The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-02-12
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
HALEAKALA.-Mr E.. Bailey, of Waikiki, has re-
Gently finished q second painting of the famous
mountain dome of East Maui, which differs from the
one finished by him some months since, and which
was sent to San Francisco for exhibition at the
Mechanics Fair. This is a more distant view, and
takes in nearly the whole mountain from sea to sea.
The point of observation selected by the artist, is
the foot of the mountain back of Rev. Mr.. Alexan-
der's residence, near the Wailuku valley. While it
is admitted to be n most perfect copy of nature,
we think it hardly equal. in artistic merit, to the
one referred to above. Perhaps this is owing TO the
distance at which the mountain is viewed, which
lessons the grandeur it presents as seen with the
eye from Wailuku and that neighborhood. To those
who have assembled this mountain, or lived on Maui,
this painting will possess great value and be highly
priced. 1t is for sale, and its size is 40 by 20 inches.
1t can be seen at the bookstore, and will be sold
very low. -
A CASE OF MAYHEM.-Last Monday an extremely
50 colored man. who goes by the name of Henry
Fuller, and who gained some notoriety in the Police
Court on one occasion for stealing chickens and for
selling bogus plants-got into an alteration and q
fight with q native named Kailianu, somewhere
makai of the prison. While they were struggling on
the ground, they not only struck and kicked each
OllcI pUt uoSo tuSli pOCth, AuiiCi3 SSItihS
decidedly the worst of it, as the kanaka actually bit
clear off half an inch of his nose, and spat it out on
the ground Kailianu was arrested, and after a
full hearing of the case on Wednesday, was OH the
following day committed for trial at the next term of
the Supreme Court. The charge is brought under
Sec. 3, Chap. 8, of the Penal Code, in regard to
w~ounding, manning or mutilating the person of an
other. However disreputable a character the injured
man may be, who knows but that he values his nose
as highly as any body else?
LEcTUREs.-The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton have undertaken to supply Honolulu with a
series of lectures and public readings-a want which
has been much felt here, where intellectual enter
tainments are so rare. They will be held at Good
Templars' Hall in Hotel street, the first having been
given last evening, at which Messrs. Hartwell, Bissell,
Lyons and H. II. Parker read selections from various
authors, interspersed with fine vocal and instru-
mental music, from several accomplished artists.
The charge for the series of five lectures is so ex-
tremely low, (only fifty cents for the fve,) that
we trust every parent will see that his children have
the opportunity to attend, if they wish to. We hope
that the entertainments will be so varied and
interesting as to attract TO them every lady and gen.
tlemen interested in literary culture, and who de-
sires to second this effort of the association. Next
Friday evening His Elk. S. II. Phillips will deliver a
lecture at the same place, as per advertisement.
Masonic PREsENTATIoN.-At the regular monthly
meeting Of Hawaiian Lodge, No. 81, F. & A. NJ, on
Monday evening last, Past Masters VIM. f. Allen,
C. S. Barlow, and J. A. Hassinger, were each pre-
scented with a gold Past Masters Jewel. The pre-
~sentation was made on behalf of the brethren, by
Past Master George Williams, accompanied with re-
marks expressing the appreciation of the donors of
the services rendered to the Lodge by brothers Allen,
Barlow and Hassinger, not only during their several
terms of office, but during their connection with the
order. The jewels presented are the work of our
fellow townsman, Charles Eckhart, and are beautiful
specimens of his skill and artistic taste.
~ PETTY THIEvING has been going on in the
auction rooms for months past, with SO much regu-
larity, as to give rise to the suspicion that 1t was the
work of prncticed hands. One auction firm has
noted losses in small items to over sixty dollars within
a few weeks. and suspecting only natives employed.
discharged several, but without checking the losses.
On Thursday a foreigner, standing by the counter in
Adams s. Wilder's auction room, was observed by a
native to slip a package of note paper under his
waistcoat, and the latter reported it to the auctioneer.
The foreigner at once started for the door, throwing
the parcel at the native as he left.
~ A missionary meeting was held at the Fort
Street Church on Sunday evening last, at which
Rev. Messrs. Snow and Sturges gave most interesting
sketches OF the progress of the mission work in
Micronesia, where they have been stationed for
seventeen years past. The changes which have been
wrought there ore TIE best evidence of the faithful
labors of these devoted missionaries. They expect to
return in n few months to their stations.
Down A WELI.-One night the past week, some
person whose ideas of locality were evidently some
what confused, was stumbling and f~umbling about
in the rear of the International Hotel,-in search of
the entrance which does not exist there,-whenh he
tumbled into an empty well, at the bottom OF which
was a lot of broken glass bottles. When resurrected,
he was entirely unhurt, strange to say, although his
clothes we're cut into shreds. Truth lies at the bot
tom of a well. =
HIc JAJEr LAHAINA.-It would seem as though
we might as well write the epitaph of the once
thriving Second city of the Kingdom" By the
published Custom House Statistics for the past year,
it appears that the customs receipts at Lahaina
amounted to the astonishing sum of fifteen dollars !
We feel q little curiosity to learn the items that went
to make up that fabulous amount
A MISTAKE IN TERMs.-Bennett's Otcn of this
week SAYS that certain gentlemen in Honolulu were
elected as candidates to the Legislature, last Mon
day" We thought they we're elected as members,
but our neighbor would seem to consider them as
candidates vet. Well, perhaps it may really turn
out so in the end, if there should happen to be a
new election ordered.
PUNCH BowL-For February is a decided improve
ment on its predecessors, and shows that its editors
are improving by practice. The leading articles are
well written and logically reasoned, and its Home
Gossip is quite lively. We wish it all the success it
deserves. -
CIRCUs.-We are informed that the Lee family in
tend giving another performance early next week, or
as soon as the weather becomes settled, and that due
notice will be given.
3 We would call attention &c the sale by Mr.
Barlow, at II O'Clock to-day, of the stock in trade of
the late W n. Ladd, at the store in Fort street.