Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-21
"reminiscences OF HoNolUzu

Kill.
The more important measures passed by the
"long parliament Of 1854, were as follows
Confirming the Charter to the Hawaiian
Steam Navigation Company; To regulate the
Retail OF Intoxicants in Honolulu To remove
all Disabilities Of Aliens by reason Of not OBJ
tanning Certificates Of Nationality; To further
remove the Disabilities Of Aliens to acquire
and convey lands in Fee Simple; To provide
Foreign Juries in the 3rd and 4th Judicial Dis
tricts; For the Encouragement and Suppor,
OF English Schools; To repeal the Law relat
ing to the Kings Chamberlain Relating to
the improvement and disposition Of the Homo.
lulu Water Lots (esplanade) To make Vac.
cination compulsory; To abolish Tonnage
Dues; To establish Mail Routes and employ
Carriers; To create a Court of Probate and
Divorce; A joint Resolution authorizing the
Minister of the Interior to procure an Estimate
OF the probable Cost of supplying the town OF
Honolulu with Water from Nuuanu Valley.
The Appropriation Bill for the year footed up
the sum of $43I,43o. 46-a most extravagant
figure, it was thought.
On the 2oth of September the steamer Aka-
maj IS. b. Wheeler) went to sea for the last
time. She started for Lahaina having on
board between four and five hundred passen-
gers and nineteen horses. Among the passen-
gers were the Prince Alexander and Lot, and
a large number Of well known Honolulu resi-
l.ntc ,,.l,., l.Gt,
water, and apprehensions were expressed tina,
she would meet with some disaster. With
calm weather she might have made the passage
TO Lahaina in safety; but about 10 o'clock a,
nigh, she was struck by heavy squall 4 heavy
sea arose, and she sprung leak. She was
fortunately got abou, and KEEP, ahoat into the
harbor much to the relief Of her passengers,
who were justly alarmed from the fear that the
water was over ankle deep ON her cabin foo,
This was the last trip of the Akamai, she hav
ing been condemned as unseaworthy and even,
ually broken up.
Sept. -, arivhd the U. ). sloop of wa
f3,tSmonih, Capt. Dornin; and on the aane
His Netherlands Majesiy's figate Prime Fyei
oick, 90 guns, Commander Colonel A. c. VaI
Braam Houckgeest. She was en route 70
Japan. Oct. ", arrived U. S. Sn59mAanna
MSnSSippi, both from Japan. The latter ha,
been Commodore Perry's flag ship, he having
gone home, via Ceylon and Suez.
Early in Oct, 1854, the Hawaiian Steam
Naxtuatt.,p NIL. II
long time to carry out their contract with tn
little .4kanai, put on the steamers Sea Bir
and IPeSt feiM in the inter.island trade
These, however, like the first named, were sid
wheel boats, ran at large expense, and althoug
they we're well patronised the business was no
financial success, as was proved by the fac
iha, II did not permanently continue.
II was in October that Messrs. Swan an
Clifford built an Ice House al the foot {
Maunakea street, for the sale OF cargo Of ic
imported by them from Silka, es brig Nebis.
In November the first steps were taken at
public meeting for the establishment Of "Sai
,ors' Home" Prominent in the movemer
were--Rev. 5. c. Damon, Hon. 5. N. Casil,
Hon. G. NJ. Robertson, ]. T. waterhous,
Rev. A. Armstrong, and Captains Walke
Elo, and Neil. The outcome OF this was h
erection Of the building which stands ON II
corner OF Merchant and Bethel streets. Al II
date mentioned there were over one hundre
foreign vessels in the harhor OF Honolulu.
l, may be interesting to note here, that II
the lot ON which the Home stands was donate
by the King in Priyy Council, by the follow
ing resolution;
"RessksrL That the petition for lot
land ior Sailors Home be granted, provide
Il shall be rule established in such Hon
and strictly enforced, that no inioxicaiii
liquors shall be drank on the premises;
woman OF lewd character admitted; no gar
bling allowed nor any disorder tolerate
This resolution shall not be binding ON d
Kings Government unless the sum OF $50
be raised by subscription ios the purpose aiol
said, within 70 months, and on the further eo
d,ion that such Sailors Home shall be equa
available TO the sailors OF all nations, includi
those Of this Kingdom, and when said
ceases to be used for the purpose Of sailo
Home, the same shall revert to the Cover
meni.
ny order Of the Prisy Council. Nov. 40, IS.
LoRsis ANpRgws, sec'y'
December IS, 1854. died kamehAmeha 4
aged iosty-one years and nine months.
had been in failing health tos year psevious
but uAs ssxiously III only five % sin days.
The hour d mosn the announcement vas N,
b. laYsfing II Royal SsandAsd 70 hAlf. "