The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-19
between New York and

| Several prominent officials have beer
arrested in Philadelphia for combining
to secure payment Tor uncompleted street
work.
Justice Field has delivered the deci
sion of the United States Circuit Court
in the Sharon case against Sarah Althea
| During the reading of the decision Mrs
Terry asked Judge Field how much he
had been paid for his decision and
otherwise insulted the Court till she was
ordered into the custody of Marshal
Franks. Her husband, Judge Terry
came to the rescue and free hight took
place in Court, Judge Terry drawing 6
bowie knife on the Marshal and bis
deputies. A revolver was taken from
Mrs. Terry's handbag After a severe
struggle both were locked up, and the
Court subsequently sentenced Mrs
Terry to thirty days imprisonment IN
the Alameda county jail, and Judge
Terry to six months. They are both now
holding daily receptions there.
There has been a heavy advance in
freight rates between New York and
Europe.
Spa1ding's baseball team is being
organized for the Australian tour, with
Ward of New York as captain, Fogerty
Pittsburg, Hanlon of Detroit, Tiernan OF
New York already selected. They are
to leave here by the Alameda on Nov
ember 18th.
An attempt was made to steal the
body of Maxwell the murderer.
Goldenson, the child murderer, will
hang on the 14th inst. His mother has
applied for letters of guardianship on
the ground that he is insane and not
able to manage his property, lot hav-
ing been presented to him. A jury has
been summoned to examine into his
sanity but the sheriff will not produce
him in Court and intends to hang him
at the time appointed.
Shipping News.
The following is the latest shipping
news:
SAN Francisco, Arrivals-Aug. 26,
orig j. D. Spreckels, % days from Ka-
hului brig Lurline, 20 days from Hilo.
Aug. q, bark C. D. Bryant, 221a days,
and bktne Mary Winkelman 241a days,
from Honolulu. Sept. 1, SIS. Mariposa,
days; Sept. 2, brig w. G. Irwin, 211a
days Sept 4, S. S. Australia, Z days !;
Sept. 6, sChr W. S. Bovine, 2115 days
DISTINGUISHING. 25, S. S. Alameda
for Honolulu; Aug. 20, bark w. B. God
frey for Nanaimo; Aug. 81, bark Alden
Besse for NanaimO; Sept. 2, brig J. d.
Spreckels for Kahului; Sept. 6, bark
Lady Lampson and brig Consuelo for
Honolulu; Sept. 10, brig Lurline for
Hilo.
Projected DEPARTURES S. Aus
tralia and bark c.. d. Bryant on Sept II,
brig w. G. Irwin on Sept. IA, S. S.
Mariposa on Sept. %, bktne. Mary
w -
SYDNEY-Aug. "A, S. S. Zealandia from
Honolulu.
NAVARRO RIvER-Aug. %, bark James
A. King for Honolulu.
LoNDoN-Aug. Is, Br S. s. San Mateo
for San Francisco, via Hongkong and
Honolulu.
PENANTrE-Aug. %, Br. s. S. San
Mateo for Hongkong, Honolulu and San
Francisco.
AUCKLAND-Sept. 10, S. S. Zealandia
for Honolulu, on contract time and with
out Union crew.
The steamer Mary D. Hume went
ashore on a sand bar at Eel river. No
damage.
The White Star line is building two
steamers at Belfast to make the trip
across the Atlantic in five days.
Captain Goodman of the Golden Fleece
reports passing large Oregon spruce
pine tree in mid-ocean upon two occa-
5ions, first on November Is, 1887, in the
Hazard, and again on June 22d last in
24deg. 2min. North and 143deg. 1Omin.
West.
The schooner Bessie Everding went
ashore yesterday morning, in a thick
Jog, about one mile from the Cliff House.
She is total wreck but the crew were
saved.
Fhe British bark Derby Parke, from
Port Discovery for Melbourne, went
ashore about a month ago on Philadel-
ohia Island. The crew reached Tahiti
after enduring great hardship. The cap
aims wife was drowned, The cargo
belonged to Pope and Talbot.
The brig w. e. Irwin reports encoun-
ering a cyclone on the evening of her
departure from Honolulu. 1t blew the
over topsails and foresail clear out of
he bOltropes, and blew away the reefed
The vessel was hove-to
With a weather-cloth in the main rigging
md hawser paid out over the bow.
There was rot stitch of canvas bent for
hours, the height of the storm
asting for twelve hours and it being i'm
possible to do anything for the next day
md half.