The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-10

nloi g. the i-.f a4i Eoriys lat tLef, -fr notable
instai.o's oH rosord Of nrH and women a1ssiatsy
.ieh aHd I.,,ing Ia grsi society who, la tie fsov -
temptation, have been unable e. korp u4sir AaLls II
otErf peoples property There l. "a native pa tie
Oahu Prison "a tie present un4e, nsnsei halanias
Ni. j. serving oat several sentences hr larceny, tie
aggregate TERMS IL which would keep him iu prison
unul thr year iS.5. ga fraIay Il last week, While
employed With d gang Il .rArf prisoners At tLe B.yaI
AiAus.icum, Le disappeared tr a fe~ minute, bat
came back ~ Bis onu Accord WLen tie gang re
turnoi. GA SATURDAY night. they we're seareheib - tie
ogsr.--fs. and several Sums ~ money were found GA
them-noue ga Kaiama, Who ~as to Oh sad Gun
ming "a hand g. keep il in his possession. On being
questioned, however, they AZ once aeAn0wlei@ed that
they hal received the money nOm ksiana o. keep
fr him" The batter o~lci up that tie money Nss
Ls, ani that b. iai obtained IL - gambling with
tAe other prisoner. ola the Lsglanuie at EVol-t.Aes-
II was proved, however, o. te satisfaction q tie
'ourj la-t Monday. that kaiaiuai GA tie Friday
when he was absent from thc gang a short time, had
s,oleq from te house ofa foreigner near by, three soli
piece~. = ~ each, and one-half dollar,-Ss in all,
and a- nothing like q defense Wa set up. the prisoner
was sentenced % two year imprisonment Al hard
labor aud a fine 81 SO. Thus, If he lives 10 serve
out the several sentences which have been passed
agains, him, he will obtain his liberty in the year
1877 Kaiama i a repulsiye looking fellow, about
twenty-five Or thirty years Oh, snd when he Wa sen
tencol for eight years aud 500 fine in March, leVG,
had just finished a. previous term Of Eve year,, for
stealing. Here il an evidently ineurable case q
klept0mauia. -
OFFICIAL AND LEGAL-GeH- Morgan l.. Smith,
Consul Of the United States. has been approved by
the King as Acting Consul for the Republic Of Chile,
during the temporary absence Of u. c. Waterman,
ESQ, who sailed for japan Via san Fraucisso, per
Ce!osii0, on the 81 instant. His Majesty the
King has appointed the Acting Minister Of Finance,
:. II. Phillips, and the Minister Of Foreign Affair.",
c. dc Varigny, " to act n q Special Commission, 70
consider what amendments can be made in the pres
ent system Of revenue, in connection with the changes
likely to result from the proposed Convention Of
Reciprocity with the United States Of America
The Acting Minister Of Finance gives notice
that the Department j. informed that a practice
exists in some Of the Islands, Of cutting up the larger
silver coins, with intent TO circulate the fragments.
All officers entrusted with the collection Of Govern
ment dues are strictly enjoinei not TO accept the same
in payment:-ani all good citizens are requested 10
discountenance the practice In the matter
Of the estate Of John Poloma, deceased, application
has been made to the Hon. L. II. Allen by John Z.
Bush for letters Of administration. Friday, the 23d
instant, is appointed to hear said application at the
Court House, Honolulu.
The CoEYER,-as most Of our readers know, has
been removed one block up town, just opposite cur
printing office, and the Doctor, whom not 10 know Is
to prove oneself unknown. having purchased the
premises, is monarch Of all he surveys and en-
joys his otiun cum digRifafe. We notice that he has
improved the appearance of . the corner by laying
new corner stones, in the shape Of granite steps, etc.
The yard makai and in the rear Of the building i 70
be planted with shade trees, which the Doctor says
Will grow rapidly, 10y the application OF, it Is sup
posed, unguents, poultices, and other newly-inyented
means Of promoting health and growth. 1t Is the
intention of the Doctor To slate the roof and put on
iron shutters, thus rendering the building ~hre-prcof.
IL is built OF coral stone, and was erected by Or. r
W. Wool, in 1917. In 1859 it was purchased by
Charles \. Dana, ESQ, as the site for his bank, but
business calling him 20 The East, his plans were never
carried out. -
The ZUPPLEIN WILL CAsE-During the past week.
the Chief Justice has been occupied for several days
in hearing counsel on the above case. Henry Zup-
plein diei i'll 1850, and in his viii bequeathei his
property, which Was very considerable in cash and
real estate, TO his widow and his son William, in
equal shares. Last year the son died, leaving a
widow. William Zupplein appears TO have consider
ell himself the dispoSing heir Of his fathers property,
and made a will, which was however set aside, the
will o! his father taking prooelence. The widow Of
Villa II now comes into Court and claims that she i
entitled 10 one-half Of the entire property as heir at
law of her husband, and that in case her mother-in-
law shall dcceaSc first, she viii he entitled 10 the
whole estate. The case Is one Of no little Importance,
invoking principles Cor presidents. Very elaborate
briefs have been prepared by counsel. consisting Of
Mcssrs. Judd and Jones Tor the claimant and Mr..
Stanley for the widow Of Henry ~ZuPplein. We shall
lc,k with s,u,c iutrr,St for tho ,ic,iSion
NATIVE HNwAuNNs ~ ANERIcA-Undcr date Of
New York. June .. L. Baxter Armstrong, Esq. writes;
lin Petersburg, Virginia, one day last month l met
two kandkas who were working in a tobacco factory.
One Of them recognized me. and called out " rake.''
| hal 20 stop and laugh, and hal a god long chat
with them. roor fellows, they had bccn in the army.
and were hari at work. though quite oantentcd.
They said that ono of these days they should return
home. They informed me that at lca>; one hundrVi
kanakas had scrvcl in the army. and that a large
number of them had been kil~I The man who nc
coguiacl me was formerly n sailor ON one Of my
Schooucrs" These Ilawa,ians, who volunteered ~
assist in putting down tho u%rclion, deserve to hc
remembered by the american people, it ever they
uoci their assistance.
BWut on \ rRtNcrSs-Not exactly one % the
blood Royal. hut none the less n Princess by name
On Sunday last, on tho passage Of the ~,hroncr
Pr,pcc, oom kauai. - native woman. ono og the
passengers. was taken suddenly with the papsS Of
maternity Capt Hatfield very cunsijeuately had
the Woman brought into the cabin. and In ,fae suge
a fine healthy female child waV uaherei into thi-
living. breathing world. anil NJ tNe suggestion IT one
Of the tcreign Passengers then AMI tleyo very aprv>-
r,iately ch,isteucj Prince"
w,tSru wN,- Kajepo. the native r,ieopor of
whose atoalius exploits mention "a made i'm another