The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-15

DEATH oF PAUL MNNINI.-OnS Saturday last. PAUL
FRANCISCO M,SINI, last Of the sons of the pioneer
Marin, died Of heart disease, and was buried on
Sunday from the Catholic Church, with military
houors, he having been q member Of the Hawaiian
Calvary. Two Of his brothers, Frank and George,
died during the past year. Their father, Don Fran
cisco lie Paulo Marin. a Spauiari, came TO these isl
anJs in 1871, married a native, and had quite a
large family Of children, five sons and five daughters,
if We are correctly informed. All the children are
now dead but one daughter. the wife Of Mr.. Swan,
now living in California. Marin died in 1887, and
during the ~tofty-six years that he lived here, was
one Of the principal actors in the political changes
that took place, having been the intimate companion.
Of Kamehameha the 1st. In a sketch of Marin pub
lished by Nir. Wyllie, he says: In my own
opinion. it may be fairly questioned if there existed
ON these islands, or exists at present, any man, to
whom the Hawaiian people are generally 50 much in
Jelted." -
Z ALMOST \ FIEE-As Mr.. Bolles was overseeing
some work IN his store-house, yesterday, he noticed
smoke and flame rising from the yard in rear Of the
building occupied as n ~sail-loft 10y Mr.. Dat. Proceed
ing thithcr to examine the cause, he found a heap Of
rubbish and straw al ablaze, which . few buckets Of
water extinguished. There was a pile of empty
boxes near the rubbish, and had the fire been left
unobserved a few minutes longer, or had 1t occurred
in the night, it might have communicated TO the
building adjoining, and terminated in a serious con-
fagration. The FIRE probably originated, Is usual,
from carelessness with cigars or matches.
THE NEW MINISTER To HAYTI-Respecting the
colored gentleman, who has received the appoint
ment Of L. s. Minister Resident to Hayti, a Phila-
delphia paper says: 'E5enezer d. BasSett, the
successful candidate, has been for years connected
u;tb tho c,1,,sA1 birl school i'm This city onl X
warmly recommended by the National Committee of
colored men, by Fred. Douglass, George I. Downing.
J. NJ. Langston, Jay Cooke and others"
ORDINATION. 1t is expected that Rev. Frank
Thompson will be installed rs pastor of the First
Foreign Church at Hilo tomorrow. Rev. DR.. Lowell
Smith took passage in the Kate Lee on Tuesday to
assist in the ceremony, and each Of the churches
here sent lay delegates.
ELEGANT LAYGUACE--As the Ga>eiie has it, the
steamer KTIauea "lays" in the harbor. If she has
been setting so long, is it not time she brought
forth a golden egg, a . ring" or something else less
agreeable? When the operation is through, viii it
be a main hatch, q fortcard hatch or some novelty in
the katch-leay? -
y Squash growers Will please make n note of
this item, and then so and raise larger ones-f they
can:
4 man III Mercer, y. J., has raised three pumpkins, the ag-
grcEate of which was three hundred and scyenty-lour pounds.
The largest was six feet four inches in circumference, and
weighed one hundred and hity-eight pounds. They all grew
lone vine. --
z - We observe this notice of the Hawaiians in
an Eastern exchange, which is correct
There was al the close of the last ecclesiastical year in the
Sandwich Islands % native pastors and - missionaries in the
Alarquesas and Micronesia. The Theological Seminary has 20
pupils. Who will deny to this people the name Christian"
which, were il not given 10 US, We should resent.
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TIE :" SOUTHERN Cross - may now be seen any
clear evening, between eight and nine o'clock, due
south by the compass, and eight or ten degrees above
the horizon.