TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 669, 22 June 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[PKU Tit ESS ASSOCIATION.] Suicide. Nelson, To-day. A man named Hibberd, 73 years of age, and an old settler residing at Wakapuaka, was found in bed with his throat cut. He had been suffering for some time from acute neuralgia. A Weighty Nugget. A nugget weighing 17oz Sdwts has been found in Rocky River, Collingwood, and there is no quartz visible in it. Good gold is reported as being got at Drugget’s Flat, Collingwood. The Westport. Blenheim, To-day. The crew of the s.s. Westport have not yet arrived, but they are hourly expected. A telegram received at noon to-day states that the crew of the vessel, being unable to keep her afloat, brought her to anchor in Flaxbourne roadstead, and landed in boats on Tuesday night. The. Westport sank during the night. The Inquest on McPhee. Oamaru, To-day. The inquest touching the death of Neil McPhee commenced at ten o’clock yesterday morning, and lasted till midnight, when the following verdict was returned by the jury :—“ The deceased, Neil McPhee, died from pyremia, caused by injuries received in an accident on the railway line at Tidal creek bridge, which accident was occasioned by a horse getting on the line and upsetting the engine." The chief facts elicited were, that the fence of the line was good ; that no complaints had been previously made of cattle straying on this particular portion ; that the owner of the horse which occasioned the accident could not give any idea how it got on the line ; that the driver and guard, with the shepherd who was in charge of the sheep with which the train was loaded used every effort to get McPhee out from under the engine, but that it was impossible to do so, as his legs were jammed between the cab of the engine and the boiler of the fire-box. It was shown that McPhee had been on duty, with short intermissions, from 11 o’clock on Sunday night, and the driver from noon on Monday up to the time of the accident, about midnight Tuesday. Postponed. Dunedin, To-day. The criminal sessions have been post- i poned till July 17, in consequence of ■ Judge Williams proceeding first to Christchurch.