The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-11-30

PLENTY OF WHIsKTY.-A gentleman who rode in
from Moanalus on Thursday afternoon, informs US
that on the road he frequently met natives coming
from town in various stages of iutoxication, and
some openly carrying bottles of gin. What an alb
surd dead-letter is the statute fsrtidding the sale OF
spirits TO natives! IL we admit in terms. as we do
practically, that the law cannot be enforced, would
IT not be better TO repeal 1t at once, rather than keep
up the farcical pretenoe of prohibition TO ~natiyesi
MusIc-The following programme of music will
be performed by the Hawaiian Military Band at
Emma Square. this Saturday afternoon, commencing
at half-past four O'Clock
Emma Square March. Berger
Cavafina, Opera LombardD. Verdi
A Tale of nsppy Time, iwali.;' LUIS Fanst
Haw "a ih ndePpssp demt Mach n = aerSsr
To conclude with n march around the Square.
II ANARROw ESCAPE.-During the last voyage of the
missionary packet Morning Star to Micronesia, she
narrowly escaped shipwreck on one of the reefs in
the neighborhoOd of the Island OF Mile. II was
ontthe night of August 23d, when the vessel was
supposed TO be n safe distance from any land, the
night being very dark with a misty rain, when the
sound of breakers was heard, aud almost immedi-
ately after they saw the breakers all around, in
close proximity to the vessel. She struck once,
but was got of and entered the lagoon, out of which
she was brought the next day with considerable
difficulty, and touching bottom more than once.
This is the substance of a statement in the native
newspaper, as furnished by one of the missionaries.
The CASE OF JACOB WmEERSoN.-The trial OF
this person for murder, was concluded in San
Francisco on the 3lst ult.. the jury bringing In a
verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree.
In the Alta OF the Sd inst, we find the following
Yesterday, in the Fifteenth District Court. Jacob
Wilkerson, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Harriet
E. Burkhardt, in April last, was sentenced to an i'm
~prisonment OF ~forty-1ve years in the States Prison.
Preliminary to the imposition of the sentence Col.
Dudley moved for q new trial, on the ground that
the verdict was not warranted by the evidence.
The motion was denied. Wilkerson received his
sentence in a cool and unconcerned manner, and
evidently expected no less a punishment. He is ut
the present time over fifty years of age. The SEN
tence was practically equal to Il life Imprisonment.
The DOUBLE HoLIDAY,-Of last Thursday, when
our citizens celebrated Hawaiian independence and
joined in the American Thanksgiving at the same
time-passed off, as do all holidays Of late in Homo
lulu, very quietly. As early as ten O'Clock, most of
the stores and places of business were closed, and
the flags were displayed from the various fag-stafs
throughout the city and from the shipping in har-
Dor. AT II O'Clock, a national salute was fired from
the battery or Punchbowl. A large concourse Of
American citizens and residents Of other national
tiles. assembled at Fort Street Church, and listened
to an eloquent discourse by the Rev. DR.. Damon,
wherein the exalted position among the nations of
the earth to which the United States have arrived,
was particularly dwelt upon. At 81. Andrews Tenn
porary Cathedral, Bishop Willis also held a Thanks
giving service and preached a sermon appropriate to
the occasion. In both places of worship, President
Grants brief but most fttingly worded proclamation
was read. Services were also held at Kawaiahao
Church by the Rev. H. II. Parker, and the Sabbath
School children marched in procession through the
streets, afterwards partaking, with their parents and
teachers. of a native feast. During the day the Ho-
nolulu Rifles marched to Kulaokahua plains, where
they e~ncamped and enjoyed q picnic, and amused
themselves at target practice. There were various
luaus and picnics in the vicinity of the city, and
borse-riding was extensively INDUCED in. But little
drunkenness was perceptible within the limits of the
city, whatever may have been going on outside.