The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-17
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SOMEWHAT INGuIAR-A strange suit was brought
up before the Police Court last Thursday. which
has attracted more than usual notice. As near a.
We can gather the facts they are these: Queen
Dowager Kalama engaged ". {. Jones. ESD as
attorney. TO take charge of her estate. and signed a
power Of attorney in English. which was duly ac-
knowledged by the Queen before the Recorder.
who took an interpreter with him to make the
whole clear to her. This document giving him
full authority to manage her property. was left at
the Recorders Office To be recorded. and Mr..
Brown. the Recorder. promised to have the docu-
ment ready for him At a given time. On Mr.. J.'s
calling again. he was told BY the Recorder that
Mr.. W~idemann. Clerk of the Minister of the Inte-
rior. had taken the documen TO the Queen 10 in
quire a to the propriety or authenticity of it. As
was very natural, Mr.. Jones became excited NJ
such officious interference in his private business.
and uttered a threat that if he did so again it would
be at the peril of his life. or words to that effect.
On the strength of what had happened. Mr.. Wide
mann swore out a warrant of arrest for threat 10
take his life. and the Attorney General swore ont
another warrant charging fraud in obtaining the
Queens signature to a document of which she did
not know the purport. Il seems that the power of
attorney was translated in language that gave I'M
limited and irrevocable authority over the Queens
property. which some parties considered fraud.
The warrants were served on Mr.. Jones about 10
P. NJ. of the 9TH. and he was locked up 1.-THE Sta
tion-house. On appearing before the Police Magis-
tratc. the next morning. his case was postponed to
the following Monday. and be admitted To bail on
two thousand dollars. On Monday the case was
again postponed by the Attorney General. appa-
rcntly without cause, till Wednesday, when that
officer entered a noPe proSequi on both charges.
and the suits were dismissed. Whether the affair
will be dropped by Mr.. Jones. who has evidently
the right to bring action for damages against each
of the parties named. remains 10 be seen.
ANOTHER CHIEF GoNE.-On Tuesday night the
Hon. c. Kapaakea died at his residence in this city,
after a very brief illness. We met him at the re
ception of the American Minister on the Tuesday
evening previous. when he appeared we'll, but had
the prevailing influenza slightly. His complaint
took a serious turn. and he died of congestion OF
the lungs. He was born in IIamakua, Maui, in the
year 1877, and was 10 years of age. He was not
generally considered of the highest ali rank, but
of the same grade as Namakeha and some others.
When quite young he married a chicfess Of Hawaii.
Keohokalole. who survives him. He leaves four
children-the two eldest of whom are the Hon.
David kalakaua and the wife of His Ex. Governor
Dominis. For many years Mr.. Kapaakea was a
IElNN COUNCILLOR anu ulSulbtE Ol thc iiouSt u
Mobiles. in both which bodies he was noted for his
Independent spirit, whenever his own rights and
privileges or those of the people were assailed.
In the late session of the Legislature. when Minis
ter Harris attempted to put down Keawehunahala
the member from Waialua. Kapaakea was one of
the loudest and frmest to oppose the course of the
Minister. Once in the Privy Council. many years
ago. he was temporarily suspended for his bold
and defiant language to the late King, in n warm
discussion of public measures. After the funeral,
we understand, his body will be sent to Kealake-
akua for interment
ETs- \ few months since we published a notice
of the finding of the body of Il stranger near the
Eva road, named Pomeroy. Mr.. J. r. Williams
received by the last mail a letter from a friend of
the deceased, who states that he formerly lived in
Harrisburg. and stood very high. His name is T.
q. Pomeroy. and lie was usually known as General
Pomeroy. He was for many years a railroad con-
tractor in that State. He left a son and daughter,
still living in Harrisburg. They have requested
that any mementocs of the deceased may be return
ed TO them, and state that the identity can be con-
firmed by two of his teeth having been filed with
gold, which proves correct. These and a hair
watch chain are in the possession of Marshal Parke
who will send them to his friends.
HIS MAJESTY THE kGNG.-By advices from IIilo
to the 9TH inst, we learn that his Majesty had been
i'll for some two weeks. and confined to his house.
He had so far recovered as TO be able to walk out.
The schooner old FeEotc has been chartered TO
take him and suite from Hilo to Keauhou, from
which point lie will visit the crater of Kilauea.
thence he will proceed by the same vessel to Kan
and Kealakeakua, arriving ut the latter place about
the end of the month. How long be will remain in
Kona is not certain, but he will probably return
from there to Honolulu in the Steamer.
PERSONAI--His Excellency the American Minis
ter, together with Admiral Thatcher, wife and
daughter, took passage for Maui in the steamer on
Monday. intending to visit Ulupalakua Plantation.
and perhaps other places on that island. They are
expected back in the steamer this morning. though
il Is not certain they will return till next week.
Es~ The late Epidemic appears to have pre-
vailed on the other islands as severely as it did
here At Lahaina scarcely a native could be found
to attend to his accustomed work. The same on
Hawaii in various districts. The change of weather
restore the sick to their accustomed health.
The New York Central Park has cost, up to 1st
January last, 50, 1863, S95.9S. But the increase of
the assessed value of three wards surrounding it,
since the Park was commenced. is S34 600, 395.
There is no park in the world that surpasses il in
beauty. Last year over seven and a half millions of
people visited it.
ECCENTRICITIEs OF SINGLE LIFE An old bachelor
not a hundred miles from Middleboro', invited q
young lady from n neighboring city to take refresh