Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-30

i465 letters and bags of newspapers.
WE learn that 1t il in contemplation to extend the
Williams" two story brick lbcs,k Fort street,
50 as 10 occupy the now vacant front of the lot
next adjoining on the west.
TnE new brick store to be put up on Fort street
for Messrs. Levers & Dickson, is on property
and is to be built under the direction of Mr.. Aus.
tins agent here Hon. c. II. Bishop.
WE are pleased to be able 10 inform parents of
children frequentiug the public schools of this
city that the Board of Education has purchased
tanks with view to the establishment of filters Mt
the various schools. Better late than never.
The November term of the Circuit Court for Ha-
wa commences next week at Waimen Mr.. Justice
Judd presiding, L. Preston, Esq, Acting Attorney
General There is n large criminal calendar, in
GLIDING one Indictment for murder and one for
mansaughter.
WE may expect very important news by the
Monday steamer. Perhaps the three Consuls Gen
eral may receive some inEmaton as to the conrse
intended to be pursued by their respective govern
ments in regard to the demand for recall under
the Bush Moreno regime
MONDAY and Tuesday of this week, in the lower
good deal of life and hustle, owing to the depart
ure of the San Francisco and several coastwise
steamers-but since then, the life and hustle have
subsidized into the usual dulness.
WE hear that there are some counterfeit Japan
ese five dollar pieces i'll circulation in town. They
are silver pieces of the size of five dollar gold
piece, which have been washed in some chemical
solution The characters being i'll japanese afford
no clue to the value of the coin.
The fishing voyage of the Hawaiian schooner
Kaynna to the Ochotsk sea, from which she recent
ly returned with good fare of picked salmon and
cod-appears to have turned out satisfactorily to
those engaged in the enterprise, as we learn that
it is intended to repeat the experiment the coming
season, and with larger vessel than the hof"na
Mr.. w. c. DoUGHERTY, who occupies the position
of Assistant Postmaster at San Francisco, has fire.
quently placed numbers of our residents under
obligation, by kindly afiixng the required stamps
| to shert-paid letters. We hear that testimonial
is being prepared here for presentation to Mr..
Dougherty, in the shape of gold-headed cane, in
appreciation of his favors to the community.
| MEETING of the Napoleon Memorial Committee
unanimously adopted resolution to withdraw the
proposal to place the monument of the late Prince
Louis in Henry VII. chapel.
! The Dean of Westminster has ncceded to the
withdrawal, and the memorial will be erected in
St. Georges chapel, Windsor, to that of Her
Majesty's father, the Duke of Kent.
LETTERS from San Francisco state that Coles
Incorporated Show Circus, Menagere, and
Congress OF Wonders" will arrive here in the
City of Sv,7ney. This is represented as being the
largest and best exhibition that ever crossed the
ocean, 1t is route FOR the colonies of Australia,
and will give an exhibition here, if time and the
day of arrival permits. s- 1
THE native paper Hauoii Poe Aino of this date
recommends that the proposed European trip OF
the King be postponed until 1883, for two reasons
first, that the Legislature made no provision
for His Majesty's expenses on foreign trip: and
second, that great exposition takes place IN Der
lin during the year mentioned, which will aford q
good opportunity for our King to get acquainted
with all the crowned heads.
NEXT Tuesday, November End, the election
comes off for President of the United States fol
four years from the 4th Of March next. 1t hai
been suggested that American citizens here express
their choice Ms between Garfield and Hancock b,
casting their votss on Tuesday next. 1t can hard
ly be said, however, as is proverbially remarked o
the little village of Milpitas, in California, ga
goes Honolulu, so goes the Union"
AMONG the passengers for the coast by the Aus
tralio, were Mrs. c. G. Armstrong, one of our old
est residents travelling East TO meet her family
p. Norton Makee, J. Lyman 4 wife, Judge McCul
, w. ID. X Fyfe governor of the Honolulu Jail, MI
and Mrs Glade, and Hon. s, q. Wilder and daugh
ter, the last named gentleman to make arrange
ments for constructing the proposed railway OF
Hawaii, as mentioned elsewhere.
u -
H.B. M. S. Gannet arrived October 22d. She il
q days from Panama. She expects to moet tn
Penguin here. The British Admiral, who WAS ez
!, pected here, has been ordered down to Callao
e under steam. Ths following is list of the Gan
!, nets ofiicers
r Commander-E. Bonrke,
i Iienienants,J Goodrich, u Tharold
5 Navigating Liea,erant-E Fleet
= cSIsf s"rinass chen Tls,i
: sub.Iiea,suasiss D Farquhsr, W II chads, (supcr
p THERE was lately delivered in the Concert-rool
of the Royal Academy of Music, lecture "A
Ingenious Invention," by Signor A. b. Bach, fo
increasing the power Of the voice. The Resoni
tor" is constructed Of thin plate gold, and is cas-
: iy applied to the roof Of the mouth The invent,
= himself gave practical illustration Of the effect
singing pieces with and without the Resonator,
:. which clearly proved its power Of increasing ii
volume of tone witlsout altering IT. character.
Ar a meeting Of the officers of the Hawaiia
: Board of Missions held ON Tuesday evening las
it was voted thea the Rev. Mr.. Bingham shou
accept the position offered TO him by the Hawaiia
Government, as Protector" and General supe
visor of the Micronesian Islanders who have bee
o. brought here by the Board of immigration.
understand however, that Mr. Binghsm sccep
d. the position professionally, subject to the approx
of the Boston Board Of Missions, he being st
connected with that body.
= The artesian wells on the premises of Mr.. Cam
" bell at Honouliuli, Of Judge McCully and of
Marquee at Pawaa, continue 70 pour out abun
: ant streams of water, Al Mr.. @. p. Wards, Kula
kahua, a depth Of $50 feet has been reached,
no dow As yet although the indications are pro
, ising. Mr.. Knudsen at Waimea, Kauai, We he
. got . Aowing stream at 60 feet. At waikapu Co
mona, Maui. the dril was down 100 feet at !
accounts, without ~ yet hnding . dov. ~ W
" amaze, on this Island they had reached a DEF
al - Aln Sat last fruesdav without stFikiuQ the