The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-01-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Down went McGinty.
1t is politics at every street corner,
nowadays.
Ii you want to vote, be sure and reg
lister. Do it early.
There have been several deaths from
measles at Koloa, Kauai.
The Japanese steamship Yamashiro
Maru sailed for Yokohama Monday.
Two Cinnamon were killed by falling
trees near Onomea one day last week.
A large number of copies of Thrum's
Annual were sent abroad on the last mail
steamer.
There was $3.50, 900 fire at the Union
Steamship Company's sheds, Sydney,
on December %.
The new Pacific Coast defense vessel,
now building in San Francisco, is to be
named the Monterey.
The steamer Akamai will hereafter run
TO Waianae and Waialua, leaving Mon
DAYS and Thursdays at 8 a. N.
The sale of that valuable property
known as the Booth estate has been
postponed to Saturday, January 25th.
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grants left on the steamers Likelike and
Mikahala last week, for Maui and Kauai.
Mr.. John Dyer of the Risdon Iron
Works, returned with his wife on the
Australia, both looking well, from trip
abroad.
Mr.. Justice Preston being still confined
to the house, Justice McCully presides
at the term and Justice Bickerton at
Chambers.
Don't worry about Bush, said resi-
dent OF the First district yesterday, Cecil
Brown will beat him so badly that Bush
will wish he were at Samoa.
One OF our citizens has reported that
he felt an earthquake shock few min
utes after o'clock Monday morning last.
1t moved from southwest to northeast.
It's rather funny, when you come to
think Of it, that there will be two Irish
men running on different tickets for
Representatives in ward in the Ha-
waiian Kingdom.
Mr.. Joe Strong, the artist, was SO sick
when he arrived at Samoa that he was
at once sent to Sydney, where Mrs.
Strong is staying. Mr.. Strong is in a
critical condition.
The Post Office dispatched on the
Mariposa, Saturday, 1885 letters and
1873 packages of papers; by the Yama-
shire Maru Monday, $500 letters and SO
packages of papers.
Large blocks of clear ice were placed
in conspicuous places in town on Fri
day, showing what the Peoples Ice and
Refrigerating Company can accomplish
with their new process.
The S. F. Examiner issued paper of
forty-four pages on December 29th.
There is an immense amount of interest
ing reading in it. The Chronicle was
not far behind with its forty pages.
Someone entered the Elite ice cream
parlors Thursday night and carried off
small amount of money and some
cigars. A reward of $50 is offered for
the conviction of the party who did it.
The Wailuku Fourth of July Com
mittee for 1889 have presented the
Board of Health with large number of
forks for the lepers on Molokai. They
were forwarded to that place last even
ing.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Annie Kahawalu Dowsett to Mr..
Robt. B. Brennan, Thursday evening,
January 23d. The ceremony will be
performed at st. Andrews Cathedral at
O'Clock. Reception at 8.
"The New Zealander Abroad" is the
name of a new book just received at the
Uptown bookstore. 1t has good deal
to say about the islands, its author hav-
ing spent several weeks looking around
in Honolulu and on the other islands.
The Post Office dispatched on the Aus
tralia 6,l27 letters and 1857 packages OF
papers, also 80 packages through the
parcels post. This makes 1882 letters
and 4, 1923 packages of papers forwarded
abroad from the Office since last Satur-
day.
Mr.. w. Lyman Davis, father-ln-law OF
Mr.. Abraham Fernandez died on Tues
day at the ripe age of 20 years. He had
been a resident of the islands fifty-two
wears; at one time was a sheriff, and
kept a store on Maui. The funeral took
place Wednesday afternoon.
The Kinau brought down W. c.
Blahon and w. D. Watson, who, with j.
R. Mills, have been committed for trial
for completely in the murder Of K Goto,
the Japanese, at Honokaa. They are
now in Oahu Jail. Mills was allowed