Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-10-20

On Sunday last the Myrtle and
Iolani seniors had brush during their
rowing exercise to the bell buoy. The
eight-oared boat of the latter club
joined in the squirt and fouled the
"Myrtle's" on the turn at the bell buoy.
The three then pulled homeward to-
getber, His Majesty being an interested
spectator of the finish. Time 2s.os.
A good looking horse clad in full
suit of harness, minus the traces,
wandered out on King street last even
ing and amused himself by rolling in
dry, fine earth near Heapai street. AS
the harness had been newly oiled or
washed, when he got up and went on
his way whinneying, it looked as though
the harness had been pipe-cayed like
the cross belts of the Honolulu Rifles.
The battalion drill last night com.
menced at halfpast seven o'clock The
different companies formed at the
Armory and marched up Fort street to
King street, thence along King street
to position beyond the Government
Building. Major Baker was in COM
mand. Before the companies marched
to the Government Building some of
them marched to the Esplanade and
back. After the drill the different COM
panies dispersed and returned to the
Armory about half-past nine o'clock.
A prehistoric human skull was
taken, a few days ago, from beneath
the foundation stones of the ancient
heian or heather temple on the plains
beyond Punahou. The stones of which
the old temple was built have all passed
through the stone-crusher and now
cover the streets of Honolulu There
are few of the more massive founda-
ton stones still in place, and it was
from crevice between two or three of
these that the skull was taken. 1t is
clearly that of an aborigine, and proba-
bly, the head-piece Of victim sacrificed
at the time of the building of the heian
Mrs. DIR. McAllister has placed in
one of the shop windows of Messrs.
King Bros. art store some beautiful
specimens of embroidery work on
plush, satin, and silk. There are lam
brequins for windows and mantles
heavily embroidered in fruits and
flowers, one spray of crimson hydicus
being especially rich and true to nature.
A very elegant design in fuchsias, for
get-me-nots and other delicate and
graceful flowers are reproduced on
white silk in their natural colors and
with much grace and skill The work
is well worth examining and will be
admired by all who appreciate good
taste and artistic workmanship in
such articles.
Woodyear's Royal Australian circus
will open in the tent back of Dodd's
stables tonight. This is doubtless the
best circus that has come to Honolulu
in years, and although their stay will
be short they will doubtless give the
best performances that the people of
these Islands have ever witnessed
Among the numerous performers Of the
troupe tonight will be the two Japan
ese-Bungaroo and his son Itiche who
do wonderful feats in pedal balancing,
Cuzeo the best clown in the Colonies,
Ruby Scarsdale, the wonderful trapez
performer, the trick ponies, etc The
many attractions of this circus COM
bined with previous successful tour of
the company warrants at least the pat
ronage of these Islands where we sell
dom have good thing except the
occasional absence of our Ministers.
They say: that the most thorough
political work is done before the votes
are cast that the best way to make
man forget himself is to put him into
Government position that the new
Hawaiian dandy will import new style
Of cut-a-way coat by the first of the
year that the roads in Hawaii are
passable considering the weather; that
the circus will have bouncing big
house tonight; that the Casino will not
open until there is another advance
ment in the state of civilization in
Hawaii; that the biggest hOka of the
season will transpire in the future that
the best political move the Govern
ment has made lately has been TO keep
still; that the public duly appreciates tine
wealth contained in silence that the
circus tent is capable of holding 5000
people at dollar head; that the show
will be worth the dollar that the only
redeeming feature of the Honolulu
Rifles is their drum corps that some
OF the police who have the Hotel-street
beat get paid for quiet games that
there are strong indications of descens-
ion growing in the congregation Of
the Anglican Cathedral.