The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-24
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SATURDAY, AUGUST "a.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The STEAMERS from San Francisco and Auckland
are both due-the former with eighteen days later
Eastern and European news.
\ NEW NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY pAY.-We learn
that the I'd Of September has been suggested IS a
German National Holiday. Heretofore the Ger
mans have had no special fss day on which 10 eel
citrate their existence as q Nation.
TEMPERANcE-Mr. Thos. Tannait, Worthy Chief
Templar of Ultima Thule Lodge, No. /, L O. O.. T.,
delivered an interesting address on Total Abstinence,
before the members of the order and the public. last
evening Al the Bethel Church.
4 THE RELIABLE makes itself merry at our expense
over q mis-Spelt word, and IN the same column,
spells Ola Podrida, in one edition, Oio Podidra,
and in another Ola Podidra. "You pays your
money and you takes your choice"
SUNDAY EvESISGs.-The beneficial effects of the
new law, in reference to coffee saloons, is already
noticeable, and we rejoice TO see one more source of
moral degradation removed by the closing Of those
places on Hotel and Nuuanu streets, once haunted
by the Migrants of our society on Sunday evenings.
PROFESSOR PLUMNER.-The Professor having re-
turned from Maui, proposes 10 give one more of his
pleasing entertainments at Butfum's Hall on Mon
day evening, Aug. 26th. We advise our readers to
go and enjoy q hearty laugh for that evening. Give
him a bumper. -
RuMoRED DEATH FROM VIoLENCE.-Report was
brought from Waialua yesterday morning that q
woman had died there the day before under circum-
stances that led to the belief of foul play on the
part of her husband. Deputy Marshal Dayton at
once proceeded to Waialua to investigate the affair,
but had not returned at the hour of going to press.
FATAL AccIDENT.-We learn that last week. a ma
tive boy by the name of Kama, formerly of Waia-
lua Oahu, but who has been residing on Maui for
about ten months, while climbing on the pals at
Waihee, catching pigeons. fell a distance OF 100
feet, breaking his neck. and otherwise mangling his
body. A coroner's inquest was held.
SYMPArHErIc?-Yesterday, at about noon. the
tide in the har5Or was observed to act very singu-
luarly, rising and falling several times during an
hour about one foot. Perhaps this phenomenon of
the tides may be in sympathy with the eruption OF
Mauna Loa, now going on, or-it may be that old
Neptune is having a change of Ministry.
p A positive sign of Z" hard times" was mani
tested by the Chinese vegetable merchant. Wednesday
morning, on the corner of Fort and Hotel streets.
John informed us that business very bad lose
money every day no can sell him, no money carry
too much back home If this is not a pretty sure
evidence of dull times, we would like to inquire of
our ~neighbor the Gazette what is, and we would ask
him to stand up like an honest man and explain.
DISSATISFIED Last Sunday, while one of the Wis
iting Committee was making the usual inspection at
the Queens Hospital, q petition was presented to
him by some of the inmates, making complaint as to
the quantity of provisions furnished the inmates. On
Tuesday the Committee made o general inquiry into
the matter and found no cause of complaint whatever.
The quantity and quality Of food, as well as the gen.
eral condition of the Hospital, was perfectly ~satisfac-
tory. -
G.DTA.N XVECr nf tho cnhnpnnr Dr;ua Informs
Ius that n spar, about seventy feet long, with wire
rigging attached, -probably the lower mast OF "a
schooner-came ashore in the KOna district on
Saturday the 10th instant. lie also reported that
Mr.. Swain went up Mama Loa far enough to locate
the eruption that broke out last week. He states
that it is in the old crater of MokuaweOweo, near the
outbreak of 1871, and that the indications are strong
for a first class flow. |
THE WEATHER.-We notice by the meteorological
record kept by Capt. Daniel Smith, that during July,
which has been called a hot month with US, the
thermometer has averaged 7407 before sunrise, and
1923 at 3 o'clock p. NJ. The rain fall during the
month was very slight, but as our friends have not
sent in their records of the quantity we can not give
the number of inches or fractions. Wwhile We were
complaining of the heat here with the thermometer
at $50, possibly 800, our friends in the Eastern
States were whiting under 110o, and 112o in the
shade. So far during the present month we have
had delightful showers, and plenty of trade winds.
MORE DRIFT WooD.-The schooner Moi Reiki,
about midway of the Oahu channel on Thursday
last passed a piece of spar, apparently @ bowsprit,
some twenty feet long. painted white. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been in the water for some months. and was
covered with barnacles and formed a
resting place for sea-birds. This may be part OF
the same wreck the mast of which came ashore at
Koaa, Hawaii. on the 10th inst. While the cur
rents among the islands are extremely variable,
yet it is known that there is a constant ocean cur
rent setting in this direction from the Northwest
coast of America, and it is very probable that the
waits of shipwreck that have been seen come from
that direction. -
FATAL ACCIDENTAL little son of Mr.. P. Naone
met with a fatal accident last Sunday evening, near
the Kawaiahao Church. With O number of his little
fellow play-mates, the boy was running a foot race,
when he stumbled and fell upon his stomach, his
falling heavily on top of him. The boy
fingered until Tuesday morning, when he died.
Parke, in investigating the affair, caused a
norton examination, which showed that the
sudden fall produced the rupture of a blood vessel in
the bowels, which caused death. Children cannot
be too careful in the indulgence of the many kinds
of sport, which are oftentimes too violent
WHIsKEY.-On Sunday morning last n kanaka
was seen to tumble from his horse on Beretania
street, the animal making good time for Waikiki.
Some lookers-on fastened to the assistance Of the
individual who did not seem to be much
hurt. One sympathetic individual inquired what
the matter. To which the kanaka replied,
Whisky" "Ain't you sick?" "No, (hic) only
whiskey." "What made your horse run away?''
q Whis-(hic)-key.'' Where do you belong?"
Waiki-(whis)-ki?" "Don't you want to go
homer" ''Aole makemake whis-(hic)-key! -
He was taken care of.
- The entertainment presented at Buffum's
Hall on Monday evening last was of a most happy
aud pleasing nature. The varied style of the sub
matter, blended with the richness Of appropriate
effective costuming, enhanced and embellshed
with the positive elegance of scenery and properties
pn rapport with the occasion, worked like q charm
on the audience. The rendition of the programme
actabliSba1 tho fact that ua had first class talent he
fore US. Lucretia Borgia won our sympathy and
attention. Mr.. and Mrs. Oakley with the bachelor
major, tested the artists merit in high comedy,
while the new farce of LOCKED in with a Lady"