The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-30

number one hundred and thirty. Its Thursday
evening meetings are pleasant social gatherings,
and some very good speaking Is heard from the
members and others. Last Thursday night. inter
cStjug speeches were made by MrSSrS. ii. \. p.
Carter. Z. Cushman Jones. Fet,crS. Lyons. and
others. Occasionally they have some very excellent
singing. One popularity about this organization
may be noticed. and that Is that the youths Of onr
city are joining ii in large numbers. and appear 10
take that lively interest in the cause which Is 50
characteristic of adoleseent humanity. \ habit Of
teetolism formed on the threshold Of life, will often
prove a safeguard against untold evils. SO mote
it be with = the rising generation OF Honolulu.
SAmING OF TIE MoENING SrAR-ThiS vessel sailed
for Famhiwa. Marquesas Islands. on Thursday
last. intending To touch ut Hilo. where she will
take on board the Rev. Mr.. Coan. as delegate from
the Hawaiian Mission. y number of MarqueSans.
who came here with the Hon. John Ii, some time
ago, return by this opportunity 10 their native Isl
ands. \ reinforcement of missionaries also proceed
to the Marqucsas Islands. consisting of three males
and one female. natives of those Islands. who have
been living at Eva. with the Rev. J. Bicknell. and
there embraced the Christian religion. The good
wishes of thousands of little hearts will accompany
the gallant vessel on her voyage.
DANE RUMoR.-This proyerbially unreliable and
gossiping lady was out on the street yesterday.
with the report that a decision was about to he
come to by the powers that be. in regard 10 filling
the vacant seat on the Bench of the Supreme
Court. The present cumbe of the Police Magis-
tracy. 81 uumor had it, was to 90 up, and Il young
nauve-born lawyer was to take his place. Ru-
NOR in this instance. as in many others in Homo
lulu. was undoubtedly mistaken. The tickle crea-
ture told Us only a few days ago that one of the
objects of the projected visit Of Minister Harris to
the East was to procure q new judge for the SUI
preme Bench. -
FIRE At MANoA.-On Monday morning last. at
about ~halfpast four. a native straw house in Ma
noa valley caught fire and was totally consumed.
The cause Is said to have been that some of the
inmates had been drinking ava. and in the stupid
condition resulting therefrom. had lighted a pipe
with a match. and thrown the still blazing match
against the side of the house. An old man, who
was under the efforts of ava and was sleeping in
the house. was with difficulty dragged out and
rescued from a horrible death. The freedom with
which this narcotic can be obtained by the natives,
is doing untold mischief.
REALS AND DMEs-The late regulation in re-
spect to the circulating medium appears to have
had the effect to withdraw reals from circulation in
a great degree, and brought dimes into general
use, so far as trade is concerned. The only trouble
Is. that the native and Chinese vegetable dealers
don't like to take the dimes, and housewives find
no little difficulty in marketing. Eventually, how
ever, the reals and dimes will get through with
their contest, ard dimes will win.
To ADvERTIsERS.-Thos who wish their notices
circulated among the whaling fleet should remem-
Der that every shIpmaster leaving port takes files
of the Commercial with him. which are circulated
among the fleets at the North. Advertising is like
bread cast on the water, often returning a hundred
fold for the venture. BY the last ship going to the
Arctic and Ochotsk, we shall send papers TO erery
whaler known to be cruising on those grounds.
DRrGs.-Evervbody knows where = the corner"
is. and everybody who visits the corner knows the
Doctor who there dispenses physic. Look at his
advertisement in to-day's paper: Throw physic
to the dogs said Shakespeare. but DR.. Hoffman,
knows better than that, and has a pleasant way OF
administering drugs that actually beguiles one into
the feeling that whatever he swallows by the Dr.'s
direction is just the thing he needs. And it's so If
YOU doubt it, call on him and try.
ANOTHER RUNAWAY ALMOST \ yesterday at
about 2 O'Clock. the horse and buggy of Mr.. J. T.
Waterhouse. being left for the moment without a
driver. took an im%promptu trip up Queen street,
ou d Siliop' NAN"'i"S I"'N
NAL. however. appeared not to be OF the last or
rash kind. for it brought to of its own accord. hav-
ing probably made up its mind to have " no more
of that sort of sport.
On. on SorNDINGS.-In our last issue we noted
two whalers d" boiling down = off the port, as we
went to press. They proved to be the Three
Brothers, which had captured three young sperm
whales, making 80 barrels, and the Trident, with
- = .-,.J- t,lAn pnnr
Hawaii pretty good haul for shore
the whole being worth some five or six
dollars. |
If Those bound to the Paris exhibition will
be glad to learn that the fare for the round trip
from New York to Paris and back. on the Great
Eastern, will be about $50 in gold. 1t is said
that over 80. 900 Americans will probably visit
Paris during the continuance OF the exposition.