QUEENSTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 119, 20 February 1872, Page 6

QUEENSTOWN.

( From our own Correspondent.) February 17. 1 In election matters, excitement runs Inge. Mr Macassoy, since his arrival, Jus been canvassing steadily. On Saturday evening last, he addressed the electors at Arrowtown, apparently endeavouring to make tlio most of his knowledge of tire rivalry existing bstwoon that town and Queenstown ; hat the good sense of the miners will m> doubt load them to support a lord man rather than a stnwjer, —whoso only aim can he to get a scat in the j House, and, having secured it, to .a dm it a step in the ladder by which he hopes to climb to the too of the legal tree, whilst his constituents repent at til -iv leisure, rio.vev f. I .Mr Macasacy stands a very fair 'ho ~- at »»>•?- I sent, as he is strongly su; ported bv Bishop j Moran, (on account of hi s cdu ;a do uni views ) 1 and will, couso onently, ir.i-.o the whole Cij tholic section of the co n:;nn r~ in his iV ! vonr. Tiio bishop rn I hip Onanladi arrived | here iast night, and will probably remain a few days. Another strong supporter* of Mr Macassoy is your nrenib.r for the Dunstan, who has to all appearance quite forgotten the energetic manner in which Mr H idieusteiu works, 1 to secure it's vehurn f v I ds censdtuoucy last year. Alas ! for human iugratii tude. | No Uttlo oxcitometit was cans?-1 ou Tiiurs- ! day last by a criminal inf nviat’on b lug |V,i | by Mr Macassoy against Mr Warren, the proj prietor of the L At :! \F:.Moil, for libellous matter coni: lined in a leading r.xic'o in i the issue of Wednesday. Tim cwe was be ml i to-day, and resulted in tiro dinuissd of die | information. [A report of this case will be found in another column.] On daturd ,y last, iiio new creamer “ Jane Yv ilnams was i winched, a largo concourse of ;pc iple assembling to witness the event. ”’he ■ launcii was aocnr-ipii mod mod sitisfactorilr, land the vessel really looked very hands- one j as she floated gracefully out. into the L ike, j \cstt-vday evening, t ie engines wore tried, | and to-day she has gone to the head of the i Lake, the owners having kindly made it a free trip to all who might wish to take ad- ; vantage of it. I The Corporation is still in a state of | A.H.F., and so far there is no sign of the ! Provincial Government forwarding the sub- | sidy due : whicu is the more to be regretted, j because there are many works much needed i m the town, and, of course, want of funds 1 prevents the Corporation from undertaking I any new contracts. The weather has ,for the most part been | dclightnil, a few showers and high winds ! having been the only drawbacks to out-door enjoyment.