The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-02-15

a HAXpsoME DoNAxIoN.-In the -HissIoagTy HtT-
aid for January among the donations Acknowledged.
We fad enc Of 5000 from "a Friend " in the
Sandwich Islands.
RoSrwoop Gr,Np PIANo-we would direct
attention TO Mr.. &. F. Wells advertisement in
today paper respecting the Grand Art Union
Dosing
~ Last Sunday. the 9th inst. was the els. birth
day Of Her Highness Ruth KeelikOlani, daughter Of
the late Governor Kekuanaoa, aud sister Of Ills late
Majesty Kamehameha V. On Monday, a feast a Ia
Hawaiian. was given by His Excelleney the Minister
Of Finance at his neS residence at PAlama, in the
nature Of a birth day p-rty for Her Highness and a
~house-warmiug, combined.
- By the arrival OF the "KIlsuea HoH" from
Kahuiui on Thursday. we learn Of the arrival at tina;
port Of the Am. schooner Eusiaes. on the 9Th. and
the Am. Barkeutine Grace Roberts, on the 10Th,
both from San Francisco. The schooner struck the
reef on catering the port but sustained no injury.
The barken,ine was lying OF aud on waiting for the
schooner to discharge and leave. when she would go
in and take her place.
DEATH OF a HAWAIIAN CoNsUL-By the last mail
from Europe intelligence was received Of the death,
on the 2Sth Of November. offs. Hoffmeyer, Esq,
Hawaiian Consul at Copenhagen. His death was
very sudden. He had attended an Odd Fellows
Lodge on the previous evening, apparently in good
health, and the next day was dead. The disease is
said to have been paralysis. Mr.. Hoimeyer was
well known and much respected on these Islands,
having resided several years at Lahaina. He was
lin the 59th year of his age
"A RUSAwAY.-Last Tuesday morning. q horse at
tached to a carriage belonging to His Majesty, hav-
ing been left standing unattended for a moment,
started from opposite the stables in Palace Walk, and
running down Hotel street, the carriage collided
with the fence opposite the Hotel gate. smashing it
up and coming near killing q native. The horse.
leaving the wreck of the carriage behind, continued
on his mad career along Hotel street and down Fort
to King, several persons having narrow escapes Of
being run over, and went out Of town towards Pa
lama.
The CoLD SPELL.-The weather during the first
half of the past week, from Sunday to Wednesday.
was exceptionally cool, not to say cold, at nights and
in the early mornings. The wind for the most of the
time blew fresh from the North, and felt, to long res
idents of the tropics. as though it came over an ice
berg. We don't believe that the thermometer has
touched {" 90 degrees at any time in Honolulu, as
has been stated. Mr.. C. J. Lyons reports that at
his residence he observed the following figures on q re-
idOlG 1us OA 0uNuEuaI IOA htukt ~
Monday, 50 Tuesday, 90 . Wednesday, 55e.
THE DREAD DIPHrHERIA.-Whil it is yet dis
puted rs To whether there has really been any cases
of this disease here, il is well to know all The
facts about il. We find the following in an
exchange DIR. E. NJ. Snow. the Register of the
city of Providence, in his last official report, asks
the attention of the people of Providence, and espec-
tally Of parents, to the following facts
l. No case Of diphtheria occurs without an ade-
quate cause. This is self-evident.
2. The causes Of nearly oil cases Of the disease
exist in the house or the premises, or within q few
feet of the houses where the cases occur.
8. The cause of nearly all the cases that occur in
the city is breathing impure air from the privy
vaults, or sink drains, or cess pools, or drinking
impure water.
BUILDING NoTEs.-In addition to the buildings
going up on our city front for business purposes,
it is pleasing to see and learn of the extensions in
the erection of residences. On Beretania Street
corner of Punchbowl, there has just been COM
pleted a neat cottage for Mr.. c. W. Hart q little
further along on Beretania Street, between the
residences of Messrs. T. May and J. IL. Brown is
going up a Gne two story building for Mr.. Ii.
Schmidt: while still further out, adjoining Mr. C.
Hustace's, a cottage for Mr.. l.. Way is being erected,
than which there promises to be few that will
compare with it for beauty of design or finish
On Judd Street. ground has been broken and ont
buildings already erected for the projected nnc
residence of His Elk. the Minister of the Interior
and further along, at the head Of Liliha Street, we
learn that j. G. Glade Esq. will commence build
ing very shortly.
FIRE DEPARTMENT DRILL.-LastS Saturday after
noon the different engine companies were out with
their machines for drill, including " Mechanic No.
2 " Hawaii" No. A, (~natives) hand engines, and
the two recently imported steam fire engines. The
Chinese Company with their steamer, played against
ssHawaii - and Honolulu" 10. /, steamer,
against " Mechanic In the first instance, the ma
tive company were decidedly beaten by the steamer
opposed 10 them, which threw the highest stream
but the ' Mechanics - claim that their stream over
topped that Of No. Is steamer by thirty feet. How
ever that may be, the fact remains that although
muscle may be good for a short squirt. it can
not compete with steam, which never tires. 1t
may be remarked in this connection, that while with
the hand engines alone in case of q fire the hydrants
were capable of furnishing q full supply OF water,
with steam engines it will be necessary to see that
the cisterns-which for some years have been ne
glected-be kept full and in good repair. Much de-
pendence must hereafter be placed upon these depos-
itories of water for putting out fires in the city.-We
understand that another drill Of the Department will
take place to-day, Chief Engineer Lucas being deter
mined that the companies which have charge of the
steamers shall become proficient in their use. II is
tant when they shall be called out to do battle with
the devouring element-but when they do, we are
confident that there will be O generous emulation be-
tween the companies to do their duty.
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