The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-17

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late papers also to The San Francisco Merchants
Exchange tor toll hles per steamer
TIE HEALTH giving Trades game down on
Thursday p. ID. AID have been generously breath
i1g upon Us ever sisce.
srRArExErER, the srst-class sign painter, re-
turned to town from California this week. and has
hung ont bis single on King street. near Fort.
No Music To-DAY-There will be no perlor-
nance by the Band at the Square to-day, on ae-
count Of The death Of II. II. ChAs. Kanaina.
By THE steamer City of Sydney. Captain Mac
quay. K. y. arrived in Honolulu, to take the
Command of II. B. Ms war steamer Fdntorne, vice
Long, promoted.
For KoNA-The projected departure OF H. B.
Ms s. Faato5ne for Kona, to meet the Royal Ha-
waiian Commissioners, has been postponed until
Monday next at 4 p. N. The vessel will take
a mail for .Kona, closing at the Post Office at 2
p. n.
The Russian war ship IaponstE it is expected
will sail for San Francisco within the next ten
days, to join the Admiral, now there. Several Of
the Russian ships which have been repLiring at
San Francisco. are likely to call here shortly.
LAWRENCE BARRErr.-A letter received in town
from this well-known tragedian, written from New
York. states that he proposes to sail from San Fran
cisco by the steamer Of April for Australia-wbere
he is to appear rofessionally.-and that he may,
if opportunity is afforded, give a Reading from
Shakespeare in Honolulu.
GAMBLING.-Thirty-nine Cinnamon were arrested
in one haul this week for gambling at Bufum's
Hall. They were fined from S10 to S15 each, with
two days hard labor. with the exception Of the
a bankers who were fined from $50 10 500 and
ten days each hard labor. The owner Of the house
was 6ned $3.50.
THEArRE.-A Combination Troupe OF gymnas-
tic and dramatic performers arrived by the ID. c.
Murray, and opens at the Royal Hawaiian Thea
tire tonight. This company has been performing
with success in San Francisco for several months.
and is we'll spoken OF by the press. The even
ings will be Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
MAKAwAo.-Our correspondent writes under date
of March 9th: "We have had quite a heavy Kona
here this last week. Total rain during Kona 40
inches. From Z P. n. 9th to 7 A. N. 18th, 3.5 inches
A few trees were blown down, and some discomfort
from the driving rain. Now what is needed is
everal heavy rains, from N. E., and our streams in
the forest region will be filed up for summer USE"
: ALFALFA, OR LUcERS.-Mr. Lishman has shown
US some fine specimens of this plant, raised by him
at Makiki. There is q slight difference only in tho
California and Australian sorts, the latter (known az
Lucern) being somewhat the most stocky. Mr.. L.
informs us that in moist situations it grows with re-
markable rapidity-two feet or more in say three
weeks time. Cattle and horses eat il with svidity,
and it makes excellent hay.
= 1. o. r. MA branch of the f" Improved Order
of Red Men" has been established in Honolulu.
1t is a secret society, which has been in existance
a number of years in the United States, and has a
very numerous membership. Its principles and
objects are Friendship and Mutual Relief, and in
these respects is understood to resemble the
Orders of Odd Fellows, Knights OF Pythias, &c,
while its rites and ceremonies are founded upon
the customs and traditions of the aboriginal red
men of America.
JUST RECEIVED per d.. c.. Murray and City of |
Sydney, tuck makers, hemmers, %rufiers, gatherers.
tsnrions, and shuttles for the Florence Sewing Ma
chine. Also, binders, corders. and ga.herers, for
the Domestic Machine. Also. Henry and Sharps
RiRes of the newest and best quality. Cartridges
and ~reloading apparatus for, on hand for sale:
Domestic, Florence, Weed, Wilcox and Gibbs, Sim
ger, Grover & Baker. Wheeler & Wilson Sewing
Machine Needles. Clark's & Brooks machine cot
ton. Florence shuttle cotton from No. 40 to 90 all
wound in bobbins. Sperm g. Porpoise oil for ma
b eilatter at sixty dollars each. For sale at A. L.
Smiths cash store, A Fort street.
WE WERE pleased to find, on q visit to our mail
packet, just arrived from San Francisco.-the ID. c.
.Murray-that her saloon and stateroOm accommo-
dations were Of so comfortable and even luxurious
a character, rendering it almost a matter Of little
or no Importance. as far as passengers are con-
cerned, whether the steamers call in here or not; as
the trip to and fro. on such sailing vessels as the
d.. C. Murray, proves in reality q pleasant yacht
ing voyage. where the bulk Of the passengers are
NOT very particular about a handful of days more or
less. Indeed the good service rendered to these
islands, by these fine San Francisco sailing packets
is far more important than that rendered by the
monthly call, so uncertain and irregular, Of the 2.
NJ. s. Co. vessels. At any rate, " there is . good
time coming, yet,' for these fine islands, which
fortunately for their denixens. lie in the highway Of
ocean travel between America, Asia and Australia.
In some years hence q British North American inter-
oceanic railway will unite Montreal with Victoria,
V. l., and already there is question of q steam route
from Victoria to Australia riG Honolulu, 30 that ere
q lustrum we may have two steam lines between
Australia and North America UiG Honolulu. Again,
from Panama to Japan and China, also ria Homo
lulu, q steam line may soon be established, especi-
ally if the present exploration Of the Panama
Isthmus under Lieutenant Commander Napoleon
Wise has the result of the cutting Of an inter-oceanie
canal in that locality; such a work will hardly be
well begun, before the steam line in question ria
starts in to full operation. So people say
who seem to be we'll informed on the matter.
P. N. s. S.. CITY OF SYDNEY.--The accident to
the machinery of the P. S. NJ. Co.'S Steamship City
OF Sydney, upon enquiry on board, was respresen-
ted to us by the Chief Engineer, as having been
caused by the breaking of the low pressure piston.
examination was made in port into the state
of the machinery of the steamer by q number of
EURluttios uSiuuiuS ~ ObASi b6hNS uAN VI
the British and Russian War-steamers, Mr. Alex.
Young, of the Honolulu Iron Works, and also Mr..
Rogers, a gentleman we'll known ins the
States and now temporarily resident on the Islands.
Their decision was to the effect that the Steamship
could proceed to Sydney with one engine. without
danger; and this decision relieved the Chief En-
Of any further responsibility with regard to the
steamers proceeding on Der voyage, in her actual
In every other respect, apart from this
mishap. the " City Of Sydney" is second to none
A.. noaan Cfaouara aAnaf in mint Of GunpFlOF 1
accommodations for her passengers, good order
md discipline, and general arrangements. Her I
saloon cabin is very elegantly fitted up, commod- I
Ious and airy. and the state rooms are also very :
,leanlz and Comfortable looking. The service Of