The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-11-23

THRuM. has an awful nice lot of toys to look at,
so has Whitney. Go and look at 'em, twill do sou
good. -
TIE FAIR on Thursday evening by the Ladies'
Benevolent Society, was well attended, and the re-
! eeipts amounted to about $3.50.
AUCTION SALE-We would call attention TO the
sale to-day, by Barlow, of valuable real estate on
Maunakea street. The location is q good business one,
and the property likely to increase in value.
Coon PAssAGE.--The British bark Excelsior,
which arrived on Thursday, made the passage from
Liverpool in 800 days, arriving here but one day
behind the date set for her appearance by the agent
MAsoNIc.-We are requested TO state that there
will be a Special meeting of Honolulu Royal Arch
Chapter No. /. on Tuesday evening next at 1850 P.
NJ. at the Hall of Lodge de Progress lie lOceanie,
King street. -
ITALIAN OpERA.-Madame States and Orlandini,
who are general favorites here, arrived by the Ne
pada, and propose to give a series of concerts at the
Theatre during the next few weeks-cOmmencing
next Wednesday probably.
I LAND SoLD.-On Saturday last, the Manuel
Place - in Nuuanu Valley was sold at auction for
$500, Mr.. Along being the purchaser. The guard
fan's sale of a house-lot at Palama, was postponed
until Saturday. -
SPECIE RECETvED-Twent Thousand Dollars in
American halves, was received by the bank of
Bishop 4 Co, per steamer from San Francisco.
About two thousand dollars in hve-franc pieces has
coin is not very plentiful.
ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE IDAHo.-On the passage
to San Francisco. about half way across. the head
of the steam cylinder cracked, causing a detention
of twenty-five hours until a wooden substitute was
made. She then proceeded on, arriving at San
Francisco on the 4h inst, IS days passage.
HALF-MAsT.-Th various Consular and Hawaiian
Government flags were yesterday displayed at half
smast in honor of the memory of the late Hon. w. III.
SavuarJ tho naNUS nt yyhpSA death WAS officially rR-
ceived by the steamer. The Swedish ConsulS flag
was at half-mast on Wednesday, on receipt of official
Intelligence of the death of King Oscar.
HoNoRs.-Upon receipt of the news on Wednesday
of the Presidential election in the States. the Dip
lomatic and Consular flags of the United States
were displayed To-day, in compliance with
orders received from the State Department, and
for the next three days the flags will be displayed
at half-mast in honor of the late VIM. III. Seward.
New SrocK IMPoRTED.-E. H. Boyd, Esq, re-
Ceived by the last steamer from Australia, a fine
blooded stallion. standing over sixteen hands. By
advertisement in to-day's paper it will be seen that
fthe opportunity is afforded to horse breeders to i'm
prove their stock. Mr.. Boyd deserves all creditor
his enterprise in importing this valuable addition to
the hOrse-fesh of the country.
Ry~ The party given at the "Terpsichorean
Club - rooms on Wednesday evening last was a
very pleasant affair. Dancing commenced at 8
O'Clock, to good music and was kept up to the usual
HO"Sf
taking of the ample refreshments provided. The
absence of wines and liquors was a praiseworthy
feature, and a fact that contributed much 10 the
Hart-y enjoyment of the evening.
THE MAIs.-No little complaint was made yes
terday at the v~eXatious uncertainty about the hour
of sailing of the California steamer. 1t naI been
announced that she would sail promptly at 9
O'Clock. and the mail was closed at ~half-past 8, but
it was after 10 when she sailed. Thus an hour aud
a half was lost needlessly, and correspondence left
unwriftan all of which might have bpen avoided
had the hour when the vessel really would sail been
made known-as it might have been.
SALVATION BY BEER.-We are informed that the
venerable Mansion House of the Koloa Plantation
had O narrow escape from destruction by fire q few
days since. 1t appears that a lighted kerosene lamp
had been left standing upon a bureau in one OF the
chambers, near an open door from which proceeded
a strong draft of air. Late in the evening one of
the gentlemen of the house went up stairs to get a
bottle of ale, and discovered that the lamp had
exploded, and that the upper part of the bureau
with its contents was in flames, while the fire was
slowly creeping along the floor and up the walls of
the room. The prompt application of q few buckets
of water extinguished it, but it was very evident
that in q few minutes more nothing could have
saved the building and its contents from a fiery doom.
AN UNWORTHY FATHER OF A FAMHY.-Yesterday
morning an interesting sight was presented at the
Courthouse. 4 native woman, with an infant in
her arms, and nine other children. of ages and
sizes in regular succession, holding on to her skirts
or following in her train. applied for protection
against her husband and the father of her ten little
ones. For the past month, she said, he had deserted
his family and neglected to provide them with food,
and on Thursday night came to the house. and get
ting angry at something, upset the poi dish. tore
the mats, and smashed things generally. What a
wretch said every b~ody-and a lawyer at once
took up the case for the woman. a warrant of ar
rest was issued for the man, and he will be brought
up this morning. This mother of ten healthy look
ing c~hildren-nine of whom are boys-deserves
well of her country.
SAD ACCIDENT AT EA.-Las Thursday, the 14th
inst, a fatal accident occurred on board the steamer
.fjGr, on the passage from San Francisco. A block.
bOlted fast to the Ilankshear on deck and which held
one of the sails, suddenly few from its fastening,
and lust passing the head of the first officer, Mr..
Geo. I. Korts, struck Mr.. Ralph Phelps, a passenger
who was standing in the gang-way, on the forehead,
telling him to the deck. Mr.. Phelps was sensible
for about a half an hour, but then became uncon-
scious and died in ten hours from the time Of the
accident. Everything was done for the sufferer by
the Surgeon Of the ship, in consultation with DR..
Bower, a passenger. A post mortem examination
showed that the skull was fractured. The body was
brought TO this city and buried from the Bethel
Church yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Phelps was the
husband of Mrs. Fanny Morgan Phelps, now in this
city, who was expecting him to join her here, instead
of which she is met with the sad news of her be-
reavement. The deceased was a native of CRANKY,
Conn, was 80 years of age, and highly esteemed by
all who knew him. -
A MANUFACTURERS OF IxAGEs.-It is well known
that the ARABS III tue uel2lOOfuOOu OF tue EyTduluS
and the peasantry around the resurrected cities of
Italy drive a brisk trade in manufactured antiqni-
ties. the supply of the genuine articles being far
below the demand. So in Hawaii nei, there has
long been a brisk demand for ancient stone and
wood idols. aud the supply of the veritable gods
having given ont. native ingenuity manufactures
fdcSjmjleS. The man who may be seen every other
day. t~rundling about a wheelbarrow load of plants
in pots for sale, is also a dealer in frst-class heather
deities. He will on short notice accommodate you
with a wooden or stone god with a long name and
a longer pedigree. bearing all the apparent marks
of a venerable age. If closely questioned how
ever, he will acknowledge with a quiet smile that
he made the dk,td himself. and thatthe time-worn ap-
pearance was produced by dragging the image Wig
erously through the mud q few times. He may
reasonably claim immunity from the penalty of the
second commandment, inasmuch as his craven
images are not likenesses of - anything that is in