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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19


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October l0th-The King vs.. All Wong (Ch.)-
Selling opium. Tried by q foreign jury. Appeal
stand. Viz; imprisonment AZ hard labor for four
months aud TO pay costs, taxed az So 90. }. Nj.
Davidson Tor the prisoner.
The King VS. An Nee (eh.)-Larceny q water
melons, Appeal from Police Court of Honoialu
Tried by > foreign jary, who returned 4 verdict OF
not guilty (uOne disseaung) Castle S Hatch for
defendant.
1lth-Kapo (w) And Pale vs.. MAhoe-PsLi,ion
to quiet land title. The Court heard the evidence
and the argument q counsel, and the case was sub
ziiied. W. c. jones Tor petitioner; J. W. MAhe-
Iona for defendant.
l2th-The King vs.. L. C.. Pilsbgry. alias Lewiston
Indicted for forgery and uttering. The prisoner
having On the eth instant pleaded guilty 60 the in
dietmeni. was this day brought up for judgment,
and sentenced by the Court 70 Imprisonment al hard
labor for the term Of two years and q ene Of S25,
and costs taxed az 50 70.
The King vs.. HookAnu (w)-Polygamy. The
prisoner being brought mp for Judgment. the Court
sentenced her to Imprisonment At hard labor for nine
months. a fine Of SO, and costs taxed AZ ~ 90.
DIVORCES.
Apaua (Ch) vs.. Kamakaole (w)-The Ibellant
in this case having expressed a desire 70 withdraw
his suit, the Court permitted him 10 do 50 upon pay
ment Of costs incurred. W. c. Jones for Ibellant.
kekane (k) We. Pau ". for decree alb
solute. Decree granted W. G. Jones for libellant.
hAuAlns (W.) vs.. Moke Pupae (kl-Libel for
divorce on the ground that the respondent is . leper
at MOlokai. The Court granted a decree nisi, but
ordered that the hbellant's counsel produce testimony
at the next term Of the Court. showing that re-
~sPOndent is incurable. Such testimony may be by
HfhdAvits.
Kahine (w) VS.. NakOana Ck.)-Libel Tor divorce
on the ground Of adultery. Continued until the
18th instant. in order that the respondent and his
paramour may be present.
~l4th-kahula CD vs.. kuanue ct aL-Ejectment.
+. Preston and &. Brown for plaintiff; J. NJ. David
son and Castle & Hatch for defendants. Case tried
by a native jury, who returned a unanimous verdict
for the plaintiff. Mr.. Davidson excepted 10 the YER
diet as contrary to law and the evidence.
l5th-Makea (k) VS.. Nalua ct aL-Ejectment.
Castle & Hatch for plaintiff; KeliipiO & HolokAhiki
Tor defendants. Case tried by a Hawaiian jury,
who returned a verdict for the defendants. Mr..
Hatch excepted to the verdict generally.
Napahuelua (k) vs.. Hawaii (k)-Trespass on the
case Grim. con. Castle & Hatch for plaintiff; HOlo-
kahiki for the defendant. Tried by a Hawaiian
jury, who found a verdict for the plaintiff; damages,
500.
The foreign jury we're discharged from further at
tendance until Tuesday next.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

G5- They claim to have succeeded in raising
bananas in California. Mr.. j. NJ. Asher, of San
Diego, exhibited at the Mechanics Fair recently
held in San Francisco, some Gne specimens OF fruit,
grown by him on his ranch at the former place.
They were of the Cavendish variety, bulbs of
which were imported by Mr.. Asher from Florida.
Tha editor of the San Diego Union pronounces
them, in richness of Favor. to be the finest be had
ever eaten. 1t is not at all probable, in our
opinion, that the cultivation Of this fruit will ever
become a financial success in California, highly
favored as that State is in point of soil and eli
mate. 1t is pretty generally believed that the
banana can be grown to perfection only within
the Tropics.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

The Department of State has received a dispatch
from the American Counsul at Hamilton, Ontario,
which says that an American from Ohio. during
the fruit season, has raised on a farm eighteen
miles from Hamilton, Eve acres of sugar-cane,
which Is pronounced equal to the best cane grown
in the Southern States. having attained a height of
thirteen feet. Fine samples of pure syrup have
already been manufactured therefrom, and it is
thought that the cultivation Of sugar-cane will
soon become an extensive industry in the PENN
sula between Lakes Erie and Ontario|--N. I.
Tribune Sept. 10, 1875.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

E>There has been recently published an interest
ing correspondence between the Chinese ambassador
at the Court of ST. James. Kno Sung-Tao, and the
Foreign and Colonial Minister relating to the subject
of appointing Chinese Cousuls in various portions of
the British Empire. The Chinese Minister claims
the right to do so, now that the Chinese Government
has appointed Ministers at Foreign Courts. In re-
ply to the claim, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach informs
the Hon. Kno SuDg-Tao that China has no right to
make such appointments; that she cannot do so by
international law, 1" because the relations of China
with the rest Of the world are not founded on the
smity of nations, but are the result of peculiar and
exceptional treaty stipulations. China, unlike Great
Britain and the other Treaty Powers, has not thrown
open her country to foreigners and to foreign COM
merce, and she can hardly, therefore, appeal to the
example of European nations in applying for the
concession now sought" Is this application the be-
ginning of the opening up of China to the unre-
stricted commerce of the world-the beginning of
the internal breakiug-down of the whole barriers
which so sedulOusly excluded the foreigner? If it be
so, the tide of the world viii probably soon undergo
a gigantic revolution.
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Notice.

ALL Government Offices in AIiioIani Hale will BE-
closed for business st Il O'Clock noon on Saturdays, from
and after this date. SAMLG WILDER,
Interior once. sept. Sd. 1875. se2l Min. Of Interior.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

IRE The Male Social Club give their Calico
Ball at the Hawaiian Hotel on Friday evening
next, Oct. 25, when, of course, all the world and
his wife will be there. The social parties of this
Club are the most select and pleasant of Homo
lulu society reunions. and always attract the elite
of the capital.
The fortnightly Quadrille Parties of Mr.. f. a.
Williams are the delight of the young people, who
never allow one of them to pass unimprOved. 1t
is not necessary for us to commend these assem-
blies, for their influence upon the polite inter
course and genteel department of those attending
them is sure to be great and most beneficial.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

THE RAT NUIsANcE.-TrapF of the most approved
kind, and the most skiltully prepared poisons,
have failed to get away with the rats, which in
many households in Honolulu are a most intolera-
bic nuisance. A year ago we came across the fol-
lowing paragraph, taken from the Canada Farmer.
We cut it out and laid it upon our table, but
determined to try the remedy. The result has been
as described-since we cultivated the wild pepper
mint on our premises, rats have entirely disappear
ed:
Four years ago my barn was regularly infes-
ted with rats they were SO numerous that l had
great fears of my whole grain being destroyed by
them, after it was housed but having two acres
of wild peppermint that grew in a field Of wheat,
after the wheat was harvested, the mint was cat
and bound with it, and drove the rats from my
premises. / have not been troubled with one
since, nor am [ at present, while my %neighbors
have any quantity of them. l feel confident that
any person who is troubled with these pests could
easily get rid of them by gathering a good supply
of mint and placing it around the walls or base
Of their barns"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

We Miss THEM-On Saturday afternoons and
moonlight nights, the performances of the Hawai-
ian Band under the leadership of Mr.. II. Berger,
constituted a very important part of the pleasant
Honolulu existence. The members of the Band
having, for a month past, been absent from town
on their annual vacation. the entire community
has seriously felt the hiatus. We understand that
during the coming week the wandering MINISTRIES
q. e., the members of the band) will return,
doubtless with renewed wind, to delight the visit
os at Emma Square.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

CREDIT SALE-Bartow viii hold 4 t~ws-days
sale At bis rooms Of a large assortment CT new aud
desirable goods for and on account Of Messrs. FL.
Hosschlaeger & Co.. Thursday and Friday next
The trade VIII be able 20 repleaish their stock a.
this sale. on tbe;r own figures.
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Supreme Court

ocToEER TEEH. a. D. lS7s-M- JUsricE JcDp.
PEEsrpIxG - CoNuxUED RoN TIE ON In
49,
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"NoS PnoFEssroSAL4'-we deem It proper to
say, most enphatieslly, shat the writer Of the
communication in cur issue Of the eth inst, over
the above signature, is not = member Of tho medical
rrrf.ssinn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19
BOOKS:

De Quincy's Works, y Volumes
WaEerIy Novels, % v0lumesi
Charles Lambs Works, 8 volumes;
Emerson's Prose Works, 2 volumes;
Motley's Dutch Republic and Netherlands, 3 Volumes
works q Tennys0n, Thaeke-1y, and Jean Ingelow,
Fosters Life Ct Jonathan Swift, 2 EOgunesi
Shakespeares Works, LOngfeHoE's Poems,
COoperis Leather Stocking Tales, Charles Reade's Novels,
Taine's Works on England and Paris, 2 Eolz-i and on Art,
Hsyes' open Polar Sea, Atkinson's Siberia.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

REMOVED By reference 10 cur advertising
columns il will be seen that DIR. Rodgers has re-
moved his Office to the Odd Fellows baildiug On
Fort street We learn also that the Doctor intends
TO be bis own apPOihecary-i e, viii Ainself put
up 81 prescriptions. Throw physic TO the dogs"
says Shakespeare bat Poor humanity is sometimes
compelled to take a dose.
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BRIEF M

EGGs-oRBITAST.-The price of eggs in Honolulu
has for some time past been six and a quarter
cents apiece. What would the farmers wives in
New England say to such prices, seeing that they
are glad to get ten or twelve cents q dozen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

Es- The bark H. ". AEmy will sail to-day. or
Monday, for San Francisco. The Australian
steamer will be due on the 2sth inst. one week
from next Monday, with dates from Auckland to
the 18th or 18th, and European kilograms to the
evening before her departure for this port. The
Grace Roberts also sails to-day for San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

FURNITURE SALE.-The public will not forget the
Auction Sale on Wednesday next, Oct. %, of
superior Household Furniture, AT the residence of
f. P. Adams, Esq, Emma Street. Among other
desirable articles to be sold will be found a valu-
able collection of books, by standard authors.
Our citizens will have an opportunity of securing
good bargains, which they will be wise to improve
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

BENEFIT.-There will be a performance tonight
at the Theatre, by Honolulu Amateurs for the
benefit of Mr.. James Luproil. for whom We bespeak
a good house, for we believe hin TO be a worthy
man. His trained dogs are well worth seeing.
The gymnastic exercises by some of our young men
are excellent and the practice is a praiseworthy
one, inasmuch as it is conductive to health.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-19

GLASDERs-PArties importing horses from Cali
forniA should take all reasonable precautions against
the introduction OF that terrible equine scourge. the
CHAMBERS. The disease IS very dangerous, and men
having the charge Of borses run more or less risk Of
contracting The disease, and il is incurAble. A man
died of it the other day at San jose. 10 horrible
arnnu
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CosKLISo on GRAsr AND A THIRD TERM,-senator
ConkliDg does not think that General Grant would
peremptOrily decline n denomination. He said 20 o
correspondent Of the Graphite recently; General
Grant is known for his firm devotion &c hs friends.
He would probably-I speak not now from knovl-
edge, but judgment--he would probably do exactly
as they wished. II they asked him 10 rua because
the good Of the country demanded IL, be would do
it. A chance Of defeat would make no differences.
General Grant is noted above all things for bis c0ur-
age-bis willingness TO take a risk, IL necessary, 10
serve his country or his friends. lie IL the truest
and most magnanimOus Of men. / happen to know
that when certain lines Of policy prescribed by those
be trusted, which be himself did not sanction, and
to which be was not . party. had been csried out
without his consent and proved disastrous. / have
known him under these circumstances, in the pres
ence Of men who had brought on this trouble, 10
say: well, gentlemen, / alone arm responsible and
will take all The blame while they stood silent and
covering under the storm they bad raised"
THE UNIyERsAL. LANGUAoE.-Tbat the English
language is to be the leading language Of he
future there is scarcely a doubt. A writer In the
New York Observer says that when be was travel
ing in Germany. he was compelled 10 notice that
nearly every educated German was master OF the
English language. The same writer says / asked
a German scholar, Why is II that 20 many more
of your men speak English than OF ours
speak the German :" lie replied, The an
swer IL painful 20 ms we have the conviction
forced upon us that the English language A.
spreading and becoming the language Of tho
world. Ours does not grow. Yours has the
science and literature that we must know, and
which is becoming the current thought Of all
educated men," And I hm disposed 20 believe
that the English language will oyerspread tho
American continent from the United Staiss' and
that India, China and japan as they CONE as4epr
the civilizing and enlighteninE innuoness Of NE
Christian religion. will also receive tbe knRliah
language as the medium OF all assisl knowledge,
so that in the good time coming, when
zone song employs an nations
that song will be sung in the EnglIfh tongue,
The daily gazette., 1878-10-05
Personal.

Madame Nilsson's recent loss of prop
erty is said to amount to S200,O0O.
Senator Thurman is recovering, but it
is said that he will take no further part
in the canvass.
internal Revenue Commissioner Raum
will leave Washington next week for
Illinois. He will make several political
speeches in that State before the cleo
ton.
Mr.. Story, of the Chicago Times, has
inst ornamented his new building with a
S75, 600 mortgage. 1t is now one of the
handsomest printing offices in ihe West,
Senator David Davis announces in a
private letter that he will take no part in
the present campaign. Those robust
Greenbackers holding on to the corners
of that blanket can be relieved from
duty.
George II. Pendleton spoke at Terre
Haute, Ind, on Thursday night to an i'm
mense crowd, estimated at 10000. He
smoke for two hours in favor of the green
back currency.
Mr.. George S. Hillard, who, according
to Daniel Webster, was once the smart
est boy in Massachusetts,, but who is now
getting on in years, has suffered from
PARALYSIS, but his brain is as clear as
ever.
Sneaker Randall was in the New York
Courthouse on Thursday, and was intro
duced by Judge Donohue TO the other
Judges of the Supreme Court who were
present-Judges Westbrook, Learned
and Lawrence.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-05
A TEST Case.

MIR. Astor is said to have determined
to test the right of the Custom House of
llclals to demand payment of duties on
the wearing apparel brought home from
Europe by his family. II is desirable
that this question should be definitely
settled. The eXaction of such duties is
OF no particular benefit to the Govern
ment, but is source of considerable an
noyance to European travellers. To per-
sons of common sense the wording of
the item in the free list relating to wear
ing apparel seems entirely clear and un-
mlstakable. No duty is to be paid on
"wearing apparel in actual use and other
personal effects (not merchandise)
OF persons arriving in the
United States. But this exemption shall
not be construed to include machinery,
or other articles imported for use in any
manufacturing establishment, or (articles
imported) for sale" This language seems
TO admit Of only one construction. If a
passenger brings to the United States
wearing apparel actually intended for his
own use, and not for sale, he is not re-
quired to pay any duties. If he brings
wearing apparel for other persons or with
the intention to sell the articles he must
pay the proper duties. Modern Custom
House reform, however, construes sac
tual use" to mean such garments only as
have been actually worn or are in wear
by the person in whose baggage they are
found. This is an absurd straining of
| the law which the courts are not likely
to uphold; and while it brings in only a
paltry sum to the government gives of
fence and annoyance to individuals. Mr.
Astor resists the attempted execution, moi
because of the amount of money involv-
ed, but because he regards it as an injus.
tice and an absurdity, and in this opin-
ion the entire community coincides.-
". Y. Herald.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-05
The Han1anCourtncy Race-A
Question OF Honesty.

MONTREAL, Oct. 4.-Edward b. Ran
kin, who yesterday acted as judge for
Courtney, publishes letter, in which he
says ~ venture the judgment now that
Courtney is the better and more endu-
ring sculler of the two ; that despite the
roughness Of the water lie succeeded,
whenever he made the effort, in closing
with Hanlan, and that at the finish he
rowed the Toronto man and lost the race
by ceasing to pull at the critical moment
when nearing the goal. Had he continued
rowing and hauled out into the course
instead of resting on his oars, the race
was his own. 1t seems incredible that a
man of Courtney's intelligence should be
so far lost to pride and the interests of
friends as to lose the race Intentionally,
and until something definite inthe nature
of fairness is developed, it is only just to
hope and believe that the race was lost
through an error Of Judgment"
The daily gazette., 1878-10-05
The Hughes-O'Leary Walking
MaIcl,

NEw YORK, Oct. 4.-The walking
match between O'Leary and Hughes is
virtually over, though it is probable both
men will keep on walking until to-mor,,
row night. At noon o'Leary had scored
339 and Hughes 2S3 miles. Hugl es has
deposed "Joe" Goss from his position as
trainer. His friends say that they, last
night discovered that Goss had made an
arrangement with O'Leary whereby II
HUGHES should attempt to run to-day or
to.morrow he would:be so trained as to
fail This morning Goss came and tried
to enter Hughes's house and start him on
the track, but his friends intertered and
sent for Mr.. Gilmore, saying that they
wished TO have Goss kept away from the
track or they would withdraw Hughes
and claim foul. O'Leary's friends. rldi'
Guile this statement, saying there is no
thing in it.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-05

ABOUT THIS TIME of year it is the cor
rect thing to report signs of hard win
ter. The flight of the wild geese, the
size of the 'possum's fat, the bees stores
of honey, the depih of the muskrats'
holes, and good many other signs and
portents which it is not needful to men-
tion, are always observed in October.
Just now the farmers CT Northern New
York are suffering from such visitation
of bears that they are sure winter Will
come early, stay late and sit heavy. In
one township of Jefferson county "almost
every farmer has seen a bear recently,
and the animals approach so near the
houses that they are almost as trouble
some as candidates hunting up votes,
while in Oswego county four have been
reported in one neighborhood within
short time, and one of them, being shot
by a party of boys after a prolonged bonn
bardment at long range, was found TO
weigh l115 pounds, of which the half
pound was estimated to be the boys
buckshof. AT this rate we may soon
smell snow in the air and begin to get
down the sleigh from the loft.
A little school girl of Washington stop
ped in at confectioners to buy five cents
worth of candy the other morning. The
clerk looked at the nickle and said; isis
sy, I'm afraid this money is not good"
"Oh, but it is good" quickly replied the
innocent; ''it is good, because papa made
it himself. Papa makes lots like that" :"
A secret service operative, search OF
"papa's house," the bringing to light OF
oounterfeiter's tools, the arrest of 'papa''
and such things, made the little one cry
all next day and declare to her mamma
that 'never, never again would she buy
ga ndy."
The Democrats want at least two more
States 10 elect President in 1880 ii the
electio goes to the House of Representa-
tives; but the new political dogma OF tn' M
sanctity of fraud stands like an Apollyol
| in the pathway of their hopes.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-05
Foreign News.
THE FINANCIAL SMASH AT GLASGOW
ADDITIONAL HEAVY FAILURES.


LONDON, Oct. 4.-The total of the La
blhues OF Messrs. Smith, Fleming &
Co, East India merchants London, ,wbo.e a
failure was announced yesterday, is estl-
mated at over ten million dollars, The
habilltles of their corresponding firms
which fall with them, WIN. Nicol 81 Co.,
OF bombay, and Fleming & Co., of Kur-
rachee, are doubtless considerably less.
us understood, however, that in con-
sequence ofexcbanges of paper betweeen
the City of Glasgow Bank and the In
dlan houses the same set of liabilities will
be found repeated in the balance-sheets
OF all these failed establishments.
The Financier says: at is morally GER
tar that all the firms concerned in this
sort of circular bill flying must succumb.
One house located in Scotland and Aus
tralia is concerned in this paper to the
extent of s5,0O0,00O, one doing business
in Scotland and the East, 81, ,500, 900. One
located in India owes the bank So, 900, 600
Tor acceptances, and S3,5O0,000 for cash
advances. Three other affiliated Indian
houses aggregate an Indebtedness of So
100000" The Financier estimates that
shareholders of the City of Glasgow Bank
must owe deficit of Sc, 100000, placing
tne failure among the most disastrous on
record.
The Times in its Financial article says
"The revelation of these further details
Is accompanied with no fresh signs OF
disturbance in the money market. and a
calmer feeling, if anything, prevails
That the condition of the city should be
the same as if nothing had happened is
not to be expected, hut beyond a little
difficulty in dealing in some public Sc
curities which, as rule, are readily ne
gotiable, nothing unusual has occurred
Money is in rather more demand, and
about 4 ! per cent Is obtained for the best
three months remitted bills.