The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-05-04

AUCTION To-pAY.-Bartow holds a special sale
Of superior lot Of furniture, at sales room
ST. GEORGES BrxEvo1Exr SOCIETY holds the an
nual meeting and supper at the new hotel this
evening. -
STEAMER uE-Th steamer from California, II
she sailed on her schedule day. April "a, Is due to-
day. -
CoNNIrrED-The schooner .Mdnuokatndi brought
up a native man prisoner committed for trial for
Inanslaughter IN running over and killing a child.
LAURA d. PAIR.-We observe by the san Francisco
papers that the new trial Of this woman, who deib-
erately shot John F.. Crittenden last fall. 10 set for
June 24th. -
~S- Our thanks are due to IL. r. Hitchcock.
fEsq. the Inspector General Of Schools, for u copy Of
I the Biennial Report of the President Of the Board
of Education, for 1872.
XsruLArIoN-we are requested 10 call the at
tention OF all brethren of the Order Of Good Tenn
plars to the installation of officers OF Ultima Thule
Lodge No. /, this evening, which they are invited
TO attend. -
REMANpED.-The man who is charged with an as
sault on G. c.. Bennett. with intent TO murder was
arraigned in the Police Court yesterday, but was
remanded until Mr.. Bennett is sufficiently recovered
to appear. -
MAsoNuc-There will be a special meeting of
Hswaiian Lodge No. 81, F. 4 A. NJ, this evening
Saturday, May 4, at "a O'Clock. Tho regular
monthly meeting will take place on Monday even
ing ut their rooms ut u O'Clock.
Double CANRs.-We have seen several stalks Of
sugar cane from kaalaea Plantation, ON this Island,
that besides being exceptionally heavy were double
two stout canes growing from one trunk, about egh-
teen inches or two feet from the ground. This would
indicate a rich soil. -
LIvEL1ER TIMEs.-Tbe opening of the Legislative
Assembly and the presence in town of Honorables,
makes our city somewhat livelier than usual. During
the sessions, the Legislative Hall will be an attractive
place of resort for those who have the leisure and the
curiosity TO see how the Hawaiian lawmakers run
the machine" -
AMPUrATED-The leg OF Patriot McDermott, the
ttiu-smith. whose accident We noted several weeks
ago. has been amputated above the ancle, II being so
( bad a break that the surgeons we're unable 20 save
it otherwise. ChlorotoTm was administered, and
I. McDermott knew nothing of the loss of his foot I'M
u I'll next day. -
FIRE DEPARrNENr-The annual election Of off,
GERS by the Honolulu Fire Department, takes place
on the Sd of Jbne. At the meeting OF No. z, on
Wednesday evening last. the following nominations
were made: For Chief Engineer, j. A. Hassinger
lst Assistant, j. S. Lemon End Assistant, Geo.
Lucas. r " .-se
PARADISE LosT.-This great Epic Poem by Milton
has been illustrated by a series OF very superior
paintings, now on exhibition in Mr.. Batchelder's
Panorama at the Theatre. The story OF man In
Paradise. and his fall, Is n grand and impressive
one. and from the printed notices we have seen. we
Judge that the artist has in this instance caught the
inspiration of the immortal bard. We recommend
our readers 10 take advantage OF the few remaining
nights previous to the sailing of the steamer to
visit this entertainment.
TELEGRAPH SrYLE-The other day a Chinaman
Mt Kauai, who is a contracted labOrer. took 1t into
his head to come TO Honolulu. deserving service,
So he got on board a craft bound to Niihan. and
thence took passage for this city in the brig hd-
nehdnehd Y. which arrived yesterday. As the
brig was coming into port. a policeman boarded
her with a warrant from Kauai for the absconding
Chinaman's arrest. 1t had beaten him on the
voyage, and arrived first. Johns eyes opened
wida yvhpn he WAS conducted to the Station HOuEe
DEATH OF AN OLD ACQUATNTANCE.-Old residents
and shipmasters who visited this port thirty years
AGO will remember John Nalauai, commonly known
by the sobriquet of Z" Johnny Banana" who IN
those DAYS and for many years thereafter, was the
principal native agent for the sale OF vegetables e
shipping. y t one time be had accumulated con
siderable property, and at the failure OF Ladd q
Co., in 1876 was a creditor OF the hrtn to the amounI
of some $4,000. OF late years he has been poor
but not in absolute want, and died at Palama las
Wednesday, aged something over sixty years
"
ApR1PT ON HoRsEBAcK.-Jack ON horseback is de
cidedIy out of his element. One day this week, one
of the Scouts men was observed astride a peculiarly
obstinate specimen of the obstinate breed OF Hawaiian
horses, which insisted in endeavoring to enter I'M
door of a Chinaman's dry goods shop on NuuanJ
street. Jack pulled the braces either way anC
shouted the command to go astern in vain, the beas
insisted on going inside the shop. until at last hi
rider was obliged to dismount and lead him away
Seeing a crowd gathered, the man observed with
twinkle of humor in his eye" It's nothing, friends
only q sailor adrift on horseback"
WILLIAM HALFoRD.-Our readers will many o
them remember the brave American seaman abov'
named, who was the sole survivor of Lieut.. Talbot
boat's-crew on the voyage from Ocean Island q
Kauai, on the occasion of the wreck of the SdgtHaw
By late advices, we learn that the Naval bureau a
Washington has officially recognized its appreciation
Of his bravery. On the 10th Of March be wa
awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery, promotes
to the office of gunner, and presented with a gratuit,
of one hundred dollars. The latter does not sound
extravagantly large, as coming from the Great he
public. - H.
RETURN OF THE IsABELLA-This vessel whicl
sailed March IL, " to crnise," returned on Monday
thirty-fOuF days from-Capt. Wood wont tell th
name of the place,-and reports that he Is +" iron
sea" He left Capt. English and party there, "a
sea ?! and in good health. Reports having eX
nerisnced very heavy weather from the latitude o
260 80 to these islands, a succession of gale
from East TO s. L. About the time that we wer
favored with remarkably heavy thunder and WV,
lightning, the Isabella encountered atyphoon, whicI
for a short time blew right round the compass. D
terrific gusts. Capt. Wood says he never witnessed
such lightning in all bis seafarIng experience.
FATAL AccIDESr.-On Monday morning a nativ
named Kapo, while engaged in digging sand fror
the pit on Beretania street, opposite the residence 2
Mr.. Fenard, was caught By a mass OF falling cart
and buried beneath it. 1t was found, upon remov
ing the earth, that the mans neck was broken, an
death must have been instantaneous. We hav
called attention before to the shiftless manner i
which the excavating for earth is carried on at thi
place, and in view of the fact that the caves ana hoi
lows made in the side Of the hill are used as play
houses for children in that vicinity, az well ms th
material damage done to the locality by the gougin
out of the hillside, we would urge upon the author
ity the necessity Of tabuing the removal OF any NOR
sand from the place. But to Lock the door afte
the horse is stolen,' will not restore the life that ha
already been sacrificed. Whoever is to blame in thu
carelessly leaving these men-traps IN the dangero1
condition in which they we're, is constructivel
guilty Of manslaughter. Suppose it had been
group Of children thus crushed out Of existence
YoUxG MES's CHRISTIAN AssocIATIoS.-The lie
/ nolulu branch Of this now worldwide organlzatio
- has recently held its annual meeting, and the Frisn.
for May contains The address Of the retiring Pres
dent and the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer
We quote from the Friend:
{" The animal meeting for this year, the third yea