The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-01-17

He had been i'll for some tltue, his
death being due to old age and
over-exertion at the last election.
Justice Sharpstein of the Su-
preme Court died this week from a
second stroke of paralysis.
The city has received $4,000
from the Government, payment in
full for the cemetery lands recently
purchased for coast ratification
purposes.
Dorie Brandt, a young girl of
Oakland, committed suicide be-
cause her mother would not allow
her to keep company with young
Spanish boy whom she loved. She
drowned herself in the East Oak
land basin.
Gavin McNabb of the Ocei-
dental Hotel has been expelled
from the Democratic County Com
mittee because he worked for an
Independent candidate at the late
election.
The newly elected Beard of Su-
perviscrs have snubbed the poll
teal bosses and taken the entire
patronage away from them. This
is new thing in San Francisco
politics and has raised a great howl
from the bosses and their hench-
men
The Salvation Army people have
opened what they call ga life
boat," which is another name for a
free restaurant. On the opening
day they fed over 1000 people. 1t
is supported by donations.
Ex-Cashier Greer, of the firm of
Farnsworth & Ruggles, draymen,
has been sentenced to five years
imprisonment for enlightenment
committed two years ago.
Livingston Low Baker, head of
the great house OF Baker 81 Ham
ilton died last week of apoplexy
at the age of IS. He had been
perfectly well up to the moment
Of the deadly attack. He was one
Of the enterprising men Of the city
being largely engaged in the man
ufacture of agricultural imple-
ments as well as conducting an
immense hardware business in
this city and Sacramento. His
estate is valued at half million.
DR.. Washington G.. Winter. the
well-known dentist, died suddenly
of heart disease this week. He
was apparently in the best of
health.
O'Donnell, the crank candidate
for Mayor, will appeal to the Su-
preme Court on the ground that he
was defeated in the recent election
by fraud.
c. w. Pool; an old real estate
and insurance man, was found on
the streets in dazed and helpless
condition, and seems to have lost
his mind.
The official canvas of the city
vote has been completed. The vote
for Mayor was as fellows: Mayor
Baldwin, Democrat, 13, 254 Easton,
Republican, 9055; Ellert, non-Par-
titan. Is. 195. O'Donnell Independ-
ent, 16,207. Ellert's plurality, 1888.
Greed Raymond, the well-known
railroad attorney is dying. He
has been i'll q long time.
Mrs. Sylvia Dennis died in this
city this week at the extreme age
of 105 years. She claimed to have
been acquainted with General
Washington's servants.
The big harness store of Main e.
Winchester was Quilted by fire this
week. Loss, $4,000.
Footpads attempted in broad
daylight to rob James Butler, trea-
surer of the United Workman's
Shoe Factory. He had a sack OF
coin to pay OF the men, and the
robbers attempted to take it from
him, but were prevented by the
of police.
The Catholics are prepared to
erect an immense theological semi
nary at Palo Alto. It will be one
the finest institutions,of the kind in
the world.
American News.
The menace of cholera is beeom-
ing greater every day by reason of
the fact that the disease is spread
ing rapidly in Hamburg, notwith-
standing the winter season. It is
now generally believed that the
disease will ravage Europe with
the beginning of spring. The
United States Government will
doubtless adopt stringent measures
to prevent the introduction of the
;courge into this country.
The Pacific Coast has been visit
ID by another severe storm which