The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-09-21

ward rapidly. Queen street will soon present
substantial array of fine freproof buildings and II
appearance will be in marked contrast with the
old wooden buildings which occupied these lots
some four years ago.
Our friend Y, that most efficient member of the
police force was round the other day. He had
prepared himself for his vondrous duties in the
following manner: Item-a portion of a bunch OF
bananas for the refreshment of the inner man.
item-a shinele wherevith TO rest the weary body
of the guardian of the public safety; item-a
large white umbrella, lined with green, to protect
KS. brain from the effects Of the sun.
Nov that the order for carriages and expresses
has been issued, TO prevent their crowding the
entrance to Aliiolani hale, it might be Just well
TO issue a regulation as to the way carriages
should drive round Emma Square. At thepresent
time they have Lappy faculty of getting into a
we have killed Minister. In England they
always kill a Bishop to gain point of this kind.
Religious services are held regularly in Oahu
prison in the native language. and Mr.. Sit Moon
waits upon his numerous countrymen to preach
the Gospel. but the English speaking portion Of
the inmates have been almost entirely neglected
hitherto. On Sunday last four gentlemen made a
Christian call and held short service, and with
permission, they and others have promised to con-
tinue TO offer spiritual consolation TO the unfor-
tunates-
The police authorities were applied to the other
day in regard TO a man WHO was becoming very
\ crazy. The reply properly, that an appllca-
tion should be made to magistrate. The man
/ had quieted off somewhat the next morning. The
unfortunate man was suffering from over religious
excitement We are Informed by two medical
men that there two other cases of similar
character which they are treating, one being that
of lady.
We would like to know why the Cinnamon who
were witnesses of the fight between Pratz and the
/ gang on Monday last. were not subppnaed at the
] trial 7 A lame story comes along that they were
satisfied and did not wish to leave their work to
come TO Court Justice requires all witnesses, at
whatever Inconvenience to themselves, to be pre-
sent at such trials. Were the Cinnamon fright
ened or boughtg
Can anybody tell rs what is ''tinciural degenera-
ton = Last night sat with cigar in our mouth
as usual, but having read our Press had all sorts
of dreadful creepy feelings. We heard man
lately described as being affected with " historical
sentimentalism, coincident with atrophy of the
/ intellect" What dreadful disease! Has it any
\ thing to do with smoking any other mode of
excitement?
We have seen the plan of the new structure
which is TO be put up in place of the old Union
Saloon. 1t promises to be conmodious building
well adapted for the purpose it Is intended viz,
printing Office and two stores We understand that
Mr.. James Campbell intends TO put up new
/ store on the premises now occupied by Mr.. Ihos.
/ g. Thrum. The street will soon present quite
handsome appearance.
horse belonging to a gentleman largely inter
/ ested in the money matters of this town, went
round collecting the other day. he marched into
a Chinaman's store and pretty well astOnished the
! Celestials. he had managed to run away with
| the wagon. 1t some time before he could
be persuaded that no bills owing were from that
particular establishment. Finding the statement
true the gallant grey permitted himself to be re-
habilitated.
In connection with the Chinese Christian Church
/ is Sabbath School for boys There were present
! on Sunday last 50 pupils and Is teachers. This is
strong evidence of the desire of Chinese youths to
/ acquire knowledge of the English language, and
il is TO be hoped an insight into Christianity also
All Chinese cordially invited to attend, and the
object would be further promoted by employers OF
Chinese directing their servants to Fort Street
Chinese Church every Sunday at 2:3O P. NJ
Ma foolish reports were circulated round
town about the Chinaman who assaulted by
Pratt It was asserted at time that he was
! dead, and that the authorities of the plantation
| would not permit any communication with town.
! There no foundation for such reports. We
/ must add that the manager, Mr.. Richardson, was
away at the time the outrage occurred, and that
upon his return he did all in his power to relieve
the injured man, appointing two white men TO
look after him.
We see Mr.. E. P. Adams has taken one of the
stores in CampbelI's new block on Fort street: it
is to be a show room for the California Furniture
/ Manufacturing Company we looked through the
| stock and noticed that some very handsome woods
had been used in making the furniture up. One
set especially struck US, being made of Pr1mayera,
Mexican wood, California laurel and Tahitian
tamano: the effect was very pleasing Anyone
wishing to furnish will find an excellent assert
ment TO choose from.
Among the Chinese employed as cooks about
| the restaurants are some magnlhcently made men,
! we were very much struck with their physique,
fine broad shouldered fellows with we'll developed
muscles it is curious however, to notice how fab
/ by their muscles are brace up Caucasian's arm
and the muscles as hard as iron, but the
| Chinamen's muscle never harden. One has good
opportunity of studying form in the restaurants,
because the cooks all work bare down to the waist
The Minister of the Interior has issued an order
| forbidding the express wagons remaining about
the doors of Aliiolani Hale-they are to drive up,
| deposit the passengers and then to draw up at a
distance from the door. This order is a good one,
some months ago adverted to the unpleasant
crowding of the expresses around the door, which
prevented any private carriage approaching The
order will probably be obeyed as failure to obey
will be punished by the withdrawal of the license.
We must apologize to His Honor for suggestion
that he had been one of the judges at a race meet
ing after he became His Honor. As the law now
stands it would have been an anomaly, 1t would
/ have been no slur upon bis Honor, since honora-
bic men have filled the position all over the world.
Our Police Justice. however, is always consistent,
I and as the law reads he would have been incon-
sistent to have acted judge in horse race.
We apologize to His Honor for the mistake that
was made through erroneous information.
Mr.. George Bicknell, partner of Mr.. William
| Greig IN the ownership of Fannings and Wash
ington Islands returned TO Honolulu, in the last
/ trip of the Jennie Walker, after an absence of
twenty FIVE years. Mr. b. is brother of Rev. j.
Bicknell of Hawaii, whom he intends visiting
before his return. The Honolulu of twenty i've
yearsa AGO and of today rather astonished him. So
marked were many Of the changes that very few of
the old familiar land marks remain TO greet his
eye.
Another runaway occurred on Saturday. Mr..
Woods team became frightened and tore up Fort
street at a break-neck pace The policeman and
some other people who we're standing at the top of
Fort street, attempted to turn the frightened
animals by waving hats and handkerchiefs, but
they only swerved, thereby bringing the wagon IN
contact with the corner. resulting In a thorough
| smash The debris of the vehicle remained at the
corner, while the horses continued on their course,
and the last seen of them by our informant was a
cloud Of dust in the distance.
"What is Gospel Temperance 2" will be the
subject of Mr. Hallenbeck's second farewell adj
dress. TO be delivered or Friday evening at Fort
street church. The service will commence as
usual at half-past seven o'clock. As this is Mr..
Hallenbeck's favorite theme we may expect TO
see the church filled to overlooking. The warning
to Come carly, is almost unnecessary. On
Saturday the friends of the Evangelist, with the
kind permission of Judge McCully, purpose hold
ing an informal reception at Pavaa. All friends
are cordially invited 10 be there.
Yesterday afternoon Norwegian, confined in
the Station House, succeeded IN making his es-
cape With the aid of a small piece of board which
he tore of from one corner of the cell he managed
TO pry up one of the flooring planks, and crawled
through under the cells 10 the Palama end of the
building, and from there managed by the aid Of
friendly plank to scale the wall into the Iron
Works yard, when he was free to 90 where be