The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-10-09
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOIES Or The
4 DUEL AND ITS CoNsEouENcEs.-Late San Fran
cisco papers record a duel which took place near that
city recently, and comment severely upon the prac-
tice. We notice the affair, finding that one Of the
parties in the duel was a Mr.. F. Gardiner, who will
be remembered by many of our residents as a gen.
tleman who stopped here for some months, visiting
the different islands. 1t seems that a Mr.. Smedberg
traduced the character of Mr.. Gardiner. upon which
the latter challenged him, and Mr.. 5. refused to
meet him. Mr.. G. then caned or cowhided MIR. s.
and again challenged him, and Mr.. S. accepted.
One or more shots were fired, the result of which
was that Mr.. S. lost several fingers which satisfied
MIR. G. How ridiculous, The question naturally
arises, if, as is alleged, Mr.. S~medberg denounced
Gardiner as n gambler and swindler that he had
been in business in an eastern city and had sacrificed
his friends and failed to pay his creditors, did the
loss of one or more of Mr.. Smedberg's fingers prove
the contrary? Does not Mr.. G. still stand charged
as above, with this difference that the SANDER is now
advertised over the length and breadth of the Con-
tinent, with the farther stain upon his character of
having in cold blood attempted the life of 8 fellow
man? Latest reports state that MIR. Gardiner had
been arrested, and it is possible will have to stand a
trial and perhaps suffer Imprisonment.
KEES.-The n. Y. .Naiion in common with other
American papers has its say IN regard to Mrs. Stoves
story about Byron, and while deprecating its publ
cation. takes occasion to have a fling at the sensation
al papers-who would not have published it for n
" million of dollars"-in the following language ::
" We must say, however, before finally quitting the
subject, that the deep adherence of Mrs. Stoves in
discretion-to use no worse erm-displayed by some
of our contemporaries who are usually not very par
ticular what they publish themselves, and, in fact.
have never been known thus far to publish anything
for any other reason than that it would not pay, shows
there is a large amount of latent virtue in the news
paper world, and that the people who profess to be
shocked by the unbridled license of the press ought
to be ashamed of themselves. 1t is, We confess, ex-
ceedingly gratifying to US, both as philosophers and
philanthropists, to find what u large number there is
of papers usually called &c sensational - which could
not have been induced to publish Mrs. Stoves reve-
lations for love or money. They must draw the line
somewhere, and it seems they draw it at incest"
THAT MUTINY.-A story prevailed early in the
week, and found its way into II local paper, to the ef-
feet that the prisoners engaged in digging salt Mt
Moanalua had mutinied, and that the Deputy Marshal
had been called upon to make arrests. After inves-
tigating the matter it resolves itself to this, that the
prisoners are given a stated task, watch being ac-
complished, the rest of the day is at their own dis
possl. To avoid the excessive heat, they are in the
habit of commencing before daylight, and thus sue
coed in finishing their task early in the forenoon.
One day last week, after work was done, they were
called upon to perform extra work, and naturally re-
fused to do as ordered. This led to the arrest of q
number of the party. A contract made with prison.
ers should be adhered to with the same regard for
their rights as though they were free from restraint
or discipline. 1t may seem strange that such a sys-
TEN should be in vogue among prisoners, but if We
are correctly informed, stranger things than this have
happened in that locality. Were these men subjected
to the lash for maintaining their rights.
BEES ON THE RANPAGE.-Last Sunday morning..
just before the church-going bells were sounded,
quite a sensation was created in q retired though CEN
trail portion of the town, by an unusual circumstance.
In a private yard stood several bee-hives. The horse
of the gentleman who occupied the premises, was al
lowed ON that morning to stray at will about the
yard, and in the course of his perambulations came
in contact with one of the hives, which he upset.
Bees, as is we'll known, are peculiarly excitable at
the smell of a horse, and finding themselves thus
rudely turned out of house and home by one of the
detested breed, they fastened at once upon him, and
stung him to madness. He screamed, bit, kicked
and plunged furiously about the yard. and undoubt-
edly would have been stung to death, but for the
lucky thought which occurred 10 turn the garden
hose upon him. "How doth the busy bee improve
each shining hour" Result q horse rendered half
blind and swollen irto aldermanic proportions, and
the loss of q hive of bees. Moral-don't keep horses
and bees in close proximity.
THE kauai RoUrE.-The eoasting business for the
island of Kauai is apparently ON the in
crease. There are no less than seven schOoners now
running regularly between Honolulu and different
ports of Kauai. These are the Mary, Hattie, Luka,
John Young, Isabella, Fairy Queen, and last, the
new schooner Jenny. The latter vessel, now
owned by Messrs. d. Foster & Co., has been put on
the route to waimea and Koloa, and will run as a
regular packet, under the command of Capt. Lam
bert, who is well known as one of the most careful
experienced of our coasting captains. The Jenny
is staunch and new, and although built more with a
view to carrying qualities than as q clipper. she is a
sailer. New sail has been given her, and under
her prompt and genremanly master, We predict that
she will become q favorite.
KERosENE.-We observe that the price of this dan |
gerous burning fluid is advancing in America ,notwith-
the numerous accidents caused by it. To
give our readers an idea of the extent of these ACCT
Tents, we quote the following from the New York
remarking, however, that the kerosene sold
is probably a better article than the bulk of that
in New York:
The KEROSENE HORROR I'm the files Of one of the daily
journals of this city there have been recorded during seven
months Of this year (there lis no report for April0 So kerosene
which have occurred within a radius Of ten miles of
he City Hall. They have resulted in twenty (probably twenty
IhTee) deaths, eighteen serious and twelve slight injuries, and
In aggregate loss by fire Of S4s, ASS. This is by no means an
.xact summary Of the Casualties within the area specified. No
lccount is given Of The many accidents on Staten Island, nor OF
,laces on Long Island, other than Brooklyn. Could q complete
ist be obtained, the sum total Of accidents, deaths, injuries and
Osses by fire would be sweiied to at ieas, ne-third more.
81 The meeting called to discuss the subject of
procuring laborers, will convene to-day at 10 o'clock
NJ, at the Court house. 1t is rumored that it is
he purpose of Government to despatch an agent
% China to procure coolies, and that the meeting is
.xpected to endorse the measure or deyise some more
uitable way to provide laborers. All who can
should be present, and, if the meeting is open to
hose not members, take pert in it.