The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-11

N''A tfi--'''I Nlf LltNAftN abtAt ~ rNthfHs Niitu
Ne were threatened with, and which Mr.. Ckeke
feared would inlrst oar tsro- patches. What has
become Of them We are unable to say, rs the par
tie, who were 80 eager to see them let loose, are
mann GA the subject bat We can assure our readers
that none have arrived or are likely to. one re-
port says that the Javanesc wouldn't part with
their pets another that they died on the voyage TO
llonghong still another that when they arrived at
Hongkong. experts pronounced them TO he the
deadly constructors, that grow TO lee twenty feet
long, and are sure death to man and beast, aud
that they were at once all Killed. A. We said be-
fore. We ARE unable to say what has become Of
them, and refer inquircrs. who may bc still uusatis-
hrd, to the President of the Agricultural Society.
No attempt. we hope, will ever hr made again Ia
bring these d" innocent - reptiles here, particularly
if The following story about them is true;
II saw a very curious experiment, with the cobra, which was.
however. rather cruel All houses IA IuilA have a current Il
mir constantly passing through them. Il is necessary to protect
the candies 10y glass hcil-sbaPe1 shades. Under one Of these,
inverted, vas placed the snake, ia company with three large
black rats a couple Of scorpions, and a ev"upoie. The cent?
p"io Is about SIX inches long, and Il II erasls over a man leaves
The unpleasant feeling Of a very painful rheumatism for more
family At being thus suddenly thrown toFrtheri l should Judge
from their proceedings that theis idea, we're. to say the least,
around the edge Of the shade, the e-utrtic rsiIed himself az.
happy state Of their confinement, and showed IL 10y a game Of
iear-fros over The 'enomous part Of tie family. by an un-
lneAy t"p on the head Of the snake, one u the rats at last
aroused him from his state Of insensibiity, aud eApisted hi.
Oueii-r on the spot. as lac fli dead from IA bite The other rats
attack they tit him from head 10 tail, sud he died, having,
severely rouadsi the seca nd ih 81. scorpions a,Ti a." now b began , hi
part Il the eutertainmrnt. and kn,~iu the dr,v.inr,, attend.
ant on snake -t1tes must he Kept OF at all hazards, humanity
forced the rats into activity by running under them aud sting
Ing them As they horped about, but their mode u treatment,
however. proved a failure, a. the second rat. who hmi been
wounded died The two rats had, however put the scorpions
hoI' ." combat - that The lat u This cumulative family were
no" the rat and the crnup-ds; the last named had no chsncr
.'lot. - auuutr TO hs li1cA anu proves. he Wa allowed
TO return to his native hsunts. where he may probably be sIi
"MAHK TWAIN" AT THE CoSrEssIoSAL !-Thi, noted cor
respondent Of the Sacramento Union, has ien. Tor the coast, but
We may expect he viii continue to write about the islands ADD
people. Ga his departure, he sent us tn. following epister
HoSuIULU. July 10, 1896.
book l borrowed, with many thanks for IT. USE and hr all your
Kindness. | take your Jarv-s' History with me, because ! may
not be able to get 1t At home. | cabbage 1t by the strong
arm, Tor fear You might refuse to part Nth it Il l asked you.
Ihis IS "A ease OF military necessity aui Is therefore adr'ss"hl~.
OF It is sound-souHd "s tie foundation upon which The imperial
greatness 81 America rests. - just hold on a bit. | will send
the book back within a month, or soon after I arhve-Erirnd.
1t there is anything worthy Of commentator it
is the trait of conscientious honesty. honest
man, ~ says the provcrb, is the noblest work OF
God" But that isn't what we were going TO say.
1t i simply this-that the book which Mark Dor
rowcd is ours not the Friend editors. At least we
loaned Mark a copy. and shall claim the volume
when it arrives. We admire Twain's ready pen,
and if the History referred to helps him in getting
his letters about the islands all correct, we shall
not bcgrudge the voyage it has taken, albeit the
work is now so very scarce. that it is "a worth its
weight in gold
Story OF THE MoRNISG SrAR-We have received
a pamphlet with this title issued by the American
Board Of Foreign Missions of Boston. and edited
hy Rev. II. bingham. Jr. 1t is one of the most in
tcrcsting little publications relating to the Pacific.
We have lately met. Its Illustrations are all
original and very fine. We understand they are
from drawings made by Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham,
and. differing entirely from anything before pub
lishcd. give value and interest to the little pam
phlrt, which it would not otherwise possess. Be
sides 4 small map. there are ten of these iIlustra-
tons. In the pamphlet. we notice a fact stated.
which is not generally known. viz:
The Mirronesians can hardly he called idolater,j that is,
heather nevertheless, and they WORSHIP false gods. 1 think we
might call them ." sPirtuaiists > They believe they are a great
ia honor Of them, md often make offerings Of food to them
to hold inrerc -urse with these spirits. In the Gilbert Islands
the priests 5a dTe'f de ina, a sp = IS F Re m no, by hs knocking
The new .Nornj"g STIR Is expected to sail from
Boston during October, and viii arrive here about
March next. -
Ev- We were much pleased to make the ac-
quaintancc of Capt. Barrett of the American clip
per ship u jnd,r1rd. during the short stay of that
vessel at this port. Capt. Il. is a graduate of Yale
College, and of the same class as our fellow towns
man Mr.. l.. M'Cully. He studied for the ministry
and graduated regularly at Andover Theological
Seminary. Being ordained as a preacher, he went
to sea. under the idea that he could do more good
on the water and in v~oyaging around the world.
from port to port, than in any other way. Had he
arrived here so as to have spent a Sabbath in port.
ne would have preached a sermon. We hope the
next time be visits Honolulu. it Will so happen
that he may have the opportunity to preach.
QrIcK Tnms-The Netie Merrill. since she has
been laid on the Kauai route, has shown what a
perfect modelled pilot boat can do, when under
skillGul management. She has made four trips to
Koloa, Wabiawa al d Waimea. and on each has been
away from Honolulu only four days. which is just
about the time required for old modelled packets to
make the run from Koloa to Honolulu. when they
are not bccalmed over d week uuder Waiauae.
Capt. Kinney might make sn occasional excursion
around Niihau. without much additional time. If
pleasure parties can be formed for visiting that
out-oftbe-way region.
- The bark SIrita is two weeks ont to-day.
We suppose. and will be due in n day or two. she
Will bring q California mail. but not an Eastern
mail. We cannot learn that either the bark Lire
ToaEee or the B5ajag will return 70 this port at
present. -
- In referring. in an item last week. to tie
Wailuku water-right lawsuit. the plaintiffs and
defendant in the case were trauspoSed. It should
have read. the suit q Peck q a. -. Bailey.
REPAIRS T THE CoLoRADo-Tbe Paci5c Mail
Steamship Co70rqfo has been subjected to extensive
alterations ana repairs at Benicia. Her miEzsn-mast