The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-09-21
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. S~FPTENRTR -.
NOTES ~ vuU WEEK.

por,vy 80 H,w,r-pv che lss' -sf several
ccries - e new publication we've received. %eniitlel
40 " Enumeration ~ Hawaiian Plants. ty Horace
Mann Cambridge. Jelly 1857. ~. par. The ram
rhle, - the r,-ult ~ the botanical explorations.
made Nv Nsss,s Ns-n aui p'iehsm. 80 our Islands.
during the vs,,s issi-G5. Nv ,he favor If rruf
GRAY. NJ MANN hes hal n~e use ~ the large collec-
tious st Cambridge. and consequently heen enabled go
furnish ~ r,r the u,os, complete lht II Hawaiian
plants. ,l'.t has hssn published
oftr,.z and shru,=. the list comprises 5aS species.
! Il which ~ are new. discovered by Nj Mann. Al
have been Introduce an, hecsme Indigenous aud NJ
have been al~rigiuslly introduced The ferns nun
ber ia sreyies. II which three are new. lichens $50
sTecie.-5 new.
The grasses are not inclulel. having been placed
en- tho hands It Col Munro for examination. Mr.
Mann remarks =" that they comprise atou, ~ species.
= large proportion are peculiar To- our Islands AMI
show Considerable novelty The mcsses are slsp
omitted. t. 10 pulishel hereafter. The Whale number
of plants therefore. known as i~nbshiting cur Islands
Il. sl.out p1n. The descriptions are purely scientific.
hut few native names are mentioned. anil mo- ~
ference made 60 the economic value or use IT the
plants.
\ synopsis Il this work. furnishing the POPULAR
name. in English and native. also their probable
value and use sni their distribution. would render Il
available e. eur residents for many purposes. No
ono - better allie tn undertake such a work than Dr.
Hllcbrand. who has surely a more general Rcquaint-
ancc with Gus plants than any person living
S,ur ~ rE PHINcrvIlLE PLANTATION. - This
famous sugar estate. located at IIanalci. KAUAI. the
property II the late X q. wyllic. which has been
advertised Cor months. was sold at public auction at
the Court-hou-c. On Wednesday last. by &. : Bar
tow. ESI. \ large crowd was attracted to the sale.
as an event of unusual occurrence. AMER reading n
schedule 81 the property. the leases and contracts in
volveI in the sale. Il was stated that the two mort
cages ON IL with interest amounted Ia S3S,lJo. and
that the property would lie offered over and above
that amount. The bidding commenced at $50. and
ro- rapidly to $1,000. at which figure it was knocked
down Ia Mr.. T. l.. Adams. the real purchaser being
Ills Honor T. II. Allen. The plantation therefore real
iIci $1,000. with the prospect Of a crop Of 600 tons
OF I'll gar To come of during the next ten months
The estate cost MIR. wyllic about S2O0.OOo. and has
been sold At a sacrifice of SlGO. 900. This sale vir-
tually closes the estate, and affords a sad commentary
ON the uncertainty Of sugar investments. just twenty
two years ago. the land. which now comprises this
estate, wa sold nj auction for S225, subject to n
mortgage for -. 600. The improvements have all
been put up Turing the last ten or twelve years.
Should the reciprocity treaty 90 into operation, it is
not unlikely that the estate may in a few years re-
cover its former valuation, especially If some effective
remedy is found for the cane bOrer, which now
troubles the growing crops, and threatens TO become
more destructive there and elsewhere.
CIncuIr CoURT.-The September term of the third
Circuit opened ut Waimea, Hawaii, on the 9TH inst,
Honor T. c.. Davis presiding. assisted by Circuit
Judges r. A. Lyman of Hilo and C. +. Hart of Kona.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR
Rer VS.. Ru st ak-Larceny of animals. Case re-
manded to District Justice of North Kohala, for a
new trial
Rer vs.. Darid E~Ldridge-Rape; verdict of not
guilty.
Rer Va. Naeois.-Rape; a nolle prOsequi entered.
A. F. Judd, Esq, Deputy Attorney-General j. w.
ii. Kauwahi, Esq, and W. C.. Jones, Esq, for pri-
soners.
CIVIL CASES.
H'aimea Grazing Co. VS.. -4kao Hapai, Tax
Collector.-Irespass. Settled out of Court.
Geo. Holmes vs.. .4kGo HapIi, Tsx-Collector.-
Settled out of Court.
BtLIiGm GrGhGm W.. ID. Il -Ndiapaakai, Circuit
Judge for Island Of Hawaii. -Trespass; damages
claimed for false imprisonment; jury waived; judg-
ment for plaintiff, 500 and costs w. c. Jones.
Esq, and A. ,. Judd. ESP, for plaintiff; w. II. Kau-
wahi, Esq, for defendant.
The Court adjourned on Saturday. the 9Th inst, to
cit again ut Hilo on Thursday, the 18th September.
where quite n lengthy calendar awaits the attention
Of the Court -
ACCIDENT ny a WICKET BNL--While engaged in
this pastirne, ut the high school of Punahou on the
18th inst, a student named Charles Williams was
struck on the head by n ball. No partic-
ular injury was noticed at the time but some days
after. he was found To have been hurt, and ON the
lSth inst, DIR. McGrcw WAS called in. who on exam
nation, ascertainei that the scull hal been fractured.
and that IA blood vessel Of the heal had been cut 10y
. depressed portion Of bone. occasioning the accumu-
Iaiion II bloOl to the spot. The young man is re
sarlel in quite n critical state. Ia is proper To
observe that the compact AMI almost solid gutta-
percha balls Mt present in use. are the occasion Of
frequent serious accidents. Tho balls usel in former
years were far more safe Dr those Who exercised this
healthy pastine. -
ArrLis ASD fEAH--Mr. Adams held his first
steamer sale II { ezi fruits. which proved quite sue
scssful. The apples were in prime order aud sold
br S2DO Ia s3.dO par box. The pear. were some
shat decay~i. lat brought from 500 io Si.JO. II
packet ia brown paper. pears will Keep we'll. aud
bring handsome prices. Apples sent "a this market
should comprise assorted kinds. aud not all Of one
,anety as were these. We look for an increased
.raie ia fruits between the two Professionalism
,rniing oranges ani bananas. and receiving ia 10
apples. lears aud grapes.
WEAIhrH ASH QuAiis as HAwAIL-A CORES
-oIirnt. ~Tiing FROM Maimea. states that the
.raILer la that elevated district has been really
.pienibi uds month. cuol aud dry rs couid lie wished
ar Numerous n.oks u California quails can te
cen la riiihg through the country. especially ia
Iainakua. where they brr~i AbundaItiy and thrive
,eil. -
ChisA SnAAts fAsE-ihe GTsaf RsyAhiie. which
un her tap q" Asia. September III. Iook pas
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