The Dunstan Times. CLYDE FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1883.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1099, 18 May 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1883.

Beneath tho rule of men entirely jim 1 The pen la mightier that tfce sword.

On Wednesday next the term of office of Cr Macgmnis, as by the .arrangement ho wai placed in the chair, expires, and the first duty of the Council on that day we look upon it will bo to elect his successor. For propirety sake, wo have t inceroly to hope that an amicable settlement of the question will be come to, and that wo shall I'e spared the unseemly scenes that have been enacted over the same question. Wo are really sibH and tired of suggesting means of getting over the difficulty. We 'shall now leave the octagonal party to their own devices, and trust they may succeed in shaping themselves into a happy circle. ' Information has been received that the headless body of a man was found a short distance. below Roxburgh on Wednesday evening last, and that it boar's somewhat j the appearance of having been burnt, '

Wo have received from the author, Mr A. Monrad, of Palmerston North, a pamph* let on Mo iern Dairy Implements, with illua trationa and lengthy letter press dosorip ’ tions. It is well worthy a perusal by far- , mers, more especially those who combine i in their operations dairying. The usual monthly gold escort, in one of Craig‘and Co.’s special coaches, passed through the town on Wednesday. We-', understand the quantity of the precious 1 metal it contained was larger than for soma few months past. According to the Dunedin Salesmen's reports all kinds of stock and produce find a ready market and at good prices. Of every class the demand appears to be greater than supply. Store cattle and sheepbeiiVg in unusual demand with but a very limited quantity coming forward. . All letters to Editor most be accompanied by the name and the address of the, writer,,not necessarily for publication, hut ai a guarantee of good faith. Friends’ letter, hearing post mark, Ophir, for want of - the requisite name and address eanndt bo published. ... We are infbrmel tbat 'WcQueen’s big Iron -dredge, at Alexandra, has again got fairly ‘ to work, and we are gratified' to learn is oh - ' ' splendid gold, Scott’s dredge has shifted her position, and is now Just above the ”* bridge. The gold she is getting is of a very "' 1 coarse character, some of the pieces being fully two pennyweights. ■' Amongst 'the'' stnffdredged is a quantity of cinnabar and strange to say at nearly every washing' down of the sluice boxes more br less quick-‘ * silver is obtained. The manager was telling us that he has got fully'four'ounces of quickr silver, and He has only been bn the ground about a week. A party ot njiners have set into work at Surface Hill, on the south, bank Of the , f .. Manuherikia Brewery. This hill . ba* .. .i always been known to contain gold in -paVable quantities,an Iwe have often wondered why it should remain idle so long! • The prospectus of the Butchers’ Point Gold-Mining Co. is weir worth atfeo'ion, not alone of .the business residents,.l ut < f working mem; -The ground occupied ; bv the proposed Company for many years 'passed has had the reputation of being rich, and favorable season has only been wanted to' get at the precious metal. This year' the riv-r looks as if she would keep a low level" for a long spell. The two papers now pnMisbed at; Wei- , linglon being both strongly prononnoodl ■ Ministeral organs, various attempts hav*. bees made from time to time to float an Opposition organ, but hitherto without tap--cess. Rumours of a third journal for the Empire city h'we generally arisen "on ; the threshold ofa session, and- tbepreseht ore*. sion.'pVoveit'Ho exception to the rule; ' ThV 1 Manhwnlu Dai‘y Titties states that it hears on good authority that a, powerful evening, paper, in the interests of-the Grey party, if? - likely to he started at Wellington, Several' - ' prominent business men are giving the proj pos.d their hearty support,ami the .promoters confidently expect having this affair ■> ready for Working in liboiV two months. .» We (. H'aiatip Mail} had the pleasure-a,, day or two since of seeifigtadvery artiktioi • piecdof work at the workshop of Mr.®!' Aldridge, of t)ui town, namely, a wrougi|tyj ' irijn (cnee, ihtj)ni|ed {., enclose the grave his eldest daughter Margaietta, lace wifeof.dv Mr-RlWard Mills, 'Bllie Spur, Lawrence!' The fence -ik Bft. Bin. sipiare, each 'side'"* being divided into three sections—each, section being.filled up with fusohias, a rp e ,-in centre, full scrolls and . leaves— except »-• that the centre sections in the sides and '-', bank contain tulips in place of roses'. Running along the top rails is a . scroll with leaves—a tulip surmounting each centre section and the comes of fence, also on each side of the front gate. " The design (curved) of sections takes the - form of diamonds—the fear joints o£ each- ;: representing crowns -except that the centre- <i sections of sides and back are heart-shaped. The whole of the ornamental work is'welded together and ri vetted to the frames.,;; When placed in permanent'position ' the crowns, roses, tulups, and 6thet‘. -t ’ portions, will be bronzed or otherwise, suitably colored, presenting one of the most <■„ artistical pieces of colonial Work in 'connection with monumental architecture to be seen in the colony. This-labor of love, which is the handiwork of Mr Aldridge, v assisted to a great extent by his eldest son, Henry, must have occupied a long timeto complete, and reflects great credit on the skill of the manufacturer. ‘The fence may "', be seen for a.few days at the workshop bea fore removal to laawrenoe, ~■. “Augur” in -the Australasian says • There has been at Flemington Tor some weeks a very nice black mare named On.. Dit. She was bred in .Now Zea'and, and is by the imported horse Albany jfrom Calumny’s sister Gossip. la; he* native'*': country she won several races on the East Coast, and it is whispered that sha bears -a striking resemblance to a mare called Fac- '* tory Girl, who gained several winning: brackets on the West Coast. Probably , s , some of the New Zealand readers of these ..a columns can elucidate the matter. It would bo useful in future nominations, for if she ran under two names both would have to be given whenever the mare might be entered Some days ago it was stated in these columns (Christchurch Press), that ,Mr William Smart, of the Whitecliffs Colliery, had found a peculiar stone of largo size, which he had brought to town. This-stone has been shown to an old Victorian digger, in who states that it is a white topaz, and that . he found a smaller one in Victoria some years ago, which ho sold in Xondon for £l2O. Mr Smart’s discovery is to bo sent to England by Mr Kelsey, Where it will" be cut and polished, and sot as a witch pen- •/ daut, A few days ago Mr Smart washed out quite a number of small rubies and garnets from the 10l of a creek near tho culliery.

We find Iti a Californian diary, the following glorification of a quality wo are not aura we should like. “ A man of few word* is very well, but a woman of few words is open to argument. I encountered one day, in a ravine some three miles distant, among the goldwaehers, a woman from San Jose, she was at work with s large wooden bowl, by the side of a stream. I asked her how lung she had been there, and how much gold she averaged a day. She replied—4‘Three weeks ?nd an ounce.” Her reply reminded me of an anecdote of the late Judge 8,, who met a girl returning from market, and asked—How deep did you find the stream what did you get for your butter I* ‘‘ Up to the knee and ninepence,” was the reply. “Ah 1" said the judge to himself; “ she is the girl for me ;no words lost there turned back, proposed, was accepted, and married the next week. The Bru,ce Herald quotes as follows from a letter received from a former Milton roei dent, who has had about a year's experience in the Old Country : —“ Ido not care much for England, although 1 have got on very well 1 It is too poverty-stricken for my liking. What Would Toko people say if they were chareed Is Id per lb for mutton, and Is for beef, which were the prices here last week. I generally take a stroll through the market on Saturday afternoon, and to see some of the poorer classes striking bargains with the butchers is a pitiable sight. After viewing the contents of the stall for some time, they will ask for so many pounds of pluck, or to weigh them a cows heart. These are facts I would not have believed if 1 had' hot witnessed them. It is a very hard for a poor man to jive, for what' with rates, taxes, ami the high price for provisions! he is, almost eaten away. Fancy a working man getting only from 18s to 22s per week, and out of that having to pay rent and taxes.” The use of the telephone appears to be ranidly advancing in public favour. According toJlvcent statistics it is now employed in 303 cities by 78,808 subscribers, of whom 30,006 are Europeans and 47,183 Americans! England is first, with 75 towns and 7287 su 'scribers ; Italy next, with 13 towns and 3207. subscribers ; France follows, with 16 towns and 4437 subscribers; and Germany last, with 21 towns and 3613 subscribers,- -In Prance and Germany the telephones are. woi ked by Government. From a statement recently issued by the United Telephone Company (Limited Jit appears that while the number of Loudon subscribers on the 28th February. 18SI, was only 845, at the same date this year it had advanced to 2541, and the Company is receiving new orders each day of the annual value of £IOO. As showing the general use of the wires, it is stated that'while in February, 18S1, the calls averaged .4451 per day, for the corresponding day of 1883 they numbered" 10.021."