The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-02-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
To-DAY's weather has been very
sultry as well rs damp.
DIAMOND Head, 3 p. m.-Weather
hazy; wind, light west.
The rainfall for the month of Janu-
AIRY appears in the BULLETIN to-day.
THE rainfall of last night created
numberless mud puddles around town.
The steamer w. G. Hall arrived
from windward ports this afternoon.
The mail by the barkentine John
Smith to-day consisted of 269 letters
and "a papers.
IT is reported that two whales were
seen spouting in the Channel yester-
day morning.
The S. s. Australia leaves San
Francisco to-day for this port with
five days later news.
THE furniture of Mrs. Miles, Christ
ley Place, will be sold at auction to-
morrow by J. f. Morgan.
THE Police Court room was filled,
with the exception of counsel and
Judge, with Chinese exclusively this
morning.
NOTWITHSTANDING the inclement
weather the band played every piece
on the program as announced in the
BULLETIN.
QUITE II number of people witnessed
the departure of the steamer Claudine
with the Raymond tourists yesterday
afternoon.
CAPTAIN Christian has reached the
further side of Thomas Square with
the gang of prisoners on the Beretania
street improvement.
STEAM was got up in the new
dredger to-day. Work on the ma
chinery not being completed, the
engines were not run.
THE choir of the second congrega-
ton of st. Andrews Cathedral will
have a rehearsal this evening at Z 80
o'clock sharp in the church.
CAPTAIN Morse told Mr.. j. Mort
Dat that the Alameda met the miss
ing steamer Humboldt going into
San Francisco MS the former was COM
ing out on the 7th.
THE new road between Liliha and
Nuuanu streets seems to be as far
away from completion as ever. The
bridges on its line are decaying while
they wait for the roads.
w. H. CUMMINGS is reported as a
likely candidate for Road Supervisor.
AS the Road Board have not received
their certificates of election they are
unable as yet to name the supervisor
A CONSIDERABLE amount of bagged
sugar awaits transportation along the
Hamakua coast. The accumulation
is owing to the fact that the island
coasters are unable to connect with
shore.
TOMORROW, at noon, at the front
entrance of Aliiolani Hale, will be
sold some thirty-six lots of Govern
ment land at Makiki. The lots vary
from one to LILO acres and are
nicely located.
THE condition of the road along
the city front, after the rain, is in Il
deplorable state, pedestrians having
to walk knee deep in mud unless they
choose the edge of the wharf, and
then there is danger OF drowning.
The Minister of the Interior ant
the President of the Board of Health
accompanied by Bishop Willis, will
go to the Leper Settlement by the
steamer Kilauea Hou tomorrow even
ing, returning by the steamer Claud
inc on Sunday morning.
YESTERDAY afternoon at 5 80 O'Clock
native was walking up Fort street
and when passing w. G. Irwin & Co.'S
store made a pass as if cross-counter
ing blow. He struck big pane o.
glass, smashing it, The man was ar
rested and proved to be drunk.
THE Myrtle Boat Clubs dance al
their boathouse yesterday evening wai
enjoyed by quite a number. The
place was gaily decorated with flowers
and Chinese lanterns. The Quintet
Club furni shed music for dancing. A
lull was made during the evening fol
refreshments.
The S. F. Chronicle of Feb. 9th hal
the following: The non-union crew
of the. barkentine Discovery were
persuaded yesterday to leave that
vessel at Mission pier 1. The Dis
covery is to sail to-day for Honolulu
and an attempt will be made to place
another non-union crew on boart
under police protection,