The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-02-08
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NolES VI lf1E hs
AN UxnuLY CooLIE-On Monday last, while Mr..
]. H. Wood was engaged in experimenting a gang of
coolies in his trash house, one of them became saucy,
calling Mr.. Wood"ad-dliar,' when Mr.. w. struck
him with the rake handle and received a blow back.
He then went to procure some handouts, and during his
absence the coolie armed himself with s. new Ratchet,
concealed under his shirt. When Mr.. W. approached
TO arrest him, the coolie struck him three blows with
the hatchet, one blow grazing his head and another
his shoulder. He was soon handcutfed, taken TO the
station-house, and on Tuesday, after an examination
before the police Justice, remanded for trial ut the
April term of the Supreme Court This one is only a
fair specimen of the late government importation or
coolies. -
4 NEW PLANrAIIoN.-Captain Thomas Spencer
has just commenced grinding his new crop, of which
having purchased the Hoonsing Plantation in Hio.
he has sent US a sample for inspection. The grain is
large, and the sugar of that rich straw color, which
dealers like to show to their customers. We under
stand that his crop for the present year will be about
four hundred tons. The kegs are to be branded with
a spread eagle, the Captain having a special aloha for
the old bird. We suggested q whales hukes, marked
ct. So which brand, being known throughout this
ocean from the South to the North Pole, and particu-
larry among whalemen, would make 1t saleable-
Whatever the brand is, Captain, send it on, for such
sugar will always find " quick sales and large (not
small) profits"
McGREGoR's LANpINo.-we understand that q
new landing place has been selected, about one mile
this side Of Msalaea Bay, Maui, where passengers and
freight by the steamer to or from Waikapu and Wal
luku may be landed or taken of. 1t is smooth water,
sheltered by a bluff from the strong trade winds,
where no difficulty has thus far been experienced in
visiting it The Government has ordered a carriage
road eighteen feet wide to be constructed from this
place to Maalaea Bay, which is nearly completed.
The change has been made at the recommendation of
Capt McGregor of the RIiauea, and it is very appro-
pr~iately named % McGregor'sL Landing"
PERsoSAL--Some of our readers think the Ian
guage used in referring to the visit to Kohals of the
editor of the Government paper, was harsh and I'M
called for. 1t may express more than was meant,
as there was no intention to convey the idea that he
had been bribed by any offer made to him by Min
listers prior to the session of the Legislature, as nei-
ther they or he would be foolish enough to do so; but we
did mean to say that he accepted the reward which
every member of the Legislature may reasonably
expect for his subserviency to the Ministers. In the
sam way as two members of the last Legislature
were deprived of their offices, apparently for no other
reason than opposing Ministerial measures.
AccrDExr.-Captain John H. Brown met a sad
accident on Saturday last. While on his way to
Lihue, he stopped at victor's, and went to shoot
ta1ho- Ao - oaASs WI AS O1A ANAcs anu "a HfCNC
of the iron struck him in the face, tearing off his left
cheek, fracturing the cheek bone, and destroying his
eye. His left hand was also badly wounded. NIedi-
cal assistance was sent for, and during the evening,
DIR. M'Kibbin arrived and dressed the wounds. The
next day Capt. b. was brought up to the city in q
boat, and is now doing well.
FIRENES's ELEcTIoN.-At the regular meeting Of
Mechanic Engine Company No. =, held last Weines-
day evening, the following ~gentlmen were elected
officers for the ensuing year:
Forenan-J. w. Mcclure.
First 1ssistdnt-Miniam Aud.
Second Assistant-Winiam Buckle.
Seeretary-Robert Newcomb.
TTeasurer-J- ONein-
Eight active members were added to TO the roll,
amongst which. was Gen. Morgan L. Smith, United
States Consul. -
SALE OF ENGINEs.-Two of the old government en-
gines were sold at Auction on Wednesday last. One
of them was bought by Daniel Foster tor S126, and
the other by James Lemon for 500. 1t would have
been n better plan for Government TO have presented
them, one each to Lahaina and Hilo.
UNITED STATES STEAMER :" PENsAcoLA-The U. S.
flagship Pensacola, Capt Shirley, II days from Ma
zatlan, with 23S officers and men, 81 guns, :, 100
tons register, arrived at San Francisco on the 9Th OF
January. The plan of Admiral Thatcher is to visit
these islands soon. -
JAPANESE CoNsUL--The Japanese Government,
heretofore locked up in its oyster-shell. has recently
appointed Charles w. Brooks, Esq, resident Consul
of Japan at San Francisco. He is the only official
representative of that nation in the United States.