The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-11

received aims of them until a few
days ago, when he purchased
house and lot for a few thousand
dollars, to the utter establishment of
the deluded philanthropists.
Mr.. Thos. j. Maggie recently
brought civil suit in the Police
Court against Mr.. John Mott for
S25, for making a design for the
firemen's monument. The defen-
dant won the case, having shown
that the design was not according
to the specified scale, Being 8 fl. II
in. high instead of II feet, and that
bills against the Fire Department
were audited but not paid by him.
The plaintiff appealed to the Inter-
mediary Court.
CHARLES J. Mccarthy, the al
legged defaulting Supreme Court
Clerk of California, was this fore
noon arrested by the Marshal under
warrant issued at the instance of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, in ac-
cordance with the decision of the
Chief Justice yesterday. Mr.. Whit
ing, McCarthy's counsel, took out
writ of hdbeds corpus, on which the
prisoner was produced pro .forneo
before the Court at one o'clock this
afternoon, when by consent of the
parties the hearing was ordered to
take place before the full Court at
eleven O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
SATURDAY, Feb. 9th.
MORE japanese are expected to
arrive by the S. S. City of Pekip
next week.
ELDER Healey tonight discusses
"the seven last plaques soon to come
on the earth"
The Hawaiian Chinese Ne'cS
comes out on colored paper this
morning, probably in honor of New
Years. The headings of English
firms advertisements have been
changed to flowing script.
ABOUT one thousand fish known
as Oio, measuring from one to three
feet long, were caught at Puko, Mo-
lokai, yesterday. Three hundred
were brought here for the market
and some we're sent to Lahaina and
Waikiki. The catch is valued at
$500.
The ladies of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union have
felt encouraged at the success of
their Gospel Temperance Meetings
Sunday afternoons on the wharf.
They doubtless reach class Of those
who do not or cannot attend the
usual church services. The eXer-
cises are arranged and conducted by
the w. G. L. T., while short adj
dresses are made by two or more
of the ministers or laymen of this
city. The singing of the familiar
Gospel Hymns, led by Mr.. Aylett's
well-known cornet, is stirring, and
the exercises are brief and hearty.
Seats are provided for those who
wish them. The interest in these
meetings has thus far been so good,
that the ladies felt justified in con-
tinuing them at least few weeks
longer. Com.
MONDAY, Feb. Sth.
JUDGING from the fast decreasing
lumber piles at the foot of Fort
street, house building is being done
on large scale.
TENDERS are asked for, till March
18th, by the Minister of the Interior,
for lighting the streets of Honolulu
for three years.
The Baird, Whitney & Won Holt
smack was sailing about the bay
yesterday for the first time. She
behaved very well and is said to be
a clipper.
A SORRY party of ladies and gen.
tlemen dressed in white were seen
descending Mount Tantalus the Other
day while the rain came down in
torrents.
TIE crew of the schooner Wal
malu hooked three tremendous shark:
that were swimming about the Domi
tia and the Kauikeaouli's crew
caught two equally as large.
The skating Kinks Saturday nigh
were well attended. At the Yose
mite Mullen beat McWayne in thu
one mile skating race, the latte
giving out before the finish. Al
Central Park the races and othe
sports were very interesting.
THERE was no further development
Of Germany's proposed protectorat
when the Ke Au Hou, that arrive'
yesterday, left the Marshal Island
about three weeks ago. The Germal
Commissioner, who was expected Il
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