The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-02-08

A AAA6NH - ~ EANe~~N "a 80 -" $500
fan Of Fool r,adlus. Mr.. T. ". pamgn's letter, a few
weeks In Scandinavia. i quite interesting AMI OF the
last pagc. in the !. u. &. A department, Is q pertinent
utiole On inucmpcrSnoe.
TowsSs AZ sEA-rhg Ki,4n,i Ha arrived on Thurs
day morning LIST frcm Kahului. Maui. with the schooner
A. NJ in tow, which vessel she towed ihe whole dis
tzuce from tha; port into tEC Earbor here. THIS assis
tsncc Was a great help g. the schooner in making the PAS.
sage. as light winds and ealus prevailed between the tvo
ports st the time
MECHANIC No. AT the regular meeting Of
Meohsuic Engine Company No. :. hold last "Wednesday
evening. the election 81 omcers resulted ~ follows
Foreman. Jas. W Mcclure. reelected LIST Assistant Fore
man, ChAs. Lucas; u Assistant Foreman. VIVA. Jarrett;
seoretary. Antoine Rosa, reelected. Treasurer. Heury
smith. reelected. Delegate t. the Board Of Engineers,
jGo. : smithles.
MrsIc,-TAe Band viii play s, Emma square this
afternoon. commencing At 4ao, Following IS the pro
Mareh-My Conerade.. Herman
Oyerture-Light cavalry .suppe
Balad-on the Sea, 10y request ........... schubert
'pSniEctti
QUardTllle-ln Faust
81 In oar last issue the names Of Mr.. Alfred Houlder
AMI his SON, Mr. H. II, HouldoT, Of London and Liver
pool, were omitted in the list Of passengers arriving from
san Francisco by the Steamer australia. Mr.. BOULDER Is
a member Of the firm Of Houlder Bros., London. = very
extensive shipping house. sending ont as many as = hun
dred ships yearly to the Colonies. They are also largely
interested in the guano that comes from the islands in
the Pacific.
AT rHE THEATRE-The performance on Saturday
evening last at the Theatre was made quite interesting by
several amateur performers on the horizontal bar. \
large number Of the young folks were in attendance, who
naanifsat~i ~snsiIa~ehls interest in tho comuetiucu for
the prizes. After the boys had done their level best"
the judges decided TO award the first prize. g silve- medal.
to Henry Williams tnot f. II. Williams. as the Gaseas
says and the second prize, a silver cup. to Harry NJ.
Black. The performers done well, and the prizes were
well earned. Posters are out announcing that 4. Wilson
Snow takes s. benefit at the Theatre tonight.
FATAL-Two weeks ago we reported the narrow
escape from drowning, in the Waialua river, at waialua.
Oahu, of Henry Gordon, of the firm Of Halstead & Cor
don, of the WGialus plantation. The particulars Of his
falling into the river have not been stated, but he was
rescued after he had been in the water long enough to
thoroughly chill him through. From the effects of the
chilling a fever commenced, and DIR. Miner was sent for,
but pneumonia set in, and he died on Wednesday last.
Mr.. Gordon was an American by birth, but has been n
long time on the Islands, and was well known as a thor |
ough sugar cane cultivstor and an industrious man. He
leaves a wife and family TO mourn his loss.
THE PALI RoAD.-During the recent rainy wealth
er, the condition Of the road to Koolau has been a subject Of
alarm to the residents Of that side OF this Island, whom bust
ness requires to frequently pass over it. The rains have loOs-
ened the rocks OF the precipice overhanging the road, and they
frequently come tumbling down, greatly to ihe danger Of those
who may be passing at the time. a fatal accident Of This sort
occurred on that road a year ago, a native having been killed
by a stohe falling from the Cliff and within a month past a
horse has been killed and a native man had his arm broken by
the same means. In view OF the material interests OF the Ko-
olau side Of the Island, which are yearly increasing in import
ance and value, til time that government should provide q 4
better and safer road thereto than that over the Pail. The
employment OF a competent engineer will be the proper way
whereby to determine a feasible plan for constructing a good
carriage road-and that is what is needed.
LARGE SUGAR YELD.-We learn from a gentleman late
ly from Honokas, Hawaii, that Ave and a half acres OF
8" Lahaina cane " were harvested and ground al the Homo
kaa mill, which gave 7G.5OO POUNDS Of sugar, (3Sk tonsl
or a fraction under seven tons per acre. The cane was
owned by Mr.. j. II. Mills, and the land was surveyed by
MI. Houseman. II was a very ordinary looking piece Of
cane, situated on an unfenced hillside, to which stray
animals had frequent access, broken many of the stalks,
and giving the field an u%ninviting appearance. No one
who saw it thought She field would exceed twenty-five
tons but the great fertility of the soil on Hawaii and the
richness of the cane juice, which stood at Iko Baum,
and averaged one and n half pounds of sugar to the gal
lon, leaving little or no molasses, have combined to give
the above result. There are about $50 acres of cane on
this plantation now ready to grind, E portion of which
sixty acres or more-give promise of the most extraordin-
airy yield yet recorded. We shall look for the particulars,
when the crop is ground.
LEPRosY.-The Hon. Mr.. Kaiaiakawaha, Repre-
sentative in the Legislative Assembly from waialua,
sends US the following, recently received from n
former resident of that district
MAnBAcu. Nov. %. 1878.
long time since Thea. ! heard from you: Mr.: Chamberlain told me
glad Of it, because | know you will try and do good for
people.
You know that | left waialua sick with the Ieprosy. I have
tried all the best doctors in Germany, but not one could help
me they all give poison for to cure, but that will only kill
and not cure n person. Now l have at last found a place
where leprosy can be cured. If the disease has just shown
itselfit can be cured very quickly. People who have had the
disease a long time will take longer TO cure, and those who
taken much quicksilver poison from the doctors, as /
done, take longest of all, but will be cured after all. All
people can be helped, / assure you. You could aid a great deal
TO science by trying TO get this lady to come TO Hawaii to cure
The poor people at Molokai. / have been here seven months,
and am now in want Of money to finish my cure, so that / can
prove to Hawaii that this bad disease can be cured. ! hope
you will use your power and help as much as you are able for
the welfare Of your country. 1 send you my best respects,
hoping soon to be with you in sound health on the island.
Your friend, JOHN MANN.
Marbach, Curanstalt Rerg, Radelfzei, Baden.
RAINFALL AT EAST MAUI.-As the particulars
come in from time to time of meteorological phenomena,
especially in regard TO the rainfall. We TAKE pleasure in