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


mire, the wind at 1890 O'Clock this
morning was blowing dust in clouds.
Otherwise the weather to-day is
superb--even brncing in the fresh
GOODNESS of the air.
CONSIDERABLE anxiety is felt for
the schooner Jennie Walker, now
much overdue from the South Sea
Islands. If she is wrecked several
months will elapse before tidings of
the disaster will he received here.
She was to make trip to Fanning's
Island on her return and on or about
Jan. LIST was to sail again for the
South Seas. Her non-arrival has
prevented the carrying out of her
intended course, land if she is wrecked
the probability is that the Pacific
Navigation Company will send no
more vessels to the South Sea
Islands.
MONDAY Dec. 81.
Tue Mormons at Koolau are grind
ing sugar in considerable quantities.
The ladies are taking advantage
of the weather to-day, to the delight
of the shop-keepcrs.
The Royal party will celebrate the
Queens birthday, Dec. 3lst, at
Hilo, returning to Honolulu the first
week in January.
CAPT. Goodman, master of the
brigantine Hazard, now at Ililo,
came to Honolulu yesterday by the
Kinau for n short visit.
QUEEN street was thoroughly
cleaned this morning, the Bull
LErIN's advice of having the carts
keep up with the scrapers being
followed.
The Kaneohe mill, Koolau, Oahu,
which met with an accident last
week and suspended operations for
several days, began grinding again
this morning.
THERE is q peculiar hush over
the town to-day, as if people were
afraid of breaking the fine spell of
weather. Nevertheless there is a
lively Christmas hustle in the stores
of advertisers.
CAPTAIN Backus, of the harken-
tine Mary Winkelman, fell last even
ing and struck his right knee
violently against the ground. DR..
TrNusseau was sent for and pro-
n6nnced the injury sprain.
MAcFARLANEs' great sale was going
on ut their store this morning, con-
Quoted by L. p. Adams & Co. The
goods are of very high class, and
are being knocked down in great bar
gains. A large and fashionable audi
ence is attending upon Mr.. Morgan's
florid oratory.
The last mail from San Francisco
brought word that Mrs. Costa, late
of Kalihi, who, with her family of
two sons and one daughter, left here
for Mexico few months ago, had
reached her destination. The whole
family had been down with yellow
fever. The eldest son, a young man
of twenty-three, had died from its
effects. The others were all well
again.
LEvEY's great Christmas sale of
Geo. w. Macfarlane & Co.'s stock
Saturday night drew a house crowd
ed to the street, and the bidding
was sustained with animation till q
late hour. The success achieved
has caused the sale. to be resumed
tomorrow night. In the meantime
there is ample opportunity to in,
spect the superb stock, that com
prises many lines of first class staple
and fancy goods.
Mr.. HORN, the pioneer manu-.
facturer to his highness Santa Claus
claims he carries larger stock o.
candies than all the other local estab
lishments together, he having a
present between three and fou
thousand pounds on hand. There
is a genuine taste and flavor to hi
productions, which attest to thci
absolute purity and best quality o
material. A trial will convinc,
anyone of this fact.
Fort Street Church was filled tt
overlooking last evening with
deeply interested audience. Tn
service consisted mainly of Christ
mas cantata, descriptive of tn
promise and coming of the Saviour
performed by the Sunday schoo
children and the church choir. Th
platform had been enlarged for th
occasion and furnished with flora
decorations in harmony with til
season. The rendering of the car
tata indicated painstalling prepare
: ton and due sense Of the spir
and import of each and every part
Attentive auditors could not fail
gain instruction and ennobling il
, Snirotion. Mr.. CruZan delivered