The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-01-20

assault h1i hAttetN hy one uAtANe on ubNtHeFs NJ
Pauoa. Who was shey Wen, Il was the wife Of one
OF the parties, upon whom they both appeared In
some mysterious way 10 have a claim, the one whose
legal wife she was, getting assaulted and battered
by the other. The Hssaulter was hned so. A civil
suit was heard-Messrs Grunwald & Schultz. dry
goods dealers, as. Jerome Feary. assumpst for
Ssi.l2 for goods had aud delivered 20 defendants
wife,-with interest, SlAl9. The decision Of the
Court was reserved. -
From semi-we,kiy. January lG,h
In Coon ORpER-The cargo, now being discharged
from the ship .Nicoyd, Is turning out in fine condition.
THE LAUNCH Of the new schooner Uilama on
Saturday wac a perfect success. The vessel provce,
as was supposed, very stih. "a hundred people ON her
deck scarcely eareening her peroepubly.
EARrnouAKE AT H,wnI-Letters received from
Hilo 10y last arrival. report that a severe shock Of
earthquake was experienced In that and the adjein-
ing district of Puma. ON the 9th instant. We shall
receive particulars IN a few days.
ALTITUDE OF M,r1.-In the Hawafion. which APP
peared yesterday, is an interesting and well written
article ON the operation Of running the base line
at Maui, by Professor Alexander, Survcyor-general.
BY il we learn that the heights Of llaleakhla and
I West Maui have been determined by this survey. the
former being 10000 feet, and the latter 6,72O feet
above half-tide. -
CoCoANurs.-The schooner S0uereign, from Ia
hiti, brings up u large number of cOcoanuts, and
amongst them we notice many that have sprouted,
and are in just the right state TO plant As the
| nuts are large, handsome ones, we ADVISE our
readers who have a place 10 adOrn, to procure
some of those that are ready tn grow, and set them
out. A word In regard TO the manner In which
they should be set-a good sized hole should be
dug. and the earth pulverized aud mixed with n
little sand and considerable salt The hole being
filed mp with the prepared earth and pretty well
packed, the cocoRnuts are sct--say three together,
So that the upper. third OF the.nuts shall be above
the ground. and the three forming "A triangle meas
uring three feet on a side. With plenty of sun aud
not too much moisture, the young plants will do
we'll.
QUALIFIED VoTERs.-At the. Court House may be
seen an Z" Alphabetical List Of the qualified voters -
in the city Of Honolulu, certified by the Inspectors OF
Election, Messrs. Montgomery, Luce and Judd.
There are about 1900 names on the list. The public
are informed that the Inspectors will be in attend
| auce at the Tax Collectors Office on Monday, January
22d and Thursday, Doth. " and any day or days fol-
lowing, as advertised by the Inspectors 0f Elections,
should occasion require The latter Is delightfully."-
indefinite. -
TmE LANAI MURDER-Tm PERPETRATORS An
REs1ED.-On the nh of November Last. the
ApvERTIsER published a letter from "a correspondent
on the Island of Lanai, giving AN account Of the
finding Of the remains OF IA native named Palnli,
who. IL was suspected, had been murdered some
time before. The Gdzdte, In it's usually reliable
and somnolent manner, took occasion TO pooh pooh
the report, as sensational. Now we learn that the
Investigations which were set on foot by the police
subsequent TO the publication Of the letter OF our
correspondent, have resulted Ia the discovery Of
all the facts Of the murder and the urregt Of the
parties implicated, who are now in Jail at Lahaina.
Marshal Parke sailed for Maui last evening on
business connected with the affair.
TIE FIRE IN ROSE LANE.-Mr. Hermann, who
lives in the adjoining premises to the house where
the fire occurred on Saturday morning last, and
who was the FIRST on the spot. says that be was
aroused by hearing some person cry FIRE, and then
run up the lane. When Deputy Marshal Dayton
got to the spot. the Gre, which had evidently been
kindled in the corner, near the window, was run
ming briskly up from a pile OF loose shingles on to
some boards that were standing up against the
end Of the house, inside. These were quickly
taken down and passed ont Of the window, and by
the time that was done the flames had just begun
to burst through the roof. Just at that moment
"A bucket of water was brought and dashed on 10
the roof. and the fire was put out. Nos. One and
Two were the only fire companies that got their
machines out. During Saturday. all the loose
lumber aud accumulatiOns Of rubbish Ia the build
ing that was fred was removed, aud the side next
the street boarded ZAP.
POLICE C0uRr-Last Saturday, Louis Gonzales
of the historic name was again ia Court, "suil
harping on" bis wife. II appeared that Louis
thought there was reason TO believe that his fair
and lrail spouse was keeping company with the
un- Christian Lopcz,-whO has been the cause OF
all his matrimonial troubles-in the house OF one
Ohule, and 80 this " Knight of the sOrrowiul coun-
tenance " detertnf@d 10 cut out the prize from
under convoy. At the dead hour Of Saturday
night, the 9Th instant. Louis repaired 10 Ohule'5
house, accompanied by three stout stalwart friends,
all armed with clubs-a formidable looking quar-
tettc. one especially being apparently = host in
himself, not far from seven foot high, and dark ~
highland proceeded to force an entrance by
tearing the door from its fastenings. The owner
of the house and bis wife with other inmates, were
asleep at the time, and rather rudrly awakened by
having the bed clothes stripped from them by the
eager Louis in search Of his wif6-whom he did
not find. The foregoing being proved 20 the salts
faction OF Ihe Court. a fine Of $50 was imposed on
the parties. for trespass ~ 1t drtnis. qitore cLd1tsUDt
freJi, which IL what Blackstone calls II, we believe.
On Monday morning, Joseph Brewster was ar
raigned Tor ii most wanton and unprOvoked assault
the previous Saturday, on Jas. W. Mcclure. IL
seems that Mr.. MctSulre, who ~ a very respectable
mechanic aud "A man Of family, was at work a.
Tibbets d SorensOn's %shipyaFd, when brewster
came up to him and without warning struck him a
severe blow on the side Of the head, at the same
time using most opprobrious language. He denied
all knowledge Of the affair. aud confessed 20 hav-
ing been drinking Fined twenty dollars and costs.
j. Meadpr, a m~an-OfWar's man. for assaulting "A
native. ten dollars. James Mcdonald, belonging
to the same ship, being drunk and disOrderly, dive
dollars. -
BuEGLARIEs.-It is pretty evident that there are
amongst us some bold and skillful thieves, who know
how to effect an entrance for the purpose OF robbery,
in spite Of bolts and bars. On Saturday night or
early Sunday morning last, the store Of MIR. q. {.
Mclean, on Nuuanu street was entered, and about
SIS in small coin taken from the till. The tracks Of
the thief in going and coming were plainly to be seen
IN the yard, and the impression Of the small bare
feet, would 60 20 show that the burglar was probably
a Chinaman. At the back door, near the street.
where the entrance was effected, an inch bit had been
used 10 bore, but afterwards an inch and q half
chiseI priel the door open, the marks being plain.
In the first room entered was an oil tank. and the
marks are plainly visible where a small person
squeezed himself through between the tank and "A
large can. The inner door was not securely fastened
and opened with but little trouble. No goods were
taken or disturbed, money being apparently the only
object. Our reporter, crossing the street from Mr..
visited the premises Of Mr.. John l.. Cope,
who keeps a variety store, and who reported ON the
incoming Of the 7th instant that his store had been
entered aud a considerable sum Of money stolen. Tho
G5=eIs went out Of its way last week to gratuitously
iuSinuate that the robbery reported by Mr.. Cope e1-
ise1 only in his Imagination. After examining the
premises, looking at Mr.. Cope's books of account,