The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-02
ISLAND LOCALS.

ABOUT Town.
wanted-A Lighthouse on Barber Point apply
to the ship owners in general.
Sherman Circus took up stakes on the 3lst
ultmo and took passage Oh the same date per
RilnHod H0H for hahului, Maui.
The .. S. $. Maiipos4. Captain Howard, is due
here from San Francisco on the Sth inst. bring
ing mails and news dates 70 the LIST inst.
At 10 O'Clock this morning Mr.. Adams, the auc-
tioneer, will sell lot Of household furniture at
the residence of Mrs. Dudoit, corner Of Alakea
and Beretania streets.
A competent authority states, that there are over
1000 Chinese idle, in the city of Honolulu. Re
turns from the surrounding districts and the other
islands would add largely to that number
sailboat sold tho week previous by auction for
$50 was sold again last Friday for SI6, and decl;
house which brought $50 on Its first sale realized
$40 on this last occasion. Lyons Leyey auc-
tioneers.
The British bark Biiasal, Captain Witt, arrived
in port here on the 18th ultimo, having made the
voyage in the remarkably good time Of III days
The vessel brings cargo of general merchandise
and she is consigned to Messrs. G. w. Macfarlane
& Co.
The roadway and sidewalks ON King street be-
tween Nuuanu and Bethel streets have received
attention Mt the hands OF the Road Supervisor,
during the past week, and several old and familiar
mud spots have disappeared before this much need
ed march of improvement.
The insubordinate vhalemeu belonging TO the
barks NAYS and Hunter were returned 20 their
vessels previous TO departure. An eye witness
states that "all hands were happy enough as long
as the vessel was known to be bound for cruise
off shore
II. u. H. Princess lydia accompanied by the
little Princess Kaiulani, and attended by Mrs. c.
b. Wilson, left here on the 18th ult, pr steamer
Lehaa for q visit to Hama Maui. During her
ali n n mill
TO which she was invited.
Mr. Horace G. Crabbe received an appointment
on the police force on the LIST inst, and has been
Al placed in charge of the station house. The new
st6tion-keeper Is well known resident in the
community and his appointment is fayorab.y com
mented upon.
His Majesty has lately taken pleasure trips,
accompanied by his three nephews, in the little
steam yacht lydia. One one occasion lately the
party yentured too far from home of the
bell buoy and the coal giving out they were COM
PEELED to obtain assistance from one of the whaers
lying of the harbor, TO reach port.
The d. & d. steamer A,uBic from Honckonp
ria Yokohama and Honolulu for San Francisco is
due at this port on the Sth inst, probably having
on board another instalment Of Chinese inning
rants. The Arabic would be followed by the
=. NJ. $. S. city Of Picking, which was TO leave
Yokohama April sth
As an incentive to the young men attending the
course lessons in Bookkeeping, given at the rooms
of the Y. NJ. c. A., TO pay need attention 10 the
instructions, Mr.. p. c. Jones, Jr., expressed his
intention of giving prize to the member of the
class whose books would be judged, by the COM
potent judges, to be the most correct. The award
took place at the Hall on the evening Of the 18th
ultimo
Captain BRAY, formerly of the missionary brig
Morning star, but now in the East, has contracted
for the building of vessel TO replace the brig
doing missionary service among the islands OF the
South Seas. The vessel is 20 be 100 feet in
length, u feet depth, and 435 tons register. BE
sides sails the vessel will also be worked by steam
engines being provided for use in the calm straits
to be found in the low latitudes.
Mr.. l.. Levey OF the firm of Lyons Leyey. the
well known auctioneers, has received news from
Mr.. Abraham Hodnung of London, that the fine
steamer Ctr Of Paris formerly OF the lnman line
Of steamers would probably leave Liverpool on the
18th ultimo for Honolulu, calling en- route at the
Azores for Portuguese immigrants HE steamer
was formerly one Of the fastest that ever crossed
the Atlantic, and possage in her was at a premium
The following gentlemen have been drawn for
jury service during the April term of the Supreme
Court and Captain Fehlbehr is now around in
forming them of the fact and that their presence
will be required first on April iith; VIM Lish
man. w. G. Peacock j. NJ. Dat jr., Il. Won Holt
W. II. Lawrence, a. Marques, J. Lyons. L. c. Rowe,
John Emmeluth, W. S: Luce, /. K. Patten, j.
Simouson, J. II. Pogue, II. II. HOLSTER, Capt John
Ross L. WundenburG, c. Bolte, c. \. Brown. Z.
II. Miles, James Simmons, A. Gartenberg, F. j.
higgins, .. Lyman, {. ii. Eldridge.
There was large gathering Of people at the hall
of the y. NJ. c. A. on Hotel street on the evening
of the 9th ult, the occasion being the occurrence
of an entertainment consisting of vocal and instru-
mental solos, declarations and Rotations, given
under the auspices Of the members of the Young
Peoples Iemperance Association. The various
parts were performed in q creditlble manner, and
the audience present testified their pleasure by
frequent applause.
la. 4.Ta.
full of business on the 3ist ult., IN almost conin-
uous stream of Government creditors applying for
aid and assistance in getting their bills paid All
Of the clerks. from Mr. Messenger down, aided and
abetied to the best Of their abilities the despoiling
of the coin in the treasury vaults; yet, while en-
gagged in this laudable business, Mr. Hassinger
and his staff strengthened the Government finances
by turning in collections amounting to over
$1,000.
small bee farm at the entrance 10 Pauao Val
ley was quite a surprize TO an inquisltiye pedes-
TRAN the other DAY. The owner has about 70
hives and finds market for the honey among the
restaurant keepers, who take it in preference to
syrup. considerable quantity Is consumed IN
Waikiki. 1t is surprizing that our crocers
do not get hold of it. The honey is pure, well
favored, and superior to much that is imported.
The care of bees Is not a heavy one, and hive
should rd lis place at every Portuguese cottage.
Every small industry like this Will do good to the
country. Specimens OF Hawaiian honey should
find place at the Agricultural Society's Show.
The last performance OF Sherman's circus. given
on tho evening of the 18th inst, was attended by
His Majesty aud a party Of friends who in
concert With the large audience present, were
much pleased at the intelligence displayed by the
horses Tommy, Barney and Jack, the clownish
antics Of Thompson, Mondue and Morosco, the
acreat acrobatic act by Walter and
Harry Morosco, the exercises ON the horizontal
bar BY Scott who is very rapid in bis movements