The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY JAN. 13TH, 1882

Dunstan Times, Issue 1030, 13 January 1882, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY JAN. 13TH, 1882

Beneath the rule of men entirely just The pen is mightier than the sword.

Verses from Alexandra, on account of the author not sending his name (not necessarily for publication), cannot be inserted. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Otago Goldfield’s Building and Investment Society will ho hold at Holt’s Hotel, Clyde, on Monday, January 23, at 8 p.m. Tlie business to come before the meeting will be of an important character. We have received from the composer, Mr A. Jones, a piece of new music entitled “Dunedin Chimes Waltz.” It is a pleasing piece of music, and reflects credit on the composer. Messrs A. I!. Kelsey and Co., Dunedin, are the publishers. Wo shall ho pleased to lay it before our musical friends. The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Dunstaa Hospital, hold on Monday evening last, was further adjourned till Monday next, to admit of a greater attendance of members.

The Sydney “Town and Country” and the “ Australian Journal,” a family newspaper of literature and science, published in Melbourne.—Our customary exchange copies wo have duly received. The "Town and Country” is a splendid copy, aud has pages of interesting matter, fully illustrated devoted exclusively to Christmas and its future season. The "Australian Journal ” maintains its usual high standard of excellence. We often wonder we don’t see more frequently than we do either or both of these very superior papers.

The Masonic invitation ball given at Cromwell by the members of tho Cromwell Kilwinning Lodge on Wednesday night was one ot the grandest affairs that has been held np-country for many years past. What with members and guests, there wore fully 99 couples present ; and what with the ladies’ beautiful dresses and jewels, and the regalia and badges of office of the gentlemen, the sight was one pleasing in the extreme. The whole affair was an unqualilied success, and passed off without the slightest hitch, to the credit of all concerned.

The grotesque Guiteau wrote letters to President Arthur and James Gordon Bennet asking them to subscribe toward paying tho expences of bis trial. He asked Mr Bennet for a cheque for £2,000. At an inquest held at Sandhurst on December 10 on the body of a school teacher named Reid, who shot himself in the head on November 14 and lived for a month afterwards, Dr Colquhoun deposed that he had opened the skull and found a flattened bullet embedded in the brain on the opposite side of the head to which it had entered. Along the line of entry the brain was in a suppurated state.

Just before going to press we learn that a bullock-waggon loaded with wool from Earnseleugh Station together with tho bullocks went over the bank of the steep road in Conroy’s Gully We did not hear if the driver, George McFarlane, was hurt.

G*ee is gallantly attempting to get up a brass band. Some people never know when they are well off.

It is rumored that the railway authorities intend taking proceedings against the owner of the horse that caused the accident at Kaihiku.

At Oamaru lately a publican named A. A. Smith was lined 5s for putting 25 percent of water to his whisky. There is a rumor afloat that Sir Arthur Kennedy will succeed Sir Arthur Gordon as Governor <4 New Zealand.

The King of Ashantee lately killed 200 young girls, and then used their blood to mix mortar for one of the State buildings in course of construction.

At the recent Alexandra (near Auckland) Park races a “Welsher” was only saved from being killed by his victims through a rescue by the police. His waggonette was burned.

The Christchurch " Press ” in a leading article says, “We have always understood that the Princess of Wales was an eminently respectable woman.” What a startling piece of news ! Mr C. R. Martin, of Waicola, has been arrested on a charge of double voting at the recent Wallace election. He has been admitted to bail in heavy recognisances.

The “ Bruce Herald ” says that stops are to he taken to call a public meeting for tho purpose of considering the advisability of forming a Company to prospect the reefs in the country round Tokomairiro.

Several journalistic changes in Canterbury are contemplated, and among them we believe is the severance by Mr J. JH. Clayton of bis connection with the “Press ” in order to accept the management and editorship of the Christchurch “ Telegraph. ” Mr Izett has also retired from the editorship of the Christchurch “Star.” Mr M. Donnelly succeeds Mr Clayton as sub-editor of the ‘ ‘ Press. ”

The number of declarations of insolvency filed in the Supreme Courts of the colony during the year 18S0, was 777, the assets in which, as shown by lists and statements filed, amounted in the aggregate to LG09,525 17s lid, liabilities to LG89,428 IGs 2d, the deficiency being LSS,9O2 19s Id.

Thousands of persons visited the printing department of the Evening Post at Wellington on Christmas Eve, on which occasion tho premises were thrown open for the inspection of the various printing and folding machines, which were kept at work throughout the evening. The room and its contents were tastefully decorated with ferns, flowers, flags, festoons, etc.

As may he well supposed (remarks tha “ Hawke’s Bay Herald,”) we have not infrequently some curious specimens of composition forwarded to us for insertion, but the following requesting the insertion of a birth notice, verbatim el literatim, is something very much out of the common run : ■ To the Hedittur of the “Hawks BayHerald ” Deer Sir pliss advertise Bert of my wife November Fust Have young Daughter Pliss do it in Proper Farm.”

The agitation against the Jews is increasing in Kussia and Germany. It is further considered likely to spread to other European countries and yet the civilisation of age is loudly boasted of !

Dysentery is very prevalent in Ashburton district, and live deaths occurred on Tuesday from this cause.

They are building tram-cars in Adelaide precisely like the American cars, and fully equal in every respect, at a saving of 15 per cent, on the imported article. Commodore Brskine has promised to take the Australian squadron to Lyttelton at an early date and will assist at the Exhibition’s opening ceremony. It is expected the exhibition will be successful.

Further intelligence from the Nuudlo (N. S. W.) goldfields confirms theaeeount previously given of a wonderful gold discovery near Hanging Rode by a miner named Royska, whose claim has in a few days already yielded 241b of gold. The result of his work may now be seen in several most magnificent specimens, among which are several small perfect slabs of the precious metal, each five to seven inches in length and three-quarters of an inch thick. He has now37lb of stone,wdiich hefully expects to yield 75 per cent of gold. The oldest miners agree that nothing like this has ever been found in the Colony.

Europe is said to use up aimally 80,015 tons weight of wood in matches alone, Germany burns more matches than any other country, a German economist says, because of the prevalent habit of smoking. In that country it is estimated that every day 15 matches per head is used ; in Belgium about 9; in England 8 ; and in France C. The consumption decreases steadily from north to south. On the average the population of Europe may ho said to burn (! or 7 matches per head a day. A beet sugar factory at Wilmington, United States, is paying £1 per ton for beets. French capital is building an immense factory at Quebec,

The Timaru Harbor Board have just paid 1/450 for the storage of cement for two months.

Both Houses of the Queensland Parlia ment were prorogued on January C, to Feb ruary 21st.

A lady in Bath, England, was recently much alarmed by dreaming that some one was holding her wrist. Vainly endeavoring to search for assistance, she succeeded at length in awakening herself. After a few minutes’ relief at being no longer under the influence of the dream, she became conscious that someone was really holding her left wrist, and all her strength was inadequate to release it. It could not be that any of her friends had seized her wrist in sport—it was too rigid a clasp, and had been continued some time, for her left hand was cold and numb. But, just as she was able to speak, in a moment she found the relentless grasp was that of her own right hand, and not easy to withdraw from its twin companion, so desperate hail become its hold.

An inquest upon the body of the late Joseph Woodcock, who was killed in the railway accident at Kaihiku, was held at Balclutha during the weok. The jury returned a verdiet of accidental death, and added a rider calling attention to the very defective state of the fencing by the side of the line.

A good story in connection with one of the public departments is told by tlie ‘‘Hawke’s Bay Herald":—“A junior official in the department had a complaint to make to head-quarters. Letter after letter was despatchedwithoutevenan acknowledgment of their receipt being vouchsafed. The eleventh letter, howevei, brought an immediate answer. This called the official’s attention to the fact that he had forgotten to date his last letter, and he was therefore fined ss, in accordance with tho regulations of the service.”

Sir John Robertson has rejoined the Ministry of New South Wales, which he left at the time of tho recent scandal concerning the Minister of Mines and Mr G. Garratt. He takes the post of Minister ot Lauds during Sir H. Parkes’s absence.

At a dinner given after the Wairau election to Mr Seymour, the defeated candidate, that gentlemen, in replying to the toast of the evening, said:—‘‘lt was quite true the defeat had been a subs'antial one, aud it was difficult to discover the reason. Perhaps to some extent it was on account of the extension of the franchise, on account of this. The residential vote might have had something to do with it, hut he now thought that move was to he ascribed to the fact that bis opponent was a brewer. The brewing interest was a most important one at Home, and even here it was found that some ot the Good Templars could not resist the sweet influences oi the beer barrel. He was told that up-country it had been said, ‘ Who is Seymour ? ’ ‘Oh, he’s a runholder. ’ ‘ And who is Dodson ? ’ ■ Oh, he’s a brewer.’ ‘All right—l’ll vote for the brewer.’ Even the noble savage when he came into the,town said, ‘ 1 no vote for Heemour—l vote for the man that makee de beer.’”