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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-16

To ADvERTIsERs-We have reduced the rates ~
our advertising charges for our regular quarterly
advertisers about one third, and all charges made
after January l, will be according to the new scale
Our rates for advertising are now lower than those of
weekly New York papers. and far below xha. thew
ought TO be, when the cost Of labor here is taken into
account The expense of publishing a weekly paper
is much larger in proportion than in America or
England. far exceeding the receipts from both sub.
~scriptions and advertisements, and no paper in Homo
lulu can be sustained except by the job work done in
the Office. We see too many instances where advertis-
ing proves to be of greater value to the advertiser
than its cost, to allow s doubt of its utility. To
many it has proved of more value their original can.
ital or credit in business, and when jnd;ciously re.
sorted to is Arrays of benefit. Money can be throvp
away in advertising as easily as in an anction room
or at s. gaming table. To be able to discriminate
when, and how, and 10 what extent to advertise, is
the great secret. -
WRECKED.-By the schooner Hannah. ii is report
ed that the schooner Henry went ashore at Honua-
ula. near Makee's Landing. on the 4th inst, and be-
came a total wreck. 1t appears a heavy ~southerly
gale was blowing at the time.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKET

From MesES c. W. Brooks and Co.'S circular received per
SpeedrreH. and dstsi DEC. II, we extract the following, which
viii furnish our readers with the best review Of the market at
hand: .fs .4 #rH.H aHt -"s
- Since our last, a succession Of heavy storms has prevailed,
both on our own coast and m the mountains. resulting in fresh
cts which have oyerfoued several interior cities and towns,
some Of which are varicusly submerged I'm from two to twelve
feet Of water In Sacramento, the water rose suddenly and
many persons we're drowned before they could escape. Both
that city and NsFy syile suffer severely Steamers running to
and large parcels Of wet and damaged goods are daily arriving
In our City from the interior, for sale at auction. In Hawaiian
Produce, We quote as follows:
sGGxK-Best No. 1, HE; medium No. 2, 1OIc; ordinary, in
mats, Ole
MoLAssEs-Tmproving and held firm at 2c-
ktcx-China, No. i. selling ut &c Carolina, lOc, stock poor
and nearly exhausted.
FrIr-ssock be.vy. Sales Of sH bales, ex SpeedpeH and
Comet at Tie 10 I3c v 10
COyFEx-No Hawaiian here. Rio advancing, and held at &c.
saLr-In fair demand for ordinary jobblng lots coarse pack
ing. sIs IS; ane dairy, sis y ton.
~FUSsrs-Mo.erHte quantities, of good quality, will command
lie.
OrLs-polar dull at 45c coast &c wairus so sperm 81 IS;
kerO-ine 9oc "a 95c coeoanut, IN small lots, zoe q I2c, for
horae consumption. Large quantities Of this variety may be
place. for export 1T Coo Y gallon
Eures seE-On Boston, in u = Treasury transfer drafts,
paysbe at dKhf In specie, 81 per cent premium Whaiers'
exchange, 5 al 10 days sight, par To 2 per cent. premium.
Dealers are well supplied with general merchandise by heavy
RECEIPTS lately ct haad. while staples are generally firm and
tending up ward. We quote
CosL-Anthrcit-, SO per ton; Cumberland, SIS 2 ton
DosEsrIcs-Stardard drills life: sheetings III T. yard
csSDLgs-Adamsnt.ns. Knapp's extra, &c
C~ORDAGE-Nanila- Sc a. Sic tarred, lie.
PG tsoS-Narket dropping rapidly SIS "a $40 per ton"
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DIED.

HrST-At waterviIe, New York, on the IIth Oct, 1861,
Mr.. Mary II. Hunt, ag-d 20 years and 9 months.
Mrs H. was the wife of the Rev. T. Dwight Hunt, formerly
Of the Mission 10 the Sandwich Islands, AMI subsequently Of san
Francisco, California Her death will be Iamented by all who
have ever known her.
RYDER-At 7. c. Hospital, Honolulu, January II, Latham C.
Ryder, mate Of The ship Thomas DickasOn. He was a native q
Ithaca n. Y where his father now resides, but family resides
in C-ayeiand, Ohio.
LYSCH-In Honolulu, January Il. Of aneurism Of the heart,
John Lynch alias Edward Jackson, Of Baltimore, late 2I officer
Of bark John T.. West
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DEATH OF a CHIEFEss-We regret to announce
the death of Mrs. Jane Young Lahilahi kaeo, the
wife of the late Hon. Joshua kaeo. and sister TO His
Excellency the late John Young, formerly Minister
of the Interior and Kuhina Nui for this kingdom.
She was therefore an aunt to H. NJ. Queen Emma
She died at her residence at Kuaehelani, Honolulu,
on the morning of Sunday last. the 18th inst, after
a long illness of several years. She was the young
est daughter of the old John Young and Kaowanaeha,
and is therefore descended from the noblest blood
of Hawaiian Royalty, on the mothers side.
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Vessels Expected from Foreign Ports.

Am bark A. 4. ELIriige, Formerly the Adelaide) sailed for
Honolulu about Dec. 25-due Jan. 10.
Am. bark Comet, Patty, saiel for Honolulu ahoat Jan. due
Jan. 10
An slip George Washington. Anderson. sailed I'm Boston AUg.
-. with cargo % coal and assorted merchandise.
An ship Arctic, Morse. sailed from Boston about Nov. 10. with
assorted cargo g. &. Brewer & Co.
Haz srh. LihoIiho, Bush, from M.Kean's I,land-sue in all
January.
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VESSELS IN PoRT-JAN. 10.

Russian gun-bDAt Mors-. Cr01u.
Am bark sreefiseH. Smith.
Am clipper ship Raiuga, Buniitt.
Peruvian ship Petr0niia, Gamp4d0uico.
Am baTkeutine Constitution. Keller.
Tahitian sch ManuIaia. L~TnOinc.
General Morgan. Congd IA.
Am brist Josephine, Stone.
An Miss brig Morning star. Geleit-
VHALERs.
ship Emily Morgan Whiteside Bark John ?. West, Tinker
Nib, Foriham Benjamin Rush. -
Whaiers, !; Merchant vessels, 81 Man-ofEar, Total, II.
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PASSENGERS.

For wrxpwARD PoErs-per Knauea, Jan. 13-Rev o Glover,
w y Allen, Caps Joseph spencer, Mrs Kenxay and ? children,
NJ RapIee, W II Bailey, v A Oulinot, Robert Chapel, James
smith, . } Porter, Charles Sampson, Daniel Irish, Master Geo
Naey-H cabin, and about 80 iers Passengers
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House BURNED BY LIGHTSISG.-We learn that
during the storm on Sunday the 4th inst, a thatch
house at MakawaO, owned. and occupied by natives,
was struck by lightning and consumed. Two women
were in the house at the time, but escaped unin-
jured. The storm was very severe all over the island
of Maui, and a large quantity of rain has fallen.
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From AUSrRALA.-By the arrival OF the bark
Early Bird on Monday last, Go days from Sydney'
and by the favor of Rev. Mr.. Mallory, Catholic Prlest
on board that vessel, we have received a file of sgd
ney papers 10 November Q. There is nothing IN
them new or specially interesting to our readers.
The sad failure of Mr.. Burke's expedition of discov-
cry to Northern Australia, was creating public sym
patty and discussion. All the expedition but one or
two had been cut of. as is supposed from hunger and
Indictment weather, after having endured great suffer-
ings.
From New Zealand, the news of the discovery
of new good fields is confirmed, but it is stated that
the gold is not yet found in sufficient quantities to
warrant the great rush thither. Over 10000 per-
sons had left Australia for New Zealand since the
gold was discovered. The following, from the n. L.
.fireTfiser, gives the origin Of the discovery, which
occurred in October last
TERAwIrI GoLD.-We stated in our last the mug
gets which were shown to us by MIR. Baker, hal been
found by a native in about an hour, but We have
since been given 10 understand that the native was
several hours in obtaining il, and that he used neither
pick or shovel, bu I picked it out with his fingers,
Several parties went to Terawiti this, week, amongst
others Mr.. W. Woodgate, who returned on Thursday
evening, and has shown us a nugget which he obtain
ed in a small creek in the neighbourhood of the
Waireka stream. The gold is similar TO that obtained
by the native shepherd, and is n very me specimen.
Mr.. WoOdgate reports upwards OF Az Maorles at
work, who had obtained in two days about : ozs.
amongst them. There are also several Europeans
out prospecting, with what success we have not yer
heard. w understand that il is the intention OF his
Honor the Superintendent to visit Terawiti, and We
trust that it will result in n properly organized pros
pecting party being sent out under the management
of the Government.
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- The foreign jurors for the present term, are
notified that their attendance is required ut the Court
this day, at 10 a. NJ, excepting those excused for
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- The following vessels are looked for from
San Francisco. Bark a. A. EIdridge, sailed about
Dec. 25,-2l days out; bark Comet, sailed about the
LIST January-15 days out. The clipper ships Ocean
ROuer and Edith Rose, both for China or Japan,
were also to sail early in January, and might touch
ut Honolulu.
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NOTES OF TUE WEEK.

THE observation-disclosures Gene in slowly from the
other islands. We have received the following:
Lahaiun.
As in Honolulu, the number Of candidates was I'M
usually large. Lahaina is entitled to tlno members,
the srst txn IN Tie List having haan chosen
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- Our thanks are due to Rev. James Mallory, a
Catholic Clergyman who was passenger on the Early
Bird, for a file of late Sydney papers. Also to
Messrs. Mc'Ruer s Merrill, Chas. W. Brooks & Co.,
and J. W. Sullivan of San Francisco, for late papers
from that port. -
FOURTH PAGE.-A continuation of Mr.. jays ora
ton will he found on the last page.
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Grenr Flood In Sacramento Valley.
rraus-Pacifc Sfcnm-Iinc.

Earnest efforts are at last on foot here, and par
ticularly in New York. for the establishment of
steamers across the Pacific from this port. | an told
by a leading public man that it will be carried into
effect within a year. BY early movements might not
the Hawaiian Islands secure a share in this great
benefit HAWAII.
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To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES favors received are
unavoidably deferred till another number.
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Mr.. Baldwin was member for Lahaina in the last
legislature. Mr.. Kahookano has also been q mem
Der for one or two sessions, and is considered a very
competent representative.
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Mr.. Harris is therefore elected, as member from
Hamakua, and considering that he possesses the
largest estate on that island, and is by right of owner
ship ." Duke of Kahuku,' the choice is a very appro-
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I'VE are compelled to defer the remarks pre-
pared for this issue on the subject taken up last
week-a change of Ministers and ministerial pol
icy-in order to give place to the following very
interesting correspondence from abroad.
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DEPARTURES.

Jan. 10-Am bark YANKEE. Ctaxton, for San Francisco
II-Otfen- VII bark Planet, Dalman- tor Westward and
Ochotsk-
u-sch krkaairchi, Marchant, for Koua and Kau.
TI-Sch Odd Felow. Candaxe, for HanaI<i and k0oa-
T-Sch Moiwahire, Kuheana, for Nawiiwii and koiOa-
13-Sseamer kilauea, Berrin. for Lahaina, Hlo and other
vindvard ports
H-Am sh bark Isaac Hosland, Long, for Westward and
lOchouk-
Is-seh Hsnnah- Antoine, for Lahaina and HiIo-
H-Sch Moikeiki, Sapela, for Iahaina AMI RahuIui-
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PoRT OF HONOLULU. Il. I.
ARRIVALS.

Jan Pam sch General Morgan, Conslau. So days from Port
Townsend, en- route for sLangiae came into port
for fresh supplies
T2-Sch Hannah. Antoine, from Metcalrs Laniing, Hio,
with IS tales pull. BOO mats sugar, and 5 native
Passengers.
I3-Am bark speedueH. Smith, % days hn San Francisco.
l3-Am bark Eariy Bird, Coos, az days from Sydney. en-
route for San Francisco with $50 tons coal and
about 80 passengers came into port for water and
provisious- SaHcd again next day.
15-Sch Moikeiki, Napela, from Kahului and Lahaina,
with 10 brs beef. 5 bags fungus, and Is passeEgers-
The Portland daily press., 1862-06-28
swamps ON Hills.

If any of our citizens desire to see how
swamps may be formed on the tops of high
hills, they can have an excellent opportunity,
by looking at the excavation now making for
a cellar on Spring street, above Clark. A new
street has been laid here, from Spring to Dan
forth streets, across what has been called
Emerys Swamp, which lies between these
streets, and holds in the spring and fall pond
of water several feet deep, in some parts of 1t.
The excavation for the cellar exposes the fol-
lowing strata,-first, a rich, black vegetable
mould, from eight to twelve inches thick then
distinct layer of drift material, about eight
inches thick, composed OF what was once
white sand, now discolored by the water per-
colating through it from the superintendent
earth, and intermixed with earth and large
number of pebbles, principally of white quartz.
Below this drift is sedimentary deposit of
white sand, SO free from pebbles, as to be
suitable for making morter for the cellar wall
without sitting. This sand is-about two feet
The Portland daily press., 1862-06-28

GorTsCHALK's GRAND CONCERT. - The
fashion of Portland assembled en- masse last
evening at tho New City Hall, and were there
treated to as brilliant an entertainment in the
musical line as the most fastidious ear could
desire. 1t were impossible for us to convey an
idea of the style, the skill and the time in
which some of the most difficult pieces were
executed, nor indeed would it become us to
individualize any of the performers, suffice it
te say that this has proved to the public of
Portland the eminent ability of L. M. Cots
chalk to please the most delicate and suscepti-
BILE musical ear.
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tive schemes of the abolitionists, is called to
meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives
tomorrow, Saturday at O'Clock, r. M, by
order of the Committee
Mr.. Fessenden towards the close of the pro
ceedings in the Senate to-day, urged prompt ac-
tion upon the measures pending, and stated that
if this course should not be pursued, the Senate
might be left without quorum. He mentioned
in this connection that Senators were already
leaving the city, and that one from California
and another from Minnesota, had departed He
alluded to Senators Latham and Rice.
Senator Lane of Kansas, remarked that he
too was desirous of an return to that State, but
would remain to vote on the confiscation bill,
which is now before that body. In the House
the number necessary to constitute quorum is
obtained without regard to the non represent
ed States, but in the Senate majority of the
Senators from the "a States is necessary for that
purpose, in otheI words 35 members The entire
number of elected Senators on the roll CT that
body is ~. including the name of johnson Of
Tsnn.
Parson Brownlow was among the visitors to
Congress to-day.
Gen. Pope entered upon his duties to-day.
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From California.

SAN FRANcIsco, June %.
The Union Convention called by the Republi-
can State Central Committee met at San Fran
cisco on the nth, and nominated John SWEET of
San Francisco, Superintendent of Public In
struction. No other State officers are to be
elected this year. The interest centres in the
choice Of members of the Legislature, who elect
United States Senator.
The Union Democrats win nominate their can
didate by their State Central Committee. They
wM make vigorous efforts TO secure the control
Of the next Legislature.
The breckenridge Democrats propose to aban-
don their organization.
The United States steamer Wyoming sailed to-
day for Manila. The steamer Golden Age sailed
for Panama to-day. She takes ITO passengers
and 81, 200 900 in treasure for New York, and
$500, 600 for England.
Oregon dates are TO the 18th. There had been
another great freshet, doing serious damage to
the valley porfiens of that State. The business
portion of Portland was innunrated. Crowds
Of miners had commenced returning from Sal
mon river. They represent that district as of
limited extent and overcrowded The total
number of men who have emigrated from Cali
fordia and British Columbia since the year COM
menced, is estimated at 20, 900.
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A Currency Question,

The State Of New York, in 1861, borrowed
one million dollars upon its seven per cent.
bonds, in anticipation of the State tax, to pro-
vide for the public defence. The money was
raised for the purpose of equipping troops
The bonds mature on the LIST of July, and
while the State pays other debts then matur-
ing in specie, the comptroller proposes to
meet these bonds in currency.
The presidents of several leading banks have
addressed him upon the subject, urging that
the subscribers for the stock had no reason
when subscribing, to suppose that these bonds
would not be paid in the same way as others,
and that they could then have invested their
money in government stocks at much less than
par.
The comptroller replies that the loan was
made for the United States, and is to be paid,
If desired, in the currency of the United
States it is held by banks and may be paid in
the currency furnished by the banks; that it
was made in anticipation of tax, and will be
paid by handing over the tax just as it was
collected. He also says
Il also admit that when you took the bonds
you had no reason to expect that they would
not be paid in specie il desired. But you will
also admit that you had no reason to expect
the banks, to which they were mostly issued
would suspend specie payments while their
vaults were full of specie, nor that the United
States would make irredeemable Treasury
notes legal tender in payment of the tax up
on which they were issued"
The banks insist that the honor of the State
is affected by the proposed payment in cur
rency; but this the comptroller does not ad-
nit. We apprehend, however, that he might
find in case another loan were offered, that the
decision in this case might have more to do
with the facility of negotiation than he is now
willing to allow.-[Boston Advertiser.
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Municipal Court.

FRIDAY, June e.
The court opened this morning with the case
of John Deehan, who, with naturally ardent
temperament, rendered still more ardent by
the use of ardent liquors, was called to answer
for transgression of the law, relating to the
use thereof of such things, and it having been
clearly proven that boisterous manner char
acterized his conduct subsequent to imbiba-
tion, His Honor deemed it prudent to inflict
wholesome and saiutary restraint, to the tune
OF $S.42, which amount being passed over, the
offender was allowed to mix in again with the
busy scenes of outdoor life. We hope that
this second lesson may not prove to be but the
precursor to third. $50, and sin no more" !"
Samuel Dyer, hack-driver, having charged
an illegal fee, was summoned before Judge
Lane, who, after patient hearing, adjudicated
upon the case, rendering verdict in favor of
law and, the City Treasury, to the amount Of
$50 and COSTS Respondent appealed to the
July term of the S. j. Court.
We cannot forbear making few remarks in
connection. We feel that unless prompt ac-
tion Is taken, upon the part of those who are
called to administer the law in such cases, that
many opportunities will from time to time be
improved upon by certain parties, to obtain
additional and unlawful fees from strangers
and others not "posted up" in this matter
thus casting indirectly an odium upon those of
our carriage drivers, who have ever acted up
on the old motto: "Honesty is the best policy"
The next case occupying the attention of the
Court, was that of a truant lad whose name we
will not disclose, through respect for his moth
er. This lad, being arrested also upon the
charge of vagrancy, was sent by His Honor to
the Reform School, there to remain during his
minority.
Now, let us say to the naughty boys Of Port
land, that unless they wish to board out for
many years, they must be attentive to their
duties as scholars, disdaining to act as truants,
and endeavoring to keep in mind the old de-
vice of"Excelsior." Truants,-oflicerC Cole has
his eye upon you. Look sharp.
An act Of trespass was now brought before
the Court, the parties implicated being resi-
dents of Cape Elizabeth, at which place the
trespass was committed. The party bringing
the suit was the owner of fine grazing land,
under the " tall grass" the interstices of which
were filed with blushing strawberries. Who
does not like strawberries? Well,-the two
gentlemen charged with the misdemeanor, feel
ing anxious TO get few of the ripe red fruit,
ir their over-anxiety forgot their neighbor's
grass, and before long much Of it lay low.
His Honor considered it right under the cir
cumstances TO inflict nominal fine of one dol
lar and costs, which was evaded by one party
through misnomer. As we left the Court
room, some one whistled "Boylston."
Messrs. Howard & Strout for Defence.
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New York Market.

Cotton firmer, sales 1900 bales at 37J.
Flour higher; Superfne State 4.35d4.5O; Extra
State 4,75a4,s5 Round Hoop Ohio 5, ,loa5 20; Super
fine Western 4,35a4i0 common TO good extra west
ern 4, ,70a46; Southern frmer; mixed TO good $50
@515 fancy and extra 5,s0a8,75; Canada &c better;
extra 4,70a620
cine spring Los; Milwaukee club l06dl.12 amber
Iowa and Wisconsin ,l3di 1871; winter red western
1,21a1 y; white Indiana 25al 26.
Corn l higher, sales 10000 buseels; old mixed
Western 64a55; new do. 49952i; unsound do 439
IS; yellow western IS.
Oats unchanged.
Beef dull; sales 100 bbls
Pork firmer, l45o bbs IL 0oal1, Is; Prime 90
as, ,75 prime mess 10, ,15aI1l,00.
Cut meats more active; sales 9 IS Packages
Bacon, sides more active; sales $50 boxes at 81.
Lard drmer; sales 1913 bbis at 7seSi. Butter quiet.
Whiskey heavy and dropping.
Sugars firm; New Orleans 7a9sl; muscovado SIC
s; Havana7.
Coffee quiet and nominaly unchanged.
Molasses steady; Porto Rico at 80 and by auction
at 344a35t
Frcights to Liverpool frmer; cotton nominal; -four
3s; grain l0alld in bulk and ships bags
Wool firm sales 10 600 lbs fine fleece at 49, and 400
bales Cape at 27a20.
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deep, and below it is a sedimentary deposit Of
clay or hard pin gravel, as it is commonly call
ed, which latter is impervious to water, and
prevents the surface water, which falls upon
the hill, from percolating through the ground
thus keeping the basin in this vicinity filled
with water and converting it, in wet seasons,
into pond. This swamp, and also that North
of Spring street, is about one hundred and fifty
feet above tide level, in our harbor, yet water
may be found in both, in our dryest seasons
but the process of Improvement in the vicini-
ty is yearly lessening the quantity, both on
Bramhall's and Munjoy hills.
nyr The Biddeford Union says that Capt
Cowan Of Company l, LIST Maine Cavalry, late
ly at home on visit to his family, in that city
returned to his command last Monday.