The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-02
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

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From H,wAn-Up to this writing (Friday noon).
the only arrival from Hawaii is the schooner ANNIE
from Hilo, by which we have u few items of interest
concerning the volcano. On Tuesday morning April
18th, 4 new cone was discovered on the summit of
Mauna Loa, north of and near the crater of Mokua-
weoweo, which must have been thrown up within a
day OF two previous. This cone was thought to be
FIVE or six hunirel feet high, and is probably a tufa
or sand cone, similar to those found 50 frequently ON
Mauna Loa and Hualalai. These cones are frequent
ly raised by u powerful jet of gas or steam issuing
through a assure in the rock, through which sand
and fine scoria are thrown out forming a conical
mound. Their formation does not necessarily indi-
cate the presence Of molten lava in the vicinity,
through they show a connection more or less re-
mote with the internal fires.
From kiiauea We learn that the fire is return
Ing to the old crater, and some action has again ap-
peared, which renders it probable that this will re
main, "a before, the seat of active lava fires. Some
have supposed that, because the fires had become ex-
tinct in it, this old crater would not in future be
worthy of the notice of visitors. The probability is
that it will again become as active as in former years.
The steamer brings no important advices about
the eruption-all was quiet. The facts regarding
Nukupili, between Richardson's and Kilanea, refer
red to last week, are these there is no lava lake,
but a wide opening of the earth has occurred. in
some places twenty feet wide, and miles in length,
from which smoke and steam rise, and i'm which fire
Is seen. 4
The Kond Packet left Kealakeakua for this port
before the steamer.
A GREAT CRY AND LITTLE WooL.-The Gazette in
forms its readers that the water in the outer anchor
age has diminished in depth during the late earth
uuakes. from fifteen tn seven futhoms This exiraor-
binary announcement has caused great sensation
among holders of tide lands, and well it may when it
Is taken into account that the land has been elevated
(according to the government organ) forfy-tico feet !
Now this is all bosh-nothing but one of the sensa-
tional stories which that yeracious periodical gets out
occasionally for the benefit of its ignorant corps of
readers, who believe everything they see there. The
officers of the Lackawanna have surveyed the chan
mel and roadstead during the past week, and find no
change in depth trhaleper. The China steamers can
come here just as we'll now as before, notwithstand-
ing this effort of the government paper to scare them
away. The tides have been unusually low during the
past ten days, which has left the reef more exposed
than usual, but no change in depth of water, owing
to earthquakes, has been or can be found.
EARrnoUAKEs-Several very light shocks have
been felt here during the past week. particularly on
Thursday morning about 6 o'clock. On Maui a
shock was felt about the same hour. At Hilo no very
severe shocks had occurred for the ten days prior to
the 18th of April, through occasionally very slight
motions were perceived. The svme shock was very
severe at Kohala. occurring at 6:15.
BY our California exchanges We observe that sew
eral shocks of earthquakes occurred between the 24th
and 18th of March, and on the latter day a very
heavy one was felt in San Francisco. About half
past one O'Clock on the same day March 2S) the first
very heavy shock was felt on Hawaii, which would
Indicate some connection in the sources of the
shocks. We have yet to learn whether the heavy
shocks felt here on the 4th and 9th were also expert
enccd in California -
CESrIrEDEs.-During the late rainy weather these
loathsome pests have been more abundant in houses
than formerly, especially in bathrooms and kitchens.
a gentleman, while bathing a few mornings since,
was bitten on the face by a centipede, which was con-
cealed in the towel. In less than three minutes his
face was so swollen as to close both his eyes, render
ing it impossible to recognize him. By the applica-
ton of powdered indigo, moistened, the pain was ex-
tracted in an hour or two, through the swelling did
not fully subside for a day or so. Essence hartshorne
is the best remedy, and next to it, indigo, salt or to-
bacco, applied in n mOistened state.
"THE GENTLEMAN FROM HONOLULU. "-This is the
title Of a love story in the April number of Godey's
Lazy > Dooh, WHICH lutppIis u NC INC ptu VI
81. C. Everett, - but the author of which is proba-
bly, a gentleman belonging here, but now travelling in
America. He manages to Intervene n number of
Hawaiian words into his narrative, and the girl with
whom 80 the gentleman from Honolulu falls in love,
turns out to be a native Hawaiian, her father an
E~nglishman and her mother a Virginian. They
promise to be 90 at home'' in Honolulu during 1863.
For particulars, see Cooley for April.
FUxER Al OF JUDGE KAPENA.-On Sunday last, the
funeral of the late Judge Kapena was held at the ka-
waiahac church. The members of the Legislative
Assembly, the Mobiles and Privy councillors attended
in a body, and the church was filled. Rev. Mr.. Par
ker conducted the services, assisted by Rev. G. W.
Pilipo. Mr.. Parker's discourse, which was in Hawa-
iian, gave q sketch of the life of the deceased, and
held him up rs Il worthy example for his cOuntrymen
to follow. The remains were deposited in n vault re-
Gently constructed in the burial ground near the
church. =
By THE MuRRAY-The fine packet ID. C.. Murray
is engaged nearly full with passengers, and will sail
Saturday next May 9Th. Among them We notice
Capt Make, wife and daughter, Sherman Peck and
wife, d. G. p. Judd and wife and others, in all 40