The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-11

Repairs to the Pail road will shortly be under
taken.
The steamer Mokolii leaves Oh Saturday with
sixty lepers for Molokai.
Mr.. Ellis was trying a new horse up Fort Street
yesterday. When's the sale?
One of the photographs taken Of the Mariposa
when leaving on Tuesday is very good
Gideon West has new appliances for the manu-
facture and repairs of carriages and vehicles of all
kinds.
Who is the newspaper man in town that is said
10 looks as if he wrote two lines 4 day and then got
tired?
The new brick structure being builr on Nuuanu
Street, near King, for Steven Spencer, is very near
" finished.
What was the matter with the Gdzette'S CONNER
cial news this week; who can understand the first
paragraph?
The social of the Algeroba Lodge will be held in
the hall of the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms instead of the hall
Of the Knights of Pythias.
Mr.. Charles Hustace has full power of attorney
to act for Mr.. Bolles in all business matters dur
ing the absence of the latter,
The Minister of the Interior has taken in hand
the matter of opening up Merchant street which
will shortly be vigorously pushed on.
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Brewster Wood, of Philadel-
phia, Penn, are staying at the Hotel. Mrs. Wood
is a charming pianiste and her brilliant perform
ances have been a source of real pleasure to the
guests.
The following was the rainfall at Mr.. j. W
Woods dairy ranch in July: On 9th 20 inch, 8th
.88in, 10th .38in. 18th 4.34in, 14th 2.90in, 18th
2Oin, 22d .lOin, 9th SO. 28th .12in: total 9.98
inches.
His Majesty was the recipient Thursday morn
ing of an excellent photograph of Iolani Palace,
mounted in a handsome frame. This photograph
which was taken and presented by Mr.. J. Williams,
is one of the prettiest views of the Palace that has
ever been seen, it is also very superior as a work of
art being very clear and accurate in every little de-
all.
On the last occasion of the anniversary of the
Accession of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, - Adj
miral Ting of the Chinese navy, dressed his ships
with bunting in the harbor of HOngkong. The
Daily Press does not remember seeing Chinese
gun-vessels pay any attention to the customs OF
| foreigners before, and asks is it possible that in
structions have been given that the English are to
be cOnciliated, now that there is really a likelihood
of a rupture with the French?
Horace Mayhew, says the London Caterer, once
Joined a league for the suppression Of tips" to
walters. launching one day, he began to feel ner-
NOuS u ) IHS tlIue paying II Dllt dIiA'SO' Dut
finally mustered courage to saw: 8 William, / am
! sorry for you, but 1 have joined the No-Tippers. "
well, Mr.. Mayhem, !" answered William mildly,
50 as you are an old customer, i don't mind te cling
You that / have joined a rum lot too. We've
bound ourselves to upset hot dishes by accident
over the legs of stingy customers.
A Chinaman named Aku was yesterday charged
at the Police Court with keeping a disreputable
house. A number of witnesses for the prosecution
showed clearly that the house was neither more
nor less than q brothel and the evidence was of a
| most disgracefal character and entirely unfit for
publication. The defendant, by the advice of his
counsel, pleaded guilty and was fined a hundred
dollars and costs. Fortunately such instances are
rare in Honolulu, and this is probably the first
case of the kind that has ever been heard here.
Mr.. J. Williams our we'll known photographer
goes to Hilo next week and thence on to the volcano
! where he intends to remain until he has taken such
good photographs of the crater and its surround
ings as he has made up his mind to get. He will
also take views of Hilo AMI its neighborhood and
such other places of general interest as he may
visit. Mr.. Williams h.s D sen asked to undertake
this trip by photographers in America who are
eager, in consequence of the growing interest in
the States concerning this Kingdom, to obtain a
large series of good views of its most interesting
scenery.
One of the forms for tax assessment was recently
sent to a lady in Honolulu instead of to her hus-
band; she however was equal to the emergency and
filled I'D the document in due course. The re-
turns specified that her property consisted of cas-
ties in the air, and that the only person in her en-
ploy was her husband and she considered that he
was taxed heavily enough already; the Assessor
thought so too and made no change on him. The
lady also possessed an orinthorhynchus, but as this
animal did not come under the class of either horse
or dog she was allowed to go free and contributed
nothing to the revenue of the country.
The schooner Nettie Merrill left Lahaina on We'd
nesday afternoon arriving in town Thursday morn
ing with the mournful news that Mr.. James Hay
selden was dangerously i'll and hardly expected to
recover. 1t seems that Mr.. Hayselden about two
months ago went to San Francisco for the benefit
of his health, but finding that the air there was too
cold he at once returned to Honolulu. A few weeks
since he went to Lahaina aud on Tuesday was
seized with a severe hemOrrhage, the result of an
accident, which was not stopped for nearly twenty
four hours, leaving him in a very exhausted condi-
ton. Mr.. Thomas Hayselden is with his brother,
and Thursday afternoon DR.. BrOdie and Mr.. Fred
Hayselden went TO Lahaina in the Nettie Merrill,
there being no steamer in port which could take
them. DR.. Trousseau was precluded by his bust
ness engagements in town from accompanying Mr..
Hayselden, and it is to be hoped that his brothers
illness is not so serious or dangerous as has been
reported.
Captain Bates, of the S. s. Iwalani, was Wednes-
day temporarily superseded in his command of that
steamer by a yang bull that was being shipped to
Hawaii. His bullship made some disturbance on
shore but when hauled on board he quickly got
clear of his lashings and took TO lashing on his own
account with his hind quarters and so effectually
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the shaking of a lambs tail and took complete
charge, even Captain Bates quitting quickly his van
tage ground. After a quarter of an hours intense
excitement when seven boys, three men and five wo-
men were not gored to death and the ball lost one
horn he was eventually made fast again to the rig
ging with a piece of clothes line; this and the rig
ging both carried away and again his buIlship was
monarch of all he surveyed. Ultimately a brave
kanaka made him fast when he was wedged tightly
between the windlass and mast, and again all was
quiet. But Eot- for long, for a FESTIVE horse on the
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