who is not a good fireman. The dnan-
ces are in a healthy condition, and the company,
having secured the services of their worthy Treasurer
for another year, will be sure to prosper.
THE New YORK TRIBUNE.-From some cause which
does not yet appear clear, the above paper has
changed its position on the war question, and has
taken Il bold stand for peace. The mail by the Santa
Crua will probably bring copies of the Tribune to
August 1st, which will serve to clear up the mist.
We find the following item relating to it in one of our
Eastern exchanges:
- nus bC NAIttiIu8y HltllJlLE II III y. l. /
Tribune. to have its carping, traitorous articles
eagerly copied by such " sympathetic'' papers as the
Albany Argus and Freeman's Journal. The edito-
rails and correspondence of the Tribune of late, have
been reasonable to the loyal Administration, and an
outrage upon the patriotic sentiments of its two hun
dred thousand readers. Never before has so popular
a journal adopted a policy so offensive to the popular
mind rs well as suicidal to itself.
~ The Yankee brings back a number of our old
whose faces it is a pleasure to meet. Some
of them have brought with them large stocks Of new
goods. which will soon be opened. Among them Mr..
J. I. Warehouse, who proposes to open a - Beehive
Store on the wharf, and with the aid of that .Nahou,
the Camel, will no doubt make a stir among the ma
tives. Mr.. Grinbaum Will reopen in the Rre-proof
store in -Anthon's block, formerly occupied by Mr..
Aldrich. Of their stocks, We may have something to
after having had an opportunity 10 examine them.
VALUABLE MoxTHLIEs.-We have received from
Mr.. J. q. \. Warren, OF san Francisco, copies Of the
american Bee Journal and the .imerican Stock Jour-
The terms of these monthlies are so very rea-
sonable that they ought TO be taken by every farmer
engaged in raising stock, (sheep, cattle or horses,)
by every person who keeps bees for pleasure or
profit. The subscription price is 81 90 a year, but
to cover the American postage 81 80 should be re-
mitted to the san Francisco agent. Those wishing to
examine samples can do so by calling on US.
\ WILD Goose CHAsE-Thes sch. .Hlpuobaucai, af-
ter an absence of about two months, returned to port
Friday. The captain politely informed US ne had
nothing TO report had not seen or heard of any
thing. We have since learned from other sources,
that the schooner passed close by an island which
was fairly covered with goats. For some reason or
other the captain did not 30 on shore. Perhaps
he was afraid Of the goats. The schooner might
EASILY have been filed with goat skins, talow, etc,
which would have been better than nothing.
PERsoSAL-Dr. Blxley, special commissioner