The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-05-11
H PACIFIC
Commercial OOertlser.
Government Land for Sale.

&S$@~
Government Land for Sale.
On the 25th Of May, 1873, at the front entrance Of AIiOlani
BALE, will be sold at public auction, the two lots on Nuuaru
street, Honolulu, known as the L" Everett " premises. Upset
price. 5000. The corner lot is subject to a lease for five
years from January 29th, 1878; annual rental, $500.
J. MOTT SMITH,
Minister Of Interior.
INTERIOR OFFICE, April 18th, 1873.
BRIEF MENTION.
Y. NJ. C. A young mems prayer meeting will
be held at the Lyceum every Sabbath afternoon, at 3
o'clock, which all are cordially invited to attend.
THE regular meeting of the Hawaiian Mission
Children's Society will be held this evening at the
residence of Rev. DR.. Hyde.
Musical INsrRUMENTs-G. W. Wells y Co, Ga
Fort Street, have just received an invoice Of Must
cal Instruments, call and examine.
Communicating to the crowded state of our
columns, we are compelled to omit several commune
cations and other interesting matters prepared for
this issue.
ARTIFICIAL ToMBsToNEs.-The perfection to
which the manufacture of stone is carried. is shown
in the work of Mr.. S. Harrison, east side Of King
Street, where we saw the other day a beautiful
tombstone, just finished. The cost is moderate
and the work neat and durable.
HER ROYAL HIGHNEss the Heir Apparent and
suite and Governor Dominis arrived on Monday last
from a two-months' trip to California, on the z. NJ.
steamer Wilmington. As the steamer entered the
harbor a royal salute was fired from the battery.
The public will be pleased to know that the Princess
returns from her journey with improved health.
CHANGE OF TIME-The trip of the steamer Like
like, advertised in timetable for June 10. will be
postponed to tho following day, Tuesday, June IL,
to allow passengers for windward ports an opportu-
nifty to enjoy the celebration of Commemoration Day
at Kapiolani Park. This proof of Mr.. Wilder's de-
sire to the travelling public will be duly
appreciated.
BRIG " MORNING STAR The Boston Advertiser
March 4, has the following Captain Isaiah Bray,
a gentleman well known to the ship-oWners of Bos-
ton for his courage and superior seamanship, and
who was one of the chief ushers at the Tabernacle
during the Moody and Sankey revival, has received
the appointment to the command of the missionary
brig Morning Star, stationed at Honolulu, and Will
leave for that place with his family on Monday
TRANs-PACIFIC ~CABLE.-Captain c. c. Moreno.
who has been prominently active in forwarding
the project OF a cable from San Francisco to Japan
via Honolulu, writes to US that he intends shortly
to visit these islands on business connected with
the cable. We trust that cur government and
people will afford the captain every possible en-
couragem ,nt and facility.
KoHALA PLAYTATIoN.-A correspondent from that
place, referring to Editorial Correspondence in
our issue of April 81, says: 81 think it may
safely be said that the Kohala Plantation is the
largest in the district, and has the largest mill. For
several years past it has planted each year generally
a little upward of 200 acres, which, with an equal
amount of ratoons, has made it a yearly crop of
about 400 acres"
MUsIc.-The band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, at . O'Clock. The following is the
programme
Overture, Opera, BaIanda. .Hertel
Grand Selection, Opera, The Purhans. Belini
Prayer Of the Madonna-new
Amusement-new
The next moonlight concerts will take place on
evening, May IA, and on Thursday even
ing, May 16, at the usual time in Emma Square.
New FIRM.-Messrs. Grant s. Robertson, whose
efforts to please the customers of A. S.
Cleghorn & Co.'s store on Fort street have been SO
have bought out the establishment,
will conduct the business hereafter on their own
They will soon have an entire new line Of
goods of, the latest styles, to make room for which
the present stock will be disposed of at the lowest
figure possible. Good bargains can be had now, and
is the lady that does not dearly love to buy at
her own price? See their card.
TRANSIT OF MERCURY.-Mr C. J. Lyons, Assistant
Government Surveyor, furnishes the following figures
of the transit of Mercury on Monday last:
Interior egress, Cd. Oh. lin sos. Exterior egress, Cd. Oh.
lam. 24s. Telescope used. twO-inch object-glass, and power
so. Time by Rogers from Flitner's transit instrument. and
verified in the afternoon by seNtant from Government build
ng on sea horizon. Atmosphere hazy and observations rather
and the telescope not equatoriaily mounted. The interior
agress is doubtless the more reliable Of the two, especially as
the clouds cleared away just at this occurrence. A slight
or excrescence was noticed on the northwest side
lb0ut IL O'Clock.
New SrocK-Col.W W. F. Allen imported by the
II. ". .4lmy from San Francisco on the Sd inst,
two handsome Jersey calves-a bull and a heifer-
for his ranch on Hawaii. The following are the
pedigrees Of these fne-bred animals: Bull calf,
fawn and white; dropped Oct. 10, 1877; sire Gov
srnor, by Pert; dam Princess Eliza. by Pilot, i'm
ported; grammar IElucESS, lmpOTteu' HelIeT Cdll,
fawn and grey; dropped Jan. 9, 1873; sire Keystone,
Touchstone; dam Juno, by Colin; &. d. Black
nose by Tinker; gig. d. Young Tiney, by Byse;
? gig. d. Tiney, by Fowler. Juno was bred by Her
Majesty Victoria at the Prince Albert farm, Windsor,
England, and imported to California by Capt.
of the Glory of the Sea.
TIE Til fine steamship of the
P. NJ. Company, which takes tie place Of the 81.
Paul, and is considerably larger than that vessel,
arrived on Monday last in eight days and twenty-five
lours from San Francisco, under command Of our
Did friend Captain A. Fuller, for some years past
we'll and favorably known as master of the d. C.
Murray and other sailing packets between Honolulu
and the coast. The Wilmington is an iron pro-
peller, ten years old, originally built for the Ha-
trade, and has airy and comfortable accom-
for fifty cabin passengers. She sails on
The return voyage to San Francisco at IL o'clock
forenoon, with some fifty passengers and a full