The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-08-29

SESSION LAWS.-We pegin To-Day the pupnc1ton
of the Laws of 1874, for the benefit of the public, and
shall continue to occupy our fourth page with them
until completed. -
e We notice that preparations are being made
at the Hawaiian Hotel for the opening of q Restau-
rant in the basement, where lunches and meals will
be furnished at all hours.
I For THE CoUNTRY.-His Ex. the Governor, accom-
panied by 8 party of gentlemen, left town yesterday
morning to spend a few days among the breezy
groves of Misunderstanding to return on Monday
or Tuesday. -
JIE Our thanks are due to Mr.. T.. g. Thrum for
late papers; also to the Merchants Exchange, San
Francisco, for files, and to Mr.. H. M. Whitney for
extricating the package from among the debris Of the
.Maegregor's mail room.
A sUaaEsTIoS.-Honolulu scandal mongers and
libellers-there are a few such-who wish to give the
impression that their contributions come from Maui,
should keep a good run Of the packets, in order to
avoid a damaging blunder as to dates.
APPLES, PEARS AND PLUMs.-A small invoice of the
above. received per steamer from San Francisco, was
sold at Auction yesterday. Apples brought from 81
to 50 per box-Pears AMI Plums, 1926. Another
lot (of apples) will be sold to-day at Mr.. BartoW's.
TRANSIT OBsERvERs.-By the steamer for Austria
liza were two members of the American party dis
patched to observe the transit of Venus, in the South
ern Hemisphere. The ship containing the main party
of astronomers and photographers sailed from New
York last month, to proceed around the Cape of Good
Hope. -
y From present appearance, We cannot expect
another mail before the arrival of the .NikGdO, due
about September 10. The bark Queen Emma,
which arrived over on the sth, goes to Australia; two
more guano ships are expected this season, but had
not been chartered at last advices; and the American
Admiral is expected here this fall, but not until
October. -
/SMUaaL1Na ON A SMALL ScALE.-Last Thursday
night, about IL O'Clock, Mr.. Markham, the Custom
House Guard, arrested q Chinaman belonging to the
steamship .MacgregOr, while in the act Of smuggling
q two-gallon demijohD Of brandy. At the Station
House the Chinaman gave bail in the sum of $50,
which, (with the brandy he forfeited, proceeding to
sea in the ship. -
Music THIS AFrERxooN.-The Band win play at
Kapiolani Square, commencing at 5 P. N. The fol-
lowing is the programme
Beaumont March .Strebinger
Greeting of Spring, Fantasia .schOenburg
The Motley World, Medley
Masquejokes, Polka. Hermann
All Alone, banad ao
Double Qaiek-s'ePs Beautiful UT.aiai .BraIdsch
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Buy A HoMEsTEAD.-At the Auction-rOom Of MIR.
E. P. Adams can be seen q plan of the lots to be
offered at public competition on the 18th proximo.
There are twenty-five Of the lots, eligibly situated at
Makiki, within 8 few minutes ride Of town, and the
tract is well watered. Each lot contains l and To-
100ths Of an acre. Look at the plan, and then 60
and look at the site.
LATE ARRIvALs.-Ed. c. Doran, Esq, Pay Direc-
tor U. S. Navy, one of the oldest officers in the
service, recently stationed at Mare Island Navy
Yard, Cal, arrived by the .MaegregOr on Wednesday
evening. He relieves Paymaster May, who has
been stationed at this port for several years past.
Mr.. Doran served under Admiral Faragut and other
distinguished officers during the Rebellion.
Assistant Surgeon J. Fl. Hall, arrived per
.HaegregOr, to relieve Assistant Surgeon NJ. D. Jones,
U. s. s. Benicid. -
- TO The KuOkod is the only newspaper now
published in the native language. and it takes sd-
vantage of that fact. An instance of it's vicious
untruthfulness may be cited. In speaking of the
arrival at Hilo of returning members of the Legis-
lature, il says that Mr.. Nawahi was received with
cheers, and that Mr.. Kipi was booted. An eye
witness informs US that when Mr.. Kipi landed he
was heartily oheered, and that Nawahi landed
while the cheering was going on.
A Maine husband wanted TO bet his wife that
she could whip a panther, but she saw his little
scheme and refused to try.
What kind of sassages is them p queried an
old lady OF the young man OF literature and pea