The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-09-07

lHE snip IOld1u oil Brewer q Cos, line, arrived on
Monday forenoon in l22 days from Boston, which is
drst-rate passage out and is about thirty days less
than she made last year. fCapt. Ropes never makes
q longer passage than the present one, he will do
his share toward keeping up the reputation of the
line. The Iolani has hauled into Market Wharf,
and has commenced discharging her cargo, which
Is turning out in good condition.
The moonlight evenings seem TO be enjoyed more
than usual ibis month from the contrast 10 the sui
triness curing the day 1t appears if We
IN another climate after the disappears. Boat
ing riding and promenades are the order while the
moon lasts, and during the past week those fond OF
fishing have enjoyed capital sport along the city
front, which has been crowded with anglers who
have had big run of luck.
RUNAwAYs. On Thursday last, some horses
which were left standing in front of saloon
Merchant Street, while their riders were inside,
apparently not liking the arrangement, started on
their Gown book rushing along Merchant and
down Kaahumanu Streets, almost making smash
up-barely escaping running into a carriage stand
ing there. The boat-boys finally brought them up
at the foot of Kaahumanu Street.
That eminent authority who undertook, about
year ago, to proye that Shakespeare was merely the
stepiaiher Of his own works aud got hufy because
no one thought it worth while to dispute his ridcu-
lous assertions that subject, has apparently mace
an important discovery to the identity OF our
Paris correspondent All we feel at liberty to say
on the subject is, that he has about
the real state Of the case as he does in many
other things upon which he gives an opinion with
out knowing anything OF the facts of the in
hand.
THE CRoToN on PLANT.-A contemporary, in his
issue Of August 9Th speaks of the effect that eatnga
few croton oil nuts had upon several young people,
who were taking stroll out Of town. The fact is,
that there crOton oil nuts growing wild in this
country. although there is plant growing wild here,
the C,ncg PTgaIw, which is sometimes called the
croton oil tree, by those who do not know any bet
ter. We imagine If the young people in question,
had eaten freely of croton oil beans there would
have been several funerals next day. By reference
to any Botanical Work, any one can find the differ
ence between the CureUs purgans and the Croton
tigI,m1.
TO-DAY, appears in another column, the Pros
pectus of The Commercial Herald the first number
Of which is to be published by Black & Aud on
Saturday the 18th inst. From what We learn of the
course proposed to be pursued by the Commercial
Herald, We are convinced that it will fill void
which has long been felt by this community, namely,
an Independent commercial and political paper,
which will not be guided in its course by any
feeling OF personal anmosity petty spite, but
will honestly and independently give free expression
to the views of a large majority of the people of
this Kingdom
o. Saturday last, of the boilers for the XII
lauea, made at the Honolulu Iron Works, was
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it alongside and of putting it in lis place board
the vessel can be imagined wien it is considered
that the boiler weighs between eleven and twelve
tons These boilers are made upon the most ap
proved plan, and in the best possible manner and
We confidently assert that if the Kilauea does not
make good time hereafter it will not be on account
of want of steam The other boiler, we understand,
will be completed in a sort time, and we shall
soon see the steamer making regular trips around
the Islands.
Those REsoLUTIoNs.-The Adyetiser, of satur-
day last, made the statement that certain resolu-
tions said to have been passed at meeting of Plan
tiers on East Maui, were sent TO the GAZETTE for
publication" and that the gentlemen TO whom
the subject was referred to here, gifted with more
prudence and legal knowledge than those concerned
in the affair, very dscreetly had the proceedings
suppressed, and consequently they have not been
published" Now, We fatter ourselves that
know about as much of what is sent TO the GAZETTE
for publication any one else, and we can assert
with all truthfulness that such resolutions
ferred to- any other have ever been sent to this
paper for publication, aud might add that should
they have been received, should they be received
we would undoubtedly publish them, notwiihstand-
ing might be included in the charge of ooNsPIR-
AoY. II our friend would take little more pains
in informing himself as to facts instead of wildly
swapping M every street rumor he hears he would
avoid great many ridiculous positions in which be
places himself
The KEARsARGE : This celebrated ship of war
arrived this port the LIST inst, forytwo days
from Callao, Peru. under the command of Capt. J.
S Thornton, who was her Executive Officer at the
time Of the sinking Of the Alabama. We under
stand that when Capt. Thornton was assigned to
the command of the Kearsarge, he requested that
the ship should be permitted to remain exactly in
the same condition as when the fight with the Ala
bama took place. This request was complied with
by the Department. and we are permitted TO see the
ship in the same condition and with the same bat
terry as when that most remarkable naval combat
took place. The bolts to which the chain armor
was attached are still to be in the side of the
ship We give below list of the officers of the
Kearsarge:
Copumaider-James S Thornton
Lieut. Commander and Erec Q1ieer-J. Weidman.
/ Liesa Commander and Nari9dtor-C V. Gridley.
Masters &C. S. sperry, A B. h. Lille, W. T. Swim
burne.
.Ensgn-W. Swift
RaSanGster-H. NJ. Meade.
.Sa,yoeoa-C H. Burbank
Lieut. OF Marines-F. H. Harrington.
ERginecr-S. Albert.
Asst Eaginesrs-Phillippi, Gardiner and Pnrdie.
observation-disclosures Bennett.
Captains Clerk-C, d. Wood.
Prtraaste,'s Clerk. G. Wilson.
The LATE FIRES AT MAKAwAo.-A local paper
states in it's last ISSUE that il has the authority of
gentleman recently from Makawao, that it is the
opinion of the proprietor of the Hebron plantation
that the Boiling House accidentally set on fire
from the tobacco OF opium pipe Of the Chinese
Waterman on guard. This is very fair story, but
IL will hardly be credited when we state upon the
authority OF Marshal Parke, who has recently visit
-, - ~. q 70 that fhara xras no Chinese