The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-31

PROFESSOR AoAssIz-At telegram in the San Fran
cisco papers Of the Ieth. is as follows:
SAS DIEoo. Aug. lS.-Arrivci. steamer HatSier.
from New York. The steamer brings Professor
Agassiz and n party Of scientific gentlemen in the
employ Of the United States Coas; Survey. They
report having q very pleasant trip.
At Acapulco they made an accurate survey OF the
shoal ninety miles south and east Of the port
She will sail for San Francisco in n few days
NV ZEALAND Woons AND FERNs--By the Ne
6rasku was received a splendid and large collection
Of the numerous ferns Of New Zealand, very neatly
preserved In 4 large book. The covers OF the her
barium are handsomely inlaid with many sreci-
mems of the beautiful furniture woods OF New ZFa-
land forests. the whole constituting q unique ana
truly valuable curiosity. II is the property OF y.
c. Pduger. Esq now in Europe, and will probably
be by him forwarded 20 the Vienna Exposition,
where il will attract no little attention.
/ KUKUI Ou--We have seen q very tine looking
specimen of oil manufactured from Kukai nuts, by
q. C. Mclean. 1t is well known that the oil ex-
pressed from the Kukui, Is remarkably durable for
outside painting. and it was in former years used
to q considerable extent for that purpose. The
only objection made against II was That II ala Aot
possess the quality of drying so rapidly as ilnSeed-
OIL. This objection Mr.. Mclean claims 10 nave
overcome by a new process OF manufacture, dis
covered by himself. This being the case' the
abundance ofKukui nuts on these ISLANDS may prove
a valuable addition TO our resources.
AN INTERESTING PARrY.-On Wednesday last. at
the residence of ]. G. Dickson, Esq, some thir-
ty-fve old ladies met by invitation 10 spend the
afternoon. The occasion was the anniversary of
the birthday Of the venerable mother Of DIR. q. II.
Judd, who, on that day, completed her Goth year,
There were present twenty-seven g~randmothers
and three great-grandmothers, representing a
progeny of 1855 children. PA grandchildren. and 20
Observation-Disclosures generations. An ad-
dress, appropriate TO the occasion, was delivered
by Mrs. Lucy q. Tbursten, widow Of the late Rev.
Asa Thurston. who was one of the pioneer Mission
celebrating the meeting (which can never occur
again in this life) was read. An attempt was made
TO ascertain the respective ages Of the ladies, but
they were true TO the proverbial feminine instinct,
and the attempt failed. n guesser who was privi-
legged to be present. estimates the aggregate at
about 1000 years. -
Tue BALL or TIE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The
city, gave a ball on Thursday evening last. at the
Hawaiian Hotel, the occasion being the first ami
versary of the Institution of this Order il the ISL
ands. Besides the MEMBERS OF the Lodge and their
families, a large lumber of invited guests were
present, among whom we noticed His Exceliency, !
Gov. Dominis, and several of the foreign consuls.
the conclusion of the " grand march" the COM
objects Of the Order explained in brief addresses
Chancellor Commander George Williams and =.
Ii. L. Sheldon, when dancing was commenced
and vigorously kept up till past midnight, with an
of an hour, during which the company
partook of a sumptuous supper provided by mine
host Herbert. The music was by the government
band under the able direction OF Mr.. Berger, and
of course excellent. Altogether this first ami
versary celebration by the Knights was q brilliant
success.