Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-17
Locab vEws.

churches last evening.
The streets are in almost as bad a
condition as the Government
The streets all oyer town have been
in deplorable condition Tor the last
week.
The steamer australia has not been
telephoned up to the time we go to
press.
Fourteen hundred Chinese we're
driven out of Napa county, Cal, within
the last month.
A wedding party will leave Honolulu
for the Coast by the steamer 81 Paul
when she returns.
DR.. Fitch leaves for California by the
steamer Mara,oa, which sails on or
about December. 10Th.
Persons who live in the Koolau dis
trict report that immense quantities of
rain have fallen at the Pail during the
last ten days. n
1t is reported that the brigantine
HeSper1aa is total wreck at Kahu-
lui, Maui. She came to Kahului from
Nanaimo with coal
The fixtures of the barber shop be.
longing to Mr.. Geo. Vogt, at No. 81
Hotel street, Isbe sold at auction on
Tuacdav nara,,,ho,- .,,.l af
Somebody fred off pistol three
times in the neighborhood Of Fort and
Kukui streets ilsst night about eight
o'clock. No policemen were around
at the time. 2Stnr
A native hackman had the mis-
fortune Of dislocating one. Of the front
wheels Of his hack while wrestling with
telephone post on King stteet yester
day evening
Work on the new brick store build
: ing belonging to Mr.. Warehouse, now
going up on Queen street, has been
constantly interrupted since its first
commencement by the rains
The Post Obit Club met last night
at their new quarters, and held bust
ness meeting, at which it was decided
to elect new officers for the ensuing
year. A full report of the next meeting
will be given in next Mondays issue.
BY order of the Secretary, there will
be business meeting of the teachers
of Honolulu, to be held at Fort-street
School tomorrow afternoon at half-past
two o'clock. A full attendance is re.
quested.
Two little Chinese boys who were try
ing to scratch each others eyes out, in a
store on Nuuanu street yesterday after
noon, were punished by the old gentle
man, who tied their two little queues to
gether until they both kissed and made
it up.
This morning at ten o'clock Mcssrs.
Lyons & Cohen will sell large lot of
fine wines and liquors, at their sale
room, corner of Fort and Queen streets.
There will also be grand Christmas
sale tomorrow evening at seven o'clock
atthe same place.
In yesterdays issue it was stated
that there had not been runaway
during the day. The paper had not
been out an hour before we were in-
formed by half-dozen persons thar a
runaway had occurred in the early
morning on the upper part Of Fort
street.
Messrs Levers & Cooke, owners Of
the bark kobe, which was burned at
Port Townsend, received news by the
steamer 81. Paul that the damage was
not as bad as first reported. The
Hope was raised and is being repaired,
and may be expected here in about
two months.
The regular monthly meeting ofthe W.
C. I. U. Society will be held this after
noon at halfpast two O'Clock ia the
parlors of the Y. M. c. A. building A
full attendance Is desired. All ladies,
whether members or not, are invited to
attend, and will be cordially welcomed
by the members.
The promoters of the colonization
scheme are receiving letters of inquiry
by every mail, regarding the state OF
advancement of the movement, and the
chances Of securing permanent settle
ment, in case OF immigration to the
Islands. Direct applications have been
made in some cases for the purchase
Of lands.
There is rumor aHoat that
the steamer 81 Paul brought word
that private dispatch, received in San
Francisco, stated that the steamer dns-
tyaHa did not leave the Colonies for
more than day after she was to start
Hence she is not due here until to-day,
In case of head winds she may not be
expected here before tomorrow.
The Chinese inhabitants in the vicin-
ity of the Beretania street bridge
were startled yesterday morning by an
explosion in Chinamans house in
that neighborhood. Investigation
showed that the Chinaman had been