The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-01-30

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Music rRIs AFrEsxoox.-The Band viii play at
Emma Square, commencing at four O'Clock. The
following is the programme:
S1nsisas MaIehni. .. .., 0o as 5
sosdis., sO9gs, s:;SSHSl
SoTonat1a OPSIa-
EgAnne foakA,
Two auekstePs, new Austrian ~ crown Fipee." kaa5Ih
vERIFIcATIox-In October. 1870, Lieut. Fleurias,
of the Academy of Astronomy OF Paris, arrived
here on a tour of observation throughout the
Pacific, having visited Valparaiso and other impor-
tant points for the purpose of ascertaining the
exact longitudes. On Union street in this city,
near the British Club premises, he placed his in
strumeut on a foundation laid for the purpose in
bricks and mortar. After his departure, this fouu-
dation was removed in part. During the present
week we have noticed workmen engaged in relay
ing the old foundation, and on enquiry we learn
that it is done by direction of Captain Tupman, of
the Transit Party, for the purpose of verifying
observations. =.
Coon TENPLARs.-The Officers Of Queen Emma
Lodge, No. 2, +. o. of G.. I. will be installed Monday
evening, February LIST, 1876: Fl. Hart. w. c. T.;
Mrs. H. L. Sheldon, W. v. t; Fl. L. Sheldon. R. II.
S; Mrs. Fl. B. Townsend, L. II. s.; E. G. McCandless,
W. S; H. C. Sheldon, W. A. S ; J. W. Crowell, W.
T.. % =. aOl1n ". IL y. W. SuSNulAcI w. VI.
Miss E. Mcclure. W. D. NJ; j. L. King, w. c.; ].
Kahoomana, ". 1. G.; E.. Cantereery. ". o. G.
The following were elected Officers of Ultima
Thule Lodge, No. l, I. o. Of G. T. to be enstalled
Tuesday evening, February ID, 1875, at u O'Clock ::
W. Clark. W. C. t; Mrs. E. R. Dat, W. v. t.; A,
W. Carter, W. s.; D. P. Peterson, W. T.. (; w. L, Hop
per. W. F. s.; c. Blackburn, W. NJ; H. CRUDE, W.
I. G.; ]. Mcdonald, W. O.G.
e The fact that "a it is difficult to keep free from
errors "-which is chipalrously conceded by the
editor of the Gazette while "damning with faint
praise " Mr. Thrum's Hawaiian Annual,-Ought to
be pretty apparent to readers Of that reliable
journal; or rather, it might be said, no effort appears
to be made by the editor to keep from errors. "Get
published almanac is very lucid. Aud what re-
lance is to be placed on o newspaper that tells you
in an item that the steamer JnacgrsgOr win leave
Sydney March 13 and be due here sat 8 o'clock on
Thursday morning " February A, ~ while in :" Mail
steamers-schedule for 1875 he says the Z" City Of
Melbourne will be due here on or about February
paper, that the EDITORS announcements are taken
only as serious jokes.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PARADE.-The annual parade
yof the Honolulu Fire Department will take place
on "wednesday next, Feb. Sd. The different COM
panies will meet in uniform, in front of the rooms
Of Engine Co. No. 2, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and with
their machines. The following is the route to be
followed by the procession Starting from the
Bell Tower at l03 A. NJ, up Hotel to Maunakea, down
Maunakea to King, along King to Nuuanu, down
Nuuanu to Queen, along Queen to Fort, up Fort
to King, along King to Punchbowl, up Punchbowl
to Beretania, along Beretania to Fort, up Fort to
Kukui, along Kukui to Nuuanu, down Nuuanu to
Beretania, where No. 4 will pass in review-down
Nuuanu to King, where No. 1 will pass in review
down King to Fort, when the Hose Company will
pass in review-up Fort to the Bell Tower, where
No. 3 and the Hook d Ladder Co. will pass in re-
view.
We clip the following paragraphs about our
King from papers received by the last mail:
Kalakaua is said to have been deeply impressed
with the degree to which Americans are imbued with
Abe spirit of their Republican institutions when be
heard himself addressed by one of Omsha's chief
municipal officers as Z" Mr.. King y during his short
halt in that city.
Mr.. A. Shotwell. on behalf of certain citizens of
Philadelphia, Friday, had an interview with King
Kalakaua, and extended to him an invitation to q
grand ball in that city. The King could not promise
to FIX a time, but partly agreed to accept the invita-
ton on his return from Boston.
King Kalakaua has received an invitation to visit
Mass. The extending of the invitation
was prompted by the fact that an old resident. Mrs.
d. Chamberlain, was one of the original band of
missionaries to the Sandwich Islands when the IA
tives were savages. Mrs, Chamberlain, now 81 years
old, still retains her mental faculties to a remark
able degree, and speaks the Hawaiian tongue hu-f
entity.
ACQUIrTED,-In the case of the King VS.. Kepio,
accused of completely in the murders Of July last
in the district of Hilo, it will be remembered that
a jury disagreed at the beginning of the present
term of Court. On Wednesday last a new jury
was impanneled in the case, the trial of which &C.
cupied two days, the jury on Thursday evening
bringing in a verdict of not guilty, three dissent
ing. The principal testimony against the accused
was that of Kaaukai and Kaapuni, who were con-
victed of the crime at Hilo, and who are under
sentence of death. Kepio was defended by Messrs.
S. B. Dole and j. Porter Green. It is a noteworthy
fact that throughout this murder trial, which lasted
two days, which was ably prosecuted and ably de-
Tended, and in the course of which all the particu-
lars were stated infinitely of a terrible tragedy,
there was so little interest taken in the subject by
the native communicated foreign as weIl-that
there was never more than a dozen spectators
present in the Court Room. In any other country.
such a trial would have attracted crowds, and
newspapers would have reported it fully.
Tue PALACE GRoUYps.-At the last Session of the
Legislature the sum of sic, 900 vas appropriated
for "ImproviDg IOlani Palace and Yard" An
iron fence, on the King street front at least, would
have been very appropriate, bat the amount provided
would not suffice, and so the old wall has been re-
tanned. dressed with cement and surmounted with a
concrete coping, so that it looks at least respectable. 4
The old ~unsightly wooden gates are to be replaced
with iron ones, between handsome concrete pillars,
the entrance to the grounds forming a half-circle, in
stead of being flush with the street as before. Within
the grounds, the old division wall of Haliimaile has
been removed and the ancient adobe house demolished,
and now from Richards to Likelike street and from
King street to Palace Walk, (Which has been Widened)