The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-12-13

CREDIT SALE-See advertisement Of two days sale
by Auction early next week, at store of Messrs- F
A. Schsefer s Co. -
PUSAHoU CoLLEGE.-We are requested 10 state
that the next Term of this institution viii commence
on Monday, December 29th.
The FAIR on tuesday evening last for the benefit
of . Ultima Thule Lodge No. /, of the Order of
Good T~emplars, was quite q success, the net receipts
footing up about $3.50.
For KoNA.-By the KIlauea on Monday last, as
passengers for Kailua We noticed the Hon. Mrs.
Bishop and several other ladies, the Hon. a. 5. Cleg-
horn, and His Excellency Gov. DOminis.
THE MURDER AT KoNA.-By the Uilama, which
arrived on Tuesday, we hear the report that Kahi-
kins, the native suspected of numbering the woman
Haahaa last month, had confessed the crime.
WHALERs AT SAN FRANcIsco.-U to November Is,
| eleven whalers had arrived at San Francisco, averag-
ing 749 barrels each. One more vessel was due, the
Progress, Capt. Dowden, who has been reported with
1000 bbls. -
THE K1AUEA, having received needed repairs on
her boiler during Saturday, sailed at about 8 P. NJ.
for Molokai, towing the schooner Waricick with sup
plies for the Leper settlement. She returned on
Sunday afternoon. -
- Under the head of Auctions, it will be seen
that Barlow viii offer a fine invoice of Fancy Articles
at his Salesroom, this evening.
Adams will hold an evening sale on Friday next,
of Christmas Goods.
LOOK BEFORE You LEAP.-To those who may be
~purposing a jaunt into the country, it is suggested as
a wise precaution to inquire into the condition of the
roads out of town. A correspondent describes in
graphic terms the hard road to travel " in goingto
Kalihi, and the upper Waikiki road.
= According to a statement which recently ap-
peared in the London Times, the consumption of ar
dent spirits in Great Britain during 1872 amounted
to 8 5,94i SIT gallons; malt liquors, 1851 1926 bar
rels; wine, 16, 7o5,464 gallons; other liquors, H.
000, 900 gallons; total cost to consumers, $751;
714,O7O. -
SLIGHT Observation-Disclosures, who died re-
Gently near Punahou. was the undoubted half
brother of the late NJ. Kekuanaoa (not KakuanGo, as
the Gazette has it, and he did not attempt to estab-
lish his own claim before the Supreme Court, but to
upset the claim of Her Excellency R. Keelikolani to
the whole of the late Kings estate.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON A CoAsTER.-On Wednesday
of last week at Anahola. Kauai, q native sailor
hohS2 HCOhSnoP0t mPNJO Oh OoA hS SSuOOuCI
Luka, was suddenly killed by the breaking of the
brake of the windlass at which he was at work as
sisting to take the anchor. A piece of the broken
brake struck the man, crushing his jaw and fractur-
ing his skull, killing him instantly.
Music THIS AFTERNoON.-The Band will play at
Emma Square, commencing at Al O'Clock. Follow
ing is the programme, to conclude with a march
around the square:
Adiutant General March
Overture, Opera, Ballanda. .HerteI
Matuschka, Russian
Selection, Opera, s%onnambula (new) .Belini
SELLING TO NATIvEs.-On sworn information, q
warrant was issued last Saturday against the licensee
of the Royal Hotel for selling liquor to natives on the
occasion when Kupeahi came to his death, December
Sd. The case came up for q hearing on Tuesday
last, when the Police Magistrate declined to try it,
on the ground of being related to the defendant, and
the case will be heard by the intermediate Judge,
the Hon. j. NJ. Kapena, who is expected from Kai-
lua, Hawaii, by the first opportunity.
THE DoLPHIN.-Our readers will remember the
arrival here last year of the little sloop Dolphin, of
five tons, Captain Davis, from San Diego for Japan.
In a late exchange we find that the adventurous little
craft reported herself at Yesso, in 60 days from the
coast of California. The voyage was devoid of start
ling interest, save a severe storm experienced, which
lasted five days, during which the little craft was
hove to. and the men were obliged to remain in the
cabin with the matches battened down. During the
storm the Dolphin was found to possess excellent
sea-going qualities for SO small a vessel.
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRIsE.-Last week was one
of rama good deal of moisture fell-and the
street near the Eden House was for several days a
lake. Some employees of the Road Supervisor
were sent to try and make the place passable for
pedestrians, and in doing so they piled up the mud
on the opposite side of the street. /" thick and
slab" Early the next morning it was discovered
that some industrious person, probably in view of
the present high price of poi, had improved the
patch by thickly planting it with tarO tops. That
one circumstance illustrated the condition of Ho-
nolulu streets during the storm better than any
amount of verbal description.
Our SHIPwRIGHTs.-The report has frequently
come from Insurance Companies and others abroad,
that when a ship is repaired in Honolulu, the work is
always well and thoroughly done. We clip the fol-
lowing from the Gazette of this week:
Among the departures We note that of the British
shin -4anie Fleming. with a cargo of grain, which
put into this port some weeks since, IN distress, hav-
ing carried away all her spars and masts IN 8 Cyclone.
The work of repairing her was entrusted to Mr.. Geo.
Emmes, who has executed the job with commendable
desnatch and in the best manner. 1t could not have
been done more satisfactorily in San Francisco, and
certainly not SO economically. Not only was every
spar replaced Excepting only the lower %foremast,)
but new sails throughout were made for her, the lat
ter by J. NJ. Dat Son,-and the entire expense was
less than fourteen thousand dollars. As the vessel
left our harbor on Monday, she looked the picture of
naval beauty and as if she was starting on her first
voyage. "
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-For various well-known rea-
sons. the crews obtained in San Francisco are gener-
ally bad material, and it appears to be taken for
granted that they must be ruled with a severe hand.
On board the ship TopgaIant, which arrived from
San Francisco on Sunday, there was a slight IN
l.o,a+,ass. :, m Monday night two of the crew