The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-10

in this city. He was one Of Jhe oldest foreign resi-
dents 1n these islands, having arrived here in lel2,
during The American war. He was a native Of
Virginia. and born in 1898. being consequently IS
years Of age 1T The ,ime OF his death. Iuhi> young
er days he served a. shipmastcr. afterwards for
many years Kept a store in Ills city. Those who
came here prior to 1850 will remember the sign
OF Austin y Baclr. on the corner of King and Nh
manu- streets. Du,iug the las; FIVE years bis health
has been feeble. and he was seldom seen ont.
On sunday morning last. Mr.. William F..
Jourdan died at the Queens Hospital, of drop>y,
after a lingering illness. He came to Honolulu.
about 1871. with = circus company. and soon after
entered the police service. and held the Office of
Deputy Sheriff Tor several years. In the spring of
1865 lie visited Cambridgeport. Mass, where his
relatives live, and returned much improved in
health. In this warm climate he soon r~elaPscd.
and entered the hospital.
At Wailuku. on Maui. Jonathan c. FarwelI
died on the lSt OF November. He was q lawyer by
profession. and had lived ut Lahaina and Walluku
for several years. He was a native Of MassacAu-
sets. and about forty years Of age.
EpIDENIc.-There has been a great deal Of sick
ness among both foreigners and natives during the
past ten days. generally ~partaking Of the nature Of
influenza. combined with fever and soreness of the
bones. The complaint Is attributed IL the high
winds. following a calm heated spell. Among the
natives. we hear that many deaths have occurred.
as they are generally inn ~udent when i'll. On
sunday. seven died in one neighborhood. Dur
ing the early part of this week. the sickness was 80
universal that few house servants or Iaborers could
be obtained. Machine shops wee idle. and work
of almost every kind was deserted. Laborers
could not be obtained at any price to work on
board vessels, while schoOners We're unable to sail
for want of seamen. The Influenza is not gener-
ally severe in this climate-seldom lasting more
than a week or ten days.
SrAnEING AFFRAY.-Duriug the past week many
of the seameu of the Vanderbilt have been observed
ashore drunk. Generally they are quite harmless,
but on Thursday there was an exception to this
statement. Two of the steamers men, while intox-
icatcd. got into n fight IN Nuuanu street. and one
Of them drew a knife and stabbed the other in the
neck and leg. After being arrested by the police,
both were taken on board the Vanderbilt. The
laws forbid the carrying of knives or any other
weapons on shore. and while so many seamen are
in port. the officers of the war ship and other yes
sells should enforce compliance, on the part of their
seamen. with the local laws. Under the influence
of liquor, the jealously which sometimes exists be-
tween naval seamen and w~halemen, might be famed
to a flame that would cause considerable trouble.
Prevention is always better than cure.
TIE AMERICAN NAvY.-The official register of
the Navy for August has been issued by the De
partmcnt at Washington. 1t gives the names of
over two thousand officers on the active and re-
serve list, a summary of which it may be of interest
to insert:
Admiral, l. Vice Admiral, l. Rear Admirals-active list,
10; retired list, Il. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS list, 20; retired list,
CommamIers-acuy list, 90; retired list, Is; reserved list, II.
Lieutenant Cummaniers-ac;iv list, 1875 retired list, !. Lieu
fru4Ifs-aciiysl LIST. !: retired list q: reserved list 10 Mas
ters--active list, Al; reserved list, Z. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
70; retired list, 20. Past Assistant surgeon.-acuvc list, IS;
retired, 3 Assistant surgeons.aetive list, 49, retired list, =
f,ssors Of Mathematics, Is. Naval Constructors, IL. Naval
runners, 90. Carpenters. 20. sailnaLers, IS. Marine Corps
officers, iol. Total, 2,OiS.
The following is the list of officers of the steam
sloop-ofwar Lacka,canna. which sailed from New
York. July 9Th. for Honolulu. and will be due in
December. Commander Reynolds has been pro-
NOTED since he left that port to the rank of Post
Captain:
mick: Aching Master, Albert X. Jones; Acting Ensign, Or
iH" :. H. md@ etSs's and T' G. Z. SItfser; P.y Ta Ed%ari May May;
snr,eon, Stephen D. Kennetyi Assistant Surgeon William NJ.
Philip @. Fcltz; LIST Assistant Engineer, W. W. Hopper; u
Jones, Alexander Ii Price; Sd Assistant Engineers, John X.
Stevenson and Horace Whitworth.
PHoroGnAPruc-Bot our photograph artists have
lately returned from tours on the windward islands.
Mr.. Burgess, whose gallery is over the AdCertiSer
office, has spent three months on Maui. taking pic
lures of Wailuku, Waihee, Waikapu. with views of
the sugar mills and other objects of interest there.
Also of MakawaO and Ulupalakua he has obtained
some very fine pictures. copies of which vii. prob
ably soon be offered for sale. Mr.. Chase, whose
rooms are in Fort street. has lately visited IIilo
and the crater, where he has taken some charming
sketches. a framed view of the Volcano Hotel,
taken by him. will be found at the Bookstore.
These views of Messrs. Chase and Burgess are a
valuable addition to our picture galleries. Stran-
gers aud others in town. can obtain pictures (cards
and vignetes) in our galleries as fine as can be pro-
cured any where in tie world.
LABOR IN ECR0PE-Mr. viii ard, a proninent
agriculturist of New York State, who is now trav-
cling in England, writes as follows regarding the
compensation given to farm laborcrs. 1t is even
lower in Germany. If laborers are so abundant
there, why is not some effort made to introduce
them into these islands, where labor is so scarce
and high priced:
I.aborers get 81 - per week, and two quarts of
cider per day. and commence work at d A. NJ. and
stop 81 7. VI. This Is the extreme price Tor best
hands on an average. Ordinary hands. or those of
poorer grade get six shillings per week, and one
quart of cider per day. and are paid weekly. No
board is included. as in America. for labOrers.
They pay a rent for their cottages aud gardens
one shilling per week. He further says: Wheat
brings one dollar and fifty cents per buShel, barley
one dollar per bushel. hay ~thirty-iive dollars a ton.
and mutton fifteen cents per pound.
SAvAGE.-The other day we heard two strangers
from the feet telling of a dog fight that occurred
up north, in which two Kamschatka animals were en-
gagged. The dogs fought savagely, and continued
till both lay down and died from the wounds in
ficted by the other, 1t sounded very much like a
= forecastle yarn and We were disposed to think
it such until we found a story in a western eX-
change that completely caps the Arctic dog fight.