The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL

By the Mariposa, Bishop & CO. received
$4,000 and Hackfeld & Co. $50, 600 in gold
| coin.
General Hancock and May D. will be
offered for sale at noon to-day by Lyons &
Levey in front Of their salesroom.
The stockholders of the olowalu COMPANY
will hold their annual meeting this after
noon at 2 O'Clock at the Office of G.. ". Mac
farlane & Co.
native was arrested yesterday for
tapping till in the International Coffee
Saloon, Hotel street. Thirty cents vas the
amount of his plumber.
Mr.. Justice Preston returned from Kauai
yesterday afternoon by the steamer James
Makee, having held term of the Fourth
Circuit Court at Nawiliwili.
Mr.. David Nesfeld, of Honolulu joi r1al-
istic fame, is wonderfully improved in
health. He now turns the scale at 218
pounds, consequently his monotonous mon
asterial life must agree with him.
The Pacific Mail steamship Australia is
now in command of Captain Brough, who
came out from England expressly for the
purpose. Captain Moultrie Salt, her late
commander, was through passenger, bound
for Sydney.
Mr.. E. G. Damon, who returned to Homo
lulu on the Mariposa after three mon tbs
trip to the States, reports that his mother
will remain in the East for two months
before returning to Honolulu. Mrs. Damon
was, on her sons departure, in excellent
health.
On Sunday morning two Cinnamon were
occupied in shingling house on King street,
opposite the Roman Catholic Cemetery. A
gentleman who driving past from Wal
kiki to church noticed them and tried to
find policem an, but could not.
The circus has come and pitched its tent
on the vacant lot adjoining Dodd's stables,
on Fort street. This is no ordinary circus,
as the pictorial advertisement on the back
of our general news supplement will show.
Examine it and judge of the moving attrac-
lions in store for young and old. The first
performance will take place on Wednesday
evening next, commencing at 1880 p. n.
Soon after the arrival of the Mariposa the
news of the death of General Grant spread
like wild-fire through our city. Flags were
hung at half-mast, and the American lega-
ton on Alakea street, and the Consulate on
Merchant street, were draped in mourning.
The ADVERTISER circulated through the city
a full-page supplement with the news.
The o. S. S. Mariposa arrived in port
shortly after o'clock Saturday morning,
after quick passage. Coming out of San
Francisco harbor the Pacific Mail steamship
Australia was one mile behind her, but did
not arrive here until little after II o'clock
noon The Australia left for the Colonies
about o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Joseph R. Morrill,, formerly Port Sur
veyor at this port, and who left here some
time ago owing to failing health, has fully
recovered. On Wednesday, July 29th, he
was married at Palmyra, Illinois, to Miss
Lydia S. Hays. The ceremony took place at
the residence of the brides grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Holly.
During this week the engine and cars will
be moving occasionally on the Beretania
street track, and next week will make regular
trips, bringing in concrete from KamOiliilii
to be used at the wharves, and also for the
addition shortly to be made at the light
house Owners of teams who have occasion
to drive out on Beretania street should bear
this in mind.