The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-10-01

~ AN aRTIsr-Among the passengers by the Come
last week. was Mr.. E. W. Perry. Jr, a portrait and
landscape painter. a specimen of his work can t'
seen in the bookstore-being q portrait of Rev. Mr.
Corwin. A glance at the picture is sufficient to sat
isfy any one that it is a perfect copy of the original
and that the person who executed it, has the skill o
a true artist. Mr.. Perry visits our islands to TAX
views and paintings af our principal landscape seen
cry, and starts for Kilauea on Monday next in TIT
steamer, via Kealakekua and Kau. intending t.
sketch the crater, Hilo and other scenery of that is
land worthy of being copied. We commend him to
the attention of our friends wherever he may visit
While travelling through California. Mr.. Perry wa,
in company with Messrs. Williams and Bierstadt
The former will arrive here shortly. The latter hay
ing sold his fine painting of Yosemite Falls and Val
ley to a New York publishing house for S15, 900, has
gone East on business connected with the same. II
was the intention of the three artists to visit our
group in company. Messrs. Perry and Williams will
undoubtedly succeed in taking some views that will
be very valuable. Now while they are here, let us
suggest that the Government secure their services to
paint correct full size portraits Of the late King and
His Majesty the present King. as also, perhaps,
Queen Emma and Gov. Kekuanaoa, to be preserved
as national property to adorn the Palace. 1t is so
seldom genuine artists visit the islands that this op-
portunity should not be lost.
DEEP DIVING One day last week, while the water
boat was engaged in supplying the clipper ship Fleet
olng, which was anchored in the roads, the boat
sunk alongside the ship in eighteen fathoms OF water.
The services of an old experienced native diver were
engaged for $50, who went down and succeeded in
fastening tackle on TO the boat, by which she was
successfully brought to the surface and hoated. This
is the second or third time this craft has sunk in
nearly the same locality. Just think of a person
diving down 108 feet, without armor OF any kind but
such as nature provides, and remaining down several
minutes or long enough to fasten ropes and chains
around the boat. When he came up, blood spouted
from his ears, which is said to be a good sign, as
when that occurs i'll effects seldom follow the diving.
This Waterfront, by the bye, is really a serviceable
craft, and if lost or destroyed. the shipping would
be greatly Inconvenience by it.
NCHARACTERIsTIC-On Sunday last there was an
arrival Of a fine large clipper from San Francisco,
which had made o short passage for the season.
was on the gui vipe for the news, and the
wharves were covered with anxious inouirers. But
the ship brought not so much as o single paper. On
being asked if there was any news from the war. the
only reply our reporter received from the Captain
was-that g there was a devil of a row in the United
States, but he didn't learn the particulars" That
man ought to have command of the Great Eastern.4
The Rev. L. SMITH A "D.D."-we copy from a
late New York Observer the following paragraph,
showing that one of our Honolulu pastors has been
honored with n sDoctorate,' from his Alma Mater,
College
{! The Trustees conferred the degree of Doctor of
Divinity upon two of our class the Rev. Simeon
Calhoun, of Abieh, Syria, and the Rev.
Lowell Smith, of Honolulu. Sandwich Islands. In
these degrees, President Hopkins desig-
mated the men as /" viros apostolicos. Christi ct &C.
,lesise inter gentes externas servos.'
FUN For THE CRowp-That laughter provoking
musician and inveterate joker Joe Taylor, gives a
concert this evening at Nuuanu Hall, corner OF King
md Nuuana Streets, assisted by amateurs. Now
Everybody knows that we don't have a superabun-
lance of fun and humor here in our staid town, and
vhen an actor does happen along. he ought to be
not for his sake 80 much as our own.
the programme and then go and see for
ourselves. -
- The Fair of the Mechanics Institute was being
olden in San Francisco at the date of our last adj
ices from that port. By the following from the
Bulletin, it would appear that our Islands were rep
air extended in advance to the Sandwich Islands, whence sew
. q. ei tS!'t entered the following. Sugar and coffee, from Met
plantation pulu, from j. Worth, of Hawaii tapioca,
ON Hollister & Sons, of Koloa, Kauai.
SMALLPOX The whaleship which arrived on
thursday from the Arctic reports that the smallpox
as in the whaling feet, and that three vessels had
1t NAV spread to others before they leave that
round. The ships reported with it are the Camilla,
bigail and J,eh Stuff. Our authorities should be
n the guard and take measures to check the spread
the disease should it be brought here. as it is likely
be. A large portion of the Children are still ex-
to it. -
q A number of vessels were to leave San Fran
SEQ in September, to touch ut Honolulu. Among
Iem are the following:
Ham; BARI bark LSrsn1 Meyer to Q sail Sept 5Oo to to 2
Bark 4 One, d" 30th.
,e bark Young Hector had not arrived up to the
h,-15 days out from Honolulu. She would proba-
y leave about the 25th of September.
- At Wilcox, Richards & Co.'S. can be seen a
showing the rise and fluctuations in the price
gold in New York since the opening of the war.
reminds one of the charts published to illustrate
2 soundings or bottom of the Atlantic. The sudden
anges in some places make terribly steep peaks.
m whose SUBMITS many a gold speculator has
mbled and broken all his hopes.
The New York Void gives the list of over
e thousand American vessels sold to go under for t
N flags during the year 1863. This Of course !
a large decrease in the aggregate tonnage, but s
g safe TO say tina. in less than FIVE years after the t
r shall have ended, the entire loss will be supplied q
new vessels. .
MoNrHLY-for September. is received.
/ will be found an unusually interesting number. :,
leading articles, -AdpeRture on the Coast of .9us.