Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-05

ltOyNI phrly III iuc Guy inc tNFOtfht CUln-
menced the publication of n series of nrt-
cles purporting to be the variations Of Ia.
borers and others recently employed upon
various plantations, who have escaped from
n bondage for which slavery is but n mild
term. IL is evident that tho Chronicle
people nre trying to make capital out of the
garbled stories of some dscontents, and
has made no effort to learn the truth or
falsi,y of the statements. They apparently
think the planters have skeleton i'll their
closets that commissioner or commissions
ers appointed by this Government should be
sent to investigate. This would be the best
possible thing for tho vindication of tho
Islands, provided anyone gave credence to
the assertions of the matchmaking sheet.
The many friends of DR.. j. G.. Holland,
who are in nl quarters of the earth where
,ScrjbDer's Wnynzine is found, will regret
to learn the suddcn decease of this worthy
man on the 18th inst, Mt his house in New
York, from heart disease, in his Goth year.
A novel idea has lately come to light,
showing how to make fortune with.
ont capital. The party that evolved and
conceived it was n man by the name of
Wagner. Some three years ago he com.
menced indiscriininate suits against several
hundred persons for various mounts, from
fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars, and
MS he had no claims against any of the par
ties they did not defend or answer, as tho
fraud was so barc.faced The result was
that Judgment in the cases were rendered
by default, and after the expiration of two
years, when the parties and estates were
debnrred from mn appeal, ho has commenced
forcing and levyng tho executions and has
already received several thousand dollars,
and is boldly following and working out
his rascaly scheme.
The Mussel Slough prisoners, or martyrs,
are free and wcro given grand reception
at Hanford, Tulore County; it was great
dsy there The single track railway being
laid at that place had a very satisfactory
trial recently.
There have been several very disastrous
fires here lately, and in one three mechanics
were burned alive in daylight who returned
to the burning mills to save few tools.
We have had quite stock boom lately.
Sierra Nevada ran up from $500 to $4,000
in about week, and dropped again ms
quickly. | think the manipulators are get.
ting ready for big deal, at which some
one will be pretty well cleaned up.
There are very few theatres running
the business has almost played out, and the
reason of it is that places like the Tivcli and
Winter Gardens do such large business.
Everybody goes to the Tivoli. 1t is free
and easy. Ladies' do not object to their
better halves taking beer and smoking.
think it is because they can SEQ them do
it. What strange Inconsistencies there are;
on tho Market street cars You cannot
smoke, even on the platform, while the la
dies Mt tue Tivoli or Winter Garden do not
object to smoke enough to smoke out a
skunk.
suppose the next excitable news we will
have will be from Ireland, on account of
the English Government arresting Par
nell he has run longer than it was
thought he would.
We are having very cold werther; what
do you think Of the Central Pacific having
to use the snow pillow already this season
The great boom that is coming now is
the Railroad boom ; it has commenced al
ready. ANON.