Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-15
LOCAL NEWS.
The Mariposa leaves at noon day.
The Central Park skating rink will
a-open TODAY.

his new cigar store just too nice for
anything.
One Of the Catholic School buildings
on Fort street near the Catholic
Church is being re-roofed with corruga-
ted iron.
The Myrtle Crew Jr. were out for
practice last evening for the first time
this season. They took pull around
the spar buoy and back.
Mr.. r. S. Smith leaves to-day for
his new field oflabors The PpEss will
probably receive some interesting San
Francisco letters from his pen May
luck attend you Brother Smith.
The Royal Hawaiian Band played
last night at the Hawaiian Hotel. The
music sounded like old times any
rate the boys haven't forgotten how to
make hollow brass vibrate. Thank you
Mr. Berger.
Mr.. Edward William Langley and
Miss Sarah Kirk Allen were married
last night at halfpast eight o'clock by
the Rev. L. c. Oggel at his residence
on Nuuanu street The marriage was
private affair.
1t is reported on the streets and
seems to be generally understood that
Hon. J. M. Kapena, who leaves by the
steamer Aaubosa to-day, will go to
Japan from San Francisco on special
mission for the Hawaiian Government.
Roxy the popular hack driver, is
going to the Coast by sailing vessel the
last of the week. "Roxy" declares the
town has become too dull for him. 1t
would be safe, however, to wager he
will be back in the Spring went to
San Francisco once before.
Mr.. S. H. Davidson, the pitcher of
the Honolulu Base Ball Club, who
broke his arm throwing ball from short
stop to first base, about week ago,
was yesterday able to walk about the
house and it is expected that he will be
out on the street again this week.
In one of yesterdays locals we stated
by error that partnership had been
entered into by l.. ]. Levcy and l.. l..
Cohen, we should have stated that the
new partnership had been formed by
]. Lyons and l.. l.. Cohen. Mr.. L.
]. Lcvey starts in business for himself.
Mr.. Cecil Brown spent the most Of
last week at Honolulu and Kahuku
ranches. While there he transferred
between 900 and 400 cattle from Ka
huku to the fattening poddocks Of
Honolulu. Mr.. Brown reports that
the artesian well at Kahuku has
reached depth of 100 feet and that
the workmen are now boring through
hard rock.
The editor of the Hawaiian Chinese
Nezos is evidently still engaged in
wrestling with the rudiments ofthe Eng
fish language. Among the curiosities
of newspaper literature in its columns
may be found the following advertise
ment headings "Union Feed 4 Co.."
Pacific & Co.." etc. The paper other
wise appears to be well proof-read at
least we didn't detect any other errors.
Yesterday afternoon about half-past
two o'clock, horse and dray loaded
with goods, driven by native, backed
off the LikeIke wharf hear the barker
tine Kz,kitat. There were two Japan
csc on the dray at the time and the
whole load, Japs and all, except the
native driver, went into the water. The
horse was drowned and the only things
which remained on top of the water
we're the two laps and a bunch OF
brooms. The Japs were rescued and
along towards fonr o'clock native
divers succeeded in fastening ropes to
both dead horse and the dray which
were hauled up. The horse and dray
belonged to Mr. w. P. Akau.
The last number of the new Portu-
guese paper 0 Laso HawuiianO con
tains an article calculating and expound
ing the new immigration scheme,
Among its news from the Azores is
given list OF SO newspapers published
and sustained by the Portuguese there
which shows them to be, at least, q
reading people. A suggestion is made
that Portuguese Band be started ii
Honolulu, to be under the instruction
and management of the late leader o
the Portuguese Band in Hilo. This
weeks issue of the paper will be issued
to-day.
The following protest, written in verse
by one of the indignant sufferers
against the practice of taking dogs t
church in Honolulu has been received
1t is to the point and rather unique
(" The poor have the gospel preached"
The meek, the lowly born
Will owners Of dogs remember this,
Who treat Gods House with scorn
Need they thoughtessly bring
Ours meath the sacred roof,
Distracting distressed, sin.burdened souls
Awake to Loves reprooi.
Is't high or low church service
Will reach the ear Of God,
On ISL the whine of the restless cur