Daily Honolulu press., 1885-12-22
LOCaL NEBS.

regard to Christmas goods.
MIR. Dion Boucicault the celebrat-
ed actor, and his wife, were through
passengers for San Francisco by the
Mataroa
The band played at the Hawaiian
Hotel last evening, instead of Emma
Square. A large and select audience
was in attendance.
The steam whistle on the Maray0a
sounds like select concert of CATS"
when they sing on the back fence in
the middle of the night
Large crowds of people visited the
steamer Ma,arof last evening. The
general opinion of the public is that she
is the finest steamer that ever entered
this harbor
1ha sudden sickness of Mrs. South
wick has caused an indefinite post
ponement Of the young peoples meet
ing, which was announced in yester-
days Press to take place at her home
last night
A Chinese hack drivers horse had a
severe attack of runaway yesterday
evening on Nuuanu, near Beretania
street. The Chinaman, however,
succeeded in stopping the animal, by
running him alongside telephone post
and breaking one shaft and a portion
of the harness.
Mr. Strong has on exhibition at the
store of West, Dow & Co., on Fort
street, and at King Bros, on Hotel
street, some of his pictures of Island
scenery, in black, white and water
coors. Nothing could be more appro.
pirate as a Christmas present to friends
in the East or the Old World than one
of these delicate, highly-hnished tropi-
cal landscapes.
Last night Mr. Frank l.. Winter and
Miss Katherine Mossman were united
in marriage at Fort-street Church, at 8
o'clock, by Rev. j. A. Cruzan. The
wedding was private, only few of the
immediate friends of the. parties being
present. The church was nicely de.
corated with flowers and evergreens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winter will reside or
Nuuanu street, beyond the second
bridge The PRESS wishes the young
couple Success in life, merry Christ
mas and many happy new years.
Messrs Lyons & Cohen will hole
another of their popular action sales o
holiday goods tomorrow evening a
their auction rooms at the corner o
Fort and Queen streets. Many Christ
mas novelties. will be offered for sale
among which will be fine assortment
of tides and other fancy work
which can be seen and examined a
their place before the sale This popu
lar house has established fine ,reputa
ton for their Christmas sales, and de
serves the place they now occupy al
the leading auction house of thu
Islands.
The steamship Marayoa, Captain
Jas. Edie, left Sydney at S P. M. or
the 4th inst. Cleared the Heads a
s:35 p. NJ, and arrived at Auckland
at 8 p. NJ. on the Sth; took aboar(
cargo and New Zealand mails, and go
away again at 4:2o A. NJ. on the 9th
called off Tutuila, Samoa, on the 18th
at Sis A. M; landed mails and pro
ceeded at 6:I5 A. NJ; sighted th'
Islands at II:fo A. M. on the 2Ist
Experienced light, variable winds, will
fine weather to 4 deg. north; thence
to morning of aIst strong N. E. trades
with heavy head sel
Two boys, neither Of them over foui
teen years of age, were caught by
citizen in the neighborhood of Makik
night before last engaged in the pleas
ant task Of putting chickens which be
longed to another neighbor into som
sacks which they had with them. Th
boys denied any intention of stealth
the chickens, and were allowed to &
after "stick full" or two of good ao
vice had been given them. The
were, however, in the same fix as tn
negro in South Carolina was, who wa
caught with a chicken in his hat, an
declared 81 'clar boss doan know ho
dat chicken got dar-sure doanp
They say that Hawai- was not bui
in day nor her streets and roads
fifty years; that the yam ynm boys wi
hold a Christmas Carnival; that ii
fve-mile skating race viii be the mo
popular thing this Christmas; that II
"Aloha' perfume Of Hollister & G.
exces the famous Jockey Club
Lubin; that the merry, merry bon-bol
will "pop" anon; that the LnSO W
have an illustrated Christmas numbe
that the greatly abused Road Supe
visor is becoming penitent for his ne
lect of duty; that the hnla girls will {
receive new hol0kHS at Christmas; tn
the rain got ashamed of Hawaiis
roads and took vacation in cons
quence; that the King will favor Z
opium license law at the next Legisl
tnre. that tha Hawaiian Government