The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-05
THE
Commercial Advertiser.
JANUARY 5.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF II WEEK.
CELEBRATION or New YER<-As usual. the
celebration Of New Years Day in Honolulu wa,
very general. both among foreigners and natives.
but by the latter in the most demDn-trltive man
ner. There Were a good many picuics. social din
n"rs ami merry meetings about the city. and
among the native population there were numerous
tHG"S. H"rSe-riding was freely INDUCED in. and
no little amount Of drunkenness observable. and a.
q consequence, the Police Court on the morning Of
the % presented quite a bu~ines--lihe appearance.
and q very respectable amount was added 10 the
public revenue in the shape Of fines. The boat-bovs
were particularly happy. having got drunk on New
Years Eve. and made night lideouS" and kept
families awake by their wrctcled attempts at ser
enading. some one has very foOlishly initiated the
custom Of giving q quarter or more to every native
who wishes you q :. Happy New Year" and the
bCat-b0ys. with their mIudlin politeneSs. were most
arrant beEgars and a nuisance TO Queen street.
Places Of business We're closed during the most of
the day, and with the exception of the usual horse
riding. the city wore a SaLbath-like appearance.
AGMLE-A fresh South westerly gale set in on
Friday last. and during Saturday blew strong.
The clipper Golden Fleece arrived during the blow,
came inside and remained till Monday, when the
wind hauled To North. The Steamer took the gale
on Thursday night at Kawaihae, where she was
lying at anchor. Capt. McGrcgor at once got up
steam. and attempted to cross the Hawaii Channel,
but found it too rough. lie then put about and
ran under the lee of Hawaii, anchoring at Waipio.
The next day the weather appeared so pleasant
that he again got mp steam to return to this port.
but reaching Kohala point. found it blowing as
hard - ever. He then steered for Hama. which
during the gale was II lee port, and mas u good
harbOr. Here he lay till the gale subsided, when
he returned To Honolulu. under sail. Having con-
suIned all his coal. he came direct from Hama To
this port. IN Wednesday night the Steamer left
for Lahaina, and Is expected back this morning.
She will leave again for Lahaina and Kona on
Monday next. -
MARROW EscAPE.-A singular instance of provi-
Dental premoni;ion by a dream occurred in this
city on the night of January |. Capt. William IL.
DimOnd was sleeping i'll an upper room with his
little boy. At a little after two o'clock in the
morning, be was awakened by Il ~frightful dream.
He dreamt that he saw Il house on fire. and that he
was trying to save it. On awakening and looking
about the room, he saw a light in Il closet adjoin-
ing. and on opening the door, Il basket of papers
was found on fire, and the side of the house in a
living blaze. With a little water and a blanket the
fire was extinguished before any one else knew it.
The basket had been used to bring home matches,
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which the rats disturbed Ind set on Ere.
NEwsPAPOETAL DINNER PAETY-The editorial
staff of the native newspaper he KUOkoa, gave a
dinner at the Sailors Home on New Years evening
TO their employees, at which a number of invited
guests We're present, and the party, numbering some
thirty. enjoyed Il very pleasant" feast of reason and
flow Of soul from Z o'clock to 9. The room was
t~astefully decorated with evergrcens, and hung with
the Hawaiian and American flags. Speeches were
made by the Rev. DR.. Gulick, Rev. If. Ii. Parker
and other foreigners. and by Major Mochonua and
other prominent natives. The repast, which was u
sumptuous one, was provided by Mrs. Crabb, the
managercss Of the Home.
~ Advices from Capt. Uanham report him at
home in England in October. engaged in preparing
Il book on the Sandwich Islands. As he enjoyed
rare opportunities for acquiring full information
about these islands. the views. plans and intrigues
of the ministerial clique. his publication will prob
ably he a rich expose of scenes transpiring behind
the curtain. OF his ability rs an author we know
nothing, but almost any school-boy Is capable of
preparing a more truthful and unbiased ae-
count of these islands than that of Manley Hop
kins. The Captains book will probably serve as
an antidote to Hopkins SANDERS.
Il 'bN' "IfAA'''i'h' ii l''btAN1
of wills. and for letters of administration on the
estates of deceased persons. have been very numer-
Gus of late. owing mostly to the ravages of the
recent epidemic among the natives but in some
cases the estates have been for years in an unset
tied condition, the occupiers apparently not being
aware that any legal action was necessary. The
complicated relationship of the different contest
ants, and the often u%nskillful practice of the native
lawyers. require Il great deal of attention and pa
thence in the Judge. and a thorough knowledge of
The native character.
Maj OF THE WAIIEE PLANrArroN-Wc have seen
a beautifully executed Typographical map Of this
sugar plantation, made by Rev. w. p. Alexander
of Waikiki. The surveys and drafting were exc
cuted by him, and some of the lettering by Mr..
Ewart. bookkeeper on the estate. Altogether it is
a creditable specimen of civil engineering, survey
ing and drafting. 1t also exhibits the new water
course. which was surveyed and constructed under
Mr.. AleXanders supervision. and is the greatest
work of the kind on the islands.
CASTOR OU--Aftcr numerous experiments. Mr..
George c. MLcan of this city, has succeeded in
manufacturing pure castor oil. The process is by
no means simple one-the expressing of the oil be-
ing only a preliminary step. The great secret is to
heat and refine the crude oil. which requires consid-
cradle skill This Is the first successful attempt to
make this oil. and as the beans are abundant. he
will probably be able to make sufficient to keep all
the drug stores and medicine chests in the Pacific
supplied with a fresh and perfectly pure article.
DRY.-Regarding the weather. the worthy Sheriff
of Kauai writes us. that Oahu is not the only island
that lacks rain. At the Lihue Plantation, the sup
ply of water is so small that they steam two or
three days in each week. while al ko1oa, the stream
is so low that the mill could grind last week only
one day, and the previous week only one or two
days. The newly-planted cane at Lihue will prove
a failure on account Of the drought. so that the