Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-25

engaged in pitched battle at the Cos
mopolitan saloon, in the corner of
Hotel and Nuuanu streets. In spite
of their efforts the police were not dis
turbed and sat in their corners smiling
screnely, evidently utterly oblivious to
the fact that desperate conflict was
in progress. The fight ended up with
a true artistic finish, and both partici-
pants will wear mourning for some time
to come.
The vengence of the China Gods
were invoked yesterday, and if the
prayers were answered woe, unto the
steam roller A Chinaman with
bland smile of content, and an eye
peeled for business was driving his ex
press along King street His rickety
wagon and bouy horse, which was noted
for his thick hide and short memory,
forming strange contrast with the
happy driver. Johns bliss was Of short
duration however, owing to that terror
of horses, the steam-roler. The horse
seeing the putting machine approach.
ing, SHE'D and started to run. John
pulled and tugged and strained but all
to no effect. Away went horse and
wagon and Chinaman and all, John
yelling, the wagon creaking and the
horse running, and kept SO until they
all landed in the middle of mud pond
at the junction of the Prison road and
King street. AT about two o'clock
number Of his sympathizing country
men were seen up to their waists in
mud dragging the stranded equipage up
onto the dry road.
"The fact is" said the Fort street
merchant as he crossed his leg and
looked profoundly at the Doctor
over one Of the reading room tables in
the Library, 'the fact is that ] don't
believe the Government intends to re-
form at ALL" "Don't ehl" said the
Doctor as he laid down the last issue
Of the AdsertiSer, ''then you don't be-
lieve in promisesf" 81 do, when they're
indorsed," said the retail dealer, "but /
don't believe in the Government
making promissory reforms and endors-
ing its own paper" "But the Govern
ment don't indorse its own paper" said
the doctor innocently, as he picked up
the Adsvytisey and began to recall the
political vicissitudes of the last few
years. 81 don't mean that cried the
Fort street merchant impatiently, 81
mean the promises the Government
makes just before election" 90 if
that's what you mean" said the Doctor
you'll find out the Administration
always promises reform just before
they intend perpetrating some new
piece Of rascality."
They say that the weather is off its
base that the Morning Star stood the
storm right manfully; that the most
bitter comment upon Government
affairs is the history of the different
Administrations, as formed in the files
of the Government organ that the
social phase of Honolulu life is one
that would supply an endless cores
pondence of truddle for the American
papers that the "politicle breach of
promise" ought to be made amenable
to law that there will be some queer
Developments made in the San Fran
cisco newspapers soon relating to things
and persons in Hawaii that the wind
blew so the other night that the steam
boats wouldn't whistle that the boat
clubs ought to hold convention and
straighten matters out that the old
tune of "bad streets" will be sung to
new words before long that the pro-
posed road to the top of Punchbowl
hill if leading to pleasure resort at the
top would pay big interest on the
capital invested that sharks always APP
pear about election time f; that the
natives who back the Administration
will organize society for the purpose
of praying the Opposition to death /;
that the Hawaiian currency is the root
Of all our political and financial evil (;
that the widest rumor will gain many
supporters in Honolulu in the brief
space of day that the price of Island
butter ought to be advanced to SO cents
a pound to make it pay that the peo-
Pile who go to church have quiet
peace fulnights; that the greatest prob
lem for Hawai- to solve is one of sim
pie addition and satisfaction that the
men who propose to solve it will have
to call in the money lenders and the
scribes and that Oats blackboard day
before yesterday paid the "They say
department Of the PRESS sincere
compliment
1t is very seldom that moral can
be drawn from a fisticuff affair or a
fight of any kind, but an incident hap
pened at about halfpast six yesterday
evening in front of the Astor House or
Hotel street that might serve as warn
ing to that class of gosslps and scanda
lizers that seem to intest Honolulu
society, and a moral can be drawn
which, if needed, might protect respect
able persons from the outrageous Sian
ders and insinuations generally hurleo
at them. Yesterday Frank Brundage
formerly driver for the Woodlawr
dairy, grossly insulted the wife OF Mr. J
Welsh he also made several damaging re-
marks afterwards. The lady upon re
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