The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-12


At 10 minutes before II o'clock Saturday
Contractor Thomas finished the brickwork
for the new Police Station House.
One of the rollers at the Hama Plantation
Mill broke last week. The Likelike brought
it down to be repaired at the Honolulu Iron
Works.
An amicable compromise has been effected
between H. Hackfeld & Co. and H. Turton
of Lahaina, the result being that the pro-
ceedings against the lattor in bankruptcy
will be Withdrawn to-day.
His EIcellency George W. Merrill, United
States Minister Resident, forwarded to the
Secretary of State at Washington the report
OF the Grant memorial services held i'll this
city. Mention OF its receipt at headquarters
is made in the Washington "Star.'
On Thursday of this week will occur the
sale of Waterford colts and FLIES, and a
number of brood mares, at the residence Of
Mr.. w. H. Cornwell, Waikapu, Maui. The
Kinau leaves for Maalaea this afternoon and
the Likelike for Kahului tomorrow after
noon.
Captain Sanford of the schooner Mary E.
Foster, which arrived on Sunday, reports
having sighted the steamer G. Il. Bishop
last Thursday morning about twenty miles
off Kalae, the most southerly point of the
island of Hawaii. The steamer was stand
ing to the southwark.
On Saturday afternoon Officer Marcos was
near the Chinese wash house on King street,
when he smelt the fumes of opium. Enter
ing a room in one of the wash houses he
found three Chinese, whu had evi
IDENTIFY been having good smoke. y pipe
with opium in it. lamp and the three men
were taken to the Station House.
Judge A. g. Thurman, President OF the
Ohio State Museum Association, has written
letter to Consul General Putnam, asking
him for curios from the Islands Any per-
son having anything they would like to con-
tribute, and would attach their name to it,
and send it to the Consulate, the Consul
/ General will see that it is forwarded to the
museum.
/ At st. Andrews Cathedral yesterday
morning, Rev. George Wallace preached
/ from the text, ''They also whom Thou hast
/ given me, be with me where 1 am, that
/ hast given me- In the evening the Bishop
! of Honolulu took his text from the second
/ chapter of Ephesians, third verse, land
were by nature the children of wrath, even
as others
/ Special Custom House Officer W. Sheldon
/ captured two Chinese passengers by the
! Likelike the last trip. one at Kahului, the
other at Huelo, East Maui with opium on
| their possession. The opium was found in
/ side of lines which had been followed ont.
/ The man caught at the former place has
been tried and fined $50 and sentenced to
Imprisonment at hard labor for one year.
! The other one will be tried this week.
/ A Hilo letter, dated October Sth, states
that Jules Tavernier had suffered great
! deal but was improving slowly and steadily.
/ 1t would take few days before he any
thing like recovered his health. He was not
| idle. however, and had a charming bit in
the Wailuku river and several other sketches
on hand. Mr.. Horace Wright was working
up materials for the letter press of their
book. besides corresponding with the Leeds
Mercury tEnglanD, and New York and
San Francisco papers.
On Sunday afternoon about o'clock, Mr.
Robert Graham, of the Woodlawn Dairy,
was riding along Hotel street in his buggy.
When opposite the Saratoga House the
horse took fright and started to run. Al
the corner of Alakea and Hotel streets Mr.
Graham was thrown ont, but fortunately
was not hurt. The horse kept along, but il
trying to turn into the hotel yard the buggy
struck the fence and was wrecked. The
cocnussion threw the horse down, and la
was secured without doing further damage