Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-08-26


ard street, is pile of assorted rubbish which has
been allowed to remain there for several days
past, and which has acquired smell that per
vades the atmosphere i'll its vicinity to nh extent
that would mako Its removal much appreciated by
such as are living within its reach. Such thing
is clearlya nuisance, and within the meaning OF
the law.
SERIOUS accident happened to Miss Katie
Mossman on Thursday evening party OF young
people, of whom she ono we're going out for
horseback ride to tho Pail. On Beretana street
her horse became frightened and unmanapablo
and ran away with her, turning the corner Of Ala
pal street 80 suddenly to throw her Of She
was rendered insensible by the fall and was quite
severely bruised. We hope TO hear that hor In
juries are not 90 severe az at first reported.
ABOUT midnight on Tuesday last, a FIRE broke out
i'll a native house at Waikiki; opposite the Bath
House, and when discovered had mndc such head
way that 1t was impossible to oxtinguish it.
lamp without chimney OIL q chair burning.
and 1t IL though that the mosquito net caught from
1t. An old gentleman named Naiipaapala who
owned the house attempted to get his little grand
son from the burning building but was unable to
do 3d. and the little fellow was burned to death.
Nearly everything in the house was destroyed.
Nh. W. A. COULTER has just returned from an
extended tour on the Islands of Hawaii and Maui
and has made number of interesting sketches.
AT his studio OH Fort street, may be seen, in
ious stages of advancement paintings of the crater
OF kilauea, showing Halsmaumau and the new
lake, land another showing the burning lava in
Halemaumaui another scene from Hawaii isa view
oil haawaloa, with Captain Cooks monument
IN the distance. Among tho views from Maui are
some beautiful bits of tropical scenery from Wal
iuku and lao Valleys; view of tho town and land
ing of kahului and of the town of Wailuku and
surrounding country Several other sketches when
worked up, will make, when completed, a very in
teresting series Of Hawaiian studies
In the Daily Bulletin Of August Goth, is some.
what extended account Of visit to the Leper Hos
pital at Kakaao wherein the editor ia but
sparing in his laudation Of Drs. Fitch and Rodgers
and speaks Of them rs being "idolized' by the in
mates. With the extravaganza Of the encomiast,
however, we have nothing to do; but with regard
to statements directly contradictory TO the most
spectacle living authorities in other countries,
and to the experience of large majority Of the
physicians hero, We deem 1t duty TO pronounce
them as without basis in fact, and uncon-
formable with any reasonable hypothesis. We
considerit an ignorant Islander upon many respect
able persons, when Il is said that this disease will
only attack the iecherous portion OF our commu-
has apy IN ts sOt ,He as as
nifty, and such statement would not even be true
OF the disease Of which II is tho expressed opinion
OF Dr fitch that ieprosy forms the fourth stage"
II such views NJ these are SOUND or based Oh any
common experience, it is then hugo nquity that
IL being practiced to segregatc the lcper and de-
privc him Of his liberty.
COMPLAINTS still continue to arrive from Koolau
about horse stealing, illicit distllation of liquor
etc. II is well known that certain natives have
been stealing horses and yet there have been no
arrests. short time ago horse belonging to
MIR. Thomas Lloyd WAS missing and he offered
reward OF 70 for its return this amount no after
ward increased TO $40 but did not hear Of his
horse subsequently he raised tho reward TO $l5
returned to him and tho money claimed and paid.
Captain Ross brought two horses with him to the
same place One was taken ont Of the stable dur
Ing the night aud run of and was found two days
after ut Makapuu whore the animal had never
been before. Last Sunday morning Mr.. Henry
took up for trespass horse that was in the cane
Of the horse said rs il was Sunday he would
attend to the matter another time. Tho following
night the horse and one from the plantation were
mediateiy notified but said he would wait until
tho District Justice should come over. Whom
that official arrived he said that nothing could be
done On being satisfied that tho officials there
would not act the matter was laid before Marshal
Parke day or two ago.
IHE following is from the Gazette OF wednes-
day last "a suit for damages has been entered
in the Supreme Court to be heard at its next DC.
@. 4. Rodgers aud G. l.. Fitch. The damages are
set ut $4,000, and arc claimed for alleged NAL
practice IN treating fracture Of the thigh-bonc,
and a dislocation of tho wrist joint, whereby q
nonunion OF the bones In one case, and n perma-
nent anchyloss Ia the other, have resulted. The
plaintiff Is now in the Queens Hospital. and has
been undergoing treatment preparatory to an
operation which We understand Is shortly to DO
performed, whereby II ID hoped to secure a union
u the separated bones, and partial Of the Leg"
THIS Is suit that will DO looked TO with much
interest by the community as being tho first case
for damage against medical practitioners that has
ever been brought 70 trial before Our Courts.
Su.s OF this nature arc common in other countries,
and, while We would wish 10 say nothing in regard
70 the merits Of this particular case, We would
still venture tho remark, that cases Of tho
grossest mal practise IN this town have been allow
cd, through tho peaoe-loving nature Of our CON-
munity 70 90 unpunished, and tho authors to 90
ON with their laundering, NJ II human life aud
happiness were Of little account when compared
with the halo of sanctity that surrounds tho
diploma.
NoiIoIsG several times 81 lato that eltensive
improvements we're being made in Castle 4 Cookies
store on King street oar reporter took look
through tho building tho other day aud noted the
many changes that bad bean made. In the rear
Of tbs building second story has been added 70
tbs large brick SURE houae and ~ capacity there
by grsdtly increased. Tho b0ildinGls also pro- |
vidsd With larGs elevator. very great convent
enos. There Il another elevator IN the rear part
Of the store where every facility has bssn addsd
for packing and Shipping soods. Amongst oshsr
imp.ovsnsnts ~ this part Of the building No mo-
tosd laSes bolt rack With q fall stock d bolts