Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-23

Wong Kim, No. s; C. Winchester, Hook and
Ladder Co; A. II Rascman, Hose Go.
as i,ant forcmtn, W. G.. Ashley, No. I; G.
II clark. No ,; Peter ~oula No. 4; D. l..
Ahphar, No. s; Geo. Norton. Hook and
Ladder CO.; Fred Harrison, Hose CO.; dele.
gate, j. II. Lovcjoy, No. /; II. Smith, No.
p: LEV. kamau1, No. 4; Lou Chong. No s;
W. T. IIcrrick, Hook and Ladder Co; j. +.
vi oman, Hose Co.; Five Marshal, James w.
NrGuirc
The pnsy council met last Tuesday. A
charter was granted Tor the publication Of the
daily Hawaiian, a newspaper Of which Nj.
Daniel Lyons is thu chief promoter The
term Of The charter provide that the response.
bic editor of the new paper must be a resident
Of the kingdom and stakeholder Of the in
corporation, and that his name rs editor shall
appear with each issue. \ charter was also
granted to the Woodlawn Dairy Company,
anil The charter II The OpL1l1 Sugar Company
changed slightly in form Messrs. Goo Kim
and All Lee made application for a charter
under the corporate name Of the Chinese
United Company The application was re-
feued TO committee. John Clements, con
victcd of larceny at the January term OF tn,
supreme court, was granted free pardon and
restored to his civil rights.
The latter glows have been very beauti
ml for the past few evenings, during the calm.
or souhcrly winds On the 22nd Of January
and again IN the nth and 10th Of This month
when the western sky was compautivel,
clear Of clouds, the CLOVIS, though not Sc
brilliant rs when they first appeared in Sep
tember last, still partook Of their rich and un
dehnahIe colors. The sun sets about O'Clock
nov, and the FIRST glow is at its height at 6.Is
Then it begins 10 fade away for ten on ffieer
minutes, when it increases in brillancy til
6A5. AT five minutes before 7 O'clock PM
| Of the goth, the horizon was nearly as brlian
with deep vermilion as it has been at an,
previous date This latter display, from e
till 7 o'clock, is the +" after on upper.glow,
and whatever the couse may be-volcanic tus
or gast still continues To float high in o
above our atmosphere, furnishing sunset views
so rich and so varied in coloring that no artist,
brush can reproduce them.
Last Wednesday the trustees Of the Sailor,
Home met TO receive the report Of the execu
tive committee ON the recent alterations an,
fONta .ftt,ts EI., -
{. Damon, Captain Babcock and Mcssrs. s.
n Castle, c. X. Bishop, {. NJ. Cooke, A. $
Cleghorn, !. II. Patty, II. +. Glade, Henr,
May, ]. b. Atherton, W. W. Hall, b. +.
Dillingham;, !. I. Waterhoase, Jr., and +. A.
Schaeicr The report of the executive com
mitee, which was accepted, showed the
account OF Mr.. n. +. Burgess contractor 70,
the work. to be SI,rs6SS Messrs. Bishop
Cleghorn and Schaefer were appointed a com
mittce to use their discretion in protecting the
interests OF the home in the matter Of the
widening Of Merchant street. A list for tn,
raising OF further fund was then opened, ans
liberal subscriptions made by those present
aggregating $3.50. Mr. Damon announced
that he was about to leave Honolulu for .
visit to China, and those present expressed the
most cordial wishes for his safe return.
A recent local paragraph in the Bulletin wa,
10 the effect that the post office department
had appointed a white man to a place in tn,
Honolulu Post Office over the heads of native.
competent TO FIJI the position. This statement
is contradicted by the postmaster general, who
makes explanation, in substance, as follows
Exclusive OF the postmaster general, the Homo
lulu Post Office employs 3 full Hawniians,
half white, 4 white men and white lady.
Previous TO the death of Clerk Nuha-some ks
weeks ago-the majority of employees was
Hawaiian. When Nuha died it was necessary
al once to have some one competent to fill hi,
place. 1t would have taken months To teach
full Hawaiian to perform Nuhas duties
His successor, William Johnson, had pre-
uously filed an application for place in the
department. When Nuha died--lt was {
sudden death from heart disease--a heavy mai
was At hand, and some one was needed nj
once. Mr.. Whitney satisfied himself of Mr.
lohnson's qualifications and engaged him tC
TIL Nuha's place, nj the same salary. So fal
he has given good satisfaction, and Mr.
Whitney has had no complaint of lavortisn
from any employee OF the friend of any EN-
ployec.