The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-08-26
NOTES OF THE WEEK

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
TUE MOSES TAYLOR, with eight days later date:
from the East, is fully due.
s.uEp-The United States sloop-of-war james
to,on went to sea early on Monday last, bound L.
San Francisco. "
How TT STRIKES A STRANGER, is a thoughtful and
successive article from a welcome correspondent, and
will well repay the perusal.
Surpassed MURDER.-We hear the rumor that g
Cbinaman had been found dead at Onomea, Hilo
and that it was supposed be had been foully dealt
with. "
DIDN,T SUCCEED.-Tbe native who was reported
IN have committed suicide in Kona, all for love-
did not succeed in making his exit, as he was dis
covered in time by his friends to be untimely cut
down. "
FROM SYDNEY.-No newspapers from Sydney
were received by the Nebraska. and New Zealand
papers appear to utterly ignore the existence OF
the colony of New South Wales. Verbally, We
hear that the Albion, the steamer we have been
expecting in the Hall line, was detained on &C,
count of some litigation. and that the City Of Mel
bourne left Sydney for this port via Fiji, August I'd,
and is therefore now overdue.
CoNMITTED FOR TRIAI.-Samuel Nowlein, the
vouno man who caused the death OF a native at
Lahaina. on the 18th inst. by shooting him with a
| nistol having been arrested and examined before
n. Dickinson. Esq, Police Magistrate. at the in
stance of l.. McCmlly, Esq. acting for the Attorney
| General. was committed for trial at the next term
of the Circuit Court for Maui, on a charge of man.
slaughter. and was brought down in the Nehie
Merrill yesterday. "
A New RoUTE.-Those whose means and leisure
permit them to follow the pleasant Honolulu custom
of an afternoon drive or ride, like to be advised of
any new routes whereby to go and take the country
and seaside air. To such we mention that we lately
observed that n new road has heen opened from the
end of King street towards the Telegraph station.
The recent removal of a fence on Mr.. McCully's
grounds. gives a new square to drive around.
OUR TRAVELLING CoRREsPoNDENT.-We publish to-
day No. l of " Letters from Hawaii - from the pen
of a gentleman now travelling on that island. and
who proposes to make the entire tour from Hilo,
around by way of Kilauea, through Puma, Kau.
Kona and Kohala, back to Hilo. We have long
entertained the opinion that our local Journals give
too little space to sketches of scenery and life on the
other islands of the group, and we feel confident that
our present travelling correspondent will help to
dissipate the idea that Honolulu is the Hawaiian
Islands, any more than that Paris is France.
A Coasters YARN.-Here is one of Capt. WIS
yarns, which to be appreciated must be heard from his
own lips The Rev. DIR. B., who CAM here a good
many years ago, once on a passage with me, asked
what State I hailed from. l told him I didn't like to
say much about my native State. why !? said he /;
6 You don't come from the South, do you Worse
than that says l 8 a derned sight worse sWhy,
how can that be? Where do you come from p 'Well,'
says L, don't say anything about i'll don't care to
have it known. and 1 never haze said anything about
it myself, but--you won't repeat this, will your
8 No, no, of course not you may depend upon me =
6 Well, the fact isl came from Connecticut
. Why ! bless you,' said that good old man : l came
from there myself y"
THE STORM ON HAWAIIAN accounts agree that
the late storm was more severe in Kohala than else
where on the Islands. One hundred and twenty
two houses are reported as blown down in that dis
trict, and twenty-eight in Waipio. and some houses
moved eight or ten feet from the foundations. The
plantations of DIR. Wight and of the Kohala Sugar
Co., have suffered severely in buildings and grow
ing crops. The entire damage throughout Maui
and Hawaii resulting from this gale. has been
roughly estimated at $500, 600 and we do not con-
SlQer GDlS aS 100 niRu. GdhluS lutO dCCONhb II piCo-
ent actual losses together with the prospective de-
crease in produce. Hllo and Kona appear to have
escaped the wind on this occasion, and enjoyed
copious rains. -
NAvAL-H 1. Russian Majesty's corvette BoyGrin,
l8 days from San Francisco, arrived at this port on
morning, en- route for the Amoor, to which
station she will proceed in a few days. The follow
ing is a list of her officers:
Captain-B. Serkof.
Lieufenants-A Baick, A. Consevitch, w. K~otchukoff, A.
Beseloff and Count NyIoS rc.nor
ESSigatnng z.f Tederoa. h'sn0n'
She has on board as passengers, the Governor
General of Eastern Siberia and Naval Commander
in-Chief of the Siberian Flotilla, Rear Admiral Crown
and family. The Boydrin mounts seven guns, is 2oO
and carries about 100 men. She ex-
changed salutes with the shore battery Thursday
-
PURE WATER.-A native was fined in the Police
Court yesterday, and strongly admonisbed by the
Court, for fouling the water in a stream at Paiama,
to the Inconvenience and detriment of people liy-
ing below him on the same stream We notice an
advertisement in the Au Okod, native paper, pur-
porting to be from 100 and more persons. consum-
ers of the water of the stream called Kunawai. at
Palama, tabuing the washing of clothes. the tying
of horses, or other acts by which the water OF the
stream may be fouled. They declare that they
will arrest any one disobeying these rules, and
Gne them five dollars, besides prosecuting under
the law. They seem to be aware that pure water
is a necessity. =
The LANCASHIRE BELL-RINGERs.-This talented
troupe arrived yesterday by the Nebraska, en- route
for the United States, but will remain here for a
month and give some of their unique entertainments
at Buffum's Hall, opening this evening. They have
made the tour of the colonies, and have everywhere
been spoken of by the press in terms OF the highest
praise. We were present yesterday afternoon at
their private rehearsal, where we were delighted and
with their sweet music and ~faultless time
in rendering several difficult pieces. These campan-
alogians-their concord of sweet sounds viii enchant
as we'll by any other ~name-should be seen and heard
by everybody. Mr.. Holdsworth, a tenor of fame,
the troupe.
EsPLANADE WORCESTERSHIRE notice that the
pile-driver has been at work the past week, laying
the track for the mud-cars to fill in mauka of the
steamer wharf at the end OF the esplanade. The
-L--e 4 nth q 6nnhIo uvon n