The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-08-31

the building recently erected by Mr.. Jas. Campbell
on Fort Street. and adjoining the Library is being
fitted up as lodge room for the Knights of PYthias
When picnic parties 60 to the Park, they should
be careful not 10 throw their bottles about and
break them. II they are piled up under trees, the
Park authorities will have them collected and
buried.
News has been received from San Francisco of
the death of w. G. Talbot Esq, member of the
firm of Pope d Talbot. Mr.. Talbot was on a voy-
age from the Sound to San Francisco and died
suddenly from apPolexy.
There is something decidedly wrong about the
acoustic properties of the New Music Hall much
of the interest of the play lost by the inability
If the audience to hear portions of the dialogue.
We know from experience that 1t is not the fault
of the performers.
Tomorrow evening, at the Astor House Billiard
Rooms, a match game will be played between two
celebrated native players-Messrs. Kamanao and
James Saunders-at which some fine playing may
be witnessed. Game to commence at half-past
seven o'clock.
We have on our table a very fine set of photos of
the kilauea Volcano, and some distant views of
the lava flow, as well as some of the pahoehoe,
taken by Montana. Truly our photographers are
adventurous Mr.. Montana has certainly struck
out bold line in taking kilauea.
The little flying ant which sheds its wings and
is so destructive to books is the sinner which
destroys so much of our furniture. DR.. McGrew
showed us the legs of a couch which were nothing
but an outside she'll owing to the misplaced in
dustry Of these little insects.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent will
hold reception at Alliiolani Hale, on the anniyer-
sary of her birthday, Friday, September ID. The
Diplomatic Body, the Mobiles, the Pnyy Council,
and the Consular Corps, will be received at 1880;
the general public, at IL.
young man, lately from New Zealand, made a
very determined attempt at suicide on Sunday
evening, while laboring under great mentalexci
ment he fired two bullets into his head, both of
which were turned by the skull, and one into the
abdomen, which is likely to prove fatal.
We are requested to say that all the islands are
invited to represent themselves by triumphal
arches, the arrival of the King and that places
will be set apart for them. They can either send
the money down. to be expended by the committee
or send delegations to attend to the matter.
The road to the Park ought to have something
done 10 it, soon or there will be no road left The
material of which 1t is made is light that every
puff Of wind carries quantities of it into the
We have heard it proposed that sand should be
laid on the top. We think a good watering, car
med regularly for some time, would make it all
right.
Whitney & Robertson show in their window a
curiosity which has been picked up in the harbor
1t is tumbler around which a quantity of coral
appropriated the tumbler i in fact, they had
ooalied ii! The devil is now in the hospital
where DR.. McKibbin is attending TO Gundry con-
tusions.
How the houses do increase upon the plains;
compare them with what they were three years
ago, and the change is marvellous. All under the
slopes of Punchbowl there has sprung up quite a
village; it is pleasant to notice small homesteads
rising as well as large mansions; it is the owner of
the small homestead who is going to form the back
bone and man strength of the country.
By the Discovery, Mr. ]. K Wilder has received
q new pump and other machinery, TO the value of
$1,000 for The ice works. The pump is large one,
occupying ten boxes and consisting of twenty-siK
pieces. When this is in position, the ice works
viii be able to turn out thirty tons of ice per day.
MIR. Wilder intends putting up an ice room in
which he can always keep one hundred tons of ice
on hand. No fear of an ice famine after this.
Whose duty is it to look after the grounds
around the Mausoleum At one time these prem
Uses credit to the country at present they are
anything but that. The weeds are growing all over
the grass: the trees remain untrimmed, and the
walks are covered with grass. The sepulchre of
our kings ought TO be properly cared for. We
believe that some one draws a dollar q day for
keeping the place in order and We may very rea-
sonably ask that the money should be earned.
The Comet of which we made mention in our
last issue is not the comet which was noticed some
time ago, 1t Is another celestial visitant; the
former comet split in two July 9th; this extra
ordinary behavior, on his part, was observed by
two astronomers who were watching him from the
observatory in Cincinnati. We believe that this
is the first time that such phenomenon has been
actually observed: comet has separated before,
but it has been in part of his orbit, invisible to
observers on the earth.
Chinaman named All Leona, and who has
lived in Honolulu for 40 years, was arrested on
Saturday last for smoking opium. He was caught
in the act, and offered SIS a bribe to his cap
tors This not succeeding he modestly applied to
Mr.. Dayton TO substitute another man to suffer |
for his wrong doing Failing in both cases, he
testified that he was doctor and the opium had |
been presented for one of his patients. The |
defence also failed and he was fined $50 and SEN
fenced to two months imprisonment.
There has been some trouble among the new i'm |
portation of Portuguese. The captain reports that
on the voyage out the immigrants were speaking |
about the possibility of breaking their contracts
their heads by letters written from here. When |
they first arrived on shore they disposed TO
be defiant; but they committed no overt act, no
notice WIS taken of their behavior. On Saturday /
the roll was called 10 see If they would answer 10
their contracts. One man came forward and |
acknowledged st once that he had signed his con-
tract that he fully understood the terms of It and
that be wished 70 60 to work and fulfill it Turn
ing to the crowd he said they all understood their
contracts, and be was not going to tell a lie to
please anybody. As the man moved away, a num- |
Der of the crowd ran to the woodpile, and seizing
sticks, made for the speaker, declaring they would
kill him. A large force of police was present, in |
anticipation of trouble, and they Immediately ad-
vanced and saved the man. As the immigrants /
then threatened to break out Of the quarantine |
grounds, Deputy Marshal Dayton telephoned for |
a force of soldiers to be sent down 10 assist in /
maintaining order. Thirty soldiers were marched |
70 Fisherman's Point, and at sight of our gallant
forces the indictments vilted ct once. This
mastery massing of our troops perhaps excels the
recent effort made in England at the late review.
Seventeen of those Portuguese, most prominent in |
the ARRAY, Nere arrested and locked up. These were
brought up before his Honor on Monday morning 4
70 answer charge Of assault and battery on one /
Portuguese. One Of the defendants was sentenced L