The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-04-15

FOR THE EAsT.-The clipper packet banks d. c..
Murray and Comet both sail for San Francisco on
Tuesday next. A pretty even match for a two thou
sand mile race. -
HE MoLoKAI LEPERs.-William Humphreys and
kaaumoana, the two leaders in the recent disturb
ance among the lepers on Molokai, were brought to
Honolulu on Thursday. We have not learned what
disposition will be made of them.
sickness ON KAUAI.-It is reported that a good
deal of sickness prevails among the natives at Koloa
and Waimea, Kauai, and a number of deaths have
occurred. The disease is fever, and resembles that
which prevailed on Maui some time ago.
MORE KAHUNA PRAcTICE.-A native man named
Kaue was arrested yesterday on a charge of prac-
ticing medicine without a license, a woman and her
infant having died under his hands. The case comes
on in the Police Court this incoming.
HE FAIR.-The Fair on Tuesday evening last, in
aid of the fund for relief of the French widows and
orphans, was well attended, and was in every respect
a success. We understand that the total receipts
amounted to 81, 800. -
A NEW SIGN.-A very handsome sign, painted by
Richards, at Benfeld's, King street, was put up
yesterday in front of Whitney's Bookstore. As a
work of art, it will compare favorably with anything
in its line anywhere.
ADMITTED TO PRAcTroE.-Mr. Edward Preston,
formerly a practitioner in the Courts of New Zealand,
from which country he brings high recommendations
was this week licensed as an Attorney and Counselor
at law in the Courts of this Kingdom.
SUMNER Misunderstanding an occasional April
shower, the weather has settled down into the usual
weather-cerulean skies and cooling trades-which
so naturally belongs to our island climate. The
evenings and early mornings are delicious for walk
ing and riding. -
RETURNED.-The brig CurIer, which sailed for
San Francisco on Tuesday last, returned yesterday
morning, having carried away her foretopmast head
on Wednesday forenoon, to windward of Kauai. She
will require new spars, and will be detained until
about Tuesday next. -
The " LIVE YANKEE."-This sloop, which was
sunk at the wharf last winter in a rain storm, was
sold at auction recently for $3.50. and bought, not
by Mr.. Thomas Clark, (who dislikes the incorrect
notoriety the Gazette gives him) but by an associa
ton of several mechanics, who are going to put her
in thorough repair. -
ADVERTISING BULLETIN.-Mr w. NJ. Wallace, the
enterprising advertising agent, has come out with
another novelty-an advertising bulletin board out
side the Post-ofice door. Each advertiser has a
separate compartment in which to set forth his
claims on the public patronage. The whole affair is
very neatly gotten up.
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.-We call attention to
the advertisement in another column, of a sale of
valuable land near the city, to take place on Saturday
next. The situation is excellent, and the prospects
are that in a few years, judging by the growth of the
city in that direction, the lots will be greatly
enhanced in value. -
"A FossIL.-Mr. J. S. Lemon has shown us a sea
shell, found at the depth of 20 feet below the surface
of the ground, in digging a well on his premises at
Kulaokahua. The shell is one of a number found,
and is of the kind known by natives as the oiepe,
that are obtained on the mud fats at Halawa. Their
presence at that depth shows that the sea once flowed
there. -
The DULL SEAsoN.-Already people are beginning
to complain of dull times, and money scarce. Most
of the spring whalers have com and gone, there be
ing but a few more to touch here, including two
from home, and their wants are soon supplied.
Aside from the occasional short-lived excitement we
NAV have from the calls of the two lines of Austria
Ian steamers, everything bids fair for a very quiet
summer. Just the time for a trip about the islands.
SCHOONER OvERDUE.-The schooner Kamaiie,
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February 9th, and has consequently been absent
over two months, is much overdue. The c. ii.
Ward, which sailed for the Guano Islands on the
18th of February, returned several weeks ago, and
sailed again on the 4th instant. She will make a
search for the missing schooner among the islands.
The Ramaile was deeply loaded with supplies and
carried a number of laborers for Jarves Island.
By INDUSTRY WE THRIvE-We were interested and
pleased the other day, at seeing a native woman
seated in the recess of a window at the Court House,
busily engaged in sewing. On inquiry we learned
that she had been subpenaed as a witness in an
eiectment case, and probably having had some pre-
vious experience of the laws delays" had come
provided with her sewing work, and so industriously
improved the hours during which she had to wait.
! Such a woman ought to make a good wife.
, ECoNoM.cAL HOUSE BUILDING.-A native living not
far from Punahou College wanted to build a hen-coop
and an adjoining watch-house. Not having himself
the requisite lumber, he appropriated from time to
time some that was handy, lying about the College
premises. The constant disappearance of small lots
of boards, shingles, etc.. and the growth of the
hen-coop and attendant shanty appeared to go on SO
| regularly together, that an investigation was the
result before the Police Magistrate last Wednesday,
when the economical builder was sent to work ior
the government for six months.
A RUNAWAY AND A SMAsH.-LastW Wednesday af-
ternoon, a native Jehu was undertaking to break in
a Young horse in a two-wheeled affair. Driving
along King street. the animal became FESTIVE, bucked
and reared. but the driver expressed his determine
ton to drive to Waikiki and " take the sulks out OF
him. Suddenly the horse took a start, and went
off in the desired direction on a furious galloP. Near
the corner of Fort street, one of the shafts Of the
vehicle broke, and the horse went into a display of
his agility in kicking and rearing highly entertain
ing to the lockers on, ending in his boiling into an
open gate near by, first pitching his driver head
foremost to the ground, along which he slid several
Yards with the momentum. Strange to say, the
only hurt he got was a considerable quantity Of skin
scraped of his legs. =
OPIUM SELLING.-The pernicious practice of using
opium is rapidly spreading among the natives.