The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-01-27

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learn that arrangements have been made whereby
the supply Of material will be kept up hereafter
without fail -
UxUsUALLr CoLD.-Od residents have ~murmurei
abou, the cold weather in the mornings during the
past week, but visitors from more northern climates
have enjoyed it highly, with the Thermometer down
10 56S. The wind on Thursday morning was light
from due north. and the air at sunrise fels like the
breath Of an iceberg.
From TAnuI-By the brig Susan. which arrived
Yesterday from Tahiti. We hear that business. As
usual Was very duh. Flour was scarce in The
market. the government being the only holder Of
the article. The master Of the Susan has been sick
during the cutirr passage, only being able 10 leave
lis berth yesterday.
THE STORM AT MAUL-From Wailuku we learn
that the gale blew pretty strongly from the South
ward, but no great damage to cane fields Is reported.
\ new house in process If erection was Frustrated,
loss about $3.50, and four grass houses and outhonses
blown down, and valuable trees destroyed. At Wal
hee. the church steeple was blown down, and the
bell cracked. -
Owls vs.. CHICKENS Yesterday = native brought
to the Court House an owl which he had caught
carrying of q chicken in its talOns. and shot in the
act. After shooting the robber, a ~neighbor told
him Of the circumstance of the man having been
find ten dollars the other day in the Police Court for
shooting of a gun at the owls, and 50 he came TO
report himself. with his witnesses. the dead chicken
anu tHt NuAidN wa AHN DNPNs
man to go -
MUDDY STREETS The condition Of the streets dur
ing Monday and Tuesday of this week was a subject
of universal complaint and some sharp structures
Why cannot we have a few street crossings Of stone,
so that in muddy weather pedestrians may not be
compelled TO plunge into mire ankle-1eepy Why
not, indeedl Those conveniences would follow the
institution of a city government.
THE GALE-The schooner .Hnnie hence for Kauai
-. - .-.-.- - =. yVnTu,oa on Er;lov and
landed passengers. At 5 A. NJ. Saturday morning
the gale set in from Southwark, veering TO the West,
and was obliged to slip the cable. Lay TO, to the lee
ward of the island until Monday afternoon, when she
bore away for Honolulu, arriving on Tuesday noon,
bringing back the cargo which 1t was impossible to
land. The Jennie left Waimea for holoa on Friday
p. NJ. -
SAILING OF THE NEvADA.-The steamer for the
Colonies, which had been awaiting the arrival of
the eastern mails, sailed at half-past IL O'Clock on
Sunday morning. She was quite ready to go TO sea
the previous evening, but the heavy swell that set in
over the bar at the entrance of the harbor was such
that it was deemed prudent to delay the departure a
few hours. During the morning of Sunday the
wind canted to the eastward and the swell subsidized
in a great measure.
FINGER SMAsHED.-During Sunday forenoon a M
tive laborer employed in coaling one of the steamers
got tine third finger of one of his hands smashed by
n falling lump of coal. The bone of the first joint
was broken and hung by only a piece of skin, which
was cut off with n jlcknife, and the stump bound
up. The affair got noised abroad among the people,
and by the time it had reached a mile from the dock,
the man was reported to have lost an arm or a leg,
and probably two miles out of town they had him
dead. 1t gave the opportunity for a good many re-
Aections upon the sinfulness of the men in labOring
on the Sabbath. and of the government for permit
ting it. We understand that a purse of $40 was
made up on the spot.
H,.-,- mo - r.r ~ CoA,r1oy n M
a Horse was seen lying on the ground near the foot of
the Esplanade, breathing heavily in a distressed
manner and evidently dying. On inquiring how the
animal came there, we were told that it was brought
o9 a dray about9 O'Clock i'll the morning, and it APP
peared was left there to die. Humanity would have
suggested shooting the poor brute instead of leaving
him TO gasp away his life in the hot sun in a public
place. 1t was not q pleasant spectacle to see the
thoughtless boys kicking the once faithful animal and
punching his eyes to see him struggle. Where's our
Hawaiian Society for the prevention of cruelty to an
finals? As soon as the circumstance was made known
to the police, the horse was Knocked on the head and
towed off to the entrance of the harbor.
ROBBERY FROM THE PERsoN.-This is a statutable
offense in some countries, by which we mean that
it is particularly specified in the law. 1t is seldom
or never heard of here, but a case occurred one
night this week. a man who had been eating
supper in a restaurant put a dollar down upon the
counter to pay Tor his meal. when. before the
Chinaman could pick it up. a native standing by,
grabbed it and ran ont into the street. He was
chased for a short distance. when. slipping in the
muddy street, he fell, and was compelled to give
up the dollar. a policeman who assisted in the
capture, did not arrest the thief, but for some
unexplained reason let him go. lie was said to be
drunk, which If true, was another reason Tor de-
tanning him. "
BURGLARY AGAIN.-On Monday night last, the
bedroom of Major Wodehouse, the British Com
missioner. was entered while the occupants were
asleep. and SAB in gold and two silver certif-
Gates for $50 each. stolen from a bureau drawer.
\ small piece of the front of the drawer was cut
out with a sharp knife, liberatinS the bolt Of the
lock. Entrance was apparently effected through
the parlOr window and thence to the bed room.
The Reliable has it that checks on the bank were
stolen. Silver certificates have hardly arrived at
that dignity yet. On Tuesday morning word was
sent around by the Marshal to all the stores IN the
city. with instructions to be on the lookout for the
missing certificates. and to give immediate notice
of their being seen. But as the numbers are not
known. it may be a difficult matter to identify
them. We would suggest that with Aese silver
certificates. the same plan be adG/fed as is fol-
lowed with notes of the Bank OF England. l. e.,
that the numbers be taken whenever they are
passed. and the initials of the person passing them
be placed on the back.
THE SroRM-During the latter portion of last
week the weatherwise predicted a coming Kona.
the nights being still and cold, with cOpious dews,
and a heavy swell ~tumbling in upon the reef from
seaward. On Saturday night and early Sunday
morning. copious showers fell. and mp to yesterday
p. NJ. the guage on the eastern side of the city regis
tered about 3 inches during sixty hours. The
country in this neighborhoOd atleast. was thorough
" drenched. and pasture lands and growing crops
will be vastly benefited. The wind commenced
on the morning of Saturday the goth to blow
strongly from the South, veering in squalls to s. w.
and w.
At about 4 p. NJ. Monday the wind commenced
to blow a severe gale from Southwest by west. AID
continued throughout tue night. with occasional
fierce squalls. The telegraph pole at the outer
station was blown down. aud in falling carried
away a corner of the house. Signs and veranddh
roofs in town were Frustrated. trees uprooted. and
some roofs were damaged. Beyond considerable
chatting at the wharves we hear Of no apprecidble
damage to shipping. Altogether it has been the
severest gale experienced here in many years. ard
we expect to hear of serious losses 10 growing
cane crops. |
Ar LIE BALL-On FridaY evening Of last week