The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-20

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prise.
The Australia was detained al
Sydney until the 9th, owing to her boil.
ers being refused certificate by the
inspector, involving repairs that would
take some days. An accident also
happened to the Chief Engineer
serious enough to keep him off duty
for short period. She will be due
here on the Goth, giving an oppor-
tunitv for communication with the
Coast not expected.
CAPT. Boyd, one of the pilots car
ried off from San Francisco by the
Zealandia, is going home by the st.
Paul, having enjoyed his involuntary
holiday in the tropics very much.
As he had come out to pilot another
vessel, he is not under pay like his
comrade, who is entitled under the
pilot laws to rs per day and to be
returned free at the charge of the
vessel carrying him of.
The following names are registered
at the Hawaiian Hotel LIT. Col.
Wilson, f. A. l.. Popham, G. Il, Per-
kin, Sam'l Kay and son, Col. Burton
and A. j. Bennett, all mailing from
England, most, if not all of whom
remain over from the Mariposa to
spend while doing the Islands.
There are also registered, J. ID. Mans
field, Jr., of New Zealand, DIR. G. NJ.
Slate and Mrs. Slate, OF Sydney, and
Gen. G. ). Field, of New York.
The long expected "Merry Makers"
have at last arrived. They will re-
main here until the arrival of the
next steamer for San Francisco, and
will probably give two performances
ut the "Hawaiian Opera House..
This troupe has played successfully
in Japan, China, India, Australia,
parts of Africa, Fiji, and New Zea-
land. Their specialties are too
numerous to mention, but Judging
from the reputation they sustained
and comments by the press excellent
amusement may be looked for. The
following are the names of the Merry
Makers: Mr.. and Mrs. N. Norton, f.
Bridge, III. Norman and III. Leroy.
Mr.. Norton was with the Billy
Emmerson Minstrel Company eight
years ago and is well-known.
MONDAY, Feb. 18th.
DETECTIVE Bee is off to Frisco with
"my honey" Mccarthy.
The steam roller was ploughing
a portion of Queen street this morn
ing, preparatory to matchmaking.
The wife of Mr.. Marcos, police
officer, died on Saturday of consump-
ton, leaving three little girls mother
less.
A THUNDERSTORM on the Waianae
range yesterday afternoon, renewing
last night, brought refreshing showers
in its train.
The steamer Iwalani called at
Niihau on her last trip, but on
account of the roughness of the sea
she was unable to approach the
L lallter WTcck.
The Mariposa took from the Gene
raj Post Office mail of 1869 letters,
weighing 1879 pounds Ii ounces, and
1887 packages of papers, weighing
712 pounds ounces.
SOME alterations are being made to
the passenger accommodation of the
steamer Iwalani. Eight state rooms
are being built and the ventilation
and light of the saloon are being inn
proved.
DETECTIVE Thos. McGiflin caught
John De Graves, express driver, last
evening, with SS tins of opium bagged
in his hack. At the Station John
said the contraband freight was for II
Chinaman, but the Celestial could
not be found. To-day De Graves was
brought up before Justice Bickerton,
but remanded.
The Lucas-Mullen one-mile skating
race mt the Yosemite Rink Saturday
night drew large crowd. The con
test was interesting from the begin
ing. Mullen gained about foot
every lap, and would probably have
won the race had he not fallen. AS
it was Mullen fell when about half
the distance was accomplished, and
was beaten by about 20 feet distance.
THE Band concert in honor of Sir
Alexander and Lady Stuart on Satur-
day evening was delightful event.
There was never a more tasteful or
beautiful chromatic illumination than
that presented on the front OF the
Hotel through the exertions of
Manager Graham, at the very short
notice given him Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Berger got exceptionally good
music from the band, the vocal efforts
in the pieces from "Mele Hawaii"
being fine indeed, causing great de-
light to the guests of the occasion.
Four aged natives, while fishing
with net at Punaluu, Koolau,
Thursday evening, were carried to
sea in their boat and nearly drowned.
The sea became very rough, and II
strong current was running. The
boat got into the breakers and was