The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-03

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THE THIRrY-FIRsr Or JuLY-lhe anniversary Of
Restoration Day was not observed TINS year as 4
public holiday 10y official notification, a. was the case
IN former year., but the natives Were not 10 be cheat
ed out Of their holiday, ano kept up the usual jolid-
cation, lulus and horse riding. Although the hotels
nomin4ly refuse u sell liquor 10 the natives, ye1 it
Was quite evident, on Wednesday last, To any one
with half al eye, that drunkenness was rife. Even
our friend Of the Ggzege could not but have seen j,
without the aid Of specs. Where the natives get the
liquor IL the great puzzle. At noon al the principal
stores were closed, and everybody adjourned either
70 play cricket or base ball, or 10 look Oh. The al
bion - Club pitched their tents ut Makiki, on tue
grounds Of Capt. Jno. II. Brown, and entertained
their invited guests with a substantial lunch. The
. Pacific . Base Ball Club had two tents and the
officers marquee Of the Rifles Oh the open space makai
Of the Prison. IL the marquee was spread u bOun-
tiful repas,, with all the delicacies and solids that
could be desired. The playing was excellent, al
though the extremely high wind was t detriment to
the batting and tossing. In the evening u ball was
given by the Choir Of the Kawaiahao Church u the
residence Of Major MOehonua, where until Ii late
hour the lights - shone Ger fair women and brave
men" -
PIASos.-In the .7HaAfic Magazine for July is
a most interesting and instructive article entitled
The Piano IN the United States which We rec
onmend 10 the attention Of MUSICIANS Whateverthey
may have known Of this instrument before, they
VIII gather much from Its perusaL. From II we learn
that 5000 pianos were made IL the United States
in 1866, worth fifteen millions Of dollars. In Eng
land $4,000 are made, IL France 1900, and 80 on,
making in al d total Of $4,000 a year. Broadwood
Is the leading manufacturer in England, Erurd in
Paris, Sieinway x Sons III Nav York, and CHECKER
in IN Boston. The details of the Manufacture of
pianos, rs given III the -74GHfic, are really wonder
full. We notice that Sieinway and Clickering have
taken the FIRST prizes n; the Paris Exposition \
telegram received in San Francisco, states that ut
the Paris Exhibition five awards have been made for
pianos. Three of these were given to European
manufacturers and two to American. The awards
are all alike, and are for the general excellence Of
the instruments. One Of the American awards was
given 10 Chickcrin=, and the other to Steinway. Ii
Is something for America TO carry off rwc-ffths of
these prizes. 1t shows that she has not only me
chauical skin to compete with the best in Europe,
but musical talent also.
a Paris letter writer says
D.. The Chickerinr pianos AT tine Great Paris Exhi-
biti0n have set the Partisan musicians quite wild.
At "a concer; given at the Athenee, one Of their grand
actions held its own III a shape which took AL 10y
surprise. every one Of lis notes being distinctly audi
be above the crash Of an orchestra Of eiChty-three
musicians" -
: DEcIsIoN-Last Thursday, in the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Justice Davis gave L lengthy and elabC-
rate decision in the case Of Daniel Montgomery vs.
Airich, Walker & Co. BY the terms Of this decision,
Mr.. Aldrich. the retiring partner of the late firm is
held liable to the plaintiff, Montgomery, in the sum
Of SS,7lal0s The attorney for the defence, H f
the Attorney General, gave notice that he should ex-
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and file the same. The question now arises, where
i the full bench" before which to argue the ex-
ceptions to the decision Of the only Associate Justice:
Or viii the defendants counsel keep the plaintiff in
suspense until some future time, when another Judge
can lie imported from abroad. If SO, it may lie
termed :, Justice with a vengeance"
TAN COLLECTORS following persons have
been appointed tax collectors for the year 1867, by
order Of the acting Minister of Finance
~o.Tr-Honoln'S, c. II. Inc Eva and waianae J v.
>,gsana kSoianr"b" : e. Nisder,
Makawao, ). keohossns; Hama Thos. {. Forsyth; Mookai
and lanai. u. Saoreahina-
Ko,sla. : 7. Soko; south Sohsla- ". II. DAVIS >orth Mona.
J. &. Hospil south hous, c. II DAVIS Nan !. Kauhanc;
,r-HanaiS Nnrrt wilcox .naho,a, : Kafu Lfhue,
SsIuniai \uhau- I. MoH. sinclair.
~ According 70 the american correspondent OF
the London Morning Herald, the purchase of Rus
sian America j. only the first series Of similar opera
tons. The Sandwich Islands. British North America.
the Bahamas, and Cuba. are all spoken of rs 4 likely
places, hut negotiations f9 these are not yet opened.
-PGRdma Star.
FAR At WNIyEU.-The ladies Of the foreign
church at NaluLu, Maui, intend holding a fair on
the evening Of the 18th OF August. to raise funds for
the purchase of n meloieon for their church.
CoRRrCTgoN.-Nc were in error on saturday last
in stating that p native had been fined 500 for fast
riding. 1t WAS n Portuguese, and We make this ap-
rarcnt,y unimportsnt correction by request.
BIC O>ro~s-We saw some very fne California
Onions NJ Savidcc's the other day, which were r.
ceivOd by the Woodland. One weighed one pound
and eleven ounces.
Rear ADMIRAL Picrsou died at Portsmouth re
Gently, aged o..
Tn, Govcruorship Of RuSSians has been rendered
Il Vcniamin Stark. late Democratic oregon Senator.
In the Constitutional Convention. Horace Gree
lev. from tire Committee or suffrage. reported an
ne --Aa. g.