The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-05-06
LOCAL NOTES.

OK March 18th nine days after the crew Of the
Norval abandoned their burning ship and about
$50 miles to the Eastward Of the point where they
left her precisely similar disaster occurred To the
British ship Navarro from Yarmouth, with, 1t Is to
be feared less favorable result to the lives OF the
crevv than i'm the case of the NOrval. 4 telegram
from Los Angeles dated 18th April says that the
ship Republican had arrived at Wilmington with
boats consisting Of one officer and three men
belonging to the Navarro which vessel was coal
laden and was destroyed by fire on 18th March IN
lat I47 ". long. ia W. In connection with
this subject it may also be noted that the ship WI
liam Laws while discharSing coal at Howard street
wharf San FrancisO 18th inst found to be on
fire
TIE reply TO His Majesty speech. agreed to by
the Assembly yesterday, is a eoasiderate document
One thing however may learn from the address
The Assembly il not at all convinced a. to the ne
eszifv or advisabity Of Mr.. II. A. Il. Carter mis-
sion 10 Portugal. The address does not say this in
so many words, but it is impossible to mistake the
meaning Of the " hopes which are gwen express
-ion 10 ON the subject. In this respect, the adj
dress does but reflect public opinion Since first a
rumor leaked out that this rumor was contemplated
and ever since very secptical spirit has been in
duIced in BY men of all parties and nationalites
as to the need Of it the wisdom of sending any
one and the ProPriety Of the choice made If our
Fnvov was deemed necessity
AHor-r twenty minutes to one O'Clock yesterday
an immense How Of water obtained at the ar
sisean well At the Government Building The
.rs,r, .hot ND at once about tive feet above the
top 81 the casing and rapidly filled the we'll which
s,Trround. IT. The natural drainage through the
porous soil has up to yesterday sufhced TO carry
swav the whole Of the very considerable How which
bad previously been obtained The head OF water
obtained Yesterday cannot be thus disposed OF and
a ditch has been cut which allows tho overflow TO
nm aUrav into King Street and thence by way Of
PunchbowI Street into the sea. Although an I'M
mense quantity Of water still passes away by the
underground drainage. there remains a wonderfully
large dow to escape by the surface channel This
valuable spring attracted numerous visitors yester
sav afternoon among whom were His Majesty the
King His Ex. the Minister Of the Interior and
ouite a number II members II Assembly and OF our
epth OF the 7f5 feet and expects that before
he has ceased boring still larger How viii be OBJ
tanned.
A LETTER received by the Marshal from the
Deputy sheriff Of Hamakua contains the follow
ing: There was a lively time at the kukuihaele
nlantatiou last Monday. The Chinese shipped for
the mill. not being employed IN grinding, we're at
work in the corneld and one Of them when ordered
nv the luna 10 do work took no notice OF IT.
The luna spoke three times 70 him, with no better
result then got down from his mule and TOOK the
Chinaman By the arm TO lead him 10 the WORK
He immediately called out IN Chinese and struck
she luna the head with stick Of cane Another
one also seized stick and struck him on the mead
The whole gang Of ten or more had by tins time
rushed up with sticks Of cane and IL the luna.
Mr. Desmond. had not been fortunate enough TO
have got away, he probably would have been badly
injured. II not killed. Warrants were Immediately
issued for the two who assaulted Mr.. Desmond,
and when the constable went to make the arrest,
the whole gang Of twenty-fOuT Cinnamon refused
to work. and followed the constables up to Homo
kar where they all arrested for refusing TO
work. They persisted in refusing q return 70
work unless the manager. Mr.. Kay, would pay the
costs OF Court, 50 each. They were locked mp for
short time, and then brought ont one oy one
and at last all agreed 70 return TO Work and pay
the costs The two who committed the assault
were each fined $50 and sentenced TO four months
hard labor"