The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-27
LOCAL DIARY.
FRIDAY, Mar. 18th.

tne snip. Onc was caught Wnlle tllc
other is undoubtedly lost 1t was at
night and the ship was about %
miles off shore. The captain was
preparing to sleep, when he heard a
peculiar noise, and going on deck,
discovered II man overheard. a boat
was lowered and the person picked
up. On being asked how he came
To be in the water he confessed that
he and comrade had agreed to
desert and that his friend had lett
some Is or 20 minutes before. The
captain Immediately ordered boats
lowered and manned to search for
the deserter, knowing that he could
never reach shore alive. After pull
ing shoreward for some time, cry
was heard close by, but before boat
could reach the place the man had
disappeared.
SATURDAY, Mar. 18th.
THE Post Office mail forwarded by
the Zealandia, last night, contained
1892 letters, weighing 1913 ID o.,
and SlS packages of papers, weigh
ing 141 ID.
THE bark Rarina, from st. Peters
burg and Copenhagen, is anchored
outside. She took in stores at the
latter place for detachment of the
Russian army at Valdicose in Japan
Sea.
The steamer Iwalani brings news
of fine weather on her route and
plenty rain at Nawiliwili, yesterday
The Planters boiler was taken out
and is now lying in five feet of water.
The boiler weighs % tons, and at
Niihau there is no gear sufficiently
strong to handle it. While taking
the boiler out of the wreck, stout
hawser parted, and it is feared there
will be serious difficulty in getting
the boiler ashore.
THE northwestern sky was lit up
last night with one of the grandest
exhibitions of electric lights seen
here for long time past. The
lighting flashed wildly, Mt very near
intervals, from n great bank of clouds
extending over some thirty or forty
degrees of the horizon. The play of
the lightning, as witnessed from our
streets, in the bright moonlight, was
sublime spectacle.
AN address of unusual interest was
given last Wednesday evening ut the
Bethel Union vestry by II. w. Irwin,
Esq, Hawaiian Charge d'Aflaires in
Japan. The occasion was the Monthly
Concert and the subject: The Sunrise
Kingdom" Mr. Irwin briefly reviewed
the history of Missions in Japan and
then spoke in most interesting way
of the present state of affairs and
of the very hopeful outlook for the
ascendancy of Christianity in the
Japanese land.
MONDAY, Mar. 10Th.
SIX persons were baptized by i'm
mersion, at the Marine Railway
yesterday, Elder Healey officiating.
A TREMENDOUS waterspout was
seen at sea yesterday afternoon about
5 o'clock from an elevated point on
Nuuanu Avenue.
The new Police Court is receiving
the finishing touches this afternoon
Those having rooms pre-engagcd will
probably find them ready for occu
patton, next week.
The hail storm at Kealia and
Kapaa reported in another part Of
this paper seems to have extended
over n great portion of Kauai. Al
Nawiliwili the destruction was great
Chinese houses, dead chickens anG
cats were seen floating through the
country.
NINE tenders were received for the
contract of lighting the streets. The
lowest was from Mr.. Geo. C. Strate
meyer, $3.50 per month, for eacl
lamp. Mr.. Stratemeyer, not being
able to obtain the necessary supplies
from the Coast in time for the com
mencement of the service, was oh
liged to withdraw, when the contrac
was awarded to the next loves
bidder, Mr.. E. G. Fishbourne, at 1915
presented to James Kauhane
by citizens of Honolulu, as test
monial to his bravery and coolnes
III aTTeStlllS SlllIlcsc burglar
Aciau, alias Chung Fook," is the in
scription on handsome gold watcl
and case presented to Sergeant Kau
hane, yesterday, by the citizens, il
presence of the Marshal, Deput,
Marshal, and the whole police force
DR.. Webb and Mr.. w. r. Castle wer
also present, Mr.. Castle making tin
presentation on behalf of the sub
scribers.
OFFICER Marcos made raid las
evening, on batch of Chimes
gamblers in building on Nuuan1
street, adjoining Loves bakery
Eight Chinese were in the room, an,
were not little surprised when the
discovered the officer among then
All but one of the company wa
bagged, but the other did not escape
being picked up on the pavement t
which he had rolled from the roc
after jumping out through the wiz
dow. A lot of dominoes, sundr
other paraphernalia and $75 i