The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-05-25

present. a species Of cholera morbus appears To
have prevailed to Il certain extent among the p"Pu-
lation If Honolulu, both native and foreign II
appeared to come upon the parties attacked without
warning. except the Immediately preceding severe
cramps IN the bowels, followed by extreme vomiting
and pursinE. lasting for some hours and producing
prostr,tiun OF the entire system. With the eNcel-
ton Of one or two instances, which are sad 10 be
tr,,esrle 70 an undue indulgence in fruit (parucu-
larlv peaches and mangoes) the prevalence OF the
disease i thought To have been attributable 10 the
REGULAR weather We have had recently intervening
between the cessation of the trades. Even a DAY :
cessation of the life giving north east winds mNaria-
bv effects ~uneomfortably our older residents, more
or less. But when we have the south west and west
winds for a week in continuance, there generally
results some sort of a semi-epidemlc. Why Is II
that these light winds from the sea have such an
effect in Honolulu, while the se:l-breezes OF Lanalha
and of kOna, ON Hawaii, though hurried, are never
spoken of as producing effects prejudlelal TO health
Let any one desiring TO answer for himself this ques-
ton take an early walk through the streets Of Homo
lulu from Beretania street to Queen, some morning
when these light s~outherly and westerly ans are just
setting in, and lie will become sensibly aware, ON
every hand, of another kind of g airs that do not
smell of =. Arnbv the Blest.' The trade Winds
which fortunately are our prevailing winds-~ith
their vigorous puhs, coming down through the tun-
mel of Nuuanu Valley, drive off the miasmatic odors,
which arise from hundreds of nuisances that exist III
Honolulu, but these southern winds,-unlike " the
sweet south, soft breathing otsr a bank OF Nlolets, =
serve only 10 condense and retain the poisonous
atmosphere, to those who live i'll closely settled limits
of the city, during the seasons when the northeastern
Boreas ceases to buster and rail. y general COM
plant is heard of lassitude, colds III the cad,
low-fevers, diarrhoea and biliousncss. We have ny
law Il regularly organized Board OF Health, with all
the parapheInalia OF officers and rules and reguia-
tons, and at periodical intervals the public have
been warned that every body's premises were going
10 be inspected, in order TO the summary removal of
ali nuisances or anything in anyway liable to mjure
the public health, but nothing has come OF 1t all.
Like many other statutes of the realm, that part of
the Civil Code, from Section 27S TO 81, "Of the
Public HEALTH is nothing more than a dead letter,
so far as some of its most important provisions are
concerned. Our government Is not supposed TO be
able to control the winds and the weather, but 1t can
make proper provisions for the public health, and
the tax-paying people look to it to do so.
CIRCUIT Court FOR KAUAI.-The schooner Mary
which arrived from Nawiliwili on Sunday night last,
brought up in irons the native sorcerer named Hoole-
awaawa, convicted at the Term of the Circuit Court
for Kauai, of the Crime of Murder. The native girl,
whose father was the murdered man. and who was
accused jointly with Hooleawaawa, was allowed to
become States evidence and as she was the only one
present when the deed was committed, was the main
instrument in procuring a conviction. The murderer
was sentenced to be hung ut Oahu Prison, on Friday,
the ID day Of August next. He seems to be harden
ed and Indifferent to his approaching fate, and Is said
to have observed, a few days before the execution of
the two Clark murderers in April, that he wished the
authorities would try him at once, as he would Ike
to be hung at the same time with those men, so as to
keep in good company. PaIukoa, who killed McIn-
tyre, was also brought ~ in the Mary, having been
convicted of manslaughter in the third degree, and
sentenced TO Imprisonment at hard labor for five
wears. The verdict in Pahukoa's case gave much
dissatisfaction to the foreigners acquainted with the
facts. His sentence of five years is the highest
penaky under the law for Manslaughter in the third
degree. One case of HOUSEKEEPING and two of Alb
duction, were also tried, in all three of which the
Acknowledgement entered a noLe prOsequi. The
other two criminal cases, weIe-frst-th that of a
Chinaman named Ahsaiang, who had at a previous
term of the Court been convicted of Manslaughter,
but which verdict had been set aside by the Supreme
Court, and a new trial ordered. In this case also,
the Acknowledgement entered a noue prOsequi. The
second was that of a Coolie employed on the Koloa
Plantation, who was convicted of an Assault on a
constable with an ak, but there were extennating
circumstances, and he was let off with a sharp repri-
mand, a fine of one dollar, and n sentence of impri-
sonment ut hard labor for four months.
On the civil calendar there were but two cases
one an appeal from the Commissioners of Private
Ways: and one an action for breach of contract,
which latter was withdrawn.
Numerous applications for Divorce were made to
the Chief Justice at Chamber most of which were
granted. The Court adjourned on the 18th
AMERICAN RELIEF SOCIETY. This organization
held its first quarterly meeting last Wednesday even
ing. at the hall of Mechanic Engine Co. No. 2. Mr..
A. F.. Judd, in the absence of the President and Vice
President, was called to the chair, and the Treasurer
report was read, showing the receipts for the quarter
rs $40 the disbursements for the relief of deSti-
tute American citizens was $l35 II during the same
time. and the sum of SS9f "A still remains in hand,
of which a part is ut interest. The custom of holding
quarterly meetings is a new one, and was adopted for
the purpose of more frequently bringing the sub
scribers together to consult upon the objects OF the
Society. At this meeting quite a discussion was had
about extending the sphere of the Society's operations
TO include strangers as well rs those resident here a
year, as is now the rule, and n motion was made that
public notice be given before the next meeting that
the question would be acted upon at that time. VIZ
have before spoken of the usefulness of this Society,
which is ~creditable to the American community, and
it is to be hoped that its meetings will be well sus-
tained. The next meeting Will be on the I'D Of Au-
gust. =
MAKAwAo PoTAToEs.-We are indebted to Mr. a. p
Jones for a sample from a few hundred barrels o
p~otatoes, grown by him and his sons at Makawao
East Maui. In size they are equal to the best Hum
I. bolh potatoes, and in quality far superior to any
brought here. In Stct no finer potatoes can be wish
l ed fox In the pioneer days Of California Q849-52.
1 she relied chiefly on East Maui for her Irish potatoes