The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bishop & Co.. the well known bankers, re-
iceived $4,000 in gold coin by the Alameda.
The Jewish Passover commences on Mon
day evening next and continues for eight
days.
Our thanks are due to Purser Sutton of
the Alameda for late files of San Francisco
papers.
The postal money order convention with
Hongkong has been duly executed. and goes
into effect on April 1st.
The bark Caibarian sailed from San Fran
cisco on the 18th instant for Honolulu with
miscellaneous cargo, valued at S9,297.
Sales were made on the 14th instant in
the San Francisco Stock Exchange of five
shares Hawaiian Commercial Company at So.
Mr.. H. J. Mccoy, Secretary of the San
Francisco Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, arrived by the Alameda yesterday, ac-
companied by Mrs. Mccoy.
The steamer Likelike, which left this port
yesterday afternoon al o'clock for Kahalui
and way ports, was compelled. to return here
last evening for repairs, leak having been
discovered in her boilers.
Professor Francis Wayland delivers a lee
ture this evening at the Y. NJ. G. A. hall, for
the benefit of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Subject: - Gladstone,
Disraeli, and the House of Commons"
Hon. H. A. P Garter, His Majesty's Min
lister Resident at Washington, will probably
take advantage of the leave of absence re-
Gently granted him and visit the German
baths for his health.
Advices from Washington of the 18th in
slant are to the effect that both the Admins
tration and the new Senatorial Committee
OH Foreign Affairs seem very favorably dis
posed towards the Hawaiian Reciprocity
treaty, but no action will be taken this short
session.
Quite a number of society people may be
expected here from San Francisco after the
opera season. Among them are mentioned,
Mrs. John Maynard and her daughter,
Miss Helen Houston, Mrs. Ben. Holiday
and her sister Miss Irene Ivers, Mrs.
PachecO, wife of Ex-Governor Pacheco of
California, and lately Congressman from the
Fourth Congressional District.
Judge Rising, who has been long time
on the judicial bench of the State of Ne
vada, together with his daughter, Miss Edith
Rising, accompanied by Miss Avery Yering-
ton, daughter of II. NJ. Yerington, President
of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, were
passengers by the Alameda yesterday. Mrs
Captain Morse also pays the island a visit,
and Mr.. Toney Along and his sister, Miss
E. Along, returned after brief absence.
Tavernier's picture of the volcano has
proved great success at the New Orleans
Exhibition. 1t goes, by request, to Schauss'
gallery, in New York; The little brochure.
by Stoddard, "A Trip to Hawaii, has also
proved very popular. Orders are received
for it daily, Bancroft & Co. having sent for
400. AS the book was intended for gratui-
tous distribution, the whole edition of TO-
900 copies has already been sent out.
Mr.. w. B. Davenport, the popular passen-
ger agent of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, writes that he has been at work get
ting dramatic company together to visit
Honolulu, and in to-day's issue of the PA
CIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER will be found
artists who expect to be here about April
9Th. From the names of the artists and the
roper toire it will be seen that the people OF
Honolulu may expect to be entertained with
some fine acting, to which they should lend Q
hearty support.
Mr. George Wood, tobacconist, who has
been located on Fort street for some time
past, left Honolulu on Sunday by the Zea-
Iandia. He stood not on the order of his
| going but went at once, emitting the for
maity of adjusting his business affairs before
his departure; and, what is still worse
! leaving behind him sick wife, who is also
suffering from the loss of a baby not NOR,
| than 4 week old. Woods pecuniary re
! sponsibilities are estimated at $4,000. HI
| will have some difficulty in playing thu
same game in the Australian colonies, a!
! absconding debtors are liable to arres
throughout the entire group, and the tele
graph is available.