The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-08-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr.. James Dunn, of Glasgow, left for
home by the Mariposa.
An important notice TO book borrowers
is published elsewhere.
The previous question Of past era was
showed under" Wednesday.
An entertainment was given at Oahu
College on Wednesday evening.
Rails for the horse cars were laid on
Thursday across King street bridge.
The foundation of Mr.. A. j. Cartwright's
new building on Merchant street has been
laid.
Mr.. H. M sewall, United States Consul
General to Samoa, is on his way home by
the Mariposa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Waterhouse have re-
turned from long visit to the Coast look
ing exceedingly well.
Mr.. Isaac More, formerly draughtsman
at the Honolulu Planning Mills, is reported
to have fallen heir to $4,000,
Messrs. F. A Schaefer Co. advertise
the barkentine S. G. Wilder to sail for San
Francisco on or about Sept. 9th.
Hon. DR.. Grace, a passenger on the Ma
riposa, is on his way to the Paris Exhibit
ton as representative of New Zealand.
Work began on the street railroad at
Palace Square on Friday, from the end of
the rails laid thence to King street bridge.
Mr.. Otis, whose father entertained King
Kalakaua in San Francisco, has had
pleasant interview with His Majesty at the
Palace.
The American Consulate on Tuesday
afternoon had its flag at half-mast out of
respect to the memory of the late General
Sheridan.
Mr.. ]. s. Muirhead, lately chief engineer
OF the S. S. Australia, has left for Hawaii
to take the position of engineer in the Ku
kaiau sugar mill.
Messrs H. Hackfeld & Co.'s trade sale,
on Monday week, was marked by the
raising of the Chinese boycott, in part at
least, and success in general.
Customs officer John Markham on Tues
day evening arrested a mulstto named
johnson coming off the steamer Australia
with four tins of opium in possession.
Draft No. 1921, of Koloa Sugar Co. in
favor of Adolph Peiler, has been lost and
payment stopped, and 8 reward for its
return to Messrs. H Hackfeld & Co. is
offered.
By referring to q notice of the Post
master-Generel in this issue, it will be
seen that money orders can now be obtained
on any city in Denmark, at the regular
European rates.
Captain Christopher Crosby, of the
Coronet, himself designed both interior
and exterior OF the yacht, which will long
reflect lustre on his name in yachting an
mails. The Captain is Maine man.
The American ship Daniel Barnes (l4l0
tons) and the French bark Delphine
Melanie (413 tons) were loading coal at
Newcastle, n. s. W, for this port Aug. 1st
Rates were DDS. Cd and Pissed. respectively.
Hon. Charles E. Jeannoret, NJ. P. of
New South Wales, Rev. DR.. Porter of Mel
bourne, and Mr.. Eichelbaum of San Fran
cisco, were visitors in the Legislative As
Sembly Friday evening.
An audience was granted by the King on
Wednesday to His Excellency Geo. w.
Merrill and Commander Wilde and officers
of the United States ship Dolphin, particu
lars of which are officially published in
this issue.
An audience was granted by the King
on Wednesday to Major Wodehouse and
Commander Clarke and officers of Her
Britannia Majesty's ship Espiegle, particu-
lars of which are officially published in
this issue.
The New York News Letter is the title
of small l6-page illustrated sheet, devoted
to life insurance matters, issued by the
New York Life Insurance Company, and
distributed by their agent for this city, Mr..
C. o. Berger.
A hack ran down Chinaman with an
icecream outfit on Nuuanu street Friday
night, scattering the dainty comestibles
all over the ground The Pake shouted
haul in, but the hackman did not wait to
be identified.
Miss Maud Baldwin and Harry Baldwin,
children of the Hon. H. P. Baldwin, and
Willow Baldwin his nephew, will leave
to-day by the steamship Australia
for the Coast to attend school there. They
have been studying at Oahu College.
The Auckland Chamber of Commerce on
Aug passed resolution in favor OF
maintaining the San Francisco mail SER
vice. An argument of one of the speakers
was that Large quantities of oats and pota-
toes were shipped to Honolulu, which was
also opening up fresh market"
Prince Kunuiakea was roughly handled
about midnight of Thursday near the boat
landing in some kind of row. DR.. Miner,
who attended him about one O'Clock in the
morning, found him pretty badly battered.
The patient said it was by Yandalia men,
but was too confused to give clear &C
count