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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-10-23

page arc counted in. Five columns arc hiicd With
articles from foreign publications, none Of them pos
sessing the merit Of being eprop0s 70 anything on
the islands. and tvo-,hiris q them cut Of place
except in the FFienf. short paragraph on STRAY
Thoughts, - suggests the idea that the writer has 80
los, himself in = metaphysical fg as 10 be unable to
see that the glory due to God I" was In the begiaing,
is now. and ever shall be- The writer treats the
subject like a ecnundrum. he asks. " What does IL
mean - aad closes by saying ~ give il up"
Another article. critiei1ing the Hawaiian Guide
Book. :" is, from the very nature Of The case. q hong
one, but not exhaustive. The sun o. il is" This
book would be very good. II Il were not very bad;
one Of its defects is in its title. The article The
should be A.
The standing bead q the Islasdsr furthermore
states that Il particular attention Is given to Scientific
Researches. especially among the Pacific Islands .
1t must be that the Pacific Islands are devoid Of any
such matter; Tor there Is not even a I" phase Of the
moon" item. not sn earthquake. volcanic eruption,
rainfall, scientific news from anywhere else, or any
notice Of recent inventions. Again " Home and
Foreign news form = prominent feature Of the
paper" 10 the present number all that | can End
under the first head is an item about = chinaman
making q basket-and that is not new--and a sum
mary Of the entire week piled into twO-thirds Of a
column While the foreign news is condensed into
a whisky eure-hodtious-of a Heather ChiBee.
Then comes the statement that 1.-THE hldHder-
"a aims At discussing everything Of interest aud i'm
~portanee. : etc etc. That may be is aim, bat, to
judge from No. 81, l am Of opinion that its writers,
as a literary riae-team, have not yet got through The
pop-gun stage Of their drill.
To finish, the assurance is given the reader that
The list of contributors embraces the bee, literary
talent of the Islands" / DO not doubt but that the
''list' embraces all of the best talent; bot 4 am sure
that the columns Of No. 81 do not reflect much credit
upon that talent. Mr.. Lyons article on Land Matters
is, in my opinion, the only really good thing in the
number.
Now that l have criticized enough. Lei me make a
suggestion. Sink the ISLANDER. and let the literary
talent Of the islands send their illusions 10 the an
vERTIsER. GaEeiis and FFiepd. Let q censor be APP
pointed, to whom all articles shall be addressed I" for
Publication. +" and let him use his Judgment As to
whether the ADVERTISER, Gdseie. Friend, or PH-
nGhou Mirror shall print them. Y.
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The New Era of Naval Warfare.

The British ironclad Vengumrd, recently sunk
by a blow from the "beak " Of the iran Duke was
a mighty war vessel In register abe was q tribe
over 6,OO9 tons. She cost the British Government
over two and a half millions Of dollars. Her
armament consisted Of ten tWelve-ton guns and
four Armstrong; (" throwing City pound balls.
She was sheathed in plated amor which was be-
lieved at the time Of her construction 10 be proof
against the heaviest ordnance used in naval war
fare. Yet when the beak Of the Iron Duke
(steaming at the slow rate Of six miles an hour
struck her side the thick plates Of aTmor gave
way like an egg-shell at the stroke of a knife, her
side was pierced by a hugh wide-gaping wound,
and the Vanguard filed and sank so speedily that
barely time enough was afforded to save the Of
ficers and crew. In this occurrence we have q
fresh illustration of the terrific power Of ,The
= ram -fn maritime warfare. The arm6r~~nfch
no monster gun could penetrate offered no effective
resistance 10 the iron PROV Of The colliding vessel.
A long ago as the tine when the galleys Of
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Everybody will he glad 10 hear that The uiaa OF
weslervel. IOr completely In the famous crime OF
the robber Nosher has re~nsted IN BE convictlon
on three counts Of the Indictment lie l. ionnd
guilty Of detention Of the kidnapped child aud OF
conspiracy 10 exiort money. There " Only a sen
-slmental difference beswcen the guilt OF carrying
the little boy away and that of keeping him away
there Is scarcely a difference that me Law can re-.
eognize. IL viii. therefore. probably be as salts
factory TO justice that this eulprit " convicted on
three eounts a. II would have beeh II he bad bern
convicted on thirty three and u can hardly be
doubted that his eonsieuoa, IN the l0rm Ia which
Il has been obtained vii expose him TO th~ hll-
esi penalty Of tho law againss s- enen~ Per.
haps. indeed. Il IL Ia one respect n subject Of pub
Tie congratulation thai he was not convicted a. an
aecomplice Ia the fact of abduction. but that bis
guit rests on ihe equally Criminal doientlon Of The
child. knowing him TO have been stolen. Al the
time Charley Ross was stolen y was noted and
much commented upon that the punishment ior
such an offence by the laws OF Pennsylyania was
inadequate TO its moral enormitg, and thai even
Il the kidnappers were caught Abe penalty they
would suffer must be 80 light that % would seem
farciealiy trivial TO every one whose sympaihles
had been excited by the terrible story. II We re-
member rightly the Pennsylvania Legislature
thought OF this at Ne next session and imposed a
much seyerer penalty on this offence. Under the
general provision against ca post fdcf0 laws the
penalty thus imposed by q statute enacted subse-
quently 10 the abduction could not be applied as
q punishment for that act but every day OF the
detention subsequent to the passage Of that act "a.
poses 10 It's penalties. for the detention IL q con
slant constructive abduction. Ia the fact that one
criminal IN this case nj last feels the hand OF lne
tice heavy on him the public will feel a satisfaction
scarcely less than that II felt at the iaie OF hosher
and the demonstration thus made Thai The pdeten
ton Of the child may have inpienkpn a. consrqnenoes
who now have him In charge. n. ~ there n good
reason 90 believe. he N still alive.
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ocTAyTrs c1sAR encountered those of ASro<r m
the battle Of Acdam the principle ~ mis- terrible
engine Of naval war was known. The pr0wt Of
the Roman vessels were armed with iron bean or
rosfra. aud they manervercd In aclon lust a.
modern ram would do eNiko tho enemy and
81 a Roman galley. cvcn whom a tall trifnns pro
PEELED by TIRES banks 81 cara. compared 10 the "
rcslsible shock Of a lcviaihAn like the Iron Duke
driven By steam power. Nlh NE engines 81
destruction now In use. the next great war Ia which
nations Of anything Ike equal naval power shall
BE- engaged will exhibit scenes more fearful Than
have ever yet been rccorded Va The annals OF
human strife.
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3 Mn. EDIToR-The Gazette is more rabid than ever
for substituting, by this poor government, Of a
wealthy steamship company. It's editor having
lately made a trip TO California, one would think his
ideas would have got clearer, but they are more
obfuscated than before Or did he have his hat
&c chalked " on the passage down G%REENHoRN.
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Communicated.

have received, lately, q copy Of The hiaHdsr,
Vol. l. No. 80; and am tempted to review the same,
for the benefit of its sponsors. The standing head,
on the first page, commences thus "a Weekly
Journal, devoted to Hawaiian Interests" OF the
sixteen columns making up the paper, | find two
filed with an article on /" Land Matters in Hawaii"
which is all that pertains TO Hawaiian interests;
unless the two columns Of advertisement on the last
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UNREASONABLE VS.. CYPHREXEs.-En the Supreme
Court. on Wednesday, the opinion of the Chief jus
tice in the above case adversely 10 the steamer) was
sustained by the full bench on appeal
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Communicated.
Lines VS.. Spirits.

Very few persons know the value of lines in q hot
climate, especially for some classes of invalids and
old people. I have known some cases of rheumatism
defy the skill of doctors and forty kinds of medicine,
cured in a few weeks by lemonade. It's effects on the
liver are very healthy.
We import porter, ale, brandy. wines aud a lot of
other stuff which the importers call superior liquors,
Greatly poison) by the s~hip-load; but lines are doled
out in a small market basket, and only a handful for
rs cents. s
Let US plant lines and other fruits, discard spirit
Iuous liquors, live temperate, trust in God and throw
away anxiety, and we shall not need so many doctors,
nor would so many be carried to an early grave.
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Supreme court-ootober Term, 1875.

}. r. Williams VS.. II HackreId & Co. On excep-
tions from July Term.
OPINION ny JTDD, J.
On the trial the plaintiff put in evidence the fol-
lowing account fr
Halawa Plantation and Owners in account with II. Hack.
field Il Co. Interest az 8 per cent. per annum.
1874,
Jan. Ito balance Of old acct ..... s6.s4i 70, 3 mos Iss 70
FEB. 24-To payment 20 J. /. Dowsett. 1000 90 l6 900
Mar 28-To 4 bids mat bags, 200 pcs n AZ 90 .
3i-To interest as per margIn..... l4 60
S7lls 81 &ll2 20
ca.
Mar. 3l-By net proceeds Of acct sales Of
sugar due Mar. Sd. ..........$l,2ll 10, 0aT Bl7
By balance Of Interest 20 Dr.. l34 63
B balance 20 new acct. 49,. 1907 10
S7,Ils1 sI42 20
April Ito balance due US TO date, &5,9O7 IL
Z. & O. T.. II. HACKFELD 4 CO.
Per Aug. Bose.
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s4TURDA OCTOBER %.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

r.. NJ. :. PETSREL sailed yesterday on a visit TO
Kauai and Niiha,I. pking as passengers Major
Wodehouse, II. r. NJ. Consul General and lady.
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FINE STocK.-By the ID. C. Murray was received
in good condition two fine Spanish Merino Bucks,
from the Berkeley Ranch, Alameda, California Mr..
NJ. McInerny is the agent here for the Berkeley
Ranch. This new stock is for the sheep ranch re-
Gently purchased by DIR. Trousseau on Hawaii.
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A RISING TowN.-A correspondent, who recently
left Honolulu to reside in California, and who has
settled at Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, writes as
follows under date Oct. 8, about his new location
al found this a small town just s~pringing into life,
with q growth of about three weeks and there are
now over 100 buildings, many Of which are completed
and others are being finished as fast as possible.
There is quite q good harbor here, with a large
wharf, and a railroad is building from here to Ogden,
to touch at Los Angeles and Panamint Mines. 1t is
now graded some 20 miles on this end Of the route,
and at the other end over 100 miles in running order.
This road is calculated to intersect with the ST. Louis
or Southern Pacific Road. So you see there is a
6 right smart chance of having quite q large town
here at Santa Monica. The site is one Of the finest
on the Pacific Coast, requiring no grading, and there
is a good supply of water. Everybody wonders that
Los Angeles should have overlooked the site 20 long.
and its manifest advantages as a seaport over Will
mington. The freight for Los Angeles and San
Demanding is now landed here, and sometimes We
have three steamers and four or five sailing craft in
port. The Costa RIGA is now dsohargiDg freight
for the railroad
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RAMIE AND JUFE.-We have been favored with
the perusal of IA pamphlet on the culture and
manufacture of these two textile substances, pub
lished by the Department OF Agriculture at Wash
ington. from which we purpose making some eE-
tracts
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I. o. G. THE Sixteenth Annual Session of the
Grand Lodge of California took place in San Fran
cisco Oct. 5. There was a full attendance, the num-
Der of delegates being nearly 800. One hundred
and ,hirty-seven,Lo Lodges were reported in the juris-
diction, with q membership of 1912.
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Non EsT.-F. G. Padeken, who was held for trial
for larceny of cattle at Hawaii, and who was at large
on bail, has not been seen since last Saturday, and it
is supposed he has absconded. His bondsmen, ina
tives) who are responsible in the sum of $500 for
his appearance, are getting nervous.
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+ For THE CESTENNIAL.-In the window of Thrum's
Stationery Store are three bound volumes of The
Friend. "The oldest paper in the Pacific from
1852 to 1875. They are quite handsomely bound
and lettered. and are intended for the Centennial
Exposition at Philadelphia next year.
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.1cos.-The alta in its list of pa.

New MEDIcos.-The .Alta in its list of passengers
from Honolulu per City Of Melbourne last trip,
mentions, among half a dozen other Doctors-Dr.
PEBBLES, U. S. Vice Consul, and DR.. II. M. Whitney.
Some one suggests that a new medical institute has
been opened in California at which diplomas are
chean.
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WHAT Is Ir?-Tha is the question asked a dozen
times a day by pedestrians while gazing at the ob
longs. parallel lines. half-cireles, etc depicted on the
board fence opposite our Office. We believe it is in
tended for somebody's sign when finished.
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r CHAMBER OF COMMERCIAL the last regular meet
ing of this body, the following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year
PTesiden;. Hon. :. n. Castle,
Vice President. ...........IIon II. A. P. Garter,
Secretary ...............A. J. Cartwright. Esq.
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Mr.. EDIToR-A great deal of discussion has taken
place lately as to the building of an inter-island
steamer, to take the place of the Rilauea, now said
to be nearly worn out, and will soon be unfit for use.
On this subject l would like to ask the following
question: Has a proper and thorough examination
been made, by competent and trustworthy men, on
the condition of the RIlauea; to see If she cannot
be substantially repaired for a modest sum to do ser
vice for the next ten years? A diversity Of opinion
seems to exist as to the ~propriety Of building q new
steamer and that of repairing the Riiduea, | would
like the above question to be answered by those in
authority, and then perhaps a better conclusion can be
arrived at. If, as is asserted, q ring exists, the tax
paying community viii have q suspicious eye on
those who are called upon to make a thorough exam
ination and give an honest report, lest they are
chosen from among the supposed ring. 1t is to be
hoped that a speedy and satisfactory answer may be
given, so that more peace and harmony may prevail
On this important work. Business.
EDITOR P. c. ADvERTIsFR-sIR Having read
the Ga-eie's earnest leader favoring Substituting the
new steam line, | desire to show to the public where
in they, the said line, are charging enough already
for the accommodation afforded us, If this initial
trip is a criterion to 60 by.
l was the recipient of one case and one box Of
merchandise by the Vaseo de Cana, consisting Of
one box of cartridges and one case containing three
rifles. the whole weighing one hundred aud eighty
pounds, for which 1 was charged S1a6O, or ten
cents per pound as freight, as the Bills Of Lading
show, and can be seen by any one desiring proof
l learn that others have had similar exorbitant
charges of S525 on parcels, boxes, or packages,
without regard to value.
If this does not show subsidy enough from this port,
or an inelination IN make II I have hnly IN saw further
that I had one case containing six rifles, one case
of cartridges, with three other cases. delivered by
the D. C.. Murray for 81 so.
The above personal matter, Mr.. Editor, 1 desire
shown for ~the,public benefit. under which head the
question Of steamer subsidies comes. A. b. c,
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The CoxING ANSTyEESAEY.-At The meeting las,
night the following COMMITTEES q ArrangemcBts vas
chosen for the celebration Of His AIajesy's Birth
day: H. r II Prince Leleiohoks. Chairman /;
Messrs. D. K. Fyfe, J. 5. smithies. J. X Unauna,
aud $ b Dole. The meeting adjourned TO come To-
getheE agaia at The call Of The Committee
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: 4" l AN DYING, EGYPT, DYTNG.'-The Islander an
nonnces its own approaching dissolution. 1t will
DE missed-by those who have so arduously labor
ed to keep it alive. When gone, our motto shall
be-De ,~nortuiS, &c. There is a consolation how
ever in the announcement that we are to have ''the
balance of the Hawaiian poem of Kualii." With
out that assurance, we should be inconsolable.
o death, great newspaper eater,
Whose every year is carnival, not stated yet
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suBsrDEp.-on Sunday ?. M, the steamship Mac

SUBsIDED.-on Sunday p. ms the steamship Mac
gregtr came in from the south and left on Monday;
the PdSco de Cana and City Of Melbourne, the
former at 4 O'Clock q. ~, and the latter at l p. m,
arrived on Tuesday, and before midnight both were
off for the Colonies. Then the hustle and appearance
of business aroused by the presence of the steamers
subsidized, and We drop into our usual quiet for
another month.
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A RAINY NEAR A correspondent writing from
Ulupaiakua, East Maui, says w have plenty Of
moisture, There never was such a rainy year known
at this place. The mill started soue two weeks ago.
grinding one or TWO days and then stopping again
two OF three days for want Of fnel. Fine f~ore1ocns,
rainy afternoons. aud generally showers that seldom
extend farther than the boundaries Of UlapalAkua,
aud then very often not far from where the woods
planted exert their influence. We are beginning to
think there i something in fnrsts and tree
planting"
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NAvAL4-The French steam corvette VoLa left
San Francisco on the 18th inst, en- route for this
port. The PoIta's tonnage is 400; her engines are
$50 horsepower; her armament consists of six heavy
guns, with a crew of 80 men. The following is a
list of her officers:
CaptdSR- Floucsud de Fourcroy, Captain of Frigate.
ID Captaia-Duc de Peniheyre. Lieutenant Of vessel.
Stnf-M M. Andreani, lie Breton, Faucon, ALBERT, Falre
Ia Msurelle.
lSt SurgeoH-MauTin.
ASsf. S~Urgso1-Mechan-
asst. PGymGsfeT-Massoni
NGU. MidshipR0R-Bunel.
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THE MICROSCOPES for our Society was received per
steamer, and on Thursday was placed in position in
the Natural History Room of the Government House,
the Library. It is apparently a powerful
and beautifully finished instrument, and cost 5000.
We were privileged with a look through it at some
sand brought from the bottom of the mid Pacific, a
depth of some three or four miles. which the micro
scope showed to be composed of the shells of minute
creatures
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NTELEGRAPmc FALsEuooDs.-Last Sunday evening
after dusk. while the community was in expectation
of the arrival of a steamer from California, some
person whose love of mischief far exceeds his discre-
ton, caused a d~espicable hoax 10 be played by dis
playing the preeoncerted signal at the outer station
for a steamer coming. The consequence was that
the whole city was aroused, evening service in the
churches vas TO some extent neglected, and redes-
TRANS and people in carriages hocked down to the
esplanade. But most serious Of all Pilot Mcintyre,
after causing all the buoys to be lighted at the har-
Dor entrance and in the channel, went outside in his
boat where he remained several hours in momentary
expectation of the steamer making her appearance.
Now practical jokes are bad at the best, even where
no one is injured or Inconvenience; but an affair
like that of last Sunday evening is costly and de-
serving of the severest apprehension, and ii is to be
hoped that those concerned will be discovered and
brought to punishment.
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HoME AGAIS.-We clip the following from the
dreenyilie (Michigan) Independent Of Sept l5
Prof. E. p. Church aud family are expected 10
arrive this evening to make our city a visit Eighteen
years ago Mr.. Church. Miss Frances A. Lord (now
Mrs. Church, and the editor of the Independent. as
lassmate together recited Latin paradigms and dug
out Greek roots in the classic shades Of 0berlin. In
1861 one went into the army unit. the fall Of 1865,
soon after which be made Greenyille his home. The
other two, joined heart and hand, migrated to Ho-
nolulu, Sandwich Islands, "a thousand miles west
of sandown.' : he TO become President Of Oahu Col
lege and she to become matron of the same institu-
ton. After ten years spent in the bosom Of the
Pacific, they have returned to spend q year in the
/" States" Sabbath morning in the Congregational
church Prof. Church viii give a talk about the Sand
Sich Islands, and on Sabbath evening give some ae-
3unt Of the Marquesas and Micronesian Islands"
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Apr1 Ito balance due US TO date, s5eO7 II
Z. 81 O. T.. H.. HACKFELD 4 CO.
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An OLD REsIDENT.-A. P. Everett, Esq, who came
down on a visit from San Francisco per steamer,
came first to these Islands nearly thirty years ago, a
passenger by the schooner Kamehameha III, Capt.
Newell, from Boston. In 1868, the firm of
Everett & Co, importers, sc, (of which Jas. Jackson
Jarvis was g partner) occupied the old Pelly premi-
SEES, on the former site Of which the store Of Chulan
s. Co. now stands. We are glad to see that Mr.. E.
bears well the weight of passing years.