The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-04-30
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NATIVE HoSEs1Y.-A native Hawaiian. while CON-
ing into town on Thursday morning over the Palama
road, picked up n package, containing between thirty
and forty dollars in coin. Instead of quietly putting
it into his pocket, he fastened it on a pole, and went
through the streets of the city, inquiring if any one
had lost a parcel Of money. A foreigner who met
him asked him the reason why he did not appropriate
it to HE own use. or whether any other person saw
him pick it up. He answered. no, no one saw him
but God. and he knew it would be wrong to do so.
This may be a solitary instance of the power of reli-
gious teaching on the native mind, but it most GER
tainly shows that religion has had an influence on
some of the nativesl This man knew that the money
belonged to some one else, and that it could not be
appropriated to his own use without the know ledge
of his Mailer. He had learned the fundamental
truth Of the Christian religion The fear of the
Lord is she beginning of WISDOM and he deserves
praise Of ms honesty.
y The San Francisco papers appear to be at
loggerheads with the California State Legislature. for
voting two or three millions of dollars to aid and
expedite the construction of the Pacific Railroad,
which is to connect that State with the Mississippi
Valley and open to her untold resources, compared
with which her gold mines are but a drop in the
bucket. To outsiders, these newspaper efforts to de-
feat or postpone this great work appear like boys
play. Better to lend the credit Of the State for ten
millions, if needed to construct the road at once.
When it is done, the State will be more able to pay
a debt of twenty millions than she is now to sustain
one of Ave millions.
ELECTION AT HILo.-An election for Representa-
tive to fill the place of ]. Keahi, one of the members
elect from Hilo, lately deceased, was held on the 18th
of April, and resulted in the choice of PAULo KAHI-!
KIULA, who has once before, we think, sat as a repre-
sentative from the same place. The following was
the vote
PaTlo kahikiuia'.. votes.
L.
j. L Mikaele, 90
Total votes. .654
.AE The French Consul at San Franc. SEQ has issued
q notice that the ports of Mexico on the Pacific coast
are blockaded, and all trade with them is forbidden.
The schooner Hans, which arrived at this port last
week, left Mazatlan just as the French blockading
feet arrived of that port. This blockade will prob
ably continue for some time, or until the French in
vasion of Mexico is ended =
g In the Pacific. we observe the following refer
ence to Rev. W. f. Snow. who recently left the islands
to locate in California:
sAS FRAScIsco PoEr socrETr.-The fourth anniversary of
The SsR ET1 1Pfs c;'v Port Sr s sPsisiy' e wss held M in the s- First isE Baptist
excellent and appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. W.
of making it his field Of labor.
- Both Inc snip Looh0uT anu DARK Smyrniofe
are fully due. They must have left San Francisco
by the 10th, and are therefore at least two weeks out to-day.
They will bring two weeks later news.
WELL DoSE.-The old and well[known favorite
schooner 6ekaufuohi, made her last trip from Honolulu to
Kona and Kau, and back, in 9. days, discharging nearly a full
freight Of lumber at kona, and taking a full. freight of pull &c,
at kau- "
y Owing to the pressure Of local news to-day
We are compelled to omit several communications.
a leader, items and foreign selections prepared for
this issue. The supplement contains some interesting matter.
MORE CoRALs.-We understand that a few more
of those beautiful red corals from Micronesia, will be sold at
auction next week. Such a chance to obtain them, may mayer
occur again. -
= The mail by the Yankee will close on Monday
morning. Files Of the -7drertiser can be obtained at our
counter, ready for mailing.
p 1t is but justice for US to state that the full
report Of the ST. George Festival, in to-day's paper, was pre-
pared by Mr.. l. Browne. |
- Don't forget the total eclipse Of the sun on
Thursday next.