The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-08-11

joke in the Gazette Of August 9Th.
CoRALs, SHELLS AND CURIos.-Some rare speci-
mems from Micronesia will be offered at Mr.. Bar
toW's auction room at 10 o'clock to-day.
AT THE CIRCUS tonight Mr.. James Luproil
takes a benefit Mr.. Luproil has been for months
the head and front Of the performances 10 the
Circus, and his wonderful acts on the trapeze
and triple bars have always elected the applause
of the audience. We bespeak for him q full
house.
JUVENILE RuNAwAYs.-It is reported that on
board the bark Atdldntd which sailed on Wed
nesday for Puget Sound three native boys, neither
Of them over seven years old. slowed away In
an iron tank and went TO sea in the vessel.
"Three little Indian boys" Perhaps the vessel
may bring them back when she returns with q
cargo Of lumber.
The 90 Italian National Church " has been organ
ised at Naples. 1t rejects the DEGREES OF the Vati-
can Council. Its organ is the Emdncipdtore Cat
tolico, published at Naples. Monsignor Prota-
giurle, an e~x-Dominican, has been elected Bishop,
This is the first regular establishment Of a ma
tional protestant church in Italy. The Italian
Minister of Public Worship openly favors this
movement.
OlhN IO"bEAF-Ch 1ohhAa"y ~ W. aA1h -
native named Kaleo lost his right hand from an
explosion of giant powder while sshing in the
sea at Kaupo, East Maui. By the Act Of 1872,
the use of giant powder in fishing is prohibited
under a penalty Of not less than S26 nor more
than $500, and with imprisonment in the discre-
ton Of the Court.
FROM the August number or The Friend we
learn that Mr.. +. W. Damon intended TO leave Gene
-. - II A. Iot e. kro.lnr nnaN
sing en- route by Berne, F%ribourg, Zurich and
Basic. II is TO be hoped that he will favor tho
readers of The Friend with O series of entertainN
ing and graphic descriptions OF bis impressions OF
the old capital OF Alsace, like those which have
heretofore rendered the account OF his sojourn In
the romantic city Of Lake Leman 80 interesting In
the pages of our Honolulu Monthly.
New Tue Boar. We are informed that Messrs.
G.. C. Mclean and J. II. Black have purchased q new
propeller tug boat OF 80 tons measurement In San
Francisco, for use in and about the harbor Of Homo
lulu. She will be brought here on the barkentine
Discovery, supposed to leave on or about the 10th
inst. and due the 25th. She has a surface con-
denser, with air pumps, condensing her own water,
is 90 feet long and about 8 feet beam, and steams
twelve knots. She will prove a valuable addition TO
our harbor facilities.
The SUDDENNEss with which floods come down
from the mountainous regions Of these islands
often places travellers in a very awkward situation.
Recently, one Of our Episcopalian ~clergymen, Rev.
w. Blackburn, had set out with one or two friends
on a weeks tour through Oahu and, one night,
the party encamped at the bottom Of n gulch, when
they were aroused by q sound as Of distant thun-
der, but which soon Enthusiastically announced the
approach Of q raging torrent fortunately, the
tourists had time to remove their tent, baggage, and
cooking utensils with most Of their provisions to q
higher ground before the food invaded their en-
campment, which was soon four feet or more under
water. Had the incident occurred later, while the
party were asleep, their escape might not have been
80 easy.
WATER RIoHTs.-The rights Of landowners and
tenants 10 the water Of the springs and streams is
always a fruitful source Of strife, dispute and
trouble. At the instance Of the Minister OF the
Interior and through the negotiation and manage
ment Of Deputy Marshal Dayton. the owners OF
water rights in the Kunawai springs, extending
mauka and makai Of Kapalama, have formed them
selves into a body polite, very much like a
miniature republic, whereby not only are the
individual rights OF all secured but q regular
supply of water is rendered more probable by
keeping the springs and runs Ia good order and
condition. II would be well for the people OF other
localities for their own interests go and do like
wise. In this connection we may state that we
hear that the water supply OF Manoa valley has
run short this year and that taro crops are failing
in consequence. Really. Manoa ought TO have
an u~nfailing water supply, as In old times. and
the cause OF its diminution should be inquired
into.