The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-27


groups of Islands in the South Paci-
fic, and his previous voyages, under
the auspices of the above society,
extend over large parts of Africa
and Asia but lately become known.
THREE bankruptcy cases were adj
vanced stage in the Supreme
Court this morning. Hon. w. G.
Parke, assignee, presented his ac-
count of j. H. Bruins, Jr.'s, estate,
showing assets of 81, 544.25, paid
out in preferred claims of 1874. 16;
and dividends, at "a Ga percent, of
SLIGO. The estate of S. B. Stod-
dald, of Waihee, Maui, yielded the
same assignee assets OF SSi9.72,
which he paid out-preferred claims,
S1OS.43; dividends, at II percent,
S77l2l. Messrs. Parke and Geo.
w. Smith, assignees of A. w.
Richardson & Co., gave account of
S3,0l3.16, assets in that estate, dis
tributed as follows: preferred claims,
S4S6.9l; dividends, at 20 SO per-
cent, So, 526.25.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25th.
CAPT. l.. Marchant is said to be
very i'll at the Hospital. His cigar
store is closed to-day.
CHRISTMAS vacation of Govern
ment schools will be from Friday,
Dec. 18th, to Wednesday, Jan. 9th.
FoRrY-EIGur mail bags containing
over five thousand letters, were sent
over the kingdom yesterday by
ln!er-island steamers.
On, thank you, Mr.. Horn, for
those savory mince pies. When
they cool, writer's and printers will
satiate the pent-up gratitude Of a
year upon them.
The Honolulu mail sent by the
City of Sydney to San Francisco
consisted of 2,400 letters weighing
30 pounds, and l,155 papers, 191
pounds 8 ounces.
A NEAT and substantial framework
has been erected by Mr.. George
Lucas on the Bell Telephone central
Office, to support the great mass of
wires converging on the building.
A REVISED card of Mr.. G. X.
Miller appears in this issue. Mr..
Miller has just proved his talent for
business by securing the contract
of supplies to the British war ship
Constance.
The Honolulu Rifles turned out in
good force last night, and an excel.
lent drill was had for two hours un-
der Lieut.. Mcleod. The boys were
very enthusiastic and agreed TO meet
again tonight for another drill.
VISITS were paid to H. B. M. S.
Constance this morning respectively
by Senior Canavarro, Portuguese
Commissioner, and His EXcellency
Gov. Dominis. Appropriate salutes
were fired from the vessel in honor
of the visitors.
A HORSE died on Punchbowl Hill
from collie this morning. An extra
judicial inquest resulted in verdict
that the distemper was caused by
the animal eating copy of the
Daily Press. Fragments of the
literary meal, containing many in
digestible typographical errors, were
found near the carcass.
CAPT. Macaulley, of the steamer
G. r. Bishop, reports heavy winds
and rough seas at Kilauea and Hama
lei, Kauai. The steamer brought
the first of the Waialua orange croE
for this season. The new landing a
Kilauea, fine structure built unde
the supervision of r. A. Mactie, Jr.
of Kilauea plantation, will be finish
ed this week. At the seward enc
is wall of concrete three feet thicl
with davits on top. A railroad tract
runs from the warehouse to the QUITE
end of the landing, and cars tina
HUH oull lOas VI ous.hi
run out on the track to the end ant
emptied into the steamers boats.
THURSDAY, Nov. 26th.
CAPT. Marchant was better thi
morning.
ABOUT 80 Cinnamon have alread
engaged passage by the bark Marth
Davis for Hongkong.
The cash sale of Messrs. Lyon
& Cohen to-day was very successful
continuing into the afternoon.
A VERY little work was done alon
the city front to-day and it wa
very quiet about the wharves.
DEAR contemp., the Bullet
spells it carcase" because tn
editor has always preferred it thu
way.