The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-09-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
1t is stated that H. B. NJ. s. Cormorant
was short of funds when she LETT Homo
lulu.
Those who want an introduction to
Sisal, can have it by referring to another
column OF this issue.
A resident of Hamakua, Hawaii, has
pateuted in the United States pocket
knife with a milestone in the handle.
4 number of the officers and crew OF
the Espiegle attended service at st.
Andrews Cathedral Sunday forenoon.
Surar has at present a downward
tendency: but the present fall to 634
cents Tor e6 test, may be the ne plus
ultra.
The barkentine Planter brought 346
hogs Tuesday, and people are curious
TO know what this extra immigration of
hogs means.
rninal station building at the Honolulu
end Of the Oahu railway must be finished
by Nov. 10th. 1889.
The steamship Oceanic will leave San
Francisco on the 10th OF September, en-
route TO Japan and China, and will be
due here on the 18th inst.
The night blooming cereus is now in
bloom at Punahou College grounds, and
is well worth a visit from those who
have never seen this flower.
Queen Kapiolani paid visits of cere-
mony TO the wives of the American
Minister and British Commissioner; and
also TO Mrs. H. A. P. Carter, on Satur-
day week.
Advices received by the steamer w.
G. Hall state that the volcano OF Kilauea
continues in an active condition, display
ing at night very fiery glow similar to
what was reported ten days ago.
Our marriage notices to-day are sug-
gestiye as evidences OF prosperity at
konS. Hawaii. Our alohas to the happy
couples Hon. J. g. Hoapili, who offici-
ated on the occasion, is district judge for
Kona.
The tram cars recently arrived from
San Francisco, are now running in the
city tram system. They give very con-
siderable relief to the former overcrowd-
ing conditions, as the trips are now more
frequent.
There is a bust-model OF child on ex-
hibition al the art-store of Messrs. King
Bros. Il is a white plaster cast, and a
work OF fancy by Mr.. Hutchinson, the
sculptor. The expression is peculiar,
and the model is worthy OF visit.
We learn that Mr.. Frederick Harrison
was the successful tenderer for the ter
minal depot about TO be erected at the
Honolulu end OF the Oahu railroad. This
viii set at rest the rumors that Chinese
contractor was likely to be successful.
Mr.. W. H. Paine, recently from
London, England, will take the man
agement of the Hawaiian Tramways
from the LIST October next. Mr.. Paine
arrived by the last trip of the Mariposa /;
and, in the meanwhile, is getting island
experience.
Mr.. Murphy, a special reporter of the
Amador Dispatch, left by the Kinau to
visit the Volcano, and write up that
institution in the interests of his journal.
Writing up the Volcano for the foreign
press, it Is hoped may now become as
fashionable as the subject is interesting.
By the steamer w. G. Hall, which
arrived on Friday from Kau, we learn
that Mr.. Saml. FarrOn, for some years
engineer OF the Pahala plantation, met
with an accident last week which will
result in the loss OF one of his eyes. He
with others were at q cattle drive, when
a COW went FOR him and ran one of her
horns into his eye.
The baseball match between a team
IRON the L. 5. s. Nipsic and the Kaiu
lanis, local team, took place Wednesday
afternoon on the Makiki diamond. The
game was very closely contested through
out, and much of the play on both sides
was very fine. There was large attend
ance Of spectators, and the weather was
very favorable. The game was won by
the Nipsic team-the score being, Nipsics
10, and kaiulanis 9.
Al sunset on Friday the sky had a
peculiarly threatening appearance. The
western heavens were full of white
streaks that seemed to focus at point
on the horizon, and the moon was
hardly visible through the dense scud
that foated in the higher parts of the
atmosphere. Weather prophets re-
garded these appearances as signs OF
storm, but in this climate weather signs
are often very deceiving.
There have been a number of new
pictures added to Williams art gallery
recently, among which are: The lava
flow at Hilo in 1881, by Jules Tavernier;
the floating island of the cold new lake"
Of hilauea, by the same artist; and
Samoan war-canoe manned and ready
Tor battle, the latter being by j. d.
Strong. These pictures possess a great
deal OF merit, and are worthy of inspec-
ton.
Chief Justice Judd and family arrived
Friday from a short vacation and visit
10 Col. c. II. Judd's ranch at Kualoa, on
the other side of this island. His Honor
expressed himself well pleased with the
kind hospitalitv extended to him, and