NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 980, 16 August 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mekivale. The next entertainment of •the series will be given in the schoolroom, tomorrow night, at eight o’clock. SydenjiA-M Cluu. —A meeting of this Club will be held on Friday evening, when the subject discussed will be “ Social Changes.” L.0.L., Ho 3, C.T.B.—An emergency meeting of the above chapter will be held in the Hall on i'riday evening at 7.30. Visiting Justices. —ln place of Mr Holiest on, Mr G. W. Hall has been appointed Visiting Justice of the prison at Addington, and Mr H. R. Webb Visiting Justice of the' prison at Lyttelton. Audit Officers.— The Governor has appointed George A. Clark, Robert King, Robert Wright, A. H, Maclean, and Lucien No wry to be travelling inspectors of the Audit Department. Arms fob the Police. —The foot men of the force have been supplied with superior Snider breech-loading rifles, and the mounted men with carbines and breech-loading revolvers. The Hew Railway Tariff.—A meeting of ‘ the committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday to consider the comparative statement prepared as to the effect of the new railway tariff. After some discussion, it was resolved to appoint a sub-committee to arrange the suggestions made at the meeting and forward the same to the Hon. John Hall at Wellington. Aims An's’ Meeting.— A public meeting convened by His Worship the Mayor to consider resolutions urging on the Govern ment the necessity of fostering local industries will be held at the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening. The chair will be taken by his Worship the Mayor, and the resolutions will be moved and seconded by Messrs J. P. Jameson, Ick, A. Duncan, H. Thomson. Wynn Williams, and other gentlemen. City Council. —A special adjourned meeting of the City Council took place yesterday, when the delegate to the Municipal Conference, Cr. Hobbs, gave an account of the various resolutions adopted at the sitting. Cr. Turner brought up the question of a letter appearing in the “ Lyttelton Times ” from Mr J. P. Jameson respecting the 2s rate, and animadverted somewhat strongly as to the action of the Mayor in the matter. After a lengthy discussion, it was resolved to hand the whole correspondence to the reporters for publication.

Suicide. —Yesterday evening, shortly after seven o’clock, Mr Wm, Dunn, cabman, residing in Barbadoes street south, was found hanging from a rafter of the stable adjoining his premises. It appears that he was in company in the kitchen with his wife and daughter about five o’clock, when he went out to the stable. His absence being somewhat prolonged, his daughter went in search of him, and discovered him hanging to a rafter by a halter. It appears that he must have mounted on the manger in the stall and thrown himself off. He was immediately cut down, and Dr. Bell Hay was speedily in attendance, but life was extinct. Pecuniary troubles are said to be the cause of the act. At the inquest which was held this afternoon, the evidence given confirmed the above particulars, and a verdict of “ Suicide while in a state of temporary insanity ” was returned. Accidents. —Yesterday morning a young lad, son of Dr. Turnbull, was engaged in some experiments in chemistry with Professor Bickerton, when a quantity of gunpowder exploded, sermudy singing the lower part of his face. —A lad named Robert. Tubman was received into the Hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries received by a cow rushing him in a paddock, and treading on his head. The Disadvantages of Bail. — Referring to a ease which is to come before the Resident Magistrate’s Court here, the “ Otago Guardian” says : —Matthew Hayes, a respect-able-looking man, who was arrested at Port Chalmers on Sunday under a warrant charging him with obtaining 10s by false pretences from a waggoner named Joseph Sheppard, on the 6th July, was remanded by the Bench yesterday to Christchurch, where the alleged offence is said to have been committed. The Bench naively informed the accused that if he was liberated on bail he would have the privilege of paying his own fare, but if not his expenses would be defrayed by the Government. At his solicitation, however, bail was allowed, himself in- £2OO, and two sureties of £IOO each. Football, —The teams chosen to represent the Christchurch Club in the matches with the College and Southbridge are as follows : Against Southbridge: Appleby, A., Atack, W. H., Boag, T., Boyd, G.. Bell, Q-., Brewster, J. E., Cuff, W. C., D’Emden, J. S., Deacon, E. R., Gapes, G., Johnston, F., Parker, G., Saltmarshe, A. C., Stringer, W„ Tosswill, W., Tayler, T., Rule, J. R. Against the College : Anderson, J. and A. H., Cotterill, H., E., and W., Evans, J. R., Hartland, W,, Hawkes, E. G., Mathias, G. S., Million, W., Moore, H, W., McCardell, J. H., OlUvier, L. M., Potts, W., Smith, M.; emergency, Collins, J. J., and Paul, E. J. Any of the number who may be unable to play are requested to let the secretary know at once. Colors for both teams—Red and Black. Meeting op Unemployed. —What was advertised as a meeting of the “ unemployed single men” was held last evening at the Temperance Hall, Gloucester street. There were about a hundred persons present, Mr Walker, an iron-rivetter, being called to the chair. The first resolution put to the meeting was proposed by Mr Thomas Langley, seconded by Mr J. Wakefield, and agreed to. It was to the effect that Mr March, administrator of charitable aid, had acted inconsistently and uncharitably towards the working classes of Christchurch, and that it was desirable that his conduct should be investigated by the Government. Another resolution was passed, approving of a committee being appointed to carry out the formation of a society for the protection of working men, and a cbmmittce for that purpose was nominated. A third resolution, proposed by Mr J. Wakefield, and seconded by Mr J. Cox, was that a delegate should be appointed, on behalf of the unemployed, to attend at the Oddfellows’ Hall at the meeting to be held there this evening. Mr John McLaren took part in the proceedings of the meeting, and it is understood that he was appointed as such delegate. The meeting was then adjourned until next Wednesday. . Excursion. —Captain Agar invited u party of friends to visit Port Levy on Tuesday last in his steam launch, the Lyttelton. The trip was a trial one, to ascertain the depth of wafer at the jetty and to initiate a weekly service to Port Levy, if found practicable. The day was fine, with a nice sou’-west breeze, and the Lyttelton ran from the Breakwater to within a few yards of the jetty in sixty-two minutes. On arrival the excursionists partook of an alfresco repast provided by Captain Agar, and drank success to the new enterprise. A landing was then effected, and most of the party walked round the beach to Mr Fleming’s, and, the launch having steamed across the bay, took all aboard, with the exception of one who had gone astray, but who turned up all right at thej jetty. About an hour was occupied in the run home, and everyone was thoroughly delighted with the trip. It is the intention to run to Port Levy at regular intervals, and no doubt the Lyttelton will be extensively patronised by lovers of fresh air, a trip on the wafer, and beautiful scenery. Fatal Accident at Oamaru.— The body of a woman identified as Mrs Tracy, has been found in a waterhole at the foot of an embankment at Oamaru. According to the de- \ scription given in the “ Times,” it appears that the poor woman left the house of Mrs Ross, who lives in Itchen street, some distance beyond its intersection with Severn street, at about 11 o’clock on Saturday night, with the intention of proceeding to her lodgings, at Mrs Orr’s, Wansbeck street. On getting as far as the embankment, she must have fallen over ; the water here is some 30 or 40 feet below the road, and the embankment is almost perpendicular, so that in ■ all probability she was stunned by the fall, as the water has only a depth of about 4 feet, and is only 6 or 8 feet wide. An empty rum flask was found in her pocket, but when she left Mrs Ross’s she is reported to have been quite sober. There is no suspicion of foul play, all the articles of value in her possession being found on the body. Harbor Works at Hokitika. The Hokitika Harbor Board contemplate carrying out extensive works at the river mouth. Elaborate plans of the river as it exists have been prepared by Mr O’Connor, C.E., and will be submitted to the numerous engineers who are ready to offer designs for the execution of the work. The reward offered for the best design is £250. The funds at present at the disposal of the Board do not exceed £30,000. . . A Comprehensive Preventive and Remedy. —A medical preparation which so admirably regulates and invigorates the whole internal organism as to protect it against every hurtful influence, and which completely removes the various causes which give rise to dyspepsia, urinary complaints, rlSbumatism, female disorders, and general debility, is certainly a most comprehensive preventive and remedy. This is the character assigned bv physicians to Udoipho Woite’b SCHISDA iiosuno Sohjwo.—[Ajivx.J

Mysterious. — A body of a man has been found in Albert Park, Melbourne. Under a tree near which it was lying, the police discovered three small bottles, which had recently contained chlorodyne. In addition to the £l9 16s 4d in the deceased’s pockets, the sum of £3O has been found secreted in his clothes, as also some New Zealand stamps. The body has not been identified. Port Chalmers Steam Hammer. —The steam hammer at Port Chalmers is said by the “ Guardian” to be kept busily at work. In addition to having manufactured a number of necessary tools, Mr Dunsmuir, the foreman smith, has utilised the large faggot of old rails, which was partially welded at the formal trial on Thursday last by making it into what is technically termed a “ stave,” on the end of which the blocks or slabs of iron to be "worked up will be welded, and then forged into the requisite shape. The whole of the machinery in connection with the hammer works splendidly.