The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-02
The dragon Of old, who churches ate
He used to come Of a Sunday
Whole congregations were to him
But u dish Of Salmagundi."

IRISH PoTAToEs.-A good article of Irish potatoes
is hardly to be got in town-those from California
at hand being of a very poor quality, tough as
leather and dry as 4 baked tarO. The other day
some thirty odd bags of these potatoes, in a dam
aged condition. were sold at auction for S2-the
containers being worth 81 or SIS. Meantime, at
Waimea and Kawaihae, Hawaii, there are plenty
of as fine potatoes as any in the world. Clubhouse
keepers can wish for no better potatoes than those
raised at Kawaihae.
DETAINED BY BAD Manufacturing the ten
days previous to Wednesday last, quite a number
Of the coasting schooners running both TO the
windward and leeward, have been detained in
port by the bad weather. The EmeiHe and the
Moi got to sea on Wednesday, and with the wind
free from the westward outside. may make fair
passages mp. The weather, however, is far from
settled yet, and looks as much like a Kona as it
did at the commencement of the storm, a fortnight
ago. -
VERY LIKE \ WHALE.-We hear from Lahaina.
per steamer Of Sunday last, that the shore party of
" the second city have been laying in wait for
some time past for something that looked :. very
like a whale" Recently a whale, taking advantage
of the supposed absence of any danger from bombs
and lances, had been cruising about, Haunting its
fukes and spouting in derision. Last week a party
SIdIIcu III pursuit anu SaNCftutu III CdpluI IHS tIr
animal. We have not learned how many :" bar
reler " She was.
THE r. ". WOOD-This fine Bremen and Homo
lulu packet came into port on Wednesday evening.
having had an unusually long passage for her.
She brings as passengers several young couples,
newly mated, the :. worser " halves Of two Of which
went from here on a visit to Faderland in a state of
single 5lessedness. and now return with their chosen
mates to make their nests in Hawaii nei.
DEATH OF G.. s. ROwIAND-G. 5. Rowland. an
American seaman, formerly % mate of the bark
Harcest. died very suddenly on Saturday last, in
the office of the Harb6r Master, by the bursting of
a blood vessel. He had been sick for some time
past. He belonged to Wilmington, y. C., where he
has a family. -
Masonic MEETING-Wc are requested to state
that the regular monthly meeting of Hawaiian
Lodge No. 81, will take place at their Lodge Room.
corner of QueeH and Kaahumanu streets. on Mon
day evening next. March 4th, at Il O'Clock. Visit
ing brethren are invited to attend.
INSANE MAN FROM KAUAI.-The native who was
reported some weeks ago as having. while in a
state of insanity, committed a murderous assault
on another native at Hanalei. was brought mp in
irons on the schooner Nary, Oh Thursday last.
HOVE Orr.-At Emmes & Co.'S s%hipyard. Mr..
Dowsett's bark, the -Hrvaa Loa. is hove out, and
will be thoroughly repaired. We learn that she is
under charter by Messrs. HackGeld & Co. to pro-
coed to Petropauiski this spring.
~ Two ommunications-on from Judge Mot
fit. relating to Judge Kalanipoo's death. and the
other relating to the road supervisor Of Kona-are
unavoidably deferred.