Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05

The Government Library and Mu-
scum will be closed until further
notice.
The Honolulu Rifles meet at the
Armory this evening at halfpast seven
O'Clock.
The singing class will meet in the
Y. M. c. A. hall at half-past seven
O'Clock this evening.
One of the steamers due from San
Francisco to day will most probably
report the arrival Of the Maya,oa at
that place.
J.Spencer has challenged Willie Lucas
to another one-mile skating race. 1t is
not known whether the challenge will
be accepted or not
Mr.. Geo. vogt, the barber, has
opened shop on Fort street, in the
room formerly occupied as a waiting
room for Dodd's buses
Look out for the steamers City of
Sydney and Australia, which are due
to-day, the former en- route for Yoke
hama and Hongkong and the latter for
the Colonies.
The robber who was reported In yes
terday's PRESS as having entered the
house of Mrs. Diaz, on Beretania street,
last Thursday night, was man named
Jose Domingo, who was arrested on
Saturday. He will be tried in the Police
Court on the 9th instant
Two hacks, one driven by native
and the other by a .Chinaman, came
into a collision at the corner of King
and Maunakea streets yesterday after
noon at about two o'clock The only
damage done was broken shaft on the
Chinaman's hack.
The exhibition of Mr.. Strorgs pic
lures and the band concert at the
Hawaiian Hotel last evening was quite
success, large and fashionable
audience being present. The band
played some fine selections, and the
evening was most enjoyable one
to those present.
A Chinese store on Nuuanu street,
was the scene of some excitement last
evening at about seven o'clock. Ii
seems that two Cinnamon got into a
fight in the store, and while they were
wrestling one of them fell against the
counter, upsetting lamp, which ex-
ploded and set fire to some rubbish
on the floor. The fire was extinguished
without damage.
A man named Thos. Murphy, aged
So years, died at the Queens Hospital
yesterday afternoon of blood poisoning.
The deceased had resided in Homo
lulu about seven years, and for the past
two years had been employed in the
Fashion Stables He was native OF
Pennsylvania. The funeral services will
be held at the Catholic Church at ten
o'clock this morning.
The union religious services yester-
day were largely attended. At the
Bethel the vestry was well-hlled. Rev.
&c. Oggel led the meeting. In the
evening at the Fort-street Church the
Pastor gave brief Bible reading on
"What Shall We Do with Christ" The
meeting was very impressive, and
several expressed desire to be re-
membered in the closing prayer There
will be services again this morning al
the Bethel at II o'clock, led by Rev
A. o. Forbes; subject: "Humiliatlor
and Confession" Also services thi:
evening in the Fort-street Church, lee
by Rev. E. c. Oggel.
They say: that 1t Is funny to see the
amount of guard duty done at the
Post Office after the coin has beer
taken; that the efficient detectives al
ready suspect as many as half dozer
persons, who did not take the dumps
that there will be stir in the politica
circles when the new candidates come
ou.; that the discomfort Of the natives
is already showing itself against thu
present Administration by uniting un
der Independent leaders; that the Chi
nese are official pets on the othe
Islands; that the blame for the lat'
robbery rests upon the shoulders of thu
man who committed it; that the
church services for the week will b.
filled with more than ordinary interest
that the Hawaiians on Hawaii do no
like the political leaders of the Gov
eminent party on Oahu; that the Hon
olulu news-boys all saw tn
circus after Mr., Mellis put then
to bed the other night; tina
the qualntest political device would b
a Government capable of stealing fron
itself; that the "many men of man
minds" saying applies to Hawaiian pol
tics; that some new Developments ma
be looked for soon in the Post Offic
robbery for the following reason tn
investigation has been placed in tn
hands ofthe police force; that the law
tennis rage will take possession OF nc
nolulu society this summer, that tn
native girls know how to enjoy horse
back ride; that the good weathe
makes the Road Supervisor smll
over into the next street tha
little rain makes the general publ
swear in every street that the exhlb
ton and music at the Hawaiian 1ot'