The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-07

DIAMOND HEAD, Oct. 9: 10 P. u
Weather, clear wind, light north
east.
The steamer Mikahala, Captain
CLANCY, arrived in port shortly
after 9 o'clock last night, nine
hours from Lahaina. She made
very slow time coming from La.
haina owing to the bad quality OF
coal used. The Mikahala will 90
over to the cattle pen this morning
to land her 80 head of cattle.
The barkentine w. H. Dimond
sailed yesterday for San Francisco
with 5O26 bags (2514 tons) of rice,
valued at $24, $50.
All the furniture from the S. s.
Miowera was stored in the 0. s. s.
Co.'S warehouse yesterday. 1t is
understood it will be returned to
Sydney by the steamship COM
pany.
The steamer Australia may be
looked for to arrive from San Fran
cisco early this morning.
The British bark Darra, CAPTAIN
Peterson, and the American bark
Top Gallant, Captain Jackson, will
both leave today in ballast for Port
Townsend.
Chief Engineer Frederick G.
Snow, of the steamer w. G. Hall,
will leave for Pahala, Kau, Ha-
waii, by the steamer Mikahala
next Tuesday to accept the posi-
ton of head luna at the Pahala
plantation. Chief Engineer G. J.
Wall, of the steamer Iwalani, will
succeed Mr.. Snow on the w. G.
Hall today. Both men have been
long in the service of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Com
pany. Mr.. A. w. Keech, superin-
tendent engineer Of the 1. 1. S. n.
Co.'s fleet, speaks very highly Of
the services rendered by the re-
firing and incoming chiefs of the
w. G. Hall. The engines and
boiler of the Hall have been under
steam for several days, and every
thing was found to work satisfac-
torily. The w. G. Hall is now in
an excellent condition.
The steamer G.. r. Bishop re-
ceived new smoke-stack yester-
day.
Capt. Wolters, of the German
bark J. G. Phuger, now in port, is
a brother of the captain of the Ger
man bark FL. Hackfeld, recently at
this port.
The barkentines Planter and w.
H. Dimond both left yesterday for
San Francisco. The two stowaways
who came down by the steamer
Alameda were returned to San
Francisco by the Dimond.
The steamer w. G. Hall came off
the marine railway yesterday re-
coppered and reprinted.
The schooner John G. North is
now at Mahukona, Hawaii, having
arrived there from San Francisco
during this week with cargo of
general merchandise.
One of the crew on board the
stranded steamer Miowera stated
to a representative of this paper
that when the vessel first struck
the reef he was in his bunk, and
did not feel the shock; also that
he was not aware of their unfortu-
nate situation until next morning.
The bark Andrew WEIGH has
',aAn moved over to Brewers wharf.
Agents of the president of San
Domingo have been in this city re-
Gently drumming up a crew Tor
that high dignitary's steam yacht,
Presidente, an old tub now, but to
which hangs a most interesting
history. Away back in 1864, the
Presidente was the English plea
sure yacht Deer Hound, and or
that eventful day when the Kear
sarge and the Alabama met In fata
combat in the English channel tn
Deer Hound, filled with BrltisE
sympathizers with the confederate
pirate, steamed out to witness tn
fight. The merry party on boar
confidently expected to see tn
Kearsarge blown out of the water
but were quickly disappointed il
this. When the Alabama wa
sinking from the effects of tn
Kearsarge's well-aimed shots, man
of the crew escaped to the Dee
Hound, and were carried back t
England. Since then the zach
; has changed hands several time
. and now in its old age carries TT
! president of San Domingo about
! his pleasure trips.-Philadelph
s Record.
10 1t is believed the total catch
20 seal during the season of 1S9
g British and American, and lnclu
81 ing both sides of the Pacific, W
= reach at least 100000 skins.-E