The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-04-20

POETRY. by "Hagar Heath will appear in our
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fhREAL ESTATE AUCrIoN.-Bartow sells real estate
Kauluwela to-day. This tract will make vaiua-
bla building. lots when School street is extended.
. 6s- A War steamer, supposed 10 be II. Il. Ms.
Scout. was seen from the schooner Prince on Thurs
= The regular monthly meeting OF the Ha-
waIan Mission Children Society will be held this
evening at d o'clock at the residence Of Mrs. 7
Jones. "
CROWDED QUA large quantity of interesting
matter prepared for this issue is unavoidably crowded
out. which will compel the printing of a supplement
next week. =
CASHMERE GoArs-We notice that Mr.. Nebeker
has imported by the IOhOHgO, several Cashmere
valuable bleed-to be placed on the
ranch at Laie, koolauloa.
I CHEAP WHARF.-THE price charged by the water
boats tor supplying shipping was formerly IL cents
per gaIlon-opposilion has recently brought 1t
down to a halt a cent.
CHILD DRowNED.-On Monday last a little ma
tive child, about two years old, while playing about
in the premises adjoining the Palace, fell into the
open fountain, unObserved by any one, and was
found drowned. =
A MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT will be given in the
Vestry of the Fort Street Church, on Thursday
evening, April 25th, the proceeds to deiray the
debt remaining on the Piano belonging TO the
.. Ladies' Benevolent Society," The admission fee
will be so cents. Music will commence at a O'Clock.
Han. STnRM.-At MakawaO, on the lst inst, they
had the rarity for these attitudes of a shower OF
hail. lasting half an hour. The stones fell abund-
antly the size OF IL large marble. Hail is known by
the natives as huahekai-literally, the seed OF
thunder. -
FROM KAUAI.-The RTIauea, which left on Thurs
day p. m. and returned on Sunday morning, made
the circuit of Kauai. At Nawiliwili, the surf was
unprecedentedly heavy, and 1T was with no little
difficulty and some danger that q few passengers
embarked, a number giving up the attempt. The
trades were blowing fresh from the eastward, which
the Kauaians say was the cause OF the unusual swell.
The Organ" with its usual reliability. informs
is readers in its last issue, that " the bark Ceyt0n
will be ready to sail this week for CallaO.' This
is about as reliable as the Gazette generally is upon
any subject. We are not aware that any such
vessel was in port. The clipper ship Syren Is load
ing for Callao, and will sail shortly, which is doubt
less the vessel alluded to.
HNARRow ESCAPE FROM FRE.-Hinds' Mill, at
Hamakuapoko, East Mani, bad a narrow escape
from fire on Friday, the 18th inst. Some tirewOod
had been placed over the boiler, in order to dry,
it having got wet with rain. and after a time it be-
came heated and took fire, blazing mp quite briskly.
Discovered in time, it was luckily extinguished
with a few buckets OF water.
CRUELTY TO Enthusiastically in the Police
Court a native was fined So for cruelty tying up
the mouth of a pig which he was carrying along
the street, so that the creature could barely breathe.
The Magistrate took the occasion to observe that
he should invariably and severely set has lace
against any unnecessary cruelty to a dumb animal,
and wished everybody to so understand.
LOST HIS ALL.-One of the steerage passengers
from Australia by the Nebraska, took a sea bath
NIorp;nr rnnrDiDp paar the end of the Panhandle
leaving his clothes containing his money-the saw
ings Of several years-On the stones of the wharf. On
his return the money, consisting OF lO6 sovereigns,
or $3.50, was missing. 1t was in n buckskin bag and
attached to u belt. No one was seen near the spot at
the time, and the theft must have been very skilfully
and quickly done. |
SALE OF THE DEvoNsHIRE.-The hull of this ship
was sold at auction on Saturday last, as she lay at
the old custom house wharf, and brought s. ,T75-
decidedly q bargain-Mr. Jas. L. Dowsett being the
purchaser. She is said to be about thirty years old,
was built for a packet between New York and Liver
pool, and was in the famed "Black-ball line" She
will doubtless be broken up, and will make q great
deal of frewood, to say nothing of the valuable cop
per and iron that will be got out of her. The entire
sale amounted to about $4,000.
THE NEBRASKA sailed at 10 O'Clock on Tuesday
morning for San Francisco, seventy-fiVe men having
been employed all Monday night in re-loading the
large freight brought by her from Australia and
which had been previously discharged. She repre-
Sented valuable ana important interests as Sne Sdlie1
away across the ocean, full of precious lives, rich
cargo, and large mails. Captain Harding Informed
us that he expects to arrive in San Francisco on the
25th inst, and leaving again on the 9th, arrive
here on his return Monday morning, May 9th.
RESCUE CLAIMs.-The United States Treasury De-
partment has paid the claim of owners, masters and
crews of the whaleships which last year, at the sac
rihce of their voyages, brought home the wrecked
sailors of the Arctic fleet. The amount allowed is
S35 in gold for the food and transportation of each
man, making a total transmitted to New Bedford for
this purpose of $31, 500. A memorial, setting forth
all the facts in the case, and asking for further relief
from Congress for the loss incurred IN giving up the
voyages of the rescuing ships, has been presented in
the House Of Representatives.
ACCIDENT FROM GIANT POWDER We learn from
Capt. West of the schooner Prince, arrived yester-
day from Kona, Hawaii, that the Hon. S. K. Kaai,
member elect of the Legislative Assembly for North
Kona, met with q very severe accident recently,
whereby he has lost his right hand. He was engaged
In fishing, and was using giant powder, a charge
exploding in his hand, while he was in the net OF
throwing it into a shOal of fish, scattering the bones
of the hand and wrist so that it had to be amputated.
He was doing well at last accounts, under the care OF
Doctor Sanders. This is the third or fourth serious
accident from the same cause and in the same region
of Hawaii, that has been chronicled during q year
past. -
SA~LUrEs.-Since the war vessels have been in port,
any quantity Of g~un-powder has been fired away in
sslutes to foreign consuls and Hawaiian officials.
We were not obliged, after the fashion of our cotem-
porary the other day, TO hunt for a reliable source OF
Information as to who and what the noise was ABOUT
we could stand on the wharf and see the distin-
guished individuals 60 and come. Among the others
who received their quantum Of noise from the French
frigate La FYore the other day, were our townsmen,
DR.. Hoffman, and c. S. Barlow, Esq, who fill the
consular positions respectively of Austria and Chile
On Saturday last, their Excellencies the members Of
His Majesty's Cabinet, consisting of Messrs. Harris
HutehisOn, Phillips and Smith, visited the frigate,
and were saluted on their departure with fifteen
guns. -
HIS MAJESTY THE KING visited the French frigate
La E20re yesterday at one O'Clock. He was &C
companied by Her Majesty Queen Emma and His
Honor the Chancellor of the Kingdom, their Excel
lencies the Cabinet Ministers their Excellencies
the Governors Of Oahu and Kauai Hon. Judge
Widemann, His Majesty's Chamberlain, and Mem
bers of the staff Hon. Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Allen
! Mrs- umtchisnn- Mrs. Phillins. Mrs. Smith. Ms.