The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11

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Mr.. Needham discovered man
prowling round his house, Nuuanu
valley, the other night, but while
| getting his gun the intruder took
himself off.
A REPORT was flying about this
morning, that the Minister of the
Interior had resigned Enquiry at
the Government building showed it
to be Il baseless rumor
Mrs Singers bakery store, corner
of Queen and Richards street, has
received coat of paint, and bake
shop and fences one of whitewash,
making great improvement in the
appearance of the premises.
GREAT interest was manifested in
the sale of the Rose Ranch property
| on Maui, at auction by +. =. Adams
| & Co. to-day. Hon. JAS. /. Dowsett
was the purchaser at $S4 800, having
advanced on II bid of $4,000 by Col.
| Norris.
Mr.. Clarke has shown us n cir
cular card, about q inches in dia-
meter, containing about 20 specimens
representing IL families of Hawaiian
ferns. They are arranged in very
tasteful manner, producing a pleas
| ing effect.
| CREDITORS of Louis Kaltofcn, of
| Waimea, Kauai, proved claims to the
amount of $1,O27.S5 before Judge
Preston to-day. The Marshal had
gone to this bankrupts estate with
claims of $2,345.5O, but found not II
vcstige OF property OF any kind on
which to levy.
| ROAD Supervisor Hart says that if
| the fellow that stole clothing from
his veranda the other night will re-
| turn the memorandum book that
was in pocket of the stolen coat, he
(Mr. HarD will leave an old garment
and plug hat on the veranda and
ask no questions.
Mr.. Hart, Road Supervisor, is
making extensive improvements at
the foot of Punchbowl. Punchbowl
street is being extended and II AZ
foot bridge built over the creek. Mr.
Hart has also replaced old wooden
supports of bridges with substantial
brick culvcrts ut Maunalua.
A HEAVY rain storm at Waimea
Kauai, last Thursday did slight
damage to Waimea bridge and flood
ed the country. Mr.. Reimenschnei'
der has received information direct
showing that reports of extensive
damage are eXaggerations. Only Il
few pieces of timber were carried
away.
| Mr.. julius II. Smith, Superinten
dent of Public Works, has made q
preliminary examination of site fol
water-works for Hilo. He has alsc
examined the beach ut Kailua, Keau
hou and Kawaihae, with view tc
locating proposed landings. Mr.
Smith returned from Hawaii yester
day, along with Mr.. j. Brown, G.. L
| The investigation of the bankrupt
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was further continued in the SUI
preme Court before Judge Preston thi,
afternoon. Mr.. Levey was examined
Mr.. a. j. Cartwright, one OF the as
signees, with Messrs. G. Brown anC
f. NJ. Hatch, counsel, being present
At two o'clock the proceedings wer,
adjourned till half-past one to
morrow.
Miss Florence Barbour, the invalid
Californian lady who suffered from
the shock of the Planter going OF
the rocks at Niihau, she being pas
senger, died last evening ut o'clock
at the house of Mr.. Staples, Adam
Lane The funeral takes place iron
there at 3 o'clock this afternoon
Friends of the late Miss Barbour arr
expected by the next steamer iron
the Coast.
A HORSE attached to most elabor
ately painted carriage, with fame.
harness, was hitched'to the Chimes
Theatre on Queen street yesterday
while the owner boarded vesse
lying close by. Owing to som
unseen phenomena the animal be
came stupefed, probably by tn
elliuvia emitted from little squar
hole in the side of the building, an,
fell to the ground in heap, breaking
the harness in about seven places.
Two beautiful shotguns, the fines
ever imported into this kingdom, ar
/ to-day ON exhibition at the Offices G
G. w. Macfarlane Il Co. They wer
made to the order of James Odds an
Chas. b. Wilson, by the great gu
, manufacturers OF England, Messrl
, w. G. Scott & Son. The guns AZ
: the finest that can be made by thes
celebrated manufacturers, and COS
g $3.50 each. They will be delivered
their owners tomorrow, and II
sporting men should not fail to sc
and examine these fowling piece
q before they are taken of by the
owners.
n Hon. w. G. Parke returned frol
/ Maui by the Likelike yesterda.
There were seven foreign vesse