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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29
Presentation,

Yesterday afternoon, His ExceIlency the Minis
ter Resident of the United States presented to
Captain Thomas Long, of this city, a beautiful
gold watch, in the name of the American Govern
ment. The following letter, which accompanied
the present, explains itself. The watch is a mag
niicent, heavy gold-cased chronometer, richly
chased with emblems Of California, and bearing
within the case the following inscription ga
testimonial to Captain Thomas Long, from the
U. S. Government, in recognition of services rem
dered the crew of the SaginaO." A beautiful
present indeed,-one to be priced as an heir
loom.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
HONOLULU. April 18th. 1871.
To Captain Thomas Long, late Commander steamer
..hdduea.;i
SR:-In the name and behalf of the Govern
ment of the United States OF America. l have the
pleasant duty to present to you herewith, Il gold
watch of American manufacture. suitably in
scribed, in token of its appreciation OF your gen.
erous, disinterested and valuable services. rend-
cred voluntarily, and with some personal sacrifice,
as Commander of the steamer hiIdued. when sent
by order OF his Hawaiian Majesty in December
last, TO rescue the officers and crew belonging to
the u. 5. steamer SdgtRdl0, wrecked on Ocean
Island. That object you happily and successfully
accomplished, with great skill as Il seaman and
navigator. and with the exhibition of that peculiar
knowledge and experience necessary to contend
successfully with the dangers and difficulties at
tending IA landing on a reef-bound atol, like that
of Ocean Island.
The Hon. Secretary of the U. S. Navy, and Rear
Admiral John \. Winslow. Commanding u. S.
Pacific Fleet, are informed of and acknowledge the
value OF your services.
1 am, Sir, very respectfully your obi. Servt.
HENRY A. PIERCE.
lT.say,. DoasIo- II -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

R~ETURNED.-The schooner Rdmaiie, which sailed
yesterday morning for Jarves Island, sprung a leak
on getting to sea, and returned during the forenoon.
The leak viii be repaired with but a short delay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, viii be the next steamer
from Sydney, leaving May 4th, for San Francisco,
via the Fits and Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Mission CHLDREN's SoCIETY.-A meeting of the
Society will be held this evening, at Punahou.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

DEFERRED Owing to press of matter, we are
compelled to defer until next week GA Chapter on
Royalty and a communication respecting the Y.
NJ n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29
SALMON.

200 BARRELS AND HALE
barrels OF Choice Columbia River salmon. 10
JANE A FALKINBERG. This lot OF salmon
. ne best Packers on the Columbia Riyer-for
" wa Be sold At fair prices By
WALKER a ALIEN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

THE AMATEUR, A REPOSITORY OF Music, LITERA-
TURE AND ART.-This is the title of a new neatly
printed quarto, published monthly at Philadelphia,
at the low price of one dollar per annum; besides
being replete with excellent reading matter, it has
all the latest musical and art news, and two pieces of
new music in each number. Mr.. c. S. Barlow, of
this city, will receive subscriptions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

L. o. G. TAT a regular meeting of Queen
Emma 3" Lodge, No. 2, held on Monday evening,
Oath inst, the following officers were elected for the
ensuing term John Sweetman, W. c. T.; Mrs. Fl.
B. Townsend, W.. V. T.; Henry Smith, W. s.; j. w.
Mcclure, w. T.; n. K. Kaiwi, W. F.. S.; Richard NJ.
Brash, W. NJ; Mrs. Fuller. W. ]. G.; ]. Hitchings,
w. O. G.; F. B. Swain, P. W. {. 7.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29
CRANBERRIES
HAMS

ERIOR LOT OF CRANRERRIES-
70 AMI half barrels For sale by
WALKER & ALLEN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29
THE PACIFIC
A00ertiser,
Y, APRIL %.

PHASES OF THE Moon FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1871
HoNoIuIU MEAN TINE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29
FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET.
TO LET.


- THE HOUSE LATELY OCCUPIED BIZ
ia H. A. Widemann, on Judd Street Apply to
E4A d3 J. L RICHARDSON.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

TAG STEALING.-The other day an old native was
brought up in the Police Court for stealing a dOg-tag.
and sent to prison for one month. Subsequently. he
was proved guilty of the larceny of a second tag,
wher eupon he got six months more servitude-seven
in all-and all the dogs will say, served him right,
to meanly deprive a poor canine of his life insurance
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

LIvELY.-Thursday was a day of unusual sensa-
tons for ordinarily dull Honolulu. First we heard
the arrival of the Jealous during the previous night,
then the advent of Her Majesty Queen Emma from
Kauai, and the coming in of the California mail
steamer. The streets were enlivened by an unwonted
number of pedestrians, and the wharves put on an
appearance of business.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

ST. GEORGES SocIETY.-The annual meeting and
supper of this Benevolent Association tskes place
this evening, at the Armory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

ARRIVAL OF THE sZEALoUs.'-H B. MSS. s.
Jealous, carrying the flag of Rear Admiral F%arquhar,
arrived at this port and anchored outside at 81
O'Clock on Wednesday night last. She is AZ days
from Paita, having sailed from Valparaiso on the 9th
of February, and in the interim visited Coquimbo,
africa, Islay, and Callao. A food had occurred at
Pats, such as had not been experienced in forty
years, the town being submerged, houses full of mud,
the inhabitants padding about the streets in canoes,
while dead aligators lay along the beach.
The Jealous is armor plated. 3716 tons burthen,
500 horse power, 20 guns and has on board 564
souls all told. She will remain here about a week,
before proceeding to San Francisco, en- route for
Victoria. Statutes were exchanged between the ship
and the battery on Thursday. The following is a list
of her officers
Rear Admiral ARTHUR FARoUHAR,
FHag Lieut-Stuart H.. Hickman,
Secretary-Richard Williams.
clerk to ec.-Matthew Wellington,
C~a7tain-Francis a. Hume,
Lieu,sna1t' I'M suan E; E ~ E Wiim StaT Rerina SaT mi
Thornton, Thomas Ramsbotham,
Mar. Lieut-John J. A. Grayener,
End Capt. Marine Art1Arth9r FRENCH EDWARD D. ."
SfGF Surgeon-John T. U. Bremmer,
PGvrunster-John Tweedie,
NaU. Instruc~Rober h. a. Z. Nelson,
S4S<Lieag~Alexande Barring, John A. Igns, L L1fEsd :
Ell. Eliot, Edward P. Hooker, Frederick 4. SLacAeii' Anreo a
Isst. Sargeon-Mathew Tresan' Edward T. Lloyd James
A Allen, Nu;r
- Ball, Valentine Horne, Thomas B.
Jordan. Wiiliaaa J. Canter, Walter II. Brimfeld, William J..
Forbes. Benjamin F. Lewarn,
6uyHer L CL-Henry Wallis,
goatstc1in , CL-Thomas Rowe,
chief C0ypenter-Samuel Warn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G. PecheI, Harry Z. Martin, Francis
s Ommanney, Arthur NJ Farquhar. Charles s. Elton, Fred
erick- E. Strickland, Herbert L. Messum, Charles E: Pyne,
Douglas A. Wright, George L. Sunderland. Andrew L. Murray,
Arthur G. Allen, Henry c. A. Baynes, Francis p. Taylor,
Arthur 4. NJ. Creagh, James p. Montgomery, Powlett II. E.
Frederick S. ~Inglefeld, Thomas v. Greet,
Rdu. MidshiBmGn-Eland II. Fl, Mossom,
~CIerk-George A. Hoskyn, Frelrick Elton VIM. c. Gllies-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-29

New PUBLICATIONS IN HAwAIIAN.-Whitney has
laid on our table a new edition each of = lexander's
Hawaiian Grammar, and the Hawaiian Phrase Book,
revised and enlarged. For students of the language,
the first is a valuable Udde mecum, and speedily i'm
parts a correct insight of the genius and construction
of Hawaiian. To new corners, who have natives in
their employ, as domestics especially, the Phrase
Book is invaluable, while properly, the two books
should 90 together.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
Wit and HumOr.

A DELIGHTED hearer observed of n
very brilliant talker that the flash of
his wit was followed close by the peal of
applause. ...
A YOUNG lady who was perfectly thun-
derstruck at hearing of her friends en-
gagement, has since been provided with
a lightning-rod.
"Do YOU understand me ow?' thun-
dered one of our city pedagogues to an
urchin at whose head he threw an ink
stand. "I have got an ink-ling of what
you mean," replied the boy.
A TRAVELLER being in coffee-house
house with some gentlemen, was largely
drawing on the credulity of the COM
pany. "Where did you say all these
wonders happened, sir?" asked gen
tleman present. @ can't exactly say"
replied the traveller, "but somewhere
in Europe-Russia think" 81 should
rather think ITALY," returned the
other. .....
A YOUNG minister whose reputation
for veracity was not very good, once
ventured to differ with an old doctor of
divinity as to the efficacy of the use Of
the rod. "Why," said he, "the only
time my father ever whipped me it was
for telling the truth" "Well," retort-
ed the doctor, Hit cured you of it, didn't
t?"
AN old Scotch lady was told that her
minister used notes. She disbelieved
it. Said one, eco into the gallery and
see.n She did so, and saw the written
sermon. After the luckless preacher
had concluded his reading on the last
page he said: But will not enlarge"
The old woman cried out from her lofty
position: eye Gamma, ye Gamma for
yer papers give oout." .........
A LONG NosED, thin -shanked old maid
appeared at the door of farmers house
in Iowa the other day, and wanted the
farmers wife to subscribe to some wo-
mems newspapers and sign a petition
for woman suffrage. The wife called
out, FCharles, Tom, Richard, Lucy,
Jane ~ and was soon surrounded by a
crowd of rosy-cheeked children. She
then turned to her visitor and said,
"Have YOU any of these ?" MOP
was the sharp reply. "Then," replied
the buxom wife, +" 60 get a few, and
afterwards come to me about woman's
rights, if you feel like it,"
AN old negro made application at one
of the public buildings in Washington,
a short time since, for something to eat,
and claimed that he had right to come
there for victuals. The head of the de-
partment was called in, who asked the
darkey upon what right he based his
claims. "Why," said the sable repre-
sentative of the Fifteenth Amennd-
ment, 81 understand dar's provisions
in de constitution for de colored folks,
and I haven't had de fust crum."
A COLLEGE professor of natural philo-
sophy was badgering the senior class in
optics. The point under illustration
was, that strictly and scientifically
speaking we see no objects, but their
images are depicated on the retina. The
worthy professor, in order to make mat
ters plain, said to the wag of the class,
Mr.. jackson, "Did you ever see your
father ?' Bill replied promptly, " No,
sir" please explain why you never
saw your father" Because" replied
Mr.. Jackson, gravely, "he died before
I was born, sir"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
The Dome OF the Capitol.

The dome of the Capitol in Washing
ton is the most ambitious structure in
America. 1t is 108 feet higher than the
Washington Monument at Baltimore,
68 feet higher than that of Bunker Hill,
and % feet higher than the Trinity
Church tower at New York. 1t is vast
hollow sphere OF iron weighing S,0OO,-
200 pounds. How much is that? More
than 1000 tons, or about the weight of
10000 full grown people, or equal to
900 laden coal cars, which, holding
four tons each, would reach two miles
and half
Directly over your head is a figure in
bronze, "America," weighing 1885
pounds. The pressure of the iron dome
upon its piers and pillars is l3,477
pounds to the square foot. st. Peter
presses nearly 10000 pounds more to
the square foot, and st. Genevieve, IN
Paris, $4,000 pounds more. 1t would
require, to crush the supporters of our
dome, a pressure of 755,270 pounds to
the square foot. The cost wasfabout
ST., 100000. The new wings cost $6, 6,5O0,-
900. The architect has a plan for re-
building the old central part of the
Capitol and enlarging the park, which
will cost about So, 100000.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
The Latest Church Trouble.

A singular church controversy, out OF
which lawsuit has grown, is going on
at Albany, N. Y. The action is brought
by Emma j. Beckett to recover dam
ages from Edward S. Lawson and an
other, for false imprisonment. 1t APP
pears that the plaintiff, who is the wife
of DR.. Beckett, formerly sang in the
choir of Grace Church, corner of Wash
ington avenue and Lark street, in AL
bany. But being one evening requested
to sing a portion of the church service
which she had never sang before, it is
alleged she refused, and leaving the
choir, took a seat among the congrega-
ton, where she continued to sing as be-
fore. The Erpress adds:
On the 4th of April, 1869, while she,
with her husband, was sitting among
the congregation singing as usual, the
defendants, being officers of the church,
as is alleged, took umbrage thereat, and
going out, secured the services of an Of
fcer They informed him that the
plaintiff was disturbing the congrega-
ton by her singing, and they desired
her arrest. The officer went into the
church, and calling the Doctor out, re-
quested him to bring Mrs. Beckett out.
The Doctor did SO, and both of them
were escorted to the Fourth Precinct
Station House. Captain Brennan, on
their arrival, after inquiring into the
matter, decided that there was not suf-
fcient cause for arrest, and allowed
them to depart. Mrs. Beckett, there
fore, brings this action to recover for
the alleged false imprisonment. The de-
PENDANTS in their answer set up gen
eral denial, and claim they did not make
the arrest.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
How Mosquitoes Bite.

The mosquito has a proboscis like an
elephant, only not so large. 1t will,
however, look nearly as large under a
good microscope. He cannot do as
many handy things with it as the ele-
phant can with his, but he can cause a
| good deal of annoyance in a small way
with it. 1t is hardly the thing to say
that the mosquito bites us, for he has
no teeth. The microscope reveals the
fact that he carries pair of scissors in
side OF his proboscis-the neatest and
sharpest little cutting tools you ever
saw. He gets his living by these. They
are two delicate blades, and are placed
alongside each other. When he is
ready to make meal off OF us, he first
buzzes around with those beautiful
wings and sings pleasant little song.
If we let him quietly settle down, he
picks out a place on our skin which is
just to his liking. He is very delicate
about it. When he gets ready he puts
his proboscis down, pushes the little
scissors out, and makes a neat cut. so
that he can suck the blood out. Chen
he drinks as much blood as he wants,
and is done his dinner. But he does
NV AOseNO JCp' AiO 10 SOl1S w pay AlS
bill. He has taken our blood, and he
will leave us something in exchange for
it. With all his faults, he is an honest
little fellow-after his fashion. He has
the pay in his pocket, ready to squeeze
out before he goes. 1t is poison, but
that makes no difference to him. 1t is
the best he has to give us. His poison
pocket is at the head of his proboscis,
and at the lower end of his proboscis he
has another little pocket, into which
he puts poison enough for one dose.
This poison is very powerful. A very
little makes the place where the mos
quito puts it very sore. After he has
sucked our blood he puts the drop of
poison into the place he took the blood
from. 1t is not the bite or cut that the
mosquito makes that hurts us, but the
dropping of this powerful poison into
our flesh. If this mosquito were large
enough to give powerful dose of this
poison, it would be bad for us. If he
were as big as kitten, and his poison
as strong in proportion, bite from him
would kill us.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
Not to be Beaten.

A New Hampshire man and man
from Ohio CHANGED to meet at public
dinner in New York. The man from
Ohio suggested to him of the Granite
State that it might be advantageous for
him to remove to the West, especially
if he proposed to follow the pursuit of
farmer. The Yankee could not see it;
there was no State in the Union equal
to New Hampshire. He of the Buck
eye State could not agree to this. Ohio
was inferior to New Hampshire in no
respect, while in many respects she was
superior. The Yankee demanded to
know a superior feature. The Buckeye
commenced to enumerate; but as fast
as he presented his claims of superiori-
ty, his antagonist unhesitatingly swept
them away by bold and vigorous declar-
ations to the contrary. At length, when
all other sources Of argument had been
exhausted, the Buckeye confidently OBJ
served
"You will at least allow that Ohio
Justly claims superiority over New
Hampshire in point of the extent of the
territory p
"No, STRIP promptly and emphatic
ally responded the Yankee. Your State
spreads out because it is fat Look at
the mountains of New Hampshire !!
Goodness mercy Just roll 'em out fiat
and they'd make territory enough to
cover up the whole of Ohio and fill up a
big slice of Lake Erie -
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
A MIDNIGHT CALL.

Mr.. Pemberton Pitchley is a bachelor,
without recourse, as they say, CONNER
cially. There is a rumor floating about
that Pitchley was once crossed in love,
and that from the hour of this occur
cident in the life of Penn, which l am
about to relate, rather confirmed this
rumor, or, at any rate, argues that at
one period of his life he must have ex-
perienced a tender affection.
Mr. Pemberton Pitchley had been to
the theater, and was just fortunate
enough to land himself in his snug lit
tie bedroom at twenty minutes past
eleven, p. M, as the rain came down in
drenching series of showers, which,
though, strictly speaking, could not be
called cats and dogs, must have trou-
bled, sensibly, all those animals that
happened to be out at that hour. Penn
had to be early to the store, next morn
ing, and with little touch of remorse
at giving way to dissipation and late
hours under such circumstances, he
went through the various mechanisms
of preparation, and exactly as the hands
of the clock pointed to twenty minutes
of twelve, popped into his bed. Penn
couldn't help thinking, as he nestled
himself down costly among the feathers,
what a blessed thing it was on such a
cold, dreary, rainy night to have feath-
ers to nestle among; and how much
better it was to have ones feathers to
ones self; and how good it was to be
all alone in a quiet, cozy room, in a
quiet by-street; and-Ugh Almost
asleep-How [ shall enjoy it tonight ;
and" What the deuce is that p and
Penn sat straight up in bed, wakened
thoroughly by knock that, in quiet
s. street, sounded more like an
earthquake than anything else.
"Confound that fellow Must be
knocking to get in somewhere. Lost
his night-key, suppose. May be he's
drunk"
"Knock! knock knock p
Z" BY George | can't stand this. That
fellow will keep me awake all night.
There he goes again !"
And there he did go again, sure
enough, with a double rat-a-tat. Penn
stood it for ten minutes, and then out
he jumped from his warm bed. A
glance showed him the state of affairs
in an instant.
"'Pon my soul, it's somebody trying
to get into that house opposite, where
the new tenants are. Got travelling
bag too. Pretty hour of the night this
for people to be trying to get into houses
with carpet-bag. Something's got to
be done, or that fellow won't let me go
to sleep tonight. Lord, how it rains p
"Knock knock knock p
ooh, thunder | can't stand this
Here, you, sir p and Mr.. Pemberton
Pitchley threw up the sash, with bang.
4 Do you know you're keeping all the
neighborhood awake 2"
"Oh, pickles r' responded a gruff
voice outside.
PicklesY What's pickles got to do
with it? The man that supplies 'em
with pickles can't certainly come at
this time of night. Well, sir, pickles
or no pickles, you must stop that
knockingr'
"Must I? Well, that's rich p re-
sponded the voice. "The doors the
door of my own house, and I'll knock
spots out of it if please y
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23
ImDOrtant Decision.

A Main Judge has recently laid down
the law in regard to the obligation OF
common carriers. The suit was brought
against a railroad company, by passen-
ger, who, on being asked by the conduc-
tor for his ticket, which had been preyi-
ously demanded and given up, was, in
consequence of the short memory OF
that official, greeted by, him with
threat of splitting his head open, accom-
panied by the shaking Of fist in close
proximity to his face. There was no
physical assault, but such an attack the
law regards as technical assault, ana
as it proved that the employers OF the
conductor, on being informed OF the
fact, did not discharge the man, but
still kept him in his position, the Court
instructed the jury that the case was
one of exemplary damages. The jury
accordingly retu ned a verdict of $S ,000,
which the Appellate Courts, sustaining
the decision of the first Judge, refused
to set aside.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-23

IT MAY reasonably be assumed, we
think, that the Senate will not be in
haste to begin another newspaper in
vestigation. The signal failure of that
to ascertain how the English American
treaty was obtained, will at least stand
for many years as warning against
undue inquisitiveness on the part of the
senatorial mind Persons who wish to
learn how great daily journal is con-
Quoted must do so by hard and costly
experience,-it is branch of knowledge
which cannot be taught orally in six les
sons, as the Senate discovered to its
confusion. This late inquiry may also,
we hope, do something to upset the
humbug of secret sessions. Private dis
cussion of some questions is well enough
if it can really be made private but the
people are, after all, the true rulers, and
not many things can safely be kept from
their cognizance. Years have demon
strated that they are sure to get what
they wish-if not in one way, then III
another; and the time has come when
the Senate ought seriously to consider it
it would not be we'll to abolish secret
sessions altogether. They have become
a farce and an aggravation, and are re-
Gently without any good result what
soeVer,