Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-10-15
SATURDAY PRESS.
OCTOBER IL. 1891
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OCTOBER Is, 1881.
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NOTES OF THE WEEK.
ANEW coat of plaster is being put on the walls
and ceiling of the Post-oiiice.
FouB seamen who deserted from the Hawaiian
bark foidni have not yet been found.
WE pleased to be able to state that the condi-
ton of the Princess Regent is daily improving.
FoRgros paper says that King Kalakaua is
travelling correspondent of the Haiodiidn Gazette.
Mn. \. T. CooEE's new fire proof building on
Queen street near the foot of Nuuanu is being
built of rock.
The fire bell was tested again last Saturday after
noon, but we cannot say that the result was salts
factory.
OwING to lack of space number of communi-
cations and other matter is compelled to stand
over TO a future issue.
MEMORIAL services in memory Of the late Pres-
dent Garfield were held at the Bethel and st.
Andrews churches on Sunday last.
MARSHAL PARKE and the Norwegian Consul have
gone to Hio to inquire into the difficulty with the
Norwegian laborers Mt Papaikou plantation.
"
WE noticed tame deer being led through the
streets the other day. 1t was brought from the
coast on the LAZY Lampson for Mr.. Campbell.
THE weather has been warm and sultry lately,
owing TO the southerly winds. We are not likely
to have the trades again for any length of time
until next year.
AT an inquest held over the remains of Mrs
Daniel Smith who was found dead on Friday
morning of last week. it was found that she came
to her death by taking corrosive sublimate.
No one has been apprehended recently snug
Cling opium into the kingdom but there seems TO
be good stock on hand somewhere among the
Chinese. Every few days some of them are
arrested Tor having the drug in possession.
LAST Tuesday morning Mr.. ]. Il. Price, bar.
keeper Of the Empire House, Lamoaiua of Homo
lulu, was found dead in his room beside his bed
post morten examination by doctors McKibbin
and Hutchinson revealed the fact that his death
was caused by disease of the heart.
Al Fort Street Church Sunday morning, j. A.
Cruzan will preach sermon to parents and
church members upon "The Duty of the Church
to the Sunday School, In the afternoon there
will be n union children's meeting. In the evening
Rev. w. j. Smith of San Francisco, will preach a
revival sermon.
OK Wednesday last, through the carelessness of
an representatives,, Mr.. Baldwin was run over on
King street and knocked down. We have FIRE.
quenty called attention to the Needless driving on
our streets and the necessity of the police officers
keeping sharper lookout The requirement of
proper vigilance when on duty is as much needed
as proficiency i'll drill.
WEDNESDAY afternoon a dray team on Queen
street became frightened and ran away. They
tore along the street and near the corner of Nun
anu street ran into Mr.. Lishman's cart, knocking
both wheels off, breaking ono of the springs, bend
ing shaft and wrecking the vehicle completely
Near the Fish Market one of the horses fell down
and stopped their mad career before further dam
age was done.
DIR. F1ToH, Government physician for the north
ern district of Kauai, has been appointed to fill
the vacancy in Honolulu, caused by the resigna-
ton of DIR. Emerson. 1t was mainly through DIR.
f1tch's energetic measures that the smallpox was
kept from spreading through the native popula-
ton of Kauai when the disease appeared on that
island the appointment will no doubt give gen.
eral satisfaction.
FOLLOWING is the programme for the Band con-
cert at Emma Square, at 4;3O P. NJ. this afternoons
fantasia 10 the Mountains ma:sem"n
2E uaarlMlieuiinmorons new Bnow
Selection styrien Sounds .Weissenhorn
The Band will give an extra concert on Monday
evening, Oct. 18th, at the Hawaiian Hotel
THERE arc still few natives of these islands
working in the gold mines of California. The
ireka journal of q recent date has the following
item: "The death of Kanaka and another
barely escaping the portals of eternity, together
with the rain storm, prevented the Kanakas from
doing much work in their claim in Klamath river
last week, but during the short time they did
work they took ont 100 ounces The cement in
thnrn a I.I,
of gold and the tailings they run into the river
will well pay to work over again.
DURING the week there has been an addition to
the number of places of business in town draped
in mourning in respect to the memory of Presi-
dent Garfield, and flags still flying at half
mourning for period of thirty days, in accord
ance with the resolutions passed Mt the meeting of
American citizens held at the Bethel Church on
Friday of last week. In giving the names of places
decorated in last weeks PREss L. Marchant's
Tobacco Store omitted. 1t was in the manu-
script but was accidently skipped by the COM
positor
LAST Saturday Chinaman who had made two
OF three trips to Kahakaulana in his wagon, carry
ing natives came to grief just below the quaran-
tine ground when on his last return trip about
half-past eight o'clock. In coming up the reef he
got of the track and soon found himself in deem
water. He Immediately began to shout. "haul
in " at the top of his voice and attracted the at
tention OF some natives near by, A man and two
boys went 10 MS ana lOunu him aStrlde the
horses neck. The Chinaman and his wagon were
got to the shore in safety but the horse was
drowned.
SERVICES AT THE oHURcHEs.-Last Sabbath Rev.
DIR. Damon delivered Garfield memorial dis
course at the Bethel in the forenoon and Bishop
Willis similar service at the Anglican Church in
the evening" both Of which give in full in
supplement to-day through the courtesy of the
Gazette. At the Fort Street Church Rev. Mr..
Cruzan delivered an excellent discourse upon per-
sonal influence which appreciated by largo
audience. very large attendance greeted Rev.
w. j. Smith at the Lyceum in the afternoon when
he gave another Of his delightful Bible readings
on the Prayers Of the Bible and in the evening at
Fort Street Church he delivered sermon for
young men from II Samuel, III. Chapter, I'D VERSE.
Died Abner as n fool dieth." The speaker was
pleased TO see so many young men out who liked
TO hear plain speaking, and he should endeavor to
place the truth before them to be readily I'M
derstood. Abner's death was presented from three
heads. His strange stupidity his misused adj
vantages and his nearness to safety, which was IL