The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-06

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MUsIC.-The Band will play this afternoon q
Emma Square, commencing at $3.50 P. N. The fol
lowing is the programme.
csTstinscFapouate Tasso new >" Dont1sts
Polka MazurkA-The Alpine straus
Selection-The Great Casimtr ..-.-.... new. ..Lecoc'
Lancers-H. NJ. S. PinafoFe. ........ new. ...... Sullivan
Buttercup Waltz-H. N. s. Pinafore- %. new. =. Sullivan
Quickstep-H. NJ. s. Pinafore. Sullivan
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. GRANr.-A New York tele
gram OF Feb. 10th, says: The Worlds correspon
dence from The City OF Mexico says: Great prep
arations are making to receive Grant here. A suit,
OF apartments has been prepared Tor himself anC
party in a splendid building of the Minerva, the
finest piece of ARCHITECTURAL work in Mexico. There
will be a grand review of the garrison Of the Capt.
tai in his honor, a State banquet at the Palacio Ma
cional and n grand State ball, as well as a brilliant
fete champetre in the grounds of the magnificent
Castle OF Chapultepec.
RAINFALL FOR FEBRuARY.-This has been ample,
all over the Islands. Even Kona that normally dry
district, has been blessed with copious showers, Kau
has had all that was wanted, while in Hilo, for eight
days it poured down constantly. The following is
the Honolulu report:
A. DR. u Mski6Sin,s, BeTetanis steet.......... 4Ss inches
At ]. L. Wilder's, Ice Factory 1000 d"
Up to yesterday, the 9th, the rainfall this month
already amounts to 1.37 inches; while in the entire
month of March last year there was 42-100th only.
MURDER IN KAU.-A letter from Deputy Marshal
Dayton. now on a visit to the Island OF Hawaii,
states that on Monday morning, the 23rd OF Feb
ruary, the body of one Hulihale. a half-caste, was
found under the bed in the house occupied Jointly
by him and several Chinese, on Burkhard's plan
tation, Kan. The body was ~fearfully mutilated,
especially about the face, evidently from blows of
a Ratchet which was found near by. Mr.. Dayton
and the Sheriff of the district were engaged in in
vestigating all the circumstances; in the meantime
the Chinese who occupied the house, 10 the num-
Der of seven, had been arrested and locked up to
await developments. These are absolutely all the
facts that were known up to the time Of the steam
er's leaving.
A TOUCHING INCTDENT.-Passing along King
Street last Wednesday, we noticed a gathering OF
natives, in the center of which was a middle aged
man, of rather a sickly aspect, and a young girl Of
some l6 to Is years. Drawing near, we found it
was one of those who had been washed overheard
from the WdioR, on Monday night, and the girl
was his daughter. He was relating their expert
ence while overboard-about an hour and a-half.
When thrown into the sea, the man had on heavy
seabOots and thick clothing. After swimming a
while, he began to find it difficult to keep above
water, and told his daughter that he must soon give
up-his heavy boots would sink him. She encour-
aged him to persevere, and she would try and rid
him of the boots: she then dove beneath him, and
after several attempts actually succeeded in remov-
Ing the heavy boots, which OF course fitted very
loosely. She dove again, and removed his thick
WOODEN pants, which impeded his swimming. and
then assisted him in getting of his pea,jacket.
Thus lightened, he was able TO keep his head above
water, until at length the vessels boat came along
bnd picked them up. Was not this a Hawaiian
heroine?
REMINIsoENCEs.-The death of the relict of the
late William French, which was announced in our
last, brings up some recollections of the past. Mr.
French was a native of the State OF Maine, arrived
at these Islands from the United States about the
year 1925, as a merchant, and afLer making one orr
two voyages to China with sandal wood, finally set
tied down here in business and became the leading
merchant of the Islands. He was at one time very
wealthy, and was commonly known as =" the mer-
chant prince" But becoming associated in bust
ness with f. ]. Greenway, an E~nglishman. who II
afterwards turned out was insane, reverses came.
But he always maintained a good position, and was
a courtly gentleman of the old school. He was
married to the late Mrs. F. at Kailua, Hawaii, in
1885. the ceremony being performed by Gov. Ku-
akini, known by foreigners as John Adams, an &C.
centric but very intelligent chief. Mr.. French died
at Kawaihae, Nov. &c, 1851. aged 81. Mrs. Frencb's
father was Thomas Hunt. OF Providence. II. l., who
arrived here in 1915. He served as a seaman in
the war oil 1872. and in the latter years Of bis life
enjoyed a pension from the U. S. Government,
which was procured for him by the aid OF the late
d. L. Gregg. Mr.. Hunt lived for many years on
his homestead at Waikele. Eva, where he reared a
family, the only survivor of which is VIM. Hunt. of
this city. Mr.. Hunt was a hale. hearty sailor-like
man when the writer first knew him in 1916 and
enjoyed his hospitality at Waikele. He died there.
June 9. 1861. at the good old age OF SO years.
AN IMPORTANT ENTERPRIsE-By the Zealandia
last week, arrived Mr.. A. d. Pierce, whose departure
hence we announced some time ago, an experienced
well-borer from the East, who comes to these islands
under employment to Messrs. G. W.. Macfarlane &
Co. and others, with a complete outfit of steam we'll
boring tools, which will be used for testing the
chances of obtaining water on some of our plantations
by the Artesian process, a system that has been 30
tries, in ~irrigating arid lands. Among those who are
in this matter, are Hon. II. A. W~idemann,
A. Marques, 1. A Schaefer & Co., Hon. ]. /. Dow
sett, Ookala Sugar Co.. and Cornwell & Co.. and
aYpQrlmantq will he mQHo on lands nUnQd hu thaaa |
parties-the first trial, however, will be made on the
premises of Mr.. Marques, on the Waikiki Plains,
where operations will begin next week, thus giving
our community a good opportunity of witnessing the
modus Operandi. The next experiment will likely be
made on the Waikapu Commons, owned by Spreokels
& Cornwell & Co., which, if successful, will be a val
liable boon to the owners Of this rich waste ofcountry.
The rig and tools consist briefly of one 12-horse
portable engine, derrick 45 #. high, 16 #. at base
& # at top. The drill is 38 # long and weighs
about 400 pounds, and will be made fast to Manila
cables of 1900 #. length, which will be raised and
dropped 40 or so times a minute, each raise being 2
#. and turned at each raise by q walking beam of
21ft. long. The sinking will vary from 100 to $50
#. 3 day, according to the strata to 60 through.
( THE GALE OFF HAwAu.-The steamer Likelike,
which sailed on her circuit trip Tuesday the oath
utt.. and returned to port on Tuesday the I'd inst,
had a pretty rough cruise. We have obtained a
at the usual hour she arrived at Lahaina at 4 p. M,
Maalaea at 7 and MAIZENA, at 8, on Wednesday, so
far experiencing ordinary weather. But after leav-
ing the latter place for Kawaihae at 10 a. m. and
getting into the channel, she encounted the gale,
the wind blowing furiously in squalls with drencb-
ing rain. Arrived at Kawaihae about z p. M, at
Mahukonaa at IL. Left the latter place al / o'clock
for LaupahoehOe, the wind blowing a gale. Of
Waipio encountered very heavy weather, frequently
seas. which invaded the cabin and
made everything wet. The passengers could not
stay on deck, and in the cabin they were almost
as badly of. One heavy sea came on board at "a.
on Thursday morning. which came pouring
the skylight and deposited about 6 inches
of water on the aoor on a level. The steamer was
then compelled to put back to Kawaihae, where
she arrived at 10 O'Clock. Started again at noon
for another trial. and found the sea somewhat easy. /
Laupahoehoe at l p. m. on Friday and
landed passengers. but was unable to land freight.
Arrived at Hilo at 81 p. m. and lay there all night
heavy squalls OF wind and rain. Left at l p. m. on
Saturday for the circuit. Found the sea very
rough off the East point, a tremendous sea on,
rolling fearfully. Reaching Puma. the
began to moderate. Got to Punaluu
landing about midnight, landed freight and passen-
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