Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Regular social and prayer services
were held in the different churches last
evening.
The race at the Central Park skating
rink on next Saturday night promises
to be an interesting event.
Some anxiety is felt about the bark
entine Ella, which is IS days out
from San Francisco to-day.
The steamer Zealandia is due here
from San Francisco, on next Tuesday,
bringing news to the 10th inst
The time set for the hearing of the
evidence in the extradition case is one
o'clock to-day, before the Chief JUS
tice.
The only talk on the streets last
evening was about the Post-office rob-
berry, the libel case, and the extradition
case
The brigantine w. G.. Irwin sails for
San Francisco this morning. She
takes a mail, which will close at the
post-office at nine o'clock.
A fine picture of the late General
Grant may be seen in J. E. Wiseman's
show window The picture is surround
ed by scenes in his career.
A noisy political meeting was held
at the corner of Nuuanu and Hotel
streets yesterday noon. 1t was a Gov
eminent meeting, and about a dozen
natives were present as b&f Esf
No record of the Police Court do
ings could be obtained yesterday, on
account of the testimony in the Post.
Office robbery case, which was in the
record, and which the officials will
not allow in print until the trial comes
up in the Supreme Court. 'l3B
A case of indecent assault, against a
Chinaman, who assaulted native girl,
was on trial at the Police Court most
of yesterday afternoon. Such cases are
very common in Honolulu, and it
would be good plan to make an ex-
ample of some of these low bred
heather.
A fire started in a Chinese store on
Maunakea street near Beretania, last
evening at half-past eight o'clock. The
fire started from a lamp which explod-
ded and set fire to some rubbish which
was in the store No alarm was sounded
as the fire was extinguished with a
few buckets of water.
Two young men, strangers in town,
were seen bathing in Kapena pool yes
terday afternoon. AS the water from
the falls is used for drinking purposes
there should be notice put up warn
ing persons against using that place for
bathing purposes. There has already
been an order issued to that effect.
The barkentine Mount Lebanon,
which arrived from Hong Kong last
Tuesday, was o5 days making the pas
sage. The stores which were provided
for the twenty-five Chinese passengers
which she brought, gave out before her
ARRIVAL mere, ana tne captain was
obliged to break into the cargo for food
10 supply his passengers
A lively runaway occurred on Fort
street, near Kukui street yesterday
about noon. 1t was a Chinese carpen
ter wagon which contained some lad
ders and tools besides two Cinnamon
When the horse started to run one Of
the Chinaman jumped out, the driver
followed shortly and the horse sue
ceeded in emptying the wagon and dis
appeared up School street, toward
Punchbowl street. One Of the China
men picked up the scattered articles
and the other started off at trot after
the horse, which he succeeded III
bringing back with the shafts attached
The wagon was left at the foot o
Punchbowl hill.
On our table we find No. II of ON
Portuguese neighbor, o LaSO HaaOaii
.ano, which continues to do good worE
for its readers. We have noticed, o
late, several improvements, and amongs