Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-09

THE weather has been quite showery for several
days.
The ice wagon broke down on Wednesday near
the foot of Liliha street.
NUMBER of people will leave Honolulu Tor the
other islands next Tuesday.
THERE have been number Of accidents lately
happened to people on horseback or in vehicles.
BIENNIAL meeting of the Trustees of the
Queens Hospital will be held at Aliolani Hale to-
day.
THERE will be meeting of the Mission Chill
dren's Society this evening at the residence of
Judge McCully.
NUMBER of people from Honolulu went to Wal
aua to spend the Fourth, and report having had Il
splendid time.
BUGGY belonging to the Hon. A. s. Ceghorn
considerably damaged by being ridden into
on Monday last.
The monthly reception of Her Royal Highness
the Princess Regent was held on Thursday at
Washington Palace and was largely attended.
The schooner Mana had her fore peak-halyard
bolts carried away last Wednesday night when off
Koko Head. She returned to Honolulu for repairs
The 4th of July reception, for which invitations
had been issued by General Comfy, was not held
on count of the death of the Chancellor of the
Kingdom.
THE flags at the Palace, Government building,
Consular offices and shipping flew at half mast on
Sunday in token of respect for the memory of the
Chief Justice.
WE publish two letters to-day describing the
progress of the lava flow Hawaii, which has
become quite active of late, and Is now threaten
ing the town of Hilo.
DIR. L. A. PoRT, of San Diego, who has been IN
Honolulu in the interest of the Atlantic and Pacif
c railroad, left here for California by the city Of
Neo York last Tuesday.
IT is rumored abroad pretty confidently that
coadiutor to the Rt. Rev. Bishop Maigret has been
nominated and will shortly be consecrated, prob
ably Ill San Francisco.
The Band concert at Emma Square on Thurs
day evening very largely attended. There
will be another moonlight concert at the same
place next Monday evening".
MEssRs. BRoGLIE, SPEAR & Co., jewellers of
Fort street. have presented c. Macfarane, Esq.
with gold medal, Ill recognition of the achieve
ment of his colt Gen. Garfield
HEAVY rain squalls have visited us every day
this week. This will help the country to withstand
the scorching which may be expected in
the course of the next two months.
WE hoped to have been able 20 give the annexed
Custom House returns last week, but the kahului
COulu nOt De returned III his port Is
growing III importance every month.
The only criminal case yet disposed of in the
Supreme Court, is that of Rex VS.. W. Wright,
charged with malicious injury The defendant
found guilty and fined S75, with costs, S2S55
Mr.. NJ. L. BEcKwIrH for many years principal
of Fort Street School. but lately engaged in plant
ing at Punamalii, Makawao, Maui, died on Tues
day, July 9th. The funeral took place on Wednes-
day afternoon.
The Clergy and Church Wardens of st. Andrews
are much inde bted to the Marshall and the public
| generally for their assistance in the church and
churchyurd on the occasion of the funeral of the
| late Chief Justice
| Mrs. FREETH had an awkward fall from her
| horse on Monday. The horse becoming excited on
| the way home Mrs. Freeth lost control over it
and was thrown. She was much shaken and bruis-
| cd. but nothing worse.
The schooner Wain,aln on her last trip to Ha-
puu, Kohala, Hawaii, experienced such rough
weather that she had to return to Honolulu with
| out discharging her cargo She lost an anchor
and about thirty fathoms of chain.
| The new fire bell for the Fire Department has
arrived and will be in position in "a few days. 1t
is four feet in diameter, three and half feet
| high and weighs fourteen hundred pounds. 1t IL
| by far the largest bell in the kingdom.
An inquest was held ON the remains of the
| Chlnaman fOunu last week ~ IlOnoulull. ~ NeT-
dict was returned that the deceased Lad been dead
| for probably some months, but there was no
evidence as to how he came by his DEATH
The announcement of the Thursday reception
| to be held by the Princess Regents, was mis-
take, as IL X. IL. had not intended to receive on
Thursday last account OF the recent decease Of
| the Chancellor. II. IL. IL. left town yesterday.
OK Tuesday next, the 18th inst, the date set by
the Board of Health for the raising Of the tabu on
passenger traffic between Oahn and the othei
Islands of the group, tho steamer Liteike VIII ro
sumo her circuit trips OF the island OF hawaii.
WE understand that arrangements are being
made to provide the members of the Library and
Reading Room Association with a free Musical
and Literary Entertainment sometime within the
next ten days. Particulars will DO announced
hereafter.
In the show window of Whitney d Robertson's
store are two coloied sketches by j. Nawahi
showing the town of Hio and vicinity, and thu
| course Of the lava How There is also small
map of the heavens, showing the position OF thu
| new comet.
Tue schooners Waioii and k.iamann collidet
last Friday night between the bell buoy ant
Diamond Head. The hniamdnn ran into tn
| WaioL, striking her amidships and smashing In
her side and her small boat. She also had be-
foresaii split from top to bottom.
LAST Monday horse and dray was backed ove
| the Custom House wharf into the water. A rop.
MAS nut around the horses neck and he was KEEP
ado t until he could be cut loose from the vehicle
| He was raised onto the wharf with considerable
difficulty. This is the third accident OF the kim
recently.
Nh. MACY, wlrD has had some experience witl
tho disease called (" swelled-leg" among Chinese
pronounces it u kind OF sourvy and says that II i
not necessarily fatal. The usual remedy employe,
by Chinese is y diet Of potatoes boiled in vinegar
| and in cases where there IL much inflammation
| poultice of the material.
TIE regular monthly entertainment Of tn
Temperance Association at the Lycsum last Tues
day evening we're very interesting, although OWN
10 II being steamer day and following . holiday
thu number present vas not 70 large e usual 4
| addition 70 The customary Address and musics
sslsctions, thea ) vsro introduced rev feature o
many OF which were smusing and entertaining
and more than one spsskfG had 70 b CALLED
l "time.