The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-01-25

&C. -AS"tASf ISL Stlls tut ALAetA1tA
furniture at the residence OF ". G. Irwin, this
morning at 10 O'Clock. See advertisement
~ The steamer LiksEike. from the windward
ports this morning, reports the storm raging dur
ing her round trip. She reports no disasters to
vessels
The PrEoKAm.n-Tbe schooner Nsaie Merrill
arrived yesterday afternoon from Lahaina. and re-
ports very rough weather at that place. she not
being able to load sugar. She ais. reports that
the schooner PusokaAi. while at Houomuui. Mr.. Z.
Balls landing. on Molokai. struck on the reef. after.
wards floating of into deep water and sunk. The
vessel belongs 10 Mr.. A Frank Cooke and Is sup
posed to be a total loss. She is insured.
A NARROW E~cAPE-Mr. Gordon, OF the firm of
Halstead * Gordon sugar planters at Waialua on
this Island. had a narrow escape from d~rowning
in the river OF that name on Monday last. He was
precipitated from the bridge. Being unable TO
swim, a native plunged in to rescue him. Mr..
Gordon is a large. powerful man, and be came
very near drowning his would-be rescuer. The
stream is narrow at that point. and the natives
got the struggling swimmers to shore. pretty
well exhausted however.
COSBY the steamer for San Francisco on
Tuesday last it is understood that two OF the
parties recently convicted OF Opium Smuggling
it is not necessary to mention names-took their
departure for parts unknown. Out of all this
Illicit opium middle, in which there has been a
vast deal Of talk and great expectations. the result
appears to be that one individual only-let us
suppose, that he is the most guilty-is put to hard
labor +" on the reef" Such is justice in Hawaii
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BLACK SAND.-We made a suggestion recently,
which we beg to again repeat, and the peril
nency of which we think the general public will
observe. 1t was to the effect that the Road
Supervisor for Honolulu (he holds various other
Offices we believe. at the same time) should ar
range TO have a lot of volcanic sand stored some
where handy in town at this season of the year.
to be spread on the streets. 1t would mix with the
mud and make a concrete.
THE CHINESE New YEAR--The annual festival
of the children of the Flowery Kingdom COM
menced on Tuesday last, and was ushered in with
the usual discharge OF fire crackers and pop-guns.
The prevalence of the Chinese element in our
midst was quite apparent and much spoken of on
Wednesday. In fact, the town presented quite a
sabbatical appearance, stores being closed, all
through Nuuanu Street. But so far as John China
man was concerned, although he declined to do
any actual business on his New Years days. which
are three, he went in for actual enjoyment in his
own way. presenting to all callers the best he
could produce in the shape of eatables and sweet
meats. So far. il appears that these people-who
it seems are to dominate here. eventually-have
but one holiday in the year ; it remains to be seen
how many they may produce by and bye. Sufi-
cient unto the day is the evil thereof. a few YER
dant Chinese were arrested for fast riding, and
some instances of drunk were noticed.
WILL BE CAUGHT-We heard that a person who
with his wife has been staying at the Hawaiian Ho-
tel for two weeks past, left ON the Steamer for San
Francisco under peculiar circumstances. Some
years ago, says report, the Individual of whom we
are speaking kept a bank of deposit, or savings in
stitute, at Denver. Colorado, with q branch at
Georgetown, in the same Territory, having corall-
ed fifty thousand or more dollars from the c~onfding
widows and orphans of that region he went off to
Australia. There he got married, Ond doubtless
thinking that the past was forgotten in far off Col
orado, took his departure for San Francisco last
Tuesday, along with his wife. But it appears that
he had been Swallowed. The American Minister
PRESIDENT, Gen. Comfy, had q requisition for him,
and although the Hawaiian Governmental the alb
sense of an extradition clause in the treaty-declined
to interfere, yet we are assured that the defaulter
will be arrested Immediately on his arrival at San
Francisco.
TRAMPs.-For years past, all over these Hawaiian
Islands, everybody has felt perfectly safe ct night,
and no precautions have been observed in regard to
the fastening of doors or windows, But the times
have changed. There are tramps about town.
Thank Heaven they are but few, but they are enter
prising and as is the traditional tramp-hungry.
There is supposed to be not over two dozen of this
class which arrived here recently, men who refused
to carry out their contracts, and who are thus Prov
ling on society. Some of these tramps entered a
J,,aJl;pr bouca of VuIaoLoLro On TburaJo- - -:
IDENTIFY hunting for money. finding none, were too
shrewd to take the clothing whish they found.
On the same evening a gentleman's residence on
Nuuanu Avenue was entered, in the absence OF the
by one of this class. He demanded food.
aspect, unkempt and unshorn, with fierce mein,
caused the family of females and children TO retire
with precipitancy. The tramp went to the cook
house to satisfy his hunger. 1t happened however,
that the cook was there, and having heard the dis
in the parlor, was " heeled." The presen-
tation of a six-shooter caused the tramp to jump over
an adjacent fence. Must we all be armed
TEMPTING PROvIDENCE.-That is the style in
which we heard the feat Of Captain SandfoId
spoken of by a lady. 1t was certainly daring, not
to say foolhardy. to set out on a voyage of over
two thousand miles in a propeller steam vessel
of fifteen tons burthen. CAPTAIN Sandford's
memoranda are worthy of record. He sailed
from San Francisco on the 18th of December, at
9 O'Clock in the morning. and on the 18th ar
rived at Catalina Island, drumming down the
latitude frst) arrived at San Diego at ii a. N.
on the goth of December, where she took on
board coal. water and provisions, and on Satur-
day the 21st of December sailed for Kahului.
tie 9th. the machinery broke down, and
disconnecting the engine from the propeller, the
vessel was put under sail alone. The trade
winds were strong and fair, from ENE., but
with a heavy sea, which The little craft rode
buoyantly, proving herself as the Captain says,
"a splendid seaboat, not having shipped a spoon
full Of water in the heaviest sea-" The longest
distance run was 164 miles, under sail alone.
She arrived at Lahaina on the lltE Of January,
put in her appearance here on Sunday the
18th. The KdpioLdni belongs to Claus Spreckels
and will be used as a tug boat in connection
his East Maui Sugar Estate.
BAD PERsoNALIrY.-We do not know O. o worse
instance of vicious personality thPa~Sas seen in