Show FROM THE ISLANDS items of interests about some of oar county acu from a letter written from honolulu sandwich islands we take the following which will be read with interest as it refers to our friends gates of provo and fox of achi brother fox arrived har all right md is assisting brother in ensin benns and the band is making commendable progress under his tutelage I 1 came here yesterday jest erday in company ith brother eakle to meet his wife who is expected by the steamer duo today but probably will arrive in the we arc having very dry weather not having lad any rain to of ance the first of last december which has given us a fine opportunity for taking off our crop which is not coming up to our expectation yet we have reason to be thankful for the success that has attended us thud far our received to d ay iy shows our indebtedness to be so you see tt e lia e cut it down some and we hae the returns of two more shipments to come in from this run which will still aurther reduce it to we will close this seasons run about next thursday I 1 had expected at least fifty tons more but there 13 nothing discouraging if M Q have rams our next crop will be much larger the cattle and horata are doing far notwithstanding the dry weather some of the stock raisers ahne commenced to kill their stock for ande already ewa ki aai maui kahala kona and kau aro suffering for rain the keople of honolulu are on water rations scarcely any being allowed for gardens and cavna our water here is turned off half of cery da alio time draws nih for brother gates and family brother beesley wife and efto children brother matthew coall wife and two children to taka their departure tasy will be missed A few will accompany the returning elders |