The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-01

EurruqrAkE.-A SHOCK Of earthquake occurred
about one O'Clock ON Tuesday morning, Nov. -,
which walked many persons from sound sleep. 1t
was accompanied with a noise resembling IA heavy
crash, or perhaps more or like "A carriage driven
rapidly over II bridge. No damage was done that
We Gun learn, though the quake was -stroug'enough
to shake windows. c~rockcry, &c, SO scnsibly "a 10
alarm timid persons. 1t appears TO have been felt
most distinctly on vessels in the harbor. y captain
says that it seemed as if his ship was raised up GU
of the water ten feet or more and let down again as
suddenly. Tie cfaci ~6R"ii5hcs j., the harbor was
noticed. as they rushed mp from the deeper water
To the surface. many s%pringing out Of the water.
and flying fish dlrtcd around in every direction.
Capt. Fountain felt the shock on board the schooner
Kate Lee OF Maui. so severely as almost to throw
the seamen of their feet, and the schooner on her
beam ends. The quake. no doubt, has ome con-
nection with the new eruption on Mauna Loa. on
Hawaii. Earthquakes on Oahu are rare, and We
can remember but five during The past sixteen
years, only two of which were worthy Of mention.
THUNDERsroRM-An unusual storm occurred on
Tuesday night. during which the lightning was
very active and brilliant. From half past six to
eight o'clock in the evening the rain fell copiously-
The storm on Hawaii. as seen from vessels passing
that island, is represented as having been grand,
the lightning darling rapidly around the lofty sum
mits. and from mountain TO mountain, like giants
playing with electric spears. and hurting thunder
bolts at each other. Both on Maui and Hawaii,
heavy rain fell during Tuesday night. We shall
not have to wait long now before we are favored
with our first souther or Kona, as the late thunder
storm was only n precursor of the rain deluges
which annually take place in this month.
Mack TwAtN.-This notable individual has de-
livcred his lecture at Virginia City. with eminent
success. and an exchange says: Some one hun
drcd and fifty citizens of Carson (thc Capital al
Ncvada). including the Governor. Supreme and
County Judges, have extended an invitation 10
Mark Twain to lecture in that place In the
Sacramento Union, Of October 27th. is a letter OF
Twain's describing his trip from Koua to KiIauca.
The next will cmbody his description of the crater
which forms the principal theme of the lecture he
e. now delivering IN Nevada. II ought TO appear
ia tie Union OF November 10Th.
~TrsrHN--Thc o%hs"quics Of the late nr. 5. l.
Ford were performed on Sunday afternoon. at ,
O'Clock. at tho Bethel Chapel. where Rev. Mr..
Damon delivered an affecting address. The pro-
erosion. which embraced the Masonic brotherhood.
numbering about sixty. -om" thirty carriages and
q large number of ]citjzoua ON loot. then moved tn
~" Suuanu Cemetery. whore Judge Davis read
tho Masonic Burial Service. Rarely ha. death
lak"n q moro conspicuous member of our small
community 90 one whpsa ahaouco will. tor a longer
time. bo more boonly folt- especially in the -jcL
tnrn Gov n"miuis Is appointed executor ot tho
estate Of ~ Ford. hy hz viii. and has applied Ion
l"ttot Of administration
Tr-rpr= Tho funeral If tho late lion. g Ia
ueakoa. Ca,her ~ Hon u kalnkaua ond Nra
u"tninisl viii inba place ou Sunday. December 9
Tho h"ty viii l." toLou rom his late residence ta