The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-14

EVENING sALEs.-Mr. c. S. Barlow advertises a
sale for next Saturday evening, of ornamental and
fancy goods imported expressly for holiday presents,
and on Wednesday evening, 2lst instant sale OF
watches, rings, charms aud other valuable jewelry,
suitable for Christmas presents. On Friday evening"
23d inst, he win offer large and superior assort-
ment Of dolls and other toys, suitable for Christmas
presents for the children.
For AUsTRALIA-we notice that the clipper
schooner Marparet Crockard is laid on the berth
again for Melbourne direct She left here during the
latter part OF July last with cargo Of Island pro-
duee, which she landed at that port in splendid
order. She returned to this port with a cargo Of
coal from Newcastle The bark Castehow is adver-
tsed to load for Sidney Both vessels will be des-
patched by Theo. H. Davies, Esq Our business
connection with Australia is certainly improving.
The prospects are that the whaling fleet will be
unusually small spring, from the fact that the
majority Of the whalers are bound to the westward
to cruise between seasons and many OF them intend
recruiting in the spring at Yokohama other ports
I in Japan. The Gulf Of California which in formeS
/ years was the favortc whaling ground " between
6 asons" b" has now become in the opinion Of whale
men, like the Ochotsk, about played out"
Az ACCIDENT, which nearly resulted in a lively
time Tor fire department, occurred on Thursday
evening last bereiania street in a small wooden
house occupied by natives, who at the time happened
to be out They had left a kerosene lamp burning,
whicA from some got upset and set fire to the
house. The fire rapidly spreading when it was
discovered by neighbor in time to prevent what
might have proved a serious cou1agration.
THE BILLIARD Echo is the name of a sprightly
little sheet which is received here regularly It is
published monthly in San francisco by strahe q
Co., the celebrated billiard table manufacturers and
contains an amount Of valuable information for pro-
fessiouals as well amateurs, seldom found in-
any other journal in the billiard interest. The
Echo is now in IFS seventh number and is furnished
10 home subscribers at fifty cents year. 1t can be
obtained through any Of our news dealers
We notice that Mr.. Thrum has made change in
the charges between Honolulu and Country sub
scrbers for the various papers aud periodicals sold
by bin. This is perfectly Just, as our readers will
that papers sent TO country subscribers he has
TO pay postage Of one cent each, making on
weekly papers an extra expense on his part of 50
cents per year. The postage on pamphlets is in pro-
portion so that it will be seen that If they are sold
reasonably in the first place, he cannot afford to
supply them through the mail at the same rates that
he can from his store
a Typographical ERROR in the communication
in our last issue headed " Who discovered the Ha-
waan Islands 2" seems to have created considerable
CONSERVATION in the minds % Of the iemizer of
the AdgcJtisr, and correspondent of the same pa
per. Now, to print d" board instead OF laurel"
is most singular error of the types We never
heard before that Capt Cook had any boards on his
brow, and presume he has none, any more than the
itemizer and correspondent above mentioned have
at5g'a on theirs.
SOME contemplate wretch entered the premises
Of Mr. J. S. Lemon on Thursday night last, and
made his way to the stable; being able to get in
he went to the window, which is protected by
iron bars few inches apart, near which a iavorite
carriage horse was standing, and through the win
dow made an attempt to do the animal serious in
jury with knife. Fortunately be only inflicted
light cash across the ribs, the horse was standing
too far from the miudow to allow the miscreant to
fully accomplish his design. We hope he viii be
discovered and meet the punishment which such an
act deserves.
be seen that Messrs A. W Judd and J. S Layton
having purchased from Mr.. Bartlett the entire stock
OF groceries and provisions of the Family Grocery
Store, viii carry on the business at the old stand
under the firm name of Judd d Layton The popu-
larity Of the members of the firm guarantees to
them prosperous business career Mr. Layton
has had a long experience in the business in the
same establishment and customers Of the new firm
may feel assured that they viii he served with as
good faith aud as promptly as heretofore.
CoIIIsIoN.-On Saturday afternoon, native wo-
riding along Beretania street, smoking a
large native pipe, to which she seemed to pay more
attention than she did to guiding her animal on
nearing the corner of Nuuanu street. native man
with bis wife, driving along IN a light cart.
The female on horseback, torniug the corner quick
ly, ran into the cart, upseting the driver into the
street and landing herself in the mud gently that
it did not to disturb her smoking in the least.
as she kept the pipe in her mouth during the whole
of the excitement, and finally rode off as if nothing
had happened. None Of the parties were injured.
swiNDLEs.-Peoplc often complain that our CON-
munty is FATHER slow in patronzing anything in the
way Of amusements. One reason probably for their
being SO is because parties have come here and ad
vertiscd entertertainmeuts-as was the case few
iuoullls ellCt WIN pdIllch NDO advertised largely
for concert, the accounts for which they forgot to
settle in full-whch professionally proved nothing
more than a swndle, and have done more harm TO
legitimate entertainments that have followed later,
than can be Imagined. Another case occurred on
Saturday evening last at BuHum's Han where spar.
ring exhibition was announced to come off and al
though the majority of those who were to exhibit
were on hand, one of the princpals-who, by the
way, took the money at the door-decllned to come
to time, and to classic phrase, "bilked'' both
the audience and his companions.
POLICE CouRT-Rer rs. J. J. Rroey-Iu this case
which was aprosecution for selling spirits without
q license, on Sunday the 4th inst, and which has
been under the Magistrates consideration for some
days, decision rendered yesterday morning
The whole testimony adduced was read and com
mented on, including that OF William Merwin who
admitted on cross examination that he had told /
some of the police officers what had occurred at the
Ispondeui's house on the Sunday evening, when the
selling complained Of had taken place, aud who ad-
mitted that he expected some recompeuse for his
services. although he had reuquished his legal right
TO a share of any penalty which might be imposed
The Court remarked that this witness had been
subject to searching examination by the re-
spoudeuts counsel in which the witness stated that
he had formerly been detective for 21S years in
Ntlhourne aud Nvas lat,lv .t,o ar,.f.,--v,....