The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-05

from Sheriff Coney of Hilo, received by the Kate Lee
yesterday morning, confirming a previous rumor that
4 murder had been committed in Puma, and giving the
particulars so far as they are known. The tragedy
occurred At a place called Kamoamoa, about 40 or 90
miles from Hilo, on the road to the volcano. An old
man named kailihune, lived there with his son, Ka-
ilihune ID and two daughters. On Sunday, February
9th, the father went to look after a flock Of goats, and
on his return observed the smoke of a fire rising near
his house. fastening up, he found his daughter,
Kailiponi, lying dead before the door, and n fire burn
ing on her. The body was very badly burned. Sheriff
Coney, as soon rs he was appraised of the affair, rode
with sill expedition to the place, and held an exami-
nation of the body by a coroner's inquest. The jury
returned n verdict to the effect that . the woman
Kailiponi came to her death by a blow on the skull
from a stone in the hands Of an insane man named
Kailihune, on the 9th day of February, 1907 DR..
Wetmore and Judge Hitchcock arrived on the spot,
and the Doctor gave as his opinion that the death had
resulted from a blow on the head with a stone. Ka-
lihune was examined in Hilo, on the 14th ult.,
before Judge Hitchcock, and was ordered to be con-
veyed to the Insane Asylum at Honolulu. At the
examination it was testified that shortly before the
murder was discovered, he came to the house of a
neiehbor. and said he had { killed the old mother
SOW, because she had been into his food patch, and
that he had roasted her, He then stripped of his
clothes, and sat down, continually %muttering to him
self. The unfortunate man, (who is about thirty
years of age, and undoubtedly a confirmed lunatic)
arrived here yesterday morning in charge OF poilce
officers from Hilo, and was taken to the Asylum at
kapalama. The father stated on oath that his son
had been crazy for some months past
THE SEASON or LENT.-The traditional fast of
forty days, observed by the Roman Catholic Church,
,,,ona ~, Wadnacdoy Loot Gpoun on tho Galan-
dar as Ash-Wednesday. The name arose from the
custom of sprinkling ashes ON that day on the heads
of penitents then Omitted to penance. In this city,
an enthusiastic son of mother church., and also of
the Emerald Isle, remembering with affection the
observance of the holy day in the land of his birth,
by the prohibition of meat, went the rounds of all
the many good restaurants of our city in u vain
endeavor to get a dinner of fish. There were roasts,
boils, stews, that were exceedingly tempting, but
they were prescribed to a good Catholic. At last,
entering a favorite boarding house not a hundred
miles from the POst-office, and addressing the estlm-
able lady who presides, our hungry Irishman said
Sc Madam, 1 have searched Honolulu for q dinner of
fish, but without finding any-hav you got any W"
The lady replied, quite seriously Yes, l have fish,
but l am sorry to say I've got no poi:" apparently
thinking that fish was of no use without its attend
ant vegetable. -
ETHE BELL TowER.-This structure is at length
rapidly approaching a completion, and bids fair to
be an ornament to our city, and a credit to Mr..
Renton, the builder and architect. 1t is as strong
apparently as wood and iron can make it. The
bell will probably be hoisted into its place during
the coming week. and thereafter a Waterman will
be constantly stationed in the tower. At that
elevation. the position of any fire in Honolulu or
its environs, for miles in every direction. can be at
once seen, and indicated to the Gremen by taps OF
the bell. From the base to the truck OF the flag
staff, is Il height of one hundred and eight feet
taller "a good deal than any other structure IN the
city. We wait with interest to hear again abont
the town clock, which it was stated government
would furnish. -
\ <SfRcUs To-NIGHT.-By posted hand-bills it will be
seen that Lee s. Ryland's Great Eastern - opens
tonight with unusual attractions. In addition to
several more new acts never before presented here by
the Lee Troupe, there will be two clowns, one a we'll
known amateur resident, famed for his natural face
tious talent, and the other Mr.. Nelson. The closing
exhibition of the evening will be a Velocipede Race
between a number of our Honolulu youngsters, who
have acquired more or less skill in riding this new
fashioned engine of locomotion. The prize offered to
the Sc Star RIDER is q beautifully engraved and
massive silver star on a red, white and blue rosette,
which can be seen in the front window of Whitney's
Book Store. We anticipate q full and fashionable
audience. -
a GERMAN VOCABUIARY.-A friend of ours, who
is trying. under difficulties. to learn German, was
recently presented with a vocabulary. He went to
work studying hard, until, one morning when he
felt rather blue. in consequence of an overdose of
lager the previous night-some German friend had
told him that he could not attain the accent with
out using lager-he came upon the words, the
grave,'' which in the language he was investigat-
ing. adj as grab" In the next line, - the
tomb " was interpreted into German as "Das
CARDINAL" Our friend, horror-stricken has aban-
doned the study of German.
A SAILORS HUMoR.-One of the seamen of the
DOn0u, on liberty the other day, essayed to make
an excursion on a horse which he had hired for the
occasion. But the tar did not get along well in
shore navigation, for the animal could not be made
to go, and persstently - lay to-" The sailor, how
ever, was bound to have his trip, and proceeded to
put up q j%urymast, which be secured to the saddle
by various lashings. and thereupon setting a sail.
he, strange to say, proceeded trinmphantly on his
course. highly to the amusement of the lockers on at
this new idea begotten of a sailors humor.
THE KANEoHE ELECTION CASE The Gazette pub
fishes a communication from the manager of the ka-
neohe Plantation, denying in the most positive man.
ner that there has been any employee discharged there
as charged by us, for voting and acting as a luna for
Mr.. Cummings. We had our information from an
eyewitness who declares that he was present and saw
the young man discharged by Mr.. +. II. Harris, and
that two days after, he was reinstated. Our informant
is an intelligent native, and when we stated to him
that the Gazette contained a denial of our assertions,
he repeated that he was present and saw the whole pro-
ceedings, and is willing to testify to its truth, if
necessary. -
THE BENEFITS Own poetry machine " has been
again at work grinding out rhymes, and this time
apparently for the special delectatiOn of ourselves.
The style initiated is that of Byron's Don Juan. and
though occasionally somewhat strained, shows a good
deal of the veritable village pote, such as flourish
and MARBLE their dulcet strains in country hebdoma-
dals. The & pote , kindly admonishes us to stick to
D.-L.-o - uoul5 no safa for him tn taka bs