The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-12-27

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unknown friend for q Christmas gift of a nice roast
ing pig. -
The Hawaiian Mission Children Society, viii
meet this evening at j o'clock, at the residence of
Mr.. E o. Hall -
~ Letters from Kailua intimate that the Royal
party may possibly return on the steamer due to-
morrow morning, -
p The mails per d. c. Murray Will close at the
Post Office to-day at II O'Clock; for newspapers and
registered letters at II.
MAsoNIC-There will be a special meeting of
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, F. X \. NJ, this Saturday
evening. December 9th, at Il O'Clock, in Makee's
Block. Installation.
THE Vo1cAxo.-The summit crater of Mauna Loa
is reported to have been very active of late, at inter-
walls brilliantly Illuminating the mountain top and
shining far out over the ocean.
- By reference to the .Nilhou of August 18th,
the statement will be found in the native department
that it had been resolved by an association that "no
one would be permitted to speak in favor of cession.'
u We have received and will publish shortly in
connection with other historical matter, extracts from
published records of Legislative proceedings in 1854,
connected with the annexation rumors of those days.
MOSQUITOES have been extremely numerous and
annoying in this city of late. We hear of a certain
magical powder at Judd & LANES, the burning of
which in a room is said to clear out these pests. The
smoke of dried-cowdung is also %effectual.
SOMETHING LIKE A FREsHET-Last Sunday after
noon a heavy bank of clouds ar0ss to the Northeast,
there was some muttering thunder, and rain fell very
heavily in the mountains, producing q sudden SWELL
ing of the streams that sent forth q hollow roar and
almost amounted to a freshet.
EMP BURGLARY.-Last Wednesday night,
some one attempted to make an entrance at the rear
of Mr.. J. T. Warehouses; Fort Street store. Anum-
Der of holes were bored about the lock of the door,
but the thieves either were frightened away, or else
gave up the job as too difficult, as they did not effect
an entrance. -
SELLING WHISKY To INDIANs.-In the S. F. BuIe-
tin of November "a, we read that Captain Kelly, of
the whaling bark Java, had been arrested at the in
stance of one of the crew of the vessel, on the charge
of selling thirty gallons of prime whisky to the In
dams in Alaska, and was under bonds in the sum of
81 900 to explain the matter in the Circuit Court.
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DR1FTED TO SEA.-Last Monday a number of ca
noes went outside the reef to fish, and towards night
the wind blew so strong that the rowers had great
difficulty in getting back to port. Several of the ca
noes were nearly all night struggling to gain the pas
sage, and one canoe containing one man, is missing,
and is supposed to have drIued on to sea, as nothing
has been heard of it.
OUR SUPPLEMENT, accompanying to-day's paper
be found to contain besides communication and
other interesting reading, a valuable article on For
estry, and the annual Calendar for 1874, in which is
q correct list of the Court, the Cabinet, Privy Council,
Judiciary, Government officers. foreign Diplomatic
and Consular officers, life and fire insurance agencies,
the various benevolent and other associations, etc,
etc. The present number will be an appropriate one
to send abroad by the mail which leaves to-day.
CREATURE CoMFORTs.-It was appetizing on Christ
eve to pay a visit to the meat markets of Homo
lulu, and inspect the provision made for next days
dining of our citizens. Boyd's Family Market in
displayed some unusually handsome beef,
gaily decorated with garlands of flowers, while the
groaned with roasting pigs, turkeys, geese,
ducks, chickens and plover. Mr.. Boyd is evidently
of the opinion of Peter Pindar:
"The turnpike road to peoples hearts 1 find
Lies through their mouths, or L mistake mankind"
And New Years yet to come
CHRIsTMAs-for some years past, has been kept
more and more universally as a general holiday.
To be sure, it does not require much sacrifice in bus
mess men to close their doors for q day in these times;
aside from this, we have noted a growing dispo-
sition in all to observe the day set apart in honor Of
the advent of the Saviour of mankind. Thus on
Thursday morning last, stores of all kinds remained
closed. and no one (save butchers and grocers) pre-
tended to do any business. The Churches in which
were held, were well attended. There were
Iuaus in the country and dinner parties in town, and
good cheer and hearty greetings characterized the
The coming generation will no doubt think
even more of Christmas than does the present one
how can it forget the abundance and variety of at
~tractive toys that it has become the fashion to lavish
IN our little ones? -
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATIoSs.-At the Bethel
CHURCH on Sunday morning last, the pupils and
&C. .ers of the Sabbath School held some very inter
sting exercises, by way Of an annual celebration, in
place of the regular morning service. The venera-
Die Church was handsomely and appropriately deco
-ated for the occasion with evergreens and flowers,
worked into suggestive symbols, while prominent was
he GOSPEL motto "Peace on Earth" The exercises
consisted of singing and an allegorical illustration by
he scholars of the apostolic exhortation to put on
he whole armor of God, - the whole concluding with
short address by the pastor, the Rev. DR.. Damon.
We understand that q somewhat similar annual
School Celebration will be held at the Fort
street Church tomorrow morning, commencing at
leyen O'Clock, which will take the place of the usual
corning service. -
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'rison during a number Of years past viii have re
an elderly man in the hospital quarters
Who was usually seen quietly porting over a much
copy of the New Testament. This was Captain
William Tate, a native of Topsham, State of Maine,
Who had been an inmate of the prison for nearly six
cen years past. His first attack of insanity, which