The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-09-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

business
| Civil Court yes terday.
There will be music at the Yosemite
Skating Rink this evening.
| new fagpOle has recently been erected
at the signal station on Diamond Head
Messrs. E. P. Adams & Co. hold their
| regular cash sale at 10 o'cIock this morning
! Neat and comfortable furnished rooms
are advertised to let, near the Kawaihao
Church.
young native boy was arrested yester-
day for the larceny of an iron bucket belong
ing TO a Chinaman.
The attention of merchants and dealers is
called to a license notice in our by
Authority column.
Messrs. Lyons & Cohen held their first
cash sale yesterday. Mr.. Herman Lewis
welded the hammer.
There was general complaint of dizziness
in business circles yesterday. There was no
arrival or departure of mails.
A corrugated iron roof is being placed
over the slate one ON the store occupied by
Hoffschlaeger & Co., Qneen street.
Tomorrow the Hawaiian Bazaar on Fort
street will sell tinware, crockery, notions,
toys. fancy goods, ETC., below cost price.
One OF the worst sidewalks in town is that
On Nuuanu street opposite to Loves bakery.
For about fifty feet every plank is loose.
On Queen street, adjoining Kerr's paint
shop, there is small lot full of green-look-
ing, stagnant water, casting off the most
disagreeable stencil.
Goo Kim, Fort street, is now selling gents
complete suits, black felt hats and other
goods at very low prices. Seven yards of
English denim for 81.
Mr.. Lewis J. Levey had quite a large at
tendance at his cash sale yesterday. At
noon he disposed of three horses for $11O
$116 and $50 respectively.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society held their
regular mon thly sociable last evening at the
vestry of the FOrt-street Church. It was
well attended and very pleasant affair.
The regular monthly meeting of the Y NJ.
G. A. was held last evening with good at
tendance. Reports of committees were read
and other business of the usual routine char
acter transacted.
The Queens Own had first rate street
drill last evening, which was highly credit
able to the commanding officer, Captain
O'Connor. Skirmishing, forming square,
resist cavalry, manual exercise, moving in
quick and slow time were among the move
ments executed.
Mr.. Yarndley's Choral and Quintette
-, Ia
evening at the gymnasium. Twenty-Five
members were present, and a good re-
hearsal was the result. Professor Herr was
present, and played several piano accom-
paniments.
The only case in the Police Court yester-
day was that of AhOi, the Chinese policeman
brought up on remand for having opium in
possession. Ahoi has been ia the service of
the Government for the past twenty-five
years. He was the first Chinese interpreter.
His Honor sentenced him To five days i'm
prisonmemt at hard labor and pay fine of
$50.
Major Dane lectures this evening ut the
Y. NJ. c.. A. on 1.-The Great Naval Battles of
the Rebellion The ." Alta Californian .
says of this lecture: 1.-The power of descrip-
ton of the lecturer held the audience in
brea thless suspense, which was relieved
only when the telling climax was reached.
The building of the Monitor and her memoir
able conflict with the Merrimac, the call to
duty of Admiral Farragut, retired from
service, the bravery of young volunteers,
aud the taking of Vicksburg, all gave the
lecturer a fine field for the display of his
eloquence.''