Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-06

The authorities think that the fugi
tive Chinaman, Pap Sui, will attemp
to escape to China by the Lady Hare
a'o0d which sails for Hongkong mex
Monday. A thorough search will bt
made.
| The usual stiffness of the night wa.
disturbed at the foot of Punchbowl hill
about half past nine Wednesday even
ing bya quarrel between native mar
and wife, The affair would have re
suited in blows but for the interference
of the woman's father.
The Kapiolani rowing Club, gene
rally known as the "Fenians" were on,
exercising yesterday morning. Owing
to the boat having no deck and the sea
being unusually rough considerable
water WIS shipped, compelling them t.
return to the boat house
Mr. Frank Cooke sent his steam
launch up to Hilo on the schooner
Waimaiu, Mr.. Spencer goes up to run
1t. 1t will be used to tow boats with
freight from the vessel to the wharf
and also to tow vessels down the coast,
If necessary, during the calm weather.
The Circus lot was the scene OF a
merry time yesterday afternoon. While
a native was hauling some tent canvass
from the grounds, the juvenile repre-
sentatives of Honolulu were leopard
izng their necks and limbs, by attempt
ing to do impossible athletic evolutions.
AT the Lucas-Bannister wedding
Thursday evening Mr. James Dodd
caused much merriment by donning
MIR. H. Berger's hat and coat and with
baton in hand assuming the leader
ship Of the band. The boys played in
time, however, in spite of Jim's con-
tortions.
A Chinese hack driver had a little
time with his horse on Nuuanu street,
near Beretania street, yesterday. The
horse settled the matter by refusing to
90. The horse was taken out of the
vehicle and the ChiDaman took its
place and pulled the hack to the
stable.
The Rifles held meeting last night.
Private business was transacted The
Company is in thorough good fellow
ship and expects to soon re-establish is
good name with the Government. 1t is
stated that the King will expect the
Honolulu Rifles to fill the position they
at present occupy.
The opening Of the new Kapiolani
Leper Home will be celebrated at that
place on next Monday morning at
eleven o'clock. Invitations, number
ing about two hundred, will be issued
to-day One hundred will be distrib
uted among foreigners, the rest will be
issued to natives
AT meeting of the Myrtle Boat
Club held last evening, the club has
concluded to withdraw from the Asso
citation on the grounds that they do not
consider it just for their Junior crew
to row against the Iolani Clubs Seniors
as per rule passed by the Association
at its last meeting.
Yesterday morning between nine and
ten o'clock, six Cinnamon escaped
from the prison gang working at the
Kamoiliili quarry, A gang OF twelve
men were sent to distant part of the
quarry. The lima in charge left them
for short time and on returning
found six of the prisoners missing.
At half past four yesterday afternoon
as the family of Justice McCully was
driving along King street near Richard,
the wheel Of the carriage dished. For.
tunately the horse was quiet and no
one was hurt. The services of another
vehicle was brought into requistion
and the party drove home, none the
worse for the accident.
The residents and storekeepers on
Maunakea street near Beretania had
the monotony of yesterday morning
broken by an aged chinaman who was
terribly exercised over the loose of some
charcoal, which he charged, was taken
by the native women who kept a
truit store adjoining his place. AT one
time it looked as If matters would turn
out seriously, owing to a broom which
ne threatened to use as a support to
his argument.
The fine collection of genial Harris
curiosties has been augmented by
some very rare pieces Of handiwork OF
nature. The most worthy of mention
IS a pearl shell with handsome piece
Of coral, resembling tree, attached to
the back. 1t would be almost impossi-
BILE to enumerate all of the rarities
comprising this valuable collection,
suffice to state that there are many
that would serve as useful ornaments
IS we'll as 'curios."
O Luso Hawqaano, No 9, is to
hand, with new feature, a "femil
ator," as it is called in the European
yapers, of a story in pure ole Portu-
guese language, written by man on
plantation on Hawaii. This shows