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Evening Star, Issue 3711, 14 January 1875, Page 3

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{From our own Correspondents.) January 11

A murderous attack, which may result fatally, on the Shotover ; a death by drowning on the Matatapu ; and a flood on tho shotover, Matatapu, and Kawarau rivers, stated by punt-owners ou the latter river to have been as high, within twelve inches, as the famous Old Man flood of some years back, afford that “something to write about,” for which the newspaper scribe so constantly yearns ; and I am afraid 1 muse admit that in some cases (not in “your own’s” of course) he even feels a grim satisfaction in painting tho tale of horror and destruction. The editor of an up country journal, in informing me once of a serious accident, remarked with deep feeling “ What a pity it did not happen on a Wednesday, the day I publish; now everyone will know it before the paper sees tho light ” No wonder that the staff of a printing office is not complete without a “devil.” The Arrow must surely bo believed in by our celestial friends ai a very Gilead ; for last evening two of that childlike race came in hot haste from distant places to report terrible accidents, and in both cases the Arrow has no immediate ju risdiction. The first case was the stabbing of a Chinaman by one of his countrymen in the vicinity of Skipper’s, the result of a quarrel ; this complaint was referred to Queenstown. The second was the aoci eutal drowning of a Chinese in the Matatapu on Friday during the heavy flood, the body not haying been found ; an 1 this case should have been reported to the I dice Station, Cardrona.—A terrific storm must have raged at the head waters of the Shotover and Matatapu in the latter part of last week, while, strange to say, the Arrow, which takes its rise between the two, was only sligh'ly affected, although residents on it heard distant thunder of the most awful character once or tw ce. The destruction of mining property and wood-cutters’ stacks of timber must have been total and complete, judging by the quantities which came down an unfailing test of tho severity of a flood The Rawarau was within a few inches of the terrible uld Man fined, and the punt was compelled to stop traffic. Oh this river the mining is confined’ almdst entirety to the

"erracee, as its deep and vast rockbound channel jand rapid cnrr-nfc donut arimit of mining by any hitherto discovered appl ances The next mail will convey further particulars of damage. An amateur concer 1- , in aid of the Government school and Tempi rs Lodge, under the latter’s auspices, was given on Friday eve.) ing, and was a great success, which was greatly due to Mr St Vincent and bis company, who came to the aid of the amateurs and fre ly gave some most enjoyable song* and instrumental music. A share in a sluicing claim at Gihbstown has changed hands for L 8 0; another at Ho se-shoe Bend, Kawarau, for LIOO, on terms. I notice that the ‘ Times’s ’ correspondent takes what I may term a Queenstown vie.v of Feehly’s case, as he says that Dr noughts simply did h;s duty as “surgeon of Arrowtown gaol.” We were not aware befo e that such an appointment had ever been made ; but this is only another of the numerous mis-statements which have emanated from various quarters on this case.