The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-15
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. DECIHHfR -.
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NOTES or TIM NIIk.
Tut E,> lu,sc,z,o T,utz-We Intended Il" have
noticed this now paper last w"'h fot file If which
W. are indebted to Nj II Na,i,r'eno. is pub
location wac commenced 90 the 6ti, uf N"tomhot
II g. printed on tho same size rppor as tho Huhd'n
aud IA we'll nlloi viii, pdvcr isomnnts. If 81 GLASS
which Indicate that 1t has th" support 81 10" load
ing hous'a aud rru= Of that 'ity Some uf tro
numbers which have come tp baud ntr not printed
az well "a they might de-. but this ia = fault which
good printers will in time correct IIii"tiailY IT
appears to- b." w"ll managed. With "a wiln-awat"
corps nsoditpra alive to- their ,tuiios aud g. tho
wants of The public. II bad not obtained tbe Is,al
oru Geographic news up to tho I2th. though prom,
iaod it by tho agents Of the telegraph COZ operation.
II {, a disgrace to- America thnt such 81 monopoly
should Ir tolerated anywhere within lie borders. as
il the telegraph monopoly across 90" continent II
IL a d"rpoliam. to which the newspaper surveillance
of Franc" aud Austria docs not compare. Any
newspaper. ia free luoicr. that is willing To- Jay
it's share of tho cost Of telegraph news. should bo
permitted to have IT, Wor" H." telegraph q Irir1ir
enterprise. established by an association Of news
papers for their own benefit aud profit. the case
would be- altered. Iiut being u J,'hc ".'ft"ii"1' it
.hould lac open Ia all who may ch""s" to %pnrchns"
it, benefits. TIA" Times gives "vid"nc" Of being a
lire paper, aud will probably l." Sustained. 1b"
older dailics need not fear comp"ttion-tbrr' is
room for nll To thrive aud pay h"nd-pmciy.
Rtcr-Thc Matte McrH. on her last trip from
Waimcn, kauui. brought mp n full load Of rice,
raised at that place, about sixty tons. Sh" has
returned for another similar cargo. The crop tI"f"
Is quite large, aud will not be lcps than 300 tons.
The Wnimca valley IL found to hn admirably adapt
ed Ia growing this grain, aud yields very abundant
crops. II is raised mostly by IL" natives, aud
gives them u handsome income. There IL an tx
ccllcnt opening there for II rice mill. which would
give a good support to any one that may "ngag"
in the enterprise. The cultivation Of this articl" i.
destined to increase, for the soil and climate M"
well adapted TO its growth, and in quality it il sec
ond TO none produced in any country. Hawaiian
rice forms the favorite table rice in California.
taking the same rank there a. Carolina formerly
did in the Atlantic States.
JEFF. DAyIs.-Thcre seems to De every prospect
that this arch traitor will escape the punishment be
deserves. The latest kilograms report that the
President had ordered all restraints and guards to
be removed, and lac has the freedom of the whole
Of Fortress Monroe. 1t il added that he would
have been released. had not an apprehension pre-
vailed that ne would be m0bbed and hung. The
following is the most authentic statement as 10 why
the trial did not come off in October
Messrs. Reed. Tucker and Ould, the counsel for
jefferson Davis. are out with a card in the Rich
mond papers relative to the trial of their client.
They state that Judge Underwood in June last duly
adjourned the United States Circuit Court TO meet
in Richmond on the 2d of October, when the trial
of Jefferson DavR would take place. Messrs. Reed,
Tucker and Ould alleee that they attended accord
ingly. but found no Court. and no appearance IF
any. and in response 20 q telegram on The subject
to Judge Underwood, received a reply To the effect
that he would not be in Richmond this week.
The administration probably does not wish the
prosecution carried on. and it will doubtless be
dropped. -
zs:- The bark 4. 4. EIlridge brought a number
of passengers. who are worthy old residents of
Oregon. and visit Honolulu for pleasure and To
compare the advantages of our islands with their
own State. In one of our San Francisco exchanges
we find the following item
SUGAR REFINERY-We learn that one of Ore
CONS oldest citizens is going to Honolulu on the
bark Eldriiye. with tae intention of purchasing Il
plantation and looking around the islands to see
whether the establishment of a sugar refinery in
that city would pay upon Island sugar alone.
This is a branch of business that must before
many years be established here. for we enjoy pecu-
liar advantages for it. Capital and experience are
all that is required TO ensure success. The best Of
refined sugar will be produced here in time TO sell
mt eight or ten cents a pound. and NJ these prices
pay a large dividend on the investment. 1t will
not be many years before our merchants and plant
ers will find it for their interest to establish a large
refinery in this city.
CHINESE SERvTCE.-In response to the notice
given last Saturday. an audience of about forty
Cinnamon assembled at the Vestry of the Bethel
Chapel, to listen 10 an address from -Ah-heong. a
Chinaman. who resides ut L.ahaina. He
found his audience composed Of persons speaking
two dialects. neither of which is Ineligible 10 the
other. He addressed first the one class aud then
the other. Another thing noticed At the meeting
was that Chinese of a certain rank or caste will not
sit with those Of an inferior rank. They are as par
ticuiar in this one respect as the llindoos. though
perhaps all their rules of caste are not 50 stringent.
Foreigners know but little about this peculiar pro-
pie. and until more is known. little good can be
done in the way of religious instruction.
FmE.-About "A quarter before . O'Clock on
Wednesday evening, a fire broke out in the dwell
ing of Judge kamakau. known rs the rUkoi prem
iscs at krwalo. ON the road tn Waikiki. The fire
originated from a lamp. and during ~ hnlahula
The place has hrrn noted, Tor some
time past, as the head quarters Of omr Of the lead
ing hulahula instructors. who have made il a kind
of rcnirl, Gus and given frequent dances. \
frame building anL two or three huts were con
sumcd. with IA loss Of $500 or : 1000,
rs- The anniversary of His MNcsty's birth
passed or quietly, with no other demonstrations
than horse riding. luau ing aud an unusual number
of druuks among the natives. \ salute was fired
At noon from runchhowl. and the shipping honorcd
the day with - general display Of bunting Ills Maj