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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

The value Of the merchandise exported from San
Francisco in 1876, Is SI7.03 800; treasure, sl2,
400. 900. The imports. including treasure are val
ned at s87, 100, leaving a balance in favor Of
San Francisco Of 90, 678,8 800,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

CREDIT SALE-Mr. Barlow announces q two days
sale for next week. of goods imported by E. HOf-
s~chIaeger & Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

A GIASr.-Among the passengers by the mail
steamer on Thursday was a Chinaman, measuring
over eight feet in height, who goes to America on
exhibition. Barnum will doubtless engage him for
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

Z The FUNERAL of His late Highness, CharleA
Kansins, took place on Thursday forenoon, as per-
programme published in our last. The procession
moved from the late residence of the deceased on
Palace Walk along Hotel street, down Fort to King
street and thence to Kawaiahao cemetery, where
the body was deposited, with appropriate religious
ceremonies, in the tomb of the late King Lunalilo,
son of the deceased. The military escort. consisting
Of the Household Troops, Company A. Hawaiian
Guards, and the Princes Own, made a fine appear
ance, under the command of Major c. I. Gulick,
Of the Governors staff. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31
BRIEF MENTION.

FOREIGN JUBY.-We are requested by the Mar
shall TO say that foreign Jurors will not be required
in attendance on the Court until further notice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

! FIRE AT KooLAU.-On Monday night last two
wooden buildings and their contents, consisting Of
rice and peanuts, were burned on the rice plantation
of Ahuna, a Chinaman, at Waiono. in KoOlaupoko.
The fire is believed to have been the work of an
ineendiary, as the premises were found to be satu-
rated with kerosene. Loss about $4,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

The " Flexible Life Saving Raft" is the latest
invention Of the sort. intended TO prevent loss Of
life in shipwreck on the dangerous ocean. This
Raft is now carried on board the five steamships
of the Oregon Steamship Co. aud each Raft is
capable of supporting about 200 persons. The
whole apparatus, which is constructed Of hinged
Goats and network, may be rolled mp in a cyllin-
drical form, and kept on deck ready to be instant
Iy cast into the sea. in case of sudden danger
Their cost is $1,000 each.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

Disastrous FLOODS IN New ZEALAND. The
steamer of Thursday last brought full particulars of
the destruction of property by floods in February
last in Southern New Zealand. The total loss in
sheep, cattle, crops, houses, and lands rendered
useless, is estimated at not far from e10O, 900.
We regret to learn that the farm Of our townsman,
Mr.. ]. E. Barnard, situated in the Province of
Nelson, has been almost destroyed. Says the Colo
ist-"A avalanche of earth, rocks, trees and
water so suddenly struck the house and crushed it
that Mrs. Barnard and one of her daughters (AIiss
Nellie Barnard) received injuries in endeayoring to
escape; the former having several of her ribs
broken, but the young lady was not so severely
hurt. Mr.. Barnard jr, went for assistance, and
the sufferers after camping out one night on the
hillside, we're gently conveyed on stretchers to
Stanley Brook. where they are being attended to.
Besides the house and its contents being almost
entirely destroyed, the trees in the orchard were
either leveled or buried, and the FAT land was con-
verted into a shingle bed"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

THEATRE.-New attractions are offered for this
evening. In addition to the really amusing and
interesting performances of the combination
Troupe, a company of Honolulu amatuers give a
minstrel entertainment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

SUNDAY EVENING service in the Episcopalian
Church of Honolulu was conducted with all the
Hturgic effect and imposing ceremonial of old En-
gland, on last Sabbath, when we had the grace
to be present as one of the congregation. The
sacred edifce, as a cathedral, can not compare with
similar structures elsewhere but the piety of the
worshippers makes up for the unpretending aspect
of the temple,-so we thought, as we witnessed
the deyotions.C The choral chant was solemn
and harmonious. A sermon was eloquently preach
ed by one of the cathedral clergy. the Episcopalan
ToFd Bishop of Honolulu. DR.. Willis, presiding.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

THE estimated increase in population Of England
from the eleventh century to 100 was only from
1000, 900 to 5000, 900, while from the beginning Of
the late date to the present time it has increased to
%, DOC, 900. Here is something for the Malthusians
to talk about.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

A PARAGRAPH in this weeks Gazete seems
deserving of passing notice, for its tone of reck-
less vituperation. uncivility and disloyalty. Our
allusion to I" development" was intended as a joke;
but some minds are so constituted that anything
humorous makes no more impression on them than
water poured upon a ducks back-except perhaps
to excite an unreasoning ire. Our contemporary,
though a Hawaiian subject. very plainly and boast
ingly declares that he is not a royalist; and such
being the case, he certainly is not in sympathy
with the government under which he lives. Here
after whenever he shall make o display of his sup
positions loyalty to the King, let this confession
of his d~isloyalty be remembered.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

An AMUSING incident took place here a few
nights ago, in which the "pluek of our worthy
Marshal of the Hawaiian Kingdom was beroically
displayed. The Marshal was called to see an in
dividual staying in a certain boarding house, who
had threatened to shoot any one who dared to enter
his room, with an imaginary revolver, for he did
NOT possess 9 real one. While the manager of the
establishment and other persons present carefully
kept back, the intrepid Marshal nothing daunted by
the danger of being shot, went to the door of the
f." shooting mans room; and, of course, nothing
happened to him from the imaginary revolver; but
az the Marshal did not know, till he entered the
room that the shooting man" had no revolver at
all, the Marshal's pluck and cool courage in
the discharge of his duty are not the less admirable
and worthy of being recorded. 1t turned out that
the Marshal and the shooting man were old
aoquaintauces, and both enjoyed a hearty laugh at
timidity of mine host - The gentleman was
suffering from henlorrhags,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

ANOTHER FIRE AT kooLAU.-A native came int
town at a late hour on Thursday night with the
information that the mill-house on the Coolidge
plantation (reoentiy perchased by Mr.. c. Z
WiIliapsl vas burned. The reports up TO yesterday
evening were that the mill ~buildiugs aid a consider
able qpsnti,y Of sugar on hand we're destroyed.
The loss IS rot easily estimated. as the destruction Of
the mill signifies the loss Of the growing crop as
well We have been unable to learn particulars up
to the hour Of going to press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

TIE KuAUEA-Aner an interval Of two months
enforced iileEess, cur iuterisland steamer, having
been thoroughly recaRlked. braeed and strength
ened and received a new propeller shaft, will
leave or Monday next for Hilo aud intermediate
ports. retnruing on Friday evening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

Coon Enthusiastically, observed by the
Roman Catholic and EpiscOpalian Churches in COM
memOration Of the Crucihxion Of our Saviour, was
a government holiday. and we observed that a num-
Der of places Of business were closed about town.
This day was first recognized by the Hawaiian Gov
eminent in the reign Of Ksmehameha ", at the
suggestion of Bishop Staley. Good Friday is in
some parts of England known as " Char-Friday;''
in Germany it is "Still Friday and Black
friday in Denmark i" Long Friday and among
the Italians, 'Holy Friday"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

The voLcANo.-A correspondent writing from
Waimea, Hawaii, under date 18th March says:
Il see that in your paper you take the ground
that the light from Mauna Loa was due TO activity
in the summit crater of Mokuaweoweo. l am per-
fectIy certain myself that there was a flow down
the side Of the mountain, and if were not other
wise engaged would endeayor to go and end it.
There was a very faint light from Mokuaweoweo
on the l4th February, while the whole blaze that
went up and produced such a fne effect was from
the side of the mountain toward South Kona. l
could see that it gradually moved down through
the night. and that a heavy cloud of smoke rose
on the succeeding afternoon from near the foot Of
the mountain-I should judge-and the upper
edge of the great Kona forest. In the evening
/. e. tweniy-fOur hours after the eruption, there
were several slight shocks of earthquake, and my
theory is that that was the time when the flow
went underground, perhaps ten miles from the
summit
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RAIN ON HAwAu.-Letters from that island
report copious rains in Hilo and Kona-opposite
sides-on the same dates, 18th and 18th March
the first of the kind in four months. A correspOn-
den. in Kona writes :,
"It is now about four months, since our dry
reason commenced, during which time, (up TO
Yesterday we have had about as many showers
of rain which were so light, and of so short dura-
ton as to prove of but little benefit to either the
animal, or vegetable kingdom. What with the
heat of the sun, and the strong Northerly and
Southerly winds which have prevailed to an,
unusual extent, for the past few months, accom-
panied, also, by those fresh mountain breezes,
which have not ceased to pay US their nocturnal
visits,-those causes combined, have had a ten
dency to make the face of our poor Mother Earth,
to wear q somewhat dry and withered aspect even
the tough old Hilo grass, has, in many localities,
been forced to succumb 10 the unusual state of the
atmosphere. In planting our produce, we have
had the misfortune of seeing some Of il go to decay,
through the dryness Of the soil, other portions
remain as it were stationary, merely giving evidense
that life is not altogether extinct. 1t must there
fore appear evident. that amidst such q dry state
of affairs, the want Of water has been very seriously
felt, especially among that class Of people who
are not supplied with artificial means for preserving
o supply during the dry season. Many of this
olass are obliged to go the distance of from three
to FIVE miles, to procure the greatest Of earthly
blessings-good drinking water. This, they are
generally sure to. find, by penetrating the belt Of
dense, thick forest, which nearly surrounds this
Island, where the hot rays of a tropical sun are
Iowerless, at least so far as evaporating the moisture
from the earth is concerned. In this case, We see
the utility of preserving the forest il imparts
to mankind o blessing which the open and treeless
portion of the country is incapable of afOrding."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-31

WE have received q communication from His
Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated
from Ulupalakua, March 18th, in which that gen.
tleman states that the Royal Commissioners intended
to start next day March 26th) for HamakuA and
Koolau, and would probably arrive in Honolulu
about Thursday next. Their Excellencies were con-
veyed, on board II. b. MS war steamer Fdntoms.
from Kailua, Hawaii, to Ulupalakua. Maui, from
which place the communication was forwarded, refer
red to above. A correspondent who accompanied
the Royal Commission on the trip through Hama
kua to Hilo, on Hawaii, says: "They examined
personally nearly all the possible landings in Hama
kua and Hilo, also the cane and coffee lands.
Captain Makee is especially impressed with the
immense capacities of the Hilo district. But Of
course it is for them to make their own report"
LORD PALMERsToN, in 1868, was made the sub
sject of a Scandal" and even dragged into the
Divorce Court, as correspondent in q charge of
jcrim. con. by Mr.. o Kane against his wife. The
case was withdrawn. and we had i" the honor and
pleasure" Of meeting Mr.. o Kane on the Press in
Australia. Now. it is the turn Of another British
Premier, Mr.. Gladstone, who is charged with Grim.
con. with a Russian Dame, the wife of an officer
of the household of Prince Nicholas of Russia.
The lady is said to be an emissary of Prince
Gortschakoff, and that to her influence is due Mr..
Gladstone's notorious leaning towards Russia, in
the present phase of the Eastern Question. The
whole story is got up by a French journalist, and is
too ridiculous to claim credence from any man or
woman with one grain of common sense. Never
tbeless. this new " Gladstone Scandal" is The talk
of oil the world and his wife
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial OOertiser.
SATURDAY. r 81.

.HE Noos TIE MONTH OF MAReH.
.--unNnrrrr NrANTInr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
Tac larry SYSTEM

Last week correspondent VII
ting To The y o. Democrat on the
subject of "tries ana jury commits
sloners," aud referring to the re-
cent exposition Of the inanner OF
drawing iuries, very pertinentiy
says:
1t is Of the utmost Importance to
IkhnN: tf
ti1Not only the names bat the
anieceIients am present status oi
tue lnen WHO hold the position OF
com missioner. tf 3r 90
2. Whether said commissioners
make every effort to furnish jlries
at respectable men, or whether the
iisreputabl- DO not preponderite
ia the wheel.
3. Whether there exists among
he legal profession that abS,.nte
lfaith in the honest working q: the
! iury system which is essential u
we'll ordered society.
In It's comments the Democra!
SAYS:
We know personally nothing OF
the ausece.,eI:s of the present lulS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BIZ since they are
appointed to discharge a function
iaf the very hiyhest Importance 10
the we'd Being o: society, anI were
selected by the District Jages. ve
trust it ~ safe 10 assume that they
ere men OF high character and "
reprpacbab'e anteceaerts.
That the sgsis whether shron2ii
the .nslt and negligence OF ne jury
TX bacluse OF the
Inherent and stubborn defects q;
the law, woras unsatisfactory, nay.
had aud often to the utter defeat
OK the ends Of justice, IL 50 no'ori-
nns that we 10 not deem il Dcccs-
sary. asonr correspondent, has sag
ges,e.i. to interview inembers q! The
liar on the subjec: II nui"rioue
l.b..t objectionable and aiarepn,abie
persons do optnumber the resprc-
table an.i responsible ones Oh the
ljury panels.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

AT CInclnnaLi the meeting 0!
grocery job6ers. to consider The
demands of Tie New York coffee
jobbers regarding the resacking
and shipment OF coffee, resulted IN
the adoption of a resolution pledg-
ing the dealers OF the city TO give
the preference in MI their dealiug-
to parties outside the New York
ring Of dealers which has made the
demands comp ained If. The meet
ing was attended By representa-
tiyes vt neaiiy all the prominent
drlas OF Cincinnati, and tue pro
ceedluss were marked by muci,
spirit and determination.
Communications were received
iroin P,ttsbars. Louisville AMI 81
Louis, promising tina support 81
those cities III the movement. New
Orleans and Mobile dealers are
Senf'in5 representatives and san
Piles, aIi are already dtswing con
siderable custom 10 those points,
tae purchases by Cincinnatians in
View Orleans during this month
sxceedlns those Of year previons
Eastern importers are also sendin :
+asnples and representatives.
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PATIENTS.

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oitors oi ame icsn aud Foreign Patents,
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terms. M-'de of New Invent ms and
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specil notice il made ih the Scientific
American of all Inventions Patented
through this A ,ehcy. With the Hams aud
residence of the Paieatse. Public a,tsn-
ton is tnus direetsd Ia the Mer.ts If the
new patent, and sales or introduction
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IMPORTANT.

The FIRST four issues OF the
CHaoxicLE will be put ont as an ad-
vertisement to the people OF this
parish that it is fairly on It's way.
After this Issue We shall drop
all names except those who have
paid for the paper. 1'his gives all
n fair chance to secure the paper
without losing single issue from
the beginning. AZ an extra in
ducement to subscribers We give
the time from now until January
to all who subscribe within the next
two weeks-in other words, 81
pays for your paper from now until
January. 1879.
We hope all the good people OF
this section will feel themselves
Interested in this matter, and do
what they can for us-and every
one can accomplish great deal if
he only tries. In return we expec.
TO give our very best attention TO
what we consider the interests OF
the people.
To club Of 6 We will send the
paper for $40. is"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

The n,emUers OF the Legislature
known To lave died during or since
tie last session, are HrJhes, oi
Assumption, Brown, Of Caddo,
Thomas. of 6oss,er. Republicans,
and Cockeriiam, of Bienville, Dem
ocra.. Tue law provides that the
Governor shall be officially notified
of the death o: a member of the
Legislature which may occur dur
ing tae recess. AMI that he shal.
then issue bis proclamation for az
election. In several OF these ease
no official notification has been
made.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

Al special 20 tho New Orleans
Dsmocra, OF the 2oth uli. ssys thst
he session 81 tas~Senate on that
i - Was IN most respects nnpara!-
leied in the history Of that body.
The Repqbhcans,as lin the i FIRE !, y
oi u death struggle, abahauiieul
even the most ordinary rules OF de-
cornrn, aud violated every Prece-
dent and custom ii the Senate with.
a reykiessnrss whiebs Was rs sinies
appalling. The most hDsrant case
of this came from Eimunds bin-
self, who mas always been toe very
pink of senatorial property on Lie
Republican si'se. 30 a
There has been a general inter
change of hard wor,.s al. around,
the most conspicuous 0i whIt'A was
Il .lt between Gordon and E!-
n.uuds, in which the latter was
most decidedly worsted. Gordon
had some documents III his pocket,
Oh the s;renssti VI which he thse
out insinaations with II view to
drawing EtmuGds iuso a trap, bat
E,imunds, dlvinlnS GordoDs pur-
pose, Withdrew aud LET'S his sntas-
uiii Isl master If the sl,uIt.on.
The wbo:e debate has been acri-
monious aad personal, to u degree
never before lsarj Of ii the SEN
a;e.
At a late hour the Senate WAS
still in session, aud bid fiir to stay
there uli night. .H.a-ls.
Cunnocer and Patterson csnno.
be moved from their purpose Ii
seat Batter before any other basi-
ness is transacted.
Oae Of the remarkable results OF
tie days proceedings WAS TO de-
velop the fsct that even should
Conoyer ana Patterson vote 10.
Kellogg after seating Butler, they
VIII be Offset by two Republicans
who will not vote for Kellogg un-
der any circumstances.
Conover aud Patterson SAY they
Intend to keep the Senate in Sos
sion until Butter is sworn in, aud
the resources of the Republicans.
who are f.ibustering, canuot last
much longer. -" stt t," 81.
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WHAr I HAVE SEEN. old man
Of experience says:
l have seen n yonng man sell n
good farm, turn merchant aud die
Ia the insane ASYLUM.
have seen farmer travel about
40 ml,ch That there Was nothing ut
home worth looking at.
l have seen a man spend more
money IN FOLLY than would support
AIS family in comfort and indepen-
ieuce.
l have seen v mng girl marry q
man of dIssolute habits, aud repent
Tor 1t as long as she lived.
l have seen n man depart from
truth where candor aud veraaty
would have served him to u much
Better purpose. ~
l have sesn the e<travagance and
Jolly of children bringing their
parents To poverty and want, and
themselves to Disgrace. 80 .so
| hisTe seen y prudent and in
dustrious wife retrieve the fortune
OF n family when the husband pull
cd q. the other end Of the rope.
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Oae seat "a DSy.

Economy Is tho order OF the honr,
ana every expenditure, hoSever
small, is expected 70 give o return
III !ull value. Every family requires
one good. reliable family newspa-
per. If such an article c1sn i,e'pro'
cared for less than one cent foi
each working day In the year, we
are not aware ONT. a family news
paper shoulj contain "a careful
prepared summary OF all the new
If the day, Doth religious and see
olar; AMI II arranged 30 that tn
two departments miy DE. separated
aud read by two individuals at the
same time, $50 much the better. The
family newspaper should have at
traetiye reading and information.
Tor the various members of a house
hold. Some portion 0. the paper
should be devoted, every week, to
religious and moral improvement.
10 curren. secular news. to ssricli-
t.re, commerce, markets, finance,
Ito general literature, &c., with u
special department for the young
Above ai!, the family newspaper
should be perfectly pure. and free
from any contaminating Influences
in its reading maa'er Or in ats al
yertise,nents. TO mnch attention.
cannot oe paid To 'his feature. wheu
the press is hoo,iln2 the country
wi&l SO much that is vile and per-
nic;ous. To crown ALL. the family
newspaper should DE untremiuelled
by any aiiil,a.ion with sect OK party,
and should he free To give all the
good news from and about all the
world. Ii such family newspaper
can be hal for one cent day, il
should be taken by every family III
She lard. rat.
Such family newspaper in every
respect, We ind in the New York
Ojserver,now commencing its nifty
sixth volume. Progressive, com
prehensive, sound, reliable, pnre,
1t liz jnst what Is needed IN yonr
household. Send $3.lA for q year
I'D the New fork Observer, 81 Park
Row. New York. sample copies
Are sent free -.t.,..