The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-04-06
Commercial Advertiser.
san Francisco correspondence
IPER BERSICE.
San FRAvcIsco. March II. 1867.


from to your port. have to report The arrival
today OF the D. C. Murray. Il days passage from
Honolulu Th, bark 6Jin,lsI,. hch is reported as
having sailed tyo weeks ahead of her. has not yet
arrived. she belongs 10 the lumber line Of
packets. which supposed to be engaged by the
month. and may be ont tyo weeks longer
The Reciprocity Treaty
Senator Couuc-= i pushing the subject Of Reel
proeity with the Sandwich Islands. and has had the
documents which we're presented 10 the Senate
lative To a Treaty. referred 20 the Committee on
Foreign Relations Free trade between the two
countries will be mutually beneficial, and much
liked by the merchants Of san Francisco and Homo
iulu. CoGnrss certainly deserves the thanks OF
Your community and tIr Islands At large. to say
nothing OF bis constituents for his Interest in your
corlnlcrcc and for th- un-iring zeal he has shown
IN seetiug the establishment Of a line OF steam
ships to Honolulu and a Reciprocity Treaty with
your Government
have recently been given at the Lick House. in
This city The first in honor Of the new dining
bail of hat ine hotel. which Is pronounced to be
the finest and most richly finished ON the continent
The ball was q grand affair aud produced "a great
sensation. There were some twenty-five hundred
Invitations Issued. aHd every iuJ tied there
The ladies ON this occasion made such a display
san Francisco has seldom il seen. The
reporting in the next morning papers tie fullest
particulars Of every lady and her dress. The lat
ter was simply ridiculous as reporters can't tell 4
Jr..el,f~ from a lipire Gl,figte For AN example I
will r-uort one Of the ladies. and do it properly
giving the right to the articles of her ap-
parci. cs 7 know it will interest the feminine pOr
tion 81 Your readers. and they can rest assured
that uIy description will he perfectly correct. For
instance: Mrs. Iimsy. this estimable lady (Nlr
5l'FIimsy's wifr) encIsel in beautiful laveD-
der moirc antique, with Gued stripes. and trimmed
with cluuey lace. with spencer to match. aud pow
derrd hair. Mrs NE. made a very fine appear
ancc. her MANNERS were diguifed and even captv-
ativing and her dancing would have been graceful
but unfortunately her slippers Go. 6's) were
size too small which caused her little uneasi-
Hess Notwithstanding this she the most at
iractiv. Iady in the Hall. Well. the rest of the
ladies that made any sort Of a show We're reported
also 50 you can imagine how fortunate they were
in having such an energetic corps Of reporters to
gaze at them during the evening
The second ball was a grand masquerade. given
al the same place the following week. and
a more brilliant affair than that preceding it.
Fashions,
Like the weather. are continually chan cng. Every
new thing Is now named of the yacht HeBrieftt-
Henrietta hats =. Henrietta bUnncts.'' ' Henri
eta sctrfz- in fact nothing will sell unless Hen
rirtta has thing 20 do with it. If James Cor
don Il. IT.. To happen this way just now he
would create quite sensation among the fair sex
of the city- is 1t would take but little to set
a small yacht floating around on every lady saucer.
At It Here Too.
Your papers speak of suicides stabbng afrays.
.Ir but the suicide fever i raging worse here. and
what Is it l. done MP in better style No less
than four suicides have occurred during the past
week The most deliberate one was committed by
a who went under the name Of Whiting. well
known in tie community. For the sake oi pre-
venting mistakes. and u insure neat performance
90 th rash ne used u mirror in connection with
the pistol the mirror 70 assist him IN placing the
weapon in the proper place. The idea Is quite a
novel one. aud evidently Of Yankee origin. 1t T.
needless to say that the put end tO himself
ia sGIct a shori space Of timr that ne not able
t0 realize the effect Of hl> experiments or have
mach 70 say at thr CIrpneTs inquest. Tn other /.
suicides were committed in the aHtiquated style. /
and Of course are not worthy ni special notice
Steam Line
Congr.=sfnan NcRurr-s bill for "a mail steamer
Ifu. O., tl,. Sandwich Islands las passed tie House.
lt provides for twelve round trips annually Tor ten
wears "a subsidy Of S15.tbO To SlbJOO0 per an
num- aud i 20 into effect before the first Of Jan
ulrv 1855. Etrh steamer l. i0 carry a mali agent
free. Of expense and in Ot failure In perform
iag monthly trips. proportUnate sum will be de
duct-,I trJm the subsidy This J. an item that J
interests yOur Islands you have talked steamer
petty thoroughly lately Perhaps not ~ much /
trade will come frpan Independent line as from
the Chiu., steamers. had they been compelled 20
stop
Which touched 40 vptIr port some six weeks ago.
ON her way hith.r from Australia. arrived here not
Iouz since T. oW have been sued for breach Of
passenger cJutr.i"t by tii. many passengers who |
arrived by her. The amount Of damage claimed 7
j. i'm tia. aggregate about $1,000. The suit Is /.
now pending. aui yet NJ decision has been /
given in the matter though tie ship has sailed for
England with cargo OF grain
The Lancaster,
Which was reported lost. Is said 10 have arrived
in safety 70 BlrbJdocs West Indies. The report !
comes through th,. ir7liy dtd Nary Gazstfs, and .
aTf-t L., he well
Magic.
Professor Heller. the wonderful magician has .
arrived from the East. and Tor the past week has /
f... dtlightiug aud turning the heads OF the san I
Fr.,u.isr, public with his magical powers His /
success. far. = immense a. he l. the most won
dcrfu performer ia size .' black art that has ever \
visited ths Pacific Coast. The Metropolitan has /
been ilmmad nightly and seats secured frequently I
two days previous To- the entertainment This mu-
steal. magical and whimsical individual i almost /
without a precedent. The second sight trick y
perhaps the most astonishing one m his perform
auc-. lie binJpll~ his assistant. lille and seats
him with hiS back turned 20 the audience. at tee /
same time throwing another handkerchief over his .
his head prevent his seeing out oi the back Of
his c.IiesI (as school mdrms dO}. while Heller
himself goes among the audience. taking such artl-
cr- a. canes watches, cJpTS. coins. &c. which are
handed 10 him Heller then calls TO his assistant
describe the article ne holds in his hand, which
j. done with such precision and accuracy "a to as
tOund the most incredulous persons He VIII de-
scribe watch perfectly rs To tell the tlihe ana
the maker, together with the number annexed
During the performance Of this trick Heller Is at
least twenty-five feet from his assistant the Whote
time. Som. thought the trick done by ven
troquism. but Heller assured the audience that II
neither yeHrriOqui-m. splritualisrn, rheuina-
ti-n. magnetism any other isrn-but merely an
effort OF his trH Ibis UN) The trick i certainly
curious one one In addition to his being won
derfrI conjurer. be j. a brilliant pianist Before
sitting down To- the piano he eutreats the audience
70 preserve profound silence; he says. some
persons make It 4 rule soon a l commence l"
play. to walk up and down. Such persons. | am
hoe. sf..r FI-