The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-02-02
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY ..
News of the Morning.


The steamer ETiqusa resumed her trips to Mau
and Hawaii on Monday afternoon. much to th,
qualification OF our residents. starting from til,
wharf promptly a. the clock struck Il. Among
the passengers. We noticed Hon. Stephen H.. Phil
lips. Attorney General. who visits Hawaii to take
charge Of the prosecution in the trial of a native
for the murder 81 the late Henry Clark. Of South
Kona. which tak-s place at Waimea next week.
The steamer had a short trip to Maui. arriving at
Lahaina at u o'clock Tuesday morning. She also
had a fine passage down from Lahaiua to this port
making the trip in eight and a half hours.
On our first page Is an interesting letter from
Boston. giving a sketch Of Prof Agassiz' lectures
on Brazil. These lectures. Of which there were
twelve delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston.
relate to the most interesting scientific research
made during the year 1866. The great reputation
of the lecturer, the field Of his explorations, and
the interest taken in the expedition by the Emperor
Of Brazil and savans throughout the world, have
attracted to the lectures more than usual attention.
Our readers will find more lengthy sketches of the
same in some Of the late American periodicals.
The remarks of our correspondent on the China
steam line will be noted. We agree with him-and
our merchants generally will cO~incide-that the
only practicable way in which steam between san
Francisco and Honolulu can b. permanently estab-
lished. Is by the American and Hawaiian Govern
ments uniting in a subsidy for a separate line be-
tween the two ports.
\ letter received a few days since from a leading
merchant in san Francisco, engaged in the China
trade. estimates the receipts Of the Colorado on the
first trip from that port to Hongkong at over
$4,000. To which should be added the half
monthly subsidy. say $4,000. This will give SJO,-
900 and over a. the receipts for the first trip to
China The return trip. ii has been predicted, will
show a still more favorable result. As the regular
monthly expenses, It Is said, will fall considerably
below $4,000, it would appear from these data
that the prospect i fair for the enterprise paying
its way from the start The additional receipts. If
this port were included in. the schedule, would be
at least $1,000 to each steamer, at the start, with
the prospec: Of a fair increase each month.
The report Of preliminary steps having been
taken by Congress 10 impeach the President of the
United States-which was brought by the Atre-
riia-felI like an electric shock not because the
present incumbent may not deserve it, but because
of doubts a. to whether the measure will be srIs-
tanned by the people, OF may not result inopen rup-
turr- There may have been some secret develop
ments regarding his official conduct which have not
been reported in print. a. what has tTanspircd will
hardly sustain Congress i'll an act of this kind. In
less there be such evidence. the attempt to ~impeacb
the President will not be sustained by pub
lie opinion. and Will prove u failure. The r.
naming two years Of President JOhnson's incum-
bency do not promise 10 be- very pleasant ones.
Further news on this point will be- looked for with
much eagerue-s. An article on the impeachment
Of the President. taken from the latest 4iq, will be
found on the fourth page.
The city census returns have been pretty thor
oughly discussed. and The general belief i that
they arr about correct, - rar - the total popula-
ton Of the city Is concerned. But the fact elected
that there are bat % Profcs-ionalists in a popu-
Ia.ion Of 1881 souls. suggests the inquiry. what i
a PROFESSIONALS. In older countries the pro-
fcssional list generally includes only ceologi.,s,
chemists. astronomers. philosophers. and dealers ia
cosmetics and hair dycs. The important point Is.
whether Graham and WIlkersou have been included
in the 81 PROFESSIONALS column. II not. the table
needs correcting. It appears also from the exhibit
that there are 226 laborers. The inference Is.
tina; the remaining adults. in the 7.4SJ males re-
ported. excepting the PROFESSIONALISM aforesaid,
few agricuIiuri>ts and mechanics, are gentlemen
Of leisure. These may be set down as among the
curiosities Of the census. more Of which viii be de
veIoped a. the work proceeds.
The Co1aet, which arrived yesterday afternoon.
had 4 fair passage Of fourteen days. bringing some
ten or twelve passengers and q small cargo.
The news by her possesses no special interest The
Of the bark U1E.I heG Is reported, but her
crew mostly were saved
\ report : current that the cholera had reached
san Francisco. Thcfacts are these: 1t had been
prevailing on the Isthmus Of Nicaragua. where
about 80 soldiers AMI passengers from New York
died of IT, on the passage Of the steamer to
San Francisco. five soldiers AMI four others died Of
disease The vessel. with 1.cOO passengers on
was ordered into quarantine on her arrival
At San Francisco on the 17th-the day the Comet
sailed. She wuuld remain at Saucelito several
in quarantine.
The schooner CIr0'Hs. which arrived yesterday
from san Francisco. had a passage Of 16 days. hav-
ing Ief1 that port on the 18th of January.
\ sale of real estate takes place to-day at noon.
Il Is a vacant lot on Queen street. near the resi-
ience of Hon. J. II. On Monday next. the dwelling
premises on Fort street. occupied by C.. Frederick
'iuSer. ESq- will be sold.
The ship i. l. HrrrifHr,. which was To sail from p
Francisco January Is. Sur China. may bring us
California mail aud tho weekly papers OF that
She will be- due sunday or Monday.
\ foreign mail will bc despatched by toe bark
aa4Io1 sbout the middle Of the coming week