The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
THE PACIFIC
9 ommertial A0Oertiser.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

HIS Excellency the A-ttorney-Genera returned
from Lahaina on Saturday last.
The German bark c.. Il. Bishop left Bremen for
Honolulu on the 7h November.
JEM MACE, the ~pugilist, wife and daughter were
passengers by the Australia for San Francisco.
THE announcement of the Decoration of the
Norwegian Envoy, j. A. w. Grip, Esquire, seems
TO have been premature, and is Withdrawn.
The stmr. Suez arrived early on Sunday morning
from San Francisco, bringing dates to the 9Th in
slant, and the P.M.S.S. Australia arrived at 8 pm.
A SoN of Mr.. John McKeague met with a serious
accident on Sunday, owing to his playing with gun
powder which ultimately exploded.
3 MEssRs. b. f. EHLERs & Co, will positively
clear out their entire stock of real lace in lots to
suit at auction in their store this evening.
A GERMAN, named Charles Dias, committed
suicide at the Insane Asylum en The morning of
the Goth instant, by hanging. Our report OF the
inquest will be found in another column.
A SHARK about four feet long wa: seen on Thurs
day close into tlue Old Custom Houae Wharf. Unfor-
tunately it was not captured.s
The American ship Hope, has completed dis
charging her cargo and has been hauled round to
the Fish Market Wharf, whore she will undergo
the necessary repairs.
"a Mr.. W. G.. IRWIN and Mr.. Sam Parker arrived
in San Francisco on the 9th instant. They pur-
pose returning to Honolulu by the stmr CITY OF
Sydney, due tomorrow.
The Suez reports having passed the brig Con-
suelo on the 18th instant, about halfway betwlxt
San Francisco and here. She arrived on Monday
night.
On Friday last, the following named persons
were elected Trustees of the Morning Star Lodge
No. 1, Knights of Jerusalem Geo. c.. Cartier, l..
W. Beeman, and F.. w. Malaihi.
LAST Saturday night auctions were largely at
tended, and the bidding was brisk. The quantity
and variety of goods were such as to enable every
purchaser to obtain what they wanted, and also,
in some eases, things they did not want.
TIE Eureka arrived at Eureka on the 23rd nit,
and the City of sydney at San Francisco on the
23rd ult. The Ida Schnauer sailed from San
Francisco for IIilo on the 29th ult., and the
Caibarien for Honolulu ON the 9th instant.
THE case against the Marshal and Police Justice
was heard in Chambers on Thursday by Chief Just
ice Judd. Mr.. Preston, appeared for the Marshal.
Mr.. Bickerton, conducted his own case, and Mr..
HartwelI, appeared for the plaintiffs. Judgment
reserved.
THERE is not much rest for the Post Office
clerks on the Sabbath dav. In fact, Merchant
street bore a business-like aspect throughout the
whole of last Sunday. However, under the exist
ing arrangements it cannot be avoided so it must
be endured Z
AMONGST the late arrivals of Christmas cards is
the stock of Messrs. ]. W. Robertson and CO.
Though last, it is not the least, and Furthermore
this select invoice surpasses in quality and variety
anything of the kind that has yet been imported.
The cards are on view, and Mr.. Robertson invites
inspection.
A SERIES of interesting views have been taken by
Mr.. Williams, of Punahou College and the sur
rounding DulldllSS, WHICH are HOW DtlllS &
molished to make room for others. Courts "
make two fine pictures, around which many plea
SAINT memories gather for a large number of
:" Island folks. Aside from the historic value
that these pictures will always have, they are a
fine sample of the photographic art, and should
have a place in every portfolio.
TIE schooner Julia, chartered by the Planters
Labor and Supply Company to recruit labor at
the New Hebrides, has leen heard from. On the
End October she had 81 people on board, and &c
more engaged. She expected to sail shortly, and
NAV be therefore looked for daily. Other vessels,
recruiting in the same direction, had not been so
successful, some Of them having been three, four,
aud five months with only five and six islanders
on board.
OK Wednesday afternoon the hind wheels of
Mr.. Williams hcarse came off whilst 1T was being
driven along King street. The bit broke right
opposite the main entrance 10 Aliiolani Hale, and
left only one rein attached, which caused the horse
TO go to one side. The wheel struck the telephone
post, causing the springs to break, and off went
the wheels. The driver kept his seat, and sue
ceeded in bringing the horse and broken-doWn
hearse to a stand in the street betwixt the Music
Hall and Government Buildings.