The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-12-11

~ The non-arrivaI Of the mail steamer from tho
Colonies is Of course a mere matter for spoculstion-
We look for her At any moment
Acorrrrrn-In the case q Louis Asbman. charg-
81 with shooting 4 Chinamsn Al Makawao las, sum
mer. the jury on thursday last returned a unanL
nous verdict q no, guilty. amer a two days trial
~ 4 numerous party q youths aud children
Of larger growth. =" assembled a the residence q
the Rev Dr. Damon last evening and gave a sur.
prise " to Prof r. W. Damon on The 23d anniversary
ofhis birthday
HoopIrNs-Two native boys, caught In The act
OF using obsccu language In lhc neighborbood Of
a girls school. were yesterday scut over. one Tor
twenty and The other for fifteen days with hard
labor The sentence vas not a bit too scysfe for
the oarnse.
DEcuxrD TO Cow stated Ia our last that one
Of the men injured by collision on horseback on the
2ath was taken TO the Queen's Hospital Bat Il ap-
pears that aher DR.. shipley. who was gratuitously
attending upon the man, had procured q stretcher
and bearers 10 remove him TO the hospital, be posi-.
lively declined to ~.
MAsoNIc.-A the regular meeting q Hawaiian
Lodge No. p. =. s A. NJ. held December 9th, the
following officers were reelected Tor the ensuing
year
d X. Fyfc. .............. ............W NJ.
G.. III. Dole. ................. ..s.s-..N. w.
W. /. Wilcox. j, w.
p A. sehaefer. .......', Treasurer
C.. /. Guhek. ......... secretary
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MoRE LAnoR-An agreement was entered Into
between the government and Capt. Frost OF the
bark W n BESSIE, which sailed on Monday lor
Hong Kong, by which tho Captain undertakes 10
bring hithcr some Tour hundred Chinese free lmmi'
grants. Qorty or 6ny Of which are TO be icmalcsl
the government paying a stipulated sum per bead
for each healthy person landed here.
CARrLrss USE on FrRrAnMs A gentleman walk
ing through the Hotel yard on Monday evening last,
was not n little startled by hearing a rifle or pistol
ball whizE by in close proximity 10 HE ear. Careful
enquiry failed 20 show from whence Il come. Some
body had been very careless Ia the use of a hrearm,
and il is hoped that this paragraph may serve AZ
warning.
CmISANEN GoINo HoME-The bark w. n. Bsssis.
which arrived on Saturday evening last from Oregon
and sailed again on Monday for nongkong, had no
less than ll5 Chinese passengers, who have been
employed in building railroads, mining, etc. II was
stated that these returning celostials carried with
them some $500, 900 in coin, their savings In the
land Of the " Mclean man."
HoMrwAnp BouND.-It was a pleasant sixhi en-
Saturday last As II. Is. NJ. y. Peisrd steamed past
the L.. =. s. TuscarorG aud n. u NJ. =. MyrmidOn.
the former with n pcnnant Of the main that trailed
in the water-to see the crews Of the ships At ancbor
run up the rigging aud give 10 succession three
hearty cheers TO those who were hOmeward bound
for " Merrie England"
" METALISE"-Mr j. c. White, the enierprising
engineer Of the Pioneer Mills al LahAina (Mensrs.
Campbell and Turton) has recently imported a few
pounds Of this valuable compound, a self-lubpoatlng
material. no OIL being used. A correspondent In
forms us that IL can he seen NJ the above mills,
working 10 perfection on a centrifugal pump run
ming from 800 10 1000 revolutions por minute. Be-t
sides the advantage Of using no oil. the bearings and
shaft keep perfectly cool. The material is quite
adapted TO quick running machinery. The pro-
prielors intend TO run all their machinery with this
article, and they say,-let the sperm whales swim
VINO KNOWS l-The Scientific .amerieaR -sayss
elf mosquitoes or other blood-suckcrs infest our
sleeping-rooms OF night, we uncork u bottle Of the
oil Of pennyroyal, and these animals leave Ia great
haste, nor will they return 30 long as the room IL
loaded with the fumes Of that aromatic herb. n
rats enter the cellar, a little powdered potash thrown
in their holes or mixed with meal and scattered In
their runw0ys never fails 10 drive them away.
Cayenne pepper will keep the buttery and store
rooms free from ants and cockroaches. II a mouse
makes an entrance into any part OF your Dwelling,
satuTate a rag with cayenne, In solution, and stuff
it into the hole. which can be repaired with wood or
mortar. No mouse or rat will eat that rag for the
purpose OF opening communication with the depot
Of supplies"
SUPPOSED MURDER ON KAUAI letter from
Sheriff Wilcox. dated at Lihue, Dec. LIST, says; "On
Wednesday, the oath Of last month. Cblnaman ~
the name Of Amina, who worked for Mr.. LiDdemann
in WaiAlua, was found dead in the river. Ills neck
and face were much discolOred, aud n great deal Of
Hood cama from his fnoufl, An tnouout uas lald
but the Coroner's Jury could not agree-four stood
for accidented drowning and two that he was killed
by some person or persons unknown. On ~inyestiga-
ton, / have come 10 the conclusion that he was
choked by a man named Labaina, and thrown into
the river. The Chiaaman was Ia the habit Of visit
ing a woman who lived on the other side Of the
stream. An old man who lives at the house with
the woman says that on Tuesday night he heard the
call him 10 come over with the canoe. lie
went down 10 the bank and then he heard n noise
like some one choking or vomiting, and he saw Ia
haina there. lie thinks the Chinaman was then
under the water, as Lahaina was standing 10 the
water and the noise soon stopped. lie went back
TO the house, and was afraid 10 20 over the river.
The body was found not twenty feet from The spot.
II is said that Lahaina had been heard 20 make
threats the day before, that IL he found the China
man alone he would kill him" Lahaina hos been
arrested AID held for trial.
Loss or THE SCHOONER ~OwASA-Tbe wreck Of
the schooner Owana was attended by some rather
peculiar circumstances. The Captain was ordered
TO 60 TO Lanai for sheep. lie had a sack Of money
on board for the purchase Of his freight, which
money he placed for greater security. as he alleges.
down in the hold, in a crevice, alongside Of the '"'
In approaching bis port, on the eastern end.
as we stated last week, the one known a. " Us
he ventured through q narrow c her
between the rock Puupehe and the mainland. ~
a whale boat cannot psss at low water, and
touched ground, &c he was well assured be wo,
knocked a hole in his bottom, eracfy at the ~
lOhere the bag Of money lay, which Of course must
have fallen into the sea. But the schooner was by