The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-05

DIAMOND HEAD, Feb. 3, 10 P. n.
Weather, cloudy; wind, fresh NE.
| The steamer Waialeale is expect
ed to arrive today.
The schooner Jennie Wand sail
ed for Kahului from San Francisco
January %.
The bark Albert will sail for San
Francisco with full cargo of sugar
this morning.
The bark Bien is discharging her
cargo of phosphates by hand, a
most slow and tedious process.
The schooner Heeia sailed for
Molokai yesterday afternoon. She
will return with load of algaroba
wood.
The schooner Kauikeaouli sailed
for the Hamakua coast yesterday
afternoon. She will return with
sugar.
The bark Velocity will haul over
to the fshmarket wharf today,
there to remain until her departure,
February "a. The Velocity will
take over $50 Chinese passengers.
The barkentins S. n. Castle az
| rived in San Francisco, January
%, IA days from this port, and the
bark Mohicah on January 25, Is
days from this port.
The 0. & O. 9. &. Coptic sailed
for China and Japan at 5 pm.
| sharp yesterday. She took several
cabin passengers from here, to-
gether with 1876 Japanese and Chi
nese.
The Coptic took away one family
| of nineteen yesterday. When they
/ walked up the gang plank the
father led, the children followed
and the mother brought up the
rear. aG
A large ship was sighted off the
other side of this island Monday
afternoon. She disappeared and it
10 believed that she will not arrive
in port for several days yet on &C
count Of the wind.
The brig Lurline has been sold
by Captain Natson to the Hawai-
ian Commercial Co., and will here
after be commanded by Captain
Miller, formerly in command Of the
brig Courtney Ford.
The steamer Mikahala sailed fol-
Kauai ports yesterday afternoon
She will return early Saturday
morning, leaving again Monday
afternoon. The Mikahala will
make two tri ps next week.
The schooner Spokane, Jameson
master, arrived in port yesterday
morning, 81 days from Port Gamble
She brought a cargo of lumber fol
Allen & Robinson. The Spokane
had a very rough trip down.
The steamer Lehua returned from
Hawaii yesterday afternoon with
thirty-six lepers-ffteen from Hilo
sixteen from Hookena'and five from
Kohala. They were taken to the
Kalihi receiving station to be ex
amined.
Upon returning from assisting
the 0. & 0. S. S. Coptic yesterday
afternoon, the tug Eleu ran into
the Pacific Mail wharf near the
| Waikiki end and smashed in tire,
of the large timbers Another wal
pretty badly denied.
The steamer Iwalani did not fin
ish discharging her cargo of sugal
until close on to noon yesterday
the time she was supposed to sail
| She did not get away until 5 pm
A new boat was put aboard tn
Iwalani in place of the one smash
ed at Hamakus.
The doctor and purser of tn,
Coptic secured wheels yesterday
and spent the time before departur
of the steamer in a ride about tn
city. The doctor ran into a tram
car coming in the opposite direc
ton on Fort street He was con
siderably shaken up by the acci
dent.
The barkentine w. II. Dimon,
began discharging her cargo of gen
, eral merchandise at the Oceani
wharf yesterday morning. Th
great number of vessels in por
was the cause of her being forcec
to discharge her cargo by hand, al
the donkey engines being employee
: elsew here.
) The J. G.. Phuger was at Brewer,