The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-04-30

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San Francisco, through its agents,
Messrs. Bishop & Co., with Messrs.
Chulan g. Co. This company has
already established a reputation for
prompt settlements, and the increase
of its capital to $1O00,O00 effected
on the LIST inst, should entitle it to
the confidence of insurers, while
placing it second to none in the field.
WE had visit, this morning,
from Mr.. II. G. Parker, professor OF
English Literature in Trinity Col
! lege, Toronto, Canada, and cores
! pendent of the "Mail," one Of the
| leading newspapers of the Dominion.
Mr.. Parker is also an accomplished
elocutionist and reciter, and may be
expected to appear before Homo
lulu audience, after few days, with
Rotations from Shakespeare and
other selections. A recital was given
by him before the State University
in San Francisco, on the 18th, where
he is said by the "Post" to have
"held his audience in perfect SYM
pathy with the characters and
his faithful Interpretation and drama
tic spirit" The gentleman is on his
way to Australia, China and India,
and his impressions of Honolulu are,
SO far, decidedly favorable.
TUESDAY, April 9th.
The rice harvest is approaching in
this district, and will soon begin.
Miss C. X Wyckof, who arrived
from the Coast on Saturday, has gone
to Maunaolu, Maui, to be assistant
teacher in the East Maui Seminary.
Mr.. Frank 2. Hastings, who has
been assisting in the american Con-
sulate, has been llo.noted to the
position OF Vice and Deputy Consul
General of the United States.
The Norwegian bark Apollo has
been chartered by Ii. Hackfeld &
Co., to load for San Francisco. Her
ballast has been bought by Mr.. Lish-
man, and it is said to be fine material
for concrete.
MEssRs. Theo. II. Davies and
Thomas r. Walker have been APP
pointed, by Judge Preston, local
! administrators of the will of the late
Henry Beecroft jackson, of Whalley
Range, England, under a bond of
So 800, representing the value OF the
property in this kingdom, which is
| mainly personal.
WILLIAM j. JACKSON, better known
as cold darkey Jackson" died yes
terday afternoon near Smiths bridge
| of old age. Jackson came to this
country when second mate of
whaler in 1892, and was well off. He
kept bowling-alley up town years
, ago and later trained horses He is
, spoken of as being as honest and
, good-natured an old fellow as one
would ever meet. On the night of
the fire he was sick abed and in
9 danger of being burnt out. Several
e of his friends went to his place near
!, midnight, and after moving out all
the furniture placed the old darkey
: with his bed aHoat on the stream out
a of harms way
d DURING the months of July and
August the Oceanic Steamship Co.
il will make reduction of $25 on the
r. cabin fare each way, between San
n Francisco and this port, for the
# benefit of the members of the
n Grand Army of the Republic and
y their families. Encampment No. 20
% of the q. A. II. begins on the LIST of
i Aug. at San Francisco, and continues
3 for u week or 10 days. This encamp-
AZ ment is expected to be the largest
v ever held on the Coast, and members
- of the organization who reside here
m will no doubt embrace the opportu-
nifty of attending. The round trip
will be 800, and those leaving here
on July 10Th may return Aug. 18th,
ID thereby having one whole month of
of pleasure.
ut WEDNESDAY, April 2Sth.
re FIVE horses came by the steamer
Jas. Makee this morning from Kauai
H. for Col u. S. Spaulding.
Il. Mr.. VIM. ii. Cornwell has been
IN appointed equerry in waiting to His
Ill Majesty, with the rank Of major.
40 Mr.. +. Lycan has gone to Hilo
Hawaii, with his ramie machine, and
a will put 100 acres under the plant in
ed that district.
as The American schooner VIM. Rem
~ ton, from Newcastle, n. 5. W., came
W. into harbor this morning, with al
rv sails set to IA stiff s. S. Il. breeze.
A TRoTTiNG horse imported by Mr.
or Agnew was sold to-day ut Messrs. Il
Ne p. Adams & Co.'S rooms for $3.50 I,
OF Mr.. Cecil Brown, the general impress
hit sion being that it was good bargain
TX BY order OF Messrs. Theo. ii
in Davies & Co, the brick buildin,
,ly adjoining Messrs. Castle & Cookies
he King street, partially destroyed il
of the late fire, was sold by Messrs L
p. Adams e. Co., to-day, and bough
nm by Mr.. +. b. Thomas, builder, TO
-, $500.