Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-05
THE
LOCAL NEWS.


all over town yesterday and last eve
ming
The steamer Zealandia took no ,as.
sengers or freight for the Colonies from
this port
The celebration of Chinese New
Year was kept up all day yesterday and
last evening.
News of the elections on Kauai will
be received by the steamer Iwalani
Sunday morning
The subject at the tent to night will
be "The Last Message of God to
Man. All are invited.
The steamer Iwalani will arrive here
from Kauai, on Sunday morning, bring
ing the captain and crew of the wrecked
steamer Planter.
Mr.. F. Harrison has secured the
contract for the erection of the.Station
House keepers room, at the new
Police Station The contract price
of the work was $4,000.
Tomorrow night the Central Park
Skating Rink will be opened by Mr.. T.
Wright There will be several races
tor prizes, winding up with a tug of
war. Music will be in attendance.
About six o'clock last evening two
of Jim Dodd's stable-men got into a
little row on the stable corner and pro-
ceeded to pummel each other After
about FIVE minutes they were separated
by onlookers.
An officer was stationed at the gate OF
the Pacific Mail wharf on Wednesday
night, with orders not to let any person
upon the wharf, except those who had
business on the steamer. This is a
new racket"
Politicians are waiting anxiously for
the news of the elections on the Other
Islands. The steamer Likelike will
bring the news from Maui on Saturday
morning. The Kinau which arrives
on Sunday morning will bring the re-
turns from Hawaii
The following was received from
Kauai, by the steamer James Makee
yesterday morning. At twelve O'Clock
on Wednesday, the ballot for Lihue
and Koloa stood as follows: Lihue
Dole, Independent candidate, I3I
Kalaeone, Government candidate, As
Koloa, Dole, IA; Kalaeone, 90. A
Kappa, Palobau, Government candi
dates, 90; Kaupena, Independent can
didate, Sc.
A farmer and his wife were murdered
by a Chinese servant near Peteluma
California, short time sine, which
mas caused great excitement, and larg
anti-Chinese meetings are being helC
throughout the State. The murdere
escaped on one of the steamers bounC
to Japan and China Measures hav
been taken by the San Francisco polio
to have the murderer stopped at Yoke
hama and returned to San Francisco
Last evening, there were severa
Cinnamon standing in front of tn,
stores of Wing Wo Chan & Co, ant
Wing Wo Tai & Co. on Nuuanu street
firing frecrackers, etc, when a burl
gin-logged native came along and at
tempted to throw one of the Chinamel
into the street, but he was immediatel
caught and dumped into the gutter
where he was given free bath from
the nozzle of hose, held by one OF tn
Cinnamon.
In the Supreme Court yesterda
afternoon, His Honor Chief Justic
Judd delivered his decision in tn
Mccarthy exradition case. Hi
Honor, after taking into considerati2
the force of the arguments in the case
quoted section 44o of the Civil Code
and concluded by saying; 4 sha
certify to the Minister of Foreig
Affairs that l deem the evidence stuff
cient to sustain the charge in orde
that he may issue warrant for tn
surrender of the fugitive"
AT about eleven o'clock last Wedne'
day night a gentleman walkin
along Queen, near Punchbowl street
heard loud cries of "haul in" A
usual, no policemen we're near and I'll
gentleman started out alone to discov'
the cause of the cries. On goir
down Queen street he saw a natlN
man beating a woman, who he was tol
was the natives wife. He asked tt
native what he was beating the woma
for, and for an answer was struck in II
face by the native. The gentlema
then gave the native sound thrashin
after which he disappeared
They say: That the people of Hon
lulu will be clamoring for public r
sort before the year is out; that the fac
of Hawaiian history do not square wit
its political complexion; that the fl
laddies had great big time yesterda
that the steamer James Makee brougI
good news for the Opposition yeste
day morning; that everybody is ga
that the election is over, except tho
who got left; that the steamship comp
tition between San Francisco and Il
Colonies cannot last, if the price
coal remains as high as at present; tn
Mr.. Marques is the only happy poll