The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1883.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1119, 12 October 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1883.

Beneath the rule of men entirely jaa. The pen is mightier than the award.

Sohs few months since, it *lll be remembered, that at the instigation •( Mr John Park, eaiwhile on the Government survey •oaff here, but now carrying on the business o’ surveyor and aha ebroker in Dunedin, a meeting was held i:i the Town Hall, Clyde, to discuss the feasahility of forming • company to work the deep leads of goM known to exist an the flat terrac -s abutting on the Molyneux. As little or nothing has been beard of the su jeot since, the general impr on fo mell was that it was but ali nh in;thc pan, and nothing further would le beard of it.. We are happy to bo able to d'Sabuse the min Is of the resident', on the subject. Everything possible to clear away the or’y imped’menta iu tbs way, v : z., se cu .htg a title, hj a been done, and we think in a'l probabi'ity within a few weeks Mr Park and his coadjutatora in the nut er * .11 be prepare 1 to lay a goid practicable scheme before the public; and that shortly a ter then, wa may hope to ses one or more deep shafts iu pregress, Mr A. D. Harvey, we unde-stand, has been appointed Deputy Sheriff of Otago. Accord j< to an adve.-Jeemeat in the La.lt Cod.viy Prets (the Qa.tllt of the county,) the t ntention of the Lake County is to make and levy a rae of Zi 4d in hj £ on a'l ra cable p-oparty. The JTaito Mail, however, h-sitf I, wb'ch we ‘hiuk rather nearer tbe mark. Mr A. Moore advertises bis hotel (The Junction), C'yde. This should be a good opening to a business couple. Parties looking oat for water for irrigating pu’poses have a rare opportunity before them in the ss’e of Mr Sims’s water rights The race courses the high terrace lands at the back of the Dunstan Racecourse, and commands the whole of the Dunstan Flat. It is to bs hoped that the quartz-reefing man : a on tbe slope of the Old .Man Range, that has nov fairly set in, will not be overdone. Two more leases »rs advertised this week, and we hear of some others to hs marked out. We have every confidence in the Old Man Range as being literally loaded with quartz reefs, but whether a'' are pay able, time alone will. fell. The Manmtoto County intend mab-og a rate o. Id in ‘ the' £, and’ of the amount £oooo applied foV. by that County nnfier the Road an.l Blidgei Construction Act, £560 is for the main road Kyeturn to Clyne ; and £IOOO Idaburn to Ophir via Ida Valley. '* : It ia mentioned in seme .quarters that the Matakanui Station has changed hands, but the names of the purchasers or the amennt of purchase money did not transpire. As a rule, when these large properties change bn ids there is a general all round change of manager, and other employees. We hope, however, if rumor ia correct, that this in* stance will prove the exception, at any rate so far as Mr John Stronach, the present manager, is concerned, as the district can ill afford to lose a man of his stamp. In every movement for the benefit of the district, Mr -.troaaob has over taken a leading part, and whether as county councilor, president of Farmers Club, or in any other capacity, he has always gained the ear and respect of his confreres and constituents, til of whom we (eel assured will join us in wishing that ha may long remain amongst ns, A mob of splendid fat cattle passed through here the othe* day from the Mata* kanui Station for the Cromwell market, and some sheepirom (he same Station we saw in our local butcher'a abop were really splendid and a credit alike to the grower and the buyer. Wa do not suppose better cattle or sheep have been ia the district for years past.

The Cromwell race* arc to be held to-day (Friday the 12th inat.), aod from the large fielde of horses the spArt ahould be good, and with fine weather the day’* outing aa enjoyable one. Wa hear that a cricket match between the Clyde and Cromwell Club* ia to take place on the latter’s ground to-norrow (Saturday). Wm, Barry, who got injured on Friday last whilst riding in the Hack Race at Alexandra was immediately after the aoci* dent taken to the Dunstau Hospital, and, we learn, was sufficien'ly recovered on the following morning to be removed to Cromwell A subscription was raised on the course for the poor fellow, and the hand* some sum of Lit odd collected. We notice from a late issue of the Melbourne Ifsraid that our worthy K. M. and Warden, Major Keddell, was the central figure in a somewhat tragical episode that occurred in Victoria so far back as the year 1615, and enquiry into which may necessitate a v isit by tbs Major to the neighboring colony. Ih’.a is how the story now comes before the pubbe : —Some few wr eke *SO, et . Sydney, a Man giving the name of John Cornell eurrended to the authorities ipforna--103 them that there w»s a warrant still in existence against him on a charts of having in the year 1855 fired at a Victorian officer of police with intent to murder. Of canine, under the circumstances, hj wi s not unnatural for the Sydney detectives to snppoia that the man wa* suffering from some hallucination, bnt there is every reason to bei 'eve that these’ -accused man is perfectly sane and his story tine in the main parties- ' ’ars. The details may be briefly eummariaed , si follows : Connell and a man named Snlll- .. 1 van (supposed to bo the notorious New Zealand murderer) were in 1855 arrested for sticking up Te Vsrra Station. They were committed for tclal, said were handed over to officer Kcdde’l and a trooper to be con* veyed to Portland gaol from Hamilton. On the road they stopped for a night at the pol’ce barracks at Mount Eceeraley, now known as Heywood, and it was here Connell and Sullivan were put to sleep in one of the rooms, handcuffed together, and officer Keddell kept watch during the night. Id the morning, however, he left the room for a few minntes, leaving hi* pistol lying 00 a table near which he had been sitting. There was also a handcuff key hanging np in the room Connell saw his opportunity. He lost no time in securing the key, unlocking the handcuffs, and seizing the pistol. Just then Mr Keddell returned, and attempted to prevent the escape of hie prisoner, bat Connell, fired at the officer, the bullet pissed Ihtoogh Ke Hell’s hat, so that there can be little doubt as to tbo intention of the man who fired tbeshot. Connell, in the contusion that followed, rushed through t.ie mi er mom and hot bed off, ca’bn > out ro Snhiva, to follow. Toe latter, however, was Hiilfc*ing from, a bad foot aud. could not move , qu'ekly, so that gome troop ia, who were by that time on the spot, ha i no diffi -u!W in prevent - !-; b : n from inabbil h's <scope. Conne', however, got e'ear off and into a densetcrnb.it the rear of tbepofice bo racks, , and a’! search for him Was without avail. He has not been heard of from that tiu • t'i‘l the present.—Exchange. The Pall Hall e questions the w'sdem o;, bringing O’Donnell Home for trial. It says b—“ Ca-ey’s murder, it uupears, was committed on the high seas,. 124 miles distant {rota the nearest pom. of Suaih African territory, if it had taken place 3 mdes off the shore, or ha;{ aa bon- late, O'Donnell would have been handed over to the colonial authorities, and tried for his lile for an offence committed within their jurisdiction. As the crime was committed on the high seas, O’Donnell can be brought' Home and tried at the Old Badey. But, considering the many ohvions disadvantage* ■ of this course, it might not be inexpedient' to transfer the venue from the Old Ba : 'ey to Natal, if such a course is legally possible. C Donnell in Natal is merely aa assassin. In this country the Irish section of oar population regard him a» a hero, wbilo another and muchlessersection would sin ink from hanging a man who rid the world of a murderer who ought not to have escaped the gallows ” The will o! the late 'William Todd. Esq., of Islington. East Taieri, Otago, has been proved nnderl.23,ooo. It is alleged by Upjohn, the executioner of Burns, who was hanged in the Ararat Gaol (says the Argtu), that the condemned man, just before being taken on to the scaffold, made a statement to the effect ' that he had murdered eight men—five in Victoria, and, three in,Nqvy, South Wake. Upjohn states that 1 while stripping' Bdfos*'-' arms behind hit back he asked him if ho had anything to say, whereupon the. latter 1; mr.de the confession referred to. No other conversation took place. The sheriff .sad the clergyman who had been attending Burns were present, as well as one or two warders. Nothing led np to the alleged confession, except the direct question which Upjohn pnt. This is Upjohn’s account. Oa the other hand, we have received a telegram from our Ararat correspondent which throws grave doubt on the story ; “ The sensational statement regarding the alleged confession by Burns to the hangman, Up* jobn, has no foundation whatever. I made ’.rsh inquiries at the gaol to-day (Wednesday). 1 find that Upjohn never saw Burns oatil after the sheriff and gaoler had entered - the cell, and had Bums spoken at ail te him they must have heard." 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