The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-03-31

tomorrow.
Some Of the Maui folks think the Marshal might
leave his arduous duties IN Honolulu for season.
and come TO Maui and look after matters in his
department.
The Government Binding is undergoing very
thorough overhauling, cleaning and repair, Job
sadly needed before. 1t will place the building in
q VERY creditable condition TO receive the lnconn-
ING Legislature the last of next month
HI. Ruth KeelikolanTs house on Emma street
makes slow progress. but some towards compile
tion. Il is partially covered with paint which
II j. 70 be hoped Is a final coat for It is very taste
ful and pretty, improving the building.
The artesian well which was sunk for Mr.. James
Campbell at Honouliuli, some months since, con-
tinues to flow, keeping up quite a regular supply
amounting 70 about ~ gallons 4 minute. He is
nov sinking another well considerably further in
Ia nd. but as yet no regular flow has been reached
The whaler Sea Bree-e on her passage down from
Hilo last week was fortunate enough TO strike
sperm whale which she was engaged IN trying out
Monday and obtained about 30 barrels. II is to be
hoped that this good luck viii bring along some
more whalers to fish in our waters and recruit IN
our ports
The Advertiser refers to the keeping of books of
accounts IN the Chinese language. 1t Is neces-
ssry evil perhaps. but will not be permitted some
times or in some places, the Supreme Court
ruled the other day IN sustaining demurrer TO a
complaint when SCI 1Ortn an alleged d1I6tiltIL
IN the Chinese language.
On Monday last WAS held the annual election by
parents and guardians of the elective member OF
the local school committee for this district. : The
election was held at the Office of the Board of Edu
cation and resulted IN the reelection of Father d.
Kockermann. de has now held this office for
several successive terms and apparently gives
satisfaction.
Sunday last was generally observed as Easter.
. - hold So, Nseer
Of the city churches The floral displays were
very pretty. In the evening pralse-serylce was
held at the Fort Street Church. In which the music
was unusually fine and enjoyed by very
large congregation. A new feature was the intro
duetion Of the corOnet unison with the organ.
Saturday about daylight in the morning the
City Of sydney arrived after the remarkably quick
passage of DAYS and IA hours. Her detention
was caused by fire as will be seen in the Foreign
+ News column. We observe the return of Robert
Levers and family. He comes back with new
health. Claus Spreckles and family also came
down
/ Sunday night last a native woman with two
7 small children. IN kilhale, went to sleep with
candle burning near the bed. Before morning
the netting took fire, and she with the little ones
were badly burned; the woman and one OF the
children have since died-a sad punishment for
her carelessness- The other child is In critical
condition, but viii probably recover.
II SllQ that those government SCHOOLS WHICH
are taught by Roman Catholics are permitted to
I take holidays when certain saints days or other
church festivals occur, while those schools pre-
{ sided over by Professionals are allowed no such
vacations. 1t may may not be privilege, but
/ the discrimination Is wrong and the practice
should be suppressed.
At the sale Of lots on the plains last Saturday
I certain individual made himself conspicuous by
/ bidding up the property thereby causing the lots
I 10 fetch higher prices than they otherwise would
Z have done. As most If not all purchasers were
I seeking homesteads they may thank this inter
I meddler for having 10 pay high prices for them,
with the additional annoyance of knowing that he
was not even paid for his bidding.
waikapu Plantation is going to show that Maui
] cane equals the fabulous yields of HAWAII cane.
plantation the result was, 80 CHARTERS OF 800 gal
I Ions each AT a density of 10 b. yielding to each
clarifer 80 pounds of No. l, , and sugar, equal
70 g SO tons per acre. Thirty acres of plant cane
I Is now coming of from virgin soil which from
appearances viii yield quite equal to the above if
I not better
Last Friday was observed by the faithful as the
I annual enumeration of the CrucifxiOn Of Christ.
Flags about town were generally displayed at half
mast, with few exceptions. Some comment was
made at the omission of any notice on the part OF
] the government as TO closing OF public Offices No
! reason for such comment exists, for We have no
state religion and there seems TO be no good rea-
/ son why the day should be noticed with national
holidays. It Is purely religious festival
Wednesday or Thursday last week, the native
I stsvedores on the wharf who were getting - per
dav. struck for 81 The consequence was that
Chinese were employed at $50 per day, and the
strikers found themselves minus Job as well as a
I sure thing at - per day. The strikers who eyl-
[ IDENTIFY did not expect that their demand would be
Z met as II was threatened to attack the chinese.
Their bellicerent designs frustrated by hint
I that the police might lay hands upon them
- - ,- H. t,y-,-.sss. uavr VIC carY,a ont
( with bundle of mis-statements." Ii is not
altogether true for there a very decided basis
Of facts on which our statement was founded.
We have only to plead that the statement was
published as heard from a resident on or near
Judd street As for any reflection on the Govern
msnt, none such was intended; on the contrary,
We thought a very creditable display of energy
was made by the authorities
As advertised. a large sale of lots on the plains
took place on Saturday noon last. The bidding
was brisk and the prices fetched were good. But
few more lots remain unsold and these Will prob
ably be snatched up very soon The construction
Of the Makiki reservoir was the cause of the high
prices realized and il is not improbable that the
receipts from the sale of kulaokahua and MaA1ki
lots will more than pay for the cost of all the new
water works vet constructed by this adminstra-
ton.
According 10 notice an adjourned meeting of the
Honolulu Musical Hall Association was held last
Wednesday evening at the Office of the Minister OF
n
. sent the great question of location was taken up
and 1t was unanimously decided to erect the
I building of brick. on the lot next west of the
. Government Building on King street. 1t is said
that new street will be laid out between the two
buildings from King to Queen street. ] II. Patty
was elected trustee in place of ]. S. McGrew, who
resigned.
Last fall the Board of Health concluded that
! nice hulls on the Esplanade had something TO dc
with the public health so the bulls were ordered
dumped elsewhere. and now they lie rottlng mas
near the kerosene warehouse, creating stencil II
Kawaiahao Since then there has been more sick
ness In that neichborhood be the cause what i
NAV. At any rate II Is hard to see why the BoarC
} Of Health cannot at least compel those who pro
duce rice bulls TO burn them, # the honorable
Board does not want to do II
2 Wednesday last All Wing was arraigned in tn
6 Police Court charged with having opium: Ih
D evidence developed the fact to be that All Wing a
= landlord leased a number of rooms to tenants, on
+ of whom unseen by him. was seen by policeman
TO be hiding some tins of opium on the premises
: This vigilant guardian of our rights began
2 search instanter and when All Wing objected, tina
0 a search warrant ought to be produced he va
= himself arrested as an INSTRUCTOR of justice an
: charged with the ofense himself. And Yet IN
: erudite Police Magistrate had to consider the cas-
= two DAYS to decide that All Wing was not guilty
Last evening large and brilliant company as
sembled at the residence of II. A. Widemann Il
Makki. TO witness the marriage OF his daughter
the well-known and favorite Miss Pattle Wide
: mann 10 Mr.. c. o. Berger, who recently cam
among Us but who Is now pretty generally know
- as an enterprisinG 60 ahead man, who Is pleasan
to meet. The ceremony was performed IN the Gel
man language by Father Hermann of the Roma
. I Catholic Church. His Majesty the King, He
/ ROYAL Hiehness the Heir Apparent, and Mrs. L.
: Ceuhorn horlored the occasion by their presencs