Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Jim Dodd's four-horse bus was out
last evening.
Three neat new cottages are being
constructed on the plains.
There was pleasant shower of rain
last night about ten o'clock.
The steamer kOaiani took a double
effect for the Honokaa Plantation.
The Geometry class will meet at the
Y. M. c. A. classroom tomorrow
night.
Last evening at Fort-street Church
the subject, " Christ, the Good .Shep-
herd" was discussed.
Mr. H. Zerbe went by the steamer
Lehua last evening to take charge of
Mr.. Cleghorn's store at Paauilo, Ha-
wall
The sale Of groceries by Lyons &
Cohen brought good prices and the
balance of the stock will he sold Friday
next
The Mutual Telephone Company
has issued new lists containing an in
creased and corrected number of SUBJ
scribers.
Mr.. Edward Langley of the steamer
c. r. BiShOp has been promoted to
the position of second engineer on the
steamer w 4, Hall
The builders of the Temperance
Hotel will do the public favor by re-
moving the dirty rubbish that is con-
stantly piled on the sidewalks.
The steamer MarIpOsa will leave at
noon to-day the mail will be held
open as per previous announcement
until fifteen minutes before she sails.
From the report of the Treasurer of
the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural So
ciety it appears that the cost Of the
foundation for the new hot house at
the Government Nursery was 1914.
A subscription paper has been
started to raise money to purchase a
portion of the last invoice of books re-
ceived by ]. M. Oat & Co., for the
Honolulu Library.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Y. M. c. A. will be held at
the hall this evening at 1880 P. NJ. All
members are requested to be present
as business of Importance will be trans
acted.
The Central Park skating rink will be
in full blast tonight and "great, big
funny time" is expected at the egg race.
The five-dollar prize will keep family
in eggs for week-if they don't eat
too many.
"The North American Indians" was
the subject discussed at the monthly
concert at the Bethel Church last night.
Their was fair attendance present
and an interesting programme was gone
through with.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
w. C. T. U. will be held this after,
noon at half past two o'clock in the
parlors of the Y. M. c. A. Hall.
During the meeting, a paper will be
read by Mrs. Southwick upon "Alcohol-
les in Medicines"
Mr.. S. d. Fuller, General Secretary
of the Y. M. c. A. of Honolulu,
leaves by the Ma,ipOsa to-day for the
coast, where he will attend the State
Y. M. C. A. Convention, which will be
held at Napa City. Mr.. Fuller will re-
turn by the same boat.
They have chickens out at Palama
that catch mice. This is true story.
On last Sunday a chicken caught a
mouse right away in front" of cat,
shook it like dog would, carried it into
the next yard and proceeded to eat it.
The gentleman who saw all this says he
is willing to make affidavit to the fact.
Captain Kelly of the CAPE Horn,
Pigeon reports the steam whaler Mar
g. HelHea with a whales and the T.. f.
He,yiman with one bowhead and 4
muscle diggers, before the fleet were
ordered off by the Russian man-of-war'
After leaving the bays, the weather
being rough, and whales scarce, the
Cape Horn Pigeon bore away for this
port.
Two Cinnamon had little dispute
in front of the Hawaiian Hotel last
night. One of them twisted the Other
fellows tail until his eyes were drawn
around over his ears. The fellow who
got the twisting declared that his
countryman had proved himself as bad
as a 'melican" and ought to be made
to read Confucius' works backwards
until he was cross-eyed,
Near Halawa, Hawaii, on the roac
to the landing is large round boulder
so large that not six men coulo
move it. The story goes that it was
dropped there by Kamehameha l, who
carried it from the beach, "just for fun.
Ii is also stated that near the Heiau o