LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1334, 6 September 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the 11. M. O urt this morning before Mr It. Alcorn, J.P., a first offender, charged with drunkenness, was, in consideration of having been locked up since Saturday night, discharged with a caution. A daughter of Mr Compton, poundkeeper, while chopping wood on Saturday morning accidentally cut off two ot her fingers with a tomahawk. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council will be held this evening. The Kev Dr S , who is a prominent divine in a city not far from New York, had been spending a few days on an island. On a certain morning he started for the boat in company with a friend. A porter followed with the doctor’s valise. Arriving at the wharf they found that the boat had gone before the time. Not aware of the clerical character of the company, the porter swore several shocking oaths in quick succession. “ What do you think of that, doctor ?’’ asked his friend. “ Well,” said the doctor, slowly and impressively, ” there are times when the services of a layman are indispensable.” The Uev Mr Beattie mot with a rather awkward accident about a week ago. While digging in his garden ho slipped and fell on the spade breaking one ot his ribs. Ho did not feel any untoward effects for a day or two but was unable to conduct' service in his church yesterday.

The following is taken from a Melbourne paper:—“l have heard a good deal of cynical comment from old Cantabs upon the action of their Alma Master in conferaing an honorary degree upon Sir W. J. Clarke. Hitherto, they say, this distinction has been reserved for men who have attained eminence in art, lit rature, science, statesmanship, geographical exploration, or warfare; but to makes man Doctor of Laws for no other reason than because he has inherited £200,000 a year from his father, is to belittle the honor in the eyes of all future recipients. The best I have heard said of it is attributed to Mr Bell, the p'aintiff in the action against Mr J. Clarke which has just been settled by mutual arrange ment. He says that the Cambridge University made e mistake, and what it meant to do was to authorise Sir William to write L,S.D. at or his name.’’

Mr W. H. Kale, of Pendarves. has suSered serious loss through the depredations of dogs among his (look. Over 130 lambs hive been worried and have died. Many of these have had their backs broken and as there are teeth marks on each side of the backbone Mr Ru'o thinks the mischief has been worked by greyhounds.

During the two years 1881 and 1885 the amount of fees paid under the Bankruptcy Act to the Official Assignees and their deputies by way of salaries, {commissions, etc. The average dividends paid to unsecured creditors, not including those entitled to any priority, in respect to all estates administered during the same period was 3s o}d (throe shillings and one farthing), the average on dividend (irrespective of that qualificati o being 4s dj-d (four shillings and fourpenoe farthing). During the two years 1770 persons became bankrupt, and seven were convicted and sentenced for offences against the Bankruptcy Act.

The new Salvation Army barracks, in Market Square, Christchurch, which cost £2500, and will seat 1800 persons, were opened on Sunday by Commissioner Howard, from Australia. About 400 Salvationists from other parts of the .colony, besides the local corps, were present, besides large crowds of the public. The streets around the building were densely thronged, but no disturbance occurred.

An American Judge says : —While practising law a number of years ago, I had a peculiar will case. An old lady, who was a slave-holder, dying, bequeathed her coloured man, John, apd her dusky maid, Jane, who sustained to each other the relation of Imsband and wife, to Mia trustees of the church, to be used ns far as possible to the “ glory of God.” I-was curious to know what course was taken, and upon investigation found that, after meditation and prayer, the pious trustees spid their living legacy at auction, and with the proceeds sent a missionary to China-

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We call the special attention ot our readers

to the concert announced for Thursday even- j ing, at the Town Hall, in aid of the funds of the Catholic Schools. Independently of the fact that the programme is an excellent one, promising an evening’s thorough enjoyment, the special circumstances of the case as regards Catholic education call for the hearty aid and support of the public generally, as the members of this Church, while contributing their share of the cost of maintaining the State schools, have to make great pecuniary sacrifices to maintain schools of their order—aud very excellent schools they are

Mr Neate writes to us, disclaiming that the wheat referred to in the report of the South Rakaia Road Board as having proved bad, was supplied by him.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashburton Hospital Board was held on Friday afternoon. Present—Messrs W. C, Walker (chairman), A. Harrison and R. Friedlander. —A return of patients admitted and discharged from the Hospital was laid on the table.—The ordinary monthly accounts wore passed for payment.—Dr Trevor wrote, recommending that ivy be planted along the south-west side of the Hospital, as a means of preventing rain from soaking through the wall. Consideration of the matter was adjourned till next meeting.—The Board then adjourned.

Larrikinism has been rather rampant in Ashburton of late. One night last week the doors of the Templar Hall, in Moore street, were burst in, a window smashed, and considerable damage done to the interior of the building. The Hall Company intend to make matters warm for the young culprits if caught, and it would be as well for the police to keep a vigilant eye on the less frequented thoroughfares of the town, so that disgraceful pranks of this nature may not occur again.

Th? Manchester Unity of Oddfellows has become a gigantic institution and a great power in the world for doing good. On the Ist of January, 1886, the number belonging to the Order in the World was 605,922. New members admitted in Great Britain during the year were 37,424 ; increase in the colonies 1335; suspended members readmitted, 1405 ; total admitted during the year 1885 was 40,162. Deaths, 7538 ; members’ wives, 4158. The amount paid on account of members’ deaths was £77,612 ; and members’ wives, £25,202_ Total death claims, £102,844. The sick and funera l fund of the Order now amounts to £6,000,000. The amount paid in sickness was in 1884, £467,897 6s 2d, and the interest r eoeived for investments during the same period was £211,112 15s 9d. During the last ten years this Order has paid to members in sickness no less a sura than £4,305,874 Is Bd, and on accounts of deaths £1,194,081 13s 6d.

The usual monthly meeting of the Ashburton Home Committee was held at the County Council Chambers on Friday. Present— Messrs W. C. Walker (chairman), A. Harrison and It. Friedlander.—A return of tobacco used in the institution was laid on the table.—lt was resolved to inform the police of threats made by an inmate, and request that he be watched.—The Clerk was instructed to write to the United Board with regard to the payment of several rations granted by the Committee to persons in indigent circumstances. —An old man was admitted to the Home. — Sergeant Felton wrote, stating that he had warned publicans not to supply drink to inmates of the Home, —After passing the usual monthly accounts, and transacting routine business, the Committee adjourned.

The Bishop of Lincoln is very angry (says a Home paper) because his portrait, in which he appears surrounded by Puseyite priests and at" tired in a grab which has a very Romish appearance, has been reprinted by Protestant Churchmen and circulated far and wide. His Lordship has written to the photographer, requiring him to put a stop to its circulation, but has been imformed that he has no power to do so for the Protestants had already paid for permission to reproduce the notorious picture, and he could not now legally stop them.

During a revival in Texas some years ago, a negro was reputed to have had visfbns about heaven and hell. His boss called him up and interrogated him as to what he saw in both places, and first as to what the white men and darkies were doing in heaven. “Lord! boss, the white men was all a-tilting back in their chairs, with their heels on the banisters, a-smoking cigars, and the niggers was dowa on their knees a-shinning up their golden slippers! ” Then as to what was going on in the other place. “Ef you believe me, boss, evary single white man had a nigger in his hands a-holding him up between him and the flames ! ”

A Havre despatch says that a sloop loaded with five tons of dynamite was damaged in a storm, and it was decided to unload the cargo at midnight. l*art of the dynamite exploded, breaking of hundreds of windows, putting out the gas in all the streets in the lower part of the town, and throwing fragments of the pier as far as 100 yards from the spot. The anchor of the sloop penetrated the wall of a small mansion near the Hotel Frasieti, where there is not a pane of glass left unbroken. Fortunately there was a pouring rain at the time and the pier was deserted, so that there is no loss of life to deplore.

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