The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-02-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
February =
News OF the Morning.

Since Tussi.y afternoon n storm has prevailed.
which hu ~intaferri with the movements Of coasters
Nearly al that have sailed during the week have
been compelled TO return TO port The wind has been
north easte-ly, aeecupaniei with frequent showers
The departare Of the IDAHo on Tuesday morning
drew cut n large crowd Of the friends Of passengers
leaving The steamer took the leeward route, via
waiause, AMI A. the gale has been very strong since
she Left, viii probably be blown Of to the north west,
causing her passage To be = day or two longer than
usual We give her fourteen days over, which VIII
make her dae on the I2th Of March
In our news column We give q fall report Of the
Stauton-Grant proceedings. which viii be interesting,
ut least TO American readers To say the least, it Is
an unfortunate affair, and the sooner mended the
better.
The letter Of our san Francisco correspondent,
which was crowded out last week. contains = variety
OF interesting items, which have not appeared in
print
Under date 81 January 22d. We find the following
telegram. no; - favorable to the treaty, as the later
ones received and Published last week:
The s-nafe Conmiftes has considered the sADdSieh island
tvaty, AL a HHlSnfy SEEMED zserse 10 it, ratiaeatoa-
The RECIPROCITY TREATY. If ratified by the Amer
lean Senate, Will not go into operation at once. nor
until Congress passes the necessary law to make it
operative as Was done by our legislative Assembly,
after being approved by the King. How long time it
vii take for Congress TO act IS uncertain. but prVba-
bly, the treaty woaEi no, 90 into force under two or
three months, ~ least, after being approved by the
Senate.
Another very f5reible article from our s,a- eorrcs-
p0nsien; - appears in to-iay's paper. All our
readers may not agree with him in his conclusions,
and yet every paragraph appears to carry irresistible
conviction Of the truth and force OF his argument.
This discussion Of annexation having teen Opened by
the Government, all VII admit that it becomes q
legitimate SUBJECT FOR public ventilation.
Colonel T. $. spalling, Acting Charge d'Aflairs
Of the United States, paid an official visit TO the
LaeEairaHaa yesteriay. and was receivei with the
usual honors.
We understand thA; the L. S. ship LAcxAwASxA
Capt. Vim. Reynolds. viii leave for Hilo early next
week.
Five whalers and merchantmen were in port at
Hilo on the 18th 4 report 81 them IS given in our
marine column. For the Spring season, Hilo is al
ways e favorite resort for whalemen-
Mr.. RUTUs A. LYMAN has been appointed by the
King to be Lieut. Governor o: Hawaii
By notice in another column, j; VIII be seen that
Rev. 5. c. DAMON will deliver a lecture before the
Olympic Club, At the Gymnasium in Nuuanu valley.
This institution Is in a very hOurishing condition,
weIl-PatrOnized. and evidently doing god
On the first page We present our annual review of
the trade and commerce Of the islands. On the
fourth page, IS another letter from our Paris corres-
pondeut-
The bark CoXET may be expected the latter part of
next week. She probably sailel On the 25th, and
viii bring the New York mails Of January 10Th, and
February 1st-
A sale Of rare and choice books pertaining to the
Islands and Pacific, takes place tO-daya at the sales
room Of c.. s. Barlow, at 10 o'clock.