The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-11
WEnNEspAY. Feb. 9rd.

THE Custom House was not
opened to-day and many of the bust
ness houses closed at noon.
Mr.. w. +. Herrick has turned
out beautiful piece of work, in the
shape of q kou caIabash. 1t IS
without flaw, and bears n mirror
like polish.
GAIT. jerks, of the bark Elsinore,
evidently thinks that on account Of
the tremendous flow of gin to-day
the atmosphere became dead drunk.
He was flying about town this morn
ing trying to start q racket or do
something desperate to create wind
enough to blow his vessel to sea.
The meeting of the Honolulu
Rifles last evening was largely at
tended. The boys were enthusiastic
over the prospects of coming events
to be given by the Rifles, that will
much enhance the popularity of the
company. On the 10Th inst. the
Rifles have target shooting prac-
tice that will likely be interesting.
CAPT. Nelson, of the schooner
Mary Dodge, from Humboldt Bay,
reports business as booming at
Eureka, Humboldt. The "Cali-
fornia Redwood Company" after
having closed the mill for several
months, have re-opened for work.
Several new mills are building, and
times are likely to be brisk at Eu-
reka.
THE 1duertiser enormously states
in to-day's issue that the Hawaiian
bark r. G. Wylie was burnt at sea
off the Falkland Islands and had the
original statue of Kamehameha /.
on board. The vessel alluded to is
the German bark G.. J. Handel, and
the r. G. Wylie was burnt at sea in
the Pacific Ocean, about the lati-
tude of Valparaiso, where the cap
tain and crew were landed.-Com.
LAST Saturday the six sailors of
the Mount Lebanon, who were locked
up in the Station House for refusing
duty on board ship, begged to be
released, saying they regretted their
bad behavior and would like to re-
turn to the ship. So at noon they
were discharged and that afternoon
they worked like true sailors, but on
Sunday night three of the unruly
seamen failed to return to the vessel
and have not been seen since.
THURSDAY, Feb. 4th.
THE Fat Boy is jubilant.
NEARLY six hundred people at
tended the Chinese reception yester-
day.
The S. s. Zealandia took no
passengers from this port for the
Colonies last night.
THERE will be social chop" at
the residence of Mr.. Alexander
Young this evening.
MONSIEUR Feer, the French Com
missioner, expects son by the next
steamer from the Coast.
SINCE the publication of tenders
for the erection of the Station House
keepers room in this paper, Mr.. +.
b. Thomas, who was awarded the
contract at 81, 800, has withdrawn
and the work been transferred to Mr..
Fred Harrison at $4,000, the next
lowest bid.
VIsIToRs to the Chinese Club
House, yesterday, were inspired
with "quite at home" feeling, on
entering the place and seeing among
the gorgeously costumed, though
perfectly affable, Chinese officials,
the genial countenance of Mr.. f. w.
Damon, who was busy as a bee
among all nations, escorting ladies
and gentlemen to places at the
tables, and answering all manner of
questions from quizzical interviewers.
FRIDAY, Feb. 9TH.
DRUNKEN natives made good
deal of noise about the streets yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. Peddie, English M. p, has
gone to Kauai, accompanied by Col.
Geo. w. Macfarlane and Mr.. Theo.
ii. Davies, British Vice-Consul.
THE three sailors who deserted
from the Mount Lebanon on Sunday
were captured by the police yester-
day and confined in the Station
| House.
Two whites had smuggling match
at the corner of Fort and Hotel
streets last evening, but the police
not being invited etiquette forbade
their attendance.
Miss Genevievc Ward said to Q
reporter in San Francisco that Mrs
Strong had played Mrs. Folly, il
| stEoroot Me- Not,' at HonoIulu