The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-21

residence of Mrs. B.. F. d Dillingham;
THE thermometer stOSSNst s7e at 2 p. m
yesterday in the s~hade-zbut by the feeling il
should have been higher.
TIE temperance movement is on the advance in
Australia. A conference of clergymen Of all de-
| nominations lately met at Sydney, for the object
of securing an amended liquor law.
CRCUs-To-night the Circus presents a bill OF
the most entertaining variety, calculated to
please every taste. In addition TO the usual
horse-riding, trapeze, tumbliug and other acts,
the Brahams will givesome of their mirth-provok-
ing scenes.
CHINESE ART.-We have examined some very well
executed specimens of portrait painting done in
China from photographs. on exhibition by Mr.. Rose
hill, on Hotel street, near the corner of Fort. By
giving your order now, with photograph, in three or
four months you will receive q handsome oil painting.
LOOKING UP.-The whilom second city " of the
Kingdom is looking up as regards shipping. Recent
ly a bark from Australia dtecharged q cargo Of coal
there for Turton's Plantation, and on Wednesday
last the schooner aurora arrived there with a cargo
of lumber for w. NJ. Gibson, ESQ. Why not q lumber
yard at Lahaina
GOOD LUYGs.-A recently arrived immigrant
has nightly made the good people of the eastern
part OF Tue city aware al III presence IN tnelf
midst, and of the fact moreover that he has a
strong set of lungs. We refer TO the larger OF
the two jacks lately imported, and not yet sent
to his destination on a plantation. He has a
far-reaching if not meLodious voice, at times
positively startling in its thunderous tones.
THE Next mail from San Francisco may bring
some very important war news. Speculation
is hoodwinked as, neither the Gear nor the
Do1:.loI IL Lo,, I-z.ol ~. L.. - -
nor the neutral great powers, nor the diploma
fists, r-the press, nor the Man in the Moon can
guess what will be the last Act of this bloody
drama. The Moon-Man ought TO have the best
view of this lunetical business
NPAPER MoNEY.-A discussion has been going on
Of late in the native newspapers on the advisa.
bility of government issuing paper money.
Some of the writer's seem to think that govern
ment can create money by issuing the paper, and
that thereby every poor man will at once end his
pocket full of rocks" Delightful projectl On
Kauai, a meeting was held Of the advocates of
paper money, and a petition addressed to the
King in Privy Council, asking bin to call an ex-
ira session of the Legislature to pass a law for
the issuance of the magic paper.
HAWAIIAN ENTERPRIsE.-The Ldhui Hdcaa,
native newspaper says that a company of natives
a OOCh AZ - " ohhas TAOOldus Aldulg v the
cultivation of sugar, the principal leader in
which enterprise is Mr.. d. Crowningburg, an en-
ergetic and enterprising half-caste. Some three
hundred acres of excellent land have been secur-
ed, and the prospects are good for q hourishing
plantation. We note that The writer says nothing
about a mill to grind The cane, but the proprietors
probably think, and not without a show of reason.
that given the growing crop of cane, the mill TO
manufacture the sugar will be pretty sure TO
come.
The Four CORNERs.-To us,-who remember
the straw hut condition thirty years ago Of ne
lots which now form the corners at the junction
of Fort and Hotel streets,-the solid growth OF
the city is evident. The handsome and commo-
dious brick stores recently erected on the N. w.
corner, and those contemplated on the opposite
corner, will render that neighborhood very desir-
able as a business locality and much enhance the
value of adjoining property. And on the corner
OF King and Fort,-the goodly lot of Mr.. McIn-
tyre.-the bricks are beginning to assume archi-
tectural proportions. Fort street will be The
business street Of the future.
We hear that one Of our enterprising planters
resolved to take us at our word, with regard
to the South sea islanders, and accordingly
without loss Of time sent in an application in
writing to the Minister Of the Interior, for twenty
five of the islanders. lie seemed rather disap-
pointed that his Excellehcy did not then and
there hand over to him the indented number of
South Sea men. The Minister has TO catch them
first but we are happy to observe to this
energetic Planter that be will see by a glance at
our leading columns, that the Minister Of the
Interior is likely to be in a position soon to
satisfy bis demand. and OF course. the first rs
caught are booked" for him.
A MISUNDERSTANDING TO the affidavit Of
Anima, published as an advertisement in our
columns, a word In explanation seems requisite.
Anima was found guilty by a jury of smuggling
opium. concealed in cases Of bread sent to Kauai.
and it appeared that the bread was packed on
the premises Of Ohulan a. Co. wellknown and
respectable Chinese merchants of this city.
fact In ascertained that no member Of the
knew ofthe transaction at the time. which was
engineered by a person in their employ. and that as
soon as the senior partner, Mr.. Ali. returned to
town and beard OF the affair be at once gave all
the information in bis possession TO the police
afforded all facilities Ia bis power for the
detection Of the offender.
THE RoxAxcs OF oP1uM SMuooLISG.-Las Tues
day evening. one Of the colored walters attached
to the steamship City Of Neu York, allured by
the prospect of e~nriching himself by the opium
traffic, undertook to smuggle a few tins Of The
article on shore. But the customs guards were
too much on the alert. and the man was caught
in the act. with the drug in possession. He and it
were sized and taken TO the station-house. in
process OF doing which however Mr.. Markham.
the interchangeable Guardsfnan, got a y boist' and
fell into the dock. opium and all. Both the
officer and the cdSus beHi-the opiam-emerged
from the salt-water bath noas The worse for the
incident. and the smpRgler was locked up. Be
fore the magistFste in the morning a fine of $3.50
was imposed. The steamer was about sailing
and the man, representing that be had the money
ON board. was allowed TO 90 In company with
an officer and fetch il. Arrived on board, the
F.ll..- I1-o int tka hnfrE m hnun.f-sLH--
lost to sight, through still no doubt TO memory
dear. But our officers have the opium, and live
in hopes Of getting the fine, when the ahip
returns.