The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-12-14


DrsxsxrLEp-ohserving the schooner E~ily.
s. rccently sold 1T auction, with both masts out a.
Eotherwise looking disman,led. we inquired If she was
10 be broken up, aud were told that on the contrary
8 she is TO have new spars and be thoroughly repaired,
and then be sent-s0mewhere-
b FuEL FOR SrEAN.-The earroes Of the .MadurI
s. land Alice Ball, have materially increased the pile
Eof coal on the EsplAnsde. belonging TO the agents Of
Eths Webb line OF steamers, and the Syren. which
s. ARRIVED on Tuesday, brought 1850 tons TO the Hawai-
Eian Government, for the KiiaHsa and Pie.
Fl CArr,IS RoPrs-we learn by the New Bedford
3 Mercury, that the bark Coriaga. which is 10 be
81 employed as a fre.ghter between that port and Ho-
nolulu in place Of the IOIaEi which has been sold.
81 win be commanded by Captain Ropes. This gentle
man is well aud favorably known here. and has al
made successful trips
81 DAMAGES SErrTEn-The native who was severely
s. Injured by having q basketball of Goals dumped on
8 hun the other day from the ship AadtuG. has re
. ceived the sum of $50 from the Captain. He Is
s not n Hawaiian. however. but a naive OF Roro-
Htonga- We have not heard whether the other man
i who was injured has preferred any claim for
Ndamages. -
81 BEArs HAWAII NEL-In the Oregon Herald for
s. November 18th, We find the calendar Of Law aud
&equity cases to be heard in the circuit court for
q Multnomah county during the November term
SThey number no less than lbs law cases and 81
Ceases in equity. or 2I5 all told. Talk about ours
Z0He NS' 49, Aha 1880
8 field for lawyers. -
81 A QUERY.-The following "oonundrum" was
q propOunded in our hearing recently, and seemed to-
&perplex some as TO the right answer. SUPPOSE
4three persons put down a quarter each, and thd
Eowner of the lottery stands the other-they throw for
"a ticket. and the lottery man wins. Then one Of thel
three gives a dollar for the ticket just thrown for
How much does the lottery man maker
81 4 New STYLE OF SroPPERs-Hollister & Co, sodaI
Fwater manufacturers. Nuuanu street, have recently:
received from New York a new style Of soda water
hbottles, that are a great improvement on the odd
fashioned wire and string fastened affairs. Thej
gstopper is of glass with a gutta percha base. and isl
held in its place by the atmospheric pressure fromI
Ewi,hin. There is no bother about getting the cork
tout, for a gentle tap drives it IN.
81 - The November number Of the american Jour-
Aaai Of Science and .9rf, contains an extract from
your description of the Ascent of Mauna Loa in Sep
Etember last, together with a reduced copy of the cut
of the crater which we published with the article.
There is also an extract from an interesting letter;
zfrom DR.. Coan anent the recent eruption and the'
Etidal wave. which goes to prove that our efforts toI
1describe these phenomena are appreciated in scien-,
Sti6c circles abroad. -
WHERE'S THE HEALTH OFFICER Some parties:
living on Beretania street near the Reformed Catholic
mission were burning n heap Of filthy Accommodations;
ION Monday of this week, the dense fumes FROM
(which filled the sleeping apartments Of the hotel
with an odor that was frightful. We would suggests
THAT the Agent of the Board of Health should see to}
liz that such hOlocausts be tabued. Were we in thel
fFijis, now it might be supposed to have been nothing;
smore than a lot of canibals getting ready a feast.
! DISTURBANCE IN THE PRIsoN.-On Wednesday after
noon, about the hour for locking up some of the!
prisoners made n sudden rush upon Mr.. Fyfe. thes
<keeper of the Jail, with the avowed purpose Of OBJ
ztaining their liberty, to which they claimed they
Hwere entitled by the death Of the King. Mr.. FyfeE
ssucceeded after a sharp struggle and with the as
distance Of the few guards that had not been drawn.
IT &1sE2 d.. - ,ls L. -. M 4
Headers were put in irons, among them being Mahu,
Sconcerned in the deed forging case, and Kalepe,s
ssenIenced for manslaughter at Eva. I
WEDNESDAY, from being q holiday, was somewhat
Unexpectedly turned into a day of mourning for thel
sloss of the lamented Head of the nation. The fewb
Sstores and places of business that had been kept openk
sup to the hour of the announcement that the Kiugf
was no more, were Immediately closed, and the hagsI
zon the government buildings, foreign consulates, andt
s~shipping in the harbor were displayed at halfmast.t
sAll preparations fer pleasure parties were dropped :, +
land silence fell over the city, as a pail. When DEATH
klays his cold hand upon the highest in the land. theS
Ssolemn visitation occupies all minds. 1t was a cir
scumstance that seldom happens, for a King to die o1E
Sthe anniversary OF his birth.
! THE TEREDo.-This mischievous borer of ships'N
bottoms seems to be peculiarly destructive in thef
waters of the Pacific. We saw the other day severalE
spieces of wood taken out from the side Of the mis-
Isionary packet the Morning Star, now being over
idAANA " Ro thhk a 40ltC a uAAOolh DCtnS
perfectly honeycombed in every direction. The dis-p
scovery of the ravages of the worms ON this company
satively new vessel, supposed TO be well protected. isl
of q surprise. She is being hove out, andH
will be put in thorough order before proceeding onH
sher next cruise among the groups to the westward.
The DUKE ALExIs,-Left Hongkong for Japan onE
1.-THE 10th of October, on board the frigate SueIa nd +
jim which be is making the voyage round the world
Of course have no means of knowing how long al
stay he will make in Japan, but probably not a very
Extended one, as the Emperor is easily accessible in
these days, especially to q distinguished visitor likeE
THE son of the Gar. By the next arrival from the
Coast we may hear more of the Dukes movements. I
land perhaps fix pretty near the time when his shipE
may be expected at Honolulu en- route for San Fran-f
cisco. 1t is not at all likely that at this season theE
Journey homeward will be undertaken overland vial
IKamschatka, as has been suggested.
AN Ancient Custom There having been somek
considerable inquiry as to the meaning of a posterI
seen about town since the 18th, signed cd. Kala-
we herewith append n translation
ga CoMMAND.-This is a command, a call, an in Il
to the common people, the tribes, the fami-
lies and divisions OF the ancient subjects of the diff
ferent islands, to assemble and come, men, women
and children, TO attend upon and watch the corpse of
King and lord, TO remain there every night until
the day of the funeral. The mauka gate Of the
Palace yard will be open for you every evening until
the hour of Il O'Clock, after which it will be tabu y
Drunkenness, and d~isorderly or bad conduct is for
hidden. But the quiet expression Of sorrow, and
real songs of grief, is what is allowed
STEAM PLows.-Recently a correspondent in these
columns suggested the practicability of the introduc- q
of steam plows on our plantations. In lookingE
over our exchanges, we find the statement that inS
England there are several large establishments, en-
ploying over twelve hundred men each, engaged in
the manufacture of steam plows. In the UnitedE
States attempts at steam culture have mostly failed, y
but in Great Britain the plan found to work mostEs
is to form organized companies for the
of hiring out steam plows, and Of doing the
work by contract. Over FIVE hundred steam plows, q
it is said, are thus held for hire. The success Of
steam blowing has been proved by the working of Il
tract Of five hundred acres near London. This landEl
was so poor that it could not be rented for three doll
lars an acre, but after being plowed by steam theE