CLYDE FRIDAY. NOV- 21, 1884.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1186, 21 November 1884, Page 2

CLYDE FRIDAY. NOV- 21, 1884.

We have received from Mr George Jeffery, the publisher, a copy of the second edition of “The New Zealand National Anthem” composed by Mr Bracken and set to music by Mr Woods, of Lawrence. The piece of music is very tastefully got up, and redounds much to the credit of Mr T. George, the lithographer. The price, four shillings, is remarkably low, and we hope it will meet with a ready sale.

The appointment of Sergeant Livingstone as Assistant Clerk to the R.M. and Warden’s Court at St. Bathans, is gazetted in the Government Gazette.

A constable giving evidence in Napier the other day, said he was “taking a walk in company with anolher gentleman.”

Mr John Marsh was re-elected'unopposed Mayor of the Town of Cromwell, By the return of Mr Tobin for Clntha Riding, and Mr Anderson fof Garrick Riding, the County Council 'is now complete, the following being the C mnoil for the n«xt three yearsW. Fraser, Dan stan Riding; M. J. Maoginnis, VBatfuF cleutth ; J, Pitches, Mannherikia ; R. Sheppard, Matakanui; J„ Stronaoli, Lindis; J. M’Carthy, Hawea," H.' Tobin, Clntha ; and J. C. Anderson, Garrick. '. >. .

We leam that the L2OOO voted during the past session for the construction of the Waikaia Bush Road, has bean handed over to the Vi icent County authorities for ex* pen.iture.

The Wakatipu Mail says We are sorry to hear that Mr T. Fergus, member for this district, has for some ' short time been suffering very severely through effects of the a-cident he met Tasmania in May last. It has been reported (but wo hope there is no foundation for the 'report) that it is probable he will have to undergo the operation of amputation of his leg.

The Queenstown Water Works were officially opened on the 10th inst. Law recce, Roxburgh, Tapanui, Cromwell, Nusehy, Arrowtown, and Queen.vown n w all bav§ water works, 1 1 will thus be Seen that all the centres of business on the goldfields excepting Clyde, Alexandra, and Blacks have the benefit of that greatee t of all possible b'essings, and the question is very generally asked why these three centres aro debarred the luxury. We await the .answer ! , .. • *

' Th# 'coarse of lecture* on chemistry started by Prnfea*->r Black at Lawrence is proving highly successful, over 100 student* being regularly in attendance, - No less a sum than L 27&0 was voted by the Ust|Parlia(hent for the government head race at. Naseby under the following , head* ingg.-~-L2OOO for extension, LWK) for main* tenance, and L 250 for contingent expenses.

• The weather still continues most unsuitable for both agricultural and pastoral pursuits, strong high winds prevailing. The .unless there is , a change i 4 the weather soon no more ploughing or seeding can be done, the ground being too dry and bard, and the seed that is in cannot show above ground for want of moisture. —‘ *

, A. large nutpber of forged Bank of New Zealand LI notes were in circulation on the Christchurch- racecourse, » ■

Professor Martin Swallow has been committed for trial on three charges of indecent assault. ' ! *•’ • 1 ‘ • -• *■ ;

The' tender .of Messrs Kincaid and McQueen, of Dunedin, was accepted for the cast iron cylinder contract of the Welling-ton-Jfapier railway. ;. ■ • , A Wellington telegram says :—Civil servants are much agitated over a rumour that the hours of work in the various departments are to be lengthened, making them 9 to 5 instead of 9 30 to 4 p m. as at present.

At a late meeting of the Taeri Council, in o including an eloquent speech, a Councillor naively said, Mr Chairman, “ as long as ‘ I sit bore’ 1 * shall stand up’ for that principle", his fellow councillors enjoyed the joke, bnt the councillor failed to see where the laugh came in, as he remained perfectly serious.

The Vincent County Council are gazetted the Trostees of the Clyde Cemetery.

A Dr Sinclair, who has been of late industriously advertising himself in all the down country papers as bung one of the chief in the Tart of dentistry, has been getting into trouble for malpractice. One of his suffering clients, Mr W. T. Sams, sued the gentleman for L2O 10s 6d ; and a Mrs Moffalt, sued him for Ll6 6s for careless and negligent practice. Mr Chapman, solicitor for Mr Sams, said that Dr Sinclair had left half the jaws in the country bare, and now had to meet summonses fiom all quarters.

At a meeting of directors of the Union Gold Mining Company, Old Man Range, held on the 15ch insb.. it was decided to pu ■ in a cross cut tunnel and that work should be proceeded with as soon as pre» litninaries were completed.

Local shareholders in White’s Reef Company it is to be hope I will attend the meeting in force on Saturday evening next, the 22nd, to settle the moot question of increasing the amount of monthly calls. It should be remembered that the meeting called for Dunedin to discuss the same question lapsed for the want of a quorum. We do not suppose tor a moment that the Dunedin shareholders are afraid of th° question, bub it Will he well that the local shareholders should let it be known that they have the courage to express their opinions even if it affects their pockets. Messrs McGregor and Granville, assisted by a pianist, gave a very goad entertainment in the Town Hall, Clyde, on Monday evening las*. Their audienc". however, was but miserably small, and it was really a wonder how the performers were able to throw that amount of spirit into the entertainment they did. The fault, however, was not in lha entertainment, as that was not only highly creditah'e and such as the most fastidious Could find no fault with, but in the want of notice. The mere posting a few bills in the towns is not sufficient notice to tho residents in the out districts, it is not one in a score knows anything about it, oonssqusntly no one attends. And we are of opinion that if they follow the same tactics throughout their inland tour, they will not be able to boast of being met with crowded houses.

We learn that the Presbyterian congregation of Lauder are taking steps to secure the settlement of the Rev James Henry, M.A., and that there is every probability of his receiving a hearty and unanimous call to that district. The Dunstan Presbytery at a recent meeting granted moderation of call, and appointed the Rev. Mr McCosh Smith to modeiate in a call on the 23rd current.

The fiery sunsets have reappeared in the United States. The New York papers describe the appearance of the western sky after sundown as it there was a great conflagration raging, while the whole vault of the firmament reflects a tinge of pink.

In Glasgow, the cleansing Department has T63 miles of streets and roads to clean and water, and 700 tons of all manner of refuse to daily. Last year the refuse of the city was sold to 2201) customers, scattered over no fewer than 16 counties, At Fulwood, near Bishopton, it has created a farm out of a peat bog, and this farm is now paying in crop. The Department employs between SOO and £K'O men—including almost all branches of tradesmen—and attached to it are 180 horses. Two important works, moreover, connected with the disp isal of the city refuse'are at present in full operation—one in Charles street, St. Rollox, and the second at Crawford St,' on the south side. The object of these works is twofold. In the first place they assist to do away with the manure depots, which are so many eyi sores to the people in their neighbourhood, and they likewise provide that the refuse shall be dealt with in the most profitable manner possible. It can be easily understood from these statistics that the official who is jesponsible for the Jceneral cleansing of the o ty, and also for the allocation and disposal of its refuse, and who executes both tasks in a Way which fairly meets the demands Of pur constantly increasing intelligence on subjects saifitaiy;’is hq-.hpldsr-of a - sihecuio'

“ What is it that you like abbot tha girl f" asked one young man of another “My arm" was the brief reply, ) .

Jin reply to Mr t'ergu*,’the Minuter o Public Works was Understood to say that he feared the expense was too great for him' to promise the formation Of a road to coaneoti the Nevis valley with Oanton railway station via Nokomai saddle. Mr Fergus said that it was only a track that was wanted at present. This would not coat more than about L7OO and would open up » quantity' of good land in the valley mentioned. We join our Arrow contemporary in sincerely trusting that Mr Fergus will be successful during the recess - in getting this work done as it is a very necessary one, and we shall have something to say on the matter at another time.

Women are making great progress Dublin towards equality of the'sexes. The police of that law abiding city have complained a great deal lately of the increase of garroting, “especially by women.” This i« : a new development of crime which will not be too easily dealt{with; for though cat* are usually the companions of the softer ses the garrotter's “cat,” Which has done ho much service in England, seems scarcely appropriate; Shall we have to revive the old-fashioned “ ducking-stool ?”

An Irish 'newspaperpublishes fhe Tollowing item. “A deaf man Taff, was run down by a passenger train and killed on Wednesday. Hemet with a similar accident about a year ago.”

It is stated that a foolhardy attempt to cross the Atlantic in a small boat is now being made by Captain John Tayijor. Not only is his craft about the smallest that has been engaged in such a venture, but the voyager is introducing an entirely new feature in bis undertaking, Ha intends to row his boat across the Atlantic. He loft Newhaven, D.S , on 7th July, and was towed out into the Sound by a local yacht, his small craft is what is called a dory,used by the fisherman on the banks of Newfoundland. It is named the Harold J. Bibber, and is only 17 feet long. Captain Taynor calculates that he will be able to row across the Atlantic in about 100 days, and has provisioned his little vessel for a six months’ voyage. The sole companion of tho adventurer is a do».

S >me idea of the sicrifi ;e of b : r l life that occurs from the demand of skins for ornamental purposes may be formed from the statement recently made by Mr Bowdler Sharpe, that at a single sale in London not nnfreqnently as many as thirty or forty thousand humming-birds’ skins are sold at am average of 241 each. •

Sixteen or seventeen years ago a mb’- ery of jewellery took place in the Camp Hotel, Milton, of which Mr F. Julius was the then proprietor. No trace whatever could ha discovered as to the perpetrators of the theft, and no suspicion could be attached to any person connected with the esta ment. The incident (remarks the Brw.e

Herald) hag for many years dropped out of the memory of the Milton residents. ‘ Mr J ulius’s ast misbment c> n be' easily iin igined when a few days ago he receive! a parcel of jewellery from Sydney, accompanied by an unsigned letter, with an enclosure of L 5 10a. The jewellery proved to i>e thik which was stolon ao long ago, and the letter explained that the cash was to cover the value of any portions that might be found missing. The writer expressed regret that owing to circumstances beyond control restitution could not be made before.

Mr wm. Grnmmitt, who has hid charge of the Bank of New South Wales i i Naaeby for 18 years, has been promoted to the branch of the bank at Oamaru.

The Hon Mr Pharazyn is a determine I old gentleman. In spite of bis unpleasant experiences iu connection with the electoral laws of the Colony, the Wellington Poet mentions that during the polling for the Corporate i loan he made his appearance at the polling booth, and was proceeding to record his vote, when Mr Ames, the returning officer cautioned him that his doing so might again subject him to judicial proceedings. Mr Pharazyn asked in a somewhat heated tone if the returning officer meant to decline to give him a vo ing paper, Mr Ames replied that he could not refuse him the paper, but he simply"cautioned him as to what might be the result. Mr Pharazjn, after some hesitation as to what course he should pursue, appeared to think it was not advisable to vote, and went away with.* out doing so.

A horrible occurrence happened on November 18 at Currie’s farm, Swinbarn, about three miles from Lower Kyeburu this morning about 10 o’clock. William Currie and his father who were working about a mile from Npil 'Cjirrie’s house, noticed smoke rising, and tfiey at Once rushed towards it. On arriving they found that the house was enveloped in flames. They then noticed tb it two daughters of Neil Currie, aged seven and two years, were missing;, and when the fire had burnt itself out their remains were found in the ashes. Previous to the fire only the two children had been in the bouse, the father and mother heing absent. William Currie and his father were about the place fencing, and cannot account for the occurrence. Neil Currie is away att Maerewhenua, and has been sent for.

The Conservative meeting in the Town Hall, Birmingham, announced for October Ist was broken up by Liberals in great numbers, ’ who forced an entrance to the Town Hall by battering in the doors and overwhelmed the Conservatives. A free fight-took place, in which the furniture was broken and freely used for weapons. The mob swept from the platform the officers of the meeting. The speakers, Sir HafFord Northcote, and Lord Randolph. Churchill, endeavoured to address the people present but their efforts, were uneffectual,' and they were obliged to retire to a side room, whero they made short addresses to a small party, the mob endeavouring to prevant tha speak- • ora being board. “■ ■ ■

- - Jehw-Rore, 16 yean oL}_»nd the son of most respectable parents, distinguished -“ Uoftelf yetterday by obtahrtiigagnn inthe name of » former emp'oyer from a local tradesman and sallying forth with it into tbe country. He pointed it in a threateniiyj manner at a young man in a tree before *: leaving Blenheim. The boy had been in a lunatic asylum' in Consequence of some' strange exploits in the Wanganui district 12, months ago. His parents gave information te the police, who searched the coun try for him, and yesterday afternoon took .himinto custody. He had bought powder, blank cartridges, .provisions, and several •mall articles of clothing, presumably for a -r long expedition. When arrested he said f‘ , *hat he had been out to ahoot a young woman who had deceived him, and who was, of course, entirely a creature of his imagination ; that he did not like to return to his father’s house, because poison was Laid for him all about the place, which is equally untrue. Since his arrest he states that this is not the first time that he has imitated Ned Kelly, and that while in the Wellington Asylum he tried to hang himself, but although he hung for half an hoar he failed, because he had not tied the slip knot properly. He was brought up at the Police Court to-day and remanded for medical examination. . , The railway ao(:ideqt. near Brisbane proves ‘to have been a very serious one, re suiting in the death of the driver of a passenger train and serious injuries to several ■of the passengers. The up train consisted of six carriages, containing about thirty passengers. The down train was a special goods train, consisting of seven trucks, mostly loaded with wool. The engine of the passenger train was smashed to pieces, -one of the buffers being thrown over tbe embankment, which is 20fi high. Two of ■the carriages nearest the engine were completely telescoped, both being knocked into splinters. The occupants of the first car riage all escaped without any further injury •than a shaking. Tbe injured passengers Were mostly occupants of tbe second class carriage. The other carriages were all more ■or less damaged. James Griffith, the driver of the passenger train, one of the oldest ■and best drivers in the service, was terribly mutilated, his left leg being completely ■crushed, and almost torn off at the knee, • bis arms crushed, and his body severely scalded. Ha lingered in great agony for about two hours, and died while being conveyed to Ipswich. The fireman of the passenger train had his ankle put out of j dot. And was severely shaken. Seven passengers were more or less injured, but in no case Are the injuries likely to result fatally. The collision appears attributable to Bunting, the station master at Oxley, who, forgetting that the special goods train was due, permitted the up train to proceed. Bunting, who is an ola and respected servant of tt# department, has been suspended pending an inquiry. A Great Business.—' The United States ■of America is the home of some very large enterprises, hnt none perhaps greater than the business conducted by Mr G. G. Green; -of Woodbury, New Jersey, D.S.A. He is the proprietor of the well known Boschee’s German Syrup, which is unequal red »s a remedy for Pulmonary and Bronchial affections. He manufactures also Green’s August Flower for Dyspepsia and all disorders of the Liver. These preparations are ■n-el throughout the civilised world and thousands testify to their valuable curative properties. Both these preparations have reached an immense sate solely on their merits. Sample bottles of each are sold at fid., or full-sized bottles at 3s. fid. All druggists keep them.