Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-11-04
HiIp3U ITEMS.

l mere was seized nj lilo, OCTOBER 2Otn, by
Officer b. Brown, twelve cases of various kinds
of liquor marked as belonging to Chinese
merchant Of IIilo. The liquor was sent to the
Sherifi's office. Rev. Titus Coan is doing
splendidly. He cannot yet stand an the leg
that is paralysed, but he can bend ii sometimes,
and it seems to be getting stronger; electricity
is being used. His general health is excellent,
he can talk distinctly, and with ease, and sits
up in chair almost daily Sailed from Hilo,
October 27th, schooner Lda SeJnane,, Capt.
]. K. Spencer, for San Francisco, with freight
as follows: from Papaikou, $40 bags sugar, 3S
barrels molasses; from Waiakea, 1000 bags
sugar, 40 barrels molasses from Costa Plan
tation, $50 bags sugar from Spencer's Plan
tation, 364 bags sugar, 90 barrels sugar, and
800 hides. She also carried five passengers. Sc.
A Social for the Foreign Church, Hilo, was
c. S. Kttredge. The-entertainment consisted
OF Music and Reading. The opening selections
were rendered by Messrs. White, Austin and
Beckwith, who appeared as colored gentle
guitar accompaniment. There were many
conundrums propounded which were intensely
amusing. They closed by singing the old
familiar song, sold Folks at Home, " in which
the audience joined, After that all repaired
to the large dining room of the house, and en-.
joyed some choice refreshments, The second
part of the programme was of biographical
sketch of DIR. Holland, composed by Mrs.
Titus Coan, and read by Mrs. Kittredge ; it
was fine composition, beautifully read. Rev.
w. b. Oleson read selection from Kath-
rina," and Judge +. S. Lyman selection from
Timothy Titcombs Letters. The next on the
programme, Tithing, was in large letters. The
son of DIR. Kittredge appeared dressed in the
old continental style, and took up a collection
with his cooked hat The entertainment
closed with serenade Another instance of
the wisdom and legal knowledge Of Kohala S
Police Magistrate is to be recorded A man,
a native, was arrested for assault and beating
with hoe, evidently with murderous intent, -
a weapon obviously and imminently danger
Gus to life, "-inlicting terrible cash. The
Magistrate, contrary to law, assumed jurisdic-
ton, and, finding the assailant guilty, inflicted
a fine Of $50 with Imprisonment for ten days
instead of committing for trial at the next term
of the circuit court. The coupling on the
main shaft of the kohala mill broke last week,
and together with the shaft, was sent to Homo
lulu per Laka for repairs, and was returned by
the Li&eiike on the 24th. In the mean time,
the cane that had been cut was sent over by
the traction engines to be ground at the Star
Mill :. Last Wednesday forenoon native
attendant OF one Of the engines, with notion
of showing off, it is said, sat on narrow ledge
in front OF the engine, not being seen by the
6river, who therefore supposed he had remain
cd behind. When nearly opposite the. Alma
kea school houses, the jolting Of the engine OF
something threw him off, and the wheel passec
obliquely as il We're, over his legs and lowel
part OF his body. lie was taken into one o
the school houses, where he died within three
quarters OF an hour, and the lads friends took
the remain, away for burial-that was all
There was no official inquiry, Well, this hap
pened in "remote q, district, and the de
ceased was only kanaka. Both the Sherii
and Judge were absent from the district at tn
time The frame of the Catholic church 70
the Portuguese, is being erected just manka o
the court house, at kohala, between il and tn
good road .Dr. Wight has opened a nea
and attractive little store jus, westward Of tn
one formerly occupied by Richardson, starte,
originally by Wood 4 Fabian Kohal
population has received a thinning out, in tn
departure OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Reed, Wm. Patty and wife, Mac Dufe,
and family, one OF the Moss Brothers, ans
three teachers OF the Female seminary, al
within few weeks. An English service
said to have been instituted by Rev. Mr.
Waller, recently Of Honolulu, in one Of III
rooms OF the kohala Club. With three Cath
ole, three Protestant and one English "Re
formed Catholic churches, the district Of nc
hala surely ough, no, to suffer ior wan, {
religious privilege. Natives, Chinese, Potu