The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-29

WITHOUT ever having been idlIen IN with by
whalers or ships bound to this port. Our people
easily sold. and if they are this time they
won't object to owing somebody one Besides
the above two vessels, the schooner CIroliae JHs.
which some time ago touched at your port on her
way to and from Wake Island, a wreckng cx-
petition. has sailed in search of the same terra
incognito.
Japan and the Steamer Colorado.
\ clipper ship called the Sea HinJ. recently ar
rived here from Japan, bringing later advices
The japanese, unlike the Mexicans, appear to as
simulate themselves quite readily to the habits and
Customs Of civilization. y gentleman who went
out in the steamer Hermann, has made offer TO
the authorities to light the city of Yokohama with
gas. which has been favorably received. The
Pacific Mail Steamship COmpany's steamer C0lorado
met by the Sea Hing, one day out from Japan.
reporting twenty-five days in making her second
trip to Yokohama. The opinion expressed by
old shipmasters is that she could do it in
twenty days via Honolulu and eventually the
steamers will go your way Speaking of the
continent" reminds me of
Mexico-Poor Distracted Mexico.
The Republican and Church parties have pretty
nearly torn all the life out of the country. The
former are now decidedly in the ascendant having
beaten the unfortunate Austrian Prince, Maximil-
ian. and his Generals, who, with trne Austrian
stupidity, allowed himself to be duped into ven
turing the Cactus Throne. by the arch schemer,
Napoleon. Max is a prisoner and. ere this. uII-
dOubtedly martyr to his folly. The Mexi-
cans are blOOd-thirsty and INSCRIPTIONS - they
think no more of shooting man than of killing
dog. particularly if politically obnoxious. \
Frenchman. who comes in that guise, as
did Max, is marked at
Manifest Destiny
Whoever first coined that expressive phrase de-
the nature of things. must drop into the lap of
venerable Uncle Samuel and it Is only question
Of " which and tOther - between her and Canada.
The young giant appears 10 think himself quite
strong enough to take care of the whole continent.
Fire in Idaho City.
To return nearer home. The young Territory of
Colorado has experienced a great loss by fire. On
the 18th OF May. nearly the entire city of Idaho
consisting of about four hundred and fifty build
ings. destroyed by accidental fire. and the
loss is estimated at SI.OOO,OOO. The high wind
prevailing at the time rendered it impossible To-
HiHoE tho flames You at Honolulu. n nay r"ooI-
lection, have high winds, but seldom fires.
You either lucky careful which:
Mark Twain,
Otherwise Sam. Clemens who paid you visit last
year. Is making his mark in New York. He is
lecturing abont YoU, making the islands his pecu-
liar hobby. On his arrival in the city of Gotham,
a number of Californans and others assembled at
the Metropolitan Hotel, where Of course there was
n feast Of reason and flow of soul. They well
coined him as Z" the celebrated California humorist
and journalist and wished him well in respect
to his lecture at Cooper Institute.
On the following Monday evening, Mark made
his first appearance at Cooper Institute, before a
New York audience of between two or three thou
sand persons. \ letter writer to the Union of
Sacramento says:
The lecture was the same one delivered in San !
Francisco and subsequently, in st. Louis. relating
Marks experiences in the Sandwich Islands, and |
the popular verdict appeared TO he that the lee
turer had achieved a success. Considering the |
magnitude of the task to which person addresses
himself in attempting To entertain so large audi
,.nce by his own unaided powers of wit aud con- !
versatiOn, and the very high expectations which |
had been raised for him by the efforts of his Cali /
fornia friends in this city. Mark has every reason
TO he satisfied with The success OF his first effort
Some of bis wit little coarscr than our lee /
ture-rOOm had been accustomed to, and many quiet |
lovers Of Il good joke were amazed and confound- /
cd at the impudcnce and freedom of this wild /
Californian The Herald, Times and World give
first rate notices of the affair, but the Tribune
through some blunder, failed to get its report in /
due season and appears without any comments on |
the lecture. | understand Clemens proposes to |
repeat the lecture next week and probably again |
before he starts on his Eastern expedition. His |
book. the - Jumping Frog, etc: Is out and having
n good sale. One of the best hits made by Mark |
Twain last evening was in advertising this book |
at the conclusion of the lecture. lie commenced |
in n stammering way to speak of a contract which !
he had made tiat day with the publisher-hc had /
been offered. he said, two dollars to puff this book
before this audience, and closed very comical
aiIusion to its merits by exhibition of a large
printed poster, embellished, as he said. with a
portrait of the publisher frog cOuchdIt-"
a Blubber-hunter's Story.
4 late New Bedford paper gives the following
description Of a meeting with an ugly customer OF
a sperm whale, in the South Atlantic which will,
H., ,.I,g,g Z
quent your Sunny Isles. Capt. Mallory must be
known to some of them.
About 800 miles northwest from It. Nicholas,
we saw whales close TO the ship lowered the boats
as soon a possible, and soon the second mate
struck large whale. In n few minutes the third
mic -tr,IcL and cot stove. The whale then went
to the. second mate and knocked the bottom out OF
his boat The first mate then brought the third
mate and bis crew to the SNIP theh seht hlil ON
to bring the second mate and his crew to the ship
A. uuick as possible. rs / saw the whale was intend
ing mischief. In the meantime the whale was AT
work on the starbOard boat. and soon made bad
I,oaf OF her After getting all hands on board the
first aud second mates. being anxious To try him
again went or but didn't get chance 10 Kill him.
In fact they had as much as they could do to Keep
clear Of him and seeing that he was a dangerous
customer / called the boats on board.
Not liking the idea Of being done by whale.
go at him with the ship got all ready
and made for him. Getting near, he turned and
came for U.s. striking the ship on her port bow with
bi- law his head coming i'll contact with the cut
water, knocking it of and tearing on conslIerapie
conner and sheathing The shock he gave the ship
was heavy. taking some Of the men off their ieet,
and giving them considerable of . fright Had the
,vtlI. struck the ship fair he would have gone
through her aS easily cat would through wet
r,aper Abnut the time he struck i gave HIM a
bomb but did not Hill him. 30 went at MN
,rain This time he did not seem to like the taste
pT the ship and 80 got ont of the way a. fast a. he
could As he passed. gave him another bomb
and two Iances but these tailed To kill him. Again
I ::ied him. but he kept clear Of us
II being late. I sent boat OIL TO make the
wreck of the sarbOard boat secure 10 the line, 10
net as 4, drag and went after the waist boat, now
five miles to the lecward. After getting her on