The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-02
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The old wooden tower to the Kawaiahso
Church has been pulled down, and brick
one viii be erected in its place.
Messrs. E. P. Adams & Co. sell large
stock Of japanese goods and ware at Irwin
d Co.'S store, to morrow at 10 o'clock. =
We stated yesterday that the sale of single
seats for the Farini opera se4gon would COM
mence October 29th. 1t should have been
Tuesday, October 2Oth.
The neat badges worn by the members If
the various Committees at the ball last
evening were donated by Mr.. Chas. J.
Fishel, of the leading millinery house.
The funeral Of the late William Oliphant
took place yesterday afternoon from his late
residence, Kukui place. The services were
conducted by the Rev. E. c. Oggel, pas tor Of
the Bethel Union Church.
George Patterson, the welI-knowu express
driver, was arrested yesterday for furious
and needless driving 'Oa Wednesday even
ing lac smashed shaft and d wheel of
his carriage in front of the Hawaiian Hotel.
The Hon. C. r. Bishop was passenger
by the Alameda for the Coast. On dit, that
his journey across the sea is to unite himself
in matrimony with young lady well known
in Honolulu society circles.
A Chinaman named Chung Hing was
arrested on suspicion that he is the husband
Set Shee, the Chinese woman who was re-
Gently discharged for having opium in pos
session. She stated in Court that her hus-
band imported the opium.
Mr.. George Englehardt received his new
stock of hardware, etc, which he recently
purchased while al the Coast by the Con-
suelo yesterday. He will open it out to the
public in a few days in the store lately occu-
pied by Samuel Mott, Fort street.
The regular business meeting of the Hon
olulu Library and Reading Room Associs-
ton will be held this evening at the library
hall al 1880 CLOCK Matters of special i'm
portance will come before the meeting,
among which will be the annual election of
officers.
His Excellency John o. Dominis, Gov
ernor of Oahu and Maui, paid an official
visit to H. B. NJ. S. Satellite, and was re-
ceived by the Captain and officers. He was
attended by Major J. d. Holt of the Gov
ernor's Staff.
The regular monthly sociable Of the Bethel
Union Church was held last evening at the
residence of Rev. E. C. Oggel, Nuuanu Val
ley. The attendance was good and de-
lightful evening was enjoyed by all.
literary and musical programme was gone
through, after which refreshments were
handed round.
The mail dispatched by the Post Office
yesterday per Alameda was not so large as
usual, though it must be remembered that
it was the second mail forwarded to the
Coast this week. On Monday morning the
P. NJ. S. S. Australia took 2,159 letters,
weighing 81 pounds Is ounces, and 335 pack
ages of papers, weighing 80 pounds. The
Alameda yesterday carried 1913 letters,
weighing LOG pounds, and 1881 packages of
papers weighing $50 pounds.
Yesterday morning about IL O'Clock
man was driving u young colt in break
along Merchant street, when at the head of
Kaahumanu street it fell, and the shafts
came into collision with an express carriage
passing at the time. 1t looked as if the car
riage wheels would be smashed, but fOrtu-
nately they got clear and no damage was
done beyond some small cuts on the colts
knees. A young lady was in tho express
when the collision happened, but she
jumped out and escaped injury.