The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-05-07

yet leave a balance of 50 per cent in the vaults.
Doubtless his talents will not long be allowed to
rust In Hawaii. Every bankrupt State will be
should there not be an 100000 loan, it will be
good investment; all of it might be spent and
$5000,000 be left in the Treasury. Great is Ka-
pena and Kaulukou is bis prophet
The Iy-ria and Caibarien arrived off port last
evening By papers of the 2iih it is learned that
the City Of Sydney arrived April 2lst, and the Con-
srelo and Discovery on the sd.
Captain Mehrtens and Fehlbehr made raid on
an opium +" joint at $50 last evening and sue
coed in capturing Jim Grow, well known native,
and Charles English. foreigner, who were indulg-
In inhalations of the deadly drug. A quantity of
opium was also seized besides the smoking outfit.
One of the police officers picked up native boy
named James Nathaniel, confirmed leper, last
evening" In this city, who stated that he had Just
made an overland journey from Waiaiua- His
case was very bad one and he was placed in the
detention depot next the police station.
I The members of the Honolulu Rifles " met last
evening; and, after the tranaction Of some lmpor-
tant business, elected the following gentlemen as
officers of the company for the term: Captain
w. H. Aldrich; First Lieutenant j. II. Fisher
second lieutenant George Mcleod secretary ]. S.
Mable treasurer James Simmons.
The base ball champions of last year, the "Hos
nolulu" club, waiting patiently for of the
local teams to throw the gauntlet down for con-
test the diamond field this year, but far they
have waited in vain. The nine selected to repre-
sent the Honolulu club this year have been in
training for week or two and are now really anx-
ious to try conclusions with the "Oceanics,n Ben
edicts, or any other nine of base ballists tLat
might feel themselves called upon to make an at
tempt to wrest the championship away from them.
As now constituted the nine consists of pitcher,
Geo. Markham; catcher, Hay Wodehouse; list base,
Guy Wodehouse; 2nd base and captain, II. NJ.
Whitney. r.. nd basn SrOtt. short red
Dat; left field Frank Winter; center field, J. II.
Fisher; right field, j. 1. Dowsett Jr.
CASE in banco in the Supreme Court lest week,
shows how the first may be last and the last may
be first, in law, as well as in the Gospel. One
Ahuna had applied to the water Commissioners
for a decision on his water rights. The Commits
sioners' decision was appealed from by nine or ten
persons, the Hon. Mr.. Amara among them, to the
Supreme Court. Bickerton and Hartwell for Ahuna
suggested to the Court that the appellants did not
appear by the Commissioners record to have been
parties to the proceeding, and that the appeal
ought to be dismissed on the ground that appel
lants had no status in the case, or else the case
should be put back for amendment of the record,
or to allow these appellants to become parties.
The Court held that the appeal was not rightly
taken for the reason named and also set aside the
Commissioners decision, which was precisely
what the appellants wanted.
MAUI.
Spreckelsville has succeeded in making all the
steam needed there with trash direct from the roll
ers without the use of coal.
Maui plantations are having large crops this
season, one ON the Haleakala slope having turned
out more than tons to the acre on one piece.
The Ferris Thompson and AHHd both arrived in
kahului on May LIST. They are badly needed to
take away the sugar which has accumulated there.
4 concert is to be given at the East Maui Female
on Thursday /
promises TO be rare treat and lovers of music
should not fail to be present.
The Makawao and Paia road remains ~ stafa
gHo. Private parties have subscribed over $3.50 to
build bridges but more work should be done TO
make the road passable for teams. Petitions have
gone to the Ministers about this road on account
of which after months of delay jury was appoint
ed to look into the matter. They decided promptly
that the road necessity, and sent their report
back to the decentralization Office" where it was
filed away in the waste basket and the NJ. of |.
said with sigh of relief, ''There those kHdaiNas
are disposed Of
Mr.. j. X. Kynnersley has returned from Homo
lulu.
HilO has had very quiet week since the circus
party left. Business of all kinds is extremely dull.
1t is said there is considerable gambling done
in Hilo, not only among Cinnamon but by those
of other nationaities.
Heavy rains still continue in Kohala; grinding
is much retarded. Cane is looking well however,
and prospects for next years crops are very good.
Honolulu horses will have to look to their lau-
rels next June. Mr.. C. B. Miles Snap is in
splendid condition and promises to be speedy.
Mr.. Kynnersley also has horse in training. Ko-
hala to the fore
a stabbing affray took place in Puma, ON Sat ur
day Apr. 10Th, between n couple of natives. Word
reached Hilo by the mail man on Wednesday even
ing, which reported one native as stabbed in the
stomach: stating that all food taken in the stom-
ach is elected through the wound. The sheriff
left at once with physician for the scene of the
disturbance The native who did the deed is I'M
der arrest.
Mr.. G. Sanderman of Kohala, arrested three ma
tives the other day for having in their possession
some iewelry stolen from him when burnt out
One of the culprits named Antoine, testified during
their examination that another of the trio had set
the place on fire. The three have been committed
for trial at the next term of the Circuit Court in
Waimea. 1t is to be hoped that more light will
be thrown on the subject by that time.
The p. c. i. Kohala correspondent is, it seems
much exercised over an item which appeare in
the CAVITIES Hawaii news concerning the Hala-
wa prayer meetings. Strangeit Is that an article
published in the Press expressed the same views
as did the GAZETTE man. Probably the writer for
the Press will be stigmafized a missionary. Such
a senseless squib as that about the righteous
young man. is enough to make one weary. Give
us a rest.