The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-21


seems TO have lately taken possess
sion of the evildoers of the town,
shows no symptoms of abatement.
a dozen chickens were stolen from
the premises of Mr.. West, of West,
Dow 6 Co., at Waikiki last night.
This is the second time that Mr..
West has been the victim Of the at
tention of the sneak thieves. Twenty
fowls were got away with a few
months ago from his place.
TUESDAY, Nov. 18th.
HE purser of the steamer Planter
reports abundance of rain on Kauai,
and fearful weather in the channel
Saturday night.
Nix. n. II. Babcock has left
Messrs. West, Dow and Co.'S piano
tuning department and gone to Hilo
to run Mr.. Smiths new skating rink.
The duck shooting party returned
from Koolau this morning with Al
ducks and az plover. They say the
weather was disagreeable and UNI
favorable for shooting.
The Honolulu Social Science Asso-
citation met last evening at the resi-
derce of DR.. Rodgers. A paper on
the proposed reform in spelling was
read by DR.. Emerson and an inter-
esting discussion followed.
THERE were twenty-eight convic-
tions for drunkenness in the Police
Court to-day, the harvest of the
Kings birthday celebration. Most
of the culprits were natives, and
two were women--a native and a
white.
LATELY the blacksmith shop of the
Honolulu Iron Works turned out,
under the superintendent of Mr..
Wilson, the foreman, about the
largest shaft ever forged in this city.
1t was 104 inches in diameter, and
belonged to a sugar mill.
FLAGS are flying at half-mast from
the fire houses for the death of
John Baker, a member of No. 4
Company, who died yesterday after
noon. Deceased was hackman,
living at the head of Maunalkea
street, and was past middle age at his
death.
Mr.. Arthur tombstone, editor of
the Daily Press, and Miss Julia H.
Along, were joined in the holy bonds
on Saturday evening last, the Rev.
j. A. Cruzan officiating. The
BULLETIN extends cordial congratu-
lations to Its contemporaries chief,
and wishes the happy couple long
and joyous welded life.
In the Supreme Court to-day the
first discharge of a bankrupt under
the Act of 1854 took place, Chas.
Williams being discharged from his
debts. Lorrin A. Andrews, of
Makawao, Island of Maui. was
adiudged a bankrupt. Hon. w. c.
Parke received his discharge as
assignee in the bankrupt estate Of
Sing Lung Kee Co., of Kahului,
Maui. Mr.. A. j.. Cartwright pres.
ented his final accounts as admins.
traitor of the estate of Hugh Nc.
Donna, deceased. Assets are 81, 795
payments, s4,077.s7; balance
S718.13. sarlr.
4 THERE was serious disturbance
at the "blue gate" painted yellow
on Merchant street, at noon to-day
What it was about and what i
amounted to can only be judged b,
the street scene following. Th
, notorious negro James William
J came out with his head badly Gu
from the smashing of bottle owe
it by ''white man from Maui" a
: he was described by bystander
The negro's assailant emerge
covered with blood from the other
> wounds, the negro having had hir
down on the floor in the course g
the row. There were loud cries G
. "haul i'm from the inmates an
. neighbors, but no police to respond
a Consequently the principals in tn
fracas escaped.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18th.
$ HEAVY rain last night.
d NoTE Oats advertisement.
a A PRoTRACTED series of hu
, dances will begin at the Palace t
/. night.
ALFRED Carter, junior stroke o.
: of the Myrtle Club, had the misfo
!, tune before the regatta to have b
: arm dislocated, in wrestling wi
G another member of the club.
II THE Myrtle Boat Club has chs
G lenged the Iolani Boat Club to re
a a siX-oared race, and the latter ha
II ing accepted nothing remains but