The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-14

Saloon, which he claims is the finest
billiard parlor in the Kingdom.
THE Hawaiian Hotel and its sur
roundings were ablazc with light
and lively with music last night, the
occasion being u complimentary con
cert to Captain Bourko and officers
of II. b. NJ. S, Hyacinth.
THERE was talk among the Omaha
"boys" this morning, of their sailing
| Tor Yokohama and Hongkong on
Wednesday next. They were not
jubilant over the prospects of reach
ing the China Seas in time for the
typhoon season.
The hill on the Palama road, at
the Soap Works, is being graded The
| road at the bottom of the hill is
being made higher, while the sum-
nit is being cut down. The graders
were blasting there this morning
and when Chinese traveller was
warned of an impending explosion
his excited actions became laugh
able.
Two deserters from the u. S. S.
Omaha were caught in Smiths lane
yesterday afternoon; two more were
captured on the city front, one on
board the bark Woollahra; and the
fifth deserter was found Mt Eva this
morning and arrested. Police Officer
Kamana has received $40 reward
from the ship for the capture of the
deserters. Two more are still at
large.
WHEN the King was on board the
U. S. S. Omaha the other day, he was
shown all over the ship and the
mechanism of the ships machines
were explained to him. On leaving,
the three ships-Vandalia Omaha
and Hyacinth-manned their yards
and salute of 81 guns was fired
A MEMBER of the Myrtle Boat
Club, who rows out to the Spar Buoy
and back nearly every evening, says
that he frequently sees sharks CON
sideIably larger than the boat he is
in. These monsters, he says, will not
be frightened off, but glide about as
impudentlv us dude. One evening
the boat man ran over two monsters
who were frolicing and was nearly
upset.
Saturday, August IL.
THE steamer Likelike experienced
bad weather during the whole of her
trip this week.
KEAL1A MILL is still grinding, and
will have steady work for about an
other month.
THE sea was very rugged at Kauai
during Monday and Tuesday last, but
had subsidized when the Waialeale left
yesterday.
Mr.. Lansing has been elected to
fill vacancy i'll the 9th Ward dele
| CATION, occasioned by the resignation
of DR.. Tucker
Mrs. E., Miss Alice and Master f.
Walker and Master w. Bolster, leave
for Pepeekeo by the schooner Halea-
kala this afternoon.
SEVENTEEN of the Chinese passen-
gers who came by the bark Printzen-
berg from Hongkong, the other day,
have not proper passports, and are
being detained ON board the vessel
Mr.. Jas. F. Morgan having refused
to sign the Chinese petition to the
| King, the Chinese traders tried to
boycott him, in his Assignees sale
this morning, but dealers of other
nationality being present the boycott
was frustrated.
| THE steamer Kilauea Hou took 70
| head of cattle from Kawaihae to Ka-
laupapa last trip. At Kawaihae, the
| Kilauea Hou received the report of
the steamer Kinau having had severe
weather. The Kilauea Hou also had
| bad weather.
AND now comes Mr.. George G.
Stratemeper padding his own canoe.
He has single stuck out over Mr..
Kraft's store on King Street, and is
an artist from way back QS75).
George will paint the town red, your
house green, or your sign red white
and blue, or will commit any other
mischief the law allows.
Monday, Aug. Is.
No vessels will leave to-day on ac'
count of the weather.
NUMEROUS trees were blown down
at Waikiki during the gale this
morning,
The U. S. S. Juniata went aground
near Cough Island, on or about July
18th, particulars not received.
The newly made road on King
street between Richard and Nuuanu
streets is being fairly tested by the
rain.
JUDGE Dayton's boat "Way-up,"
built by Mr.. Thomas Thrum, was
among the broken boats in this morn
ing's gale.
Mr.. M. M. Tompkins who paid a
a visit to these Islands two years ago,
came by the barkentine s. q. Wilder
yesterday, and is stopping at the
Dudoit House.
THOUGH the wind died out towards
9 o'clock this afternoon, rain came
down in torrents, and at the time OF
going to press there was no indication
of letting up.
| CHARLES Michiels, who figured in
Honolulu some two years ago in con-
nection with his cornet and some
other things, got away to San Fran
cisco, and wrote back and employed
an attorney in this city, to institute
an action at law in Honolulu, which,
if instituted, would probably create
a little sensation; but before the suit
could be instituted, Michiess was
summoned to his father in Brussels,
who, it was expected would soon die,
| md l,A 81, Il