The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-02-09

paper basket we see.
Weather was beginning to look threatening again
when the steamers left.
The German bark Hsyrfne arrived on Friday
from Canton bringing go Chinese.
]. N. Monsarrat, Esq, has been appointed Com
missioner CO Deeds for the State of California.
~our scourge'' seems to be the very apt name
with which one of our neighbors has labeled
himself.
The Chinaman who escaped from the chain
gang some weeks ago has been caught and brought
to town.
Next Saturday, February 18th, is the seventh
anniversary of His Majesty the Kings accession
TO the Throne.
The Minister of the Interior has revoked the
licenses of express wagons s. T. 35 and 1l9 for dis
obeying police regulations.
Mr. Justice Judd, w o. Smith, Esq, Deputy
Attorney General and other members of the bar
returned from Kauai on Sunday morning.
Vaccination parties are the order of the day.
We noticed all The band boys marched down to a
little gathering of this kind the other day
The auction sale of furniture at Mr.. Theo. H.
Davies viii take place to-day at 10 o'clock and
not on March 9Th as enormously advertised.
The A. P. Jordan arrived on Friday last from
San Francisco after sweet passage of 81 days
from port to port She brought quite large
mail.
During the week we have had a continuance of
south winds accompanied by heavy showers, and
the streets in consequence have become very
muddy.
In view of the spread of smallpox in Honolulu,
! it has been decided by the Board of Education to
close the Public Day Schools of the city until
further notice.
Rehearsals for amateur representation Of
"Pinafore" have been commenced and in a cou-
pie of months or so we may expect TO see the little
vessel duly launched
No passengers are TO be allowed to proceed to
the other Islands for the present We understand
that there to be strict regulations with regard
! to landing freight.
What is the matter with the arithmetic of the
Press 1t says that on Friday evening there were
smallpox cases reported making ten iIi all
fiOo tcliifes and ten NATIVES
A sharp thunder storm burst over the town about
3 o'clock on Tuesday morning it was accompanied
/ by torrents of ram. The storm was however, of
/ short Duration not above an hour or so.
We hear that about $3.50 has been paid over to
] the benevolent fund of the Fire Department by
/ Fire Marshal Mcguire, the proceeds of fines col
lected from those who had neglected fire regula-
/ tons.
The Committee of thirteen appointed at the
Kaumakapili meeting waited on the Regent on
Monday. They presented their petition and were
/ informed that ID. II. H. would give the document
4 her consideration.
! In the search for nurses for the smallpox
/ patients well-known native woman was requested
\ TO act as she had had the disease. No, she
4 replied, 90 and get those Lunamalaainanas who
were 50 ANXIOUS 10 Introduce the Chinese y
A lad in town says he likes to go to the theatre
too orfun (s)-he goes there on foot as Wells he
can, WILSON have carriage however. (Ihe man
who handed us this has since been sent TO brother
Hassinger to be put to death by slow tortGre.l
The Ltkeiike makes the circuit trip of Hawaii
I this week but only carries freight, passengers
will be allowed to leave this port for the other
Islands until all risk of contagion is past. Next
week the Lkeiike will lay up for repairs and will
not resume her trips for fortnight at least
The Advertiser apparently delights to bask in
/" court sunshine in addition to its "By Auhor-
ity " columns winch it inheIits from the late Min
istry and which the present one is working out on
the principle of getting nd of deads horse, 1t now
treats us TO heading of Court News
On Monday morning the runaway Chinaman
who had been re-captured on Friday, was dis
covered dead in his cell at the Station House; he
had committed suicide by tearing his blanket INTO
| strips twisting them together and then hanging
himself His sentence was for ten years.
During the present trouble it would be well for
people when they can. to keep their cooks upon
their premises and where they cannot to try and
find out something of their places of residence. A
keen eve should also be kept upon all wash
houses, especially where the washing is done by
| natives .
On Sunday evening last the steamer MokOlH took
about thirty-seven lepers on board for Kalauao,
Molokai. Several Of the poor creatures were car
[ ried to the steamer N wagons, being unable 70
walk Nearly all of this number were brought
from Maui in the Likeii&e, on Sunday morning
last.
Indignation meetings held for the purpose of
attacking the executive during the prevalence of
dangerous epidemic, show clearly how fitted the
! people are who call such meetings to cope with
the difficulties that the Ministry are fighting. An
/ indignation meeting, held nightly, would proba-
bly, spread smallpox as thoroughly as 1t could be.
The Board of Health is doing commendable
service in searching out and collecting smallpox
patients But it is not very wise for an open pest
cart to stop and to be allowed TO collect curious
crowd who at once press upclose TO see the untor-
! tunate pAtients-and IKE the infection! And yet
! this is Just what has occurred-so are informed
last week.
The steamer EilaWea Hon has been making some
rapid time between this port and Kahului Last
Friday the steamer left Kahului and reached here
on Saturday morning. She left again on Saturday
evening and reached Kahului on Sunday, leaving
there the same evening for Honolulu, and arrived
here ON Monday morning. She sailed again yester-
day for hahului.
We have had placed in cur hands letter from a
gentleman in Portland who is interested in micro
scopv who desires to obtain some 81 ecimens of
marine diafoms. If any one interested m the mat
ter will let us have some specimens We have in our
possession some diatomaceous earth from New
Hampshire which shall be happy to give in
exchange Savanis to the fore!
AT the last regular monthly meeting of Homo
lulu Royal Arch Chapter No. 1, the following Off
GERS were elected and installed for the ensuing TERM
viz: H. p. A. Macintosh; King, g. West Scribe,
Z. p Adams: Captain Host, G. Williams; Principal
Sojourner ID. Dayton; Royal Arch Captain, II. r.
ter Second Vail, l.. Marchant Master First Vail,
E. B. Fred Treasurer, Jno. S. Walker; Secretary,
]. NJ Dat, jr.; Tyler, Vim. Babcock
Things were lively in and around the harbor
last Wednesday, large sailing vessels, inter
island steamers, and several schooners went ont,
all had been detained by the extraordinarily heavy
south wind The sailing vessels could have got
away several days before, if we had only had tug
strong enough 10 tow them out to sea ii. NJ ). 3.
Pele was however unable to face the gale; we
require better tug Money spent for this pur-
pose would be better spent than IN some things
that the public funds are squandered in
Most of the smallpox patients have been re
moved to the reef, but one woman, resident next
do,r TO SpauldinQ's store the valley road being
near her confinement was obliged 70 be left The
house is of course under strict quarantine IN
Sunday evening she gave birth toa child and up
to present writing both mother and child are doing