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Evening Star, Issue 3789, 16 April 1875, Page 2

An accident happened at Mills, Dick, and Co.’s yesterday, whereby a boy named John Ewan, aged twelve years, got his fingers smashed.

The Tokomairiro District Qourt commences its criminal session on Monday next, the 19th inst., before Judge Ward. There is only one case on the list, that of a person charged with larceny. The friends of Mr M'Leish, who was thrown from bis horse on Tuesday evening while riding from the Waitaki bridge to Buckley and M'.Lean’s station, will be glad to learn that he has recovered consciousness, and that there is now a prospect of his recovery.

In connection with the cas * of the girl Margaret Collins, the 4 BrUce Herald’ mentions that Mr W. W. Taylor performed an act of unostentatious charity. In addition to watching the proceedings at the inquest he defended her in the Supreme Court without fee or reward.

They grow something like crops in the Oamara district. The manager of Balrudery Station informs the ‘ North Otago Times * that on threshing out the oats and barley grown on that estate they have been found to equal ninety-one bushels of oats and seventy-three of barley to the acre.

We hear that the ‘ Clutha Leader 1 has changed hands, and is now the sole property of *Mr K. Grigor, Mayor of Balclutha. Changes are about to take place on the staff of the ‘North 'ttago Times,’ Mr W. M. Mosley, of Wellington, having been appointed to the editorial chair, so long and worthily filled Mr Steward, M. H.R.

Information has reached the police of a case of burglary and robbery at Saddle Hill. The facts are these:—At 10 a.m. on the 16th inst., Hugh M‘Master, settler, Saddle Hill, put away in a chest in hie bed-room one fivepound note, seven sovereigns, and eighteen one-pound notes. He then locked up the Louse, and with his wife and family went to tiie Brighton races, and on returning at 5 p. in. found that during his absence the kitchen window had been opened. At 8 p.m. oa the 13th be went to his chest for some vmoney and found that the monies above enumerated had been stolen therefrom. The strange %’t part of the affair is that two parses containul£ money were left oh the table untouched.

Twenty members were present at the annual meeting of the Football Club last evening, and the following were elected officebearers for th>9 ensuing season President, Professor Sale j wice-president, W. D. Smith; captain, L. H. Simith; deputy-captain, J. C. Thomson; hon. secretary and treasurer, H Rose; committee, Messrs Johnston, D. K Rhodes, G. M. Thoswon, F. Smith, and G. C. Denniston. Ten' new members were elected. The opening .match for the season, between sides chosen vby the captain and deputy-captain, was fixex?- to take place on Saturday week.

Wa have further particru’ara of the fire that broke out at Elderslie, Oamaru, at 11 a.m. on the 12th inst., whereby two stacks of barley and a threshing mi'll were completely destroyed. At the time' there were a number of men at work wifb a steam engine and a mill, threshing barky- From the statement of James Milmine, wbo' was in charge, it appears that the mill was between the stacks, that the fire was first seen on the top of the stacks, and that the m'en employed endeavored, but were unable vo save anything except the engine, which they succeeded in removing. The mill belonged to James Milmine and Hugh Roxburgh, and was valued at L2OO. It was insured in the Standard Company for Ll5O. About 800 bushels of barley (uninsured), the property of John Reid, were also burned. At the time of the fire a strong wind was blowing.

A case of “sticking up” took place in Melville street at about 1,0.40 p.m. yesterday, a man named Robert Hill being first assaulted and then robbed. From what we can learn it appears that ho was under the influence of drink last evening, and when in Princes street south, near the Toll Bar, was met by a man whom he did not knew. They walked together, and when in Crawford street the man proposed to take Hill to a brothel. On the latter refusing to go, he was seized by the throat by his companion, who threw him down and rifled his pockets, taking the sum of 19s therefrom. Three men residing in the neighborhood, on hearing screams of murder from a woman, proceeded in the direction of the cries, and saw dill lying on the road in Crawford street They lifted him up and found him bleeding fi om the mouth. His left-hand trousers pocket was turned inside out, and en the ground was found three shillings and sixpence and the hat worn by the offender. Constable Walters was in Lees street when be heard “Murder” called, and shortly afterwards saw a man running down the street. He asked the man what was up, and was told that he had been hatnmet ed by a number of men. On being asked to return in company with the constable he made off in the direction of Kensington. '( ho following desoription of the man is furnished by the constable: —About sft Sin high, stout build, fair hair, fair Yankee beard and moustache, high forehead, and dressed in brown tweed suit.

A preliminary meeting of gentlemen connected with the shipping of the Port was held to-day, for the purpose of taking steps to obtain subscriptions on behalf of the widows and orphans of those lost in the Euphroayne, about whose fate there can be no doubt. We understand another meeting will be held to-morrow, in order to organise a committee.

Crime appears to be on the increase in South Canterbury. The Timaru gaol is at present full of sentenced prisoners and others awaiting trial. Lately eight of the former who bad received long sentences were transferred to Lyttelton, and among the latter we notice a new arrival, who is under committal for three separate charges of horsestealing; also Thomas Gaffney, an hand well known in Otago, he having been brought up as a vagrant at Lawrence, under an aliat, and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. He also served two months at Clyde for stealing from a till, and thr -e months and two months at Lawrence for larceny.

r rP 1 ? J ja £ der Hope Juvenile Lodge, 1.0. G.T., held a most successful meeting last evening in Milton Hall, Stuart street. Bra Sutton, W.M m from Caversham, being unable to be present at the opening of each meeting, resigned his office, to which Bro. Hammond was elected for the remaining two nights of the term. Songs, recitations, readings, duets, and a dialogue were given by the members. A letter was received regarding the Saturday night Popular Templar entertainments.