The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-04-10

al any moment from san TduCl>to.
Weather warm and pleasant.
HILC. April 5.-The forenoon of the
18th proX. in the Hilo Police Court,
Judge Hapai listened to a common
CROUCH tale, but one that unfortun-
steiy for justice does not often have
hearing before police judge. Sheriff
Williams has japanese woman in
his employ with husband who feels
the Injustice of q cruel world in fore
ing him to the degrading task OF earn
lug his daily bread. Until the decree
that went forth on the 18th he shifted
the burden OF the bread winner on his
wife. Needing some money the para
site thought he would convert his
valuable piece OF property into hard
cash. After several Intellectual at
temptS 70 sell her for one hundred and
seventy dollars, be made an offer 10
his wife 10 release her out of bondage
for twenty dollars. This she consent
Ell 20 and visited him in his house 10
obtain the release ere she paid over
the coin. Demanding the money first
which she pluckily refused 10 give up,
he became so euTaged that he beat
her over the head with a stone, so
that her own mother would have had
some difficulty in recognizing her.
The brig Lurline brought an am
monia process ice machine for the
Hilo Boarding School. The lee is TO
be manufactured aud sold for the
benefit of the school.
The Central American Union Club
held its weekly meeting st the Court
House on March Slst and transacted
its regular business.
II was decided 10 put but one candi-
date in the field from the Hilo dis
trict as delegate TO the Constitutional
Convention, and TO give its united
support and hearty cooperation to the
electiug of the entire ticket as pro-
posed:
Kauhane, Kau.
VIM. Wright, kona-
H. L. HOlstein, kohala.
VIM. Horner, Hamakua.
-, Hilo.
Hilo has three good men. Warren
GOodale, d. II. Hitchcock and F. 5.
Lyman whose friends are all anxious
in this important capacity.
Mrs. Barnard and Mrs. McLennan
of Laupahoehoe expect TO leave next
week on the Lurline TO visit the Mid
winter Fair.
Mr.. A. G. Curtis leaves by this
steamer for Honolulu on business
trip.
Judge and Mrs. Austin left on the
18th for kau. They expect TO make
the trip in easy stages, making stops
at Olaa, kilauea and the Halfway
House. They expect to go the entire
distance in their own carriage.
Sheriff and Mrs. Williams left on
the lst Of April for the same destina-
ton.
Marshal Hitchcock is at his old
home again. He expects soon to
regain mis- rugged health in Hilo's
balmy climate.
Miss Nellie Lowery is making her
annual pilgrimage TO kilsuea in COM
psny with Mrs. Thrum of Pakaikou.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The schooner Spokane left here for
San Francisco on March 31st with q
full cargo of sugar, IS, 265 bags-2,2S5
446 pounds-vslued at s69, 375 20.
Along the coast it is as smooth as a
mill pond and the steamers are all
doing splendid work. The Kinau
took in 1900 bags sugar on the 4th
inst. from Papaikou, making the big
gest days work ever done there. The
Claudine has held the banner with n
record of 7OOO bags. The Hon. George
Beckley is as proud as-well, the
small boy with his first pair of red
tops is nowhere.
The tug Rover lowed the brig Lur-
line into port Sunday, the lst inst, II
days from San Francisco. The w. a.
Crockett is looked for any day. DR..
Williams expects his father TO be a
passenger on her.
The Spokane, in . recent north
wind blow, narrowly escaped being a
wreck on the rocks in Richardson's
bay. She was drifting there ten feet
with every swell, when the steamer
lowed her to safe anchorage.
The Spokane's captain never acceeded
TO q demand so quietly as that one
made by Captain Fitzgerald OF the /
Hawaii for $50 for towing. "By |
GeOrgeI il would have been five thou !
sand if those tug sharks in San Fran /
cisco bay had got that chance at me-"
said Captain JamisOn.
II. 3. NJ. ship Champion arrived I
here on the 30th inst and left I
on the Sd. Quite q number I
Of her officers and crew walked TO 1
the volcano and back