The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-07-28
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

N' ~ "N"aN iA'AA tNAf faNtis 49, MN NANh us
skeleton was found 10y some native boys in a IA
vine in Halawa ralIey, about six miles from Homo
lulu. and half a mile above the road to Eva. His
remains We're identified by the clothing. which was
much rotted. 4 gold ring on his finger and a set of
ivory tablets. warped and broken by exposure 10
the weather. BY the side of the remains a two
ounce phial was found, which no doubt had con-
tanned the poison with which he committed sui
eide. J. L. Williams, Esq proprietor of the
Halawa Plantation, sent two men up the ravine
and had the bones collected and buried. Pomeroy
arrived here from San Francisco in the bark Wis
ter. Sept. 2ith, under the name of Brown. and was
afterwards known rs Johnson. The articles found
on his skeleton have been identified by a fellow
passenger. who came on the same vessel with him.
once before he attempted to destroy his life with
laudanum. -
CAPT. DHIINGHAM.-Our readers will remember
that the ship Blue ,iacket. commanded by this gen
tleman loaded oil mt Honolulu last spring for
New Bedford. We find in the Boston Journal the
following extract, showing how he got his ship
home.
An EvENTFUI. CAREER-The adventures Of Capt.
James :. Dillingham;, of Chelsea. within a few years.
afford sufficient material for a novel. In 1860.
while first mate of the NaL0b, of this city. he was
instrumental in bringing that vessel into port. over
ten thousand miles, under jurymast. In 1851 he
entered the navy as Acting Master. and after a
years service resigned and accepted the command
of the clipper ship SROtr !SQudH. and sailed for the
West indies. On his return he was oserhnuled by the Confed-
crate bark Tuscaloosa, and while under her guns managed
by sAlhnI seamanshp to escape, aud though fired upon and
chased. he eluiel capture.
He again let New York in the SHor Squat, and on his pas
: sage through the Straits of Lemair was blown ashore, and put
into into. fo IT ia !. T ns, IT The e. ship wa, eoSle.nn%n, 5G, deter,
and sold the material, transferred his cargo to another vessel
and the voyage terminated much more successfully than could
for Baltimore, and a few days out from Rio Janeiro, the bark
was captured aud burnt 10y the Florida, losing his charts, &c
Alter a stay Of ten days aboard the pirate he was Put on board
a Portuguese brig. and reacl ell Baltimore
The owners of the snoe Squat, and also the underwriters,
were entirely satisfied with hs tact and enterprise. The former
1865, he left TOR san Francisco. lie then started for Honolulu
where he took in a cargo Of oil and bone AMI started for New
Bedford, When a few days out the ship began to leak and
c"ntinu@i to leak badly, so badly that the pumps were inces-
sanity at work, aad the hands were only relieved by a windmill
which Captain Dillingham; erected. Unwilling to abandon his
snPi ne e 'ne Hc'ua' eoh'n1l,i ' ah'irs ~ nus crew,
hope for the best and on Friday last he brought his ship into
who have visited the vessel.
Capt. Dillingham; certainly deserves great praise.
Some men are born to command and he
appears to be one of that stock. He was ac-
companied by his wife, who is a daughter of Mr..
Shillaber. of the Boston Post, the well known
author of " Dame Partington,' and her inimitablc
Jokes. After visiting the ship, it is said. the good
old dame went home and narrated the whole story
to Ike, whose eyes and ears were wide open with
amazement, then quietly putting on her spectacles
and taking up her knitting. she concluded with the
remark that she didn't see as it was ever neces-
sary for a ship to founder at sea, when simply by
erecting Il gristmill on board, her safety may be
secured" -
How To RIDE \ HoRsE.-There is no more
healthy exercise than horseback riding. and we are
glad TO see so many of our ladies indulge in it. \
graceful female equestrian is always an object of
admiration with all, but the art, though easily ac-
quircd, can only be gained by frequent practice.
Herr. at the island every lady Ouuht tn know how
to ride horseback. and if it is of any service. we
add the following suggestions made by ONE writer
She should sit so closely. and when rising TO
the trot possess such elastic motion from the foot to
the knee and the waist, that her return to the sad
die should seem as light as Il feather. She should
so sit square to the front and her horses ears-to
speak as a soldicr-ought to dress well with the
buttons of the bosom of her habit Nothing is so
bad as to sit with IA lean to one side, and when
admirers are following after, to let them fear that
II very little would cast her off from the stirrup
side of her saddle. Her hands should be down.
but light, aud her arm, as well as every inclination
of her figure. should harmoniZc with the motions
OF ner stced, a. II pom possessed the same 'olitiVu."
EIs- The steamer EjIpuea will leave on Monday
next as usual, hut on the following week. August
6. She Will remain in port to overhaul her machin-
cry and will resume her trips again on the 18th of
August. She is working very well. and makes
good time, giving more satisfaction in this respect
imam ever before she uses coal entirely Tor fuel.
which is found to be more economical than wood.
We hope she will make the trip around Ld,caii,
during August or September. and afford strangers
and others a chance to visit Kilauea by steam.
Should she do so, due notice will be given of the
excursion. -
re- The bark Ethan Allen was provided with IA
supply of ice on her last passage hither from San
Francisco. which of course was relished by all.
On Tuesday Cant Snow called on hoard a few
guests to enjoy what remained of his stock. as the
thermometer bad risen to such a point as TO threat
en- its existence. The article retained its full virtue.
and. whether taken as iced claret punch or iced
water. brought forth the benedictions of the guests.
All came away satisfied that the ice was good. but
that Snow was better.
MNIs.-The outward mails will he forwarded
per bark Cdn,bridge, which leaves on Monday
next. She is a fine sailer. and will give the Bcr-
nice, which sailed on Thursday, a close chase.
Captain Hampstead is a regular driver and
spares no pains in maintaining the popularity of
the line to which he belongs.
EE- The [. :. steamship Vanderbilt may be ex-
pcctcd here in all next week. as she was to leave
san Francisco between the 10th and 18th of July.
She measures $3.50 tons burthen. and is one Of the
fastest vessels in the world. easily making Is to is
knots an hour. For beauty in her construction. she
is the object of admiration wherever she goes. She
is the flagship OF Admiral Rogers. who is in com
mand of the North Pacific squadron, carries 10
guns, and nearly 100 men.
LOOK OUT-Last evening the house Of Mr.. Korka
was broken open while he was absent at tea. This
Is the fourth time his premises have been served in
the same way within a couple of months, on each
occasion the thief taking off sundry vaIuables.
FoR Huo-Thc fine clipper schooner .tBerai
will sail on Monday or Tuesday next for Hilo.