The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27


e. The first public mask ball in this city. is to
take place at Bugum's Hall next Monday evening.
70 There will be a Praise Service in the Fort
Street Church. to morrow evening nc "a o'clock.
The public are invited to attend.
AT LAsr--As we go to press the mail steamer Is
coming in. We shall issue an abstract % her news
in q supplemental sheet.
There is a movement underway towards ten.
dering Mr.. Frank Perkins, the ex-business manager
OF the late Gayton Combination, a benefit Ia the near
future.
"ONCE MoRE UNTO THE BREACH. lit il reported
that The Hon. Lieut.. Baker has Ia PRESS and short
to be issued. another production (this tine 10
English) advocating The ten million loan, and par
iienlarly going for " the Ministry and the press.
- The Chinaman who tried TO Kill his baby
several weeks since. aud was committed 10 The In
sane Asylum on Thursday last drradiully mutila.
Ted himself with a pair oi scissors. which he had
s'ea'thily secured. and died Yesterday.
~ The ~Bandmastrr complains that The noise
oy boys Tn Emma Square during the band perform
anees, assists to greatly mar The effects Of many of
the pieces played aud charges The blame TO the
on'apPeAranee OF the star brdreked brigade.
81 We note with satisfaction that the nolice sa.
Flhorities are already taking in hand the subject OF
last driving by draymen. and other breaches Of The
Jaw oy Tue drivers OF vehicles, and we hope TO see
good results following this new era Of vigilance.
-
WHO IS HEf-The steward Of Engine Co. No 2,
informs Ms that some party or parties have recently
made a practice OF entering the engine room at
night. and frora appearances. enjoy ng q drunken
spree there. He or they had better not be caught
at IL.
A PIANIST CoMINo-Mr. Henry Ketten, n re-
nowned pianist, was TO take passage for Australia
oy the Cay q Sydney the present trip. and il time
allowed. would give a concert in this city. General
McComb, Of the Ala, writes to us that Mr.. Ketten
ranks among the great pisnists Of the world-the
equal of List and Thalberg.
A MAIL ON ITS TRAvELs.- By a blunder of the
P~ost-ofice employees at San Francisco. the mail
bag for Tahiti was put on board the schooner
american Girl and was brought to Honolulu. As
an opportunity to send Ia Tahiti ftom here occurs
only once a year. the bag was sent back 10 San
Francisco by the 6rst opportunity.
81 On February 10Th. at the poor house in Cor
NTH, Vermont, one of the inmates named Aaron
Ferrin, aged 20, killed another inmate named Ter
rill, aged 70, with an axe, and then cut his own
throat, dying in a few minutes. He was evidently in-
sane. When a young man, Perrin lived on the Isi-
and Of Maui, and 35 years ago worked for II. s.
Swinton. Esq, at timber cutting in the district Of
Hamakua. He had a native wife and two children.
whom he deserted to return to his own country.
A Foolish SrRKE.-The native laborers employ.
ed in discharging lumber vessels at the Esplanade.
and who were getting 81 per day. struck on Thurs
day Tor 50. The consequence was that Cinnamon
were employed In their places al $3.50. Mr.. Wa
hineasa, a sort OF leader among the native dock
laborers. was overheard TO threaten violence 10
the Cinnamon but receiving an intimation that
sucn a course would lead 10 the prompt arrest of
those taking part In IL, discretion was deemed 10 be
the better part OF valor. The native 8 are endeav-
oring TO Kill The goose that lays their golden eggs.
Coon FRIDAY AS A HoLIDAY.-We have heard
some adverse comment on the circumstance that
yesterday was not kept by authority as a pnblie
holiday. as had been the custom for a number Of
years past. We think the omission to 80 proclaim IL
was wise. To those whose religious convictions prompt
them, and who have the requisite leisure, Il In az
course very proper to go TO church and keep the day
sacred; but the mass Of the community cannot afford
to lose the day. and there are many among as. both
natives and foreigners. who IL it were kept by order
OF government would devote it. as they do other holt
days (of which we have a surplus now) TO the pur-
poses Of drunkenness and feasting.
Holy WEEK.-Tbis week which closes with to-
day, is designated by Cburchmen as Holy Week.
as COMMUNICATING The events which immediately
preceded the crucitixion os the Saviour. and 10.
Guiding Good Friday yesterday the day on
which the principle uf utter selisacIifce was
shown to be nothing lrss ttan Divine. Services
have been held according to established custom,
each day in the Roman Catholic aud Episcopalian
Churches. A number Of stores OF prominent mer-
chants were closed yesterday, in recognition OF the
occasion commemorated To day IL Easter Eve, or
Holy Saturday. and to morrow IL the great church
festival of Easter, wberpon Christians celebrate the
Resurrection Of the Lord from the dead.
WELL BoRISG.-We paid a visit yesterday morn.
ing TO the scene of operations Of the wel-borine
pow going forward on the premises Of Mr.. Mar
Auez, on the upper part Of Pawaa, and mauka Of
the residence of Judge McCuily. We found Mr..
Pierce, the manager, experimenting the operations,
and be courteously afforded us all needed expla-
nation. The anger with its shaft, weighing some
1400 pounds, was already down about 6fty feef.
the boring having been m ced on the pre-
vious day. The strata gone through has so far
consisted of earth, hard black clay, lava rock, and
hard coral cement THE work is operated by an
8-horse power engine. and the auger or drill Ia
lifted and dropped about nine inches, although Il
can be lifted as high as six feet. This is only
requisite however at great depths, or where there
is much water 10 the well The depth Of water
SO far was about 8 feet, the drill having reached 10
ffty-six feet at III O'Clock yesterday. In the space
of one hour while we we're looking on, the depth was
about five feet. through hard lava and
coral, with some black sand. The tools and
machinery icing AL new, aud the workmen, with
the exception Of the versatile g boss y being evil
IDENTIFY new 10 the business, things do not Of course
work as smoothly or expedifiously as may be EXPECT
ID after n weeks practice but an excellent begin
has been made. and we confidently expect ere
10 hear that they have got that desideratum-a
wellA Among the visitors yesterday 10 wit
The process of boring for water by steam were
His Majesty the King. their Exoellencies the Minis
.es Of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, and several
IF our prominent merchants and citizens.
The BRIEF kilograms oil European news received
BY the Australia from New Znaland are important.as
oreshadowing a probable rupture between Russia
md England. growing out Of tue policy Of the lat
er power 10 relation to Afghanistan. Persia and
Central Asia. The proposals Of the British govern