Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-10
LOCAL NEWS.

past eight O'clock last evening.
Services will be held in the different
Churches as usual this evening.
The Circuit Court left for Kauai by
the steamer Iwalani yesterday after
noon.
The subject at the tent tonight will
be "Was Christ the Son of God?" All
are invited.
Captain Fuller, Harbor Master, went
to Kahului, Maui, by the steamer Like
like last evening.
The money order list for the steamer
Australia will close at the Post-O Office at
twelve o'clock to-day
The large light which hangs in front
of the Y. M. c. A. building, on Hotel
street, was left lighted all night on
Monday night
The proper thing to do at present
would be for the street sweepers to
clean up the hre-cracker debris of the
Chinese New Year.
Twenty Chinese were shipped to
Mr.. c. Afong's plantation, Pepeekeo
Hawaii, by the schooner Haleakala,
yesterday afternoon.
The Honolulu Rifles are falling into
the ranks again; last night good drill
corps turned out and paced the armory
around with martial tread
Messrs. Freeth and Peacock have
announced a foreclosure of mortgage
OF $500, which they hold on the
Hawaiian brig Allie Rowe, owned by
Mr. E. c. Rowe. The vessel cost Mr..
owe the sum of $4,000. Her first
voyage was SO disastrous as to almost
bankrupt the owner.
Her Majesty, the Queen, will give
Garden party at the Palace on next
Friday afternoon from three to six
o'clock, in honor of the anniversary of
their Majesties' coronation. The King
will also give hau at Kailus, Hawaii,
interspersed with plain and fancy native
dances, in honor of the same event.
Yesterday afternoon native man in
a semi-intoxicated condition was thrown
from his horse on Richard street and
was dragged some distance before one
of his feet was released from the stirrup.
Fortunately he was not seriously hurt,
and when help was offered became bel
ligerent and wanted to whip the whole
town.
Yesterday morning three natives ac-
complished the feat of loading nine
large whiskey casks upon hand cart,
which had bed measuring four feet
square. The cart was then pushed
through Nuuanu street and it was no
ticed that not one Of the casks was
placed upon the top Of another. How
were they loaded'
Last evening at about half-past five
o'clock, little son of Mr.. Owen Holt
was running along King street, nea
Walters butcher shop, when large
dog, belonging to Mr.. Burgess, started
after the child, knocking him dow
and biting him severely on the left hip
Such dogs ought to be shot or chaine'
up where pedestrians will not be en-
dangered by them
A bony looking horse, attached t
hack driven by Chinaman, was GO
ing up Nuuanu street last evening
when the driver let go the reins, ant
the horse thinking he was free, made
feeble attempt to run away, but befor
he had gone dozen feet the reins be
came entangled around his hind leg
throwing the aspiring steed to tn
ground. No damage.
A heavy wind prevailed last nigh
commencing about six o'clock in tn
evening Nuuanu street was file
with clouds of dust from one end
the other Considerable damage VIZ
done to small shrubs and flowers an
the dust was driven everywhere.
Fort street man asserts that the WIN
blew dust along his telephone wire IL
iii the telephone box was found ov
half full of dust this morning.
A special meeting of the stock-holde
in the Inter-Isand Steam Navigate
Company was called last Monday, wht
it was decided to build new steam
Immediately to take the place of Il
wrecked steamer Planter Mr. /.
Foster leaves for San Francisco abo
the middle of the month On his ar
val at that place he will go directly
Port Blakely, w, T., to make arrang
ment for the building OF the steamt
The Planters machinery will be p
into the new steamer, as soon as she
built, She may be expected here
about four or five months.
There was a row on the Inter lslal
Steam Navigation Company's wha
just before the sailing OF the steam
Iwalani last evening. A plahtati
runner named Kahele, shipped
native for plantation on Kauai, viii