COUNTRY NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4217, 1 September 1876, Page 2

COUNTRY NOTES.

(From our Exchange*.) f ' On August 15 a German nawie, Wilhelm Gutschlag, working on the Mataura-CUnton Railway, had a narrow escape with his We. A man named Peter Ross, also a nawie on the same took Gutschlag's wheelbarrow, and when Gutschlag went to ait himr to return it, Boss attacked him with his! spade, cutting a ghastly wound on his left cheek just under the eye, and injuring his right arm so that it will be useless for some tune Ito come. Boss was brought before Mr Roberts, J.P., at Tapanui, and fined L 5. The Clinton and Mataura Kailway-forma-tion is progressing favorably; and the contractor trusts to be able to hand over the section from Longford .to theWsipahibridge to the Government next month. ' fc A fatal accident occurred on While Neil'M'tiernah, aged" twenty •years, employed at the Clydevale Station, iq&d William Black were crossing the Pomahaka River on a koladdy raft, iM'Lernan by&ome means got off the raft into the river, and was not again seen' alive. Blaek also got into the river, but managed to swim ashore. At Balclutha, on Wednesday, John Tuck, who had been previously convicted., of a similar offence'was fined by Mi 1 Maitlaud, R.M., L2O and costs, or three months' imprisonment, for sly grog: selling at Cftfih's River. He was allowed a week to pay. tide fine in. • Ui 1 < On the 26th ult. Mr M'Xay, the Bnb-oob-tractor for the Waipahi Railway Bridge, •met withsrslig&t pier into the nver>---At Adam's flat-a cow, belonging to Mr John Paskell, was so "brutally maltriafcd that its owner has placed the matter j&Jue hands of the police, and offers, a reward of L2O for information that will'lead'to the conviction of'the offender. 1 - The Provincial Solicitor doubts the power of the Superintendent to annex to ihe municipality of Milton tixe land situated between the present town boundary and the railway station, aid suggests fhalFVttll. should be introduced into Parliament to carry out t'ae memorialists'wishes. '.. . ,