Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-09

Major A. S. Bender, engineer of the
water works which the Hawaiian Gov
eminent proposes to build at Homo
lulu, was in San Francisco when the
Mat7p0sa left, but would depart for the
East when the weather there becomes
shade cooler
Work on the new Police Station has
been suspended for some time owing,
it is reported, to the want of material.
The kind of material wanted is said to
be money, very material element in
all public institutions, police stations
not excepted.
Mr.. Joseph E. Wiseman has receiv.
ed the agency of new work entitled
personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant" to
be issued in two octave volumes, well
illustrated, containing maps, plates, etc.
1t is published by Charles L. Webster
& Co. OF New York.
Professor l.. L. Van Slyke and Mrs.
]. L. Hanford, the new teachers secur-
ed for Oahu College, arrived by the
Mayib0sa yesterday Professor Van
Slyke will take charge of the depart
ment of Chemistry and Natural Science
and Mrs. Hanford will teach vocal and
instrumental musics.
Last Monday night about 10 o'clock
drunken Kanaka driving hack No
100 was run away on King street near
the bridge below Maunakea street. The
horse succeeded in breaking the harness
and when found by late pedestrian
was yanking the Kanaka, who was try
ing to hold him, all over the street.
Mr.. Alfred Branch, brother of Mr..
Oscar Branch, arrived on the Mariposa
yesterday. Mr.. Branch belongs to the
Ariel Boat Club OF San Francisco and
is one of the four-oared crew which
took the championship OF the Pacific
Coast. He, goes to work in the Homo
lulu Iron works to keep up his muscle.
Mr.. A. Wenner, the popular jeweler
of Honolulu, who went to the Coast
some time ago returned by the Mari
P0Sa yesterday with his bride. Mr.,
Wenner's friends complain that the
whole thing has been done without
them knowing a thing about it, but
they all unite in wishing him the
greatest JOY
The barber who owns the pole in
front of Union Alley had better put
some iron braces on it or some discour-
aged citizen will pull it down some
night. One of them tried it one night
last week but the pole was the strong
est and after hitting the discouraged
citizen once or twice, stood back on its
dignity, until his friends took him
away.
Mr.. Fred l.. Lesley the licensee of
the Cosmopolitan Saloon appeared at
the Police Court yesterday to answer a
charge of selling liquor on Sunday last,
contrary to law. After hearing the evil
dence Of the alleged purchaser of the
liquor, and also of Frank Roche, the
bartender at the saloon, a nolle prose
qui was entered by the prosecution.
Roche was then charged with selling
liquor without license and remanded
until to-day.
Mr.. Ernest w. Moon was a through
passenger by the Zealanaia last Satur-
day. Mr.. Moon is the agent of all the
leading American railways except the
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific.
He is the author of work to be shortly
published entitled, "Across the Ameri-
can Continent" and is the editor of the
4" L,tenoe ViefuI(tr," paper published
in the interests of the hotels. His mis-
sion to the Colonies will be to direct
travel east via Hawaiian Islands. Mr..
Moore will also act as sub-agent for Mr..
Armitage in securing tourists for the
Volcano via the l. /. S. N. Co.'S route.