The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-08-28

American ship LoreR-o, Capt. Follansbee, arrived
at this port, in distress. We are under obligations
to the first officer of the ship for the following men,
oranda of the voyage &c Left Honolulu on the l4th
of May last, and arrived off McKean's Island on the
18th remained off and on at this island until the
18th, when we left for Bakers Island, arriving there
the next day, 29th, and were ordered Oft June 9th,
made the island, but could not fetch the moorlngs.
On the 9Th, again made the island, and again fell
OF: June 9th, made the land and succeeded in
reaching the moorings. Discharged the stores for
the island, the laborers, threw overheard the ballast,
and commenced loading the next day, the 10Th. On
the 29th finished loading, having taken on board
1926 tons of guano. July LIST, sailed for Cork and a
market, the ship making more water than usual
On the 9TH of July, in latitude 9 south, determined
to bear I'D for Bakers Island, reaching there on the
18th, and sailed same day for these islands. Arrival
in Honolulu, August Oath, after 43 days passage
from Bakers Island. The Lorenzo will be dis
charged, arrangements having been completed with
Capt. Edward Wood to undertake the job. The
gaano will be stored in the building. corner of Queen
and Nuuanu streets, formerly occupied by MIR. A. T.
Everett as an auction room"
An ERROR CoRRECTED.-In this weeks Gd-ette
the following item appeared:
"suppES DEArH.-Mr. G. w. Hart formerly employed as
a teacher at Lahaina, died yesterday morning after an illness
struck with paralysis, when DIR. HTiebrand was called in who
pronounced his case hopeless, and gave his opinion that the
his effects il has been asceriained that Mr.. Hart belonged 10
man of superior education and more than ordinary ability, and
had Travelled extensively in California and Oregon, and as his
Journal. which was also found among his effects, Indicates"
We are informed that the deceased Mr.. Harris
name was Stephen !; that Mr.. G. w. Hart to which
the item refers, was alive and well in Lahaina at last
accounts. The error of the Gazette could not under
the circumstances be avoided. 1t seems that G. W.
Hart and Stephen Hart both arrived here in the ID.
C.. MURRAY, from San Francisco, ON the Sth instant,
and both went to the international Hotel Stephen
Hart being quite ill. Mr.. G. w. Hart started on a
visit to Lahaina, leaving his trunk and contents in
ca of Stephen Hart, and upon his decease the trunk
of Mr.. G. w. Hart was opened, upon the superstition
that it was the property of the deceased. and the
facts published in the Gazette were obtained from
letters and other documents found in the trunk.
THE INTERNATIONAL Boar Receive understand
that Francis o. Lyman of Hilo and Harvard College,
after participating in the late race in which Harvard
beat Yale, has now gone over to England to join the
crew that engage in the international contest, as
90 relief - which means, probably, that if any of the
original crew should by any accident be prevented
from rowing, our countryman would have a chance
to &c put his oar in" The race was fixed for the 25th
of August the steamer Idaho was to have left San
Francisco on the 26th, and we shall therefore proba-
bly, get the news in eleven days from England.
SCHOONER RACE-The schooners -7ctipe, Mary
Ellen and Pauahi left this port on Saturday last for
ports on Maui. From Lahaina we learn that the
.actipe arrived there Sunday afternoon at a quarter
before five O'Clock the Pauahi passing that place at
three o'clock Monday morning and the Mary, Ellen
6uripr fbe fOraDoop of tho Sama DIV fha
.actiuc, Capt. Peter Mellish. beating the Pauahf ten
hours and the Mary Ellen nearly sixteen hours.
Good for the .ActiUe and her ambitious Captain.
u Among the passengers by the Comet from
San Francisco were the Rev. Mr.. Snowden, wife and
family. Mr.. Snowden comes to this city in response
to an invitation from a committee of the Bethel
Church to assume charge of the Church until MIR.
return. Mr.. Snowden has been located at
Redwood, California, and has the reputation of being
sincere and earnest christian. As such he will We
hope receive a hearty welcome.
- We would call the attention of the public to the
advertisement in to-day's paper, of Messrs. Hollister
& Hyland. We can safely commend their soda
to the public as a pleasant, healthy drink.
Their syphon bottles enable families to keep a soda
near ut hand. Parties embarking on our
coasters will find that it will add much to their COM
fort to take a supply of soda water with them.
Loss OF THE " MATTE BANKs''.-Byt the Lorenzo,
rom Bakers Island, we learn of the total loss of the
British ship .Matie Banks, Capt. Ralph. at that ISL
md, on the Goth of May. No lives lost. The crew
will come to this port on the Hawaiian brig Kameha-
neha y. -
e Some graceless scamp has been busy with a
paint pot and brush defacing the boards upon which
he street names are painted. He also visited
'osbrooke's " Old Curiosity Shop and erasing the
= shop made the sign read, "H. Fosbrooke, The
d Curiosity" -
u The Kaiwiki Sugar Plantation is to be sold at
uction on Wednesday next by Mr.. c. S. Barlow.
The Plantation lies within three miles of Hilo, is
yell stocked, offering a fine chance for an invest
nent. We have been requested to state that the sale
positive. -
~ The Reverend Frank Thompson, of Hilo, is
ow in this city, and will deliver a sermon at the
Church tomorrow morning, at IL O'Clock.
he public are invited to be present.
The BELL TowER.-On a reference to our advertis-
ng columns it will be seen that the Honolulu Fire
desires a plan for the Bell Tower.
LONDON. Aug. 11.-Parliament has been pro-
ogued by ROYAL Commission. The following
,essare from the Queen vas read by the Commits
ion
"a We are commanded by the Queen to dispose
nth your further attendance at Parliament.
Ter Majesty announces to you with pleasure that
be continues to receive from foreign powers the
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