The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-11-30

~ The steamer CtgU sunny took away about
200 tons Of freight Tor san Francisco. As .6s
steamers are supposed TO lie at the wharf twelve
hours. the above fgares would indicate the hand
ling Of Dsarly oNE roN per minute. Tee steamer
OF Oct rs also carried away some coo tons.
Cuck WoEk-The little steamer KokoiI, Capt.
Bates on her last trip to Kauai, was absent from
port only Sc hours, including a ssOpPage at Kappa
TO take ca board Her Majesty the Queen. The
weather, on the return passage, Sunday night
was quite boisierous.
A LAZY LAxFuoHTER-Duriug tie rainy and
pitch dark nights recently. 10 lamps were lighted in
the government lanterns on q certain street. and
people who were ecmpelled to be AbrOad-A physician
in one case. visiting his patients,-had to feel their
way very cautiously. We heard Of more than one
instance Of pedestrians coming in collision with each
ether. or going bump against : stray horse
z5- Our neighb0rs in California have been for
some years experimenting with the beet for tbe
production OF sugar. We are under the impress
sion that these experiments have not been suni-
ciently successful. financially. to encourage any
great enlargement Of beet-culture. It remains to
be seen how they will succeed with cane euldva-
ton. a quantity Of seed-cane having gone forward
per last steamer, to their order.
A WArCH-TULL C~ELEsrIAL-On Tuesday last the
Chinese fireman on board the steamer WGtHanGlo
was arrested for stealing a gold watch and chain
belonging to the Engineer Of the boat. On search
being made two more watches we're found 10 his
possession, besides another which be had left at the
wAtchmsker's TO be repaired. Owners are wanted
for these watches, aud any person having lost one
may probably find it by applying at the station
house and proving property.
MAsoSIc.-The following is a list OF the officers
elected in Lodge lie Progress de lOeeanie. No. l24,
A. f. Il A. NJ, on Monday evening, Nov. Is. 1878,
for the ensuing year
w...-James : Lemon: orAtor-Alex McDun: secrethry-
J NJ Dat jr; TreAsurer-Jno 3 walker; LIST EIPert-wm
Ceremonies-JAmes Dodd; Keeper Of Seals and STAMPS
KAlAkAua; Keeper Of Archives-Wm q Irwin; Deputy 20
Grand Central Lodge-T II Rems: Almoner-John X
Wilder; Master Of Banquet oPfergelt: Tyler-TR
Kestler; Br servant-Geo Houston.
CoUoHs AND CoLDs are unusually prevalent this
year, and there are numerous cases Of hopping
cough among the children. The danger in the latter
disease consists in relapse, which can only be Obyi1
ated by great care. We hear Of numerous deaths
among native children attacked with the hopping
cough. undoubtedly from ignorant cArelessness on
the part Of parents. Typhoid fever is also some
what prevalent in the city-anOther disease that
requires extreme care. The hopping cough prevails
also on Hawaii. !
RAIN SToRM.--Beginning on Saturday last, and
extending to Monday light, this Island was favored
with fine showers of rain, the wind blowing strongly
from the Eastward. Sunday was peculiarly stormy,
the rainfall in the city on that day amounting to
GAG inch, and at the Ice Works in Nuuanu
Valley 1.34 inches by the record.
1t is interesting to note the great difference in the
amount Of rain that falls at localities comparatively
but a short distance apart.
For the month of November the following is the
record Of our observers
Dr. McKibbin, Beretsnia tase..........iO inches
Capt. Daniel Smith, Waikiki. ............... 400 inches
J. y. Wilder, Ice Works, NuuAnu Valley......Ss7 inches
THE SERENADE NUIsANCE-On the eve Of every
recurring holiday-and sometimes between holidays
it is the custom for parties Of boys aud youths in
this city to 20 about the streets singing native songs
-serenading, they term it. Some carry a tAmborine,
bones, or q wheezy accordeon, with which they
make night hideous." From IL O'Clock till
midnight is the favorite time for these performances,
though frequently they extend into the small
hours. They post themselves in front Of some
private house, and keep up their villanous noises
sometimes for an hour, wherein may be a sick per-
son, or the occupant Of which is in vain trying to
go to sleep. We have no objection to anyone sing
ing to their hearts content. but not in the streets
after a certain hour Of the night-say ~halEpAst o.
SPRITUALIsM.-At a seance held at certain place
of public resort early last Saturday evening, the
spiritual manifestations were remarkably lively.
The audience was small, but appreciative, and the
manifestations were so brisk, that those present
began to call each other pet names, apply endear-
ing epithets, and embrace one another. On the
breaking up of the circle, some Of the audience
were in a partially damaged condition. We sus-
pect that the controlling spirit on this occasion
was an evil one, and would advise those interest
ed in mysterious manifestations of this kind in
future to call up no more such rebellious spirits,
as they are apt to become troublesome when too
many appear at one time and on such short notice.
ANGELS and ministers Of grace, defend usl
BE thou a spirit Of health, or goblin dAInn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell"
GIN By TIE HoRsE-LoAD.-LAst Wednesday
evening just after dark, a native was arrested at
Moanalua, a few miles outside the city, leading a
pack-horse loaded with bottles Of gin. When brought
to the station-house and questioned be stated that the
gin was sold and furnished TO him by an employee
OF q WnOleshle nOube IN uonOluIus anu lbht ne was
sent up from Waialua to buy the gin with which to
celebrate Independence Day. At the trial yester-
day, it transpired that the gin was bought by one
John Paniolo, who is not connected with any liquor
store. He was fined $3.50 and costs, and In default
of payment to be imprisoned for 800 days; and the
native Alma, who was conveying the stuff to Waia-
lua, was fined $50 and costs, or imprisonment for
70 days. What a fine time the Waialua folks , 9uld
have had with three dozen quarts Of gin
DEATH on SHIPBOARD.-Las Sunday morning, as
the steamship PerusiG was OF the port, the Chief
Engineer, Mr. Robert Mccall, died quite suddenly.
On the arrival Of the ship in port, the remains
were taken to the Station House where a post
norton examination was held by Drs. McKibbin
and Hutchinson to ascertain the cause Of death.
This was found to be strangulated hernia. The
Masons Of the city. having learned that the de-
ceased was a member Of the Fraternity, a number
Of them assembled on very brief notice, and es-