The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-03

alameda last Monday for a short vacation 10 the
coast. Mr.. Halstead is accompanied by his son
Master Ernest Halstead, who will proceed East to
Ohio.
Now that the Orphan has left the beach. Mr.. E.
p. Adams has assumed the role Of stock broker,
and will buy and sell stocks for all who may en-
trust the same 10 his care. Mr.. Adams is a mem
Der Of the Stock Board and possesses facilities
which will be advantageous TO his patrons See
gard in another column
On the night Of the 3Oth ult. a quartetfe Of
hoodlums invaded the precincts Of No. IS. Bere-
tania street, and conducted themselves in such a
manner that police assistance was telephoned for.
Neither Of the white officers on watch felt like re-
spending to the call a native officer was sent to
the place, but his arrival the offending parties
had decamped, no arrests.
The Postmaster-General, who is ever on the
alert to aid the travelling public as well as in dis
patching mails, is getting up time table of all
the Iuter-lsland steamers showing the time of de-
when due IN Honolulu. This will prove a decided
benefit TO the public both here and on the other
Islands and Postmaster General Whitney deserves
credit for his energy in this direction.
Mr.. A. G. Ellis, better known as the Orphan, -
and for the past two years officiating as the
knight of the hammer with Mr.. Adams, was
among those who took their departure from our
of the Free Mr.. Ellis will long be remembered
here as a shrewd business man-one who knew at
glance how much there was in barCain-and a
genial companion vithal. Who're he viii locate rs
uncertain at present. He will prospect" for a
good place.
A grand Concert will be rendered by Professor
Remenyi and Troupe in aid of the funds of the
StranCers' Friend Society," on Friday evening next
1t the Music Hall. This Society has in the past
accomplished great deal towards aiding the sick
a =. l. |. q sasa
zens will second the efforts of the Professor and
his assistants by being present, thereby contrlbu
ting to the funds, and al the same time enjoy the
pleasure of listening to one Of the greatest violin
ists OF the age.
On Sunday last, the steamship ZeulaAaia, Capt.
Weber, arrived at her wharf about IL o'clock.
after having accomplished the best run ever made
between Auckland and Honolulu-l2 days, l.
hours and II minutes. The run from Sydney 10
Auckland was done IN DAYS, { hours. II the
ZealaRdia does as well between this city and San
Francisco, the IiaBasda, which sailed AT l. N. on
Monday, will have TO look well to 1t, or she will
get "left." Capt. Weber expects 10 be in San
Francisco early next Sunday forenoon.
Mr. L. Il. HendrY, Deputy Collector General Of
Customs, has rendered his resignation, which has
been accepted. Mr.. George Z. Boardman Is at
present performing the duties of the Office. This
good fat billet, and the salary has been
recently raised We wonder that Mr.. Hendry should
have Deen so rash as to tender his resignation
but perhaps he aspires to cabinet position, who
knowsI Since the the above was in type, Mr.. Hen
dry has an advertisement in a contemporary, over
his own signature saying that he has not resigned
his position in the Custom House. Now 1t is in
order for some one to rise and explain.
The steamer iEut,iefr sailed from here for the
port of San Francisco on the LIST instant, at noon
sharp. carrying large number Of passengers. by
the directions Of His Majesty the Band gave mu-
steal farewell to the departing voyacers, amongst
whom were noticed: Dan. Foster, Robt. Stirling,
Mrs. Jas. Robertson, Mrs. j. A. Cummins, Mrs.
Mary Kahai, G. A. Chaplin, Z. ID. Lake, Miss Maud
WoiehOuse, Mr.. II. J. Nolte, Miss T. j. Nolte, His
Exoellency Paul Neumann, Rev. J. w. Fairchild,
W. Z, Smith, I. X. Foster and wife, John Wright
and wife, j. HOting ]. W. Sass, w. II. Rice Miss
II. Turton, W. NJ. Giffard W. A. Bayley, Hon. j..
W. Kalua, Z. b. Baldwin, W. 4. Wall, I. l.. Miller,
II. Halstead, L. Halstead, j. G. Hebbard, Mrs,
Dunschlap. Mrs. L. L. Parker, and two children,
Mrs. II. Turton, Miss c. Gilman, A. G. Ellis.
HAWAII
The barkentine Moioc Capt. Bergman, cleared
from;Hilo for Puget Sound on Saturday Aug. 24th.
President Fairchild of oberlin, reached Hilo on
Thursday, August 2lst. He was the guest Of Rev.
W. B. Oleson.
Kahula, the old native, who was stabbed in a
drunken row at Helena, Puma, some months ago,
died on Thursday, Aug. 2lst.
The Foreign Church at Hilo has just had a new
iron roof put upon II TO protect 1t IRON the heafy
rains so frequent in that locality.
Rev. J. A. Cruzan aud wife arrived at Hilo on
Wednesday, Aug. Goth, from Hamakua. They
found some fearful gulches and worse roads for
their overland trip than desirable
President Fairchild, Mr.. and Mrs CruZan, MIR.
Dyer, and Mr.. Bowen, accompanied by Mr.. Oleson
of Hilo went to the Volcano on Monday, August
18th, returning on Wednesday. They left for
Honolulu on thursday Aug. 18th.
President Fairchild, of Oberlin, preached at the
Foreign Church, Hilo, on Sunday morning Aug
2ith, TO a large and appreciatiye audience. HIS
text was from John I2:2i Except a grain of
wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth
alone; but If it die it bringeth forth much fruit
In the evening, Rev. J. A. Cruzan preached from
the text John 1890: "And l. if be lifted mp from
the earth will draw all men unto me- The little
Hilo church was filled both morning and evening