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Cromwell Argus, Volume VI, Issue 298, 28 July 1875, Page 5

A, severe earthquake shock was experienced on the morning of Friday last at 4.25. The last crushing of a little over 200 tons of stone from the Cromwell Co. ’s claim gave 583 ozs. of gold, which was brought to town on Saturday. At a special meeting of the Town Council last week, Mr John Baker was re-ap-pointed Corporation dayman, in room of Mr J. Stuart, resigned, at a weekly salary of £4 10s. There were three applicants for the situation. It is understood that arrangements have been completed for a visit from the Arrow Dramatic Club, who will perform in connection with the entertainment celebrating the anniversary of the Cromwell Lodge of Good Templars, which takes place on 13th proximo. The Club intends producing the drama of “ Rob Roy.” The installation of officers for the ensuing half year in Court Star of Cromwell A.0.F., took place last Saturday evening, when the following gentlemen were passed into the chairs set Opposite their names;—C. R., Bro. James Stephens ; S. C. R., Bro. Wm, Foreman; Treasurer, Bro. John Marsh; Secretary, Bro. Ed. Goninan. A Queenstown correspondent " wants to know, you know,” whether, when the defeated candidate for the Mayoralty of that town appointed a professor of the tonsorial art to be his scrutineer he did so because he (the candidate) anticipated a close shave ?" Wc are not war rented in offering any opinion on the subject, not being present at the poll. It will be seen from report of Council meeting held on Friday evening, that the Municipal authorities have accepted the tender of Messrs Parke and Curie, Dunedin, for the pipes necessary to carry .out the first section of the waterworks scheme, the price being £382, The pipes are to be proemed from Melbourne. Another Dunedin firm tendered at £6BO ss, the pipes to be cast in Dunedin. It is difficult to understand what should induce so much difference in the offers. In our business columns, Mr J. SoloKon, draper, announces his intention to hold a Great Clearing Sale, of stock for one month only. The drapery and clothing division of Mr Solomon’s establishment is'replete with every article of apparel, and the advertiser announces his intention to sell at a great sacrifice to make a clearance. To the ladies especially Mr Solomon’s invitation must be acceptable, as he offers special bargains in their department. To ■all, it will be an advantage to give a call at the Cheap House, where the truth of these remarks will be made apparent.—[A dvt.] •Another addition to the newspaper literature of the Province is likely soon to be made, the locality of the new venture being Queenstown. The enterprise will be undertaken by a j int-stock companv. and it is said the principal men in the Wakatip district have taken the matter in hand, and intend te carry it out thoroughly. We are informed that at a preliminary meeting held last week; over £IOOO was subscribed, which goes to show that the projectors mean business. The Wakatip district has more than once been threatened from without with opposition in the newspaper and printing trade, but this is the first time the local residents have taken action, and consequently it is more likely to come to something. Our enterprising fellow-townsman, Mr Ooodger, is now proceeding with the formation of an extensive orchard at his farm on the Lower Flat. This gentleman recently purchased the bulk of trees reared by Mr Samuel Goldston at Arrowtown, which are all well grown and choice varieties. We are informed- that Mr Goodger has also secured a large parcel of Mr Innes’ trees, grown at the same place, which are known throughout the Wakatip as the very best in the district-, Mr fanes having spared neither trouble nor expense in securing the finest sorts, and rendering his extensive garden one of the most attractive and valuable in the Lakes district. This only adds another to the long list of Mr Goodger’s enterprises from which the district benefits. Mr M'Ganu, the police officer in charge, has, we are glad to see, been looking after those citizens who have so long been using the streets as convenient lumber ahd carnage yards, and has caused them to remove therefrom. The result is an improvement in appearance of the town, to say nothing of doing away with the risk of breaking one’s shins on a dark night over the various man-traps. Evidently Mr M'Gann is no respecter of persons, as he seems to have commenced the reformation at the door of our worthy Mayor. It is said he (the officer in charge—not the Mayor) intends to take the Block IX question in hand, and cut the Gordian knot by compelling the occupants to remove their premises off the street, But perhaps this is only a “goak.” At last week’s sitting of the Waste Lands Board the business dealt with comprised the following Mr Wm. Williams applied for a renewal of license for his, water race at Waikerikeri Creek, Dunstan Flat.—To be renewed. —Edward M ‘Caffrey applied for a lease of section 7, block V., Mid-Wakatip district, for quarrying purposes.—License to be granted under the 91st section of the Act, for one acre, at £1 per annum.—Mr Geo. Fache requested that he might be appointed salesman for Crown lands situated within the Dunstan district.—The Board agreed that there was no necessity for a change at present.—Mr Thomas George Betts was recommended by the District Land Officer at Queenstown as a member for the Board of Enquiry at that place, vic4 Mr Hallenstein, rattled.

I The Clutlia Leader would appear to be a highly favored organ, judging by the action of the local Corporation there, who recently paid a little bill of £B4 for advertising the municipal byedaws.. At an influential congregational meeting of members of the Church of England at Clyde, held last week, it was resolved to proceed with the erection of a new stone church building. A sum of over £2OO was promised by those preseut at the meeting. The Daily Times emphatically denies any knowledge of the petition for the removal of Mr Warden Beetham, which is being hawked round by its travelling reporter. This denial is rendered necessary owing to statements having been published to the effect that the petition was being got up by the Daily Times. His Honor the Superintendent notifies in last Provincial Gazette that he has appointed John Davie, Esq., and D. MacKellar, Esq., to be Acting Provincial Secretary and Secretary for Lands and Railways respectively, during the absence of Mr Reid at Wellington. Mr MacKellar left here for Dunedih on Monday. ''('Tis an ill-wind that blows no one good" appears to have been exemplified during the excitement of the Mayoral election at Lawrence, judging from an advertisement in the local paper to this effect: —Parties who mistook good Hats for worn-out tiles, at the Town Hall, on Monday, are requested to return them to their rightful owners. The sudden death, within a few days, of a number of citizens of fnvercargill, is considerably exercising the local press, from which it appears there is a feud between the medical authorities as to the nature of the insidious and fatal malady. The News properly says that while the doctors disagres the disease progresses, and it suggests the importation of fresh and unprejudiced talent. Mr Roberts, junior, is now the champion billiard player of Englaud, he having defeated W. Cook in the match for the championship on the 24th May last. The game was 1000 up, and Roberts won by 163 points. Owing to the table being a " championship" one, the spot stroke could not be played, and the highest break, which was made by I'oberts, was therefore only 49. Besides the championship, the match was for a gold cup, and £IOO a-side. The Southland News on. Saturday 17th hist., killed a well known settler in the district named Ott, but in their issue of the 20th they very considerately brought him to life again. It appears that the announcement of Mr Ott's death (together with a laudatory obituary notice) caused an immense amount of amusement, and to none more than the "dead man" himself. After all, it is very nice to know what a respectable journal will say about you when you have shuffled off this mortal coil. The New* apologises to Mr Ott's friends for the trouble and annoyance the mistake may have caused. We have received No. 1 of the Weekly Adwrfher, a new paper started in Dunedin. So much had been written of this fresh aspirant for public favor that we confess to some little disappointment on its fust appearance—a feeling which may be ascribed to the inordinate "puff which preceded the Advertiser's birth. The p;iper is well printed, and is got up in a style very suitable to advertisers, tho reading matter and advertisements being in alternate columns. Of course in a first issue allowances must be made, and our contemporary promises enlargement and oth°r improvements in succeeding numbers. We welcome the Advertiser, and hope it may have a long and prosperous career. By proclamation in the last New Zealand Gazette the boundaries of the District Court of the Otago Goldfields are altered. It 3 jurisdiction extends north to the boundary of the Colony, south to the Mataura river, and westward to a line drawn from the source of that river along the western watermed of Lake Wakatip; the eastern lioundarv is elaborately specified. From the 12th of this month, the Court was empowered to exercise crininal jurisdiction in all felonies and indictable offences, excepting those specially exempted. Sittings are appointed to be held at Naseby on 2nd August; Clyde, Angust 9 ; _Queenstown, August 16 ; and Lawrence, August 23. By advertisement elsewhere, a meeting is convened for this evening of gentlemen favorable to celebrating the centenary of Daniel O'Connell. Apropos of this subject, a correspondent points out that the Qtieenstown people are jubilant in view of a grand banquet and ball in honor of the occasion, to be held on the fifth of August, whereas the " Liberator" was born on the ninth of that month, 1775. The writer also remarks that a popularM.P.C. at the Lakes city is regarded as something akin to a hero from the fact that he "twice crossed the Channel under the Great Liberator's care, Sir." We can beat that. Cromwel I boasts of a resident who has often been dandled on the knees of and patted on the head by the illustrious man ! Who would think there was such greatness.amongst us? If recent Wellington telegrams may be accepted as truthful index of the state of things in the Assembly Hall, it looks very likely that again the Goldfields representatives will be divided, and the little influence they yet possess be entirely lost to their constituents. Last session the elements of discord among the Otago Goldfields members were "sufficiently powerful to prevent any practical good being accomplished by them, and even caused the rejection of a measure which contained many good and desirable points, viz —Mr Shepherd's Goldfields Bill. Apparently the same unwise policy is again to be pursued, judging from the following telegram of 21st inst.: —When the resolution for the appointment of a Goldfields Committee was proposed Mr O'Connor pitched into the constitution of the Committee. In reply, Mr T. L. Shepherd said he would be glad to be off the Committee, as being on it was not pleasant work for gentlemen—Messrs Pyke and J. C. Brown being in the habit of getting up combats to defeat anything not emanating from themselves, and not caring anything about the interests they were supposed to represent. Indeed he thought that this move of O'Connor's was tlie result of a design on the part of J. C. Brown, who, being a silent member, got O'Connor to talk for him.