The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-11-13
NOTES OF TIE WEEK.

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evening meeting of November The building makes a
very handsome improvement to that portion of Hotel
street, although the front, with its bow windows, re-
minds a new Highlander of an old-time Methodist
Westinghouse remark we heard made by a re-
turned whaleman the other evening. The association
of { Good Templars, we are pleased to hear, is still
prospering in this city. Since May last, seven
months have suficed to build up two Lodges of the
Order, the :" Ultima Thule" No. /, and the Queen
Emma No. 2, with an aggregate membership OF
about one hundred and fifty. Both Lodges have
their meetings in the same Hall, occupying it on al
ternate nights. While the Ultima Thule - is
composed almost exclusively of foreign born citizens,
" Queen emma - is made up, with but few exeep-
tons, of pure natives and half-castes-the latter,
however, being in the majority. The officers of
6 Ultima Thule - for the next term area. c. Buff
fun, w. c. T; Mrs. J. NJ. Dat, w. V. T.;J NJ. Dat,
W. S; G. H. Mcconnell, W. F. S; j. NJ. Dat, Sem,
W. T.; J. Mitchell, W. NJ. Those of Sc Queen Emma
are-W. b. Wright, w. C. T.; Mis-. Schrei. w. v. T.;
j. G. NJ. Sheldon, W. s.; John Walnut, W. +. s;
John Sweetman, W. T.; Samuel Gandell. W.. NJ. The
regular weekly meetings of the former Lodge are on
Saturday evenings those of the latter on Tuesday
evenings. =
PRoGREss IN METEOROLOGICAL SCIENcE.-A few
weeks ago we noticed the fact of an approaching con-
junction of the planets Venus and Mars, which after
wards took place as predicted, on Oct. 8. The re-
mark was made in our item that sailors generally
expected a storm in connection with such phenomena
1t seems that the great storm which recently pro-
duced such disastrous effects in the Eastern States,
actually did take place on the 4th and 9Th of October.
More than that, it had been foretOld, not only by a
Cape Cod meteorologist, whose prediction had ap-
peared in the New York Tribune of Sept. %, but a
writer for the London Morning Herald, of Dec. %,
1868! Neither of these meteorologists, however,
stated the ground for their predictions, wisely Keep
inc that to themselves. 1t would seem that the
theory of planetary influence controlling the move
ments of our terrestrial atmosphere is receiving strong
confirmation from such facts as the above, and 1t IS
not absurd to believe that the time will come when
storms will be predicted with nearly If not quite the
certainty that attends the calculation OF echpseso OF the
sun and moon. -
An AFFLICTED FAMILY.-Some time since the son
of Mr.. Walsh gave evidences of mental arrangement,
but under treatment the symptoms disappeared. MIR.
Walsh, wife and son, went up to Molokai, Mr.. Walsh
having undertaken the charge of the Leper Asylum
on that island. Latterly the health of the father had
been the subject of s~olicitude, and after some urging
he determined to visit this city to consult a physician.
The son again gave evidence of the return of insani-
ty, and on the last trip of the Hokuleie, the family,
father, mother and son, took passage for this place.
On the passage down the father rapidly grew worse
and died while the schooner was coming into the har-
Dor, and the son on arrival at the wharf had to be
taken in charge of the police and confined in the
| Station House. The deck of the schooner presented
a sad sight, the corpse of the father lying on deck
and beside it the sick and nearly distracted widow.
Mr.. Walsh was a jealous and kind manager. and it
will be a long time before the Leper Asylum will
have, as efficient an officer, or the patients as devoted
an overseer. -
lOAuU CEMETERY AssocIATIoN.-The owners of lots
in the cemetery, in Nuuanu Valley, held a meeting
at the Vestry Room of Fort Street Church, last week,
the result of which was the election of a Lew Board
of Trustees, as follows Messrs. James l. Dowsett,
Alex. ]. Cartwright, Samuel G. Wilder, Henry A. P.
Carter. Geo. C. Mclean, Samuel Savidge and Joshua
G. Dickson. The Board have organized and the fol-
lowing are its officers:
Sec~rftary-Joshua G. Dickson.
Treasurer-Alex. J. Cartwright
TaEFT.-Mr. Torbert, on Thursday, found secreted
in his lumber pile, q bundle of whalebone, and gave
notice of the fact to the police. That night q watch
was set for the purpose of ascertaining the party
who might call for it, and the result was very salts
factory. The thief came during the night for the
purpose of erasing the marks on the bone, and
was arrested and confined.
Since writing the above we learn that further
developments prove that the stealing of bone has
been quite extensive. Several arrests have been
made. -
The Circus This afternoon a Matinee will be Civ
en- for the accommodation of families and schools, COM
mencing at 81 O'Clock. Among the novelties for the jul
veniles, one hundred toys will be distributed by lot,
so that those who 60 will have a chance to get their
money back. This evening the Lee children have a
benefit, and judging from the preparations made for
the occasion, the entertainment will doubtless be the
finest yet given at the Pavilion. Of course there will
be q crowd to witness the performances.
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LADIES' FAIR.-By notice in another column it
will be seen that there will be q fair held on Thursday
evening, 25th inst, by the ladies connected with the
Catholic Church. 1t will be held at the sch DOL house
next above DIR. Bufium's residence in Fort street.
The young ladies engaged in preparing the articles
which will be offered for sale, have been very busily
at work for several weeks, and will doubtless be
prepared to make an attractive display on the occa-
sion. -
ssTEN PER CENT. On Monday. during the
rise in gold, some one pasted a cartoon upon the
building on the corner of Kaahumanu and Queen
streets, which represented a bear giving a bull, what
the 81 fancy - would call, a 9 sockdologer +" IN the
face. From our standpoint we could not see the
force of the representation, as it was very evident that
the Bull had the best of it Perhaps, however, it
was put up to show the Bulls what they might ex-
pect if the Bears got q chance.
SPERM WHALEs.-Three whalers have had the good
fortune to fall in with sperm whales on the passage
from the Arctic to this port. The George HoUtand
and Hi6ernia fell in with them while in company,
and mated, taking five whales out of the scaool,
making about one hundred and seventy-fve barrels.
The Helen SnoU also took ninety barrels of sperm
and again, a day or two after, fell in with a
school,, but being short Of water could not stop to
give them chase. -
fg We regret to learn of the death of Mr.. Henry
Co,f fanrfb flo nf T. uIal;. lo,lx L. AZ
Colt was on the main-topsail yard during q gale,
and fell, striking the w~aistboat, breaking the gun
vale and one plank, then slipping between the ship
and boat overheard. He was seen to come ND about
sixty feet from the vessel, but no assistance could be
rendered, as a boat could not live in the sea. Mr.. ,