Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-01

Keep your pet dogs and cats at
home, the Chinese.are dropping poi
son on the streets.
There were ,hirtyfour through
passengers to the C,lonies by the Ala
media, this is good showing for the
new line
Mr.. Frank Higgins formerly Of
Honolulu is present in Seattle, Wash.
TER. where he is about to start in
business.
The steamer P'autsr, which arrived
Sunday morning. brought the first
sugar Of the season from Llhue planta-
ton, Kauai.
1t has been decided by the executive
Committee to hold the annual
Teachers Institute on the 2Sth. and
aoth. OF the present month.
The Pacific Navigation Company's
steam launch is at present engaged in
transporting lumber from Hilo to Pa
paikou, Hawaii.
The sailing o. the brigentne w G,
Lywin has been postponed until nine
O'Clock this morning. The mail will
close st eight o'clock sharp.
The Honomaulu and Elcele planta-
tons will commence grinding in about
two weeks Waimea plantation, Kauai,
will start up sometime next week.
The business portion of town was
quite lively last night for a few hours
after the arrival of the ZsllanGii which
come into port between ten and eleven
o'clock.
Last night as the Zsai1udi1 came
into port sh. collid ID with brk C K
BisA2p which was lying at the Pacific
Mail wharf, but fortunately did no
damage.
As the steamer M1Uj1;1 will require
considerable alterations TO fit her for
the Australian route, she will be I'M
able to leave Sin Ff,ncii:o for SyIaey
before December 10Th.
The Royal Australian Circus leaves
this morning, by the Alimcda. MIR.
Woodyear, the proprietor, tried to
charter the bark Maytia DIviS for
Manila, but afllins to do SO he intends
to return to Australia
The new steamer dfdroy0a built for
the new Australian service by the
Union Steamship Company Of New
Zealand, will be due at San Francisco
about December a5th. She is $40
feet long and over $500 tons register.
Captain Morse reports that the
steamer Alamsda came from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu this trip i'll six days
and fourteen hours. The steamer now
carries IL new staterooms for increased
passengers traffic between the Coast
and the Colonies.
AT the mastering of the fremen last
evening at the Bell Tower, one OF
Bergefs boys who had been imbibng
too much "ginger pop" in celebration
OF payday became disorderly, but the
worthy baton. wielder, dispatched the
unruly musician to his home, quicker
than he left it,.
AS Woodyear's Circus has received a
clean bill Of health from this port this
do not anticipate any trouble in land
ing at Sydney, as was experienced by
Fryer's Circus lately They will
Immediately proceed to Auckland after
landing in Australia where they will
give their first performance.
The missionary barkentine Mor1iag
Star sailed at half past four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Before her de
parture prayers were held on board.
There was a crowd of friends and
Others on the wharf to see the steamer
off, as the saying is, Many warm
alohas followed the trim little steamer
as she sailed out of the harbor into the
Vastly deep on her mission f-rhumanity
The dramatic entertainment FOR the
benefit Of Honolulu Library takes
place to night at the Music Hall. The
object is a worthy one and should be
freely patronized by our citizens. A
good public library is better thar
wealth, better than politicalorganlzatlon
better, in fact, as c.viizlng poweI
than any thing else in the history o
man, which he can conine in the sane
space
Messrs. West Dow and C, No, 10;
Fort street, have lust received pei
steamer Alam,dz an elegant assortmen
of farnitures, consisting Of dining room
cottage, nurse, and childrens chairs anc
rockers in different woods. They also
expect to receve per next steamer due
here about the l2th. inst, a furhel
addition 10 their already assortment O
Holiday goods. Read their advertise
ment
Captain Morris of the schooner
Raiadow reports that Yesterday evening
about four O'clock while of Waikiki he
picked up a Aat-5ottomed boat con
tanning four natives, two men and tive