The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-11-07
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
. SATURDAY,. OVEMBER q.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

children, with a few half castles and pure Hawaiians.
In the school, we find a Chinese. japanese and Russian,
and one lad from California The japanese is the
interpreter, who accompanied the coolies from Japan,
and who is receiving an education at the expense of
the Hawaiian Government. We notice by one of Oui
exchanges that there are FIVE japanese students at
the Monson, (Mass..) Academy. The paper refers
TO them in the following item
but have learned 10 read il with some facility, and msnlesuy
the Bible aud comparing Christianity with the philosophy Of
Sonuelus, m which they are h9'0 ab an Su ~ - ~ III
est. and the man who discusses religion or philosophy with
them viii be asked some very knotty, questions, and the CUES
TONERS viii not put mp with any halfway answers either r.
them. men OF high rank at home, recently received a letter from
their prince, stating that on account of the trouhlous condition
to japan, 80 as to get the advantage, Of their counsel. since
this this Intelligence INTEL they have aPr = 1hem : . Ss Slp new s ha1s
for doing 50 win be deprived them in Japan"
The Chinese is the son of one of our merchants,
and the Russian recently arrived from Sitka in the
bark Peru The College is certainly doing good
service, though it could be more useful had it more
abundant means. Among the recent additions We
notice a very fine piano received by the Csyion, from
;hc famous establishment of Chickering in Boston.
The FIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tried again, on the
~fsplanade ON Tuesday last. agreeably to notice, and
gave, if possible, even more satisfaction than at the
previous trial. a larger pile of tar barrels, saturated
with kerosene oil, was used, and the fire was consid-
erably greater. but it was extinguished with an ease
that satisfied every one that the invention is no hum
bug. The two machines received by the Ceyion have
been taken by the fire department, and will be kept
for public use. Messrs. Brewer * Co, offer to fur
nish any number that may be required by merchants
or others. Every public building, and every large
store ought to be provided with this cheap and ever
ready safeguard against fire, which can be operated
n on,an motion and hy almost any one
Choice GEocERIEs.-The recent arrivals from
home ports have filled the stores of our grocerymen,
with as fine a display of fresh eatables as has ever
been seen in Honolulu. Goods for this market are
generally put up in European and Eastern American
ports with more special care than for other places,
and as a consequence arrive in better condition. We
would particularly call the attention of shipmasters
and house keepers to the full advertisements of 1.
Bartlett, II. May, and II. Mcintyre s Brother, who
are prepared to supply all that any appetites can crave.
and we can vouch for the quality of the articles they
offer. -
EARTHQUAKES AT SEA. The ship Broughton,
which arrived at San Francisco in September, re-
ports having felt earthquakes on her passage from
Glasgow to that port, when about 1900 miles east of
this group, and midway between it and the Mexican
coast. The following is his report as appears in the
Times:
On September llth, In lat 20. Is north, lon 12J:25 west, the
vessel encountered a shock Of earthquake. Again, on septem,
her 18th, in lat 302l north, and Ion, leS west, the officers and
O'Clock The ,s same night night, a a fig f.. aFG TSis being eas, S1SaT 0 Sn 1iSss &C,
nine A. NJ, September 10, the fog cleared of, but the smell con-
tnued some Time after. again, in La. 81 % north, Ion lsl:t2
clear at the time, with a heavy sea running.
ELECTION DAY.-Tuesday last, November Sd, was
the day of Presidential Election in the United States.
Nobody thought of having a vote taken here till about
noon, when a ballot box was prepared and put up in
Richards s Company's store. 1t was kept open for
twenty-four hours, closing at II O'Clock on the 4th,
when the votes were counted as follows:
Grant and
DR.. j. Mott smith and Capt. /
If the Republicans have done their duty as nobly
IN the States, as they did in Honolulu, Grant is
ele.ted for the next four years. There is no doubt of
tie result. =
SHADE TREEs.-we are pleased to observe the eff
forts made in various quarters to plant shade treesin
the streets. As a general thing, if planted just in
side the fence, they will, when grown, shade the side
walk sufficiently, and are reared with much less
trouble than in our narrow streets. The monkey pod or
samang tree, grows so rapidly and is such a wide
spreading tree, that on these accounts it is preferable
to other kinds. We have never heard any complaints
made against it, and should like to see it line every
avenue leading out of the city. There is no better
time for starting trees than now.
THE PnIsoxERs.-Between fifty and sixty of the
rebel prisoners, brought down from Kona, have been
bound out to service as laborers on plantations and
elsewhere. They shipped voluntarily, and both men
and women are to receive the wages usually paid to
farm laborers. They engaged with the understand
ing that they are to appear for trial in May next, If
called for. The remainder of the gang, some twelve
or fifteen, are held as principals in the murders COM
United, and will be confined until their trial.
HEAVY IupoRTATrox.-The Gazette reports this
week that the schooner Fdrorite brought from Victo-
ria, foriy-four and three quarter millions of shingles
Considering that the schooner is only about one hum
dred tons burthen, this is an enormous cargo, and
threatens to drive regular dealers out of the market.
A wag suggests that it may be the intention to single
over all Honolulu against the next kona storm; II so
the stock will barely meet the demand, and leave an
easy market. -
- By a a Boston paper at hand by the last mail
we observe that General James F. B. Marshall, for
merly Paymaster General of the State of Massachu-
sets has become associated with Mr.. D. A. Alden,
under the name and style of d. A. Alden s Compa-
nv. These gentlemen have become General Agents
for the New England States of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, with their office at
No. 10 Pemberton square, Boston.
DOES THE Moon INFLUENCE THE wEArHER?-Most
sailors think it does, and in this belief a meteorolo-
cist agrees with them, according TO the following:
Professor Elias Loomis read a paper upon the "Inhusnce OF
the Moon upan the Weather" before the American Association
for the Advancement Of Science, at Chicago, and AT its close
exhibited a table of results which he had deduced from seven
years observations. lie drew the conclusion that the moon
did affect the weather, and maintained, in direct opposition to
Professor Herschel, that the moon just before its full lndueneed
the weather towards clcudiness rather than clearness, and i-
lowed the same Law IS the sun
q While the ship Benz. Cummings was on the
passage from rather a poor cruise in the 0chotsk, she
luckily fell in with a large school of sperm whales
spouting in latitude "a, and due north of Hawaii.
Three boats were lowered, and each captured one, the
whole making ninety barrels Sperm whales are
met around this group, and are worth
stopping to pick up. -
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