The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-05-06
NoTEs OF THE WEEK.

The STEAMSHIP NEBRASKA will be due from San
Francisco with the mails. on Saturday next.
THE Next MAIL for the East will be dispatched
by the Queen Emma, to sail in all next week.
SALUrEs.-The Russian war ship exchanged
salutes with the Tedious yesterday, before entering
the port, and with the shore battery after coming
to anchor. -
CorToN FROM F1J1.-A very fine specimen of sea
island cotton has been laid on our table. from the
plantation of Messrs. Ryder Bros, of Lomaloma,
FIJI. -
NET REcEIPTs-We learn that the receipts of the
performance by the Officers Amateur Club of H. B.
NJ. SIS Jealous, for the benefit of French and Ger
man widows and orphans, amounted to the sum of
$3.50. -
INDIsPosED I've have heard the fact commented
on that none of II. NJ. IS Cabinet attended Her Majesty
the Queen to the entertainment by the officers of the
ZeaLous,-in fact no government officials were there,
not even those attached to the press. AS Artemus
Ward would enquire-Why is this thusly
THE KILAUEA is hove down, and having a new
keel put in. The new stick is of Northwest pine,
whereas it ought to have been of some hard wood
koa, for instance. And the style of putting it in, is
not exactly what it should be. The desireableness of
having the work done without delay is no doubt
considered a reason for doing it as it is being done.
ANAANA AGArN-Yesterday morning, the man in
charge of the reservoir and water supply in the val
ley discovered a paper package of ashes, placed in
the run just where the water enters the pipes. held
in position by a stone. The natives say that this is
a bit of sorcery, anaand,-a spell which is attempted
to be put upon some one, whom it is desirable to
6 pray to death" -
WANTED TO CONE BACK.-Tbe c. u. Ward, which
arrived yesterday from the Guano Islands. brought
one passenger. a C%hinGman. who was cook for the
superintendent. Just before the schooner sailed.
the Chinaman deliberately chopped off two of his
fingers with a Ratchet. in order that he might be
brought to Honolulu. A queer dodge. and one
might think " too much pork for a shilling."-No
other news by the Ward.
A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIoN.-One day last week,
DIR. Dudley, the occulist, performed au operation for
at the Queens Hospital, on a young man
named Robinson, who has been totally blind for six
years. The operation was performed in the presence
of DR.. Hillebrand, and has resulted in a perfect
success. DR.. Dudley has the reputation of being a
very skilful occulist.
FURIOUS DRIvING.-Last Tuesday, a Portuguese
driver of a milk cart was proved guilty in the Police
Court of habitually driving through the streets of
the city and over bridges at a furious pace, and fined
$25. 1t would not be a bad idea to serve some of
The draymen in the same way, who at times-par-
icularly just before Z o'clock in the morning
thunder through the streets at a reckless rate.
EAST MAUI FEMALE Substantive are informed
3y a letter from the Rev. W. P. Alexander, President
If the Board of Trustees of the above institution, that
he School will be opened about the first week in
June. The Rev. c. B.. Andrews and wife, late of La
lainaluna, have consented to take part with Miss
in conducting the School. Parents and
should be on the alert to secure the adyan-
ages now offered for educating their daughters.
THE KNIFE GRINDER We notice the advent of
'ur old friend the knife-grinder, who, after the lapse
# fifteen years, during which time he has trundled
lis machine through every county of California,
cross the plains, visited Boston, New York, Liverpool
nd Glasgow. returns again to these sunny isles of
he sea, satisfied that here he can make n fair and
living. He is far from being the needy
that Canning wrote about. The
Gazette is mistaken in thinking him a new %institu-
ion in Honolulu. Not to have known him in 1856,
rgues itself unknown,-un parUenu-as the knife
,rinder himself might say, being a Frenchman.
TOBACCO To PR1soNERs-On Monday. a soldier
vas charged before the Police Magistrate with giving
native woman, a prisoner, a piece of tobacco and
matches. Pleading guilty to the charge, he
7as sentenced to six months Imprisonment at hard
abor. The law is severe on any tampering with
The Magistrate remarked that from the
with which soldiers were brought up for
fenses, it would appear that the military, who
ught to be the ones to assist in carrying out the
lws, were recruited from among the law breakers.
SPIRIT SELLING WITHOUT LICENsE-Last Wednes-
ay, Rufus Desante, a Portuguese, plead guilty in
he Police Court to the charge of selling several half
ottles of spirits to natives. The law is imperative
q cases of this description, no discretion being
flowed in the matter of fine, and so Desante was
ondemned to pay a fine of $500, which means in
is case Imprisonment at hard labor for five years
nd a half,-unless previously discharged. There is
provision of law, not generally remembered, to the
fleet that a person imprisoned for the non-payment
f a fine, may at the expiration of one year be dis
harged by an order from any two judges before
HON it shall be proved that he is unable to pay.
NATIVE DocToRs.-Last Thursday, two more ka-
unas were brought up in the Police Court, and
ned 800 each for practicing medicine without a
cense. In this case, in addition to the usual list of
ueer compounds, the patient was treated to a course
{ cold bathing, followed by roasting over an oven of
OF stones, so hot that it extorted cries of agony,
nd burnt a hole in the flesh. The "doctor" de-
Jared that the crying out with pain was a good
ign, proving that the evil spirit which possessed the
oor woman was about to depart. Another kind of
practiced, was the thrashing about the
erson of the patient with strips of cloth, in order
drive away the spirit. 1t is really strange that SO
,uch of this kahuna business is still carried on
mong the natives,-among those too, who from
intelligence and education would be supposed
know better. The police authorities deserve no
tile credit for ferreting out and bringing to punish
these miserable trihers with life and health
ATTEMPTED SuICIDE.-Last Saturday, a man named
hea, recently from California, living in a tenement
a Maunakea street, attempted to commit suicide by
1tting his throat with a piece of glass He was
discovered before he had accomplished