The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-04
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Sept. 20, 1873.

EIuc3llOn Oulce. GOnolull.
Sept. 20. 1873.
NOTES OF WEEK.
EFs- The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society
will meet this evening at the residence OF l..
McCully, at ~half-past seven O'Clock.
GG- The mail steamer. advertised 10 leave San
Francisco Sept. "a, was fairly due yesterday p. NJ,
and may be looked for at any moment.
RosEBANg FOR SALE.-We notice that this desira-
BILE homestead in Nuuanu Valley formerly the
property of the late r. G. Wylliel will be offered
at Auction on the 9th instant.
~ We learn that members Of . Ultima Thule 5"
Lodge of Good TempIars propose to have Il picnic
lbont the 10Th of November. and that contributions
10 that object from friends. win he thankfully re-
ceived. -
HEBREW HoLIDAY.-Last Wednesday, the LIST
instant. was The d" Day of Atonement," in the Jew
ish Calendar. and was observed by our fellow cit
liens of that persuasion by closing their places of
business. -
SUDDEN DEATH.-Last Tuesday. a native woman
riding slowly into town on horseback-in fact
going AT Il walk-fell headforemost and was picked
up insensible. DR.. Trossean was called. but the
woman was past help, and died the same evening,
apparently from conclusion of the brain.
HEARD FRoM.-By the arrival Of the schooner
South Sea, on Thursday last, from BONN Islands.
we hear again from Captain Pease. formerly of the
Pid and Ndhienaead. He left the BONN Islands
July &c. in command of a schooner called the
DdanteSs, being on a e trading voyage and at that
time. bound for Yokohama. Like the notorious
Hayes. " though lost to sight, TO memory dear
Pease lives in the recollection of some of our resi-
dents. -
The COMING RAIS.-The first smart shower of the
season fell in the valley yesterday morning, extend
ing its favors sparingly 10 the city. 1t was n fore
taste of coming blessings, of which this part or the
island has been in need for nearly two months
past. Everybody feels of a thrill of cheerfulness
at the sound of the rain playing its soft pleasant
tune on the roof.
The clouds consign their treasures TO the fields,
And softly shaking on the dimpled pool
Prelusive drops, let all their moisture flow.
In large ehusion, DER the freshenid world"
ALGAROBA S~EEDs.-Persons DESTROYS of planting
the algaroba have experienced no little trouble in
getting the seeds out of the pods, in which they
are firmly embedded. a gentleman who has tried
informs us that the operation is a very simple and
expeditions one, if we go the right way to work.
1t will be observed that on one edge of the pod the
seeds grow quite near to the surface. Run q knife
along this edge, and then holding the pod in the
hand rap it smartly on 4 table. and the seeds will
pop out without trouble.
Z FIRE IN THE MOUNTANs.--Dnring last Wednesday
flight, the bush was observed TO be on fire to 4 con-
siderable extent on the mountain al the head of
Kalihi Valley. The same was observed at the head
of Palolo Valley last week. Whether these fires
were set by accident or design. we have not heard
from u reliable source, though that in Palolo is
said TO have been deliberately done by a native.
The law against such acts of vandalism is severe.
and should be promptly executed when the offender
is known. -
ASSAULT WITH A SToNE.-The other day a native
appeared at the Police Court, with a bad looking
wound Just over one eye, and preferred a charge
against Antoine Lopez. 4 Portuguese, for assaulting
him with a stone. 1t appeared by the testimony
that the cattle of Lopez had been trespassing on
the natives cultivated land, and while he was en-
deavoring TO catch them in order to impound, Lopez
threw the stone, knocking the man down, render
ing him insensible, and making a very ugly wound
on his head. Lopez endeavOred to prove an alibi,
but his own witness went back on him, = as he ex-
planned to the Court. and he was fined S5Oand costs
for an aggravated assault. Subsequently the ma
tive sued for damages, and was awarded SO.
THE WORLDS HIsTORY.-The Gazette publishes
from week to week, q list of notable events in his
tory, one for each day in the week. To be of any
value as q reference, such a table should be COM
piled with care. Let Us examine the one presented
for the first seven days of October, passing by the
statement that Walter Montgomery died on the 1st,
as certainly not one of the great events in the
worlds history ; and the taking of Jerusalem by
the Saracens in llS7,-seeing that by one power
and another, that city was conquered no less than
nine times we come to the taking of Sedan by the
Prussians, e Oct. ., 1870 The capture of Sedan
occurred Sept. %. Next the discovery of gold in
California, " Oct. 4. 1S47." Gold was first discov-
cred by Marshall, in digging the race for Suffers
Mill, in February, 1S4s, and the discovery was not
known in San Francisco until April of that year.
French Republic proclaimed, " Oct. ), 1870" The
French Republic was proclaimed almost immedi-
ately after the battle of Sedan and the surrender of
Napoleon, which took place a. W. have stated
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