The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-08-12

S E r, AUGUST IL, Il
REV ". L. JONES will occupy the pulpit of For
Street Church tomorrow, morning and evening
DURING the absence Of The james Makee. Messrs
Foster and Co. propose 10 have the C. r. Bishop
make the circuit trip Of Kauai on alternate weeks
II Will probably interest lovers Of ferns TO know
that n new and very fine ASplsaiiaa has been added
TO the list Of Hawaiian hlices. The species /.
called by Professor Baker. Of the Kew Botanical
Gardens. 4SpleHjtua ieucoStegj0jdeS, as the inyo
luere is very much like that Of Davallia and Leu
costesla. The new fern grows in clumps, reaching
a height Of i've feet. No trunk.
THE Evangelistic work, under Mr.. Hallenbeek,
was begun ON Maui on Wednesday evening last.
The house was crowded. Already there have been
a good number of conversions, and s good deal OF
religious interest is manifested by natives and
foreigners. The choir is under the leadership of
Hymns are admirably sung. Everything promises s
successful work, and that the labor OF the Evan
gelists at Waikiki will not be in vain.
The following is the programme for the regular
concert at Emma Square, this afternoon, COM
mencing at 40 pm. =
March:-"The Fourth new ........ Unrath
Overture:-"Light Cavalry, .... .Suppe
Selection:-s"Traviata ia, - Verdi
Medley:-"The ~Jingoes,'' Boyer
Wa~ltz-"NapIes, .....-.. .waldteufel
Two oriots+ens. In the Country new Faust
tBoccaceio, new .-.-. Suppe
CELso CESAR MORENO is evidently still a name
to conJure with IN Honolulu, as was evidenced on
Tuesday by the excitement caused by a story set in
motion by some waggish individual that this in
genious gentleman had arrived on board the Girls
toforo Colombo. The curious part Of the matter
was that scores of people seemed quite ready to
believe the tale, and were hard to convince that the
whole thing was a hoax.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, the photographer, while on Maui.
took a very complete set Of negatives of the mills
at Spreckelville, and has now prepared a series
OF pictures that are excellent in every particular,
OF the extensive works in operation at that place.
The series of views shows the buildings from differ
ent points, and much of the machinery, and give a
good Idea OF the magnitude OF the works. With
these, and a portrait of Colonel Spreckels one can
carry with them a vivid realization of what enter
prise and capital can do.
AT the Telephone Central Office last night, in an
incredibly shost space of time, Mr.. Cassidy and his
assistants removed what we may call the keyboard
of the establishment, and replaced it by one larger
and better arranged. All the wires had to be dis
connected, tagged with numbers, and subsequently
reconnected, yet the business OF the office was not
suspended for a moment. Mr.. CaSsidy's ingenious
arrangement for rapid corrections is unique, and
is not equalled by any of the numerous methods
employed elsewhere.
THE directors of the Honolulu Athletic Associa-
ton met on Monday night. Further subscriptions
to the building fund of the gymnasium to the extent
OF $50 were reported, also some promises of life
subscriptions 600 each). 1t was re-
solved to hold the next meeting on the 22nd inst,
when it is expected that the requisite funds will
have been secured, and arrangements for building
can be proceeded with. There was no election of
meeting of members of the Association, the large
quorum required by the rules not being secured.
On Monday afternoon His Majesty the King en-
tertained the Mobiles and Representatives at a
banquet at the dining hall of the New Palace. Be-
sides the members of the Assembly there were pre-
sent as invited guests, CAPTAIN and Mrs. Haley |
Mrs. Hastings, Mr.. W. II. Cornwell, Mr.. Crown
ingburg, the Press reporters, and many others.
The members of the Royal Family, except Her Maj
jesty Queen Kapiolani were present with the ladies
of Their suites. After the banquet His Majesty in
vited his guests to inspect the Palace. An exhibit
ton OF slnSlestlck practice followed, at which,
some prizes were spiritedly competed for; and the
were presented with wreaths by H.R.H
Princess Liliuokalani.
THERE was a very pleasant little dance at the
Hotel at the invitation of the host and hostess,
md to inspiring strains from a party of Professor
String Band, made the night lively until
after midnight. Other friends of Mr..
md Mrs. Lawlor were also present. The array of
he gentler sex was just numerous enough to make
Every dancing gentleman anxious to secure a part
which is just the proper thing at a party.
There were no 8 wallhowers - among the ladies,
many jealous hearts among the men. Every
hing was exactly as it ought to be to make a sue
;esaful evening. Outside, a good many envious
people wished that they were 90 guests at the
HOTEL
Mr.. c.. c. COLEMAN's new cane planter has been
ried by him at Kaneohe, and he expresses himself
ully satisfied as regards the practicability of the
The arrangement is that of a double
mould plough supported between the two fore
wheels of a stout four wheeled carriage, and so
by levers with a screw as to permit of
IS being raised or lowered some "a inches. The
crew is perfectly under the control of a man sit
ing near it. Behind the plough a bin is fixed in
which the seed-cane is carried. From the bin it is
placed by one or two men on a sliding platform
rom which 1t Is taken by teeth arranged on the
of a revolving drum. The seed caught on
he drum Is thrown into a shoot whose lower end is
o arranged as to deliver the sticks of seed one by
me III the bottom of the newly made furrdw
brown up by the dOuble-mould plough, and in a
inc with its length. A double scraper is fixed be-
lind the end of the shoot so as to draw the turned
10 soil back over the seed, thus covering it from
he sun Immediately. Mr.. Coleman is confident
hat with five yoke of oxen and four men to tend the
he can furrOw, plant and cover four acres
land IN a day. After a few points developed in
he trial trip of the working model have been ad-
listed a fuller report will be made of the work
by the perfected machine.
For hard swearing commend us to the members
# His Majesty's household troops and their wives.
n a case which occupied His Honor the Police
for a considerable time on 28th ult., and
gain last Saturday, the witnesses were all soldiers
II soldiers wives, and it is a dead certainty that a
number of them committed perjury.
The case hinged in a great measure on whether the
of one of the defendants was living at the
barracks during the month of December last or
vas away on Hawaii. The cross swearing about
his during the first days hearing was so bad that
he Magistrate adjourned the case in order to
How both parties to bring up more evidence.
For the prosecution it was not only sworn that the
woman was away, but some of the witnesses saw
ler off on the Likelike, and one of them testified
% having travelled with her as far as Kawaihae.
For the defence, four of the neighbors of the de-
at the barracks swore that his wife was
never away during the period in question, and the
wife herself swore that she did not go away, but