The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-04-18
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

IT OF H WEEK.
lied our spring seasons @: former years, have
given way TO "a comparative monocouy. broken only
by the occasional departure of the steamer or "a san
Francisco packet. Even the iaudab'e efforts Of our
contemporary TO create q sensation. by the hourly isSu-
ing Of a marine bulletin, aI nicely headed and tailed,
10 announce the Hoa-arrival Of some expected whaler,
don't inspire any new hopes or create any improve
ment. Local news i at q discount. and for notes, in
the absenceof startling foreign news. we have 10 cut
an item in two, and make the tail tell what the head
forgot Blu; the dearth Of news could be borne with
the patience Of job. were it not for the dust which
comes iuuudiug into every corner, covering the pa
per, ,hickeuing the ink, daubiug and soiliug every
thing. All this l. said 10 be owing 70 the improve
ments ID still in progress in m~endiug, digging,
ditchiug, and disturbing the streets, and kicking up
ali the dust possible. What's the use of water, uu-
less TO counteract dus; and dirt: If all the Jc1sts
water were s~prinkled about the streets what 4 COM
fort to the health-both Of body and soul. Now that
the street commissioner Is beyond the clutches Of the
lawyers, who pursued him even into the cabin Of the
departing packet, and has taken a - leave Of alb
seuce,' let Us have a deputy, who can give US good
roads and keep them in good order; at least let Us
have a sidewalk up Nuuanu as far as Rosebank, so
that when the worthy sex' returns, ne can see that
some things can be done here in Honolulu as well rs
in the - auId country" All it wants is a little rim.
Nor Misunderstanding IS more needed than a
telegraph between this group and the coast, and
whenever the finances of the public e~xchequer show
a few more thousands to throw away, We shall urge
its construction. We should then be able to know
defHitsiy the movements of mail packets. Til that
suspicious day arrives, we shall have TO be content
with the best oracles afforded US for predicting the
mails. The Fickery has not arrived, or had not,
when this was set up in type, but still she may be in
any moment, inasmuch as she may not have sailed
till April LIST, (all FOOLS day and may still come in,
or she may have gone past-nobody knows. April
is a very uncertain month as regards the winds
between this and the coast. Last year the Frances
Palmer arrived on the llth of April, eighteen days
passage from san Francisco, the clipper ship Henry
Brigham, on the 10th, twenty-three days, and the
brig Hero, on the 18th, twenty-four days passage.
When we have n~ortherly winds prevailing about the
islands, as We have had for some time, the trade
winds are Interrupted, and longer passages than
usual occur between San Francisco and these islands.
We look for the bark hourly, and probably soon after
this paper is worked off, she will appear. At least
we hope so. -
ISLAND VEGETABLEs.-There is no country in the
world that can produce finer fruit and vegetables
than these Islands, when equal care is bestowed in
raising them. Many of them, particularly the latter,
are apt, with loose culture, to degenerate, but when
cultivated with the care which they demand, they in
variably improve. Our squashes afford an example
of this. The seeds were originally imported, but
many new varieties have sprung from them, some
better and some worse than the originals. In one
of our exchanges We find the following item, giving
ms rra.lit for boyiDD oilpl u now variety =, rho LIST
1t originated probably from the Valparaiso squash,
but may have been improved and changed by eli
mate and cultivation
The Hoasluin N.cta-are S7ray4-This has been bat re
Gently introduced from Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands.
VARIETY. It is Of a russet color. form nearly giobniar. averase
weight about twenty-five pounds. The flesh Is @ a deep
range color, and when stewel and dried very transparent,
sweet, aud Of the most delicious flavor. For pies it Is superior
20 the Hubbard, Zone Of the best American varieties for cook
ne for sauce il j. inferior, being devoid of that GryueSs and fine
eNture which is peculiar to the Hubbard.
STEAM vs.. SArL-Quite a race came of on Tues
lay last between the Emma Rookie and steamer,
bound to Lahaina. At the start, the former
vas some distance ahead, but the steamer having
'ull steam on, managed TO overtake her soon after
,assing Diamond Head, and, as near as We could
Judge, standing at the telegraph station, got about
wo lengths ahead. At this time the race became
exciting the two vessels nearly abreast, the
EHauca with canvass and steam trying her best to
her rival astern. But the Emma appeared to
her steadiest hand At the tiller, and deter
linel TO dispute every inch of the track, kept - neck
nd neck with her formidable rival, both YES
els laying well over to the wind, and throwing the sea
cross their bows in the liveliest manner. Is long
: they appeared in sight, the distance between
did not vary perceptibly, unless in favor Of
he schooner. The wind was n~ortherly, and we
lould not be surprised to hear that the schooner,
Mess becalmed, arrived at Lahaina not long after
he steamer had her anchor down.
\ DANGEROUS REEF-Mr. A. F. Boxer, Master Of
. b. MS. ship alert, reports to rs, through Capt.
-inslow, of the TumeyIaae, an island not laid down
a any chart. At the time it was discovered, the
WAS under full h~eaiway, and came within two
three ship-leng,hs Of running on to it. Had it
zen fallen in with in the night, another would have
zen added to the catalogue Of losses from unknown
fuses. Mr.. Boxer writes that it is ga very low
eff Of rocks extending FIVE TO six miles off the y. y
=. point and lies in latitude l6o IS :; W. long.
n 5S.-A. F. BOXER, Master ship .fiert.'
= The mail packet left on Tuesday forenoon,
th a full freight and thirty-eight passengers among
were several Of our old residents. We notice
e names Of Messrs. c. G, Hopkins, Stephen Spencer,
Wilcox, ". Goodale, c. Fl. Levers, D. VI. Wes-
u, and others, most Oh whom return AGAIN TO the
-- =,
\ CANINE FrEENAH-As No. IS were p~racticiug
Saturday last, a sportive dog, which has once Or
ice before been in attendance, made his appear
ce and took as lively a part in the fun as any Of the
npauy. He would rush at the stream, bite It, and
ly with it, performing all sorts Of antics, and aP-
AIRED to enjoy its taste with as much gusto as a
nishei wolf would 4 leg of mutton.
IcE AHEAD.-It is definitely settled that Honolulu
again to he supplied with ice, arrangements to that
ct having recently been made 10y the agent Of the
ka Ice Company, who will supply the article from Br
ka. How soon it may be expected we DO not A.
-r Int nrnhnhtv ns soon as -rranremnnts ON he NJ