The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12

SEVERE EARTHcUAKE-A heavy earthquake &C.
CURED on Thursday last, at ii minutes before y NJ.
Two distinct shocks were felt, and 50 severe were
they, that every body experienced them, whether
walking, standing or sitting. In several instances
it threw persons quite from their balance and
more probably experienced sensations of astonish-
ment or fright. Nearly every house was shaken. in
some cases so strongly rs to cause the inmates TO
leave the building. At Punah5u College, the plaster
Of the ceiling was shaken down, and the pupils ran
out of doors. The same scene, so far as the stau-
pede was concerned, occurred at the courthouse,
where q suit was in progress in Chambers The
quake was accompanied by q noise resembling that
of a dray driven over the roof, or the rolling Of
casks over head. The shock was felt at Lahaina,
and was so severe, that ink was spilled out Of an
inkstand on a table. We cannot learn that it was
noticed at Hilo or any where on Hawaii
1t is very seldom that earthquakes have been
felt on this island. though they are of frequent Oc-
currence on Hawaii. The cause is probably that
Oahu is more remote from the seat of activity Of
the volcanic fires beneath us. Twice, however,
during the last twenty years, this island has been
visited by tidal waves, which are probably at
tributable to volcanic eruptions-once about the
year 1912 at Honolulu, and again about the year
1851 at Waialus. -
'SKEETERs.-These little pests of society mos
quitoes, we mean-have been very thick for the
past few days, or since the late heavy rain. Gener-
ally the gentlemen don't mind their acquaintance
and occasional visits. but the ladies', of whom they are
especially fond, complain that they are " the plague
Of their lives" BY our San Francisco papers we
see that mosquitoes are very thick and annoying IN
that city so we have one consolation viz that
Honolulu is not the only place where these little tor
mentors flourish. Misery loves company" =
"RIGHr ABOUT FACE."-As some of the soldiers
were marching to relieve guard on Tuesday evening. a
wag standing on the corner of the street gave the
above order. The company wheeled around. took
the gentleman in charge, and marched him off TO the
station house, where he was confined for the remain
der OF the night. Our brave soldiers, We judge from
this, are not 20 be trifed with by street walkers.
PATRIoTIC-Yesterday Captain Coffin raised n
flagstaff on his new premises in King street, from
which, at y o'clock, the American flag was unfurled
in honor of Prince Lot, whose birthday it was. The
staff is a beauty, measuring SO feet in length, and
will serve as = conspicuous guide to those i'll search
Of the Captain, who as usual is always on hand steam
er days Us well as other occasions.
81 The steamer left on Tuesday, bound to kOna,
with one of the largest crowds of passengers she has
ever taken of. Her decks were a solid mass of
human beings, and when they crowded on either
side, the boat evidently felt the weight. Among the
passengers, we noticed Capt. Crown, of the Russian
War Steamer Norge, His Honor Judge Robertson,
and others.