The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-27

not without making some lively CN-
carnations, indicating that they were
hit.
THE numerous through passengers
by the Mararoa took advantage Of
the beautiful moonlight night to in
spect the town and suburbs. They
strolled around in pairs, quartets,
and companies till late hour, APP
parently much interested and greatly
delighted.
Mr.. Mcdonnell, the veteran soldier
and book agent, who, after success
full sale of books at this place, went
on to Australia and there sold out
his stock, took passage by the Mara
roa for San Francisco. Last night,
he stood at the gangway and gave
warm greeting to his numerous
Honolulu friends. He said he would
return here shortly with something
fine in the way of reading matter.
THE Mararoa took mail from the
Post Office, consisting of seven bags,
containing 3,026 letters and 9S3
papers. The number of letters and
papers taken by the three steamers
which have left for San Francisco
since Friday last is TAO of the
former, and 2,100 of the latter. The
post Office kept its mail open this
morning till ten minutes of ten
o'clock, which was the hour for the
steamer to leave.
The departure of the steamship
Mararoa, this morning, for San Fran
cisco, was gay scene. The wharf
was well crowded with Honolulu
folks, some of whom were there to bid
adieu to departing friends, and
others to see who were going. The
lei vendors did big business, nearly
all the passengers from this place
being covered with flowers, and many
of those in transit being literally
decked with wreaths. There was
some delay in moving off on account
of the stern line getting tangled
about the propeller. After cutting
the line and sending divers down to
disentangle it, the steamer got under
way. AS she moved from the wharf
party of British boys sang popular
colonial songs, and gave three cheers
and tiger for those left behind.
WEDNESDAY, Mar. 18th.
THE Waialua bridge, Oahu, was
finished last week, and on Saturday
last, II festival was held in honor of
the event. This bridge leads to Moku-
LEILA and is the largest on the Island.
WALTER McBryde, William Mon
sarrat, and +. Wodehouse take pas
sage by the barkentine Klikitat,
Saturday, for Port Townsend, mostly
for the trip. They will be gone sew
| cral months.
A FIRE started in the kitchen of
the White House, yesterday, and was
discovered in time to prevent grand
blaze. 1t is supposed to have been
the work of II gang OF incendiares--
rats-overturning the match box.
TODAY, being the anniversary of
the birthday of Kamehameha H.,
the Government offices are keeping
holiday, and the BULLETIN Office will
follow suit in the afternoon. This
accounts for the paper going TO press
earlier than usual.
The vacant lot on the upper side
of the Pantheon Saloon, where the
Enterprise Planning Mill formerly
stood is being built upon. The front
is intended for small stores, and u
| OF nt,tr hn oh
is meant for shooting gallery.
A SEVERE accident to DIR. Henri
McGrew happened last week on Ha-
wall. Returning from the Volcano,
he was thrown from his horse and
received wound in the head. The
doctor was taken to the residence of
Julian Monsarrat, Kapapala, where,
ut latest accounts, he was progressing
favorably towards recovery.
THURSDAY, Mar. 18th.
SIX mules came by the w. S.
Bovine yesterday for 4. II. Davies
e. Co.
Mr.. P. c. Jones is putting a new
verandah on the makai side of his
mansion, on Nuuanu Avenue.
Mr.. Jones of Kau claims that a
hand grenade thrown into the Vol
cano was the cause of the fire being
extinguished
Mr.. j. Williams has taken mag
niticent photograph of twenty-six
machinists of the Honolulu Iron
Works in IL group on 11x14 card.
THE brig Courtney Ford sails at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning for San
Francisco. The Post Office will for
ward any mail matter, marked, "per
Courtney Ford"
THE Royal Guards, accompanied
by detachments from the Kings
Own, Princes Own and Mamalahoa
had target shooting contest, this
morning, for prize offered by His
Majesty.
A PARTY of tourists who went out
to see the Kapena Falls yesterday
fOund more diversion i'm their owl