Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-10


tomorrow morning.
Purser McIane Of the Maiposa sepds this
office late papers and other favor.
Rumor has it that "The CLARK Excursion
from the Eastern States will arrive by the
Alameda on the 22nd inst
FL. Governor Low, wife and daughter who
arrived on Thursday by the Mariposn, have
been guests Of Mr.. W. G.. Irwin.
on account Of the Queens birthday coming
on the a4,h, which is Saturday, the British
until Tuesday the z7lh.
Mr.. Bagot requests the announcement that
the new directories will be here about the 18th
or roth, coming by the Consuelo, which left
San Francisco on the 3rd instant.
Mr.. Cmzan will occupy the pulpit Of Fort
St. Church Sunday morning. In the evening
il is expected that DR.. Mclean Of the First
Congregational Church Of Oakland, California
will preach.
Last Monday night the friends Of Roadmaster
Hart and his family agreeahly surprised them
ny rading their hospitabe home Of "pizen
things and cake "and stich." The good
time was prolonged till long past midnight.
At a meeting Of the Honolulu Rifles, Tues
day night, the following officers were elected {;
w. H. Aldrich, captain J. H. Fisher, first
lieutenant G.. II. McLead, second lieuen.
ant +. Maybe, secretary James Simmons,
treasurer.
a young man now in town used to be an
expert at Waiting the wheel, feat requiring
both nerve and skill. But from long lack Of
practice he became unused, and, on trying it
the other day, fell heavily to the ground
fortunately being no worse than bruised.
Mr.. George Lucas is making for the Catholic
cathedral, an old fashioned gothic pulpit with
spiral stairs rich moding and fret work, and
to be ornamented with semi-satuet,es and
chuubs which were sent from Paris, and
above the pulpit is to be a gothic canopy.
The band will play this afternoon at 4:3o,
| The programme will be
March. Royal Review, .Gladman
Overture. Italian style, Schubert
Fantasia, The Princess Air, Clarence
Selection Don Carlos, Verdi
Waltz Laura, .Millocker
Quadrille, Beggar Student. Milloeker
The usual concert on Monday evening.
The news comes through private source
that Potter Palmer Of the Palmer House in
Chicago has informed his regular boarders
that they must vacate or pay n hundred pei
cent. extra for their rooms during the coming
Republican and Democratic conventions to be
held in Chicago in July.
Mr.. Thomas Campbell, who is living in ,h
city at present and who has several thousan,
acres Of land on Maui, is starting cattle ranch
lie has So head now and among them somt
blooded stock, and he has purchased OF Mr.
Samuel Parker at Hawaii $50 heifers which h.
will ship to the ranch by return of the Like
like.
Advance samples Of the new stamped envel
opes for Hawaii was received by the Mari
posa They comprise five denominations
and colors, viz : Icent green, 2-cents pinl,
4-cents vcrmilon, 5.centS blue and Iocent
black. The stamp is view of Honolulu fror
n the sea of Diamond Head. A supply will b
p here by the next steamer.
, While one section of Fort street inhabitan,
. were growing early this week at the uneason
ableness Of the road crushers re-monopolizin
their thoroughfare within six months, tn
upper section people were complaining thai
b notwithstanding the rus in their portion
u the boulevard, the road master did not loo
II near them with his repairs.
!. From presen, appearances, it is probab
will be realized, clear, from the fair now
progress. Could the trustees of the libraI
V spend at least one thousand Of this amount
y reference books Of permanent value, the
, would earn the everlasting gratitude of II
- reading people Of Honolulu.
,e Mr.. Samuel Mott informs the Press that Ii
" last report OF the commissioner of pension
,f shows that during the war Of the rebelliu
4. a,o63, 5ol Union soldiers and sailors were ei
81 listed, of whom 96a, 3oi veterans survive
a is now proposed to give each surviving ve,era
ID mot otherwise provided for by uhe pensc
bureaul SIS month pension.
IN herd OF about so goats running at larl
l. and belonging to Portuguese, have seattere
A. the grass and herbs on Punch Bowl, and no
a they have turned to peeling the bark off fro
ne unprotected monkey pod trees as far up as tn,
of can reach. OF about $50 different species
il. trees and plants there are but 9 tina, these run
he inant little quadrupeds will not eat.
G. Mr.. Hardy's lease has expired of the prem
nc ses on Fort street where his planning IN
Us stands, and he will move the mill a, once
p the Queen Emma block on the corner
Queen and Richard streets, which block
.ir had leased for IS years. Mr.. Hardy is pla
eel ing to build two rows Of cottages on the sa,
~ block, just below the merry go round"
he The FIRST hrst-n of the NJ. NJ. b. C. h
Oh been elected as follows John Wittec
rs catcher; Robert Parker. pitcher S. ]. Leay
US list base Antoine Rosa, and base lam
MS WEIGH, 3rd base w. G. Ellis, RICH, field !;
10 G. Spencer, short stop; +. W. Maciarlar
I'd centre fields +. X. Hendry. iefi field. n
w. Spencer is captain, with full powers in the fel
OF and also to rc-organirc the nine.
CoNde~scd Ners Of the Week.