The Evening Star. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1876.

Evening Star, Issue 4065, 7 March 1876, Page 2

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1876.

A Maori is said to have been murdered at Mercury Bay by a half-caste. It appears the two men were engaged playing cards, when a quarrel ensued, and the half-caste despatched the Maori with a tomahawk.

At the Fire Brigade’s, monthly meeting yesterday the resignations of Messrs Duncan and Rrause were accepted. Messrs TCimV»l» Mathie, and Anderson were elected working members, and Messrs D. Black, E. Lyons, O’Brien, Pavletlch, and Fagan, honorary members.

The visit to tlie Colony of Victoria of another team of English cricketers appears to he decided on. The Melbourne * Argus ’ of the 23rd nit. says :—By the mail Mr J, H, Bennett, of Emerald Hill, received a letter from Lillywhite, stating that a team of professional cricketers hsid been chosen which would fairly represent the best cricketing talent in England. Their names were as follows -Messrs Sonutherton, Jupp, Greenwood, and Lillywhite (who were in the last team); A. Shaw, considered the premier bowler of England; Morle; 7, a new bowler of promise; Hill, the fas test bowler in England; Pooley, an adr,curable wicketkeeper ; Emmett, a left -hand bowler; Charlwood, Lockwood, and UUyett. , The team, who are coming out on; their own speculation, are expected to arrh re in November next.

tody of David Hamilton, steward of the ComeraUg, who committed suicide off that vessel in Bluff Harbor a fortnight or so ago, was recovered on Saturday by some toy®, while fishing off the wharf there. The body appears to nave lain only a few paces from where the man was seen to sink. It was m a _ Rightfully decomposed state, hardly any flesh being left, on exposed places. Two seamen quarrelled .at Greymonth, and from words came to blows. One fell repeatedly, and received such injuries , that to died. He was a Swede, named Samuel Johnston. Af the inquest the jury returned a verdict—“ The deceased came by his death by effusion of blood on the brain, caused by a fall while endeavoring to strike a man named Richard Cordson.” This verdict the coroner refused to accept, and, after a long consultation, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. *

From yesterday’s ‘North Otago Times’ e , take the following“ The great work of bridging ‘the river,’ as in virtue of its magnitude the Waitaki has long been termed, has been completed, and the bridge is now ready for the formal opening, which will take place at an early date. —Another shock of earthquake was felt on Saturday morning, at 1.60 a.m. ; and four slight shocks are reported as having occurred between 11 p.m. on Saturday and 7.5 a.m, on Sunday.

, 7 e jy cliniax of absurdity in actions tor libel has at length been reached. The following is the paragraph, .for the publioation of which as a joke, the . .proprietors of the Wairarapa Standard ’ are. to be criminally prosecuted:—“ We leant that the following congratulatory telegrams have been forwarded. It is feared, however, that there must be something wrong with the cable as no reply has yet been received to either ‘22nd February, J. Tully, Chairman r eatherston Local E>pard to Lord Mayor of London. —Greytown rejoices that telegraphic communication is now established between it and London.’ ‘23rd February, W. Andersen, Chairman Greytown Local Board, to her Majesty Queen Victoria,-—GreytownTejoices in the completion of telegraphic communication between the metropolitan cities of England and Wairarapa.’ ” 6 • We are. : sorry to report that a case of typhoid fever has broken out on the Quarantme Island, Port Chalmers, the patient being Miss Dougall, the daughter of the keeper ,of the island. It appears that she was assisting her father to clean out • the hospital, which it is stated had been disinfected by Dr Hoadley before leaving the patients who had occupied it five days before.. Mr Dougal, accompanied by his daughter, proceeded to cleanse the hospital before breakfasting, which no doubt predisposed Miss Dougall to take the infection, which still hung about the building. On Sunday, the '27 th ult., the first symptoms of the complaint appeared, and Dr Drysdale who was sent for, ordered the necessary treatment for iyphoid fever, and under his care the patient is doing as well as can be ex-* pected. We hear that Dr Drysdale has written to the Chairman of the Central Board of Health on the matter., *

The, Loyal Unity Lodge. 1.0.0. F., will meet on Wednesday next at 7.30.

We perceive by our advertising column that the booths, gates, &c., for th>i ensuing racemeeting will be sold by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., upon Tuesday, 14th.

An adjourned meeting of those intending to join the P. A.F. Society will be held at the Cattle Market Hotel, N.H, Valley, this evening, at 7 o’clock.