Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-16
THE
LOCAL NEWS.

Ieople WHO are on the streets late al
night see some very funny sights.
The steamer alameda is due here
to-day, bringing the "Merry Makers.
The Central Park skating rink and
roller coaster will be opened tonight.
A dividend of two dollars per share
is payable to stockholders of the
Wilder Steamship Company to-day
The steamer St Paul sailed for San
Francisco at noon Yesterday She
took only one passenger, and cargo
valued at SAG, 100 II.
There was large and excited crowd
of. native boys gathered around the
tent last evening, expecting to see
some show or fun of some kind, but
they were badly disappointed
The young mems Bible class meets
in the Y. M. C. A. parlor at GAS A. M.
tomorrow. The Gospel praise service
meets in the hall at half-past six O'Clock
in the evening. All are invited.
In the report of the election of off
GERS of the Hawaiian Bell Telephone
Company, in yesterdays issue of the
PRESS, the election of Mr.. John Cassidy,
as Superintendent, was omitted.
Mr.. M. Goldberg will open his new
store on the corner of Fort and Mer-
chant streets to-day. He has very
fine lot of clothing and furnishing
goods, which he brought from San
Francisco with him.
A religious meeting will be held on
the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Companys wharf at halfpast three
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, under
the auspices of the W. C. T. U. All
are cordially invited.
A very pretty ornament is the lighted
mortar which adorns the front of the
store of Benson, Smith & Co., on Fort
street. The mortar is made of different
cclored glass, and when lighted in the
evening makes pretty display.
Some of the boys, who thought them
selves very funny, tied tin can to a
dogs tail on Fort street last evening,
and then started him up the street.
People who heard the noise thought it
was fire, or some other calamity.
Yesterday afternoon the second mate
of the bark Caibarien caught large
fish, which the natives call LHbe, of
the Pacific Mail wharf The fish is fiat
and weighs about one hundred pounds.
1t looks very much like skate fish.
Some interesting documents relating
to the National Encampment, G. A. R.,
for 1886, have been received from
Comrade Lame Of Honolulu An alb
stract OF the documents, together with
the G. A. R. Committee of Honolulu
will be given in Mondays PRESS.
The following officers were installed
in Polynesian Encampment No. I,
o. o. F., last evening by w. E. Foster
D. D. G. S. c. ], Fishel, C. P. L. c
Ables, H. P. +; R. H. Graham, S. W.
]. J. Locker, Treasurer w. o. At
water, Scribe. ]. ]. Gordon, G. L. c.
Ables, w. c. Parke and E. C. Rowe
Trustees.
On Thursday night most of tn,
crew of the bark Victoria Cros
deserted from that vessel, causing de
lay in her sailing She was to sail 70
San Francisco yesterday but the Cap
tain not being able to secure enough
men, she had to wait until to-day
Officers are looking for the deserters
and if caught will be returned to tn
vessel.
1t is reported on good authority tina
fifteen soldiers took passage by tn
steamer W. G. Hall yesterday after
noon for North Kona This appear
to confirm the oft-repeated impression
of natives from that district that, il
order to defeat Hon. Mr.. Pilipc
soldiers were to be sent up to vote fo
and assist the Government candidate
This may be the first installment.
The band will play at Emma squar
this afternoon at halfpast four O'Clock
There will also be full-moon concel
on next Monday evening at half-pa'
seven o'clock. The programme fo
to-day is as follows
Slow March-Norah. ............,..I Iansel
Overture-Ossain. Observation-Disclosures, Cad
Polonaise-Welcome .,...,.,...... Meztle
Selections-Welsh Melodies (new). $50. Har
Waltz-Always Joyful. ......,....Str aus
Mazurka-Teresina. northumberland aus
The following services will be he
tomorrow at the Bethel Union !Churc
Sunday School at GAS o'clock; servic,
with preaching by the Rev. E.
Oggel, the pastor, at IL o'clock; subje
in the morning, 81 Believe in the Ho
Ghost" Praise and Gospel service
1890. The pastor will be assisted |
his church choir and a full chorus che
Of young people. Subject, 80, Decic
for God Decide Now" Seats fire
All are cordially invited
Last evening at about half-past sevt
o'clock Chinaman and native &
i nto fight in a store on Nuuanu stree
near Hotel. The fight started over Il
native not paying bill which he owl
the pake. When a policeman put
an appearance, one of the Chinamal
avae wae in mourning and the clar