Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 36, 6 September 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mr Grigg, M.H.R., was burnt in effigy at Rakaia on Tuesday. Until further notice mails for Wellington and Foxton will close at 11.45 a.m. daily. Messrs P. and J. Bartholomew shipped 15,000 feet of timber per Stormbird, from Wanganui to Wellington, on her last trip. Tenderers for the A wahuri mail service are requested to furnish a tender for a daily mail to that place, in addition to the bi-weekly and tri- weekly. The "Little Wonder," of the Salvation Army, who eloped with *• Captain" Beddingfield, has returned to Dunedin with Major Pollard from Melbourne.

A woman has died at Waimate from blood poisoning through handling some coloured dress stuff, the dye trora which found its way into a festering sore upon her hand.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket from the Secretary of the Awahuri Ploughing Match Committee, for the event which will take place on the 10th inst.

The first section of the Wellington and Manawatu railway, that to Johnson ville, seven miles, will be opened in six week.*. The company are only waiting for engines from England.

Mr Cowan, member for Hokanui, was burnt in effigy at Gore ,on Thursday night. The proceedings were exceedingly lively, and the police had to interfere to prevent the cremation taking place in the public streets.

It is said that the recent discovery of sly grog selling in three establishments in the Seventy- Mile Bush was made by three detectives dressed as poor swajgers, and who forked out the usual ""bob" for a biscuit, and received a present oi a glass of beer.

That His Excellency is in sore straits (says the Parliamentary correspondent o r Napier Telegraph) may be judged from the fact that on Saturday he telegraphed to the Governors of Victoria and New South Wales for advice, and during the day he received and despatched several telegrams. .

As it is quite possible that another general election may take place very speedily, it would be as well for all persons whose names were omitted from the rolls at the last one, or who have since become entitled to the franchise, to send in their claims without delay. The Registrars in the various districts should also endeavour to purge their rolls of the many names improperly left on them. — Post.

The settlers of Mnkmo have given another evidence of their energy and enterprise by starting a Public Library. They hare subscribed a good sum of money for the purchase of books, to which is added the regular annual subscriptions. There are already about 100 volumes on hand, and a large number of subscribers on the list. Mr Fry is Chairman of the Library Committee, and Mr Guyley is Librarian and Secretary.

A very peculiar action is about to be brought in Victoria. A girl named Plummer was seduced by a rich farmer, ard gave birth to a child, which she subsequently murdered, for which crime she was tried, convicted, sentenced and reprieved. Now she is about to bring an action for damages against her seducer, and subscriptions of between 1s and 5s are being collected to raise the sum (about £50) necessary to enable her to do this.

We have to acknowledge receipt of Messrs Williamson and Co.'s share-list for August 25th.

A meeting of the Manchester Road Board was held this afternoon, Mr Bailey in the chair. The business was proceeding as we went to press, and a report will appear in our next issue.

The railway bridge over the Makino, which had been damaged by the flood, was so far put into temporary repair on Thursday that traffic over it was able to be resumed for the evening trains.

Mr Towler has shown us a curious specimen of an egg which has been laid by one of his ordinary hens. Its length is an inch and five-eights, and its circumference barely three inches, while the shape is nondescript.

The flood has caused great devastation at the site of Warwick street bridge, which was washed away. A large portion of the embankments on both sides are gone, as well as a part of the protective works. The building of a new bridge, and making the banks good again will be a big and costly job.

Yesterday there was on view in Mr Pollock's window a splendid three-decker wedding cake. The structure might truly be called a work of art, the orange blossoms and bridal wreaths being so placed as to show off the more solid charms of the cake to great advantage. The whole was surmounted with a beautiful bouquet of white flowers. The names of the happy couple are (of course) kept as a dead secret.

The intimation which was given in these columns last Saturday as to the distress of the Gray family at Makino was rapidly taken notice of. Two ladies, Mrs Pollock and Mrs Watts, took the matter in hand and in a few hours collected L6 12s from the charitable of the Borough, which sum was promptly handed over to Mrs Gray to be disposed of in the purchase of necessaries. Too much credit cannot be given for such an exhibition of practical Christianity.

The Sydney Evening Npws is absolutely rabid against Sir Julius Vogel, and in its issue of the 23rd u timo congratulates this colony on having escaped " the catastrophe" of " another long reign of Vogel, with the inevitable squandering of boriowed millions," and having " now settled itself down to work out its destinies under the less glittering, but mqre substantial, rule of Mnjor Atkinson." The congratulations of our contemporary were as ill- 1 med as the personal animus of the writer, who is, we imagine, an old New Zealand pressman, was apparent.

The parade of the Manchester Rifles called for the usual quarterly inspection, on Thursday evening last, wms not held owing to the threatening condition of the weather, and has been postponed until Thursday the 25th inst. A full attendance of the members will be insisted on at that date, and volunteers will be expected to put in an appearance, wet or dry. Otherwise the amount of the capitation will be considerably affected. Owing to an informality at the last meeting of the corps the election of a lieut. will have to be held again. We understand that the members present at that parade were insufficient to legally elect an officer.

On Thursday and last evenings " Chic " was productd in the Public Hall by Messrs Foley and Berkely. The audiences were comparatively speaking small, but warmly appreciative. The changes of Mr Foley are very rapid, while the impersonation of Mr Bert ley as Misß Puffen was much better than anything of the kind we have seen, besides being marked by the most perfect good taste. We are glad to know that these clever artists have secured the Hall for next Friday nght, when they will appear again with considerable changes in the programme. They play in Palmerston to-night, where we hope they will secure a good hoHse.