The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-06-16

CISCO, belonging 10 tue L. NJ. - company nuu
commanded by Capt. James Waddell. on the pas
sage from Panama towards San Francisco, May
I6, struck on an unknown rock and sunk in GO
minutes. Passengers and crew all saved. The
ship was worth about q million Of dollars.
THE FOURTH or July is only about a fortnight
OF. and where, let US ask, is the spirit Of 76f
Or did the Centennial celebration of last year ex-
haust all the patriotism At least there should
be a salute fired; and then there is the raee-course
at the Park, with all the buildings. which we un-
derstand are to remain permanently.
OWNER FoUND.-Shortly after the appearance
of our paper last Saturday the owner Of the
money advertised as found came TO the front,
proved his property. paid charges and received
his funds. The amount was several hundred
dollars in paper, and the owner was a native,
who handsomely rewarded the finder, a foreign
lad.
FOREIGN MEx1sTERs.-The Alta of the 29th May
says "A Washington correspondent writes that
Minister Boxers displacement from the Russian
mission is not attributable TO any personal reason
or any Official complaint. He was assured that
there would be a change made in all foreign mis-
sions. and, therefore, there could be no exception
in bis case"
THE Morning Star. Captain Colcord, sailed Tor
Micronesia on the l4th instant. Religious services
were held on board previous to her departure.
The following missionaries for the different islands
of the groups of Micronesia went as passengers:
Rev. DR.. +. NJ. Pease and wife Mrs. r. W. Logan
and infant; 5. p. X. Nawaa. wife and child; S. 7.
Kaaia and wife.
A BERLIN telegram of April 23rd, says, that
Yakoob Bey, the warlike Khan of Kashgar, is re-
ported to be assembling an army on the Russo
Khokand frontier; and that "a guns have been sent
to Turkestan from Orenburg; also that strong
infantry endorsements are on the road. This news
shows that Russia expects some hard fighting among
the conquered Tartars of Central Asia, instead of
entertaining the mad project Of an invasion Of
India, by the Pamyr Steppe, or on any other side.
THE REV. John Inglis has been engaged in
missionary work for FIVE and twenty years in the
New Hebrides Islands and is now on his return
home to England, having retired, where he pro-
poses to publish a translation of the Old and
New T~estaments in the language of those Is
landers. This will be a very interesting Poly
nesian linguistic scriptural labor. Mr.. Inglis
was Hospitality welcomed at Sydney by the
ladies of the New Hebrides Missionary Associa-
ton, at a tea meeting on April 18th, together
with his help-meet, and Rev. Joseph Cope
land.
THE CoRvINA' is a name known only to a few
Book-worms and Bibliophilists, and is derived from
Matthias Corvinus, King Of Hungary. During that
Kings wars with the Turks in the fifteenth century,
his library was carried of to Constantinople and
its remains consisting of t~hirty-fve volumes Of
illuminated manuscripts, styled the "COrvina,''
were lately sent by the Sultan to the Emperor of
Austria, being entrusted to a deputation of officers,
headed by Taher Bey, the Padishah's aide-de-camp;
great excitement. says the Vienna correspondent Of
the Eastern Budget, was caused in Hungary by
this act.
ROYAL HAWAIIAN CIRCUs.-Mr. Charles Derby,
the enterprising proprietor of the theatre, has at a
considerable expense and no little personal labor
fitted up a commodious circus tent on the Espla-
made, and with a company of riders and gymnasts
opened to a full house on Saturday night last.
The performances gave very general satisfaction,
notwithstanding that the horses are new to the
business, having been trained here within a few
weeks. The riding of Mr.. Barclay Is very fine.
The performances on the ladder " by Messrs.
Derby, Causland and Luproil and the triple hori-
zontal bar by Luproil and Leotard, were quite
equal to anything of the kind ever witnessed here;
and the musical g trix " by Causland were very
amusing. The company gives another perform
ance tonight.
KAwAIAHAo SEMISARY.-The annual examination
and closing exercises at the Female Boarding School
of Miss Bingham. took place on the 18th inst, and
are spoken of by those who we're present as highly in
teresting and satisfactory in every particular. Miss
Bingham is ably assisted in her duties by Misses S.
King, E. Napoleon and A. Hama. At the concIu-
sion of the exercises one Of the graduating pupils.
Miss Rboda Kanoa, a daughter Of q late Hawaiian
missionary at Apaiang, was married to a graduate
of Lahainaluna Seminary, the Rev. I. Coan perform
ing the ceremony.
yesterday occurred the annual examinations Of
St. Adams College at Pauoa, and Of the Government
Fort Street School. We hear that at both institu-
tons The result was creditable to both teachers and
pupils, and We hope to give particulars in our next.
MAKING : MCLE's AooUAENTANCE.-Last Tuesday,
while a lot of mules were being shipped on the
Kaaue1 for Hawaii, an amusing instance was
given of the facility with which one may make the
acquaintance of this peculiarly original creature.
A native drayman, who was looking on at the
sport of forcing the unwilling animals to embark,
volunteered his assistance, and for a while his
shouts and laughter were uproariOus-but suddenly
thew ceased. If there is anything that a mule
prides himself on it is the opportuneness of his
kick. In the present instance it came like a clap
of thunder out OF a cloudless sky the distance
was measured with mathematical exactness, for as
the creature winked its hind legs one OF its heels
struck the unfortunate drayman square under the
chin a blow that sounded like a pistol shot. " The
subsequent proceedings interested him no more"
and after being iOml0mied for a while by bis
friends be silently departed, a wiser man than be
was. The wrath Of a mule is patient, and his
vigil long, for he has been known to painfully
construct a good character through several years
for the simple purpose Of getting his victim within
range,
LIVERPOOL. May 28th.-Ex-P President Grant
arrived here to-day. Adam Badeau, United
States Consul general at London, and Vice
Consul Fairchild. together with several pro-
minent Americans went in a tender to meet
the ship. The Mayor of Liverpool, with a num-
Der of prominent citizens, received Grant on the
landing stage on the return Of the tender.