The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-07
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
NOTES or TIE WEEK.

ATrREVs HAWAllAN-LNsLl5H - hl-
work. which all students Of this language are 50
anxious to have published and in general circull-
ton. fingers yet in the study of the laborious,
learned and Reverend photographer, a monument
OF his erudiuon and skill. in pathological lore. When
are we 10 have it, Our worthy confrere, the editor
OF the Friend, in his last issue, has made some
comments, which We heartily endorse, and trust
they will be carried out. We have seen the entire
COPY Of the work. which contains about 10000
words, beautifully copied, in five volumes, and have
had the pleasure Of examining them. The work when
printed. would make a volume about the size Of
Web-,er's Counting Room Dictionary. The clear
ness Of the definitions compare flvOrabIy with those
Of Webster, Worcester, Johnson. Anthem. Leverett,
DJnnegan. and other giants Of learning in Lexi-
geography. Lines from msles are given in which the
word defined Is introduced, showing its meaning
in connection with other words. and tending TO fz
IL in the memory Of the student. We hear that a
subscription has been started. and quite an amount
pledged towards an early publication of this work.
The Legislature Appropriated $500. but govern
meut appears TO be surine in the matter. Let
enough be raisel then by subscription to guar
au;ee the printing Of this work, and once given
to the general public, we have no doubt but that
the Industrious aud crudite compiler will reap
something remunerative for his labors Of the
past twenty years. Of almost a generation OF man.
l. there not a law that all officials shall be acquaint-
Ell with the native laHguage2 Are they The
Board OF Education, We learn, is about to move in
thi= matter OF lending a helping hand. Officials not
thoroughly posted should also contribute to bring the
book To light. The most noble aud independent letter
in the English language Is that Of johnson to the Earl
Of Chesterfield. Johnson sought the antechamber of
this learned AMI polite Earl, soliciting pecuuiary
assistance from him in the publication Of his great
Dictionary, and, as was customary in those days,
that the Earl would become his patron. The man
ners 0: Johnson, which were not exactly those Of
the petit maifre. and his sturdy Independence, had
dispIelzed the uobleman, and he declined. When
the great work vas nearly completed and its fame in
every ones mouth. the Earl in turn sought the
honor before rejected by him. which was refused 10y
Johnson in a letter Of sterling English, which it does
any one good to read. Where government has been
so backward in coming to the assistance of the labo-
rious student, let the community 90 so, showing
thereby It's appreciation Of the services Of a man who
has passed the EOwer of his days in the preparation
of such Il compilation, and of which he can truly
say, EEeSt mOHUMsHtuH1 acre psreaHiUS.
ACCIDENT-On Tuesday, Keawekahuna, a native
employed in tending the centrifugals of the Sugar
Refinery, by soue careIessness had his left arm
severed By one of them just below the shoulder.
Only one Of the natives besides the sufferer was in
the room at the time. As near as we can learn, his
attention was attracted by something outside, when
suddenly turning TO his work again, he stumbled
one Of the centrifugals when it was in motion
and making 1900 revolutions a minute or over 20 per
second. The rim severed his left arm at the elbow
joint, breaking his wrist in three or four places.
When the machine was stopped, the arm was picked
up from the bottom, embedded in the sugar. The
native walked up to the Office Of DR.. Guillou. where
the stump was dressed by the Doctor. The man
the operation Of saving off the bone unfinch-
ingIy, refusing to take the chloroform, which the sur
geon offered to administer. Messrs. Bartlett and
Chatter Of the Refinery were present, and rendered
Ill the assistance in their power. The native, after
the operation was removed to the Queens Hospital.
Much caution is requisite in working with these
aud IL should be Impressed upon the ma
tiveS- We re%commeni that the native press inquire
into and enter upon the details OF tins accIden', that
they NAV be perusei By their readers on the plInta-
tons where centrifuglIs are used. in order to in
spire careiulness and watchfulness III the wOIkmen.
BARREL AND KrG MASUFsCTOEY-In that whiz-
ing and whirIiug place OF Levers on Fort street, or
-lther back II Fort street, Nessrs. L HoHschaeger L
stapenhorst are turning out some kegs made from
.ukui lumber. and they are doing it " shiP-shape
md Bristol fashion, as sailors say We handled
Of the heads and slaves, aud we think that1
hey must be lighter than those imported. One al
vantage, they are bent as they are cut, that Is, they
IRE not cut straight aud bent afterwards, and thus
re not 30 likely to be broken in the bilge, as those
which ore made in the usual manner. Success to
.verythiur Hawaiian, and success 20 the euteTprising
men vino have overcome all obstacles in bringing
.hout these changes. In the same busy shop we saw
ONE Y. ". plank being planet by machinery. 1t
lus INTENDED for ieck plank for the schooner which
lessrs. Foster y Co. are now building
BCHGLAHY-On Saturday evening last, We learn
hat the store Of Messrs. II. Mcintyre X Son. on the
sorner Of Fort aud King streets, was entered by bur-
;Iars. AMI the paddock Of the book safe opened with
crowbar. For their trouble, the thieves found
nothing but the books; and a. they thought (proba-
that it would be useless for them to attempt to
~ and collect the outstanding bills, without due
,ower Of attorney. they left them undisturbed-
got into the money till and made free with a ,
ew iJilss there, leaving = gold $3.50 piece. which
i horei they will not return to get. After commit
ing some other playful iuiiscretions ola ike nature,
left. -
CoFFIy's CARRIAGE Don't be frightened, it IS mt
he hearse, but We mean Capt. Ned Collins Teams {
which stand ever ready to DO one a service, with an
.mi1bIe Jack Bunsby sort Of a growl thrown in, for
consideration, whenever one requires them. Every a
aud his wife is bound up the valley nowadays 6
b see ). THE SORGHUM PAM on Woods Plantation,
al We know Of no quicker way AID more commOdi-
US one than by one of the captains conveyances, .
Moss one he's n team Of his own. Those interested