The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-03-02
Our San Francisco Letter.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 18th, 1878.
At Victoria, d. c., the Hawaiian bark LunaIilo
before reported ashore, was condemned and sold at
public auction. Feb. 9Th by Davies s. Co., for $500,
Lieut.. Wyse. Chief of the Darien Canal Expeditions
arrived at Panama, Jan. 18th, from the head water
of the Tuyra and reports the expedition in good
health and that satisfactory progress is being made.
The ship France Cherie sailed from here the 10th
inst, for Flint Island to load guano for Hamburg,
and will touch at Honolulu.
John E. Owens, the actor, now in the east, goes
to Australia shortly.
A case of leprosy in a Chinaman has been met
here in the Branch Jail by DR.. Blach, the city ply
stefan, who intends shortly to lecture on the subject
before the S. F. Medical Society. He has been fur
nished with particulars of the disease and mode of
treatment by Leo Chau Foey, a leading Chinese
physician. and will produce the leper for illus
tration.
H. NJ. S. Shah, Admiral De Horsey, arrived at
Tahiti, December I5, 1877. 81 days from Esquimalt,
and was to leave on the 22d for Conception, Chile.
II. NJ. S. .dibatFOSS was also at Habit. The IRON
clad Triumph, the future flagship in the Pacific,
will be furnished with the SiemeDs electric light and
also with six 20 pound Armstrong guns for saluting
and defence against torpedo boats. The British
men-of-wa .4i6atrOsS, amethyst and Fdntome of
the Pacific Station have been ordered home to be
paid off and go out of commission.
At Washington, Jan. 81, the House Appropriation
Committee made several changes in the diplomatic
service. Among others the salary of the mission to
Hawaii is to be fixed at $4,000. The Republicans
will oppose these reductions. Two schooners are
now being built at Cousins yard for Tahiti, each to
cost $4OO0,-on delivery at Tahiti, which the con-
tract calls for in $50 days. Rumors are nhoat about
great earthquakes and tidal waves in South America.
Guayaquil is said to be destroyed, and Callao badly
damaged.
There is now an Act before The California State
Legislature TO make the training ship jamestown, q
state institution by appropriating $4,000 q year
for its support in addition to the same amount given
by the city of San Francisco and making the total
number of boys on board 200. besides the so or 80
appointed by the city.
The Hongkong Government has refused to grant
a license to the ship Charter Oak to carry several
hundred Chinese emigrants to Honolulu. although
the vessel had been specially fitted up for the trade
and most passengers were on board. 1t also refused
a similar license to the Perusfd, the pioneer steam
ship of the new China and Peru line. and she con-
sequently left Hongkong. January 18th. for Homo
lulu and Callao with cargo only. Although in both
cases all the requirements under the ordinance had
been complied with. the governor is unable to sane
ton such emigration without obtaining the consent
of the Home Government.
The ship OtGgo, just in from Port Blakely. reports
having spoken the British bark Victoria from Vic
toria to Honolulu, with the loss of deckload, bull
warks stove in, and also loss of sails. F. B.