The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-09

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There are tWO substantial churche- in Ilii0.
The Protestant eycus~lsssl church. IF,si,lc,I over
by the Reverend Titus COan. j. large, iuIccd
sufficiently c0mInosIiou- ir the entire Ioruk,tion
of IIilo. IT. modest white spirc can D. ,e-n
rising for above tb. grcru foliage 0f the embryo
city. We attended divine worship in thi- church
and were struck with the iorcibIc simplicity aud
eIcqucncr Of The pastor. and thc -crupulDu-ly
polite attention Of the native audience We
have never witnessed more dignity devotion.
The Roman Catholic church j. also cOmmOdi-
Ous. well constructed and roOfcd with slate. I.
l. finely situated with it, white tOwcrs and bel
fries, surmOunte,l by two directly in front
Of the harbOr. Father Carlos POuzot i piOusly
and de,outIy bent ON the good of his Gock. who
seem o. appreciate his -,Tv:ers with sincerity.
Being tolerant Of all religious crcc,ls and i'm favor
Of anything that will aid human progression. We
sincerely hope that these rival churches will ad-
vance the moral and social interests Of Hawaii.
Di-scnsiOns among militant sccts. awaken the
spirit Of investigation, and thus promote a Thirst
Tor the acquisition Of religious intelligence This
il ~ much n We hope for. ~ mote il bc.
The facilities for education are good in IIilo.
Tie Seminary of the Rev. ID. u. Lyman, at Puma
hoa, near tine base OF the extinct volcanic crater
hill of fialai, i prosperous and doing much good
to the rising generatiOn. The hOuse j. n large
two story frame building uncovered, in elc-
waited position overlooking the city and bay, and
a wide cxTansc OF yaricltcd plain rud ocean, east
ward and sOuthward. with n background Of
grand mountains to the west and northwest. The
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The soil is good and the grounds extensive. We
saw sevcrnl acres Of taro and other vegetables in
fine cultivation. The average number Of scholars
in attendance ut the school Of Punahoa, il sixty.
The branches taught rudimentary-reading
writing, arithmetic, grammar and geography
lessons are also given in English.
The school OF Mr.. II. Z. Hitchcock, for boys
and girls, IL in n fouTishing condition. Here all
the rudimcntary branches Of good English edu-
cation, are taught, together with vocal music, in
which some of the scholars have made great pro-
fcieney; but the sexes should be separated till
they are matrimonialIy joined. This school gene
rally numbers about sixty scholars Of both sexes.
The female school Of Mrs. Shipman deserves
notice and encouragement. It is boarding
school for female children and young ladies, un-
admitted All the rudimentary branches of an
English education are taught, as in else of Mr..
IIitchcock's school. The scholars number about
twenty-five.
There are also nine native common schools, in
cluding Waiakea and OnOmca. ~ it will he
perceived that the rising generation is not with
out ample means OF education.
There are in IIiIo eight retail commercial
houses, with large supply Of dry goods and
groceries. Conspicuous among theSc, the
stores Of Captain Thomas Spencer and J. II.
Coney. Esq. These gentlemen, besides a general
assortment Of merchandise, have everything for
the accommodation Of whalcrs and other vessels;
Captain Spencer has quite an assortment in the
ship chandlery line. Chung Hoon Il Co. have
also an extensive establishment, and there are
several Chinese houses, which do n large bust
ness. Our friend Mr. Mills. bcsid,s being n natu-
ralist, with the finest and largest specimens Of
native birds have seen in the islands, has n
we'll assorted retail store of dry goods and gro
ecrics. The American Consul, Captain Worth,
has also general supply, ia very advantageous
position, fronting the anchorage in the bay.
BESIDES the supplies furnished the shipping, there
i an extensive trade with the districts of Puma
and Kau, n also the Districts OF Ililo and Hama
kua n far ~ KohoIalcIc. If there were good
ruads and facilities for travelling greater the
trade that would centre in IIilo, would De much
more extensive.
There il an iron foundry, where excellent work
Is turned out by Messrs. Lidgate & Go. also n
turning lathe where among various useful utcn-
sil-, poi bowls are manufactured of an excellent
kind from tire pride Of China, which grows large
and plentiful arUund lilo and also from the vel
low and more solid wood Of the brcadfruit tree.
There are two mills, lumber yard, picture
gallery, bIack=nitl,s' AMI shoemaker shoI-.
bakery. a butchery where splendid beef is sup
piled, and nary n liquor shop or barber pole. We
have the proud satisfaction Of saying that in three
weeks sOjourn We saw M resident of iIilo drunk.
There il one physician in IIilo. DR. Wctmurc,
who seems To- be pric,icing his profession with
much as-iduity, honesty Of purIosc and pcrscycr-
ancc. lie has al-o an ample drug store. There
are no licensed lawyers, bu; several asprants to
that honor. They arc the saplesS limbs Of the
law. without the trunk. The Judges arc rather
juvenile and somewhat jeJHHe-judicial proceed
ings sTasmoslic.
The history of Iilo j. lost in the clouds Of ira
dition. Ia was ancicntly the seat of sovereign
power in the District of the name. and con-
tinucd to bc until after the death of Kcoua. it,
last sovereign, when the whole Island WIS gov
crncd by Kam"hamclra I. It- former population
wis much greater than it i NV. although there
fcwcr cvi'lcncc- 1t dcnsc population in an
cicnt time- than in any other PORTION "f the IIa-
waiian Islands Indccd. We did not ancient
temple, or amy It tho-c grand works of the old
natives. which arr sccn in koua and kohala. The
fsh Toud at waakca i the only relic of the past.
The harbor or IIiIo. with little expense. c,sild