The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-04-19
NOTES OF THE WEEK,

E5- The communication of d" A Tax Payer"
was received too late for this week.
REVEREND GEORGE MAsoN.-The numerous friends
and admirers here of this eloquent clergyman will
be pleased to learn that he is in temporary charge
of Trinity Chapel. San Francisco, with a prospect
of the Rectorship OF st. Albans.
RAIN ON MAUI.-A correspondent at Makawao. on
the 18th says: "The whole district is wringing wet;
it has been raining steadily during the last four days,
and still pouring down. During the last twenty-four
hours there has fallen 3 25-1OO inches. The Their
mometer sticks at 90 and 62, and we are mildewing.''
Good for the crops.
WAS IT TEMPORARY INSANITY ?-Yesterday morning
q native man was charged in the Police Court with as
saulting a woman. The latter showed her hand, two
of the fingers of which had been badly chewed by
the man. His defense was that he had been drinking
liquor, and did not know what he was about. Emo
tional insanity doubtless. He was fined 50.
Music THIS AFTERNooN.-The Band will play at
Emma Square, commencing at 5 P. NJ. The follow
ing is the programme. to conclude with u march
around the square:
SauSrInus E.M I RSTii
Funeral March. by
nne,Io. o., , OF fan mite Wozort
L.bussa Polka Mazurka.- -...........Zikch
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SALE OF WooL.-We understand that the clip
from the ranch of His late Majesty on Molokai,
has been sold for II cents. The returns for this
years clip, will probably not fall behind the
amount received last year on account of increase
in quantity, Notwithstanding some decline in
price. We notice some improvement in strength
of staple on account of continued good pasture
all the year past.-Nuhou.
7 GIN FAcuTTIEs-Probably there is but little use
4! in complaining of the facility with which natives
buy liquor in this city. Policemen and newspaper
reporters are constantly cognizant of the fact,
which the general public don't see. and not seeing.
think not of. The other day a native came in from
koolau in the course of his employment as a farm
hand. and was paid of with So. This he immedi-
ately Sunday morning) invested in two bottles of
gin-(SI.5O in the price of - native gin y and pro-
ceeded to get drunk. He rode a horse nearly to
death, and committed an assault and battery on a
woman. and on Monday morning was fined SIS
and costs. IN the Police Court. NOT only can tue
natives get liquor, but they can get 1t on Sunday.
FROM Observation-Disclosures was received here
on Thursday, that a circumstance had occurred at
the Leper Settlement that for o time looked like
trouble brewing. One of the lepers, who was in
subordinate on a previous occasion and had TO be
brought to Honolulu) left the settlement and was
absent several days. On his return lie was pun
ished by confinement, according to toe established
rules. Several others went to the Overseer and
demanded the key of the prison house. and threat
ened violence il il was not surrendered. The at
tempted mutiny was however queiled by the bold
and determined conduct of the OverSeer. backed
by the good sense and peaceable disposition OF
the majority of the people. We learn that Mr.. Ma
pela, of Wailuku. q member of whose family has
been pronounced q leper, will be appointed as
superintendent at KsIsupspa.