The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-30

CIFIC C o NJ NJ E r
Az experienced accountant and bookkeePer
well known in town, advertises in our columns TO
employment.
THERE is a little boom in plantation stock her
At present. Buyers seem rather 10 forget that "th'
Ministry Is running the country
\ sPIRIr-srIRRISG sketch Of a pistol duel be
tween an arnored bushranger and a posse o
4 police has been displayed by Messrs. kohlcr.
MR-w w. H.. CruNISGs has bought the steamer j.
Black, and intends placing her upon the hahoola'
We rOute.
THE Honduras bark ChiclayO- returned rom
Hanalei, Kauai, yesterday, not having been able Il
discharge all her cargo on account Of bad weather
EARLY impressions of Tuesdays DAILY PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER were delivered on board
the steamship City Of New York before her de-
Parture-
II is expected that the next Eleetin. POST No.
4j, g.. A. X. will be called by lac Con. .lanter soon
after the arrival Of the next mail >.s@ci-r from
the Coast.
ATTENTION is called to the sale to-day of the
homestead known as the Coady premises. An OPP
Portunity Is offered to secure a very pleasant home.
FREE rum; What are you going to do about
itF' VIII be Mr.. CruZan's theme Sunday evening.
III II IuOIH4nS dI II nouI u II U CAOSA
p A MEMORIAL service conducted by Prof. A. Pratt
will be held at the vestry of Fort street church,
Sunday evening, at $50. Special music will be
provided
SOME heavy machinery was shipped on Thursday
TO Mr.. S~palding, Kauai, for use on his plantation,
the entire boiler with its fittings for a Fowler
steam pillow, being handled in one package.
AFULL nine, - and some to spare of the Aaska's
b. b. Club came ashore Wednesday to play a game
.,Vu th-rnaa1yaS nur local nina nuOhf 10
challenge the Alasks's, who will.do their best TO
beat them.
The quarterly session of the Supreme Court will
m on Monday next. The criminal calendar
promises to be a light one. Up to date only four
native and three Chinese cases are entered for
trial.
THE silver wedding of our respected inspector of
Schools, Mr.. d. d. Baldwin, is shortly to be cele-
brated. Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin will have the hearty
aloha of the whole community on this suspicious
occasion.
AT the meeting at the Bethel on Wednesday
night the loss sustained by that Church in the
death of Mr.. Chas. T. Dillingham; was feelingly
referred to by the pastor and others, and special
prayers were offered for those bereaved by this sad
event.
THE grading of Beretania street from Richard
street to Smiths bridge is completed and the
sidewalks, as well as the roadway reduced to u uni
form grade The sidewalks have been all levelled
OF and the old boards torn up so as to make
can P'cb ath"Ns 'chN' w
fixed mp thoroughly.
II consequence of the lamented death of Mr.. c..
T. Dillingham;, the contemplated gathering for the
golden wedding at Mr.. Il. +. Dillingham's will be
omitted but the Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Smith will be
at home on Monday from 2 till 6 pm, and happy
to meet their friends. The principal exercises
reading Of correspondence, etc.-will take place at
4 pm.
A VERY pleasant surprise party occurred on Mon
day night at the residence of Mr.. Alex. Bolster,
foreman of the u. C.. ADVERTISER Printing Office,
the occasion being the birthday Of Mr.. Bolster's
eldest unmarried daughter, Miss Martha Bolster.
dancing; and as everybody enjoyed themselves
thoroughly, the affair was kept up till the full moon
began to dip away to the west.
AT the auction sale on Saturday, Messrs. E. p.
Adams and Co. disposed of the balance of effects in
the Lemon estate, including some 600 vols. of
books and a considerable quantity of brandy wines,
etc. The books generally fetched fair prices, and
some of the old, locally printed, works realized high
POlynesidn, $3.50 each Sdndlcich Island Ne11s,
one at So and two at 50 Hawaiian Spectator, SIS
each Alex. simpsons account of the Islands,
Savase's ditto, a humorous work, $3.50.
A LITTLE . till tapping operation was nipped
in the bud Tuesday morning. The clerksin Moss
mans mauka store, while in the front part of the
store heard a slight noise from behind the counter,
and, looking over to see what it was discovered a
Young native, crOuched, with the till half opened.
Upon being discovered the young rogue darted for
the rear entrance, and lodging a couple of en-
ployees who were just coming in dashed through
the adjoining premises and disappeared. He got
nothing from the till, but came very near efecting
the robbery
REV. JOSEPH Cook who was expected to be a pas
senger by the steamer City of New York is still in
Sydney, where his abilities as a lecturer are so
highly apprecia ted that there seems to be a chance
that he may be over persuaded into a lengthy resi-
dence. His nOn-arTivai Is a disappointment TO q
large number of persons here who are anxious to
hear a lecturer who has the repute of being second
- mona ~, HE nun limo and whom MANY reckon To
be fdcile priHcPpS among lecturers. None are
more disappointed than the Board of Management
liver the address of the day, when the cornerstone
of the Associations new Hall was laid.
Mr.. FEssLER has taken a contract to put down
an Artesian well on the land connected with the
Lunalilo Home. Tho locality being at q consider
able elevation above sea level it will be necessary
to raise the water to the required height by pump
ing. A frst-class pump of the style used in the
oil regions Of the United States will be put down.
These pumps are of remarkably simple construction.
piping above them has 4 larger bore than the
barrel Of the pump, and should anything go wrong
with the valves the whole apparatus lifts out with
the pumping rod, and can be brought to the sur
face, repaired, and lowered again without any
trouble.
AT the sale of Mr.. Coulter's pictures, held on
Saturday evening at the Hawaiian Hotel, there
was a fair attendance, but the prices realized were
very discouraging. Many will be disposed to wish
that they had been present when they read the fol-
~ " LIS AAsA - 1880 4
sold The Dreary Ocean. $50 Danish Crafts, $50 |
Lighthouse, withdrawn; A Peep under
London Bridge. $50 ditto. $40 Diamond Head, |
Ss5 Kealakekua Bay, S52.50 The Needle, Wal
.uku Valley. S44; Waterfall, Wailuku Valley, $50;
scene on the Coast of California, 500 Morning |
n Kilauea, $50; Crater of Halemaumau, S57. so |
of the new Lake, S35; Moonlight at Wal
ziki. $40 Kapena Falls. SIS; Sketch of Kahului
Bay. S27.5O; Sketch of Wsiluku, $50.
PURSUANT to call a number of ex sailors and
Of the army and navy Of the United States
net on Saturday evening last, at the Office of Judge
Davidson. and organised George c. De Long Post
40. -. Il. \. r., working under the jurisdiction of
he State of California. The members having been
mustered in 10y Comrade Eldridge, acting under
orders from the A. A. General Department of
'alifornia, the following officers were elected TO
serve for the next ye~ar:-Commander, w. r. Lame;
r. -comma Samuel Mott jr vice-cOm-
nander. W. Il. Lawrence surgeon, DIR. y. b.
officer Of the day, J. V. Simenson, jr.
,uartermaster, Il. j. Green chaplain, F. L.
Clarke officer of the guOrd, Fred. Il. Turroll-
The following appointed officers were announced
-Sergeant-Major, DIR. Hagan quartermaster-
sergeant, c. y. Arnold inside sentinel, L..