The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-09
NOTES OF THE WEEK.


POLICE CoURr.-This forum has of late been rather
bare of cases, going to show that our citizens, on the
whole are neither so vicious or litigious as has been
sometimes represented. On Thursday, however, a
Chinaman in the employ of Mr.. ]. ii. Wood, of the
Nuuanu valley plantation, brought an action against
Mr.. Wood for assault and battery, by whipping him
with u cowhide. A counter action was brought by
Mr.. W. against the Chinaman for assault upon one
of the members of his family, under most aggravated
circumstances, which was the provocation for the
whipping administered. Mr.. W. was fined one dollar
and costs, and the Chinaman 800 and costs-the
extreme penalty of the law-whieh he, of course,
will have to work out in durance vile, say about IL
months. On the same day. a pig case came up be-
tween two natives, and occupied several hours. The
value of the property in dispute was small, but the
principle enunciated by the Magistrate in his decision
is worth recording. The pig had repes&dly tres
passed on the taro patch of a poor old kanaka, and
after losing all patience at the frequent destruction
of his little property, and repeated warnings to the
owner of the beast, the old fellow catching it in the
act, attacked and cut it with an 90. Owner brings an
action for ten dollars damages. The decision was
that the old man shall pay $3.50 damages for cutting
piggy, ON condition that the latter was turned over
to him. And the Magistrate took occasion to say
that any owner of swine who allowed them to 60
loose to trespass ON other peoples premises, would get
no sympathy in that Court. 1t is a remarkable fact
that nobody appeared in the Court for drunkenness
on the morning of July 9th.
FIREMEN's Demonstrating to the fact that Mr..
Hughes. Foreman of No. /, and Mr.. Boyd, of No. A,
had been chosen respectively as LIST and End Assistant
Engineers of the Fire Department, the companies
10th as they were to part with the leaders who had
for years SO efficiently led their organizations and
brought them to their present state Of discipline and
readiness for work in all respects-were compelled to
elect new officers. No. 4, essentially a native Hawai-
ian Company, elected the Hon. d. Kalakaua as
Foreman, ard Mr.. J. Kahai as Assistant. No. /
chose Mr.. Thomas X. Clark as Foreman, and Mr..
Frank w. Dunn as Assistant. The elections took
place on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of the
present week, and on each occasion there was q gen.
erous spread of good things, with songs and %toasts,
but to the good name of our fremen be it said, there
was no disorder-what cannot always be said of fire.
mems meetings in other countries. We here repeat
what We have before stated, that in point of efficiency
and zeal, our Fire Department cannot be beaten by
that of any other place of its size.
Last evening Mr.. II. /. Nolte was elected Fore
m ian of Hook and Ladder Company. in place of Mr..
c. N. Spencer, recently chosen as Chief Engineer.
L1ANA1 AGAIN-We insert another communication
about Lanai, this time from two farmers in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Gibson. Their statements are appar-
emily worthy of credit, as they are practical farmers.
We also learn from Mr.. G. that on the ID, Sd and 18th
inst. eopious rains fell on that island. The wnter
stood in ponds in the vallies ind a stream eight feet
wide, accumulated from different ravines poured into
Palawai valley for several days. Parties on the island,
state in letters received per .ActiUe, that the fall Of
rain on Lanai during the past week, equals the
heaviest Kona that has fallen in several years. Capt.
Makee's plantation and the island of Kahoolawe
have also enjoyed a copious fall of rain the present
week. - - doom .s-
SILK Worm EGGs.-California is engaging quite
extensively in growing silk worm eggs for the Euro
poan market, where of late years the eggs raised
have failed to hatch. One man in Nevada has
100 900 worms this year, and has produced 900
ounces Of eggs, worth on an average 81 per ounce.
1t pays when they bring only $3.50 per ounce. This is
a business which could be probably engaged in here,
and we hope to see some one commence it.
THAT M1RAcIE.-We insert a communication from
Torbert about the destruction of the iron slab in
the Catholic burial ground, giving his theory. How
he can assume that it occurred in broad day light,
when no one saw it done, does not appear clear to US.
If it was the act of q midnight vandal, as is fair to
presume, he will thank Bfr. 7. for the labor of prepar-
ing the argument, and as for the space which it occu-
pies. -
A DISTINGUISHED COOP Olivier,
the French Premier, drinks no intoxicating liquor of
any kind, not even wines. In his youth, he nearly
killed himself by drinking too much absinthe, and
has made up his mind to taste not and touch not any
intoxicating beverage. With such a man at the helm
Of state, the liberties of France are secure.
BENEFITS OwN, in its account of the doings on the
Sourth, says the editor Of this paper kept open :
rouse for all Good Templars and other Americans -
! singular statement. We like the institution Of
Good Templars, but we don't believe that the infer
held out that they are composed of Americans
will hold good. +.
Y The roof of the Bethel 7estry room was dis
covered ON FIRE on Monday noon, but was soon
:xtinguished by the application of two or three
buckets of water. 1t Ia supposed to have originated
a fire cracker or double ender."
= The Mission Children's Society will meet this
vening at the residence of Mr.. II. A. p. Carter, on
zukui street. - aa5 a,f9e21
e A San Francisco paper says that there are
more houses to rent in that city than at any time in
he past five years.