The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-01-04

papers. on account o! disclosures In The school
department Of dishonest practices which have
! beea carried on since 1864. Questions 10 tsst the
qualifications of applicants for places Ia the pG5!ic
schools. are semi-snnualiy prepared and sect 10
The superintendent of Public Instruction Ia The
several counties. The candidate who can get
glance Ct these questions beforehand can readily
answer them when they appear on tbs hiaekkaesd.
II appears that there has been a regular trade in
these questions. and worst Of all, q chief operator
turns out TO be the principal OF one 81 the public
schools The Investigations thus far made impll-
cate May who have acted as hfokcfs IN this bust
neSs OF selling teacher ~pOsitloEs to thcse who bad
the money 70 buy them. and dvtraudiug The poor
and honest aud more deserving applicants.
A MERCHANT MISSING.
The Cgsl Of Dec. 9Th snya
II was rGmored about the city yesterday after.
/ noon that Charles Colman, OF The hrm OF Colman
Brothers. importers OF clothing at No. lo7 Battery
street. and retail dealers at the corner OF Mont.
gomery and Bush streets. had len thr city on the
schooner Helen w. Amy. which sailed for the
Sandwich Islands yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The rnmors assigned losses In stocks or family
troubles as the cause OF departure. IL went on TO
say that the tug T. H. Redmond bad towed the
Aimv out TO sea In the morning. 10 the regular
course of business. the schooner making periodical
trips 10 Honolulu and lha, about three O'Clock In
the afternoon Isidor Cohn, son Of Rabbi klkan
| Coin. Of the Congregation Emana-El. whose
daughter is the wife OF AIR. Colmau, appeared at
the Mission street wharf very highly excited. aud
wanted 10 hire Tho tag, which Is one OF tho fastest
in the harbor, to purane the Aimy aud bring back
| Colman aud that the captain or owner Of the TUG
advised him % buy n boat. rs II would cost him
less than TO pay a coal bill ; aud. that convinced
OF the irniuessness Of pursuit at such n lutte honr.
Mr. Cohn abandoned The idea.
4 CaR reporter waited on the Rev. ElkaE Cohn,
who admitted that Mr.. Colnan had left Tor The
Sandwich Islands. but positively declined 10 say
anything Of the circumstances Of the departure. as
he knew nothing about them. The reporter then
visited the ~ IL Redmond, which lay 1T Mission
street wharf An Attache said that the tug bad
towed the AlRy out 10 sea at 10 o'clock In the
morning, and that at three O'Clock In the AFTERNOON
an unknown man tried to engage the tug to pursue
the schooner--for what reason be did not know.
As the wind was free outside, he thought the Amy,
at the time the unknown man bad called. was
about thirty or forty miles beyond the Farallones.
The hrm OF which Colman Is n member consists
of four partners-Charles aud Morris, (San Fran
cisco). Abraham. (Europe), and solomon. New
York;.
CATS AND sAusAeEs
The newspapers have been dry, aud the other day
when Mr., Pizzola n sausage maker was brought
before the Police Court by the Society for The
prevention of cruelty to animals. because he had
been carrying on a lively traffic In cats. the papers
had a good opportunity 10 work mp q number
OF sensational ARTICLES.
| [No doubt the consumption OF sausages has con-
siderably diminished since Il has been shown that
/ PizZola. the premium sausage maker OF the CITY,
has been in the habit OF buying cats Of the boys
by the dozen.
The Attorneys in the case should be compelled
to live on Pizzolas sausages as q punishment
for their awful attempts at wit. The DESCENDANTS
counsel was called the Cataline OF the San Fran
cisco bar. to which the Prosecuting Attorney
replied that "the remarks of the gentleman a-mews
me-" 10 which the other replied that be didnt see
the purr-puss Of his remarks; aud 10 they kept
1t up until the sausage man was ordered TO appear
for sentence.
1.-THE CHINESE MUST co.,
Col. Barnes has introduced an amendment to
the State Constitution providing for the removal
Of all Mougolians within four years from the
time the Constitution takes effect. b.No Mongo-
lian shall be allowed TO carry on or maintain
uOV bnsinPes. occuOatfon nrnfeseion n yraebani.
cal trade Tor gain. or perform any manual labor
for reward in this State and II shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, bodies corporate or
polite to employ, contract with, or harbor such
aliens, except for temporary accommodation,
shelter or charity
A FAST YOUNG MAN.
A society man by the name Of L. o. Hall. n
clerk in the London and San Francisco Bank, has
just gone away from the city, and left behind him
evidences OF large defalcations amounting 10 about
$4,000. IL Is supposed be has gone to China,
but wherever. he has gone, he will undoubtedly be
brought back TO San Francisco. lie left n note
saying his losses were due to the fall In Sierra
Nevada. Mexican. Union Consolidated and 0phir.
1t is the old story. The stock excitement brought
out money that did not belong to him. Such an
unhealt excitement as we had in stocks. which
culmirated a few weeks ago, is sure to bring to
light si's : deeds OF evil. and the end IL Eight
flight out OF the world. or out into the world.
Mr. Hall was well known among the young mea
OF the city. He was an admirer OF opera bouGs,
kept a 6ne snit OF rooms, and the dnest w,aes.
liquors and cigars. and INDUCED In poker and
other games Of skill. He legitimate income was
$500 per month. but his expenditures ran mp TO
$1,000 per month. Mr.. Hall was note clerk, and
it would seem that the bank management was Mt
fault for not having a better check on the accounts
Of the young man than was in vogue. The I. girl
he left behind him pa young lady Of wealthy
pnrentage, expected soon TO be married 70 the
fugitive.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Milton ). Latham is on bis way 10 SGa Fran
cisco. with several patents In bis pocket for pro-
tofp lfnl H.. .aNaf,f Il a -.
San Francisco by this means. In Paris, Berlin.
and London these electric candies are rapidly
coming into use and the coet g. found 10 be nominal
compared with gas.
AS indicating the further success Of the electric
light in New York, it is mentioned that the New
York Metropolitan Gasigbt Company. sold stock
on the 18th instant at 81, against l25. October "a.
The Palace Hotel in this city Is lighted by cleo
tricity. The new electric light machine and engine
costs abo1t $500. There are four lights supplied
with 300 candle power. The running Of The elec-
trio light costs less than $500 per night, against
$4,000 per night for gas.
CONSUL BEE.
The opening Of the Office OF the Chinese Consul
late in this city. an event which bad been nntici-
pated by the elite Of the Celestial quarter with .
great interest for some time, took place on the 18Th z
instant. The building 10 which the diplomatic
representative OF the Chinese Empire has taken up
his residence, is at No. 9I7 Clay street. between
Stockton and Powell, and is a large white strue-
ture Of aristocratie appearance. The bead Of the
establishment is Chnn Shu Tang, Consul General!
for the United States. who accompanied the Chinese
Minister on bis eastern tour and went with the
Embassy TO Washington. He is a large, stout, in
tellectual looking Celestial, about forty years OF
age, and wears a black nustacbe and goatee.
Associated with Cbun Shu Tang Is bis Interpreter
and clerk. the former acting as vice-Copsul, and
Col. F.. A. Bee, who is Consul for San Francisco.
There are also attached TO the Consulate six young
Cinnamon. sons Of wealthy merchants of the Flow
cry Kingdom. all Of whom have been educated for
the diplomat service, and will take their 6fst
lessons in diplomacy from Chun Sbu Tang. with a
view to entering the Empires service In other
parts of the world. 4.
The Chinese are very much elated at the estab-
lishment of the Consulate here, as they have an
idea that it means protection for them. and a
quietus to the prosecutions to which they have
been subjected in California heretofore.
THE TREATY.
The agitation Of questions involved In the Reel