LOCAL AND GEMERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2246, 7 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GEMERAL.

A single cattle ranoh m Wyoming em braoes one million acres.

The next Bitting of the Appeal Court wii be held on October 28.

Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, it is considered oertain that the Pope intends to take his departure from tbe Holy City if war breaks out.

The ooal trade baß greatly increased between Japan and San Franoiaoo. and will interfere with the Australian ooal trade. The output of ooal from Japan at present is 1,500,000 tons per annum,

As showing tbe influence of the English language throughout the world, it is asserted that no bill of lading is made out m any port a copy of wbioh ie not made oujt m English.

The palatial oollege for whioh the late Mr Holloway, of pill fame, set apart nearly £1,000,000 sterling, though it has an endow, ment of £200,000, does not pay expenses, It has only forty-four students, while there is accommodation for 230 pupils.

They had been married sis weeks, and she said ; " Now don't oo stay out late, but come home sooq to oor ' little wife tifey t ' " They bad been married six years, and she said : " If you go out to-night, Smith, I'm going to look up the house and go over and Bleep at mother'B."

In order to alleviate the misory of destitute* women m the East End of London, premises have been taken m Drury lane and fitted up for the accommodation of from fifty to sixty inmates. Constables on the beat are provided with tiokets, whioh they are empowered to hand a poor woman requiring a night's shelter.

Tho crater of the volcano known as the Fiton de la Fournalae, m the Island of Re* onion, ban been m erruption ever since the night of the 26th of June. There is a copious ejection of lava, accompanied by exploaions resembling the roar of a park of artillery m the midst of a battle. The mountain is upwards of 7000 Qfeet bjgb, and is fortunately many miles distant from the more populous of the settlements on the ooast.

Tbo Rev Mrs Ellen Rinkle, a regularlyordained minister of the United Brethren Churoh of Cleveland, Ohio, is probably the first woman ever authorised by law to per. form marriage ceremonies Mrs Rinkle made application to the Probate Judgo of the State for a lioenso to perform marriages. The Judge, after consulting tho Attorney-General ana the members of tho Supreme Court of the Btatd, issued the license m duo form, being unabld W #nd »ov law prohibiting him from doing so.

Central Otogo is almost ft 9 early with potatoes as Auckland. Tho " Orojgwoll Argus " baa boon shown a splendid Bamplo grown by Mr Olark, Wanaka road. Mr Olark has a method of his own. All be does is to olear the ground of growth, then lay be seed m rows, ploughing between the rows. Tho send is thua covorod by tbo furrow, and the growth Btartß m a lateral direction, extending to tho edge of the furrow, then shoots up. Tbo yield by this simple prooeßH it found to be larger and the quality better than by the usual method.

Keating's Cough Lozenges cure Coughs Asthma, Bronchitis Mfidical testimony state that no other medicine :* so .effectual m the cure of these dangerous maladies, On c Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at a#y time ensures rest, For relieving difficulty mi n breathing they are invaluable, They <;on^| no opium nor i ny violent drug, Sold bytd

Tenders are invited for the use of the Oddfellows' Hall on Show night.

At the R ,M. Court this morning, before Mr R. Aloorn, J.P., H. Walmer, for drunkenneßß and disorderly oonduot, was fined 10b and OOBtS.

On acoount of the horses breaking away Professor Hiokton was not able to give hia exhibition on Saturday evening. The horsoß are however made safe for this evening.

A bee belonging to a swarm that a Dor setshire farmer waß attempting to hire go down the man's throat and stung him, andi his throat swelling very rapidly, the man died of suffooation.

Chicago is to be supplied with natura ga from the India fi^ld, a dißtanoe of one hundred and fifty eight miles. Every oontraot is let for the completion of the work by November.

The " Gazet'e." notifies the vesting m the Ashburton County Council, for the improvement and protection of the rivor banks, of the following reserves :— No. 2242, 458 aores, No. 2243, 25 aorea, No. 2244, 78 aores 3 roods.

Those interested are reminded by the Seoretary of the A. and P. Association that all Icoga of salt butter intended for entry for the ensuing show under class 121 of the catalogue must be delivered to him no latert than Friday next.

The editor of a newspaper that has adopted phonetio spelling, m a measure, received a postal card from an old subscriber m the country, whioh reads as follows : " I hey tuk your paper for lovenyeres, but if you can't spel enny batter than you have boen doin fur the lac to months you may jes stoppit."

Among the North American Indiana the hair grows to a remarkable length. One Crow chief is said to have had hair 10ft 7in long. He wore it rolled up, with a leather strap, whioh made the coiffure weigh several pounds ; but on oooasions of ceremony he let it hang over like a mantle.

A young man, while bird nesting at Noville'a Cross, came upon an urn stioking out of the ground. It was found to contain 300 silver ooins of the Soottisb Kings Robert Bruoe and David 11, and ia believed to be associated with the battlea between the English and Sootoh armies m 1346,

One evening last week some larrikins effeoted an entranoe into the Fire Brigade Station, where they amused themselves by displacing some of tbe hook and laddsr plant ana turning oft the gss-jet, whioh is kept burning at night. They also opened the doors fronting the street, but did not do any aotual injury to the plant.

We observe that the Postmaster-General has redeemed tho promise made during the last Bession to Major Steward by abolishing the system of requiring franks on newspaper exchanges. An Order m Oouooil direots that newspaper exchanges shall henoeforth be free of postage if enoloaed m a wrapper bearing the name of tbe paper and the words " newspaper ezohange only."

The Prinoess of Waleß appeared at Sandown wearing the straight falling skirt, without a suspicion of steel, oußhion, or puff, so that question may be regarded as aettled. Everything whioh the Prinoess wore on this oooasion was of one oolor, even to her gloveß. As for the other ladies, there waß little especially noteworthy about their dreaa, except that the cloaks and coats were somewhat military of aspeot, and that the bonnets, whioh look like a large Alsatian bow, seemed to be favorites- The large veils were very few m number.

In the match against the Lancaster Park Olub on Wednesday next m the Domain the Ashburton Cricket Club will be represented by the following: Messrs Denshire, Strange, Hargreaves, Q. W. Andrews, G. S. Soott, M. Jameson, L. F. Andrews, O» Lowe, Lane, T. Sawle, and Dizon. Emergencies : Messrs C. Grubb, E. Chapman, W. Simpson, and A. Fooks. Play will oommenoe at eleven o'olook sharp when all the above playorg are requested to be on the ground. Any of those unable to play are requested to inform the Secretary at once.

A •' New Zealand Herald " reporter inter* viewed Sir Frederick Whitaker with referenoe to the rumors whioh had been telegraphed from Wellington as to his contemplated resignation of office In reply to the enquiries made, Sir Frederiok said the newspapers always had the advantage of him m the matter of news, and tho firat heheard of his possible resignation was seeing it m the newspapers. In the first plaoe suoh a matter had not even been named or talked of m the Cabinet, and he oertainly had not thought of it. With regard to the rumor as to the probable appointment of one Auokland and two southern men to the Upper House, that statement was just as true as the other. His own view waß that the Legislative Council Should be brought to a ftsed proportion corresponding with the reduced numbers of the House of Representatives under the new Representation Aot.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Raoing Club on Saturday night it was deoided to invite the President of the South Canterbury Jockey Club and suoh other delegates as that olub may appoint to attend the Ashburton Spring Meeting next week to oonfer as to the conditions upon whioh the Ashburton Raoing Club's district raoes shall be opened to horses owned and trained beyond the present southern boundary of the district, the river Opihi. The Ashburton Racing Olub have received a letter from the Canterbury Jockey Olub with referenoe to the interpretation of Rule of Raoing, No. 19, stating that at present the Canterbury Jookey Olub does not recognise trotting nor tbe Trotting Association m any way, and owners, nominators, trainers, and ridors of horses taking part m trotting xaoos do not inoqr disqualification.

Many instances of heroism were given by women m Oonnemaugh Valley. Along the Pennsylvania road most of the telegraph towers are m charge of women operators, and not one deserted her post when she b&w tbe awful mountain of watsr rushing down upon her. Mrs Ogle was one wh,oae name deserves to ba insoribed on the roll of the nations martyrs to prinoiple. The warning of impanding danger flashed to her over the wires, and sbe sent it on to those below. Baok oamo the message from those wb,o loved her " Save yourself." She answered— >' My life is worth more here than it oan ever bo elsewhere," ana it was. Message after moasoge her swift fingers sent of warning and direotion, by whioh hundreds were caved. Tho wave advanoed on her ; ehe telegraphed •• This ia my last message," a peouliar oliok told the operator at the other end that the connection was broken, and alt was still. The tower and i'.B brave ocoupant had gone down together.

The Committee of tho Tinwald Racing dub met at Scott's Hotel on Saturday, the sth inst., when the programme for the annual meeting to be held on Ist January, 1890 waß arranged. The Canterbury Metropolitan Trotting Association's letter ro affiliation, etc, was oonsidod. It was decided that their demand of £3 waß too rouoh for the privilege of having one trot. The Committee dooided to have a Farmers' Trot of 10 bovb for horses whose owners do not oare about their horseß being disqualified by the Canterbury Metro, politan Trotting Association. It was also decided to have a Pony Race m plaoe of the Consolation. The following programme was then passed -.—Hurdle Raoe, 20 bovb ; seoond horao 3 sovp, Maiden Plate, 15 bovb ; second horse 2 soys. Tinwald Cup, 35 soys ; second horee 5 boys. Welter Handicap of 20 soys ; second horse 3 soys. Novel Raoe of 20 soys. Flying Handioap of 20 soys ; sooond horse 3 soys, Pony Race of 10 soys, for ponies 14 hands high pr undor. Also a Hurry Sourry for all entrance money, with 6 soys added. The full programme will be duly advertised m a few days.

We olip the following important testimonial from the " Illawarra Meroury " (N.S.W.) of the 30th Maroh. It needs no comment;— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, wrV>os to us that after suffering for four years wiin aoute gravel, ho has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sonß' Eucalypti Extraot. He says seeing the said Extract advertised m the • Illawarra Meroury, 1 his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of thia town, and that the use of it gavo him groat relief at onoo. He statos that betweon the 10th Maroh instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extraot, and the 19th, the use of that medioine continued to afford him relief, to whioh he had boon a stranger for four years, Mr Loyeday writes < also that he has found the Eucalypti Extraot a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the 'Meroury.' We have much pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday's request, ybose word oannot be doubted, and who can have no objoot m view other than a purd gfgjfO to biueflt goffering humanity,"—

The Chilians have (says a Home paper) evidently discovered the seoret of longevity. From a reoent return it appears that marly 500 persons out of a total of 2,500,000 are upwards of a hundred years old. Oae man puts bis age at 150, making himself the oldest man m the world ; after him aomes a woman aged 138 ; two women and one man report themselves at 135 ; 132, 130, and 127 have each a representative ; while there are seven 125 years old, eignt 120, twenty-seven, 115, and no less than 91 aged 110. But they are mostly ooloured persons. The whites m Chili are out down like flowers at the early : ago of 90 or so.

On Thursday, Ootobor 3rd, a oonoert wae held m tbe Bohoolroom m aid of the Manse Fund of the Presbyterian Churoh, Springburn. A few pounds were required to complete the committee's arrangements m this respeot, and to this the prooeeds of the oonoort have been devoted. The weather was fair, and the attendance good. After a few words of introduction by the Rev W. Finlayson the following programme was effectively rendered by an improvised ohoir : ,' From " The Christian Ohoir " the seleations 11 God is love " , " Redeemed ; " " Jesus at the door " (as a bolo and ohoruB) ; " Casting all your oare upon Him " ; and " The wheels of time." From songs and solos (additional parts) were given, No. 445, " Joy oometh m the morning " ; 468 (solo and' ohorus), " Will you meet me m the morning " ; 573, " Only a beam of sunshine " ; and 677, "Beyond the Swelling Flood." Miss A. Price then sang " The Children's Home " very expreßeively. Nearly all the above were accompanied on the organ — the last on the piano — by Mrß Finlayson with her usual taste and skill. An interval followed during whioh all partook of a cup of tea with Boma other good things whioh the forethought of neighbouring ladies had provided. The remainder of the programme oonaisted of a pianoforte solo by Mrs Finlayson, gee, " The Minß.rol Boy "by the choir. Then followed songe, "The vacant ohair" Mr Cooper; " When the flowing tide oomea m," and "Five o'olook m the morning " Mies B. Johnston© ; " Grandma" Mias A. Prioe ; " Liberty " and " Chiming Bella "Mr A. Brough ; and "The Skipper and his Boy" Mrß Finlayson. Several readings were given by James H. Finlayson. The glee Men of Harleoh" by the ohoir, and " Auld Lang Syne " olosed the list. To Mrß Finlayson, who also accompanied the seoond part of the programme, the chief oredit is due for tbe buooobb of the whole entertainment, and her efforts were well aeoonded by Misaea Prioe, Johnstone, Lambie, Ede, and several young gentlemen who diligently prepared for the occasion, whioh proved a finanoial as well as a mueioal SUOOQBB.