The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
In this issue will be found the conclu-
sion OF "a trip through Alaska"
All kinds of baseball goods can be OBJ
tanned at the Uptown Book Store.
There was party on board H. B. NJ.
S. Champion Wednesday evening.
Lieut.. Shearman has been transferred
from the U. s. S. Nipsic to the Mohican.
There will be an Easter praise service
at Kaumakapili church next Sunday
evening.
Ifyou go to the band concert at Emma
Square this evening you will hear how
McGinty went down.
The Hon H A Widemann was too sick
to leave on the Australia. We hope soon
to see him round again.
In King Bros. art store, Hotel street,
may be seen an excellent crayon portrait
OF the late Horace V. Hall.
The schooner w. S. Bovine arrived at
Mahukona, April 9th, after quick pas
sage of ten days from San Francisco.
The captains OF the four baseball teams
have selected the two dozen bats and the
dozen balls presented by Mr.. A. ]. Cart
wright.
The bark Martha Davis arrived at
Boston, Mass, March 25th, and was to
at once load for Honolulu, consigned to
G. Brewer & Co.
The latest puzzle out is the spider
and the fly" Its costs only twenty-five
cents, and can be obtained at the Up
town Bookstore.
There was a very large attendance at
the band concert at Queen Emma Hall
Friday evening, and the various num-
bers were loudly applauded
There will be a meeting OF the ladies
of Honolulu on Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock in the Y. NJ. G. A hall, with
regard to the new Sailors Home.
Mr.. Armstrong Smith, a Government
school teacher on Hawaii, left for Eng
land yesterday on the barkentine S. G
Wilder, for the benefit OF his health.
There is fine opportunity presented
in this issue for leasing or purchasing a
desirable residence situate on LuHalilo
street, on easy terms, Read the partic-
ulars,
Mrs. G. W. Sherman the artist who
leaves with her husband on the Alameda
for the Colonies, was presented with a
handsome gold brooch from her pupils
on Saturday.
There is on view and for sale at King
Bros. art store, Hotel street, a fine oil
painting of the Volcano by the late Jules
Tavernier The paintings by this artist
will command high figures in the future.
Some empty cars on a working train
and the engine, got off the track Of the
Oahu Railway Company late Friday
afternoon at Kahauiki. About fifty feet
of the track was torn up. Repairs were
affected early Saturday morning.
The Postofice dispatched on the steam
ship Australia, 6 ,2S4 letters, 2,1S8 pack
ages of papers, and 26 packages through
the parcels post. This makes 1882 let
tiers and 1862 packages of papers for
warded on the last two steamers.
Mrs. Catherine Smith an old resident
died on Saturday at her residence, Pauoa
valley, aged seventy-seven years. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon
from Central Union Church, Rev. DIR.
Beckwith conducting the services.
The electric lamps have been extended
recently to Punahou street, locality
which needed them very much. That
at the foot of Punahou street, lights
King street on to the residences of Hon.
J. A. Cummins and Hon. Judge Nc
Gully.
An unusually large number of passen-
gers left for the coast on the Australia
Friday at noon, and the greater part
of them either wore number OF lels or
carried bouquets, the deck OF the vessel
resembling a well-filled flower garden.
OF course the Band was there, did ever a
steamer leave for the Coast without some
music?
The Murder Trial.
The trial of Palu for the murder OF
Akoni on the schooner Josephine at sea
was resumed in the Supreme Court on
terday morning, before Hawaiian jury.
After the evidence for the prosecution
was in the defendant was placed on the
stand and examined. The skull of the
murdered man was brought into Court
during the trial while the doctors were
| GIVING their evidence. 1t had to be re-