The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-11
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Obtrtiser.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN JURY.-The Marshal requests Us to say
that the attendance of foreign ~jurymen will be re-
CURED on Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
RAIN on HAwAn-Captain Doane, of the Prince,
informs US that Kau and Kona, Hawaii, have been
having copiOus rains of late.
LARGE Man. will be due by the d. c Murray,
our last from San Francisco being up TO August -
-fOrty-eight days ago.
The D. c. MURRAY sailed hence on the 9th Of
August, and is therefore now fully due. The loss Of
the mail steamer would operate TO give the Murray
quick dispatch in San Francisco.
SAILED on A Cause.-The U. S. surveying ship
Portsmouth, Capt. Skerrett. sailed on Thursday last
for a cruise to the south and west, to be absent two
or three months. She will probably call at Hilo on
her return from the cruise.
DIDN'T "THUMP."-Capt Revely of the Robert
Coucan, informs US that his vessel did not & thump -
two or three times on q reef on her passage to Sydney,
as stated in the Gazette. She slightly grazed the
bottom, and on examination in the dock at Sydney,
her copper was found to be merely scratched.
STILL DRY.-Another week has gone by without
any rain in Honolulu, and none of any amount in the
valley. We have had signs innumerable and predic-
tons based on the state of the moon-but they have
proved to be the merest moonshine. All signs fail in
a dry time -
PALoLo.-If the new reservoir is built as suggested,
it is proposed to line it with the native clay known as
palolO. 1t is very adhesive in its natural state, much
like putty, and would make a reservoir quite safe
from leakage. a specimen may be seen at this Office.
Music THIS AFTERNooN.-The Band will play at
Emma Square, commencing at g o'clock. Following
is the programme, to conclude with a march around
the square
Overture, Opera-The Trnmpeter Of the Prince..-..-.Bszin
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still Evans
Finale, opera-Belisario.. .DonizeIu
Imperial City Strauss
A New SCHooNER.-Messrs. Tbbets & Sorenson,
at their shipyard at the foot of Queen street, have
about completed a very pretty little vessel, which
will be launched in a day or two. She measures
about twenty-five tons, is to be schooner rugged, and
from her lines we should judge will be a fast sailer
as well as a large carrier. She is built for Messrs.
Lima s Morris. and is intended for the Oahu coast
ing trade. -
PUBLIC SrABLEs.--A very great accommodation
and convenience to the travelling public and those
making their home at the Hawaiian Hotel will be
found in the stables recently opened under the charge
of Mr.. James Dodd. Not only good saddle horses
for either ladies or gentlemen can be obtained there,
but riding parties can be fitted out with teams in
any style. This is one of the necessary adjuncts to
a good hotel, and Mr.. Dodd will be found just the
man to give satisfaction.
-.--- H.u-- n
day, the 9th inst, Judges Hartwell and Widemann
on the Bench, the Attorney General appearing for
the Crown. The native portion of the calendar was
first taken up, Judge Widemann presiding. The
following cases were disposed of before the native jury:
Rex VS.. Akoni Ana, attempt at rape. Verdict of
not guilty. w. c. Jones for defendant.
Rex VS.. Poe, Kaiwikuamoo and Kahololio, larceny
of animals. Verdict of not guilty. W. C. Jones for
defendant.
Rex vs.. Kalua, sexual intercourse with a female
under IA years. Verdict of guilty. W. C. Jones,
associated with Attorney General. Mr.. Keawehuna-
hala for defendant.
Rex vs.. j. Fl. Barenaba, selling liquor without
license. Verdict of not guilty. w. C. Jones for
defendant.
In the matter of the estate of His late Majesty
Kamehameha V. Trial issue of fact, Kahoukua (k)
claimant as sole heir to said estate. The jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect that they I" find that
Her Elk. r. Keelikolani was an own child of His late
Highness NJ. Kekuanaoa." R.. H. Stanley and c. C.
Harris, attorneys for the estate and R. Keelikolani.
w. c. Jones for complainant.
4 GOVERNMENTAL CARELEssNEss.-The old stone
building on Queen street, near the corner of Nuuanu,
is the property of the government, having come into
its possession some twenty-five years ago by the fore
closure of a mortgage held against the historical firm
of Ladd & Co. The building is about forty years
and has apparently had no repairs put on it
since it was built. 1t is classed amongst government
warehouses, and being near the wharves is quite
often used for the storage of merchandise, for which
the government charges a fixed rate, amounting to a |
considerable sum per annum. Yesterday, our atten-
was called to the condition of the building by
Mr.. j. L. Lewis, master cooper, who had q number
of men employed to cooper some casks stored on the
ground floor. On a cursory examination we were as
tonished that government should allow the building
to remain in such a positively dangerous condition as
now presents, much less that they should have the
temerity to allow it to be used for storage. Mr..
Lewis had ordered the casks to be rolled outside, as
he would not risk the lives of his men to work in the
Rotten beams, cracked and crumbling
walls, and dilapidation from roof to floor, are the
features of this d" government storehouse."
ASSAULTS AND BATTERIEs.-For q rarity, there
were three cases in the Police Court on one day this
week. First, an Italian sailor named Frank, belong
ing to the British bark BenUOirlich, was proved to