Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-18

establishing the office of Register of Con-
ycyances, "a. B. Bates, Attorney General,
was the Registsr) an Act making the
American dime n current coin of the King
dom at the value of ten for n dollar, and
legal tender ia all payments not exceeding
five dollars, and over Eve and up to one
hundred, over one hundred and up to ono
thousand eight for every hundred; and
over one thousand five for every one hun
dred dollars an Act to regulate the elec.
ton of representatives. of the people by
ballot; an Act apportioning the representa-
tion of the people, providing for twenty.
four members; an Act for the government
of masters and servants; nm Act to regu-
late the descent of property, both real and
personal an Act dividing the islands into
districts: etc.
On the 9th of April, 1850, Richard II.
Bowlin, was commissioned ns Police Mag
istrate of Honolulu, in the place of C. G.
Hopkins, who resigned. Mr. Bowln was
lawyer by profession, n native of Mis-
souri,, who, cmigrating to California had
como to the Islands for his health, and the
climate suiting him, was Induced to stay.
He made a good Police Magistrate, and
after retiring from Office went into bust.
ness at Lahaina, in company with A. D.
Cartwright, Cbrother of a. J. Cartwright.
Esp also at Kahului and Kalepolepo.
After n residence in the Islands of about
five years, he returned to Missouri and
died there. His brother at one time ropre.
sented the st. Louis, Mo-, district in Con-
gross.
Previous to 1850, bnt little attention had
beon paid to agriculture in these Islands,
beyond the cultivation of vegetables for
ordinary consumption and for the supply of
the whaling feet. In fact, about all the
business Of the country ceutered in the
semi-annual visits of tho whalers But
now, the rapid settlement of California
had opened n profitable market for every
description of Island produce, and among
leading residents it was resolved that the
subject of agriculture should no longer be
suffered to slumber. On the eth of April,
preliminary meeting was held in the
Bethel vestry, presided over by Judge
Lorrin Andrews, G.. II. Bishop being
Secretary, at which Committee, consist
ing of Judge Lee, j. +. b. Marshall, DR..
II. w. Wood, DR.. Wesley Newcombe and
Stephen Reynolds, were appointed to pre-
pare IL circular and call public meeting
for discussing as to what measures were
advisable. The adjourned meeting was
held on the 29th and was largely attended
Speeches were made by Judge Lee, and
Messrs. Marshall, Reynolds, Newcombe,
Armstrong, Whitney, Fuller, Damon, Cas-
tie, johnson of Kauai, and others. The
same Committee above named, was ap-
pointed to correspond with planters and
Others throughout the Islands, to solicit
essays on pertinent subjects, and to call a
general meeting at Honolulu in tho month
of August following, for the formation of an
Agricultural Society aud to take measures
for having at the same time an exhibition
of samples of produce, animals, etc.
May 9th, arrived the ship CharieS, from
Boston, bringing the first lot of iron pipes,
cement, eic., for the Government water
works. Up to this time tho water supply
of Honolulu was obtained from wells, of
which there were very many in the town,
furnishing as we then thought, very fair
drinking water. A small lead pipe had for
some years suhiced to bring water from
Nuuanu for shipping. Mr.. w. Brandon,
civil engineer from Boston, came out on
the ChorleS, and was employed by the
| Government to superintond tho building of
the reservoir Gust above the second bridge)
aud the laying Of the pipes. A stone water
house was built at the foot of Nuuanu
street. surmounted by two stories of wood,
in which were located the station house
and office of tho customs guard BY the
same arrival came j. III. Wood and wife
aud ]. Hardy.
note the arrival, abont the samo date,
of the brig Iepic, Captain G. Ii. Luce, lS
days from San Francisco, by which we
were rejoiced with newspapers from tho U.
S. Oniy two months old, and three months
from London. Capt. Luce first arrived at
Honolulu in May, l848.
BY the ship Eliza IHa,qcicA, from Bos.
ton, May 81, arrived W. +. Allen and T..
ii. Marshall.
June s, VIM. G. Parko was appointed by
the King, Marshal of the Hawaiian
Islands, vice Theophilus Metcalf resigned.
July /, arrived British ship Investigator,
| Commander Robt. j. lie NJ. Mcclure, and
sailed on the 9th for the Arctic, in search
Of Sir John Fronklin's lost expedition. !.
July !, by the ship Sam Russel, from
San Francisco, arrived A. j. Cartwright.
July 81, the seventh anniversary of the
Restoration of the Hawaiian Flag by Ad.
miral Thomas, was celebrated with no lit
tie eciat. Business places were closed
salutes wero fired the town and shipping
decked with flags; the King held recep.
tiou at tho Palace, at which speeches were
made by the Premier aud by Consul Gen.
eral Miller; aud Mr.. Pak, the Kings
Chamberlain, who had recently completed
his new mansion on King street (now occu.
pied by the Hon. c. II. Bishop opened it
with State dinner at which he entertain
ed the King aud Queen, tho Cabinet Min.
listers, Judges, Privy Councillors, etc., the
principal toasts, after that of the King,
being the healths of Admiral Thomas, Mr.
Judd, aud the yo ung Princes then on taeil