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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13

A FEY MORE HISTORICAL facts IN regard to the
organization of the Honolulu Fire Department
may be of interest, while the subject is under
discussion.
Previous to Is49, there was one small engine
in this city, belonging to Brewer & Co., which
was taken care Of by n company Of Chinese,
under the direction of the firm Of Samsing & Co.
Tn the month Of December, lS49, the brig Pa
sapsco, from Boston for San Francisco, went
ashore on the reef near the entrance Of this har-
Dor, and became q total loss, most of the cargo
however being saved. Among the latter, was an
old Boston FIRE engine, formerly No. of that
CITY. (the late Richard Gilliland having been a
member of the Company This engine, at the
suggestion Of a resident, was purchased by the
Hawaiian Government in the summer Of 1850.
There was a meeting OF residents Mt Maumkilika,
early in that year, presided over by the late H.
Y. Crabbe, when the subject Of a permanent
organization of a Fire Department was discussed,
but no definite arrangement was concluded.
Shortly after the purchase by Government of the
engine from the PafoPSoo, 4 meeting was held for
the purpose OF organizing a fire company, IN the
MINER storey Of the store Of Messrs. Starkey,
.Janion & Co., (now the - Union HoteD aud
resuited in the formation OF an Engine Company,
which vas denominated, No. !. OF the original
members at that date, we know Of but two sur
v;vors in the islands-Messrs. NJ. r. Harvey and
William Jarrett. At that meeting, W. c. Parke,
ESQ. was elected Chief Engineer. Old residents
remember this Company turning out to drill,
under the direction Of Mr.. Parke. At first their
hose was made Of canvas, and Afterwards of
leather. On the 9th Of November, 1850, occur
red the first considerable FIRE in Honolulu, the
following account of which we copy from the
Polvnesian, of November 9th, Of that year
~.sFIEE-ELEvES HoVsEs B~URSED-About IL
O'Clock on the night Of the 9th instant. a FIRE broke
out in n building adjoining the Government premises
called Aienui, used by some Chinamen as a store
house and pork b~utcheTy, and soon extended 70 the
adjacent premises. burning all in its way. Eleven
houses we're consumed, principally matched dwell
ines. Several Of these were neat cottages, leased to
foreigners as residences, and the loss 10 individual
owners is considerable. though from the nature of
the buildings, the aggregate loss is small, compared
10 what il might have been, had the fire occurred
amongst the stores aud warehouses.
1.-The newly organized Ere company was promptly
on the ground, but for want Of a supply Of water and
the miserable condition Of the hose elected less than
they otherwise might
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13

The Tines London letter says Her MaJestJs
ship BasEisE has Just returned % England alter a
commission Of nearly four years. aad brings WoId
HeIrhborbood OF New Guinea, and that two noun
tains Ia that region, each IL 1000 feet bigh. have
bssn named Mount GIadstons and Mount Disrael.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
VESSELS IN PORT.

NAVAL-
81 q W. = Reindeer. Arson
q = > Tuscarora. n Erben. Jr.
u ; : Portsmouth, BkerretL
nERcHASTNAN.
Am bk Helen W Ain y. Widiousou. oldinx-
Nor Ger bk Deutschland. TIsmann. toadinz
Am missionary brig morning star, Gelette, repairing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
TO LET.
FOR

wIHE VI IN NUUANU
Valley, about four miles from town, can be hired iOf a
reasonable charge, for Picnic Parties. on application to the
undersigned at the " Half-Say House" directly opposite
There is a comnodious house on the premises, running water,
green turf AMI shale tree-.
o6q 3m G. ". MACY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
FOR SALE Or LEASE.

"a THOSE DESiR ABLE PREMISES AT
Me.sA the entrance to Pauoa Valley, lately occupfedsby II.
- Schmidt For particulars enquire
9T6 In AfTHIs OFFICE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
NOTICE.

MY HUSBAND HAVING STATED IN A
1NA public notice that i have deserted him Without "tuE
cause az proVocation," L declare that statement 10 be untrue.
Mr.. Richard Meek, my husband! frequently have ye driven
me from yor. with anger, but / have borne u patiently, uH3il
the 10th OF The present mouth, When, you having again
ordered meto go, l did go, and returned to my relsuops. Il
len because I was ashamed OF yOnr constart bad CONDUCT
Bot while the marriage contract subsists between us, / have q
legal right to proper support from yoa That z claim, and
win obtainr and no one can prevent my procuring IL at the
expense OF my husband. so long as i am not divorced from
him. a-.F .trN .affH MERE HtIf0I Mbkk. n
Houoola, Jan 25th, 1875. .-ai au e4 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13

GITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF HOMO
- LULU, Visiting Friends and Strangers generally are
cordially invited to attend Public Worship at PORT ST.
CHURCH, where services are held every Sabbath at IL o'clock,
A. NJ. and 7 I2 T. NJ. Seats are provided for all who may be
pleased to attend. There Is a Wednesday evening Prayer
Meeting at I ~ o'clock, in the Lecture room, 10 which all are
welcome. ap4l y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
DIED.

NILToS-AJ waaIua, Oahu, on Tuesday, February OH
WILIsN, infant 500 of Joseph and Harriet :. Milton, sgsd
month and IS days. ... III ID -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
NOTICE,
TO LET.

I'D THEPREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED
f.sA by Rev. r. g. at Makawso, Maui Com
- prising one half siory House with the necessary cut
Buildings and cisterns-wiih or without one acre Of ground.
FOR particulars, apply TO
eT5 I'm z. sHoLTZ, Waikiki, Maui.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13

WHiT CONSTITUTES n full bench Of the Supreme
Court? aud, Can one be said to have his right Of
an appeal b a full bench, while there are only
two justices in-the country ?-are questions that
have been seriously propOunded to US within the
past week or two. In our issue for the 25th Of
September last, previous to the departure OF
Chief Justice Allen, we briefly but clearly ex-
pressed our views on the importance Of keeping
the bench ful and we fail to apprehend any
good result that could be brought about by Il
republication Of those views at the present mo-
ment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
Good T~emplarism in New Zealand.

The Auckland Herald thus describes the way in
which the Good T~emPlars Of that city celebrated
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
PASSENGERS.

FoR San FaAScGsco-Psr City Of Melbourne, Feb. 9Th
Col z 8 spalding, Col Weed and vile, u I Note. " W Tai
liant. sir David Wsiderburn, Gen 3 Bridge, z nempstead, T
Bsrst, An sam, Mr. Autridge, Miss de Velle.
FOR WINDwARD PoETs-Per Knauea, Feb. sth-Right
Rev Bishop Wills. Capt Wander Neulen. q " Macfartane, IL
A WEdemann and 2 daughters. Capt Samson And Tne. Miss
Atwood. Miss Parker. Or wetmors, n Cornwen, " w Weed,
J r Chamberlain, Judge Dickeuson and wife, Miss Wight,
Mrs L White, Rev A : Leonor, Lieut. Ansor, and about l65
deck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
THE PACIFIC
Commercials .
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10.

REEPAR,TIoNs are being quietly made by the
,CImmittee Of Reception for the public demon
CITATIONS Of welcome to His Majesty. whenever
be shall arriyeI The signals which will announce
the approach Of the expected shIp-it may be
well to repeat here--wiH be three guns fred from
PunchbowI Battery. Until the arrival Of the
mail steamer (Which Is likely to occur to-day
the date when His Majesty may be looked for
here Isl mere matter for conjecture; bat there
is good reason for thinking that be would not leave
San Francisco before the 10Th instant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-13
IMPORTS.

FaoN sTDSET-Per City Of asIbourne. Feb. eIh.-s 6.
Saddlery % A : CleEhorn; 8 &c Opium 20 Order, / bx Mdse
90 7 II Davies ! parcel Sample 10 Mr MaefArane.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
A Starving Family.

AN sccount Of starving family in a
country SO wide as this, and especially in
a fruitful region like the West, reads
strange, almost incredible. A Kansas
City paper tells that man lately entered
a -four store at Lees Summit and asked
the store-keeper to sell him a sack of flour
on credit, as his family were starving and
he had no money. Tire man OF the store
refused to accede to the terms. That was
business. The customer turned to leave,
and seizing a sack of flour hastily carried
1t out, threw it into his wagon and drove
rapidly off to his home in the country
An officer was dispatched after the thief.
The farmer beat his pursuer home. The
officer went into the farm house, and there
he saw an emaeiated woman and three OF
four little starvelings sitting around the
sack eating raw flour. And there sat the
thief looking at them with tears of Joy in
his eyes. The officer left without making
an arrest, returned and told the store
keeper that he woald have to get some
body else 10 do that job if he still wanted it
done. The -four merchant thought he
would trust that man. That was charity.
Grasshoppers.--sSt. Louis Republican.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
A RObber Fooled.

A strange circumstance lately occurred
inthe west end of London, in Park Cres-
cent, one which challenges our admira-
ton for the GOODNESS evinced by lady
under most trying circumstances, and
which at the same time stimulates conjcc-
ture to the last degree. The master of the
house where the event took place had been
very i'll for many days, struggling with 4
malignant disease, which now approached
that crisis in its stage on which his very
life seemed to depend. Complete rest was
the only panacea for the sick man. Sleep
uninterrupted sleep-might possibly in
sure his recovery. 1t was the critical
hour, and the critical moment of the dis
ease; life trembled in the balance like u
fading candle. A breath might extin.
guish 1t.
His anxious, loving wife, scarcely dar-
| ing to breathe, was sitting watchfully by
his bedside. She was quHe alone, for her
| servants, exhausted by long and constant
watching, had left her to seok brief rest
! for their weary frames. 1t was past mid
night the door of the chamber was open
| for air. Sh0 heard in the awful stiffness
| of the night window cautiously opened
| below stairs, but she dared not move lest
| she should awake her husband from that
life-saving sleep. Still she listened, but
without taking her eyes from the precious
| form Of the Invalid. Harki She hears
cautiously approaching footsteps over the
stairs--they draw nearer and nearer
still she moves not; indeed she scarcely
| breathed, so intense was her anxiety. There
was a pause Of moment in which no
sound was heard, then q man with his
face disguised stole quietly into the room
and confronted the patient watcher at the
bedside.
| She saw her husbands danger--that was
all she thought OF. This man was a
burglar Anticipating the design of the
| daring intruder, she pointed TO her hus-
band and, pressing her finger upon her
! lips to implore silence, held out to the
robber her purse and her keys. The man,
with pistol cooked in his hand, gazed
upon her in silence To her great amaze
ment he took neither purse nor keys, but,
placing his weapon in his pocket, went
poiselessly out of the room!
Whether he was terrified or charmed by
the courage displayed by the devoted wife
cannot be known. He left her even more
silently than he had come, departing with.
| out robbing house sanctified by such
strength OF affection!
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
A Noble Wife.

During the revolution in Poland which
followed the revolution of Thaddeus Kos
ciusko many of the truest and best of
the sons of that illfated country were
forced to flee for their lives, forsaking
home and friends. OF those who had
been most eager for the liberty of Poland,
and most bitter in the enmity against
Russia and Prussia, was Michael Sobies-
XII, whose ancestor had been King hun
dred and fifty years before.
Sobieski had two sons in the patriot
ranks, and father and sons had been of
those who had persisted in what the Rus
slams had been pleasedto term rebellion,
and price had been set upon their
heads.
The Archduke Constantine was eager
to apprehend Michael Sobieski, and
learned that the wife of the Polish hero
was at home in Cracow, and he waited
upon her.
Madam" he said, speaking politely,
for the lady was beautiful and queenly,
think you know where your husband
and sons are hiding?"
know, sir"
eff you tell me where your husband
is your sons shall be pardoned."
"And shall be safer"
Eyes, madam, swear it. Tell me
where your husband is concealed and
both you and your sons shall be safe and
unframed"
"Then, sir" answered the noble wom-
an, rising with a dignity sublime and
laying her hand upon her bosom, che
lies concealed here-in the heart of his
wife-and you will have to tear this
heart out to find him"
Tyrant as he was, the Archduke adj
mired the answer, and the spirit which
had inspired it, and deeming the good
will of such woman worth securing he
forthwith published pardon of the
father and sons.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

THE total receipts of Yale College last
year were 1881 ,384.3S, the term bills
amounting to $61, 72712. There were
donations to the building fund of the
theological department of $S1, 100.41, to
the law school of $4,000 and to the
chapel fund 1880. Instruction in the
academical department cost $42, 93S.8S !;
the art school cost $10,7S57O 70; the Shelf
field school, $54, 98337; the theological
department, S2S,371 65; the medical de-
partment, 81, 549.53; the law school,
s3,4S5.12; and the philosophical depart
ment, 81 ,439.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
General News Summary.
Ygou wASHGxGToS.

Tux Agricultural Department ~ NssAsn<-
ton has statistics earufasss eoasrc1<e ~ re-
sponsihse persoes In the Fciiowsrg STATES,
giving ne nrmser os lire hogs In these
states m yanuary fass ~ follows: Indiana
. s7oo oo, rlissoss. aoss 900; Iowa a.sss .eso;
Missouri. ases 500, OA5c. ia 40. Ken
tueky. i.7yykcpc; wiseorssn, ss- .ssa Total,
14glas iss estimated fss1 rctxsrrss from
other states usal make the hog cros for The
year oves islse. 900.
AwssHrssTos dispatch q. The ilth Az
uounees thaa the headquarters Of fhs Ma
tionai Grange 81 PRtress Ct ERsbandFy
would probably be removed 10 Louisville N.Y.
In shors time.
w.sNrxFTox telegram 81 the l4th says
the Treasury Department was cenf6snt 70
ne rgso<s already osts3ped we're sufficient
TO couriet sill he q crooked whisky distillers
indictments had already been found against
some Of the Western distilIers.
THE Bureau OF Statistics reports the total
,siue Of foreign merchandise imported into
he United States during the month OF April
4 ss5. sss, 3iS, falling OF Of gil, 7S3,2so az
compared with April OF last year. The total
rslue Of foreign imports for ten months end
ng April 80 was ss5a,675,47S, against
1855 5D5. 600 during the corresponding
,eriod Of ls14--a decrease OF t35,630,-
%. These statements include the value on
old and silver coin and baillon imported
.urinZ the period named. For the same ten
aonths the total value of commodities, The
Towth, product and manufacture Of the
Inited States. exported TO foreign countries
yas s532, 6i9, 1896 against s573,072, isS for the
corresponding period Of 1874 decrease OF
40,452, 423. This decrease Is mostly In bread
tufts, the actual amount Of decrease being
309i3,ssi.
CoyGREssNAs Ws. s. KING. who was In.
ictcd for perjury by the Grand Jury OF the
district OF Columbia, has given bail In the
am Of 1900 for his appearance at the next
am OF the District Criminal Court.
PRESIDENT GaAsr has addressed letter TO
ie Car Of Russia, congrstulating him upon
ie birth Of q granddaughter. This letter Is
reply 70 one from the Gar informing the
resident OF tie event.
The Department Of Agriculture, in It's cot
4 N report for June, states that the threat
/, led reduction In areas has not taken place
1r has the reduced area Of last year been
uch enlarged. The condition Of the crop
4 said 10 be the most favorable In the past
Z ,e seasons, with the exception Of that Of
j ~.
= THg report Of the commission 10 examine
y custom.house building In Chicago was
,ced In the hands of Eacretary BfigtDw on
10th. II Is said the commission recon-
md the demolition Of the walls now up and
laying OF new foundation.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

SOME pouitry-raiser, in order to deter
mine the comparative fecundity of ducks
and hens, selected three of each, all
Matched in February and suitably fed.
In the following autumn the ducks laid
222 eggs, the hens none. In February
the laying season began, and up to
August the total number of eggs laid by
the hens was 257, or sc each, and 1893, or
131, each for tine ducks.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

"A Southern newspaper says that one
might as well try to ride moonbeam
with saddle and stirrups as to prevent
New Orleans streetcar conductor from
stealing twelve shillings out of every
FIVE dollars taken in.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

THE grocers and fruit-dealers Of Bos-
ton have agreed to cooperate with the
importers Of Malaga raisins in refusal
to purchase these goods any longer by
the box, and insist upon their being sold
by actual net weight.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

The tenement-house system prevails
to great extent In Boston, 81 1913 people
or nearly one-sixth Of the entire popula-
ton, being packed into 2,6SS tenemenis,
averaging nearly twenty persons tene-
ment, The infant mortality Is conse.
quently fearful
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
Personal AND LITERARY.

Gen. Frank p. Blair, Of Missouri, Is
rapidly recovering from his late severe
illness.
IA unfeminine shrieker" is the
pleasant way New Orleans paper de-
scribes Anna Dickinson.
The Princess of Wales has more
than her share of suffering. In addition
to rheumatism she Is losing her hearing.
Mrs. Julia Perkins, of Cincinnati,
who last fall cut her only child's throat
on account of her husbands actions, has
now procured divorce.
james Lick, of California, says that
he wishes to live only till the mechanics
school and the telescope, for which he
has given such large sums, are ready for
use.
Sergeant Bates may be great flag
carrier, but 1t is suggested that, If he
really wants TO be noticed, he try carry
ing the Pope's flag through Germany and
past Bismarck's house.
"A glance at the progress of the col
lege Commencements over the country at
the present time shows that our educa-
tors are turning out their usual number
Of human books in cloth and muslin.
Mr. A. S. Abel, of the Baltimore
(Md) Sun, is called the wealthiest journal.
list in America, his wealth being esti-
mated ut from 100000 to SIC, zoo, 000
Mr.. Francis, Of the Troy Times, is mill.
ionaire also, all of which he made him.
self, largely In real estate.
The most singularly.named man in
New York is Walter r. T. Jones--the
middle initials standing for Restored
Twice. His parents first had son
called Walter, who died. Another boy
was born TO them, and christened after
the first, with an addition, Walter Re.
stored. He died, and third male child
was born, and received the name he now
bears. Walter Restored Twice Jones.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

EVERY man who can knock a grass.
hopper's head off and doesn't do SO is
neglecting plain duty.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE Imperial Chancellor OF Germany has
issued an order prohibiting the circulation OF
the Catholic Gasette, OF Baltimore, for two
years within the boundaries OF the Empire.
A RAILROAD accident occurred near Bath,
Eng, on the lth, which caused the death Of
several persons and serious injuries TO many
others.
A HAVANA dispatch OF the 18th says re-
port had been received there on that day Of Il
terrible earthquake in New Granada, near the
Venezuelan frontier. IL was reported that
10000 lives had been lost.
A PANAMA dispatch gives details OF a fear.
full earthquake which occurred In New Gre.
NADIA on the 18th ult. Large portions OF the
cities Of San Cayetana, Gramalata, Arboleda,
Cucuta and San Cristobel were destroyed, and
several thousand persons were reported killed.
The section Of country affected by this earth
quake embraces the coffee growing portion
of the Republic, and the loss TO It's productive
industry ID said TO be almost irreparable.
THE American rifle team reached Queens
town, ireland, on the 14th. They were en-.
Enthusiastically received by the Irish Rifle As.
soeiation and delegation from the munich
pality Of Dublin. During their stay In Ire
land they will be the guests Of the Lord
Mayor Of Dublin.
SEVERAL important and well.known mer.
camille firms suspended In London on the
10th, with aggregate liabilities OF over mill.
ion pounds.
ApvIcEs from Santander OF the 10Th repre-.
sent that the political situation In Madrid
caused increased uneasiness. II was rumored
that the Carlists were about to lombard
Bilbao.
THE suspension Of the firm OF Bennett,
Benson Il Co., Of Quebec, was announced on
the 10th, with liabilities estimated at over
| 81, 10000
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

On Lake Champlain, In Essex County,
N. Y, large quantities Of fish are cap.
tured by exploding torpedoes in the
water, stunning the fish SO that they rise
to the surface. -Four hundred fish were
taken at one blast recently.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

THE Connecticut Fish Commissioners
report the introduction Of black bass in
Connecticut waters successful Over
1850, 900 young salmon were placed IN
the river during the year, Their expert.
ments In Matching shad show that the
eggs of the shad will not hatch in brack.
ish or salt water; also that such waters
are fatal to the young fry. The catch of
shad last season was unusually large
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

ROME, N. Y, has for forty years
carefully guarded tree under which II
was said that Gen. Washington ate din.
ner. II has recently come to light that
Washington was never in Rome and the
boys are giving the old tree bad tussle.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24

re rasxss nxrKes MA frEs I354e 20 isssc
scr reoe 70 extra sheea clipped. brought
~ ssc-
Al Exs; lIeersys Pa, On the i6sh, cAssae
srouchs. Best, ts-@sss.sos medium, $o.W
sssS Is. ensnrnoa. Is sss1sSa Hogs sold
TerScrs, s.-Aasyss: Phiiadelphias. ss.'s9
ae sseep nroagst t4sssss according
20 quality.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-15

Inc Joseph D1XoH OTuc1bIe Co.
al Rosd Avenue 80" coy