The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-18
HILO NOTES.

For several days last week, Hilo
was visited with q severe thunder
storm, accompanied with wind and
rain. The lightning was especially
sharp. 1t struck a fine grove of
some Is trees makai of the Volcano
road, near j. d. Mills old store.
Probably most, if not all of the
trees will be killed, as they all stood
very near each other. The bolt
struck three of the trees running
down the trunks until near the
ground, when it branched off and
ran through the wet grass, its tracks
looking very like dissecting map.
The telephone wires conducted the
fluid into many of the houses in
town, and although no damage was
done, still it was uncanny to see the
lightning playing around the rooms
where the instruments were situat-
ed. The weather now has cleared
up, and Hilo once more has donned
its gala-day dress.
A week ago tomorrow the Lur-
line arrived from Frisco after one
of Capt Matson's famous trips of
ID days. She will he followed by
another vessel early in January.
Passengers by the Lurline are
Misses Low and Hitchcock, Messrs.
Swartout and Richards, and T..
Richards. She also has full load
of provisions, merchandise and live
stock.
Another murder still to report.
Our Sheriff no sooner gets back
from the Waimea term of Court,
with its long list of murders, bur.
glaries, forseries, and larcenies
when he is called off to look up an.
other murder case. A week ago
yesterday the news was brought
over the wires that native had
killed another native, out on the
Pepeekeo Plantation. An inquest
was held the next day, and the fol-
lowing facts were brought out: A
South-sea Islander, on going from
his house to another one not far off,
about z p. M, when near the other
house, suddenly received blow
from hoe in the hands of man,
who seemed to be chopping at
something lying down on the ground
in front of him. The islander cried
out, "Auwe kun make!" and ran
off. This was within ten feet of q
house where more than thirty men
were staying, and who bad not
heard sound from the scene of the
tragedy until the islanders voice
aroused them. Some of them then
ran out, and seeing a man cut
ting at another with hoe they at
tempted to arrest him, but he was
too quick and made break for the
cane fields. They, however, were
able 10 identify the man. His name
is Nakii, alias Lipine. This same
man was one Of the graduates of the
Kaimiloa, and has probably protited
by his sojourn at Samoa. The
Sheriff yesterday had large party
of police and plantation hands out
searching through the cane fields,
and found where the man had slept,
but could not find him. He was,
however, found yesterday near Mula
gulch, by party of natives, and
was at once caught and brought to
town and lodged in Jail. The sup
posed cause was jealousy. THE
prisoner is now in Oahu Jail.-ED. |
A daring burglary was committed
few days since, on Judge Austin's
Office. Between the hours of 3 and
6 in the afternoon some one entered
the office through back window
and burglarlsed the safe of some
500. Suspicion Immediately point
eh to one man, who has been ar
rested and is now in Jail awaiting O
hearing in the case HILo.
Hilo, Dec. 8. 1883.
The Cormorant remained at Hilo
for five days. taking her deDartlIre