Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-30

ing last evening.
Business is booming at the Poyne-
sian Temperance Hotel.
Services will be held in the different
churches this evening, as usual.
In the window Of ]. M. Dat & Co.. IS
store, on Merchant street, can be seen
fine Autograph of. Gordon Benefits
steam yacht Namonna.
The holiday sale by Lyons & Cohen
at their salesroom last evening was
well attended, as are all the auction
sales by this popular firm.
A skating race will take place at the
Yosemite skating rink in the near
future between our "devil" and one
Of Honolulu's Juveniles. We back the
"devil" every time.
Miss Genevieve Ward and Mr.. w.
H. Vernon, assisted by local talent,
including Mrs. Hayley, Mrs. ]. d.
Strong, Mr.. l.. Montgomery Mather
and others, will give performance,
entitled "Forget Me Not" at the Ha-
waiian Opera House on Monday even
ing, January nth.
On Thursday, the 3Ist inst, in honor
of the birthday OF Her Majesty Queen
Kapiolani, the Queens Own, under
command Of Captain O'Connor, will
march from the armory on Queen street
to the recreation grounds. The com
mand will then be put through field evo-
lutions, marching, firing, charging, Skin
mishing, etc. They will then march
back to the armory, where luau will
be prepared tor them.
A horse with kind of far-off
look about him was driven down
Nuuanu street by a Cinnamon last
evening When opposite the residence
of the late Queen Emma, the horse
took fright and started down the street
at a two-forty pace, The last seen OF
the turnout was at the corner of Nuu-
anu and Queen streets, where the
Chinaman had succeeded in stopping
the fiery steed. The only damage
done was broken shaft and badly
: scared Monaghan.
A native named Kalalakoa was
taken to the Police Station about ten
o'clock on. Monday night, under the
influence of liquor Mr. Dayton no
ticed that the man acted peculiar, and
had watch kept over him. About
eleven o'clock the man began to
breathe with difficulty, and doctor was
telephoned for, but before he arrived
the man had breathed his last At a
past moyiem examination held over the
remains yesterday, it was disclosed that
death was caused by fatty degenera-
ton of the heart. The man was a
heavy drinker.
They say THAT Mr. Carriers mission
to Berlin is in regard to the German
occupation of the Caroline Islands;
that political combinations entered
into by the national ~ candidates will
not serve to fool the people; that the
weather ought to draw the salary of the
Road Supervisor; that the gin question
will never be settled by the present Ad-
ministration; that the Teachers Associa-
ton held most interesting session
yesterday; that the Reform School
management ought to be looked into, il
the allegations of the assistant teacher
of that institution are reliable; that the
orange trade is Honolulu's liveliest
street industry; that men who bet or
races ought not growl if they lose their
moneythat the new street contractor has
lost his new broom; that the tendency OF
the times is to doubt political promises;
that it is not wisdom for the Opposition
tounderrate its political enemy; that Ho-
nolulu signboards do not always tell the
truth; that the worst effects of the policy
of the Government are being first felt
in the Public Schools; that the Reel
procity Treaty will be more than likely
to come up in some shape before the
present United States Congress; that
the best way for the Government to
pay "old debts" us not to contract new
ones; that the tax-payers'appreciate this
iaSt ~ shS dummy fhdhiiiiotiatioh
does not; that the platform put forth
by the national ~ candidates is nothing
more than an attempted apology by
the leaders Of the Government party
for the utterances of some Of its fool
ish members; that the natives will no,
find the "milk of human kindness" in
the Administration cocoanut; that the
cartoon in Oats window has severa
points, outside Of politics, which viii
be appreciated by many; that toy bal
loon advertising is running opposition
to the newspapers in Honolulu; thai
even the Mormons of Laie are OPP
posed to the Government party; tha
this is the "most unkindest cut Of ALL
that the popularity of the skating Kinks
is waning; and that the Premier woult
have more friends among the people j
he fulfilled promises made.
TEACHERS CONVENTION,
MORNING SESSION.