The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-08
san Francisco correspondence.
rxR BERNICE-
San FANoI>Co, May Il, 1901

n,ar racket. sui the present TreguLarty 't CON-
munfcarien between this port and yours, i a fact
,aush 10 K regretted. Il Is hoped however thai TINS
unfortunate combination Of circumstances may soon
- ri-h,eI. bv rhe Inauguration Of a steam line o.
packets between ,he two ports.
Since the sailing Of the bark Comet on the 3'th
nit. we have the arrivals Of several island packets
viz. i. !. El3ri3ss T. days passage, and the
Min. 3 .Fser Is days. -ir.siralint i days, anu
B,r4i-s - iavS, and by them We are in receipt Of
r-ula- hles Ct the P. c. An artiae on the De
crease - Population and Increase e Crime among
HaUsiians. in one Of your issues, has attracted con-
siderable attention from the prc>s Of this city
PERHAPS i was the only item Of aslSs they were SHE
10 quote. Mark Twain seems 10 be the cause OF all
this a. will k seen from the Dramatic Chr0nieie,
= spicy and lively little daily Of this city, which
makes no pre1ensions. but Is s. ably condueted Is
any paper in the State. and ! s. anxiou>ly locked
for every day, a. the leading daiies Of the c'ty.
After quoting from the .iireTtissr il says We
expected that Mark Twain's missionary tour TO the
Islands would produce serious results
The Weather.
san FranciscSns are remarkably sensitive regart-
Ing anything that is said abou, their eimate; but as
I SIN going TO put in a good word for them, am
sure they can't object. The weather has of late
Teen lNNul4-IlN hSL4LAN ALtA LII S-N~ AN ~N-N
phere remarkably clear for San Francisco. The
mountains overlooking the ocean and surrounding
the broad placid bay, appear to have moved closer to
our busy and busting Metropolis, while in the rear
the bold peaks of Mount Diablo, rising far above
the motionleSs clouds, seem 10 reign supreme over
all its insignificant surrounding. The hills in and
arounu the city, adj al they can TO the serenity OF
the scene. BIZ revealing the tender veriure, which
N ar,,,,a hal ban q = x-orE IN FIR the last three months
and witt magical effect transformed them from
barren hills into slopes Of c~rumplel velvet, The
weather has in fact been compared to that Of the
islands, by persons who have been fortunate enough
to visit them, and their comparisons are by no means
incorrect.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel,
Which was destroyed by fire about three weeks ago,
Is still q mass of destruction, and the loss Of this
noble structure Is much regretted by the people of
San Francisco, excepting perhaps the proprietors Of
the rival houses, as they are crowded to OVERLOOKING,
and have no cause for regret; they can get almost
any price for a sky parlor even, when it would not
be looked at prior TO the disastrous burning of the
Cosmopolitan. The building is not entirely destroy
ed, the two upper stories alone being demolished by
fire, while most of the building has suffered by the
immense quantity Of water which was poured into
it, TO check the progress of the fire, which was
raging furiously the whole afternoon. No less than
twelve streams Of water were playing into the build
ing for eight consecutive hours. An army of men
are now at work on the Cosmopolitan, and before
long it viii assume its former magnificent proper
tons. The cost of rebuilding has been estimated At
$4,000. 1t Is said that the work viii be completed
in two months, 50 that by the lst of August the
Cosmopolitan viii be re-opene1, and he a better
hotel than ever, as some important changes in the
2 II III T.. III L
Capt worden,
Oh Monitor fame, whose gallant conduct through
out the late rebellion, is fresh in the memory of all
his counuymen, held a reception at the rooms of
the Board Of Supervisors the other day, for the
purpose of going through the laborious process Of
shaking hands with all the men, and bestowing a
kiss upon all the pretty women who were presented
TO him. He had plenty to DO, as a large number Of
residents were presented 10 him, taking up as a
consequence a great deal Of time. Somehow or other
l am doomed to be unfortunate. wanted to see
him, but was just one day behind on the reception,
and knew nothing of it until it was over. He could
not have wanted to see me very much. however, or
he would have called. He left for home on the last
Panama steamer.
The Southern Relief Fund
has occupied the minds of a number of our prominent
citizens, and concerts, lectures, &c, have been given
in aid to this national charity. The contributions to
the fund have been large, and more are still coming
in with liberality, and California viii in all proba-
bility swell the sum to a hundred thousand dollars.
Over fifty thousand has already be RENTED East by
telegraph, and more viii soon follow. The Bank Of
California has been very liberal in forwariing this
amount by telegraph without charge, and promises
TO forward all subsequent remittances in the same
way, thus making the contribution OF the bank no
small amount.
Ministerial.
His Ezcellency C. c. Harris, Hawaiian Minister to
Washington, Is still in California, and after finishing
his visit here will start East. He is at present travel
ing in the interior of the State, and will probably
gain some knowledge Of our mining districts which
viii be Of value in developing the vast mineral re-
sources of Kaneohe, where gold was reported to
have been discovered some years ago.
Marine.
The old and favorite little bark EY9T i9ge. 50 long
and favorahly known in the Packet Line, has been
taken off the route. She sailed last Saturday the
18th, Tor Valparaiso, where she will lie sold.
The bark Hhisaer, Capt. Fuller, arrived here last
153 days from New York, with a cargo Of
coal. She Is engaged to take oil to New Bedford.
VII sail in three weeks with a full cargo. The
Hhlstier looks just as staunch and trim as ever. and
her commander, whose name Is 50 familiar with your
readers, looks As if he could stand Life on the
Ocean wave" for some time to come; but before this
reaches you our friend the Captain VIII have been
by cupid into the realms Of connuhial bliss,
when none viii he more ready TO congratulate him
than his Island friends.
Personal.
Capt H. W. Buriett, formerly Of the Radugq.
more recently in command Of the bark .Saur-
Mote, has gone into the employ Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co, and Is now on the steamer COLLEEN
City. Yours. PELE.