The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-02-09

ONE of the officers detailed by Mayor Allen, OF
Augusta Ca, to examine into the condition OF ap-
plicants for charity, reports OF one OF tne women
that ''she don't need meal, but wants whisky
CAIIroRSrA couple lately celebrated their gold
en- wedding BY a fight, Ia which the woman was
victorious. The old man was so ehagrineo ~ the
res sult that he Immediately drowned himself
SOME of the women school teachers Of Randolph,
Mass are selling books 70 their scholars for twenty
per cent more than the regular price, alleging tnat
their salary is to small TO support them wltnont
this traffic
JAMES VAN AuKn, of Brecksville, Ohio, shot and
recently. because his wife had become 80 much Of
spriuaIist under Buffers teaehngs as to neglect her
household duties.
RACK ISLAND COUNTY, H., proposes to give Si0o
toward getting up Christmas tree, and Christmas
nyeseut oE every Of the two hundred and eighty
1--WE orphans at the Home at Normal. provided that
Mclean county will subscribe a like amount
IN the western part of Tama county, Iowa, there
4. a band Of Indians, numbering two hundred and
sixty-eigbt, who occupy four hundred and nineteen
acres of the best land IN the Iowa River valley pur-
chased with their own money at different periods
/ Two little dogs got into fight in Buffalo n. Y:
on Thursday afternoon, but large NeWiounalano
bappeped along and after Watching the combataH2,
few minutes suddenly caught up one Of them BY the
neck and trotted of with H. keeping firm hold upon
him until bis angry passions had had time to cool.
ALAzY man In the West has invented a novel ap-
paratus called the "Automatic Fire Lighter II
consists Of small clock, on the plan Of an alarm
clock which at auy desired hour lights match ana
oiled wick on the heartily by means OF aconneeting
/ wire The kfndliDgs in the stove are so arranged
that they are readily ignied and all that is needed
is to decide at what time you want your nfe satsa
II the morning set the clock and the affair VIII take
care Of itself
Ix the old ehurchyard of Worth, Dorsetshire. Eng
land Is tombstone with the following inscription
on il - Benjamin Jesty, Of Downshay Died Aps9
16 1916 aged 49, de was born at Westminster, IN
this country, and was an upright, noness man, pa.
known that introduced the cow-pox BY inocuiation,
and Who from bis great strength Of mind, made the
experiment from the COW on his wife and TWO sons
| in the year ITO"
THE Chicago girls live in divorce seeking stnos-
phere, and are, Of course affected thereby one o.
them kept her betrothed on bis good behavior by
threats Of asuf for breach Of promise ne uas an
sent from her for two days there came note Oar
ling-If do not see you IN two hour s1alI com
Ioence the suit. Thy sdoring Marion" Naiura'.y
he went. II she wished TO 90 70 concert and ne
dld not profess a willingness 70 escort her, there
came note; I" Ny Own Thornley-The papers arc
youth endured all this until she insisted on hls TAX
Inc class In an infant Sunday school and cutting
Of his imperial Then he had her arrested for dis
orderly conduct
IT Is alleged from Washington that the diheulty
Ia relation 10 the transportation Of the European
mails arises not from the disnelination Of the Post
once Department to consider propositions from
responsible aud Trustworthy parties, oq. uo1. =
fact that such propositions have not oeen m.as.
The contract for years serveejust entered into
s with the Bremen line only and our latest 7dvlces
are TO the effect that the Department Is Dol 9, ah
disncIined to make contracts with other companies,
provided terms acceptable 20 Il are proposed lef,
granting al this, and granting also that there has
Been thus far cutting OF Of facilities u might oc
NOT without pFoif to Inquire whether the pressing
needs Of the business community viii conflnne %
fbe best subserFed BY state Of mastery Inactivity
on the part of the Post Once Department AZ
display Of pipe on the part Of one may not prompt
uniisua maelanimity on the part Of the other--aep
To-z 17,-rrr