Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-01

lister in whom tho public had confidence, and
who was probably looked upon as a conven-
lent cats paw and scape- goat when the time
should arrive.
Mr.. Green was sent for, ard consented to
take office, but few hours inspection of the
documents left by his predecessor in office
caused him Immediately to resign, and the
whole crew had to follow suit A ministry
under the Premiership of Mr.. ". l.. Green
was now formed of men we'll known to and
trusted by the public, and congratulations
poured in from all the Islands of the group.
The first work tho new ministers had to under
take was to rectify, as far as possible, the
evil worked in so short time by the outgoing
officials. The telegraph was employed from
San Francisco to Washington, London, and
Paris, to stop the mischief set on foot by the
Bush-Moreno bungle, jobs not yet consumma-
ted were promptly ignored. and in short time
matters were in fair way Of resuming their
wonted tranquility, and have since been car
ried on carefully and intelligently. Such is
the political history Of the year 1880. 1mmi-
grafton has gone on freely, efforts are still be
ing made to improve the sanitary condition Of
the town, street mending, and road making is
pressed on, buildings, public and private, are
going up in all directions. Several enterpris.
ing gentlemen have invested large sums in
sinking Artesian wells, for the most part with
notable success. Tho telephone has become a
recognized necessity, railway is already
| constructed and at work in Maui, and the
| Hon. S. G. Wilder has gone to the coast to
make arrangements for a line in kohalo, Ha-
wai. There are now seven Inter-island
steamers including the Kapioimi tug. A wire
tramway is working at Kealia, Kauai. His
Majesty the King after pleasant visit to Ha-
wai has gone for tour in Kauai, and con-
templates undertaking prolonged foreign
trip.
| The great Volcano in Hawaii commenced a
most tremendous outbreak early in November,
| different directions down the mountain side:
owing however to the great streams having
followed the courses of former flows, no lives
have been lost and but little valuable land
buried one stream is still progressing slug
gishly, hut no apprehensions of danger are
entertained.
The want of labor is still severely felt, both
| in house and plantation work. Notwitlstand-
| ing large arrivals of Chinese and other immi-
grants, wages are kept up at rates almost
ruinous to employers.
A case of small -pox was brought down by
the australia, and energetic steps were taken
! by the Government and Board of Health to
prevent its spread-we believe we may now
say successfully. All the medical men have
been busy i'll vaccnating far as the supply
of vaccine matter enabled them to do so. The
fact that in every amongst the South Sea
Islanders the operation successful proves
how susceptible to contagion they are
Another case was discovered which had
been concealed on board the CdSsdndra, un-
known to her captain, and the sufferer was
landed, convaescent, in the dead OF the night
and hidden away in a crowded part of the city
| The police got wind of it and succeeded in
finding the patient, lad of thirteen years OF
age, and he and his father have been sent off to
the hospital on the reef, and we can only ear,,-
estly hope that the pest may be stayed with
out spreading abroad.
May the coming year be tranquil and fruit
full of all good We hope to contribute to this
end as far as lies in our power.
THE STEAMER Cdssandru has been allowed
TO sail for China, Messrs. Hackfeld g. Co., the