The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-04-08

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sar Late papers from the Coast record the
occurrence Of the biggest snow storm known
since white men took possession OF the noun
tains. For seven days the freight traffic was
wholly stopped, and the passenger traffic was
also suspended for part of the time. Some par
ticulars on the subject will be found under the
head of late news, in another column. The
floods on the Missouri and Mississippi, of which
we recently gave some account, abated very
slowly. The destruction and misery they caused
may be judged of by the fact that in arkansas
alone it was computed that 20, 900 people were
in absolute restitution, and that the half putrid
bodies of drowned animals had been resorted to
for food.
~ The following is from L'Indepsndenee
Beige. Eau CAvEAU BELGE.-Our readers will
remember that His Majesty KALAKAUA l., during
his stay in Brussels, desired to taste the beer of
the country and to see de pisu one Of our saloons.
For this purpose he paid a visit TO the Cdrsau
Beige, kept by Auguste Adams, Rue RoyaIe,
opposite the Bellevue Hotel. As a memento Of
this royal visit, Mr.. Auguste Adams-who is at
one and the same time all original and a philan-
thropist-has had the chair, on which the Hawa-
iian monarch sat, gilded. and has had engraved
on the wall opposite the entrance an inscription
thus worded-" Saloon honored by the presence
of His Majesty KALAKAUA Ist.. King Of the Ha-
waiian Islands, the 9th July, 1851" Further,
he has had photographs taken of the chair and
the inscription. copies of which reproductions
will be sold for the benefit of the Charity of the
" Vieur Vttemenis - (old garments.) The saloon
'.Aa CaUeau Beige thus acquires "A new cele-
brity. We say neC because already in 1880, it
served as the place of meeting of Belgian patri-
OTIS who many a time during the memorable
days of September, fired from thence on the
Dutch"
p5- We advocate the widening of Merchant
Street beyond Fort Street. 1t is the chief high
way between the centre of business and Govern
ment quarters; and is now n dirty, obstructed
lane. We hope erelong that the widening of
the street, now very feasible, will be considered
and carried out. We hope to see at least fifteen
feet added to a well paved highway with suita-
BILE sidewalks, and that in the march of improve
ment, the old p. G. ADVERTISER premises with
other u~nsightly distractions will be ordered out
of the way. The spirit of the p. C. A. does not
depend on its premises. 1t will be the same,
whether edited on the summit of Tantalus, or
by the margent of the sea: whether in a hale-piIi
or a marble hall. For its inspiration is in n de-
sire to do good in its day and generation; and
to do justice to prince and peasant, to planter
and to pauper alike, within the rounded realm of
King KALAKAUA. So, move on with the widen
ing and improvement of Merchant Street. We
are ready to pitch our tent anywhere, to set up
our press by the wayside, and still faithfully full
fill our duty as public chroniclers. Another mat
ter in this connection. An aesthetic public will
be disposed to bless an enlightened and aesthetic
Minister of the Interior for the removal of an
eye sore, at the terminus of Merchant-street,
the ugly angle of rookeries adjoining the resi-
dence of Hon. p. Kanoa. This is Government
property, and its disposition within the Minis
ter's province.
g A ramble over Messrs. HOLSTER & Co.'S
warehouses and mandatory well repays the
privileged visitor. In their present capa- 1
cious premises in Nuuanu street there
is room for all absolute requirements - a
place for everything in their varied stock,
to which it may be added that every
thing is in its place. This firm deals in
tobacco in all its forms, has an extensive bust
ness in drugs and chemicals, and makes a
speciality of its perfumery stock, all of which is
imported from the leading houses of the old
world. To these several business they add the
manufacture of aerated waters. The factory, a
large room at the rear of the retail store is of
ample size for its purposes. The generator, the
double fountain and the machines for bottlingI
and for filling syphons are ranged on one side
of the place whilst the racks for bottles, etc,
occupy the side and the centre of the room. The
products of the factory are known to all resi-
dents of Hawaii nei. Only the pure fruit acid
made from the lemon and other fruits of the
lime family (chiefy a Sicilian. product) is used
by this firm in these manufactures. At the rear
of the factory is a store for corks, packages, etc.
The side approach to the back premises, is mar
row, but the defect has been fully remedied by
means of a railway, the first laid down for such a
purpose here. The wholesale departments of the
business require special accommodation, which
has been secured in one of the brick stores
erected about a year ago by Judge Widemann.
F A Chinaman named Lee Young, living at
Maluawai, in the Koolau district, near Kailua, is
in custody on a double charge of arson and at
tempted murder. A native woman named Maui
ika had been living with him, and had promised
to marry him. She backed out of her promise,
and in revenge he set fire to a house belonging
to her. This was at an early hour or Tuesday
morning. The woman was at another house,
belonging to Kuawela, about half a mile of.
and seeing the fire come out of the house. Lee
Young came there, and standing on the steps
above her, fred three shots at her, the last of
which struck her on the side, but fortunately
glanced off again. Kuawela, who was by, seized
Lee Young and bound him, but subsequently
loosed his hands, because he thought he was i'll.
He had no sooner done so than Lee Young
stabbed him on the left side with a butchers
knife, but only inflicted a flesh wound. He was
then at once confined. Meanwhile, Mauika's
house was wholly destroyed. The hour of the
occurrence was about $50 a. m. When Lee
Young met Mauika, another Chinaman was
with him, who subsequently got out Of the
way. A hunt has been made for him, and
after n search all dav Yesterday. be was found. |