The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-06-30

M. j.. Campbell has pUrs-4~sd Judge Judd's
SLACK colt. Prince Henry, Tor 5000.
Tn concert Saturday afternoon AZ Emma
square vas excellent aad well attended
Dr.. Gso.sm4a la returned 70 Honolulu after a
successful busiues- tsip through Hawaii.
The TLou.- L. Foster. n~- Hermann, Is now Il
Hawaiian bars. She ,-il.d Last Monday for the
Coast.
HIS a.js.ry rue kins. arrived sunday noon
from Waiman4Io. per steamer WaimauslO, accom-
panied b. the Hon. }. A Cumn.ius-
Alligator pear, ale n5U in tue market. a prize
Of q fine one - on red % the person VI III give
the correct s5ym.lasy u ;he name --igator"
pear.
The schooner Annie. McCullie Master, thirteen
days from Aptos, arrived at Kahului on the I'd
instant with q cargo Of redwood, railroad ties and
bricks.
HART Bios. have recently had their "old
Corner restaurant elegantly embellished. The
walls have been painted and frescoed, and for
beauty and neztness are unsurpassed.
SvSDAY a horse attached to an express ran
away down Nuaunu, along Queen street, towards
the Fish Market, where he was finally stopped be-
fore any very serious damage was done
The thanks Of the community are due to Aessrs.
H. Z. Mcintyre 4 Bro. for the Improvement made
BY them in joining the high level Of their sidewalk
on King street With the lower part adjoining
neat new porch was put up Monday in front
Of the building occupied by the Mechanics Bazaar,
corner Of Mechant and King steets. 1t makes a
considerable improvement in the appearance Of
the building.
Tar brig John d. spreckles arrived at Kahului
on the 22d instant, l2is days from San Francisco.
Among the passengers which she brought were
Mr.. and Mrs. Blacon. John Dongherty, and
Wesley Marshall.
Tax schooner waiehu returned Sunday from
Kipahulu, Maui, without being able to discharge
all Of the cargo which she took for the later port.
Her only boat was smashed, and she was COM
PEELED to return for another.
The steamship Suez went into the Marine Rail-
way ON Saturday last, and underwent all necessary
repairs. Our item in regard to the fact Yesterday
was written for Saturday issue. The Suez will
soon sail for Hongkong, China.
The matinee last Saturday at the Music Hall was
quite we'll attended, and the performance. as usual,
excellent. M. Maccabe deserves the gratitude Of
this whole community for a series OF most delight
full, mirth- provoking entertainments.
A number Of old coasters are being repaired in
the harbor just makai of the Fish Market. They
are sorrowful-looking crafts, and several seem so
badly used up that they might be expected TO go to
the bottom in a rough sea at any time.
The purses won at the races of the 18th were
paid on Saturday. The judges ruled that both
Flora" and Equal Rights" that ran in the Ora
ziers Plate as twO-year olds, Were three years old.
and the race was therefore given to "Primas."
Mr.. ROBERT CArroN, of Huelo, Maui; Mr.. H.. A.
Bridges, Of Hilo; Mr.. E. Preston, Of Lahaina; Mr..
A. Brouss, of San Francisco; James Anderson, Of
California; Lewis Kahlamn, of Koloa; auI ]. s.
Brown. U. ). y, were registered last Sunday at the
Hawaiian Hotel.
OWING to the universal pop ularity of our . Sun
day Readings and a widespread demand for
such unimpeachable religious articles above
cavil or criticism we are glad to be able TO an
nounce that they will be continued in the future
issues of the Saturdays DAILY and the WEEKLY p.
C. ADVERTISERS.
THE keen admirer of Mr.. Berger" who makes
some stupid suggestions about the drummers in
the Royal Hawaiian Band througl the columns
of a contemporary, ought t. petition the Govern
ment to have the drummer abolished, but as long
as they continue to form Il part Of the band they
must certainly play their parts.
Ma. j. A. BBoUsE, who arrived in this city Sat
terday rom CHE Coast, by the way of Kahului, is
well-known in San Francisco a. a dealc. in horses.
He recently brought some hue stock down from
the Coast for the Spreckelsville plantation. He
comes here with the intention of entering into
business if ne finds a good opening.
CAPT. CAMERON. of the steamer c. Il. Bishop,
reports a very rough SEA in the vicinity Of Kauai.
At Waimea one Of his boat wa swamped with q
full load Of merchandise. Captain McDonold Of
the steamer James Makes, also reports an ex-
tremely rough seattle toughest he has ever eN-
perienced in the neighborhood of Kauai, on
his return passage to this port.
IL the Chinese quarter of the city will be noticed
4 number Of small boxes hung up on the outside of
various stores aud used by the Chinese to deposit
local mail in. Everyone expecting 4 letter goes to
these boxes and examines the mails in them, Sc
lects whatever is addressed to himself, and yet it is
said, that very seldom or never are letters taken
by parties to whom they do not belong.
1T is only the extraordinary prosperity of the
country in spite Of misrule that prevents, as long
a. it lasts, the full expression OF the opinion of the
people let that prospsri Qs a Slight check
and the whole affair ~sii1-4rop' like a house of
That is to say, the people won't
growl 80 long a they are doing we'll, but "a soon
a. there i u state OF real grievance, there will be 4
row as there ought to Be. This Dogberry editor
should. like his prototype, say Write me down
all ass.
Although only now and then parties are caught
importing opium into the Kingdom unlawfully,
there isno doubt that more OF less is constantly.
brought into the country. In the opinions Of sew
several OF tbs captains tl vessels plying O-t"eehe
this port and the Coast, whom We interviewed yes
terdav, there are considerable quantities struggled
in continually. Ia view Of these facts it may BE-
we'll to consider whether or not the present law IN
regard 10 the importation of opium conld not be
modified to advantage.
TIE captain Of a c5l-tins schooner informs Us
that the three-masted schooner Emma Claudina Is
allowed TO lay in the harbor at Hilo al night with
out displaying lights. About eighteen mouths
ago, our informant says, his vessel was lying in
She harbor at Hilo and one night her lights hap
pened to 50 out and the police very speedily got
after him. Why i the Emma Claudina not also
compelled to keep lights up at night: 1t is said
that the Likelike nearly collided with her lately
only, because she ttus Emma ClaudinaJ had neg
lected her lights.