The Globe. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 249, 30 March 1875, Page 2

The Globe. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, March 23.

The Mayor to-day laid the foundation stone of the Auckland waterworks. About 150 guests invited by the contractors were present and partook of a collation afterwards.

The Rev Mr Penny, recently arrived in Melbourne to join the Melanesian Mission, does not come as Bishop as stated in the Australian telegrams, but only as a clergyman, and is expected per the Cyphrenes. Wellington, March 30. Mr W. C. Davenport, lately removed from the Christchurch branch of the Bank of Australasia to the branch here lies dangerously ill from typhoid fever. Q Grahamstown, March 29.

William Booker, recently from Riccarton, Canterbury, disappeared from amongst his mates at Ohinemuri on Thursday last. A search was made on Friday and Saturday and yesterday. His body was found in a creek in eighteen feet of water. It is supposed that he fell while climbing over the rocks, and struck against a rock, as one eye was much bruised. Over seventy men were engaged in the search. The body was brought into Mackaytown. The coroner pro ceeded there to-day to hold an inquiry. New Plymouth, March 29.

The schooner Julius Vogel is reported to be alongside the wharf at Waitara, and has not sustained any injury to speak of. Sailed—Phoebe, for Southern ports, having the San Francisco mail on board.

Arrived—Ladybird, from South. Napier, March 29

The City Council have instructed the engineer to prepare plans for the water supply for the lower part of the town on the artesian svstem.

Fourteen of the crew of the Hudson, which sailed for Lyttelton, has been sentenced to a month’s imprisonment. The captain took eight in irons. Nelson, March 29,

About 300 are attending the Easter Volunteer encampment, Wellington sending a small detachment. In gun drill, mounting and dismounting ordnance, Nelson beat Wellington; the former having the gun down and up in one minute and twenty seconds.

[FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, March 29. Sailed—The Jessie Henderson, for Lyt telton, with 63,000 ft timber.

Arrived—The Fiery Cross (in Manakau) and Albatross (in Auckland), both from Lyttelton.

The ship Cicero cleared from London for Canterbury on March Ist, with 228 immigrants, or 195£ adults, and nine saloon passengers, namely—Messrs H. Parkinson, W. Peacock, Martin, Chapman, C. Coates, F. Frankland, E. Bell, Kev. E. H. Carlyon, Dr Davidson, and Mr Raynard.

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS. London, March 2.

The Government intend to introduce a measure for applying the lash in all cases of violent assault, which are becoming alarmingly frequent. The retirement of Mr Gladstone has been a fearful blow to the Liberal party, which may almost be said to have ceased to exist, as it is split into many factions. Machines for tunnelling, similar to those used at the Mont Cenis railway, have been prepared to commence the Channel tunnel. The English company has been founded under the presidency of Lord Richard Grosvenor, and the French company will cooperate. The tunnel will extend from St Margaret’s Bay, on the east side of Dover, to the west of Calais in France. The only fear is of meeting with hard rock in the centre instead of the soft chalk anticipated. The World has been having a little chaff at Mr Vogel in a political article apropos of the leadership of the Conservative and Liberal parties in England, It alludes to a joke put forward about a politician who, having carried all before him in the colonies, had come to England in search of new fields of victory, and was yet in a state of uncertainty whether to fill the vacancy caused hy

It is reported that categorical instructions have been forwarded to Catholic priests to refuse absolution at the Easter confessions to any one withholding their belief from the Vatican decrees and the infallibility of the Pope. The Emperor of China has died of smallpox. A great festival was to be held on that day in honour of the goddess of smallpox. Further interference with the missionaries in China is reported, and the missionaries have been attacked by mobs. A serious rioi occurred at Fatchow in China in consequence of the tax on rice having been increased. The people rose en masse to the number of 10,000, and attacked the Chinese soldiers. They were opposed by the guard, but these were either killed or compelled to fly. The gentry came to the assistauce of the officials; but as usual with Chinese, when they get thoroughly excited, the rioters had become perfectly reckless and uncontrollable. News from the African diamond fields is most discouraging.' The reported outrages on American missionaries in Turkey are shown to be exaggerated. In the House of Commons a Bill amendatory of international copyright law was read A Bill was introduced by Lord Elclio which places the entire metropolis of London under one municipal government. Twenty-three Bishops have issued a protest on behalf of the entire Catholic Episcopate of Germany against any interference in the Papal election implied in Prince Bismarck’s circular despatch. The cost of the Channel tunnel is estimated at £4,000,000 sterling.

AMERICAN NEWS. The following is the Bulletin's account of the shooting of John Kelly, reported to be identical with the dancer of that name well known in New Zealand. About three o'clok on the morning of February 27th the report of a pistol and the screams of a woman attracted the attenti-:i of special officer Thomas Bether, who, on to the scene of disturbance in Kearney street, found a man lying on his face dead, with a cocked four-shooting pistol clenched in his right hand. The story of the tragedy, as detailed by the witnesses in the police court, seems to be about as follows:—John Kelly, well known as a clog dancer, took a benefit at Buckley's Varieties, at the corner of Pine and Kearny's streets. After the performance he was introduced to a woman named Camilla King, whom he accompanied to her residence, but she refused to permit him to enter, as he was somewhat intoxicated. This was about midnight. Towards three o'clock in the morning the woman King and James Weihe, an attorney, left her house, and proceeded down Pine street to Kearney's. At this point Kelly crossed over, and stepping in front of the woman, pushed her off the side walk, ordering her not to go with that man. Weihe assisted the woman back on the side walk, whereupon Kelly struck at him. Weihe parried the blow, and the other stepping back drew a pistol, saying, " I will kill you." Weihe pushed his arm aside, and drawing his own pistol fired, the ball piercing Kelly s heart. He swayed for a moment, and fell heavily upon his face. Weihe then proceeded to the Police Office, and surrendered himself to Captain Douglas, telling him what he had done. Kelly's body was conveyed to the morgue. The deceased had the reputation of being a very reckless man. The police state that he has killed more than one man. On the examination of the case in the Police Court the above facts appeared in evidence, and Judge Louderback declared the killing to have been done in self defence, and discharged the prisoner. Great distress continues in Kansas and Nebraska owing to the ravages of grasshoppers aggravated by the cold weather. There has been intense cold in all parts of the States. In the middle of Pebruaiy at Boston many of the docks were frozen solid and persons could walk around the shipping. The flats on the southeast of Boston were firm out to the ship channel, and covered six inches deep with snow. The East river was frozen over. Between New York and Brooklyn was formed a bridge of ice across which thousands of people crossed. At Philadelphia the Delaware river was frozen over, and ships cannot approach the city. From all parts of the north and north-west came accounts of intense cold. By reason of the cold the loss of life to human beings and cattle was very great. Trains were delayed and navigation impeded. Suffering, sorrow, and destitution are accompanying this terrible winter, and thousands of the poor are thrown out of employment, and are in terrible straits from want of coal and blankets, and food.

A society of cannibals has been discovered at Hayti. A man was arrested with the head of a woman, who had been long missing, in his possession, and it was discovered that he had a number of accomplices, who were addicted to eating human flesh. They are all to be hung.

[FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, March 29. At the Police Court to-day two men named Halford and Taylor pleaded guilt}' to breaking into a store on |Saturday night and stealing money from the till, and about 3 cwt. of tobacco. The tobacco was found in two sea chests in their house. Both the young men 'arrived per Conflict. Halford is a coachbuilder and Taylor a carpenter. Both men were earning good wages. The money taken was 4s 6d in coppers. Several pairs of boots were also found in the House with a jemmy and other housebreaking tools. They were remanded, as the Resident Magistrate was absent.

Dr Johnson, Provincial Surgeon, and Drs Diver, France, and Harding, have addressed a protest to the Registrar General against his registering as a medical practitioner a person claiming under a diploma as doctor of medicine of Philadelphia, as they say tiiey know such degrees can be obtained for money without examination or a regular course of study.

[FROM OUB DUNEDIN COBBESPONDDNT.] Dunedin, March 27. The Nelson has sailed for London with 5203 bales of wool and other cargo valued altogether at £127,000. She has a large passenger list. Mr Bastings declines to contest the Waikouaiti seat in the Assembly. Alexander Mann, who was killed in n affray with the blacks in Queensland, was a brother to Charles Mann, of this city. The trial trip on the Oamaru line as far as the Awomoko branch was thoroughly satis factory.

The recent crushings at Bendigo have given an impetus to mining in that district. A great number of new leases have been applied for, and there is more activity in the district than has been seen for years. The new line of reef is south of Logan’s, and is eight inches wide, and has a breadth of sixty feet on the surface. In the Cromwell Company’s claim a splendid reef has been opened, which runs right into the adjoining claim. The stone gives excellent prospects. It is again reported that Mr Wilson Cray is alarmingly ill, Percy Ben, one of the sporting fraternity, who appeared in the dock dressed in a velvet coat and the height of fashion, was sent to gaol for a month for vagrancy. There is much excitement at Queenstown caused by the arrest of William Jackson Barry, once Mayor of Cromwell, and a young woman servant at Powell’s Hotel, for stealing a ring which was found in Barry’s house, and sworn to by Powell as his property. After two days’ hearing the Bench dismissed the case, but ordered the police to take other proceedings against the woman. March 29.

The Theatre services are getting fashionable. More than an hour before the time announced for the doors to open the street in front of the Princesses Theatre was crowded so as to stop traffic, by persons anxious to hear the Rev C. Clark preach. It is estimated that there were over 1500 persons in the building, and another thousand were unable to gain admittance. Another service at the Queen’s Theatre was also crowded.

The Durham’s passage was clone in fortyeight days twelve hours. The total distance travelled was 12,526 miles, giving an average of 262 knots per day, or nearly eleven knots an hour. Her best day’s work was 320 miles, and least 174 miles.

On Saturday Wriglit, Stephenson, and Co. sold by auction the Revoke filly for 36 guineas, the Ada Gelding for 46 guineas, and the Maid of Arrow, £2 6. Blackbird, £45, and to go Christchurch at £lOl ft bay Clydesdale, 3-years-old draught filly, Lily. Within one week over £l5O was collected for the Benevolent institution, £7O being contributed on the last day of the races, and £BO 10s at Princess’ Theatre last evening. With Government bonus, £2 for £l, this will make the handsome total of £l5O.

Commenting on the grain statistics of Otago and Canterbury, the Guardian remarks:—The wheat average is about 35i bushels to the acre, which is fully ten bushels more than last year. The average of oats is in excess of 37 bushels. In some well authenticated instancestheyhave yielded as much as from 70 to 90 bushels. In barley the average is 32£ bushels, and potatoes 5k tons to the acre. The next question is, how the surplus is to be disposed of, and it is apparent that with large stock M of corn remaining over from last year the opening up of new markets is desirable. Thus at the date when the returns were filled up, Otago had in stock 62,497 bushels of wheat, 31,929 bushels of oats, 16,129 bushels of barley, and Canterbury only 1139 bushels of wheat, 561 bushels of oats, and 126 bushels of barley. We cannot therefore recommend growers to hold out for long prices will be the exception and not the rule during the ensuing twelve months.

The Mataura railway as far as Mataura bridge will be ready for traffic early in June. A fatal accident occurred on the Peninsula this morning. A son of W. Hooper, estate agent, was employed on some road f ormation, and while excavating he was struck on the head by a large piece of loose rock and killed instantaneously. The deceased, was 25 years of age, and only arrived in the colony by the Gareloch. On Sunday last one of the strangest scenes ever witnessed in a Roman Catholic Church took place in the chapel at Oamaru, when the clergyman in his sacerdotal robes denounced from the altar certain members of the congregation. Father Donovan in very strong language stated that the promoters of the recent H.A.C.B.S. ball, in consenting in deference to other people’s feelings, to leave out the Pope’s health, were unworthy of the name of Irishmen or Roman Catholics, and that they should be shunned and avoided by his congregation. The proceedings are likely to form the subject of attraction in the law Courts, at the suit of a member of Father Donovan’s congregation, unless ample apology is made to those so publicly spoken of and stigmatised by him. A fire under very peculiar circumstances occurred on the farm of Norman Campbell, North Taieri, on the 26th, by which a quantity of fencing timber and farm implements were totally destroyed. Campbell estimates his loss at about £SO, and was uninsured. It appears that the threshing mill of Kirk and Bathgate commenced threshing on the morning of the 26th, and at two in the afternoon the horse used in carting the grain bolted, and one of the wheels passed over a coat close to a stack on the ground. Almost immediately flames wei e seen issuing by the stack, and it is thought that in the coat there must have been a box of matches, which ignited, and the high wind caused the flames to spread rapidly. The attendance on the first day of the races was 6500, second 4500, third 3500. Altogether the meeting was not a good one for bookmakers, some of whom were remarkably hard hit, while very few made money. Settling day, however, the “ metallicans” showed up well, nearly every one being present, and “parting” freely. Only one bookmaker was unable to meet his liabilities in full, but large numbers of the public were conspicuous by their absence. Only one scene took place throughout the evening, that being a disgraceful squabble between a losing bookmaker and a trainer of horses. These two took a cab and adjourned to the cricket ground, where a brutal fight took place, resulting in the betting man breaking one of his opponent's ribs. The amounts won by the owners of different horses are—Delamain, £945; Coombes, £200; Nosworthy, £230; Hutchinson, £177; Barton, £120; White, £100; Gourlay, £80; Goodman, £7O; Cotton, £42; M‘.Kay, £35; Blatch, £ll and the Master Rowe Silver Cup; Keenan, £10; total, £1990. At Arrowtown the police apprehended a man named “ Curly Jack” for deliberately setting fire to a hut where one Macarthy and his wife were lying drunk, near the Lower Shotover bridge. Macarthy got his wife out, and went to Queenstown for the police, but being drunk was locked up. Jack says Macarthy would not come out to fight, and he set fire to the hut to make him. He was only sorry his wife was not burned. The Caledonian gathering to-day was attended by over 6000 people, notwithstanding it was known beforehand that the wrestling match was postponed owing to Tyson’s ac» pident,