Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-27

papers of the 4th of October, from which
are extracted a few items of interest
HONOLULU.
September 2Sth the ceremony Of LAYING
the corner stone of the Young Mems
Christian Association was carried out IN
the presence OF numerous company, rep
resenting most sections of the society OF
Honolulu, and including many national
tiles.
On the ID of October the experiment of
granting liquor to natives was tried in
Honolulu. That there should have been
some considerable excitement when the
strict taboo was taken of was to be ex-
pected, but the day passed of in a very
orderly manner.
A correspondent of the Hawaiian Ga
zette, writing from Honokahau, says 1.-THE
other day among group of children lean
ing on fence l noticed the shiny, swollen
features and distorted fingers of poor lit
tie leper. He was about 10 years old.
Two other children had their arms inter-
twlned with his, and no one had taught
them any caution. He had sister In
like condition. hear of one other leper
In the valley-an adult. They say the of
ficers have been here to seek, but could
not find them. Last night leper from
Waihee came to see me on business, and
sat in one of my chairs. l did not learn
the popularity of his obvious disease till
after he had left"
A rifle match has taken place bet ween a
team composed of officers from the United
States steamer Alaska and team selected
from the Honolulu Rife Association. His
Majesty, who is President of the Associa-
ton, did the honors on the occasion. The
range selected was 200 yards, and resulted
in favor of the Alaska team by forty.one
points.
In the office of merchant of Honolulu
there is large stone weighing fifteen
pounds. 1t liz kept on hand as a specimen
OF the mineral which the far.seeing farmer
OF California packs with mis- hay. The
man who put that stone IL was kindly
hearted, says the Gazette, and had he only
put in few small stones they would, in
all probability, nave got into the hay.
cutter and injured the machine. Good
msn, put in twenty pound stone Next
time
A small shipment of Hawaiiar ice went
to Australia by the mail steamer.
Charles Dillingham; had started for his
place of business on the morning Of the
go of September. Shortly after leaving
his house he encountered two bullock
carts. At these his horse shied, and his
girth giving away, Mr.. Dillingham; was
thrown from the saddle, alight'ng on his
head. Medical skill was of no avail. and
the unfortunate gentleman remained un.
conscious till the '"~7leUt Of his death,
which occurred About 2 P NJ Charles
Dillingham; had been resident of Dstroi,
Mich, before he came to this city, in 1876.
He had just been married before his ar
rival. On his arrival he entered his
brothers store, and three years ago went
into the employ OF Messrs. Castle & Cooke.
HAWAII.
The weather at HamakuA is very dry,
and ali the cane as far as Lidgate's quite
poor.
A slight shock of earthquake was fel. at
Hilo on Friday evening September Odd, at
about half-past o'clock.
A large company OF Portuguese-ninety
all told-were landed at Walskea Mill on
Sunday, September oath. Or this number
forty-eight were men, women and boyg
able to work, and forty-two small children.
Rev. Titus Coan had a paralytic shock
on Saturday morning last, the 10Th. Many
times during that day and the following he
was su pEOsSO w NC uy ing. az last dSGuuhte
he was quite comfortable.
The volcano of Kilauea is az the present
time very active, more so than for years.
On the evening of the l2h inst ii burst
out most grandly, flow from the lakes
pouring over the floor Of TIE crater about
fifteen or twenty feet in depth, and about
one thousand feet wide, running towards
the cliff on which was situated the Vol.
cano house. The sight was the grandest
ever witnessed for at least twenty. FIVE
years. at last accounts the lava continued
10 flow as wonderfully as ever.
HILO.
The public of Hilo were shocked lately
at the spectacle of the prisoners in the jail
of Hilo being compelled to act as beasts of
burden. They were forced to carry heavy,
green lumber over two inches thick, one
foot wide, and sixteen 10 eighteen feet long,
on their shoulders, from the Hllo wharf to
the prison, nearly half mile. Each piece
was borne on the shoulders of two prison
ers that long defiance. They complained
of their shoulders being bruised, torn and
lacerated. Most of these men were pris-
oners for petty offenses.