The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-10-08

e II. B. NJ. S. Ringdore will sail for Yokohama
early on Monday morning.
MAsoNIC.-A special meeting of Hawaiian Lodge
No. 81 F. g. A. NJ, will be held at their rooms,
Makee's building, on Monday evening, at u O'Clock.
CoNcERr.-It is announced by Mr.. Havell that he
will give a farewell concert, on Thursday evening
next, at Buffum's Hall. See programme.
g The attention of our readers is directed to the
new advertisements, in tO-day's paper, of late impor-
tations of merchandise of all kinds.
- An Auction Fair, for the benefit of the Ger
man Sanitary Fund, will be held in the Olympic
Hall, on Saturday evening, October 22d. See adver-
tisement in another column.
= We are requested by the Marshal to say that
the attendance of the foreign jurors, summoned for
this term of the Supreme Court, will be required on
Monday morning next, at 10 A. NJ.
e The Young mems National Christian Confer
ence, at Indianapolis, have selected the second Sab
bath of November as a day of prayer throughout the
world for these Associations.
CHALLENGE.-We hear that Engine Company No.
4 has challenged Mechanic No. 2, and which has
been accepted, to try their /" muscle on the capacity
of their respective machines in throwing the
highest stream. -
~ The scientific exhibition at Kawaiahao Church
last evening, given by Prof. J. R. Kinney, was both
amusing and instructive, and was highly appreciated
by a large and respectable audience. The expert
ments were very successful.
For THE VoLCANo.-Parties who intend visiting
the volcano by the steamer RiLauea, should make it
known to the agent, Mr.. C. II. Judd, as soon as posi-
BILE, so that he may provide accordingly. The steam
er will leave here on next Monday afternoon, at 4:3O
promptly. -
- We would call attention to the meeting to be
held at the Court House at 7 O'Clock this evening TO
hear the report of S. G. Wilder Esq, upon his mis-
sion to China to procure laborers. The invitation is
to all who feel sufficient interest in the labor question
to attend. -
e 1t the Theatre, this evening, Mr.. Rayner
offers a very attractive programme, which will no
doubt be rendered in good style.
Also, on Monday evening there will be n perform
ance given/dnder distinguished patronage, on which
occaslop1 well selected programme will be provided.
THE FUNERAL PRoCEssIoN.-The funeral of Her
late Majesty Queen Dowager Kalama will take place
this morning at IL O'Clock. According Dthe pro-
gramme the procession will form on Richard street,
between Palace Walk and King street, at 10 o'clock,
under the direction of the Governor of Oahu. Her
remains will be deposited in the Royal Mausoleum,
in Nuuanu valley. -
THE MITRALLEURs.-A recent Connecticut paper
asserts that the " Mitralleurs,' - used by the French
in the present war, and of which we gave q de-
scription in our last, was invented in Hartford, ten
years ago, and was known as the " Calling gum"
and that the French have appropriated it. However
this may be, the revolving cannon appears not to
have been so effective as was anticipated, for the
Prussians captured 100 of them at Sedan.
THE CANDID WITNEss.-On Friday afternoon. much
amusement was created in the Supreme Court by a
very elderly Hawaiian gentleman, called in a native
ejectment suit. The old man in a former suit be-
tween the parties had been witness for the plaintiff,
and was again called in the present action by him,
but it would appear, that for some reason or other,
he had changed his colors, and when asked if he did
not state so-and-so in the former trial, quickly re-
piled, Yes, 1 was one of these witnesses on that
occasion, who lied for your CLIENT" Here a general
smoker, including the whole house ensued. amid
which the witness was withdrawn, the learned Coun-
sci declining any further examination.
THE BARK STERLING.-This vessel, 14 days from
New York, consigned to Mr.. G. A. Williams, put in
at Waiakane, on the south side of the Island Of
Molokai, in distress. She encountered a severe
southeast gale to the southwark of Hawaii, in which
she labored fearfully for forty-eight hours, when the
wind suddenly chopped round to the opposite point
of the compass, blowing away ten sails. She dropped
anchor, at the first land made, which was as above
stated. The crew, with the exception of two men,
were entirely exhausted and unable to do duty. The
ship was in a bad place, and had not sufficient room
to put out twenty-five fathoms of chain, so that she
might swing to clear the rocks. The Captain (Hiram
Harding) Immediately lowered a boat with the two
men and his wife, pulled fifteen miles to the wind
ward till reaching Kaunakakai. Here he was for
tunate in finding one of our experienced coasters,
Captain Fountain, who on the following morning
rode fifteen miles with thirteen men, took charge,
and with his gang rescued the ship from her danger
Gus position, got under weigh and arrived safely at
Honolulu. We understand from Captain Fountain
that the ships hull was not damaged, but that the
main-top-mast, fore-top-mast, jibboom and main-top-
gallant-mast was sprung. Much praise is due Capt.
Fountain for the promtness with which he acted in
repairing on board and aiding the distress ship.
ROYAL HAWAIIAN THEATRICAL this Temple of
Thespis, on Tuesday evening, we made one of a small
but appreciatiye audience to witness the performance
of Nh. Rayner and Mr.. Neil, in rendering scenes and
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gentlemen are no novices in their profession. The
churchyard scene from Hamlet was good, but the
jealousy scene from the third act of Othello was still
better, by Mr.. Rayner, well supported by Mr.. Neil
as Iago. The gradual dawning upon the mind of
the Moor of what he believes to be the ~infdelity of
his wife, till worked up to the final pitch of jealous
passion, under the effect Of the subtitle poisoning of
Isgo, was well portrayed. Other Rotations in COS
tune were also given by Mr.. Nell, but the above
were undoubtedly the gems of the evening; we wish
the performers at their next exhibition a fuller house,
and when the whalers come in, should these gentle
men remain, they might, we think, rely upon good
patronage, for to these web-feet a place of rational
amusement in Honolulu is a great treat.
SOMETHING New UNDER THE SUN-THE Press AND
PRoGREss.-As long as the press has existed in this
kingdom as one of the recognized estates, still it was
left for a late arrival, now a confrsre Of a leading
journal in this city, to show the ancients the proper