The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-02


Improvement over Mr.. Stratemeyer's
former treatment of the same SUBJ
ject, for advertising purposes, that
hopes may be entertained of the
artist shortly taking first rank among
those who have essayed to portray
the natural wonders of the islands
on canvas.
THURSDAY, Dec. 18th.
SIXTY-FIvE bags of mail were sent
from the Post Office by inter-island
steamers on Tuesday.
PEOPLE are complaining of the
Portuguese occupying the delivery
window of the Post Office by the
hour.
Col. M. Thompson has again
struck the editor in tender spot
with varied file of American
papers.
The old houses formerly used by
the Honolulu Water Works as an
Office and storehouse have been
carted away.
A NEW maceration mill for Kealia,
Kauai, is about completed at the
Honolulu Ironworks, and will be
shipped tomorrow or Saturday.
Rev. A Macintosh is enjoying
himself in England, and in his
preaching puts in good word for
''sweet old Hawaii" that he still
regards as the brightest spot on
earth.
A PACKAGE for G. II. Bishop &
Co., which was lying on the counter
of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agency in
the store of CIV. Macfarlane & Co.
the other day, has suddenly disap-
peared, and in this paper a reward
is offered for the return of the pro-
perty.
PLUSH pole cornices are now the
style, a dealer in Honolulu says. 1t
is only very recently that the secret
of. plush-making was ferreted out in
Europe by Americans. Soon we
shall have merchants asking for q
plush border round their advertise
ments.
KING Bros. say the Hawaiian
fern cards are going almost faster
than they can be supplied. Mr..
Clarke is to be congratulated upon
having hit such good thing. These
cards are about the most graceful
medium for transmitting an Aloha
to friends abroad that could be
imagined.
A CHINAMAN was severely injured
yesterday by falling down the pit Of
the water wheel, at the Kaneohe
plantation mill. Machinists from
the Ironworks were making repairs
to the wheel at the time, and the
Chinaman was assisting them. DR..
Emerson was sent for, and crossed
the Pail to attend the sufferer.
STEAMER Jas. Makee had very
rough weather at Kappa. She was
unable to land any freight but the
mail, and had to seek shelter at
Hanamaulu, where she lay at anchor
for about four days. The wind was
severe in the channel last night, and
the rain was solid. The steamer
Planter could not land at Nawiliwili
and her passengers for that place
were landed at Hanamaulu.
THERE is to be seen in King Bros
art store portrait of the Hon.
James l. Dowsett, done with pen
and ink by Prof. G. Eisenschinel,
teacher of penmanship at st. Mat
thew's Hall, San Mateo, California.
1t was copied in enlarged size from
a photograph, and is remarkably
good likeness besides being artistic
in detail. The production is elo-
quent in showing what thorough
tutorship is provided pupils at that
institution.
Mr.. o. SWAIN, clerk in the Post
Office, met with a painful accident
yesterday that caused him intense
agony and almost death. He acct
dentally allowed the plate holding
an artificial front tooth to slip down
his throat while talking. The article
went an alarming distance down the
Gsophagus. He was taken to'Dr.
McGrew, who extracted the serious
obstacle to alimentation, and to-day
the patient was able to 60 on duty.
Although little pale, he will soon
be all right again.
FRIDAY, Dec. 18th.
EIGHT years ago to-day occurred
the great fire along the city front.
A SHAFT on the dredge broke on
Wednesday last, causing operations
to be suspended for a few days. The
foundry is making another shaft,
which will be finished tomorrow.
A LARGE mail was despatched
from Honolulu by the Australia
1874 registered letters and packages;
5,695 letters, weighing l65 lbs. o.
or. 2,413 packages of papers, 562
lbs. 81 OF.
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