The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-03-25
NOTES OF TuE WEEK.

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NAIVE PAssEsGLRs-A notice has been issued by
the principal agents aud owners Of coastIng vessels,
that hereafter the price Of deck passage on all their
vesseIs-steamers as well as sail vessels,-1lH be two
dollars, which is double the former rate. The owners
of vessels have been compelled TO 10 this, to protect
themselves from the onerous, unjust and unheces-
sary law passed at the last session Of the Legislature,
which, Ike most of the laws passed by it. Is a public
nuisance. and ought to be repealed. The practical
operation Of the law is to Cypress the native people,
and increase their pecuniary burdens.
- The BARK YANKEE.-The sale Of the barks IaH-
kee and Young Hector, which was advertised to take
place in San Francisco Feb. %, did not take place.
4 nominal bid of 50, 800 was made for the Yqakee
and $3.50 for the Young Hector. The former
vessel sailed March 6, in command of Capt. Stott for
Valparaiso, and the latter vessel was to follow, with
the same destination in a few days, under command
Of Capt. Fuller. I
WANTS REPAIRISG.-As Mr.. Logan was passing
over the small bridge on Chamberlain's Hill, south
of the mill, in Waialul. one day this week, his
horses leg slipped through between the ~planking.
After a violent struggle, he managed. to escape with
only a slight lameness, instead Of breaking the
riders neck. The authorities were, we learn, in
formed some time ago Of the state of the bridge, but
nothing has been done in the way of necessary re
pairs. -
YADvERTIsING.-LOndon merchants are famous for
their liberal advertising, and probably never spent
more in this way than they 90 now. We see a state.
ment going the rounds of the papers that Chapman
& Hall paid $500 for the use of the best page of the
Christmas number of Z" all the Year Round" while
the publisher of the Christian Annual gets the
same sum for the back page of that popular publ
cation, $500 for the second page and $500 for the
third page. Other publications probably obtain as
high sums in proportion to their circulation. These
sums are paid for the privilege Of advertising in a
single issue of the magazine.
VFRoM LAHAINA-There were eight whaleships at
Lahaina yesterday, one of them. the OiiUer Crocker,
just out from home, with 500 barrels taken on the
passage out, caught n whale yesterday, while at an-
Choir, yielding 90 barrels. which will pay all her ex-
penses while in port. On the receipt of the news of
the taking Of Charleston, all the ships at Lahaina
were decked with flags in honor of the event. Be-
sides the ship mentioned above, the California and
Fanny have arrived at that port this week.
PEARLs.-It is said that the product of the pearl
fisheries in India and Ceylon have decreased lately,
on account of the pearl-Oysters having died in large
numbers from some unknown cause. The Chinese
japanese use large quantities of these shells in
their lacquered and fancy ware. This is one cause
of the recent demand for " alabones'' or pearls taken
on the coast of California, which have lately been
freely to China.
~ Some islands are subject to great and long
drouths, a thing that our group is seldom
with. In st. Domingo, one Of the West
Indies, water has been so scarce lately that it has to
be brought from other islands, and it costs "a so to
supply a family with n sufficient quantity for one
lay Rather djca Orepob HE and eyppnSiye LIVING in
St. Domingo. In California, last autumn, thousands
Of cattle and sheep died for want of water and scar
of pasturage. 49,
q An exchange says, that a couple of whales
lately appeared in Nantucket harbor, and displayed
their delight by spouting. 1t is thought that they
anne in TO congratulate the old shippers on having
If the discovery of petroleum, called to inquire he
price of oil and the chances of a long life.
' The \. \. ELDRIDGE-This vessel has been sold
Turing her absence, Capt. J. Williams having pur-
chased one-half of her. She will hereafter engag e
n the Oregon trade, running between Honolulu and
cortland ns a regular packet, probably in connection
With the Cambridge. Y
BURNT-The papers received By this mail report
he schooner Li==ic ". Stacy burnt by the rebel
Shenandoah, off the Cape of Good Hope.
he sailed from Boston October /, with a cargo Of
GODS for Honolulu, and was consigned to Messrs. C..
5rewer * Co. "
NEXT MAIL.-There were none of our island
ut San Francisco at the latest dates. The
american clipper ships UesierR Continent, Lull.
nd Sea Serpent, WinsOr, were both to sail for Hong
ong between the 10th and Goth Of March, and both
'jll touch at Honolulu, and probably bring mails.
- We are indebted to Aldrich, Walker s Co.,
)r papers by the brig II. ID. Rice at Hilo. Also
D Messrs. McTtuer & Merrill and C. W. Brooks &
o., for San Francisco files. From J. StratmRn'S
epot we have n large budget of Eastern papers.
THE following communication has lain some
on our table. unnoticed. : The writer of it
evidently connected with n plantation, and writes