The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-12-14

Ilamakua COAST IL was not TO be
thought of.
Mr.. Dillingham; has received let
tiers from different parts of the
Islands by last mail, enquiring about
the great land colonization scheme.
One from Hamakua, Hawaii, says
there are a great many" there
"who would like to invest" Letters
from Washington and San Francisco
are indicative of very lively inter-
est being taken in the scheme in
those places. Also, private cor
respondenco from many foreign
quarters conveys sympathy with the
movement from persons DESTROYS of
the welfare of this Kingdom.
TUESDAY, Dec. 1st.
The Post Office despatched per
w. G. Irwin, to-day, 2,772 letters
weighing 81 lbs, and 663 papers
weighing $50 lbs.
SOMEONE asked if that was new
military company, when Mr.. Mark
ham had the 60 Chinese immigrants
drawn up in line for inspection on
the Pacific Mail wharf last night.
Mr.. II. l.. Reed, formerly master
of the steamer Jas. /. Dowsett, took
passage by the w. G.. Irwin to-day
for San Francisco, to take a position
on one of the Z. M. S. S. Co.'s
steamers.
The lime kiln of the Honolulu
Stone Co. not being sufficiently
large to supply the demand of burnt
lime, another one of the same size
is being built back of the present
furnace and will be ready in week
or two.
The stock of Island rice in San
Francisco is small, demand light and
market inactive. Old crop $3.50
cash to S4.624 60 days; new, $4.6O
cash to S4.75 60 days. Shipments
ex Mariposa were expected to bring
a higher figure.
| LYONS & Cohen's special sale Of
California produce to-day was attend
ed by an eager crowd of bidders.
There was not enough to 60 round,
in fact. Potatoes brought 14cts. a
pound and onions 2cts., while apples
ruled from S1.25 to S1.5O a box.
Mr.. George F. Renton, of Ha-
makua, Hawaii, was married last
evening to Miss Kate Lewis, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Z. G. Oggel, in presence of a
fashionable company, at the house
of Mr.. James A. Hopper, King
street.
MIR. William Braidwood, well
known and highly esteemed here,
where he worked at his trade OF
bricklaying for some time, died in
San Francisco, Nov. 18th, of heart
disease. He leaves widow and SIX
children, having beeu married to ;
sister of Mr.. E. b. Thomas, contrac
tor, Of this city.
FoRTY-FoUR bags of mail wer'
brought by the Alameda. The sort
ing of this large quantity of CORES
pondence made it lively for thu
Post Office hands, who had also t.
make up mails for the Colonies ant
the Micronesian Islands. They
however, got through the Who'll
: work early last evening.
II. B. M. S. CONSTANCE sailed TO
Hongkong at half-past four yester
day afternoon. Her expected "mid
dies" had arrived by the mai
steamer. This visit of the Cor
! stance will long be a pleasant re
membrance to many residents G
the port. The officers were agree
able to fault and the crew joll
, and well-behaved set.
y WEDNESDAY, Dec. End.
f IT is pleasing to note that Cap
n l.. Marchant is able to be about tt
!, day.
!. STREET-CLEANING under contrat
S has begun, the Board of Healt
G carts being used.
!, The sale of liquors belonging t
: the Lenehan estate, by Mr.. Levey
u yesterday, realized about ST. 800.
MEssRs. III. II. Macfarlane and i
Brown have retired from the firm G
j. II. Lovejoy & Co., Mr.. Lovejo
G continuing the business under tn
- old firm name.
y CLAIMS of SO, 1868 have bee
= proved in the bankruptcy estate c
G Lorrin A. Andrews, of Makawac
q Maui, and Hon. w. G. Parke ha
n been appointed assignee.
n A RELIC of the last Hell-Gate e>
g plosion, in the shape of bit of til
electric conductor, was secured b
a Mr.. John Mott, who saw the PEE
II Torrance, and he has placed I'll
o object in Messrs. Oats window.
q DEcEMBER's Friend closes I'll