The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-10-05
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SATURDAY. OCTOBER ).
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SATURDAY. OCTOBER ).
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
E We are requested to state that the Band win
play in Emma Square this Saturday afternoon.
THE Queen Emma sails to day for San Francisco,
the mail closing at the Post Once at 3 O'Clock.
4 I nG- We are indebted TO Messrs. Walker & Allen
for late Gles of Victoria, b. C., papers received per
bark DeIG1oare. -
~ MAsoNIc.-There will be a special meeting of
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81 this Saturday evening
also the Regular stated meeting on Monday even
ing next at u O'Clock.
FURNITURE SALE-Bartow will sell to-day at the
residence of the late r. G.. Davis, ESQ., household
furniture, etc. The law books belonging to the
estate will be sold on Wednesday next.
New INSURANCE CoxPANY.-We beg to call atten-
ton To the advertisement in another column by
Messrs. II. Hackfeld 4 Co., OF their agency for the
transatlantic Fire Insurance Co.. of Hamburg.
~ The benefit on Monday night to Mr.. George
Williams. proprietor of Buffum's Hall, drew a good
house, and the performances were equal to any of
the season-snd there has been tirst-class entertain
ments there. =
NAvAI.-The U. 5. 5. Resaca. sailed Tuesday P.
NJ, for San Francisco. We notice by Victoria pa
pers that Ii. b. Ms. s. the Scyta. was daily ex-
pected there early in September, whence she would
sail for Valparaiso immediately, and may touch at
Honolulu. -
ILLICIT DIsrILLERY One d&y last week, a native
at Hanalei, Kauai, was caught in tine act of distilling
spirits, and was fined $50. This is cheap, but is q
trife over the minimum fine prescribed By statute,
which is $50 dollars.
SuPpLEMENT-We present our readers to-day in
q supplement. a synopsis which we have prepared
from Stanley's frst letter describing his journey in
search of Livingstone; also La Paz on the Oceanic
race, and a variety of other Interesting miscellane-
Gus reading. -
SUPREME CoURr.-The October term will COM
mence on Monday, the 7th inst, and the first week
will be devoted to cases in Banco, before the foil
Bench. On Monday the 14th. the native jury will be
called for the trial of civil causes. The foreign jury
will not be required until further notice.
HEAVY SENTENCE.-Recently we saw the state
ment in an exchange that in Oregon a man had been
sentenced by the United States District court, ten
years in the penitentiary for selling liquor to In
dians. Here, the law provides II punishment for
selling to natives of q fine not to exceed $500 but
we don't impose 1t. |
CONsPIRACY.-On Thursday last. three natives
were before the Police Court, charged by the At
tOrney General under Chapter ~ OF the Penal
Code. with a conspiracy to deiraud Mr.. Mclnerny
out OF the sum of one hundred dollars. This is
one of the branches of the same case before men
toned, in which one man was arrested for false i'm
personatiOn and another for perjury. All three Goa
spirators were committed for trial.
FIRE ON TUESDAY EvENINa.-At about 7 o'clock,
the alarm of fire was sounded from a little vestry bell
on Emma street, shortly followed by taps from the
engine house bells. The different fire companies and
their machines turned out promptly. and the boys
had q smart run, but the fire was out before the De-
partment could get to work. 1t was a straw house,
situated ON Fort street, below the old German Club
premises, was partially destroyed by the FIRE. The
usual cause in such cases is assigned-a child
playing with matches.
THE BAND.-The hebdomadal treat of music by the
Government Band in Emma Square, which has here
4 a - 49, .-1- - ko4lr L.
last week on Saturday. The increased number Of
listeners that came together on the last occasion was
quite noticeable, and suggested the remark that it
would be a good idea to have the band play always
on Saturdays for the future instead of Thursdays.
Mechanics and laboring men, with their families,
would thus have an opportunity to hear the really
fine music which Mr.. Berger has taught the native
performers to execute so we'll A further improve
ment would undoubtedly be welcomed by the ladies
and children-some plain benches on which to sit.
h RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.-Report says that Gen.
Samuel C. Armstrong, a son of the late Rev. DIR.
1 Armstrong, and q native of these Islands, had been
offered the post Of Chief of the Bureau of Education
in Japan, with q salary of $4,000 per annum, and
that he had declined the offer, preferring to remain
in his present position as Principal of the Hampton,
IVA, Normal Institute for colored people. The posi-
tom offered by the japanese Government, is one that
opens q grand career of usefulness that should satisfy
the ambition of any devoted friend of humanity,
aside from the liberal pecuniary inducement but
MI. Armstrong seems to feel that he has found his
missionary work in educating and elevating the
African race in America. We hear that a Connecti-
cut school teacher named Northup, of high reputa-
ton, has accepted the japanese offer. 1t is to be
hoped that no one will suggest " wooden ~nutmegs"
in this connection.
THE PACIFIC TIDAL WAvE.-The tidal wave ex-
perienced at these Islands on the 23d Of August,
was also noted at San Francisco on the same day,
as will be seen by the following, which We clip from
a late paper. The difference in time between San
Francisco and Honolulu is two hours and twenty
minutes. 1t would appear that the wave, which
was experienced here at about one O'Clock. and on
the coast at four on the same day, came from the
Northward.
"EARrHouAKE.-Colonel Mendell reports that on
the 23d of August, at 4 P. NJ, the Coast Survey tide
| gauge at Fort Point began registering earthquake
! waves, and continued to record the vibrations for
a period of twenty hours. The phenomenon indi-
Gated that a great earthquake Of long duration was
taking place at the time at some great distance from
this coast. The waves were about six inches high.
and plainly detected on the beach. Some future
arrival from the west will probably bring intelli-
gence of the locality of this great conVnlsion.'
DEATH OF Mrs. LAURA F. JUDD-Just as our paper
is going to press, we hear the announcement OF the
death of Mrs. Judd. the wife of DR.. 2 Judd. This
event, which has been so long expected, occurred
this morning at l o'clock at the family residence in
Nuuanu Valley. DIR. and Mrs. Judd arrived at the
islands in March. 1928, and here for more than forty
years has been their home and the scene Of their
labors. The centre and controlling mind Of that
home has been the lady whose demise We now
chronicle. DR.. Judd's career as an officer Of the Ha-
waiiaa Government and missionary physician forms
a part of the nations history, but in all his labors,
which have been incessant for more than forty
years. and part OF I1e time very onerous as one of
The Kings Ministers, Mrs. Judd is well known TO
have been a cordial h%elp-meet and wise counselor
of her husband. She deeply sympathized with the
King, chiefs and nation when struggling for national
independence, and until within a few years her in
fuence was felt in the national councils. Most
emphatically was this true during the reign of Ka-
mehameha I'LL. Not only will her loss be felt by
her large and deeply bereaved family and wide cir
Gle of relations. but also by the community atlarge.
I'd, 1904, and hence was 68 years old.-Friend.