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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2253, 27 July 1870, Page 2

Crowded Out. —Pressure on our space compels us to omit much local matter. Sudden Death. —We regret to have to report the somewhat sudden death of Mr Baaire, the much-respected Postmaster at Port Chalmers, by the bursting of a bloodvessel. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss, and was esteemed by a largo circle of frieuds. The Concert. —We are glad to learn that so many tickets are taken for the concert to bo given in favor of the Jewish Philanthropic Society to-morrow evening. Wo understand a report is current that more tickets have been sold than are sufficient to fill the hall with listeners. This, however, is not true, and the committee have made such arrangements as will prevent inconvenient crowding. There are plenty of tickets undisposed of. Waikouaiti Municipality, —Messrs John Smithj»*A. G. Reid, and E. W. Durden were elected Councillors for East,.. West, and Beach Wards without opposition. For Manse Ward there are four candidates, Messrs J^race Pearce, sonr., Bradly, Donald Sutherland, and R. Price. The polling will take place on the Ist proximo. For the Mayoralty, Messrs W. 0. Ancell and T, S. Pratt were nominated. Tlie election takes I dace to-morrow. A protest against the egality of Mr Ancell’s nomination was lodged. Fatal Accident. — On Tuesday, two men in the employ of Mr D. Hutcheson, of Coal Point, were drowned by the upsetting of a boat in which they had attempted to board the cutter Hope, off Moeraki. The crew consisted of John Cook, Enoch Wickstraiu, and William Green. The two former clung to the keel of the boat, and the latter supported himself with an oar. Cook, who was a good swimmer, left the boat and attempted to roach the shore, but, after swimming 200 yards, sank. Wickstrain held on a few minutes longer, but the boat drifting close to a reck, he also tried to swim. A rope was thrown to him, which he unfortunately missed, and clung awhile to some kelp ; but before assistance could be rendered he sank. Green, who was no swimmer, clung to the oar, and drifted towards the rock, but suddenly sank, and would have shared the same fate as the others but for the gallant conduct of a man named Smith, who swam through the breakers and fastened a rope round him, by means of which Mr Hutcheson, aided by a man named £Jruickshank, dragged him on shore. He was conveyed to Mr Hutcheson’s residence, and although exhausted was brought round by the kind and efficient treatment he received. The bodies of the drowned men have not been recovered. Cook was a Scotchman, about 28 years of age, and has left a widow and child. Wiokstraiu was a Swede, a single man, about 24 years of age. .. Deputation. This afternoon a deputation waited upon his Hon r the Deputy-Superintendent, to represent the disadvantage at which Otago was placed in consequence of the restrictions placed upon cattle passing from this Province into Canterbury. Messrs Douglass, J. Maclean, Hunter, Stewart, Ritchie, Captain Boyd, Murison, and Boyee, accompanied by Mr Logie, Cattle and Sheep Inspector, were present. V-r Douglass represented the unfairness of the regulations of the Canterbury Government in refusing to allow cattle to pass into Canterbury, notwithstanding the free reception of sheep and cattle into Otago. He showed that there were greater reasons for caution on the part of the settlers in Otago to the admission of sheep and cattle than on the part of the Province of Canterbury, as there was good reason to believe that no disease was prevalent in Otago. He appealed to Mr Logie as to whether pleuropneumonia was known to exist. Mr Logie said he had oniy known of one case during eighteen months, and the animal was destroyed. His Honor said the Provincial Government had been in correspondence respecting the restrictions for seme time past; that a letter upder date July sth, addressed to his Honor the Superintendent, and one to himself under date July 7th, had been received deprecating unnecessary restrictions, and .that every effort would be made to obtain the freest possible intercourse between the two Provinces. The deputation thanked his Honor and withdrew. The annual meeting of the Otago Rifle Association will be held to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at the Athcnraura, at 8 p.m. Business :Election of Council, Ac. TVe notice that Mr Barnes will meet the electors of Leith Ward at White’s Queen’s Hotel this evening at 7 p.m. Mr Reeves and Mr A. Mercer will address the electors of High Ward at the Mission House, Russel street, to-moirow (Thursday) at 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. respectively ; and Mr Wilson at White’s Queen’s Hotel to-morrow evening at 7.30 p. m.