The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-31

lleIcs w nen tUc NcSSel WAS OH w al
amaze the maniac jumped overheard,
but knew enough to keep his head
above water until coil of rope was
thrown around him. He was hauled
on board and kept in confinement
until taken charge of here.
In the Supreme Court yesterday
the matter of the guardianship of
the children of Andre Machado was
heard before Hon. Justice Preston.
Mr.. Ashford appeared for Mr.. j. c.
Edwards, the stepfather of the
children, and Major Antoine Rosa
for John Robcllo, who petitioned for
the guardianship. The case was
dismissed, no sufficient ground APP
pearing for relieving Mr.. Edwards
of the care of the children.
PROFESSOR Alexander, accompa-
MED by Mr.. Dodge, Mr.. d. ID.
Baldwin, Mr.. +. l.. Clarke and pro-
badly Mr.. Tavernier, go to Maui
next week to finish the typographical
survey of the northeastern slope of
Haleakala, including the great in
terror Kipahulu valley. This valley
is an unknown region, hitherto un-
explored by whtemen. Mr.. Clarke
will likely take photographs of some
of the localities visited.
SATURDAY, Aug. 22d.
The duck-shooting quartet re-
turned from Koolau this morning
with 20 ducks.
The duty on South Sea Islands
products being so high at this port,
the project is mooted and arrange
ments are being made to send all
products to Europe direct instead of
by the way of Honolulu.
The japanese Government has APP
pointed Jugoi Viscount Tadabumi
Tori, Mr.. Toshio Fujita and Mr..
kakichero Nakayama Secretaries to
the japanese Consulate here, owing
to the Large and increasing duties
of the Consul"
WE regret to hear that His En-
cellency Paul Neumann had q fall
on the deck of the Alameda on his
trip to the Coast, from the results
of which he was confined to house
in San Francisco, and not expected
to come out for fortnight after the
steamer left
AGENTS to take Acknowledgements
to labor contracts have been notified
by the Minister of the Interior that
they are expected to understand and
act upon the letter and spirit of the
labor laws, and that neglect in that
respect may make them liable to
claims for civil damages and even to
loss of their positions.
A PARTY here offered to take the
return South Sea Island laborers to
their homes at very reasonable
rate, on the condition that new lot
of South Sea laborcrs could be
brought here at the Government S
expense. The Government not hav-
ing the spare money, and this being
about the time for tornadoes at the
Islands, it was deemed prudent and
eXpedient to defer matters until 1886.
UNTIL few days ago there was
an old well lying open in the corner
of the Bethel Union church yard,
beside the observatory. 1t has been
filled up, for the reason apparent in
the incident narrated below. A
drove of sheep got into the yard,
and one of them shifting about the
brink of the hole tumbled in head
long. Sheeplike procession of the
animals moved on the yawning
breach, until five of them were
struggling at the bottom, ten feet
below the surface of the ground.
They were hauled up one by one
with rope, strangely enough with
no broken necks or legs.
MONDAY, Aug. oath.
The Oceanic baseball club beat
the Honolulu club on Saturday, by
20 to 10.
A FEMALE child to native parents
born on Friday last has only -four
toes on one foot, besides remarkable
malformation of body.
NINE offenders, who had put ar
enemy in their months to steal away
their brains, contributed six dollars
each to the treasury at to-day.
Police Court. All but two of then
bore native names.
FRYER's CIRCUS concluded sea
son in Honolulu on Saturday night
Their performances were very salts
factory, but, with two exceptions
their audiences were small. The,
left to-day by steamer to play a
Wailuku, Island of Maui.
The San Francisco Merchant O
Aug, 18th gives list of wine ship
ments. 1t shows that, of the miscel
laneous foreign wine shipments from
California, more than one-half wa