The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-29

ISAocUEACIrs az TIE ORGAS.-By an arbitrary
law, the government newspaper Is the only organ
through which legal notices can be given to the pub
lie. Such being the case, particular care should he
taken by the Director of the Government Press
that advertisements of that sort should be correctly
printed, as sometimes serious consequences may result
by the incorrect spelling of a name We viii in
stance two cases Of the kind of recent occurrence,
which might give q lawyer "A job, on a pinca. An
estate at Maui belonging 10 one Julia Moemaie,
deceased, is advertised as that Of Julia Moemali
and an administrator is applied tr on the estate of
{. B. Mcnamara, instead Of c. D.. as it should be.
These may seem like triies, but just such trifes fire.
quently upset large matters in "a Court of law. If
government insists on keeping up an organ and max
ing the people pay for it, let it insist that its notices
be correctly printed. -
Turtles EGGs.-We yesterday saw 4 calabash Of
turtles eggs laid ny the turtles in the pond adjoining
Emmes Y Co.'S ship-yard. They were quite a curl
osity 10 any one who had never seen such a thing
before. About the size of a hens eggs, but round,
and soft-shelled. These were being taken TO Waikiki,
to be placed in the sand and Matched by the SUMS
rays, which is the way in which nature produces the
young turtle.
A day or two ago, one of the largest turtles
from the French shoal was killed for the table, and on
being opened over four hundred eggs, some of full
size and many Of them very small, were taken out.
This shows how prolific these animals are. The
young probably furnish food for the thousands of
sharks that infest the lagoon, where these turtles
were obtained. --
OFFIcIAL--The Minister of the Interior publishes
the following notice in regard to the Insane Asylum
at Palama
Persons wishing to visit relations or friends in the Insane
Asylum, are hereby informed that they will be admitted on sat
uruhy from l To D O'Clock p. VI. only. Admission At any other
time will be granted uTon a permit from DIR, Holman, rhysi-
bacco.
This notice is very proper, and has been called out
by the promiscuOus visiting which has heretofore
been permitted, to PEOPLE who went there from curio-
sity or to see their friends and relatives, much to the
annoyance OF Mr.. Dawson, the efficient manager Of
the Asylum, and to the detriment of the system of
treatment adopted by DR.. Gilman There are some
fifty patients there at present.
PRINCE ALFRED.-An exchange, speaking of this
nobleman, who is now on his way to the Pacific as
captain of n British Frigate, says:
Prince Alfred, now in his 23d year, who was placed
III the British peerage in 1866, rs Duke of Edinburgh,
and has a pension of 10000. a year, is Victoria's
second son, and it is popularity said that " he has all
the brains of the family" He has the rank of cap
tin in the Royal Navy, and very popular in that SER
vice. He Is a young man of easy address, speaks
fuently and well in public, and is much liked in
society for his unaffected courtesy and good manners.
LOOK Our The following is a translation of an
advertisement in the native newspaper Re .au OAoa.
".Notice.-Know all men, who look upon this. The
undersigned hereby forbids all rumsellers or liquor
dealers, against giving drink to my married husband,
Palekaluhi, neither TO give him the means whereby to
get drink. Whosoever shall disregard or 60 contrary
to this notice. L shall prosecute under the laws of the
country, on due proof. Those that have ears let them
hear-and those that have eyes let them look. By
me, KALANILEHUA PALEKALUHI."
4 NAME FOR THE New TERRIroRY.-We observe
that American journals are puzzled to find q name
for Russian America. The Washington National
Lte!iigeRcer would have it called Asiana, the New
York Herald suggests Walrussia, and Senator Sum
ner proposes it be called Alaska. None of these ap-
pear to be exactly appropriate, and We would suggest
hussIANA, as not only very appropriate, but highly
complimentary to the nation which ceded it-a point
which ought not to be lost sight of in naming it.
y The public certainly cannot expect us to re-
ply or take any notice whatever of the scurrilous
communication in the official Gazette signed YIN
pEx.' II the author of it be the President of the
Agricultural Society, as is currently reported, the
society cannot feel itself much honored with such an
a~pologist, or such a president.
HARPEn's MoNTnLY.-This sterling periodical en-
tiers on a new volume with the June number, which
is unusually attractive. The first article, on the
mines of Colorado, will give a clearer idea of the vast
wealth of the Rocky Mountain territories than any
thing we have yet observed
ANTIQUE AND HoMELY-Such is the odd title as
sumed by an association in town, which we under
stand will turn out in grOtesque costumes in process
sion ON the 4th of July. Look out for fun.
NEWS