LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1628, 5 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr 0. W. Purnell announces himself as a oanndidate for the Ashburton Beat;, and will address the electors m the various centreß m the course of a few days. The following are the names of the Factory Team who will play m the return match with the Ashburton Club on Saturday, Angust 6th, If at 2 p.m. sharp :—J. Oliver, Thompson, Pearce, Burnip, Graham, Wood, Pennington, MoKenaie Steele, Edmonds, Paterson, Walmeley, Rodgers, Ohoate, and Ibell.At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr R« Alcorn, J.P., and Mr T. Bullock, J.P., Michael Mulcahy was charged with the larceny of a flask of brandy valued at 2a from Rouse's Hotel, Methyen, and Harry Williams and William Roberts were charged with having been accessories. It appeared that the men were m the bar of the hotel, Mrs Rouse being m the private bar. She hearing the two men urging Muloahy to take a bottle of brandy, thought.it would be just as well to watch them ; and m a few minutes she saw the man take the flask. She then oharged them with (he thef , and the men offered to pay the value of the artiole taken 2s, but they had no money, She went to call Mr Rouse, but before he arrived on the scene the men had drawn the cork of the flask and had imbibed the contents. Mulcahy got seven days and the others three eaoh. The Hon W. Rolleston addressed a meeting at Seafield last evening. The meeting was not a very large one. Mr A. H. Ayrton occupied the ohair. A vote of thanks was carried at the olose of the address, and were it not for Mr Rolleston's expressed wish to the contrary a vote of confidence would blbo, m moat likelihood, have been carried. , Mr RoUe&bi^wiir, for the yfietpfew days, be addre^aing^heeleotora at the 'other eri[d of the electorate^ Th.^datQ^of further meetings m this diituct will be annoanoed shortly. "A Sydney telegram m a Melbourne p : aper of the 19 th ult says : — " Human bone 3 were I found by the police near Penrith whilst searohing for a reported ghost. It appears that a foul deed has been committed, and that the gulty one flrst attempted to bury his victim, but not having proper tools, he tried cremation, A hole, started for the grave, was found near the remains, and olose to the spot where the vision was reported to have been seen." The third Ingleside meeting, under the auapioes of the Ashburton Caledonian Sooiety, was held at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. As is always the case at these gatherings there was a very large attendance, and the proceedings were of a most enjoyable nature from stark to finish. The danoes were interspersed with vooal and instrumental items, the whole contributing to make one of the most successful affairs of the kind yet held here. Chauncey M. Depew said something the other day that is good enough to frame. He said : " Looking baok upon a life of nearly fifty years I remember those who Btarted with me. All those who were sober and industrious and saved their money, now own theiv own households, but everyone of those whe drank are dead." Mr Donald M'Neil recently brought from Derby to Melbourne Mowfc of stone from a rich reef recently discovered at Moun^ Dookrell, m the Kimberley district. The gold is m large lumps m the stone, which is of a orumbly nature and a dark Btate color. It is estimated to produce £3000 worth of gold, and silver also Bhowa. Never take a bull bi the horns, yoang man, counsels Josh Billings, but take him by the tail, then you can let go when you want to. j. Aw you fond of calves' bwains, Miss Belle. No, not particularly ; but X can listen to you for a while. It's all very well, said the gravedigger, to advioe a young men to begin at the bottom and work up, but m my business it ain't practicable. Bridget, did you get the flowers that I am to wear to-night m my hair ? Yes mum, but But what? I've mislaid the hair mum. A working man, at tho Lambeth (London) Polioe Court, told the Magistrate that he had opme to repay half -a-orown. The man added that the money had been given him at the Oourfc some months ago to buy a shovel. He bought the shovel prooured work, and now he wanted to return the money. " Come np on the benoh," said the Magistrate, "and give me your hand ; you are, wfihout doubt, » noble-minded man." For having a beneficial interest m more than one victuallers' lioense, Bernard Casey, a Castlemaine publican, was recently fined £124, being at the rate of £2 per diem for 62 days specified m the summons. A petroleum spring has been discovered at Issolstein, Holland. The quality of the oil jq good. An abundant supply is promised' A Berlin Company has offered to develop the resources of the field. A fearful crime is reported from near Croydon, Queensland. A man named Sherwood, engaged m building a public-house, went into the bush, leaving his wife and a man flnamed Travers m the house. On Sherwood's return he found his wife m a dying state, having been literally roasted alive, and Travers gone. Mrs Sherwood stated that Travers had forced her on to the fire and kept her there. She died from the injuries received. A considerable Bum of money was also missing from the .houso. Travera was arrested m Croydon. Eighteen French silk weavers imported under contract to work for a Jersey City Bilk manufacturer were, on the 27th June, ordered to be sent back to Franoe from New York on the ground that their agreement was m contravention of the Act of Congress m regard to contracts for labour. A similar oase was that of a number of velvet dippers who were j engaged m England to work m the States, A determined effort was made to keep them out of the country, but expediency prevailed. There were no workers of the class m the States, and as velvet was being made it was thought advisable to let the English clippers remain. Certainly the most effeotive medioine m the world is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effaots m Coughs, Colds, Influenza, <&c; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the moßt gratifying testimony. Read this certificate :— ««24th April, 1885.— Messrs Sander and Sons, — It is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extraot. Having had inflammation on the bone of the leg, which came on after a severe attack of low fever, I waß attended by Dr , J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without Buccess. He then found it necessary to amputate [my limb. Having heard m the meantime of the wonderful oures* worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the Extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relievad. After applying the Extract every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affeoted with any such disease to give the Euoalypti Extract a trial, and I am convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines. — Yours &c, E. J Curnpw, Wattle street, Sandhurst,"— (Adyt '