The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-05-04
ISLAND LOCALS.

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ISLAND LOCALS.
ABOUT Town.
Dust is too plentiful.
The zeaIq,,aia leaves for San Francisco on Fri
day next
The Legislature convenes again at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
There will be plenty of opportunities to visit the
Triumph before her departure.
Correspondence from Kilauea. Kauai. received
and viii be attended to next week.
The r. NJ S. Ala,neda is due here from the
Colonies route to San Francisco on the sth inst
The sprinkling carts seemed to have been of
duty during some of the dusty days of the past
week.
The San Francisco call reproduced the article,
written for this paper, on kilauea, by Rev. Z.
Baker.
The " Honolulus' and ''Benedicts7 will meet
on the diamond at the Recreation grounds next
Saturday.
The trade winds lend their refreshing influence
at present, yet the Thermometer indicates S. in
the shade.
The an. NJ" club defeated the UnknOwns'
club in friendly contest at the game on last
Saturday.
The first session Of court in the courtroom of the
new Police Station held on May LIST, Judge
Bickerton presiding.
The new Square formed Dialai of the Palace
grounds, on King street. promises to be the most
| dusty place in town.
The latest news from the Volcano is to the
effect that plenty of smoke Is visible but no fire.
No earthquakes of late.
Tbs Chinese must come; and what are you 60
| ing to do about it The flea that the King spoke
about is growing rapidly.
Captain Turner formerly of the ". G. Ir,eiH has
| been placed in command of the Missionary
barkentine Morning Star.
Mr.. John T. Dare and family arrived per the
Zealagdia. Mr.. Dare will probably engage in the
practice of law in this city.
The sneak thief Is still around. A few days ago
| he turned his attention to the Hotel and walked
| off with Captain Hayley's watch.
The reports to be laid before the legislature will
| be of a somewhat voluminious character Wonder
| how many of our legislative solOns will read them
through.
The steamer Kiaau arrived IN port here late on
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cargo, having 10000 bags Of sugar on board. She
! sails to-day for windwHrds ports.
BY the Zealaldia there again arrived at this cap.
ital city, from visit eastward, Messrs. NJ. Hymani
| f. Banning and wife and S. Magnin, all of whom
are well known to island residents
Captain Rose of the Triumph was here on last
| commission as commander of the same vessel
DR.. Bolster was here in the Chameleon nearly seven
teen years ago. He will find few friends here
| still.
The Chinese are now gradually encroachinG
upon the more respectable portions of the town
Already business establishments have been located
in the buildings on King street diagonally across
| from the Palace.
! Diplomatic trouble faced the Minister OF Foreign
| Affairs on the occasion of the assembling of the
| Legislature and the minister had to back down as
| usual. Ii went against the grain, no doubt, but
| be must to swallow it and he did.
Mr.. I. S. Douglas ex-secretary of the Hawaiian
| Mfg Co., was made the happy recipientof hand
his position IN the company. The gifts were from
/ the employees of the establishment.
Admiral Seymour was in the Crimea and en-
gagged in the attack upon Seyastopol- He was OF
| the left attack and Captain Mist on the right
After all these long years these gentlemen have
1 met again, and most pleasant meeting 1t must be
In answer to Rusticus' queries-lst. thorough,
cleanse the rat trap with boiling water, then rut
the wires with burnt cheese. ID. Wash the boot
4 thoroughly with lather Of CASTLE soap-then ap
ply Trues neat foot oil. The result will be salts
factory. -
The S. S. zealpidia, Captain Oterndorp arriveC
in port here on the Isl inst, days and Is hour
| from San Francisco. She brought mail and new
dates to the 24th ult, cabin and 16S steerag
| passengers. OF the Storage passengers 100 wer'
| Chinese.
The Triumph is painted white according t,
admiralty orders. 1t has been found that tn
change makes difference Of ssueH degrees II
temperature when the ship is IN tropical waters. Ih
health of the officers and crew is therefore muci
improved.
Mr.. Justice Preston proceeds to Hilo to-day t.
hold court for tine Third Judicial District W.
| Whiting, Esq. will represent the Attorney Gen
eral and officer Fehlbehr will act Sheriff
There are three charges of murder on the caienda
besides civil cases.
The Rev. Mr.. Marwood took Mr.. Macintosh
duty at St Andrews on Sunday and Mr.. Mackin
tosh preached board the Heroine. Both con
gregations were gratihed. II Is seldom two sucl
good men effect a change-,Generally one congre
cation or the other suffers.
The Superintendent of Public Works is not &
blame for the block to travel existing on For
steet near King but if the nuisance was in hi
department he would probably have ere Thu
arrangements to allow taxpayers the use of tn
sidewalk instead of the street.
The crooked race" at the Yosemite Skating
Rink on the evening of the 30th ult., was well con
tested and afforded those present considerable
| amusement There were three contestants, Nc
Wayne, Lyle and Greig, aud the race was won b.
Lyle, with McWayne good second.
Mr. E. b. Thomas was the purchaser of the par
TALLY destroyed brick building sold at auction
Wednesday last, adjoining Messrs. Castle d Cooke
| store He has already commenced putting on
new roof and will shortly rebuild the portion whicl
was most exposed to the fierce fire which ragged oil
that corner.
The band concert at the square last evening wa
we'll attend and n thoroughly enloyabl
| performance The native air " ka lpo Bauae
| received an encore and "Reminiscences of Balfe,
| by +. Godfrey. was heartily applauded. Quite
large delegation of officers and men from tn
visiting British men-of-war was present.
Few know of the benevolence of the Chimes
Merchants TO their burnt out countrymen. Nj
Along has not only given up portion of his oihc
to a rival firm but be has put up some twenty
| thirty beds and mosquito nets Tor those who nav
no home in consequence of the fire. A portion o
his warehouse is regular camp. Such work !
benevolence.
At meeting of Honolulu Typographical Union
No. 81 held on the LIST inst, the following officer
were elected for the ensuing term; President, w
| q, Armstrong: Nice-President, Charles A. Fest
corn: Secretary, James X. Morris; Treasurer, A.
| Boyne; Sergeant alarms, Alexander Bolster
| Executive Committee-James II. Black, Charlie
K. Spencer, j. P. Ingram Aonzo Kuhia and W
l.. Grieve.
Mr.. Furneaux is exhibiting in his studio tive
flower subjects, which he painted while in tn
States. They are summer spring and autumn
The former represents beautiful bunch of lilacs
while the latter displays mioheiusas daisies AM
sumac leaves, just after the first pi nch of fros
has touched them. Both pictures have been eH
hibited in Boston and Charleston, and art critic
have spoken highly of them.
A party was given on board II. b. u. S. Hey0ul
} on Thursday April 18th. A large number of ladie
aud gentlemen we're invited. Among those presen
were the American Minister Resident and Mrs
Merrill, the British Commissioner and Mrs
Wodehouse, the French Commissioner and th
, Misses Feer, the Portuguese Commissioners, Hi
, Maiesty's Chamberlain and the Misses Judd, L.
! Schaefer Esq, Theo. II. Davies Esq, and man
others.
! The local newspapers seem TO have taken up
lost cause in the somewhat extensive and partia
! putting given to the Campobelo concerts tn
: public not catching on" Poor houses have bee
the rule since the first night and the matinee o
4 Saturday last was not financial success. Ih
criticism by the paper on the first performances ye