Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-03-17

hrst officer narrowly escaped a like fate. The
chief engineer, the steward. one Of the m es
boys and passenger were slightly bruised by
being tossed abou, in the food.
Many residents of Honolulu. and particularly
old timers, have learned with marked rcgrc,
that the Rev. Townsend Z. Taylor, FIRST pastor
u the Fort Street Church. died in Nurdhoh,
California, on the 18th II last month. Though
NJ. Taylor was = sufferer from asthma. the
immediate cause of his death was heart disease
lie had been on a visit to San Francisco and
oakland, and in the latter city was taken sud.
denly Ill., Ills desire TO go to his home in
Nordhoi was strong. and, as the consulting
physicians dcspaired Of his recovery. he was
moved there 10y steamer, dying three days after
reaching his own home. His wife and two OF
their sons were at the dcathbcd. His last
hours were quite frce from pain.
The regular monthly meeting Of the " NJ.
&. \. was held on Thursday evening last and
was very fully attended and interesting in the
reports Of its various committees, the consid-
Grafton Of unfinished business, the paper Of
Rev. \. O. Forbes on amusemcuts, and dis
eussions thereon. Upon the report Of the
building committee a difference Of opinion pre-
vailed as TO retaining the gymnasium room as
planned ~ to floor it over even with the main
floor Of the building and use it for the reading.
room, which was finally deferred till after the
society should enter into possession next
month, when the annual meeting will take
place. The essay Of the evening was ordered
printed, and will be given entire next week
by the Shfs came 4 consignment Of vegc,n.
bles and Keys Of salmon marked J. S. in a
diamond, and addressed VI the bill OF lndng to
James Simmons. With the goods came let.
ter, signed l.. f. Rogers. Mr.. Simmons says
the writer is unknown to him. The letter Iii.
rectcd him To sell the vegetables here and
&c. ship the salmon to Ianpahoehoc, marked
NJ, in a diamond Mr.. Simmons says that,
thinking the Transaction suspicious, he in
formed Mr.. Morrill,. That official opened one
kcg on Monday and found i, to contain a large
tin holding twenty small tins of opium, each
small tin being about the sire of the ordinary
packet of smoking tobacco. The Custom
House authorities say that letter from San
Francisco was received by Mr.. Hendry, advis-
ing him that one Of the kegs Of the consign.
men, had been found in lcaky condition on
the San Francisco dock, had been opened and
found to contain a large tin. Last Thursday
the other four kegs were opened, each being
found TO contain the same amount found in the
key first opened. II Mr. Simmons waited
until Captain Dodd told him Of the suspicious
character Of the goods consigned TO him, be.
fore reporting his own suspicion to the authori
ties, the delay was an insult to his own bust
ness sense.
The Postoffice employees had their hands
full ON Tuesday, the 18th inst, by the receipt
Of the Colonial and forwarding of the Eastern
mails by the City Of .Sriacy; as also the max
ing up and forwarding of the island mails pei
Likehke and I5Oaini. The following figures
sirow 10 what size this important public service
has grown, viz: s bags received from tn,
Colonies, ~ bags forwarded to the Coast, "a
to Maui and Hawaii per Likeiike and pei
IstulaHi, a total Of S. bags, containing 1873
letters and parcels of papers, samples, ETC.. o.
which 1913 were sent by the mail steamer, di
vided among As different postal union coun
tries in separate packages or bags, requiring Q
separate way bill for each. This accounts fol
the two hours time required by the Office to
sort, count and weigh all mail matter nov
sent out, which is found to be none too much
in which to prepare the mail prior to a steamer.
| leaving. The recent attempt to keep open q
small bag for late letters, TO within fifteen
minutes of the vessels sailing, upon which .
| five-cent tax is made, is an acceptable innova
ton to the public. But quarter Of an houi
| is found to be too short a grace and will be
changed TO half an hour before departure The
new Postmaster. General remarked that he had
no idea OF the amount of work our office nov
involved. II was this fact that rendered tn,
persistent complaints at the negligence Of tn,
| incumbent necessary, and enables the public IL
appreciate the arduous labors of Mr.. Peterson
and his principal assistants.