The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-05
Letter from q Passenger 10 The idaho Incl
denis and Novelties OF The Voyage.
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Yesterday, after a passage Of thirteen and a half
DAYS FROM your city. The incidents OF the passage
wrs, more than usually interesting, "a l purpose
Giving won "a few " io,tings by the way"
ON tine 10Th April, four days out, the se]niicmauly
Purscr oC tire steamer passed. out a mail, said 10 have
been received hy E. AlJatross Express, which con-
tanned several letters addressed TO different pa>seu-
gers uu board, from friends in Honolulu. The let
tcr- we're dated ihc 10Th April. and certainly con-
tlinel very interesting items of news. one very
chatty letter >.il among other Things, Slightly per-
s5ual, perlnps, that one of the Hawaiian Caliuc,
would resign soon, and retire 10 Nlolokai as Head
Physician Of the iucurablc Leycrs. Ia addition TO
his salary ne VIII De- allowed To- purchase hospital
supplies az a friend aud the return commission and
salary, it is supposed, viii support hiu in proper
STYLE. There is 10 doubt but that Mr.. Bee r., OF
free lunch u~otorie'y, viii be his successor. and 1t is
tine general opinion that lac Will i'll the Office better
than the present umbeu
Another Minister will probably resign his portfolio
and take the command .; the HTaufa. He proposes
writing several articles IN steam, referring particu-
larry to iutcr-islanI steam navigation under tine nom
De plume Of - Friend Ben" Sl=. LFfFFr has been
written to and it is expected that he will return and
take charge Of the Finance Department.
The remaining member of the Cabinet VIII I'M
d~ouLtcIiy resign his position, as he intends writing
a book on the " Hawaiian Rebellion" after which
he proposes TO devote the remainder Of his life to the
review OF books on Salem Witchortit.
y prominent merchant is to be sent to French
Frigate Shoal, AS Minister Plenipo;entiary.
One Of your judges Is 10 be sent to Barnum's
Museum rs u curiosity. \ tree has just started ont
from the top Of his head, owing undoubtedly to the
act that lie has Botany ON the BRAIN.
i commercial correspondent writes his friend
who in early life was gulled by 4 &" thimble rigger -
and again cleaned out in a wolf speculation,- the
following interesting market report The market is
dull A.; Anchors and Chains, rcry heaUy; Shingles,
ia; Cork, Luoyaut Feathers, rery light Bread,
Chat has tccu in bond two months) rery lively /;
Salts, = drug in tic market Coal looks very black (;
Quicksilver, very active Yeast Powders, rising.
These letters, together with others received,
Afforded mach fun. I trus; that the passengers by
the next steamer viii have Il mail made up by con-
sidcrate friends. Letters delivered in this way,
dated the day Of delivery, are ike a surprise party,
very acceptable, and tending to break the monotony
Of the voyage.
One Of our passengers, who is always in n hurry,
on landing, ON the 9th, sent i telegram to parties in
New York, making business arrangements, and re-
ceived Il reply at . o'clock, the afternoon Of the 1th,
to the effect that the arrangements had been COM
pletcd.
I should tel you Of a scare which the passengers
had ON board the steamer the day before they got III,
when 40 miles from port At the time the wind
was blowing very strong of the coast and q very
heavy sea running. We were conversing with the
Captain when the Purser came towards rs from the
upper end Of the table and whispered to the Cap
tain, 80 we have since been told, that there was
smoke coming out OF the large hatchway in the
cabin, where we were seated. The Captain, a first
rate man and ready for any emergency, Immediately
went up on deck, got the hose out and attached TO
the steam pump, with water or, and then quietly re-
turned with the mate and commenced an examina-
ton by removing the lunch from the table, and TAX
ing oil the matches.
In the meantime the passengers became much
alarmed. One went to his Stateroom to secure his
valuatles. l confess TO lingering my keys ready to
open my trunk and secure papers, convinced that
several heavy bags OF coin would have no chance,
and resigned them to their fate. one of the lady
passengers gave burst TO her feelings, and l shud-
dered ut the prospect of taking to L boat for safety
in such a heavy sea. All eyes were fixed on the
movements of tine stewards, who were removing the
matches, but when they We're raised, to our amaze
ment no smoke could be discovered SO the search
for the cause of the smoke which had filled the cabin
had TO be carried still farther, and was soon dis
covered. Il seems the fremen had drawn out some
rel hot Goals and thrown water ON them, and as the
coal bunkers were now empty the steam had passed
through them into the hold and thus through the
cracks of the h~atchway into the cabin. l had no
ticed the focgy appearance of the cabin but ascribed
it to smoke from the galley.
The matches We're replaced and the table rear
ranged, when the lady above mentioned tainted away
and the rush was now for vinegar, cologne and water.
The rest Of Us were unable to continue the lunch,
the shock having been so severe upon our nerves.
ON the 18th. Thursday, ten Of the IiahoS pasSeu-
gers viii leave Sacramento for the east over the rail-
road, viz. Rev. :. {. Damon, wife and son, Cap
tain J. Worth, Mr.. and Mrs. and Miss Waterhouse,
Mrs. W. ". Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs. Owen.
| am informed that Mr.. Barnum W. Field Is now
manager Of the branch Bank Of California at Treas
ure City. and Mr.. James \. Thompson is engaged
with him and Is his right hand factotum.
The White Pine fever has declined - per cent.
The land mania is still alive, but checked by the
stringeucy of the money market.
IIn. EpuoE-When it is known that the Ministry,
which is charged with opposition to the American
Mission and its work in these islands for the past few
wears. is composed of one Englishman, one French
man and an American, there Is but little cause for
surprise as the majority were bound from birth and
training TO oppose anything American but, that the
humble Individual who ought - have stood rs a pro
test to their il-conceived policy, should, through the
whole period of the late rebellion in the United States,
have been the leader in such opposition. and have
done . : his little best" to plant a mission upon these
shores. sent ostcusibly to chris,ianize this people, but
i'm truth for ~rolitical rurnoses. Is a matter OF surprLse.