The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-24

ia- I,y-. u.tu f.,e. f. s ,rlensfuu 200 hu-ir,s-.
and every one has L. cAet,i-, hi> wits w hveP o.Du
81 eHaHi, Noteworthy incidents are szrcc. one,
however, occurred ou the wharf - few day. since
which will bear rvpcstus ia our looal column. a
crowd u idler- were " canning ina one a car
ship c~hanilcry ~tor,s, ani discussing rather warmly
tie virtue aui value of "ur much ahI-cl hut worthy
little steamer. Whose eventual history may yet serve
some able Zen to illustrate the m'-iortunes Of pio-
ucers in a new country. With the thermometer AT
- the discussion nccc~-arily waNcd warm as
several II the partly de~-iutcl on herups and downs,
under All aul steam, some asserting that her best
progress under bath was only from two t. four knots.
The .. bears appear e. have won the DAY, when one
Of our merchants. notcl for his eccentricites and
sharp bargains, asheI If any one had steamer stock
lar sale. les, replied another merchant Name
your price, said the inquirer. IIny dollars. Its .
bargin-herc's your money aul the stock i'll
sianily changed hands The purchaser stepped
acres the street to the uficc 81 the steamer, AMI sull
il for Sl2j. making the handsome difference Of so
a -harc-al done IN i've minutes. \ close inquiry
for more shar,s revealed thc fact that there are " no
more at that price" Sl25 may therefore he set
down a. the minimum cash value of hiIauca stock.
IL j. but fair To add that the original owner 1t the
stock has invested the proceeds, and declares that ia
three months il will have carmel more for him than
the stock will then H. worth. We don't believe it;
fr. the moment this port j. connected by steam with
san Francisco. inter-islauI steamer stock will lie
worth par or more. Nous rsTToas.
TnE CASE BOREp.-Thc unpleasant fact has come
t. tMc coguizaucc Of these interested ia g%arlcu- and
tres, that the sugar cane borcr does not confne it,
rayagcs 90 the cane. The fall of a beautiful fan
palm last week. ia the g,rlen Of Dr. Hillcbrand. was
found To have lccn occasionel by the borcr pcrforat-
ing the tree - extensively, that its strength WAS
destroyed. There are a number Of date palms in the
,iciniiy Of this palm which fell over, and examina-
ton has shown that these too, are suffering from the
attacks OF this miserable insect. The fine palms of
Dr. Hofruann's garden, which were such admirable
specimens Of the date palm, have also become victims
II the bDrer, AMI have been cut down AMI removed.
We have examined specimens Of the grub AMI beetle
which were found in the palms. and also those taken
from sugar cane, and they prove To- be the same, -
that without doubt the palms, as well ~ the cane,
are liable To lie destroyed by them. \ fine palm on
Kauai has been destroyed, AMI perhaps the only way
o. save these trees, will lie 10y watching them closely
AMI destroying the insects, until the scourge dies out.
The grub - from ! To- an inch in length, and is
aruIvi with sharp and stout nnndihleS, that are equal
Co the boring of the wtUly, a. well a. the soft portions
If the tree. The eggs are deposited in the aNil If the
leaves, and the grub first make it, way inward
through the green and succulcnt parts uf the leaf
>Ltlk Inc utttlc iNsik- very ilticn ia the cuinlitNi
wccvil, only it Is larger. 1t belongs to the same class
Of insects.-Gd-sHe.
Before cutting down valuable Ornamental trees, we
should advise experimenting with some a~n,ilctc,
with the view Of killing the bOrer. Where the trunk
i penetrated, il Is easy to fill the holes with sulphur,
or any other of the well known insect remedies. We
have not heard Of any sugar cane in this ~ncighbor-
hood being affected with the borer.
The FIRST CHURcm ORGAN FOR HAwAu-The
New York EreaiRg Post says - MessrS. Simmons
Y Co, Of Boston, have just completed a fine organ
for the Stone Church at Honolulu. The native COLI
grcgation sent fifteen hundred dollars in gold to
procure the organ; some additions were made To rem
der it more complete, at the expense of n firm friend
of the Islands, James Iiunneweil, of Charlcstown,
Massachusetts, At the trial exhibition of the inStru-
ment remarks were made 10y Rev. Hiram bingham,
of New Haven, formerly the pastor of the same
church, and one of the earliest missionaries mt the
Islands. lie noticed the striking change, that a con-
~gregation gathered out of the pagan darkness which
lac found there now require such an instrument to
grace their house of worship
The above instrument, which was ordered through
Jas. Hunnewell, ESD, cost in currency $3.50. 1t
is fifteen feet high, eight ar ten wide, and is repre-
scr.ted as being one of the finest and most powerful
instruments Of its size ever made in Boston. 1t is
ON board the ship hiaai, which left Boston June 16,
and will be due here November /.
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WHATS IL \ NAME The New York Ledger is
now printing Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Novel,
called :" Norwood the scene of which Is said 10 be
the village Of Northampton, Mass. so far, nothing
very extraordinary has been developed i'll the story,
yet the circulation of the Ledger has increased from
10000. what it was in January last. to 100000
copies, and it Is fair to presume that the Increase
10000 copies, worth $3.50 ,ODO. one third Of which
j. clear rrDft-iz dine In Mr. f,earher'S saryigcS- tnr
which Mr.. Bonner pays him 10000. That is what
may be called a handsome and paying speculation
the preacher is well paid. and the publisher is
four times as well paid as the preacher.
Nor VERY CoNPLINENTNRY.-ln our San Fran
cisco and Eastern exchanges We notice frequent
illusions to our extraordinary Envoy to Washington.
Here i the latest
A"CuEEKY'' ESvoy.-Sir c. c. Harris, Minister
Of Finance To His Majesty King Kamchameha Fifth
Knight OF the Order Of kamchamcha First. and
from the Hawaiian Cor Sindwich) Islands 10 the
United States, Is celebrated in Oahu for his stOlil
eiiruntery and iniurated - cheek" One can well
understand. however. that "A man with only a reason
able amount Of brass may pu; on &. frils" amongst
the scIui-ciyi.izcl natives Of his adopted kingdom;
but for tine same paltry intellect To- proceed To- WASH
ingt0n, and there 10 prcsumPtuously demand AN
explanation from the Secretary Of War in regard 10
the permanent maintenance in the port of Honolulu
0f an American gunb1It, eXcites cur admiration of
the lofty arrogance Of the man.
- The rain which fell here quite copiously on
the l2th and 18th, extended to all the islands of the
group, in some places proving Is hountiful and soak
ing n the heavy winter rains. 10 the plantations
and pastures it is worth a great deal. Indeed the
pastures have been So green and well provided with
grass, that stock OF all kinds has been very album
dant. Beef AMI sheep are in larger supply than the
wants Of the country require. We're the reciprocity
treaty in force now, there would doubtless be a con-
siderable export Of animals to san Francisco.
TnE SCIENTIFIC ANERIc,N-This excellent publ