The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-10-13

From Kau, Hawaii, we hear il reported that
native man murdered his wife and then attempted
suicide, but at last accounts he was still alive.
Governor Beckley, of Kauai, who is in town at
present for medical treatment is SO far recovered
that he hopes to be at his post of duty again.
PICKERING & Co. have leased the new store, re-
Gently erected by Mr.. j. O'Neill, corner of King
and Fort Streets and will soon remove to the
corner.
The Tisey' spends half a column or more in
white washing Moreno. Evidently the gentle shep-
herd has been left as literary executor by the ami
able Ex-Foreign Minister.
The child reported killed at Queen Emma's resi-
dence was fortunately only injured We received
our information as to the child's death from what
We considered reliable source.
The Hawaiian Mission Childrens Society will
hold its regular monthly meeting Saturday
evening, October 10th, at Mrs. Armstrong;, Stone
House, Beretania-street.
Charters have been granted for incorporating
the Kauai Telephone Company, Turtons Planta-
ton at Lahaina, and the Grove Ranch Plantation
at Makawao.
The Honolulu cricket club still fourishes, we
wish its members every success. The early closing
movement enables our young men to 60 into things
Of this sort with more vigor than formerly
A collector making demand for payment of
money in behalf of of the firms here, of one
Rowe at the foundry. collected for assault
and battery against Mr.. Rowe, which is now pend
ing IN the Police Court.
The Julia Long is in from the Arctic, bringing
good news from the whalers up North. After long
period of depression the whaling business seems
10 be looking up; this year we would like to have
share IN some of the vessels.
After reading that pathetic paragraph in the
Tiser about the % niirm and worn" one, we I'M
mediately sent out our devil to buy up much
sheeting possible, pocket handkerchiefs were of
use, our tears " fell like rain,
The advantages of the late Ministry upon the
country hourly coming before us; the last
instance is that shares of a certain plantation
which were quoted at 81 200 in San Francisco five
weeks ago would be gladly sold for $1,000.
The proper care of this city should include the
supervision of every building erected within its
limits, TO prevent nuisances from being created,
and ovtThanging verandahs which are dangerous
to passers-by.
We hope the Health Officer will strictly enforce
conditions of cleanliness not only in the streets,
but in private residences. Don't be afraid that
you have not law enough to authorize this to be
done, gentlemen.
We hear there is a debating society among our
youths. We are glad 10 see movement in this
direction, every healthy form of amusement
whether physical mental wins our highest ap-
probation and when necessary our assistance as
well.
Mr.. PA1Ko has added another fine brick build
ing to Nuuanu street, makai of the one Just
pleted by him, which will soon be occupied by
Hollister d Co. drug store. Good fire-proof
buildings seem to be in demand.
Dodd's omnibus is running to what has been
dubbed the Hawaiian Long Branch we have not
tried the trip ourselves yet, but promise to do so
shortly; those who have been there report the
bathing enjoyable and the arrangements salts
factory
The death of Mr.. J. II. Coney was dreadfully
sudden but hardly unexpected, the deceased had
already had two paralytic strokes, the first over
ten years ago: this was the third and fatal one.
Mr.. Coney leaves large family who have the
sympathy of the community for their loss.
We note the marriage of Miss Rouse, daughter
/ of the Rev. 1. II. Rouse of Makawao, Maui, to Mr..
Carpenter of Bath, n H.. at Winsted, Conn. We
/ see by the paper published there that Miss
Rouse spent two years here lately. Hawaii figured
among the wedding presents with silver tea
! service.
By the arrival of the Hawaiian schooner Julia
4. Long, Capt Gilley learn of the total loss of
4 the schooner Loieta, Capt Dexter. The Captain
and portion of the crew returned on the Julia A.
Long. For full particulars of the wreck, see Capt
! DeXters report in the commercial column.
case of some hardship with regard to tax
receipts is commented upon in communication
! in our columns to-day. If the authorities require
such things from short-time residents like the one
in question they had better keep their collector
| constantly ON hand at his Office instead of his
! rural residence.
To say that men are " disloyal," aiming at the
triumph of evil and that in general they dis
honest traitors, filling their pockets at the ex-
pense of public welfare-al this is assailing no
| mans BiOfiues only his acts. The distinction will
hardly help those whom Mr.. Rhodes SO roundly
accuses of crimes, if it helps him.
| Every person intending to move building upon
the streets should first get the consent of the Road
| Supervisor, who then should see that there is no
| unnecessary obstruction of the thoroughfares.
We again invite the notice of the authorities to
the practice of blockadng the streets with build
ing material
We are glad to hear that the circulation of our
esteemed contemporary the Tiser is increasing of
course this must be the reason that its present
owner is anxious to sell out at discount. The
advertising columns of the Tiser increase from
week to week. in fact, if it goes at its present
rate of prosperity it will have to take to publish
| ing pages instead of four.
Mrs. Thomas Portuguese woman residing on
| Liliha-street died last Sunday, leaving husband
and daughter, besides many appreciatiye friends,
to mourn her loss. Though her LOT in this life
a humble one her fine Christian character, as a
devoted wife, mother and friend, had secured for
her the high esteem of all who knew her..
We regret to record that on Sunday Mornin Q
Lewis Young, living Beretania street, put a
career. Suicide is contagious malady, we have
had several of it lately. We hope the disease
will soon have run its course. Young is said to
have been man of responding disposition, but
he was kind hearted man.
MEssRs Payne & Xavier, after giving a number
of successful entertainments in seight of hand at
the Theatre, took passage on the KildHea Hon, for
Maui and will visit professionally Wailuku and
Lahaina that Island, after which they will pro-
coed to Hawaii. These gentlemen are masters of
the magic art and will compare favorably with the
most renowned prestidigitateurs.
WE are informed by Captain Melander, of the
steamer c. X. Bishop, that while discharginc
freight at koloa, Kauai, last week case supposed
TO contain kerosene oil sent shore, and sub
jected TO close inspection by Mr.. StrehZ, and
found to contain opium, which had been shipped
by celestial in Honolulu to another celestial at
Koloa The tin containing the opium was sealed
up and returned to the Customs authorities here.
The work of arresting for driving without lights
goes on briskly, two of our prominent citizens
have had to pony up $40 piece within the last
few DAYS. This is as 1t should be, the higher the
position of the offender the more vigorously ought
the law to be applied. We do not think however
that it is necessary for the authorities to lock uI
threaten to q lock upr the innocent servant of
gentleman who is well-known; this is the way
the case reported to us. A native police man
offered to 90 bail for the and thus saved him
from the iiacrara If heinD locked M Our author