The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-25

Ia ~ 1850
Nh. joss D.. SPRECKFLs returned to San Fran
tcisco by the steamship SueZ-
} Drs1yq the short stay of the City Of sydney in
port, she took in 400 tons OF freight.
The total domestic value of the cargo exported
by the steamer City Of Sydney, was SSl,616.62, and
total quantity 5l6 tons
ALrrrnAnr and musical entertainment was held
AT the Vestrv room Of Fort Street Church on
THURSDAY evening followed by a social"
THE German bark Livingstone arrived on Thurs
day 81 days from Hongkong- She brings % chinese
passengers.
FISH has been abundant Of late. Mullet was
selling at i've for a quarter on Thursday. House
wives will do we'll TO take advantage Of this rarity.
2 Nh. r. ". MEYER of Molokai has been appointed
Agent for the property Of II. H. Ruth keelikolani
in. the place of the Hon II. A Wldemann, re-
signed.
TIE Artesian we'll being bored in the Wilcox
place on King street is now down about SUI feet-
The drill is in coral, and the work IS progressing
very well.
PDUR1SG the gale on Tuesday night, the telephone
wires to Diamond Head were blown down. Com
munication was, however, restored before 5 O'Clock
in the following morning.
THE schooner Meefoo put back to port on Tues
day night owing to the heavy gale that was blow
ing. The james Makee also reports heavy weather
in crossing from Kauai.
NoTwTTHsTANDING the boisterous weather on the
other side Of the island, the schooners General
Sigel, Meefoo. and Kaala set ont Thursday night on
their trip to koolau-
THE Am blk Lizzie Marshall, with lumber from
Port Gamble, arrived off port on Wednesday after
noon. She anchored outside the reef and entered
the harbor next day.
A NEW and elaborate sign board has just been
place at the entrance 70 J. T. Warehouses; No. 10
store. 1t is the artistic work of Mr.. A. B. Kerr,
and is keeping with the other high class workman
ship of that establishment.
THE long lines of cocoanut trees growing on
The Old Plantation on King street, have been
stripped of their lower leaves, and now show their
growth. The grove, in a few more years, vii be a
very handsome one.
AMONGST the passengers who left last Monday for
sthe Coast we noticed the Hon. S. e.. Wilder,
5Messrs- J. c.. Glade, E. p. Adams. H. WaterhOuse,
w. II. Bailey, Captain Dutton, and S. T. Alex
ander.
Col. MCKINLEY, .. s. Consul, has been empow-
cred to act as one of the Commissioner to adjust
what are known as the " Alabama Claims, and all
persons who are interested can have their papers
in the matter arranged by calling upon him.
CAPTAIN BELKNAP, was on Wednesday last deco
rated with the Order of Knight Commander of
Kamehameha l., by His Majesty, for services rem
dered during the riot in 1874, at which time Captain
-Belknap was in command of the s.. 5. Tuscarora.
THREE changes have been made in the members
of the Tax Appeal Boards. At Lahaina. Messrs.
H. Dickinson and ]. o. Kawehe, are replaced
by Messrs. J. c.. Kirkwood and A. Pail; at Wailuku
John Richardson takes the place of John Board
man.
I On Wednesday a commission composed of six
Hawaiians, accompanied by Mr.. J. A. Hassinger,
representing the Minister of the Interior, Mr.. Day
ton, and Jacob Brown, went to Kalihi to decide upon
the best route for a new road in that valley. The
line has been decided upon and the road will pro-
baby be made within q year.
THE rains that have fallen within the last three
or four DAYS have filed the reservoirs and soaked
the ground thoroughly. From all over the islands,
reports reach here Of plenty of rain, and as this
means good crops during the coming season, We-all
have abundant reason for being thankful.
THE steamer Waimanalo arrived Wednesday
night with six hundred bags (thirty-six tons),
sugar and twelve barrels molasses. The Cap
tain reports that he encountered a very heavy sea,
from Waimanalo bar to Coco Head, the vessel run
ming with nothing but the smoke stack and wheel
house above water.
A CIVIL srit has been instituted against police
officers Oadt and Marcos by some Chinese to re-
cover damages caused by the said policemen enter
ing and searching their premises without a war
rant. 1t will be heard before the Police Magistrate
to-day Mr.. A. S. Hartwell appearing for the plain
tiffs.
MR.. WELLS has announced his opening days
22d and %, and Mr.. g.. Woods issues a
beautiful card of invitation to look at the art
goods that will then be on exhibition on those
DAYS. A private view has satisfied us that Mr..
Wells has OutdOne himself this year.
THERE should be some special orders given the
police in regard to the extra lamps in and arousd
Emma Square. They have been provided out OF
the appropriation set apart for the care and main
tenance of public grounds, and if they are to be
lighted at other times than on the occasion of con-
certs it should be seen to that they are cared Tor
by the police.
As THE schooner Kauikeaouli was going out on
Tuesday evening, bound to Hamakaua, a native
woman jumped overheard in the neighborhood of
the Spar Buoy. and swan on shore. This woman
had Just completed a sentence of one months
Imprisonment for deserving her husband. She
landed safely near Fisherman's Point, and the
with the disappointed husband on board
on the voyage to Hawaii.
EVEN the patience of a quiet old horse can
be exhausted under trying circum-
stances. An instance of this nature occurred on
-aala --sl& IAHt hArco on6 hnnOu uoS tIa1
up at Richardson's corner for several hours, and
throughout the heavy rain that fell that night.
The animal tugged and paved most impatiently to
be relieved. 1t is a miracle that there is not
another runaway to record.
THURSDAY EVENING the band gave an excellent !
concert in that favorite resort, Emma Square. Not
passed overhead, there were spells Of brilliant
moonlight. The attendance was large, as it always
is at the Sqnare, and the majority of the audience
listened attentively until the end of the concert. The
that have been lately erected in the Square
will enable the public to listen with pleasure to the I
band any evening thatit is desirable. !
In the Civil Summary Court on Wednesday G. i
Engling sued Owen J. Holt for $40 60. Judgment 7
rendered for defendant. DIR. John S. McGrew |
rs. Captain Henry Berry, action of assumpsit for +
~ was continued until the goth instant at the re- I
Iuest of defendant. Harry Miller vs.. John Mel c
son, action of assumpsit for S45, was decided in Y
avor of plaintiff. t. r. Foster & Co. brought two '
charges of desertion of contract service, which a
settled out of court. ]
CHILDREN should not be allowed to ride on the I
.mpty cars on the railway trestle work at the i =
,orner of Alapai and Beretania streets. The police / /!
hould drivethem offwhenever they find them there. i
Parents and guardians should punish them if they |
Won't keep away, and the railway people in charge \
ecure the cars and fasten the doors of the shed y
the shore end of the track. All of which will =
be done after a child or two has been run u
and the fragments dropped on to the ground q
.
II the Civil Summary Court on Tuesday the Ho- II
lokaa Sugar CO.. represented by Messrs. F. A.. t
'chaefer & Co., sued a Chinaman named Aseu, +
llids All Foo, for deserving contract service. The t
defendant made a plea of not guilty." Mr.. Rus Il
ell appeared for the defendent. Several witnesses "
testimony regarding the identity of the de- t.
endant. The defendant claimed that he was dis
harged from the plantation, and offered two can
elled contracts in evidence. His Honor ordered
he defendant to return to the Honokaa plantation
o serve the balance of time stated in the contract 4
hat the plaintiffs alleged to be the correct copy. v
IN appeal was noted to the Supreme Court. q