The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-02-22

ties are fitting out from that place for whaling in
boats, a business that has proved profitable in former
years. -
SQUALLY-The schooner Hattie, which sailed for
Kauai on Monday returned on Thursday morning,
being unable to get TO Kauai on account of the
strong northerly squalls. She was compelled to
scud under bare poles. the squalls were SO heavy.
4 DEAF MUTE.-Mr. Rollin Wells, a deaf mute
from the United States, came passenger in the Moses
Taylor. He is a peddler of corn-plaster and cards
illustrating the mute alphabet. We can bear testi-
mony to the valuable qualities of the plaster, having
used it with good effects, and the alphabet cards are
interesting and amusing as a study.
A REAL CURIosITY.-We noticed in the window of
Whitney's Bookstore recently, a real curiosity of the
olden time, being the feather helmet (mahi-ole) of
Kaumualii, the last King of Kauai. 1t is a very
rare specimen of the ancient handiwork of these
Islands, and ought to be purchased by the govern
ment, for the museum for the establishment of which
the Legislature made a provision last summer.
DRIFT WooD AS the sloop Lipe Yankee was
leaving Hama, Maui, on the 14th, a few hundred
yards off shore, she fell in with a huge pine log,
about forty feet in length and four or five feet in
diameter, apparently a northwest pine. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been in the water a long time, as it was well
covered with barnacles. Rather a mischievous thing
for a ship going with full Roadway to meet end on.
"
The WEATHER.-On Tuesday night we had a glo-
rious rain in this locality, one that lasted several
hours and thoroughly soaked the ground. Towards
morning the wind hauled to the northwest, and
during Wednesday and the following night the air
was remarkably cool and bracing, becoming actually
cold on Thursday morning, the thermometer in some
localities shrinking down TO SO degrees. We have
heard of SEINE families in town who actually built
rousing fires in their cook-houses to warm them
selves by. --
A SINGULAR OMIssIoN.-In all Our newspaper ex-
perence, we never remember to have known an
instance before the one that occurred this week,
where the chief editor of a journal deceased and his
name was dropped from the head of the editorial
columns without any personal allusiOn thereto by
his successor, nor with any of the customary symbols
of mourning. A sense of p~ropriety, if not of re-
spect for the memory of the departed, would seem to
condemn the singular omission.
FIRE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.-At about balfpast
'pine on Wednesday evening the alarm of fire was
sounded, and the different companies turned out
promptly and had a brisk run up town with their
machines. The alarm was caused by the burning
Of a small native house at the entrance Of PauOa
Valley, which caught fire by a mosquito curtain
coming in contact with a lamp. The house which
was isolated, was leveled with the ground in a very
few minutes, and there was no occasion for the
labors of the 6remen.
DIsTILLER1Es ~SEIzED-From Maui we learn that
during the second week of this month, Sheriff Ever
EFT made a descent upon two illicit distilling estab-
shments, away up in the deep recesses of Waikapu
valley, and seized the implements of work, materials
for brewing, etc. The enterprise had been about one
month in operation, and there is no telling how
much harmless Ti-root had in that time been trans
formed into deaih-dealing oboLetao. Two of the
parties concerned have been fined $50 each, or be
imprisoned two years at hard labor, and another, one
year or $3.50 fine. When it is remembered how Sc
cretly and carefully these nefarioUs operations are
carried on, and how difficult il is TO procure testi-
mony to convict, Sheriff Everett will be conceded to
be entitled to much praise for his activity and energy
in 4 good cause. -
An AUTHOR on HIS TIAVEIS-Mr. Charles Nor
dhof and family, came passengers by the last
steamer from the Coast. intending to make a stay
here Of some months. Mr.. Nordhoff is a welI-known
author and writer for the press. his last work hav-
ing been n book on California that has been much
admired and praised by the press of that State.
We learn from a recent number OF HGTper'S Weekly,
that Mr.. y. proposes to spend some time here in
studying the social, political. and industrial as
poets of this interesting group. The results of
in HdrpeT's -NI3dzjRe. deliberately Illustrated.
which will be subsequently issued in book form. as
a companion volume to his work on California"
MEETING OF THE NATIvEs.-There was a pretty
numerous assemblage Of the natives at Kaumakapili
OhuICh III 'hCnu1y evening LS'' uiScuss Tue SUI
of His Majesty's visit to Washington, as has
been suggested. Most of the speakers expressed
themselves opposed to such a measure, though no
tangible reasons were given for their opposition
simply that they did not want the King to leave his
country. A committee was appointed to express the
sense of the meeting to His Majesty, which was done
at an audience on Tuesday. The committee we're re-
ceived very graciously. and His Majesty bestowed q
half an hour in patiently explaining 10 them the
necessity for some measure like the proposed reci-
procity treaty, in the present condition of the coun-
try. As to the proposed visit to Washington, the
committee was informed thar 1t was merely q sug-
gestion put forward by the press for discussion. but
that at present it was not seriously contemplated by
the Government. The committee were highly pleased
with their reception and somewhat enlightened by
the interview.