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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2254, 28 July 1870, Page 2

Port Chalmers. Our Port Chalmers correspondent reports a heavy N.W. gale continuing. The ketch Excelsior loading at Kakanni for Greymouth, ran in hero for shelter. The Airedale and Wainni from the North arrived this afternoon. Captain Kennedy reports an immense sea on the bar. During the course of last night much damage has been done to small boats moored near the jetty. Several broke adrift, coming in contact -with the retaining wall, and sustained much injury; others sunk at their moorings. Considerable loss has been sustained by the owners of boats. Passengers per Airedale—Messrs Barton, Brown, Lees, Thomson, and two for Bluff. Sly Groo Selling.—The police have been looking pretty sharply after the sly grog sellers in the country. A week or two ago the authorities at the Teviot, laid two informations against an offender, who absconded, bnt was immediately arrested near Switzers. He was brought baok and lodged in the goal until the day of hearing, when he and another offender were fined L2O each. The Ranoitata Bridge. —We observe by papers received by the last mail that tenders were invited by Messrs Blyth of Edinburgh for supplj ing materials for tho

lUngitafa bridge. There were four contracts issued. Tho tenders were sent in on the 14th May to the Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, London, and we hear that the tenders on being opened were found to be below the estimate given by Mr Blair, engineer for the work, by some 1,500 or LOGO. \Ve believe that the whole of the materials will bo shipped from London —Thnaru Herald.

Well Worth it. —Tho following is the conundrum that took the prize at Mr Woodroire’s of the Glassblowers’ exhibition at Taranaki. How do'jou trace a similarity between Mr Woodroffe’s glass steam engines and our late Ministry. Ist. By their representa'ive and costly nature. 2nd. By their roundabout, cranky, and eccentric motion?. 3rd. By their bubble.-, and vapouring. 4th, By their readiness to work backwards and forwards with about equal results. _ By the interest they ra'se in the public mind andthe principal they drop into somebody’s pocket. 6th. By their wonderfully elaborate and beautiful construction, though their feebleness of materia], scanty power, united with their uselessness in troubled water, render them unfit for practical purposes in a new country. The Taieki Fasting Girl.—The father of this poor girl, writing to Dr Weber under date, the 21st instant, says “Thrice this week my daughter spoke a few syllables. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, we tried every hour to apply tho blister, but could not; whenever hor head was touched she moaned most piteously, and the tears rolled down her cheeks. On Tuesday she appeared to be in the usual dormant state, and wo applied it, when she said, “May God have mercy, on mo. Why do you torment me.” To-day she spoke a word or two. Sho is drinking more lately ; her breathing is freer. The pulse is The same as usual, and she has a pain from the heart to the neck occasionally.” Dr Weber thinks it possible that by persevering in the present strongly stimulating treatment the sufferer may be roused again to consciousness, lasting for sotne time, but as for curing her, that is quite another consideration.

The Late Flood. The Mount Bengor correspondent of the Bruce Herald says:—On the night of Friday, the 24th, ■he (we always make use of the feminine gender) commenced to rise, and continued rising until about 7 ».m. on Sunday morning, by which time she had attained a higher level than at any time during (t think) the last fire year*. The amount of damage done to mining property in this district, and indeed from what I can learn, all up the country is very serious. Krory claim in the neighborhood of the Teviot is flooded, and likely to remain so for some considerable time, as np to the present she has fallen very slowly. Another rise of perhaps eighteen inches took place on Sunday last, thus making matters still worse. The loss of mining plant, such as wheels, pumps, _ ic., will be severely felt by many of the miners, as it is now a considerable time since the river was sufficiently low to permit the bottom being worked, and it is on the bottom that the only payable gold is found, except in one or two claims. As showing the uncertain nature of mining ventures, I shall mention one instance. Recently a man purchased a share in a claim and water race for L2OO ; he had barely paid the money when ho learned that a serious accident had happened to the race. A day or two after the river rose, flooding the claim, and carrying off the water-wheel, as well as causing other damage ; so that a considerable outlay of money and loss of time will be necessary before ho can expect to receive a single shilling of returns. The current wheel dredge has sunk at her moorings, in the neighborhood of Moa Flat. One of the men connected with her slept on board, and the fir.tt intimation ho had of anything being amiss was by being flung out of his bunk upon the cabin floor. Bushing on deck to ascertain the cause, he found that the boat nearest the current had broken in two right across the middle, the ends sinking, the centre at the point of fracture being somewhat elevated. As the wreck sunk, of course it dragged the other boat down along with it, but this being sound, sank more slowly ; thus giving the man time to jump into a small boat that was fast alongside. 'From some canse which I have not been able to ascertain, the boat was at once swamped, so that to save his life, he had to swim ashore in his shirt, The wreck row lies in about 20 feet deep of water. Perhaps I ought to explain, that the dredge consisted of two boats fastened together like a self-acting punt.

Tnfl following arrangements for addressing the ratepayers, are announced by the candidates named:—This evening at Krnll’s Caledonian Hotel, Great King street; MrW. 0. Ball, at 8 o’clock to-morrow evening, at the Drill Shed, Water of Leith ; Mr J. H. Harris at S o’clock. At Krull’s Caledonia Hotel, Mr Barnes, at 7.30. The Concert at the Masonic Hall for the Jewish Philanthropic' takes p’acc to-night.