Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Our national flag---the poi rag.

yesterday.
Band concert in the Palace ground
last night
Judge McCully holds Intermediar,
Court to-day.
District Justice Wond is in town OF
a visit from Waialua
Lyons and COINS fruit sale yester
day brought fair prices.
E. P. Adams & Co. sold the lease O.
the Oxley premises yesterday for $500
Mr.. Yarndleys singing class at the
Y M. C. A.Hall opened Tuesday with
2o pupils.
There will be grand masquerade
and May-pole dance at the YOSEMITE
skating rink next Friday night.
A dozen. or more of the men-of-wars-
men marched through the streets last
night singing Italian melodies.
AT noon to-day His Majesty will give
reception at the Palace to the officers
of the Italian man-of-war now in port.
Two cleaning pans were shipped for
Lihue, Kauai, and three rollers for the
Hanamaulu Mildly the steamer Plante,
yesterday.
Mr.. L. ]. Levey will sell $50 boxes
apples without reserve this morning al
ten o'clock and at noon he will offer the
sloop Lark for sale.
Battalion drill by the Volunteer
Companies was held last evening on
the Esplanade under the command of
major "Wipe your Sweats."
Mr. Page is reftting the old build
ing of the Honolulu Carriage Reposi-
tory which was partially burned during
the corner fire some months ago.
The Honolulu Boat boys commenced
practicing last night for positions in the
clubs junior crew. The practice hour
is set for five o'clock each afternoon.
1t is reported that Sunday evening
paper is to be started soon--the next
time rumor will probably have it Sun
day noon paper Two midnight papers
are already published here.
Mr.. Severine, of Williams & Co.'S,
took Yesterday picture of the Y. M.
c. A. building, one of the Library build
ing, and street view Of Hotel street
looking toward Fort street.
1t is reported that burglary was
committed upon the premises of Mr.. A.
Kraft, at Makiki, on last Saturday
morning. The burglar did not get
much beside can of milk and pack
age Of sugar.
1t has been intimated to Messrs
Tavernier and Wright that His Majesty
the King will honor them by making
his public ds6uf as Royal Author in
their illustrated work on the Island
"The Rainbow Land"
1t is encouraging to see that some
b0dy has taken it in hand to repair the
waste-water pipe at the back Of Goo
Kim's store which has been flooding
the alley-way there for some time past.
1t was beginning to smell rather loud.
AS the one o'clock whistles were
blown yesterday truant horse with a
rope and young tree attached thereto
dashed up Fort street and disappeared
out Merchant street leaving an interro-
CATION point as to whefe its mad course
would terminate.
II. B. r. Satellite left Victoria, B.
c., four days before the Alameda left
San Francisco for this port on her last
trip and is expected to arrive here dur
ing the next few days. Navigating
Liutenant R. N. Saiules, who arrived
by the Alameaa will join the Satellite
here.
The thoughtful property owner who
has realized public want and repaired
the sidewalk in front of Williams &
Co.'S ought to continue the good work
by relaying the wooden sidewalk in
front Of McCarthy's cigar store. This
walk is lower than the street and the
unfortunate wayfarer is obliged to wade
in wet weather
A partial eclipse of the moon took
place here last night, in spite of the
announcement she wouldn't come off.
The eclipse commenced about TAO
p. NJ. and lasted about three hours,
The size of the eclipse at its middle
phase was o48 digits At San Fran
cisco the eclipse commenced at 1906
p. NJ. last evening and ended at I.I3 A.
NJ. this morning. At Havana it com
menced at o.44 A. M. this morning and
ended at 3,52 A. M. AT Washington 1t
commenced at LOO A. M. this morning
and ended at Ala A, NJ. This eclipse
was visible throughout the United
States, South and Central America, the
West Indies, Mexico and portions O
the South Pacific.