The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-23

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20 The regular monthly meeting Of The H.. ~.
{ Society will be held thus evening at o clock,
at the residence Of Mr.. ). I. NaIeIhouse.
SCHOONER Uu,NA This fine new coaster went TO
sea on Tuesday afternoon for the first time, pretty
vel crowded with passengers for koua and hau.
Being her 6rst appearance under sail, she was closely
observed, and the verdict Of old salts among the spec
tatorS was thar she showed all the qualities of q
w~eatherly vessel and a fast saiier. She wss hiiceu
minutes going from the wharf 20 the b~ell-bu0y, aud
when hauled on the wind up the reef, lay close aud
held her own remarkably well. When last seen just
before ufght-fall, she bad Got the trades strong down
channel, aud had reefed foreSail aud mainSail, going
straight on her course. We expect to hear a gool
report q the CIuHa.
PLANTATION TRoUBLrs.rwe learn that the new
owners Of the koloA Plantation have had some
trouble with their laborers About sixty Of the hands
were under contracts TO labor under the former own
ership, and when the plantation changed hands
recently, they raised the point that their contracts
were not transferable with the estate The new
owners holding 10 a different opinion, the men re-
fused 10 work and in consequence were taken before
the District Justice, Mr.. Llikalani, where persistng
in their refusal, they were ordered 10 he imprisoned
at hard labor, under the Masters and Servants Law,
for deserving bound service. We hear that the mcu
have employed counsel, and will test the matter
before a higher Court.
the Montana sailed on Saturday last At 6 L NJ,
full Of passengers and freight, after a stay ia this
port Of six days. The party Of San Francisco excur-
sionists who came and returned in her, have eN-
pressed themselves highly pleased with the noble ship
and her officers, and more than pleased with their
trip generally. About the entire party put up az the
Hawaiian Hotel, and were so well satisfied thar mine
host Herbert knows how 10 keep n Hotel, - that
they published a hattering testimonial to that eject
in Saturdays ADVERTISER. Their pleasant expert
ences here, when made known across the water, viii
undoubtedly have the effect to bring other excursion
+ parfiaz hprpaffpr and wa lpapn that IL IL pral.Tfs
that the Montana may be again put on the route. II
inducemeut oilers
SHOCKING TRAGEDY on MAUI-By letter from
Lahaina dated on the 10Th, we learn Of a dreadful
murderous affair at Waiehu, East Maui, that hap
pened in the carly hours before daylight of Sunday
morning last. The Investigation was going on at last
accounts, but so far the story is as follows. An e.
derby couple named Kanalu and his wife Koukou, to-
gether with their granddaughter were sleeping in
their house. when the assassin entered a. the door
which was unflstened and killed the two elderly per-
sons with blows of a cane knife. and also left the girl
for dead. He then set fire to the house and left.
The girl, although desperately wounded, succeeded in
getting 10 a neighbours house and giving the alarm,
but too late to e~xtinguish the fire The bodies Of the
old people were found, but burned 20 as be scarcely
recognizable. The girl stated that she had recog-
nized the person who scratched the matches and set
fire TO the house, rs one kuheleaumoku, aud on his
being arrested he accused another young man named
Kahoaa as being implicated with him in the crime.
The cane knife, with the handle burnt of, was found
IN the RUNS OF the mouse, ana IL IS sald was sworn 10
by hands on the plantation as the one constantly
used by Kuheleaumoku about his work. being recog-
nized by peculiar marks. The steamer of this MORN
ing will probably bring full particulars Of the inyes-
tigatIOn.
BY the Kjlouea. this morning. we hear of the
arrival of Marshal Parke, having in charge the two
prisoners above mentioned fully committed for the
murder. -
Police Court.
Saturday, March 16.-A fireman belonging to the
.Nevada was found helplessly drunk in the street,
and taken to the Station-touse by the police. He
told the Court that he wac very much exhausted
when he came on shore, and so took a glass too much,
which Overpowered him. He was discharged. on
payment of 81 cost. David, a Portuguese, wast
charged with making n loud noise in the street,
being drunk, and was fined SO and costs. VIM.
McCuddy, also a fireman on board the .NeUddd, got
pretty drunk last night and roamed over the bridge
foot of Beretania street, where, as testified by a native
woman Zone of the registered sort) he assaulted her,
and showed her down, and when she screamed, ran
away and hid himself in the grass, pretending to be
asleep. McCuddy declared that he knew nothing
about it, but the Court fined him SIS and costs.
Monday, March Is "A native named Kawaihae
plead guilty to having been drunk on ava. The
question was raised as to whether ava was "intoxi-
Fcating liquor under the statute, but as it was
proved that the man was h~elplessly drunk in the
street, and it being his second ohense within a short
period, he was sent over for one month, with hard
labor. John Jefferson and Alex Lawson, two ship
mates, got drunk and quarreled on Sunday-S4 each.
Hiwa, a native, drunk on Sunday, $4. Jno. Levere,
ulSIuTUluB II quiet q II the nlGnL-1O. Leonard
Mitchell, charged with using threatening language,
gave a bail of $25 at the Station House, and did not
appear this morning when his name was called. AS
the offense is not a bailable one. a bench warrant was
issued, which will bring him Joseph Kaumaha and
Makaloa, plead guilty of adultery Joseph said in
extenuation that it was his first ofense, but ms it APP
peared that he had been married to a very nice young
woman only a month ago, the plea Of exclamation
did not have any weight, nor did his other plea, to
the effect that the g strange woman who by the
way, was an old fame-had used sorcery on him,
and he was fined $50, his companion in sin getting
of with a fine of Sl5.
Wednesday. March 2O.-The case Of Leonard
Mitchell (colored) for whom a bench warrant had
been issued came up, on n charge Of using threaten
ing language to one Antoine Joseph. The evidence
was to the effect that Mitchell went to JOseph's house
on the 10th inst, and calling him out, and making
use of very proflne language, declared that he
would " shoot him, break his neck, and tear his house
down over his head" No evidence of a previous
quarrel was shown, and Joseph swore that he was ia
fear for his life at Mitchell's hands. The latter had
no Witnesses, and the case was adjourned till Thur
sday, to give an opportunity to bring some.
In Judge Kamakau's Court, on Tuesday, in the
case of A.. Clavie, fined $50 in the Police Court for
selling goods without a license, the fine was reduced
to SO.
Thursday. March q Leonard Mitchell's case
came up for disposal from yesterday. The Court de-
cided to suspend sentence, and allowed the prisoner,
(whO it appeared had been drinking when the affair
occurred) to go at large. on his solemn promise not
to offend again, with the understanding that he is
liable 10 arrest on the same charge whenever he fails
to 90 straight.
Friday. March 22d. There was one case Of
drunk-B. Bowman. who forfeited his bail Of sc.
a little Chinese boy, some nine or ten years old.
lwhOsc parents are pig raisers in PauOa valley
plead guilty to stealing Mr.. Rycroftis watch. refer
ence to which is made in another place. and was
ordered to the Reformatory School during minority.
1t appears that be took the watch to Mr.. Tannatts
shop on Thursday to have some slight repairs
made, where it was recognized and detained.
and the boy arrested.
The V cry --latest.