The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-21

zeal attacks.
The water in the mains has been very muddy
since the recent rain fall.
The new house Of Mr.. C. T. Hoyt on the corner
Of AIakea and King streets IS rapidly approaching
completion.
The American doctors have got hold of d man
whose heart Is Oh the right side. They are now
searching his feet for brains.
Mrs NJ. A. Lemon gave 4 pleasant social on Sat
urday evening at Waikiki. Mirth, merriment and
dancing were the order Of the evening.
Mr.. Clarence Nacfarlane is recovering from his
accident as rapidly as can be expected. He viii
probably be about again in a few DAYS.
The reason why the holes at Emma Square are
not all filed up Is on account of the scarcity OF
cash at the disposal of the Trustees, who are i'm
proving the Square as quickly as possible.
Gla>, shingles are the latest invention. They're
very handy, for when a mother lays her little
Tommy acrsss her knee, she can look through and
see Just how much redder he gets every stroke.
Seventy Gilbert Islanders who have been work
ing here as laborers on plantations will returned to
their homes Tuesday by the schooner Kaluua.
The Kaluua sails direct for Apaiang, and from
thence on a cruise.
We regret TO learn of the death OF Mr.. A. W.
Bush which occurred ON Saturday evening. Mr.
IDu-il d AOL StA III 0CSN
past. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon
under the direction of the Odd Fellows.
The President of the Board of Health, has
received a petition, signed by every one Of the pa
tients at the Branch Hospital, praying that DR..
Fitch might be sustained by the Board of Health
and continued in charge as their physician.
The first horse that ever approached close to the
volcano Of Kilauea was taken there a few weeks
since by the French savants who recently made the
trip 10 the volcano. One Of these gentlemen set
ap his camp near the lakes and remained there for
three days and nights.
An important sale of Government lands is ad-
vertised to be held on August 9Th. The property
for sale is a twenty years lease of a block at the
corner of Fort and Allen streets near the Oceanic
:. S. Co.'S warehouse and two lots at the corner Of
Kekuanaoa street near the Esplanade.
The steamship HaHkow has met with unusually
quick dispatch at this port. Arriving here late on
Saturday week she has landed her fourteen hun
dred immigrants and their baggage, discharged
over 4 thousand tons of freight and taken in 800
tons of sugar by Sunday morning early.
Mr.. Greeley, the late manager of the Hawaiian
Hotel left by the S. S. Hankow Sunday for the
Coast. Many will regret to learn that he left
on account of i'll health, the climate here not agree
ing with him. A new manager for the hotel Is ex-
pected on the next steamer from the Coast.
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An effort is being made to organize a Regatta
Club in Honolulu and subscriptions will shortly
be solicited for defraying the expenses of erecting
a boat house and the purchase of boats. The
club house will probably be on the Esplanade, the
exact locality net having been yet decided upon.
The ala!au,oa, a small red fish has again made
its appearance in the harbor. Large numbers OF
native men, women and children, were seen on
Thursday alonp the WhaTyeS with fishing rods and
lines hauling in their victims as rapidly as pos
sible. 1t is stated among the natives that when
ever this fish appears some chief or chiefesS will
die.
Mr.. Strong has just completed, to the order of
DR.. McGrew, an excellent design of the Hawaiian
grounds and hotel in black and white, All the
details in the buildings are faithfully carried out,
and the picture is surrounded by a wreath of
tropical fruits and flowers. 81. b. Ms Commits
sioner can be easily recognized walking in the
grounds. The picture is one of a series that are
to be sent to the coast for advertising purposes.
The President of the Board of Health visited
the Branch Hospital Thursday, to inspect the new
dining room that has been built for the patients.
1t is a well-planned little structure, and the ar
rangements for seating and feeding the patients
are excellent. This structure has cost the Board
very little more than the cost of the material as it
has been Dullt ana the tables ana seats mdueI
painted and numbered by the hands of the pa
tents within the hospital.
Mr.. Mcintyre has a plug. This plug, unlike
most of his brethren, complains of being driven
too slowly and nothing pleasss him better than,
whenever he is left alone and united in the streets,
to take a galop ON his own account. The desired
opportunities were offered and availed of on Sat
urday and Monday mornings when the plug, who
prefers Emma street for his trial galOps, started
along there at full speed. Upon these two occa-
sions no damage has been done beyond the loss of
an order book, but the deepest interest is felt in
Mr.. McIntyre's plug asst cannot be long before
something serious happens when an accurate de-
scription Of the q flying groceries 3" will be given.
Feed him up! Feed him up
= The funeral of the late Hervey E. Whitney,
who died from the injuries he received on Monday
last by being thrown from his horse at Leilehua,
took place Wednesday afternoon, when a very large
number of the friends of the deceased were pres
ent. The sad procession moved from the resi-
dence of the Hon. G. NJ. Whitney, to the Bethel,
where the service was conducted by Rev. DR..
Damon, and afterwards the Odd Fellows held their
service, the deceased having been a member of Ex-
celsior Lodge No. l.. The service at the grave was
also conducted by DR.. Damon; the pall-bearers
were Messrs. g. w. Macfarlsne, W. G.. Irwin,
Cecil Brown, S. Damon, ]. w. Robertson, Alex
ander McKibben and John Baker.
As Mrs. Henry Swinton was out driving Thurs
day the horse SHE'D and bolted at full speed along
Lunalilo street till it was suddenly stopped by
coming into contact with some obstacle opposite
Mr.. Bolles' residence. The carriage was smashed
TO pieces Mrs. Swinton's collar bone was broken
in addition to her receiving a severe shock and her
\ little child was thrown out on to the road losing
| several Of its teeth and being considerably bruised.
Mrs. Swinten and the child were at once carried
into Mr.. Bolles' house where they received every
possible attention and medical assistance was i'm
mediateIy {. ammoned. The unfortunate sufferers
were rsmoysabesthe Lunalilo home later in the
day.
The little daily, states that the Ha-
waiian Bell Telephone shares e were refused yes
terday at $50, With an offer of coming down to a
probable $780," The wording is slightly ambigu-
Gus, but no matter. The little one should be very
careful, in making any such statements regarding
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