The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-26

The annual average OF rain at lilo, Is4G........1S2. II "
Or say n depth of fifteen feet at Hilo. One inch
of rain is equal to 100 tons TO the acre. or 22.622
gallons, reckoning Ct gallons to a cubic foot.
The number OF days on which rain fell at Homo
lulu, during 1866. was %. The observations were
kept at Dr.. Judd's residence, about one mile back
of the town. -
TIE PACIFIC NEWSPAPER PREss-Although hard
ly twenty years have elapsed since the first paper
was issued in California, the number now publish
ed in the Pacific coast, is very large, as will appear
by the following:
In San Francisco-there are II dailies, | tri-
weekly. and Al wecklies. Part of the latter are
printed in French, Spanish and Italian.
In the remainder of that State-lZ dailics, l tri-
weekly and - weeklics.
In Oreg0n-3 dailies and 10 weeklies.
In Nevada dailies and 6 weeklies.
In Washington Territory-S weeklies.
Ia Idaho-I daily, l miweekly and 3 w~eeklies.
In Utah-2 dailies, ! semi and 2 weekhes.
in Colorado-l daily and l weekly.
In Montana-I tri-weekly and l weekly.
Ia British Columbia-3 dailies and 5 weeklies.
Ia Pacific Ports ot MeXico-G weeklieS.
In Sandwich Islands, English and 2 Hawaiian
weeklies. and two monthlies-in all g papers.
The total comprises PA papers. The Times says
that the advertisements paid for in San Francisco
exceed S4OO.OOO per unnum. The weekly circuIa-
ton of all the city papers exceeds 225, 900 copies.'
- The circulation Of the three English papers
printed in Honolulu, (Adcertiser, Gazette and
Friead,) is about 2Z00 copies, and that of the three
Hawaiian papers. ChjtOkOa, AU OkOd and AlTlha.)
7sO0-in all 10000 copies, among a population of
5000 foreigners and 10000 Hawaiians.
IMPoRrANg DECIsIoN-The full Court Tuesday
rendered an important decision upon two suits
brought by Gov. Dominis against captains of
whalesLips and their s]ureties. The first was against
o.. D.-,.r - IL, ,r'.I.b5, D.;.I... F., IL.
non-return Of six seamen. who had been shipped
at this port upon Il return voyage 10 New Bedford.
OF these six, one had died, three had entered the
United States Navy, one bad entered the United
States Army. and one had gone ON board another
whaleship, but was not shown 20 have returned.
The penalty was not claimed in the case Of the
party who had died, but the Court held the bonds
men responsible for the aon-return of the others.
although it was cOntended. and not denied. that
they had done all in their power TO compel the re
turn of the men. The case OF Capt. Bliven was
somewhat different. He shipped five men, and
failed to account for three. OF the remaining two,
one died and one was left sick at Talcahuano.
Gov. Domiuis claimed nothing for these two, but
Capt. Bliven was held responsible for the other
three. Judgment accordingly for $500 against
Raynor and surety, and $500 against Bliven and
cty-GI5
ACCIDENT-About the time Of the fire on Tues
day, a little native boy, five or six years of age,
was run over and got his leg fractured. The acct
dent occurred during the confusion and excitement
Of running to the FIRE. and no one can be blamed.
The boy was attended by DR.. Mchibbin, and sub
sequently removed to the Queens Hospital. ~
THAT RooSTER-Mark Twain will be Interested
to learn that the rooster, whose underwriting
growing. on board the Eiaeline while Mark was u
passenger. so annoyed that gentleman. has at length
gone the way of all roosters. lie mysteriously
disappeared between two days. and has probably
ere this figured conspicuously in a pot-pie OF a
curry, and Capt. Crane feels lonesome.
SMALL CuANGE-The opinion i daily gaining
ground and freely expressed that the necessity for
small change is such in Honolulu, that we mus
again resort to dimes and halfdimes, which are
now lying idle in nearly every merchants safe. An
action by the Chamber Of Commerce, seconded by
the Government, would have the desired effect.
PCULoA SALT-Mr. Isaac Montgomery has oul
thanks for a bag of domestic salt, made At his work.
at Puuloa. In color and fneness it Is fully equa'
to the best imported. We are glad to learn tina
the manufacture of salt is increasing, and prove!
profitable.