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Dunstan Times, Issue 839, 17 May 1878, Page 2

Members of the Court Pride of Alexandra, A.O F., advertise their Anniversary Hall for Friday, May 24th (Queen’s Birthday). The attention of speculators, buyers of cattle, farmers, and others, is specially directed to the auction sale advertisements in other columns. The Rev. Mr Blalre will preach in the Presbyterian Church, Alexandra, on Sunday morning next, at 11 30 a.m.; and in the School-house, Clyde, at 6.30 p.m. The residents of Wai Keri Keri Valley are memorialising the Education Board for a side school. The memorialists generously offer to pay part of the teacher’s salary. Conse.f|nent on the completion of the railway to Waikouaiti passengers by Cobb and Co’s coaches via B'acks and Xaseby, now arrive in Dunedin between two and three o’clock on Tuesdav and Saturday afternoons. It is anticipated the lino of railway will be completed to Palmerston in about two months, then passengers will be landed in Dunedin by midday on the days named.

The case of the unfortunate woman Louisa Riddals, who, it will ho remembered, left her infant at the Rev. Archdeacon Ed. wards’s door one evenin'? some little time ago, and afterwards in remorse reclaimed it, came again before Mr Watt, Police Magistrate, on Tuesday. On this occasion an order was asked for to comncl the father of the child—one William Trudgeon, miner, Cromwell—to aid in its support. His worship made an order for payment at the rate of 6s a week. Mr Oavan has erected, on the site of his old hotel (which it will he remembered was totally destroyed by (ire some few months since) a new stone house, and purposes opening it on the ,‘Jlst inst. by a Ball and Supper. Mr Oavan, for his pluck and enterprise deserves well of the residents of Blacks, and wc hope that a numerous assemblage will rally round him on the oeeision. We will take an early opporlnnity of describing the new Shamrock Hotel. Our Dunedin contemporaries’ telegram about the crushing of quartz from tho Gladstone Company’s claim. Macstown, appears to have got most delightfully mixed up. Tn one it is stated that. MOT ounces was obtairc I from 0 tons ; another, 360 ounces from 00 ; and still several other versions. We are informed, by a party interested, that 00 tons were crushed, and the result was 304 ounces.

The travelling public will be glad to hear that all the tolls are now removed between here and Queenstown. Mr Owen’s punt at Morven Ferry being rendered free through the action of the Trike County Council, w ho agreed to give tho owner 1,233 per year to work it free. The sum voted hv tho House of Representatives. 1,4.000, fort.be pnrch iso of Mr M ‘Cormirk’s Victoria . Bridge, was received last week, when that was thrown open.

We have received a copy of l)a Bernal'dy’s Next of Kia Gazette and Unclaimed Money llegister.

Brigham Young’s grave is watched day and night by Mormons living for the purpose in tents near the spot. The Turks seem to have conceived the idea of bribing the entire Press of Europe. They informed one of the correspondents of the Times that if he would consent to draw upon them for facts, they would make him a present of LI 000, and they Were greatly surprised when he declined to accede to the bargain.

The Western Star says “ The juvenile boy or girl Who lost a coin of the realm, carefully rolled in paper, in PalraerstouStreet, not sufficiently large to justify a ‘ Found ‘ advertisement, hut quite largo enough to ensure to the unfortunate a dose of parental wrath, accompanied by tho usual stimulant for carelessness, can have the same by applying at this office. IE the ‘irate parient ’ has not yet administered a quid pro quo. let him withhold his hand, and lot the little one cease from trembling. ” A telegram from Paver ton states tha another new reef has been discovered on tho summit of Longwood. two miles above tho prospectors’ claim. The ground is pegged off for miles round, and is now taken up from the base of Longwood to the top. Very little real prospecting is being clono until leases are granted by the Warden. A public meeting was held here last night, at which a resolution was carried condemnatory of granting leases for large areas of ground. The prospectors, having been granted protection fortheir application, ato now showing prospects, which are exceedingly rich. They report a seam 2ft. thick. There is great excitement in consequence.

Another alarming and fatal fire has occurred, this time at Balclutha, and the scene of the conflagration Dunn's Newmarket Hotel and Hall, the which was totally consumed together with Blues and Co.’s stores. The fire originated in the diningroom of the hotel, about 2 o’clock on Monday morning last, and it burnt with such rapidity that some of the inmates had to jump out of the windows, others to rush out only partially dressed. One poor fellow, named Patrick McGrath, was burnt to death. The hotel and contents were insured for L4SOO, and the stores tor L 1950. In our last -week's is=ue we noticed that a Concert would he held on the evening of the 23rd at Clyde, in aid of the funds of the Dunstan district Cricket Club, that the Dunstan Gun Club would meet on Friday, and that the closing match of the season would he played between the Dunstan Cricket Club and the Squattors on Saturday, the 23th. As it is thought that the carrying out of the programme a= laid down would interfere with other arrangements, it has been decided to postpone the Concert for a time, to have the Cricket Match on the Friday, and for the Gun Club to meet on Saturday. Those who are interested in cricketing and gunning will please take notice of the alteration of dates.

About a fortnight ago (says the Timarn Herald) we drew' attention to the fact of the leaves of the Koromiko shrub possessing valuable medicinal properties ; and we are glad to learn that the information has proved of benefit to more than one person in Timarn. One gentleman, we may mention, had been suffering very severely from dyspepsia for several months previously, and not having been able to obtain any relief from the ordinary doctors’ stuff, determined to test the virtues of the Koromiko. He procured a quantity of the young leaves of the shrub, and treating them the same way as tea, tn->k two or three cupfuls of the decoction warm every day for a week. The result is that he ia now almost completely cured of his complaint, and has regained strength as well as spirits. We believe an enterprising person might make a fortune by distilling and selling a medicine from the Koromiko ; ns it Would, we feel convinced, prove much more efficacious in curing bowel complaints than ninety-nine out of every hundred of the advertised pills and drugs.— Verb sap. Messrs Finlay and Morris, of Alexandra, wc notice, have got into their new' store. It is really a fine, commodious building, and a vast improvement upon the old shell of a place that has done duty for so many years. The outer ornamentation is not yet completed. when it, is it will completely put into the shade the insignificant little sheds on either side of ißusiness, as a rule, appears to ho healthy in Alexandra, ami every one is in good heart. We notice Mr Divers is making some slight internal alterations to make a better show of the large new stock of drapery to arrive. Mr Theyers has a large assorted stock wc suppose ho will he the next to build. The new Courthouse, tenders for which are called, will bo a very Peat little structure, according to the drawings, and when completed will add much to the appearance of the town ; the only hope is that it will he built in the street line, and not on the dust heap the present shanty stands. The weather tor the past week has been very unsettled, it being a succession of storms with rain and snow. In the low lying portions of the country the winds were unprecedentedly high, doing a great deal of damage. At the Teviot especially was this the Case, it, in its fury levelling a brick building in course of construction, and doing no end of other damage by the compete demolition of small out buildings ; the effects from the rains also have been disastrous, the roads in many parts being torn up and rendered temporarily impassable. The Vincent County authorities wore, however, equal to the emergency, and quickly had large gangs of men repairing the damige. If but the neighbouring Councils exorcise the same vigilance no great inconvenience to the travelling public will bo experienced. All the high lands have a pure white snow covering them ; the benefits from this will be great as it will replenish the supply of water which for some time has been so short as to compel many of the miners to submit to a compulsory spell of idleness. The barm, however, is expected to be great to our squatting friends, ss by the sudden and unexpected break of the weather no preparations were mod" to remove the sheep, and it is thought that numbers will be smothered in the snow. Throat Affections and Hoarseness. - All suffering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will be agreeably surpnsfd at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of “Brown’s Bronchial Troches." these famous “lozenges” are now sold by most respectable chemists in this count’y at Is Ltd per box. People troubled with a ”hacking cough,” a “slight cold,” or bronchial affections, cannot try them too soon as similar troubles, if allowed to progress result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections See that the words ‘ Brown’s Bronchial Troches ” are on the Government Stamp around each box. Manufactmc Iby ■Toiin I, Brown Sons, Boston, United States. Depot, 493, Oxford-street. London

The (li st nlnct in the list of winning sires is held by Blair Athol, whose produce bavn won in the course of the past season sixtytwo races, of the total value of T. 28,830. anion" them bain" tho Derby (LCOSO) and the St. I.cgcr (L 5023), which went to ■Silvio.

The eo’d was rerant 1 vso intenso in the Piedmont district of Italy that six women were frvzm to death