The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-02-03

TO "a Property-holdcr's " letter last week, saws that
he omitted to mention the most important want q
that locah;y-frc plugs-there being but one ia the
whole length Of the street.
DRIFuNo NoRuIwAEp.-Th unusually cold
nights, snd even days, of the past icw weeks sug-
gesys the idea that the Islands have drifted into =
more no;hern latitude, TO which some one adds that
in addition We have got " Slowed around 50 that
the trade-winds come from the west instead Of the
east. -
The CiBCJS-Durin the high winds Of Thursday,
the canvas Of the Circus Tent was somewhat dam
aged. This has been repaired. aud ihe Company
give a matinee this afternoon, Tor the entertain
meut OF families aud school children, and the usual
performance in the evening. The Company com
prises the best talent in this line ever seen here.
"HoNoR To WHOM HoNoR," &c.-The master Of
the schooner HATTIE, which arrived on Monday last
from kOlOa, reports that on the night OF Jan. 10th
(not December, as the Reliable has it) that vessel
came very near being lost at Nawiliwili, but through
the timely aid of people from the shore, among whom
were prominent Mr.. q. n. Wilcox and a native
named Piikoa,-she was got of without damage.
\ WAIF.-Last Thursday, there drifted ashore
near the end of the EsplanAde, a bag, containing =
white pig, q bunch of ava root, and sundry other
matters such as are used by the native believers in
GRaaHa or sorcery, when it is desired 10 work a spell
on somebody or something. Those interested on one
side or the other of the Nakuapa heirship case eX-
press the opinion that this is one Of the Vaccinations
Of their opponents -
The Hawaiian government agrees to pay Webb's
line of Australian steamships 5000 a month for Is
months, the steamers 10 stop at Honolulu.
We cut the above from the New Bedford Standard
of a late date. Thus we learn news Of home by en-
quiring from abroad ; but in this instance, in spite
Of the plain statement as of fact, II happens not TO
be true, as the Hawaiian government agrees to pay
nothing of the sort. -
THE FIJIMEN IN TRoUBLE.-Tn a late Missouri
paper we notice that the proprietor Of the FIJI canni-
balls who visited Honolulu last July, was hned $50
for exhibiting without a license in a country town.
The paper speaks of the proprietor of the FDlmen AS
" the surviving missionary. :" and deprecates the i'm
position of a fine, as it fears that it will be bard for
them 10 pay, and intimates that rs meat is dear in
Missouri, the gentle savages may have TO return to
their habItual diet.
SEVERE AccIDENr-wednesday evening about 6
O'Clock, a buggy containing Messrs. l.. II. Boyd and
Jerome Feary, and driven by Henry Bradley, the
barber, was turning the corner Of Nuuanu into Queen
street, when Bradley lost his balance and fell out.
The sudden check vi the reins on the spirited horse,
who was going at full speed, threw out Messrs. Boyd
and Feary, who we're considerably but not seriously
cut about the head. The horse brought up ut the
Court House, himself badly cut on the breast by
coming in contact with something.
ns- The Gazette has a very readable article on
tue Growth and Manufacture of Sugar taken
from the sydney Nail, Of December 23d. The
whole article is illustrative Of sugar making in it's
simplest forms, and is protusely illustrated with
cuts, explanatory of the whole process, which cuts
the Gazette has left out. 1t is rather amusing to
see about a half column OF matter describing
machines that are not exhibited. However, if any
one feels at all curious on the subject, he can pro-
cure a copy of the Gazette and go to Sydney, where
the cuts can be examined.
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, will visit the Sand
witch Islands this winter, TO oficiate among the EPis-
%cOpalians there.
w. c.I H. obo,o nor,-..-L oo;,o tba ro,nJs ~
numerous Eastern exchanges. Bishop Whipple, as
we are informed, has relinquished his intended visit
to these Islands. The Reverend Arthur Willis was
to be consecrated as Bishop Of the Hawaiian Islands
in England during the present month february
and is expected to arrive here some time in April
next. Rumor says-with what truth we are not able
to say-that the new Bishop is somewhat Ritualstic
in his tendencies. -
MORE BURGLARIEs.-On Wednesday night, sOpe
thieves broke into the wholesale spirit store If Mr.
Frank Brown, on Merchant street, and stole there
from a pretty fair stock of liquors,-sufhcients TO
provide a small family of reasonable desires. The
depredators were a little particular as TO choice,
having evidently sampled the goods before concnd-
demonstrated. Altogether, about s. dozen of braBdy,
half a dozen of whIskey, several bottles Of gin (best
stone Jug and a quantity of brandy drawn from a
cask, was taken away. Some time during the game
night, an unsuccessful attempt was made to enter
Mr.. Thos. Fosters residence on the valley road.
Truly We are improving in some of the accompani-
ments of civilization.
Coon TEMPLARs.-At a regular meeting Of Ultima
Thule Lodge, No. l. held on Saturday evening last,
the following officers were elected for the ensuing
term: NJ McInerny, W. c. T.. Miss Elizabeth
Bgash, W. V. T.. Geo. w. Norton, w. S. A. ID.
B6lster, w. F. s.. Geo. II. Mcconnell, w. T. d.
Stewart, W. NJ. VIM. Clark, w. l. G.. w. Peterson,
woo. G.. Thos Tannatt, W.. G. b. +. Gibbs, w.
R.lH. S. Mrs. Thos. Taunatt, w. l.. II. $. These
officers were publicly installed by the Lodge Deputy
-. =. % ALa I al-n v1ayn IN Ksn.g t-.n sp ]
the presence of a large and interested audience.
z At a regular meeting of Queen Emma Lodge,
No. 2, held on Monday evening last, the following
officers were elected Jas. W. Mcclure, W. G. T.
airs. H. L. Sheldon, w. v 7. Henry Smith, Jr,
81. S VIM. b Wright, W. F.. 5. John L. King,
W. T.; VIM: b. Mason, W: NJ. Miss Sophia L.
Sheldon, W. L 6. Samuel W. Pogue, W. Q. G.
Honolulu Lodge, No. 5, held their election for
officers on Tuesday evening last, as follows Samuel
Stains, W. c.. T. Mrs. r. Rodonet, W. V. T.; J..
Lucas. W. f. r Sands, W. VI. ; Manuel Williams,
W G.. f.. Crane, W. .. G. X Rycroft, Z. W. C..
A CAMPAIGN DoCUMENT.-We we're recently pre-
scented with a small handful, printed in Hawaiian,
purporting to come from John Kakina, n candidate
for Legislative honors from this city. He presents
ten different points Of his political platform, Of which
we give him the benefit Of a translation, as follows
LIST. Petition the King and Legislature to reduce
the pay Of Ministers, to a proper rate. "a. Discharge
the second Associate justice Of the Supreme Court,
and reduce the salaries Of the others. ID. Amend
the Masters and Servants Law. 4th. Government
lands TO be sold to natives only. 9Th. Abolish the
law requiring certificates for drinking ava. 9Th.
Permit the natives to use intoxicating drinks, but
double the fine for drunkenness or else forbid for
eign born subjects from drinking. 9TH Repeal the
kanau0i Newfoundland. Sth. Forbid Ministers from
expanding the public moneys without authority, aud
from running the government il debt without per-
mission Of the legislature. 9th. To repeal the new
tax recently imposed. 10th. To increase the pay Of
police Mr.. Kskina declares himself to
be " the Lion of the East, come to this Babylon to-
releave the burdens of the people, He calls upon
the people to elect him. and if he fails to do what they
desire, they shall be allowed to give him a beating.
DYKrH FROM PoIsoN.-By a letter from Kauai
we have been permitted to read, We learn