The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-04-20

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Next FRIDAY is the anniversary of the introduce
ton of Odd Fellowship in the United States fifty
four years ago. The members of the Order, will
probably celebrate the occasion in some public
manner, as we believe is usually done in America.
The lettering on one Of the Bank windows,
opposite our Office has attracted q good deal Of
attention the past week. 1t is q neat specimen Of
atemeye handy ~work-quite as pretty as
can be seen anywhere abroad.
TELEGRAPHIC.-A subscription list for the sup
port of the outer telegraph station has been circu-
lated the past week. The Marine Telegraph is
a great convenience to our business men. and the
public generally; and we hope a sufficient amount
will be raised to keep the machine going"
THE City Of Sydney, for San Francisco, took
away thirty passengers from this port, among
them a number of old residents, whom pleasure,
or a desire to visit their native land induced to
take advantage Of the opportunity afforded by a
fast steamer. They will probably reach San Fran
cisco next Friday.
slCsIc.-The band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square. at 5 O'Clock. The following is the
pref ramme.
Overture, Opera, .ROssini
Gsvsfina and Chorus, opera, The .Benini
seh1Ao1, ItaHan
Z Ea9-fr tptFas %. ....hOssinl
seecI71, Opera, e. Grovators..
Holy wEzz.-The pat eek. which ushers in
the glor.ous Easter Sunday Of the Catholic, Greek
and Episcopal Churches, aud named in he Calendar
as Holy Week, has been observed by ,hs usual
religious services in the Catholic Church in this
city, The ceremonial t. morrow will pTc5sbiE be
on a grander scale than has lately prevailed Many
improvements have been made iu the interior %,
the church, Of which we intend to E-Ee O. note next
week.
TRANSIT OF MERcURY.-The transit Of this planet
across the sun, which will occur May 6, is an -
Economical event OF great Importance, and extensive
preparations, we believe have been made in various
quarters for its observation. 1t will be visible at
these Islands, occurring at Honolulu as follows
First contact, 443.O, q. m; complete contact,
4.46.1, a. IN; first egress, O.14.S, p. M; complete
egress, OLA, p. m.
JUNE llTH.-This anniversary will, it is expec
ted, be observed in a manner that will prove sat
~isfactory to our citizens. Arrangements are max
ing which give promise for a day of recreation in
which all may join with pleasure. Of such days
we have too few in our calendar, only two, 1t may
be said, which are generally observed ommem
Grafton Day and His Majesty's birthday. The
time intervening ia ample for all needful prepar-
alton.
FORCED DRAFTs-Allusion was made last week
to the fact Of forged drafts being in circulation,
and a suggestion given likely to prove a safeguard
in some degree. We understand that but few
have been as yet discovered, yet those few are
enough to render caution advisable. So far, only
three or four are known to have been passed,
raised from ten dollars to forty, the parties impli-
Gated proving to be one man and two women. The
drafts we're drawn by a plantation on Maui, upon
their Honolulu agents. There are supposed to be
the utterers of which are wanted by the
authorities. Who will presume to say that we are not
in the arts and refnements Of civilized
life?
We want no better evidence that business is
in a healthy state than the various improvements
to be observed in different parts of the town. Be-
the Government Warehouse, noticed in our
we observe that the long established and well
known firm of Castle & Cooke are building a large
brick warehouse in the rear Of their premises on
King st. The work is under the supervision of
MIR. Baker, whose name is . sufficient guarantee
that it will be we'll done. We are glad to see that
Mr.. Hopper, Phoenix-like, is rising from hg ashes,
will soon have a fine brick ~fre-proof building
standing on the site Of his establishment which
burned down in the great fire of December.
Success is sure to reward all such enterprise.
P. S. N. Co.'s SHIP CHIMBARAZo.-An accident
of the most extraordinary nature happened to this
fine ship Of the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany on the 14th Of March-an accident hitherto
unparalleled in the history of Australian navigation
q large and we'll appointed. full-power steamer
ashore in broad daylight upon one Of the
boldest head-lands of the coast, at Jervis Bay, to
the southwark of Sydney. The accident, FORUM
ately, caused no loss of life, as the passengers were
safely landed in the Bay, a few hundred yards
from where the vessel struck. The bold headlapd
upon which the steamer ran consists of q series of
rugged p~recipices from 100 to $50 feet in height.
inquiry into the circumstances will uu.
doubtedly take place.
y MAGNIFICENT ORGAN.-The Catholic Cathedral
Of this city can now boast of the largest and most
Organ in the Islands. 1t will probably
remain for years the most costly instrument of its
kind in the country. 1t was received two wears
ago, and has been put in order by Mr.. Macauley.
1t will add greatly by its swelling notes TO the
magnlhcence of tO-moTrow's celebration of Easter
Day. The number of pipes ia very large-between
sixteen and seventeen hundred,-from the size Of
q chIld's tiny trumpet to a pipe sixteen feet in
height and large enough to admit a bows body.
What shall we say of its tone, power and sweet
ness! Its majestic volume of sound stirs the very
soul. Mr.. Macauley. during many years practice
IN Honolulu has won for himself a name as an
ADEPT IN his profession. but the putting together
Of this great organ, with its hundreds of unmarked
pipes, really deserves more than a passing notice.
Is truly a most extraordinary work. This in
sirument was built by BeVington & Sons, of Soho,
London, and the following specification Of its
various parts will be of interest to all who under
stand and take an interest in such matters:
GREAT ORGAE, &C TO G.-Open dlapason St.; bell diapa-
SIR; dulciana ST. claribel stopped bass Sn.j leibhch
-anks an; trumpet sf. swell organ. &C to G'-Bourdon
OH. dS GU diaPa.Op lSn; open diaPsson sh; leibich
mixture az IS ss s.m eorn otss ns sf.; n obOs 81. p Pe ! sr oTTsn,
to E.-Great open diapsson 1oft; bourbon 16n. tonei
three Coupling Reu1 moy = e1ts'i G1mp sHsI1 10 Pe sr.st, . swe met 70
pedal; great to pedal.