The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-11-03

DOSAON
vous Diseases, etc.
SMALL But sMART.-Last Thursday the little
Robbie came up from Puuloa to Honolulu in just
one hour-a distance of over eight miles.
BAD RoAps.-A correspondent at Eva on this
island, complains of the bad condition of the
roads between that district and Honolulu, and
declares that they are in a worse state Of repair
than ever before known.
MoNTANo's PIcTUREs.-With his new apparatus
and improved methods of photography and retouch-
ing, Mr.. A. A. Montana has recently produced some
very handsome and lifelike pictures at his gallery.
corner of Fort and King streets.
ALI SAINTS DAY.-Thursday last was the Church
Festival of All Saints. instituted A. D.. 731 by Greg
DRY Ill to the memory of oil martyrs and Saints
In the year 1874, Gregory ". removed the feast
from the month of May to the season of its
present celebration, the first day of November.
IT Is very interesting to contrast the Rev. Editor
of the Friends account of his visit to Portland in
1849 with the description Of that place from the pen
of our recent tourist Rev. Alexander Macintosh.
whose entertaining narrative is now being published
in this journal. Portland has evidently marched
with giant strides in those eight and twenty years.
CHANGE OF TME.-The Band will play until
further notice, at Emma Square. at four O'Clock r.
m. every Saturday, instead of hali-past four. Fol-
lowing is the programme for this afternoon
March-Le Pompom,
Overture, Opera-Peter schmol. =. .weber
: : An 1n Evening en- t%sf sseTenasde, new. wei'senbOrn
Selection, opera%The s siege Of Rochelle .BaIis
Polonaise, Opera-Linda DOnizetti
THE Moons OF MARs.-The October number
of the american Journal of Science and Arts,
received by last mail. publishes a letter of Pro
fessor Daniel KirkwoOd to the Editor, on this
subject. He adverts TO the fact that the inner
satellites complete their orbital revolutions in
less than a Martial day. A day of Mars is "a
hours, 81 minutes % seconds and a little less
than I of 4 second of our own time. In 7 hours
and 38 minutes. on orbital revolution is made by
one of these moons round Mars, or three in less
than u Martial day.
SALMON OvA.--By the last mail steamer from
San Francisco, Mr.. A. W. Bush of the Grm of
Friel & Bush. received q number of thousand
salmon eggs, from Mr. B. B. Redding. one of The
Fish commissioners of the State Of California land
also connected with the Central Pacific Railroad.)
These were placed without delay 10 Il pond at
Eva, about IA miles from town, and in a few days
N ihiO ON6oh W oPPNAi' OCAh6 " nv
hatched, with a very small per centage of loss.
The trout ova, previously sent by Mr.. Redding'
was also successfully Matched. and the young
strangers have been placed in the stream Of Wal
pahu, where they appear to be thriving. With
the salmon, which as is well known is a deep water
fish. returning annually to its spawning place, it
is proposed the experiment turns out a sue
cess,-to stock our principal island rivers. The
hana6t that uonld thuS rasuIf IN tho norafry ~
large is too evident 10 require any argument. and
the thanks Of our people are due to both Mr..
Redding and Mr.. Bush for their efforts in this
direction. 1t will remain for the Legislature at its
next session to pass the necessary law for the pro.
lection OF imported fishes.
GONE TO GRAss.-In no disrespeetful sense do we
make the remark that our friend Captain E. D.
Crane, for the past eight years the popular master
of the Labaina packet Nellie Merrill, has at length
actually gone to grass. He has retired from the sea,
and goes 10 reside as Manager of Mr.. James Camp
BELLS estate at Eva, Oahu. In that quiet sylvan
retreat, in full view Of the I" sounding sea- sur
rounded by his interesting family. he can enjoy two
consecutive watches below without fear Of Interrupt
ton by hoarse cries of " boOm-guyl" " lud, you lub-
Der, luE 30 or I" ready about!
Long has he voyaged DER the stormy seas,
And what a heart-delight he feels at last,
So many tolls, 20 many dangers past,
To view the port desired, he only knows
Who on the stormy deep for many a day
Hath tost aweary Of his ocean way,
And watch'd all anxious every wind that blows"
Capt. ]. H. Hatfield. Wel-knoWn in the island coast.
ing trade as q careful and skillful sailor, succeeds
Capt. Crane in the command of the Nellie Merrill,
"A vessel that in the matter ofspeed and the complete
ness of all her appointments, stands foremost Of our
coasting feet of sailing vessels.
HIS MAJEsTY's BIRTH-DAY.-At the meeting held
at the ArmOry on Monday evening Gas per previous
notice) for the purpose of making arrangements for
the celebration of the Kings birth which occurs
on the 18th inst, a Programme for a Regatta, &c.
was adopted, and requisite committees and officers
were appointed, as follows: Finance Gov. DOM
inis, Hon. A. s Cleghorn, and A. Herbert. fir
rangeRents: Gov. Dominis, w. l. Wilcox, Geo.
Lucas. Starter Capt. Mcintyre. Judges: Capts.
Babcock aud ]. II. Brown. Umpire: Capt. d.
Smith. Secretary of the day: ]. w. Robertson.
The adjourned meeting will be held at the ArmoY
this Saturday evening at "a O'Clock.