The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-08-04
BRIEF MENTION.


THANKs.-Ours are due and hereby rendered
to Capt. Hall of the Coloma, and to Pilot Babcock
for files of late papers from San Francisco.
THE ScHooLsHIP.-The Jamestolrn sailed from
San Francisco July 16. for a three months cruise,
Honolulu to be the first port of call.
FROM Freil & Bush we are in receipt Of a speci-
men of an invoice of Armstrong; Waikiki grapes,
brought by the steamer last night. Delicious
CIRCUIT OF KAUAI.-The steamer Rlauea will
leave on Wednesday next for Nawiliwili, making
the circuit of the most beautiful island Of the
group, and arriving back to Honolulu on Sunday
morning.
THE New Hawaiian Steamer is advertised to
leave for Honolulu on or about the 28th July. Hon.
s. G. Wilder writes under date Of the 18th. that
he confidently expected 10 sail at noon on the 18th,
which would bring her due on Wednesday next.
ASSAULT TO MURDER.-On the night of July 3lst.
a native woman at Waihee, East Mani. was as
saulted and beaten by her husband and others so
that her life was d~espaired of. Said to be a case
OF disarranged afhniues.
Music THIS AFTERNooN.-The band will play at
Emma Square. every Saturday at 8 O'Clock p. m.
until further notice. Following is the programme ::
Final opera, Lucia di i ammermOor, new. ...."..-.Do niSeii
Selection Opera, / Puritani Berin
Skating Quick Polka, Strauss
New PHOTOGRAPHIC EsTABLIsHMENT.-At the
corner of King and Fort streets, Mr.. A. A. Montana
is fitting up in superior style a set Of rooms for
photography. Apparently no pains or expense is
spared to have everything in first class order. We
understand he will open to receive customers the
latter part of next week.
NATIVE TEDuaTRy Prom all parts of tho isl-
ands we have cheering indications that the native
Hawaiians are arousing to the Importance of ex-
ertion to reap for themselves some of the benefits
that will result from the operation of the Recipro-
city Treaty. At Waialua, on this island, through
the example and inducements offered by Messrs.
Halstead and Gordon, the people of the district
are largely going into the cultivation of cane.
SAD ACcIDENT.-Yesterday evening about 6 O'Clock,
a carriage containing the family of Mr.. ]. W. Will
bur, book-keeper at J. I. Warehouses;, backed of
the esplanade into deep water, through the obstinacy
of the horse. Mrs. Wilbur and her Oldest child and
o son of the Rev. W. Frear were saved by the exer-
tons of by-standers, natives and foreigners, but the
youngest child, one year old. was unfortunately
drowned, the body being recovered by native divers
during the evening.
WHIRLwIND.-Last Wednesday, a little after
noon, a good-sized whirlwind come prancing and
covorting down Fort street, whirling along a
ldTRc II ueuSt ClOuu Vi uubt, CRACKING the
branches Of shade trees, overseeing empty boxes
and barrels, smashing in the sides of a frail tene-
ment,-and really soaring some folks. These
phenomena are said to be indications Of a coming
change of weather. So mote it be
The LoOKoUT" over Whitney's bookstore,
supposed to be an appanage of the PostOHloe, is
frequently the resort of boys aud youths inclined
to hoodlumism. They gallop up and down the
stairs ; they hail passers-by on the street with
& nn1 nhnannn .Naa al -aaa-alI-
make themselves Extensively conspicuous. A cor
respondent says the lookout has become q nuis-
ance. and be requests that we publish the names of
the lads but we refrain out of consideration for
their friends.
AcUTENEss.-Diaerent persons have very differ
ent ideas of what constitutes acuteness or sagacity.
For instance, the Gazette thinks Lieut.. Spry Of
the Challenger lacking in the quality of acuteness
because he spoke admiringly of w. NJ. Wallace's
Is perseverance,, industry and thorough business
habits.'' The truth is, and it will be admitted
by everybody who knew the man, that, whatever
were Wallace's faults, be was just what Lieut.
Spry declares-remarkable for perseverance and
industry in whatever he undertook.
.WHAr's IN A NAME g"-Fhe following is trans.
lated from the Lakui HaOaii, native newspaper,
of this week: "a principal topic of converse
ton on the streets and among people whom we
meet. has been the name said to have been be-
slowed upon our new inter-island steamer-Like-
like Most of those whom we have heard speak
on the subject object to applying the name Of one
of the high chiefs of the islands to this new craft
for, they say, all the errors and bad management or
other Ha0eaprOpos things that may possibly beiall
the vessel or be said about her, will suggest a
thought of her name and will bring that name
into too familiar Ise,'
SFIRITUALIsM.-From time to time we read Ia
the Eastern papers that this delusion or reality
as people may be inclined to view it's exploded,
and again that 1t is in full blast, puzzlIng the
scientists and frightening the weakminded. Here
in this mid-ocean retreat, we have never been
blessed-or cursed, as the case may be-witb
" medium" or @ manifestations" We hear, how
ever. that one or two sbipmasters now Ia port
profess to know something about the " art and
mystery" of table rapping, ETC.. and we have no
doubt but that it q " sceaDoe" were proposed IL
would draw a large audience. Most anybody
would like to have tidings from bis grandmother
that 10, If the communication were of a cheerful
aud profitable nature.
WREcK OF THE " LUKA."-The schooner Luke.
owned by Hon. J. I. Dowsett, of this city, missed in
stays at Honomuni. Molokai. on Wednesday. 25th
ultimo, and after parting q chain went on to the
outer reef She lost keel, rudder pinthes and rud-
der head, and the Captain and Grew abandoned
her that night. During the night, che drove over
the lagoon and on 10 the inner reef. On Thursday
morning, Judge Kupihe, the magistrate Of Molo-
kai, and Capt. E. C. Fountain, a resident Of The
lsla0Q, went on DOdTu anu look charge Win q gang
of 25 men, and succeeded in getting her Of, arriv-
ing at Honolulu on Thursday the I'd inst. The
vessel had q valuable loading on board, consisting
of machinery for J. McColgan, Eugene BAL, and
umher for Maliko, all of which was saved in good
condition. We understand she was insured for
$1,000. This will prove q good operation for the
energetic salvors, Messrs. Kupihe and Fountain.
MAURITICs-In regard to business at this great
sugar producing island, we quote the following
from a review Of the year 1876 from the Port
Louis Commercial Gdzettey
1t is likely that business profits have been
small THO year, the high rates Of exchange reducing
the difference between buying and selling prices
to an insignificant margin. But the trade done
has been sound, and the revival Of confidence,
plainly apparent, and the certainty that the colony
has diminished and will continue TO diminish It's
to other countries, permit Us to hope
that 1877 will be profitable to our merchants and
dealers, and that commercial operations will soon
assume their normal aspect. Two impediments
to trade have been happily removed, our currency
system having been placed on a rational base, and