The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-11
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NV CoWET Is announced in the Eastern pa
pers as about ready TO make lis appearance, and
all the telescopes are pointed towards the section
where it i supposed 10 appear. Il Is Blela :
comet. and on the LIST of October was ll0.OOO.OOo
miles from the earth. On tue lst Of November 1t
was supposed to he near the star Markab, one OF
the four bright stars forming The wellknoWn
square of Pegasus. Regarding il. the humorous
4 itemizer Of the Ita says:
COMET CoNING.-A new comet = now making as
way. head on. directly TOR the earth. 1t Is now
Of TIE apparent size of = piece OF lemon peel anu
i dimly seen to the northward OF the constellation
Pegasus. Shouldn't be surprised If II wanted 10
mount Pegasus. You can't comet! Don't Try
many 4 better man has been thrown IN attempting
that feat. The celestial visitor now presents the
appearance 81 a star Of the fifth magnitude floating
in = little luminous yapor. or the yolN OF 4 broken
canary bids egg surrounded by the WhlIr' II
evidently expects 10 make the earth quake when II
gets nearer. bat We warn il 10 keep out 81 the
limits of the city and county of San Francisco, or
ii will be compelled 10 take out a license for ped
ding light. and sport an Internal revenue stamp
before II can pass.
WHAT'S TIE TROUBLE There was quite a COM
motion in town yesterday on account of the steam
tug Pee having been suddenly dispatched after the
English yacht TheiuiS. which sailed on Thursday
for England via Lahaind. \ hundred rumors are
aioat a. To the cause of this proceeding, and among
them all We are unable TO tell what are exactly the
facts. As near as We can learn. however, Marshal
Parke with u posse, was dispatched under a writ
from the Court. 10 arrest a native woman or several
native women. said Ia have absconded. or been
abducted. on board the T1eniS. OF course. no
arrest can be made on the vessel while at sea. and
the only chance Of securing the parties will be ii
l-alaiua. As We said before. ali i rumor, but be-
fore oar next issue The facts viii probably ~trauSpire.
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THANKSGIVING DAY-The telegraph reports that
Governor Andrew OF Massachusetts has appointed
November - (Which occurs on Monday as = dag
OF Thanksgiving. This IL probably Il mistake. aud
when corrected. il viii be found that the day fixed
Is either the 23d or Both of November. II IS nsu-
ally on The last Thursday Of this month, and 4
National Thanksgiving viii probably be proclaim
ed by the President. y Sacramento paper has the
following on the telegram:
is n RIGHT:-Thr telegraph says the 18th of
November has been designated by the Governor OF
Massachusetts as the annual thanksgiving day.
Heretofore general usage has always placed that
day upon a Thursday. and usually later than the
18th" -
IL We would call attention to the advertise
ment of Jacob Hardy. Esq of San Francisco.
offering his services for the purchase of any arti-
Giles ordered from the Islands. \ long acquaint-
ance with Mr.. II. enables rs TO assure parties or
dering goods of any description through him. that
he will endeayor 10 give satisfaction. Orders,
however, should be definite and explicit, and,
where practicable. should be accompanied with
the required funds. our country people have long
needed an agency at the coast, where they could
send for everything not procurable here, but
where articles can as we'll be procured here it is
useless To send away for them.
TnE OVERLAND MAILS are making just now very
C,ol ,;D,a In. trims oyar,0in0 ~ ,1ayS frnuo San
Francisco to New York, as the roads are in first
rate order. Bat, as the mail steamers are now
running from San Francisco ecery ten d4yS, and
soon after January will run every week, we would
advise all persons to mark their letters for the
Eastern States -" Per .Steomer.r If not so marked,
they are sent overland. Newspapers which are
sent only by steamer. go through with more
promptness and regularity than ever before. and
our subscribers 1t the East appear well satisfied.
They now seldom fail TO reach their destination by
first mails. -
To ARRIyE-The bark Onuard, Hampstead, was
to sail from San Francisco soon after the arrival of
the New York mail of October /, and probably
on the 27th or 2Sth Of October. She is
therefore fourteen or fifteen days out. Capt. Love
land and several other passengers from the East
were waiting to come in her. The bark d. C. -NUr-
ran. which sailed hence on the 9TH of October,
would De ultt III Gtl IItUtl>Cp Cbout NC KIN. |
and the Oora1,i did not probably leave till after
her arrival. -
Ea~ The annual meeting of the American Board
Of Foreign Missions commenced at Chicago. on the
ith Of October. The Treasurer reported the So
Getty out of debt. and with II balance of a few
thousands in the treasury. This is somewhat sur
priSing. when it is known that the deficiency on the
OF August was over one hundred and thirty
During that month. however. the re-
ccipts were sufficient 10 pay all claims and enable
the Treasurer to report the Society ont of debt.
Considering the heavy taxes the libcrality of Ameri-
can churches i surprising.
For THE E>sT-The mail by the Comet will close
IN Monday. The Smya;ote will also sail for San
Francisco about Tuesday. Files Of papers can
be obtained at our counter.
Ls~ On our supplement- will be found the
WhaleInen's Shipping List. = sketch Of Queen Vic
.Oria and another OF the Normons.