The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-24

4 vEET fine marble tombstone arrived by the
Amy Turner. The design : unique, representing
al anchor, cast at rest-
TIE steamer James Make reports being unable
70 take freish; on board AZ hll4uea, owing to
boistcrou- weather. The new wharf Is approach
iuS completion.
Tax swittsure Cricke; Team, in their second
innings. knocked together AJTuns for three wickcts,
"a q which were made by Flas Lieut.. Evan
Thomas, who was sui welding the willow when
the stumps were drawn
ON Easter Monday evening. March 26,h. - 80
o'clock, VIII bee given on IT. Andrews Cathedral .
Hymnal Service compiled by the Bishop Of Homo
lulu The music Will be sung 10y the boy choir Of
IOlani College. under the direction Of Mr.. Wray
Taylor. All seats are free and everybody Is cordG
ally invited 70 attend.
THURSDAY was the eighty-sixth anniversary Of
the birth Of His Majesty the Emperor Of Germany.
By the latest accounts from Europe, His Imperial
Majesty was still in the enjoyment Of good health
and there l. every every prospect and hope OF his
living for several more years. Flags were displayd
on board the Swiftsure, Wachusett, and at the
various C0nsulates IN honor Of the occasion.
The old Pantheon building that has stood on the
corner Of Fort and Hotel streets for so many wears
Is a thing Of the past. Mr.. James Dodd has
caused il 10 be torn down. and on its site he in
tends erecting a building with a fifty feet front on
each street. The new building Will be one story in
height with q seventeen foot ceiling, and viii be
opened as a billiard and bar room when completed.
Mr.. GEORGE F. WELLS has sold his business
establishment on Fort street to hessrs. Lycan y
I Johnson U ~-JsOyO CASH. nc VII SDDI WISH
Europe and the United States 70 purchase q COM
plete stock Of goods for the new firm. His family
Will accompany him on the trip, and we take
pleasure in wishing Mr.. Wells as much prosperity
IN the future Is he has so cOnspicuOusly won and
justly merited in the past.
o. the 18th instant Saturday the schooners
Uilama and kekauluohi collided in Hanalei bay.
Both vessels were at anchor, and were caused 10
drift together by the heavy westerly swell. Neither
are competent to take in cargo. The master Of the
Uilama writes, that he would leave Hanalci on
Monday last. 4 large uuantlty of Su0ar awaits
shipment at HanaIei, and the first available
schooner will be chartered by Nessrs. c. Brewer 4
Co. to go there.
JUDGMENT was rendered on Thursday afternoon
by His Honor the Police Justice in the case Of Rex
vs.. L. H. Norton, charged with assault and battery
with a pistol. His Honor said, that in his opinion
this case differed very materially from the RhOdus
case, although a similar defence had been set up.
The ground taken for the defence, was very fully
sustained by the authorities, and 1t remained for
His Honor to decide whether the defendant felt he
was in danger of his life or not. The evidence
given by the defendant was clear and straight
forward. The man who was shot at, does not
remember the circumstances at all. He must have
been in a state of drunken madness. Morriss and
Alvarez both admit having been drinking on the
night in question. If this defendant had followed
Alvarez, tho result of His HOnOr's opinion might
have been very different. Alvarez had previously
told the defendant he was going to kill him, from
which statement it was fair to presume that he
(Alvarez) was armed. His Honor was Of opinion
that the defendant had good reason for acting as
he had done, on account of his life being in
danger. Fortunately, the wound inflicted was not
a serious one. 1t was not safe for anyone to get
crazy drunk. Taking all the circumstances into
consideration, His Honor considered that Norton
was not guilty, and he therefore discharged him.
A REPORTER from the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL Ap-
vERTIsER Office, paid a visit to Oahu Prison yester-
day, and makes a thorough examination of the
building and grounds. The following is his
report: As we wait at the gate while our names
are being sent in to the officer in charge of the
prison, we remark upon the neatly kept drive
way, and the bright look of the towering shrubs
and fine trees that set it off on either side.
Soon the portal is opened, and we are told by the
guard to walk in and go up to the Office. Ascend
ing the short flight Of steps that give access to the
first floor above the high basement, we enter the
main hall Of the building that runs through from
front to rear, and opens on to the court yard. On
our right as we enter is the office where are kept
all the official records Of the prison, and also a supr
ply Of handouts, etc. Here we meet Mr.. Malaihi,
who for twenty-three years has welcomed the
coming. sped the parting guest, and is as much of
an institution as the Jail itself. With but two or
three exceptions the male prisoners are out at
work, and after we have made known orr Grand
We are told to go where we please throughout the
building. Accordingly we pass down the length of
the corridors on the right and left of the hall and
look in at the cells. Each one is about 6x10 feet in
size, lit and ventilated by a square opening secure
" barred, in the wall at enc end, and over the
door at the other. We notice two hammocks in
each cell snugly rolled up and hanging from their
hooks. These and 4 bucket form the whole of the
- furniture of each cell. There are fifteen cells
in each corridor, and on the right hand side of the
court there has been lately built a wing, two
stories high, having 13 cells on the ground floor,
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end. Passing down the cemented walk in front of
this wing, we enter the hospital, a large airy room,
containing eight beds, none of which were occu-
pied at the time of our visit. There are two or
three of the prisoners on the a sick list" but none
who have to keep to their beds. Adjoining the
hospital building, and bounding the court on the
Wakai side is u long open building, under the roof
of which are the tables at which the prisoners take
their meals. Next to this - dining room - is the
kitchen. in which is a large range and hot water
apparatus. Immediately in front of the kitchen is
an enclosed space within which is a large tub kept
constantly filed from a constantly flowing stream
of water. Here the washing is done and a bath
can be taken. 4 bright, smooth grass plot runs
all along on this side of the court, and terminates
at the wall of the main building. There are several
fine trees within the court, chief amongst which is
u superb - umbrella - tree that, standing in the
centre of the court spreads its long arm out and
with its broad glossy leaves affords a most agree
able shade. Having gone around the court we
enter the prison again on the basement floor and
take a look at the 90 dark cells. They are much
like those in the corridors above, except that they
have but one opening for light and air, and as this
looks out upon a rather dark passage way, the
effect, when the door Is closed, must be gloomy.
In an adjoining room we see six large tubs of poi
prepared for the next meal, and this leads us to
inquire as to what food is furnished the prisoners.
We find it to be fish and beef, with bread for the
foreigners, rice for Cinnamon, and poi for the Ha-
waiians. There is enough for all, and it seemed to
be carefully prepared and cooked. On the main
floor of the building, in a room opposite the office,
were a group of female prisoners busted at a sew
ing machine, and in making hats, etc. In the second
story OF the building are the rooms set apart for the !
- governor - OF the jail, and everywhere, in the
cells, the corridors, the court, the kitchen, neat
ness and cleanliness is especially noticeable. We /
looked into every part of the building and in no
place could we find anything that looked neglected.
Groups of buckets, filled with water stand ready in
case Of an alarm of fire, and the watchful guards
note each passing half hour by strokes Of the bell
as on ship board. There were, at the time of our
visit. 156 prisoners ON the books. OF this number
there are 26 Cinnamon, 81 Hawaiians, 30 for
eigners, and 16 female Hawaiians. Some of these
are awaiting trial, but most of them are serving
out sentences. The whole establishment is, as ii
has been for many years, under the very efficient
control of the Marshal, aided by the jailor in
charge. The inmates are reminded by their sur
roundings, and the surveillance and enforced labor, /
that they have transSressed the laws Of the land,
and must pay the penalty, but their condition IS
ameliorated as far as possible, and steady, well
directed efforts are being constantly made, both by
those in charge of them, and by Christian men and
women interested in the we'll being Of their fellow
men, TO make them better, and show them how 10
to redeem their lives.
Island Notes.