The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-06-14

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
- June Il is the anniversary Of the Battle o
Bunker Hin, and June Is, that of Waterloo.
tE- week later news may be expected by tht
Bark W. Il. Besse, now due from San Francisco.
~ The annual examination of the Kawaiahac
Female Seminary will take place to-day at the Ka-
waiahao Church.
- Col sieiuberger's statement Of the trouble al
Samoa, AS published in an Auckland paper will bC
found on the fourth page.
~ The Lackawauna left the Ulupalakua anchor
age on Thursday last. and is probably now at Hilo
She viii be back here in all next week.
- Steamer Kiauea left last evening for the
circuit Of Hawaii, taking about sixty cabin pas
sengers, and large number Of deck passengers.
fzg- sermon in behalf OF Home Evaugelizaiion,
viii be delivered by The Rev James B'cknell next
sabbath evening June IS, al the Fort street church.
ST AIBANs CollEar-The annual examination
Of this popular institution takes place on Friday
next, june 10th. between the hours OF nine and
/ twelve A. ~
~ The regular monthly meeting OF the Young
Meme Christian Association VIII be held next Fri
day evening at hall-pasi seven, at the Lyceum, by
] permission OF Mr.. Warehouse.
"a son OF Captain Talbot, of the firm OF Pope
/ q Talbot was shot on the night Of May 20, while
walking In san Francisco, by who supposed
Z him TO bea foot mad - The man who shot him
I has been arrested and viii be tried.
- Mr. T NJ Reiche has opened an afternoon
class for BOYS wishing to study Latin, French, Ger
man. or Mathematics. All desiring further iuforma-
ti0u with regard to terms, etc can apply 10 him on
the premises Of DIR. McGrew, on Hotel street.
~ Nessrs Williams, Blanchard q Co. have been
appointed agents at San Francisco Of the new Pa
mama Transit Steamship Co. The South Carolina,
the pioneer steamer Of the line, arrived at that port
ia May, and was Immediately despatched for Panama.
DEArH OF AN OLD REsrDEST.-John Montgomery
Tor many years lawyer OF this city, and Police
Magistrate previous 10 the encumbency Of Judge
Jones' died az bis residence on Monday afternoon,
and his funeral held yesterday evening He
was few months over seTenty-six years OF age.
short tune since, few pods OF the vanilla bean,
which is cultivated there successfully These pods
are quite costly $40 per pound but not so dear as
formerly, when they commanded $50 The plant is
propagaled by cuttings, aud grows well on theseis
lands.
- The loiaeiaRd regia trees are now in bloom,
and among an those growing here, none will com
pare iu gorgeousness with that in full bloom on the
premises Of Capt. J. H. Brown, on Beretania street
on seeing g, viii not wonder why the people Of
India call il the flame tree, for it looks like tree
on fire.
- The annual examination of the East Maui
Female Seminary at MakaWao, will be held on Thurs
DAY The 29th inst. This Institution, of which Miss
Carpenter has been principal for a number Of years,
has taken high rank, being unsurpassed 10y any in
stitutiou Of The kind on the Islands The public are
invited TO attend the examination.
SEND IT HowE-Almost every one here receives
letters occasionally from friends in America or
Europe, asking for information about these islands.
These qucsiionscan be fonnd answered in the Ha-
wuiian Guide Book, which will convey more reliable
facts about this group than can be found in work
Of ten times its size. Il will be mailed TO any ad
dress in the United States for 62 cents.
- Henry C. Bowen, publisher of the n. Y H.
dsTcltdsHs the man who says he knows some awful
things against Mr. Beecher aud refuses TO disclose
them, though offered every opportunity, has been
publicly communicated from Plymouth Church.
Served him right. BE has really been the nstigator
II an the proceedings against Mr. Beecher and must
be SET down as an unprinciped and bad man.
- We would call attention to the card of Dr.
Molitt Of wailuku. Though comparatively a
stranger Dr. NJ has won many friends since his ar
rival Besides three years spent in the army as sur
eon he has also had several years experience in the
Bellevue Hospital in New York,-cons idercd as one
Of the best schools for practice in the profession OF
surgery.
~ The experiment of running train of cars
from New York TO San Francisco il IS hours was to
have been made last week. The time forleayng New
ork was ! o'clock A. June l, and the train
expected to reach San Francisco at P NJ Of the 4lh
OF June The distance Is SS25 Intestine IS hours I
speed 40 miles houri The experimental train /
carries only l6 passengers and the U s. mail.
tsy- After this long, and as it seems, unnecessary
delay the Hawaiian Treaty has been acted upon ia
vorably by the House Of Representatives by the pas
sage Of a bill made necessary in order to carry the
treaty into effect We are plea7ed that the Hawaii
an Treaty has been acted upon favonby at last by .
the House. Il should have been more than year /
ago. But the Ways OF politicians are strange some
times, and past finding out as were certain things
and acts in the mind Of Solomon--AhG, Nay IL.
EVANGELICAL AssoclArIoN.-This body is now /
holding its annual meeting in this city and is attend
cd by large number of pastors and delegates. The
proceedings thus far have been distinguished by |
perfect harmony. The Moderator is the Rev. A. |
o. Forbes, and the SECRETARIES, the Rev. II. H. |
Parker, and A. Pali Theladles Of Honolulu invited /
the members Of the Association with their wives, 70
. social gathering in the parlors OF Fort Street |
Church, last evening, and several hours were de-
voted 10 music and conversation to the satisfaction
Of al. and the increase Of mutual esteem.
MR CHARLES OEsTER.-This gentleman, who, it
will be remembered CAN'T down lew months since
from San Francisco upon the suggestion that be
might get job at well boring here, writes us, that
should planters roihers give him any encourage
meni at any time, he viii be happy TO come down
agan and sink artesian wells which be is very con-
fdcui would be success on these islands. We
know Of nothing which could be Of such universal
md v,-,r-ral hcppff In arrru1fura these