The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-28

Ii " l. "CSSAAN has DeSl COMMISSIONER AS
District Magistrate for Makawao, Maui an APP
pointment that viii be heartily commended by the
people Of that district
REPORTS from Hilo state that during last week,
there were 4 number Of earthquake shocks felt.
None very violent. but their frequency, together
with the activity displayed in kilcuea, leads to the
apprehension that another outbreak may be in
course OF preparation.
TIE water bearing rock has been reached in the
well Mr.. FeSsler Is sinking at Lunallo Home, at
a depth of only about 100 feet. and the water now
stands at the same level as in other Artesian wells
IN town. Sinking viii be continued until "a full
a head OF water a. possible Is obtained.
THE Executive Committee having in charge the
arrangements for the celebration of the Kings
birthday on the 10th Of next month, have appoint
ed the following named gentlemen as q committee
10 arrange for the torc6Iiobt nroesssion 10 come
off on the evening of the 18th Hon. John Cum
minis, Hon. W. Pinehasa Wood, F. l.. Clarke,
John sheldon, Charles Mahoe.
PATENTS for the following inventions have issued
from the Interior Department this week: Chss. C.
Coleman, cane planting machine; Chas. c. Coleman
ramle machine, (for extracting the fibre from
den, utilizing waste heat and gases in evaporating
sugar cane juice and other liquids: W. c. Lane and
J+Ena, improvement in washing machines.
AMONGST the passengers TO arrive per City of New
York, due on Sunday, is one gentleman whom all
will welcome. He has had the highest encomiums
passed upon him by the press of San Francisco, but
there are none who can appreciate him so much as
the public of Honolulu. We refer to Mr.. Berger,
our Bandmaster. Early next week. probably ON
Monday, We may anticipate one of those delightful
moonlight concerts for which this city is famous.
BY the Imacos the collection of land shells of
Hawaii purchased from Revd. Mr.. Gulick for the
Museum has come To hand. There is apparently
little 10 show for the money, but judgment on this
point may be withheld until the shells are placed
in some position where they may be readily ex-
amined. There are a large number of duplicate
specimens. some of which will no doubt be useful
as showing local variations, whilst others will be
available for exchange with museums for foreign
specimens.
DIR. F. b. HUTCHINSON, now resident in Yelling
ton, New Zealand, has sent to the government, for
the museum, an album of photographs, thus de-
scribed in the inscription accompanying it, PHO
tographs of Hawaiians and Rotumah Islands; A
Contribution to Ethnology, prepared and presented
to the Hawaiian Government for their Museum by
Dir. +. 3. Hutchinson" The photographs are
accompanied by measurements of the individuals
represented given with a minuteness of detail that
would satisfy the most exacting expert in authro-
pOlngv.
An old wooden building on the mauka side of
King street, between Nuuanu and Fort, has lately
been pulled down. Had the new law relating to fire
proof buildings included both sides of King street.
instead of drawing the line on the mauka side, we
might have seen a substantial brick building put
up on the present vacant lot. The line of dsmar-
cation was drawn so fine, that on the one side brick
buildings are compulsory, whereas ION the other.
the old style of fimsy and inhammable wooden
structures is still permissible.
THE ladies of Fort street Church gave one of
their enjoyable ice cream festivals in the lecture
room of the church on Thursday night, the object be-
principally to raise some funds to assist the
temperance cause on these Islands, and in further
ance of this purpose to supply ice cream. straw
berries, sherbert, coffee, and cookies to all who
wished to taste these things. The rooms were
pleasantly decorated with flowers, and we'll filled
with entertainers and entertained, and the fund was
sensibly increased by those who enjoyed the delica-
cies provided for them.
THE instantaneous" photographs in J. W.
Robertson & Co.'S window, are fine examples of
that class of work. The largest gives a picture of
II. b. NJ. s. Corvette Comus, lying in the harbor
of San Francisco, and saluting upon the occasion
of the visit of the Princess Louise, Warehouses of
Lorne, to the vessel. Every detail of the rigging,
spars, huttering ensigns, etc., is clearly brought
out, and the smoke from the cannons' mouths is
depicted with wonderful clearness. So rapidly was
the picture impressed upon the plate, that the
ripping surface of the bay is brought out in detail;
and if the picture is closely examined with a good
magnifying glass, the flying fragments of the wads
discharged, can be made out. The other cut shows
the Comus leaving the harbor for British Column
bia; and though the vessel is under full Roadway,
yet everything about her is clearly fixed in the
picture as if she were at anchor.
Mr.. /. j. HIGGINS has on view in his carriage
shop on King-street some imported vehicles which
are we'll worth inspection. They are from the
factory of X. F. Briggs * Co., of Amesbury. There
are amongst them some exiension-top express
wagons got up in really irst-olass style with leath-
er furnishings. The extension top is ingeniously
arranged 20 that the whole can be readily thrown
right back. Some vehicles of this construction
imported by Mr.. Higgins are running in our
streets and are f~avorites with the public on
account of their comfortable seats, the ease with
which they can make a sharp turn, there being
room for the fore-wheels to go quite under the
body, and the width between the mud-fenders on
either side of the step. which makes it easy to get
in and ont. There are also samples of the Brew
ster phaeton, a very neat and handy carriage.
Again there is the Eureka cart, a new invention,
1t is a twO-wheeled vehicle in which the shafts con-
meet directly with the axle, the springs being
above it. This does away with the peculiar motion
to the usual makes of two-wheeled vehi-
Giles and saves both the nervous system of those who
use the cart and the back of the horse. Last but
not least in interest is n Concord wagon with an
looking invention attached to it.
The latter is q huge umbrella, worthy as to size of
anv Corean maker, and fitted with universal
joint in brass. This Joint is capable of bearing a
strain of 1000 lbs, whilst it is calculated that the
ordinary strain on an umbrella of this size driven
against u moderate breeze, is only 120 lbs. Alto
gether these carriages are well worth an inspection
and as they are not likely to remain long where
they are. those who want to see them should go