The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-02-07

received too late for this issue.
TIE mails for the East, per City OF Melbourne, WllI
close at the Post-ofice to-day at noon.
JUDD < LAME, Grocers on Fort stred, will please
accept the acknowledgements of the pres, for a gen
Ierous " sample of splendid apples, from an invoice
lust received by them from Oregon. Oregon beats
california in this kind Of fruit.
THE KILAUEA sailed for windward PORTS on We'd
|nesday morning early, taking the news of the death
bf the King, and the Ministerial summons for the as
of the Legislature. We understand she
will be back in time to make the trip to Kauai before
the 18th. -
On THE suggestion of the Friend the Ga=ete pro
Ifesses to an intention of turning over q new leaf as
no editorial amenities" We cheerfully recognize
.tbis symptom of reform in our heretofore erring con-
ltemporary-but that touch about an editor having
ls evidently mistaken his profession is q severe say
ling. And he says it about himself!
FIRENEy's ELEcTIoN.-At the last regular monthly
meeting Of Mechanic - Engine Co. No. 2, held at
their rooms on Wednesday evening, Feb. 4th, the
following gentlemen were reelected officers for the
ensuing year
EoreUn4n Ott
EIrst 1s,f, Foreman William Love.
Second Asst. rem Jas. Duncan.
Secretary. ~
Treasurer. u Ausun'
~ The carriage-house in rear of the Rev. MIR
IFrear's residence was set on FIRE on Monday about
h. NJ, by children playing With matches, and was con
Fsumed. Mr.. Frear burned his hands quite serlousl.
in efforts to extinguish the fire. The engines wer
I%nromptly on the ground, and rendered good servic
in preventing the fire from spreading to the building
~adjacent-Ga2. =
! TmF "VoLUNTEERs. Whenever Mechanic
ENGINE No. . turns out for parade purposes, thel
horse carriage is always manned by boys, who ar
known as 80 the volunteers The practice undoubt
sedly pleases the youngsters hugely, and has the etfec
Ito create an esprit du corps that will always keep tn
scompany's ranks full, as the lads grow up. The
made a good appearance in the parade Loot Saturday
~ The U. S. 5. surveying ship Portsmouth, aT
tain Skerrett, returned on the I'd inst, from o SUI
yeying cruise to the islands southwest Oh thiS groui
Dnrina her VOYAGE, she has surveyed the ocean trol
the longitude OF honolulu " Ifu west, a7 Iar sou'
las the line, and visited Palmyra, Washington, Far
ninp's and Christmas islands, surveying each, an
sailing over the location Of several reputed island
EGazette. -
THE L. s. S. TUscARoRA, Commander Belknap, c
ESPECIAL surveying SeESlCSB ~
hast. % DAYS from San Diego. She is engaged in Il
duty of taking ocean sOundings for the projected te
epraph cable between the American Continent al
Japan. The results of the soundings taken DO n
differ materially from those taken in 1858 by Il
schooner Fenimore Cooper, Lieut.. BROOKS Inc Io
lowing is q list of the officers attached to the ~
s~curOrG:
III Communicates L. Belknap.
81 T,"wtSnant C0nlnandsr-Theo F. Jewell, Elk OhhcIo.
~ Na,i1atiugL ieutendnt-Geo. A. Badly.
LeutenaHts-Geo A. Norris, +. VI. symohas' Neos'
"a Doty.
Ensi0n-M. D. Hyde.
cher Engineer-Louis J. Allen.
81 First Assistant EngineeT-J. II. Harmony,
M Second Assistant Engineer. EmangeL
III PAST 1sSistdnt PGynaster-J. Goodwin HOLDS
III Assistant SurqeOR-J. l.. Nelson.
rs MidshiDmen-W. ii. II. Sutherland, V. l" Cotthlahi W.
Shufedt, 7. ID. Veeder.
Boatsupoin-Jas. 7. Barker.
ri GuuueT-Chas. II. Nenable.
Carpenter-Jos. l.. Thatcher.
t S1Iuaker-Jno. Roddy.