The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-09-05

SuBsIDFNcE ct HAWAII "A letter from Rev. I
Coan published in the Ggssre, confirms the report
before made that the southeastern shore Of Hawai-
has subsidized. Obi residents II IIlo state that III,
same occurrence is observed az that port, but not Il
the extent >sted below, tie greatest subsidenc,
noticed there beng about eight inches. The follow.
ing l. AIr. Coan's letter:
The sau shore 81 Hawal las subsilod from kspoho
depe, il smr place i. isom three To iocI. ana ia others, ION
az l. sevea at az proved ey the ueSs once On dy land
fet u water, bat ElN submerged The-e marks av - dsdncl
that 10 aithcuity exists m getting exact measurements of the
>"'H-r-'s lama the lava a4ss~senen' AZ N-AafAA. II Is
Ney st,us.'e uesy tstg ave IStcheso ON a longitudinal line OF
thr atl aul-g I4noshcv. lc2p!orvi thoroughly tie land slide
"a he-iss IL lot O. mad eruption. but q ETyst land shte,
started uy Tie teuid, earthquake 81 April -, aud saiaiaE its
lstfili momentum hy Euyltat'n- III 'hIet mites l1ug, about
che nuig broad al ts head, and TO and a hall a. hS centre. /
baud the earthquake sea-~aNr u 'he same dsA o. reliable
measurement At Fuusuu aud tiouoaI1, T. have been tsvny
teet- crossed the fur lateral trsLches u the igueCUs eruption
u h-huSu At their termination At kauise, aud then followed
a Ia, greatest L,eatuI. c5aII not 81 he eNsct rIrssure-
Iueut, ~ the men engaged IN running the line across faHed Ga
account u a large hssurc la the way There i a great deal u
hau, from one g. nve earthquakes oocur daily not heavy, but
enough L. remind az u the volcanic forces, aud keep alive CON
iIuo Ca The ian, 18Th aud i6h insIants was remaIAabs For
hreetays the sea ruse and fell once in tru minutes The rs WAS
uot tGsh, saS from three 10 four teei, aud no dauage Wa doDe-'
We would like To learn from any VI the residents of
the Northwest coast Of Hawaii whether any change
has been observed in the level Of the shore between
Nkailua and waipio. and If 50 where, what and how
muchy -
FORfIGN give in our pres
bat issue the first Of a series Of letters from New
-lorL, ,or which We have made arrangements. The
writer L. "a gentleman of ability, familiar with all
CLASSES in that great city, whose profession gives him
access 10 the highest circles, and who has the oppor-
tuuity 10 procure facts not generally known. His
letters viii BE- descriptive OF the more prominent
social, literary aud political events transpiring there,
and viii emLody also news Of interest 10 island resi-
denis. His letter ou Club life in New York city, Will
possess special interest just Al this time when more
tlnn usual attention j. turned 10 clubs in Honolulu.
We intend TO spare 40 expense To make the -4irerfis,r
attractive ana instructive 10 our readers, by furnish
my the best foreign correspondence for their enter
taiumeut -
Az IDrA-our Carpenters rs well as importers
can obtain IA hint from the following item, which We
clip from an exchange. Frames thus constructed in
Honolulu, can Ue shipped 10 other islands Of the group,
or 10 foreign parts. wherever they might be wanted,
aud pa; up even by inexperienced hands.
TuAAE HoVsEs-A New York firm makes frame houses
reuty ir plasteTing, which can b. pat up ia a day. They are
h~rscedVifh ron rods Houses made So here, 10 i- pIasi,red az
not piasterst, might be It profitable business.
~ The steamer .Hontand will be due here on the
25th or 18th OF September, and l. expected To leave
again on the 81 Of October. II is barely possible we
may have a mail by som> transient vessel before her
arrival, Il China-bound ship being expected by the
21dl. -
~ His Honor Chief Justice Allen and the men,
Abers Of the Court will leave in the steamer ON Mon
hiay next for Waimea, Hawaii, at which place the
September term viii open Oh the lIth
. HE Excenency Gov. Dcminis, Capt. Simpson
Of the .nohongo. and others, left the city on We'd
nesiay last, on an excursion around this island, ex-
pecting 10 be absent Till Saturday the 18th.
OFFICIAL NoTIcE--The attention Of ship owners
and ship masters Is called TO the official notice of the
American Minister Resident, relating TO the coolie
trade and TO those engaged i'm it.