The Dunstan Times. CLYDE FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1883.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1093, 11 May 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1883.

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

■ Forrest of news see Fourth Page. Parliament has been summoned to meet for the despatch of business on the 14th of June. The Rose-Diamond Wizard (Mr M'lntosh) gave his entertainment entitled “ A Visit to Funland,” at the Town HJI, Clyde, on Saturday evening last, to a moderate audience. The sleight of hand and ropetying tricks were cleverly done ; as also was the creolite writing. The pie eating contest between four boys caused a great deal of amusement, the winner receiving a present. Tenders will be received by the Vincent County up to Wednesday, the 23rd inst., for Contracts 104, 105, and 109. Sea advertisement. At the R.M. Court, Clyde, on Tuesday last, a number of defaulting County ratepayers were brought up, and in all the cases judgment was obtained excepting in one instance where the defendant stated he had paid the rate (thirty shillings) and had lad

M r P mbs requests u * to d-aw attention to the sa’o "f farming implements, Ac., at Bald Hill Fiat, on Thursday. May 3lst, in consequence of the expiry of Mr Oliver’s lease. At the same place and date, ac 11.30 sharp, instructed by Mr Crossan, Mr F iehe will sell the Bald Hill Flat Hotel and Farm. The attention of residents of Blacks ’s directed to the sale of furniture and effects •of the Bindigo Hotel, Blacks, on Tuesday next. Amongst th demises of the past week has to lie ii tel that, of “Poor Old Sam,” well known f >r a number of years past on most of the local race courses as being, the most successful of trotting horses. He was the property of Mr John Pitches, of Blacks, who deeply laments the loss of his old friend. According to all accounts, there is a large amount of grain—both oats and wheat—in the hands of the farmers in the Blacks district ; and where it is likelv to remain for the want of a market. The consequence is, through the absence o c the circulating medium, a very general depression exists. We understand that it is at last definately settled that the Lauder Block is to he thrown open in July next ou the perpetual leasing system. ■ hut whether the aucli ,n svstem, or the ballot, is to be adopted, we do not know. , i . • - The trial was commenced in Belfast on March 21st, of six out of the thirteen men charged with being members of the Patriotic Brotherhood Conspiracy. One of the prisoners. a man named Duffy, who had been expelled from the Brotherhood, was examined as a witness for the Crown. He said the Association was formed at Crossmaglen about two years ago by a man named Burns • that its members were sworn in to murder landlords and wage war against the Queen ; that at certain meetings men were told off to murder Mr H. G. Brooks and Mr R. J.. M'Geough ; and that lie accompanied the party on two occasions upon their murderous expeditions. Dnffy ji'so descrilied the arrangement of the plot lo hum down a mill, which was successfu ly carried out. His evidence was supported by statements made to the police by another of, . ihe prisoners, one 0 Hanlon, who, however, bad since desiied to retract them, A hook containing the form of oaths was found concealed, and a revolver and a fuse. The trial was expected to last some days. Another instance of the strength of a “ ruling passion" is aff >r led -by a case dealt with by the visiting Justices Of .Dunedin Gaol during the last few day . A wellknown ga-d-bird named John Lately, who has stieiit m .st of his life since 18C8 in prison, was entitled to his release on Thursday uf ,er iinii. On Tuesday last he l took steps Id piovide for Ida future cnratortihy secreting a bundle c uitaining so ue of his prison outlies, garden tools and several 'aluahle plants in a tree growing close to the fence, of j the Botanical Gardens, where he was working with the prison gang. Things-might have gone well with him if he had not hem so foolish gs, to quarrel with one of his fel low prisonci s, who knew of the theft, and who revenged himself By inforrifing' the , waider. The lesultris that tlie-cuiumUuity | is saved from the undesirable presence of ( Lately for two months ; riieri’isi ’mg Justices hj iving deci ie«l that the offehcf)'was p.oved This detention, however, does not make an addition on Gaiely’s original imprisonment, as his release on Thursday—owing to his good-conduct marks—»;puh( ,have been ei ;ht months earlier than the date to which his sentence extended. i i Sir Charles Cavan Dnffy, in his second e litiori of Young Ireland, alluding to the proposed attempt to liberate some, of the Younger 1 el orders from prison, says:— “ More than' 3 > years, later one of the men engaged iu the attempt (whom 1 had never .■personally seen) applied to him to do him a ■Certain favour, which was no more than his right if he were what he represented himself to he. ..‘How can I identify you,’ I said, ‘ after so many years, in which I have never heard your name?’ ‘I don’t know how,’ he replied : ‘ but sure enough I was there, and the part that 1 bad to play was in uo way palatable to me. It was 1 that whistled “ God Save the Queen” (the signal upon), and by the same token it wis near choking me.’ 1 needed no further evidence that my correspondent was the man he re presented himself to be.” The Salvation Army in Dunedin have succeeded in making their arrival felt not alone in the Temperance H all, but in the Police Court. Their operations appear to receive an extraordinary amount of attention to Maclfipgaji street,, and scarcely a sitting of the Court now passes without 1 some reference to the “ Army,” either from the Bench, the Bar, or the police. Solicitois appear to regard some allusion to the possible conversion of their clients in the immediate future as a very effective weapon, and the police seem to take rather a delight in pointing to 11 customers” who have been converted, but unfortunately fallen away before the seed had time to take root. 11 is to be hoped that there is along list of more successful cases to set against these backsliders. ■ On a recent night some persons who happened to be passing a church situated in a thriving little township not 60 miles from Lara, heard (says the Geelong Advertiser) a most unearthly noise inside the church. The minister was communicated ■with,and knowing that it was not the night for the choir to practice singing, he was unable to account for the strange sounds within the sacred building. The church door wu speedily opened, and a light having been procured, it was discovered that two tame cats had been tied together by the tails, and from the appearance of the feline creatures, they must have had a very lively time of it Each had scratched and

disaster, closelv akin to that which befel the Austral in Sy Iney Hirbnnr came very near to happening, says a M bourne paper, to Hu steamer M ml a, which arrived from England a few days ago, and was being uVoided at B'il l dge, and was at the same time taking in cargo for Sydney. It was observed that she was dangerously light, a i I sh» w i' brought up to Sandridge Pier and berthed alongsi.lp, in order that she migV not turn turtle and go to look at the bottom of the- hay. It was found that she would require 000 tuns of sand ballast before sin could safely digcharge any more cargo, The usual efficiency of the Victorian Railway Department, was demonstrated by the fact that there were so few trucks availab c that it would take u - wards of seven days to deliver 600 tons of sand ballast at the Sandridge pier, three miles from town. On the oaths question the Right Hon John Bright writes to a friend i— “ On the question of oaths, probably there is nothing in the New Testament more especially condemned and forbidden’than , paths. To those who do not care about, the New Testament, this fact will be of rib weight. The practice of swearing to the truth cf anything makes two kinds of. truth or truthfulness. If oaths are of any avail, by. so much as they make truth moie certain, by so much they lessop jthe.■'value of an ordi'ijary tftafemritlb; arid-djmlms(i pro b-'biUty of it's truth. If ignorant persons are not sworn, they think they may tell lies with impunity, and their lying is made to a large extent blameless in their eyes; I think oaths and oath-taking have done more than any other thing to impair arid destroy a regard. for truth. If you wish to see the question treated more at large, you will find it in an admirable book. ‘ Dymond’s Essays on Morality.’ ” A voracious sparrowhawk was captured under rather peculiar circumstances at the rest lence of Mr Wood, Ararat, on a reoent evening (the Advertiser states). The hawk made an attack upon a caged canary under the verandah, and had forced its head through the bars of the cage when it was observed. Some wire nettiug is nailed up at the end of the verandah, and when Mr Wood ran out to save his pet warbler, the hawk took fright, but in endeavouring to escape, flew at the pet, •' against which it struck with such force that it fell to the ground. Before it could recover he put his foot on the bird and effected its capture, and soon after its life paid the forfeit of its daring attempt at robbery. The bird measured 2ft across the wings. The Pall if all Ghzette records > a tale of horrible cruelty by a stepmother to a little girl, aged 11 years. The unfortunate little victim was ciothtd- in rags, starved, and once le.fi for three days and nights without any food whatever. Her body was covered with bruises and s ires, bah her eyes were blaekened, and her toes were so injured that they would shortly have dropped off. Her stepmother had lump led her on the back with a hot poker, She held lier finger, in a lamp to burn it, and put it in adoorarid squeezed it.' She disc'd Qja fork into her liand. The girl had a chilblain, and after hammering,, it with a hamnjgr the stepmother put it into bnilipgAyater, and then covered ic.yiith salt and then with sugar, every day’befb.e Srie'dres'sed it she used to ,s xike it.,* ith, a piece .of wood. She also hit the girl geyerai’umes head with a ; cane. Asaheault'of “iriVntal sympathy” caused by riiis ill-treatment, the girl has riowgbt. heart disease,* arid - wiiT probably; die. » The Chinese custom of worshipping their idol caused the fireiielt to ring at about half, p s r . 11 o’clock last night (writes the Bendigo Aavei deer of the 25th lust). The watchman observed a large fire burning at the Iroulvaik Chinese camp, and naturally thought that the camp was on fire. The brigades 'quickly turned out, but upon reaching the camp the tire had been extinguisned, and as some of tjie Chinese after wards said, “ The fint.is all -over.” On a vacant piece of laud th«Cbine»a had erected a large figure made of rags, and paper. This represented their devil, arid' in accordance with their usual custom they burnt it amid.t the greatest -rejoicings.. (The Chinamen surrounded the nurnmg figure, and burned small candles and tapers, causing a dense smoke. After the devil had been burnt, the Chinese marched to the White Hdl Cemetary, where they further carried out their custom by feasting over their buried relatives’ graves. The brigades had to return without rendering auy.assistance. Mr Parker, the secretary I of the United Licensed' Victuallers'’' Association, has op several occasions (writes the 4 rgus) pointed out that the inStiufao’ure of forged labels and of cases bearing, fraudulent bands is carried on. to a very large extent in Mi 1 bourne. Recently herataied the facts with in his" knowledge in the form of queries “Who uses,” he asked, “the scores of JDKZ boxes, tnade.-and .branded in a Melb inrne suburb ? Who manufactures and who uses the forged labels and capsules that are produced and absorbed by th .«• sands in the metropolis ? Why do empty casks of Martel), Heanessy, Ac., bring such high p ices, and what are they le filled with Mr Parker thinks that these questions indicate a sphere of duty in which a half-a-dozen first-class men might do the state much service. The World says that “ Mr Forster haa never spoken with so, muyli-power, so much ease, and such dramatic energy as he din in. his censure on' the Irish policy. His style is usually shambling and (rugged. He throwtout his, sentences, careless almost if they produce any effect, or even if they are heard ; and his arrangement of his material is not often very orderly. The speech was constructed with scientific skill; every stroke was sent straight home, and every sentence was made to tell. The most practised rhetorician in Parliament could not have delivered a move effective speech, or accumulated the evidence against Urn Laud

League with mere damning power. The strength of Mr Foistor’s attack was proved hy the passionate anger (which it excited in the Irish party, and the entire absence of any answer to it. Mr Forster received a small ovation after it was over. When he camo out into the lobby, members from both sides crowded round him to constrain, late him ; and he would have been more than mortal if he had nut felt a little ela ed at the terrible punishment which he inflicte 1 on the Irish party.” In the course of Poharama’s trial at Wanganui faayn the Chronicle), a good deal. of evidence was given as to the prevalence of insanity amongst the Maoris of the dis*. trict. I wis thriving to hear Poharama’s mother describe how his eyes started so,far out of his head that as a measure of maternal precaution, she thought it advisable to j iin them hack again into their sockets. The mo it interesting witness was a Wait itara Native who has for years past carried on the r> b f es lons of a prophet and doctor. His mode of curing madness is peculiar : Take a petticoat belonging to the patient’s wife, burn, it 'to ashes, mix the ashes in water, and pour the mixture on to the patient’s head (having first stripped hintnaked), and, if he isp’t cured, tljere is _no doubt he ought to he However successful' this remedy may prove in some cases, it cannot be said 1 to be ancient, for it isjnot.so many years sincea petticeat waa-aa unknown to a Maori as a missionary or a rum-bottle-The Maori doctor’evidently believed both in his remedy and his supernatural ..powers, ■hough Poharama’s arrest ,by a pakeha policeman did more to suddenly cure him than anything else. The Paris correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says The following extraordinary placard in manuscript was discovered this morning affixed to several houses in the Rue Montmartre and on the Boulevard des Italiens Officers and soldiers, Mount Aventiue is moving! A hundred thousand men, led by the young and proud nobility of France, are ready to descend fi om the heights. The White Flag and the Red with Golden Lilies will unite to drive away from our assemblies the pack of chatterers who grow fat at the exoense of the productive classes, and ..the Jews, so-called magistrates, who prostitute justice. If a traitor tells you to fire on the people, refuse to obey, for in complying you will be shedding the purest blood in France. Look quietly on, and shout ‘Vive laPatrie !’ The work will be short, comrades and soldiers. When it is over, we will join in fraternal harmony for the welfare and salvation »f- Prance. We are already blessed wiHi a superabundance of ‘ emblems ’ in this u untry, but as an ingenious device the combination of the b'ood-red flag of the Commune with the Gol len Lilies of the Bourbon family will prove difficult to beat.”, Mr Donald Maclean, our well-known auctioneer (says, the Timaru Herald), met with a very painful accident, at Washdyke yesterday morning, and one which,, we regret to sav, is. likely to incapacitate him from wielding the hammer for some days to come. While drafting some steers, one of them jam bed the gate against him, a bar striking his left temple .just above the eye and cutting through the flesh into the bone. Ihe wound looked so serious that Dr M‘lntyre was at once sent for. On his arrival he sewed it up, and Mr Maclean was then brought into : town. It is believed that only a slight scar will be the ultimate result of the accident; -