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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 3, 23 July 1874, Page 2

Wis have again to apologise to our numerous readers*for our appearing without a supplement f as promised last week, but owing to our editor being detained longer in Dunedin than was anticipated, and the excitement of the Mayoral election, we are compelled to hold over a large amount of correspondence and other matter. We have received Mr. Vogel's financial statement which will'appear-inour next issue. We observe from an advertisement an another column, that Mr. Henry Clapcott, travelling Sub- Commissioner for the General Government Life Insurance, will deliver a lecture on that subject* at Barr's Hall, on Saturday next, at eight o T clock, to which all aire invited, and the ladies specialty so. There is, of course, no charge for admission. Since Mri Clapcott's appointment^ the papers have, chronicled his unbroken success, arid in almost every place visited he has had to repeat his lecture. We notice that Mr, Clapcott also intends to give some of his popular readings from favorite authors. Mr. Clapcott's ability as a public reader is now well known, Many/ in this district will remember his visit to 'this town about three years since, and will,' we feel sure, be present again on the occasion. " - : Apart -from the great importance of the subject of insurance, to all we are certain, that we may expect a most instructive and _ entertaining.' evening on Saturday, and we are confident not one pf the audience willhave. cause to regret their visit to the Hall. , Recently atCaattemain, a|little girl two year* old quarreled with her sister v at the* drarier table." To restore order, the mother gave her a smart shake,,, when,. she ; immediately became speechless arid senseless. The father took ncr to -a doctor who founds her dying ; from^.a~ dislocated neck. The mother was veryr ; affectionate /and much attached to her children. .. * -.'

We understand a staff of surveyors will visit this district within a few days for the purpose of laying off the proposed branch line of railway to Kaitangjata:; , , . The inferior of the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, is to be remodelled and improved during the recess. .The; roof will also be strengthened" as it has shewn, signs I of sinking, and hon. members object to being | smothered in that unceremonious manner. We understand Mr George Smith, contractor, Bunedin,"will within a few weeks, start a saw-^mili about half way between Waikava and Catlins. There is a line harbor at the spot and the river is navigable i for a distance of two miles. There is a. bar at the mouth of the river which is apt to get silted up with sand^ during \ a horthj east wind, but to prevent thip, and to keep I the bar always open for navigation, B|r | Smith is about to erect; a break-water. There is an abundance of excellent timber in the locality, and there is evecy reason to believe the enterprise wUI be a successful one. To show 'the increase of trade, and the general prosperity of Wyndham, several new houses are being built. Mr. P. Fletcher is making extensive alterations iv his present place of business by erecting a large store alongside. Messrs. Templefbn and- Co. have just opened their new premises which are rather extensive, and in which they intend carrying on business as ganeral provision merchants, thus showing that there is a great increase in the population of the^district. j On Saturday the 11th" instant, while Mr. Boyd, a new settler in the Toi Teis district, was making ready his tea, a piece of flax upon which the billy was hung, caught fire, aud before he noticed it the, chimney was in a flame, which conveyed the fire to the roof of thejiouse, and there being no help at hand, he could not prevent d the fire from spreading. In a short space of time the house was consumed, and the only things saved were a few , clothes which he managed to carry out of the reach of the fire. The bridge across the Wai/nahaka Rrtffer is in a very .dangerous conciition, several planks having become rotten and broken through, leaving holes. j Warrnarnbool has always been a great ' j place for potatoes. A merchant there now [ informs the " Standard " of the largest y.ie-ld of potatoes yet hard of in that district; He has received 588 bags equal -tai&a tons,' of a marketable cample,. grown on two-jacres of land at Towea Hill. The^same ; journal r adds: — '^Four potatoes have, been shown ■'] us weighing lOf lh.; They were grown On the Farnham suiwey.by Mrtzeorge^Goodeb, on which sheep held heen ] The portion of the paddock in whickstheycwere grown yielded at the 'rate of .about 15. tons to the acre." / ■•■-..; .•*•■...-. We notice that in the case of Dawson v. Mackay, proprietof of the 'Bruce Herald,' for alleged malicious libel, the jury have retuned a verdict for the plaintiff for Lso— • this will^necessarily carry 4 all costs, |§The formation of the road from the Mataura Bridge to Wyndham has not as yet been very beneficial to the district through not having been metalled in the summerweather, for while it was yet in its natural state, there wa9 some possibility of getting along it, but as it now is, the formation has been the cause of an increase of mud, which makes the road very difficult for travelling, in fact it is almost impossible even^to. travel it on horse-back. On either side of the town there are patches gravelled, but the main road through the town is quite a quagmire, mud being knee deep." This state of affairs we think should be imme-. | diately seen into, and the road passing j through the town afc^all events, metalled j or gravelled. The bridge across the Mataura at Menzies Ferry has at length been completed which is a great boon^t o 'the settlers In , general and sh6rteh3 : the"journ.ey to Inver-* cargill very considerably, to which. place the settlers in the Wyndham are compellejd to send their [produce, through wantf ; of ways and means to have^them forwarded to Dunedin. „:. ;; ; ?li /''"!.■, „' r 'f : Onb of the pieasantest things imaginable we consider is a-hot, as well as a friendly^ contest for an election.:; this, we fairly say,, was the case here yesterday. Never before did Balclutha, or we, think any other place j see more excitement than yesterday; to j see the leading citizens flying round the the township in vehicles., and bringing to the poll, by anomous indu^cements, such as hugging and eending' boSts, J'n. case the object, of their momentary affections should suffer from the jjold and inclemency of the weather, This iB what we calf bringing 1 their momentary love and friendship to j the poll. ' „ . Aa curious a set-off as has "for sometime come before the public, occurred in the local R.M.s Court yesterday. An mdi? vidual being charged with having torn the arresting constable's uniform, while being taken to the lock-up, said, " your Worship, my tronsers were also nearly torn off me." Suiting the word with the action, by showing large rents in his unmentionables. •We are glad to learn, from reliable authority that the,Rey. Mr. Withey, who has' been lately acting as curate to the Rev. Mr/ P. Jones; at- Clyde, has been appointed by Bishop Neville r to reside at Balclutha, and to visit Kaitangata, Inch Clutha, Port Molyneux, &c, and to hold services at whatever places he and the' Members of the Church of England think best. y We- have no doubt Mri'W.wilVbe welcomed by very many in. these hitherto neglected districts. We also hear thatHKe s ßeVijge.ntlejnan will visite here on Sunday. first. •- --o _/, \ '." The third Of ' th]ejf Balclutha/, Dramatic Club's winter evening be given inßarr'fl'Hallto-mbfrbw evening, wb.ejb,; w^Ja^ersjtandj in addition to a very attractive programme^ the "pliaiHV lately purchased by the Club, will be usjed for the i J&rst time.^^ We/ianticipate a go;od attendance, -which ". the Club's entertainments fully deserve. ; .„ . \ J We would ;; ramiiid /those: favorable towards holding/ "the usual annual district ploughing v match! of, the meeting at the* Schoolhouse, •"* Inch/ Clutha, on Saturday next, the 25th inst.-„ t , '.'■■, y . //„, )^-. ; j At the ordinary fortnightly meeting of ! the TbwnKCpun^ Councillor IGr^ as Councillor ;^ipr¥Sx^H (; '-Wa^§'pwhKn" was: accepted . It; was. resolved thatfthe ndrnina^ ? tion for, the^ya^anc^akeiplacejbn inst.. $n.|b^ seconded b^^^ ; that/tlie/jCoji^il anthj6'rj^^thp^pr^n^'g| ; of j 'bye^lawß^ ! aVadbpse^ same be printed at * Clutha Leader- office^/