Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06

NtffNf1 tAfN-N WV fti'N' f'FsfN ~ my l'f'NN
outside your own ports. Won kindly speak "
me as your suggestive correspondent, SO to
keep UP the title ask, have YOU any physician
who pays any attention to parties applying for
rassports7 Is lopcr as fee TO leave ON the
steamer or sailing vessel as any other passen-
ccr9 Are lepers daily seen on your streets as
formerly And has Molokai become the home
Of those who have no influence For can as
sure YOU cur people are asking about these
things.
Hawaiian sugar stocks attract attention, |,
seems odd 60 read quotation, Of stocks in island
papers, Excitement in shares in YOU climate
seems an anomaly, in fact excitement in any.
thing in your quiet life at once strikes ono as
strange and unusual.
Your correspondent invited Charles Scar.
borough to visit our Bell Telephone Company,
during his stay here, and found four floors Of
the large building crowded with wires, opera.
lives, telephones and electrical machines, so
that being struck by lightning seemed the most
natural consequence and to escape it our great
est care. ON the top floor first story, as you
60 in on the roof are fifteen girls, six boys and
two men receiving and answering calls from
the five thousand telephones now in daily use
here. Here also are the connections for all the
stock Telegraph business which print by cleo
tricity all quotations Of sales at the board,
writing in plain letters on ribbons in each office
OF bank simultaneously all necessary informa.
ton and prices during each session of brokers'
whether in stocks or grain. Each other floor
of the great building has some portion Of this
immensely useful invention cared for, and is
well worth a visit
| notice friend McChesney again in town,
and as thing of beauty is JOY forever, so this
young old man returns TO us occasionally in all
the beauties Of renewed vigor, looking younger
each visit Louissou seems improved by his
European tour and returns by this steamer
Hyman also.
- To make joke and then explain it is like
death to punster; in previous letter re-
ferred to llassinger as leaving here in
cow-ardly way, because he had been buying
cows during his visit /; but when my letter was
printed your proof readerlomitted the hyphen,
and so my little pleasantly read like I'M
pleasantly, for which, trust friend John will
allow me this explanation.
In the way Of amusements | have little to
commend Union Square Company doing fine
work at the California Uncle Toms Cabin,
at the Grand Mins,rels at the Bush street and
Tivoh, are in full blast, with fair houses and
fair performances. The Calender Minstrels-
simon pure, sunburnt and no cork-have con
Guided a successful engagement at the Baldwin,
terminating the other evening with an attraction
not usually offcred-a wedding in view of the
audience. | was favored with an invitation,
and went on account OF the great novelty. The
house was crowded, dollar a head furnishing
handsome benefit to the bride and groom.
AT 1918 the curtain fell 10 rise Immediately
upon stage set with the finest parlor scene
furnished by this beautiful theater. The min
strel's hand struck up Mendelssohn's wedding
march and in marched four couples, ladies and
gentlemen, preceded by clergyman. All
were coiored, all dressed in the height Of
fashion, gentlemen in regulation claw hammers
and white ties, ladies "a haine, the bride being
exquisitely ROBBED, but whether ea pyinfeSss or
en- aiaRia-an am unable TO say. The clergy
man stood near the footlights, the contracting
| parties facing the audience, the remaining three
| couples on either side. The ceremony was
short, impressive and all the prophecies OBJ.
served. The time was proptious and the
| place unusual. AT the completion of the
amalgamation," the clergyman addressed the
audience and presented Mr.. and Mrs. George
Freeman. The wedding party then left the
stage and the curtain was rung down. After
the spectators left the house the favored holders
OF invitations to the banquet entered by the
stage door and again took seats, and wher all
the visitors were seated the wedding march
was again played, the wedding party came
upon the stage and the scenery was removed,
displaying to the admiring gaze Of the gallant
two hundred spectators two tables laden with
| all that appetite could desire. After the
wedding party were served, the guests were in.
ytcd upon the stage to congratulate and, il
possible, kiss the bride, and accept the eatablc;
and dnnkablcs with becoming foritude and
oomposurc. Many Of the " elite were there,
not emitting Brig. Gen. w. III. D:mond whose
! eye like Mars seemed ready TO threaten oil
command The whole affair was great sue.
cess-a fitting finale TO very successful
engagement. The liberali,y Of Manager Froh
man in furnishing the entertainment is in keep
ing with his reputation as a man who car
keep hotel OF run theater. Yours,
ADoLrnus
san Francisco, September Al, 1858.