THE GLOBE. MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1881.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2163, 31 January 1881, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1881.

Cantbbburt Autumn Meeting.—Owners a7e rminded that nominations for the Antnmn Handicap, Easter Handicap, and Flying Stakes oloae to-morrow evening, at nine o'clock.

Pbophetv Sake.—lnvestors and speculators in landed property in the neighborhood of the Heathcote will notice by an advertisement in another column of this journal that several very eligible allotments in the township of Highfield will be sold by Messrs H. Matson and Co., on Saturday next, the sth inst. Lyttblton Magibtbateb' Coubt.—The only case of hearing at this Court this morning was one arising out of an exhibition by two lads of their respective pugilistic qualifications. The Banch administered a reprimand, and ordered them to pay the costs, amounting in all to 7s.

Banquet to the Austbaiianb.—A very successful banquet to welcome the Australian Eleven was held on Saturday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr E. O. J. Stevens, M.H.8., and the whole proceedings were marked throughout with much enthusiasm.

Mbdioali Pbaomtionerb.—At the present time the names of 351 medical practitioners are entered in the medical register of New Zealand, hut of this number 45 are reported to have left the colony, leaving 306 to battle with the diseases of 450,000 persons. At present only one dentist has been registered under the Dentists Act of last session.

Shocking- Accident.—A shocking acoident is reported by the "Bay of Plenty Times." A man named Musgrovo was employed on the farm of Mrs Somerville, cutting oats for hay, with a reaper belonging to Mr E. Hamilton, when a little girl about two years old, daughter of Mr John Delaney, jun., who was lying among the oats was caught by the machine, and her left arm completely severed clobo to the shoulder. Dr. Ginders was immediately sent for, and wont out to the farm at once, whjre he dressed the stump, and the child is now doing as well as could be expected under the distressing circumstances.

New Cement.—The Wellington "Post" of Friday says :—lf a local inventor is not over sanguine, the days of concrete flagging are numbered, and we shall no longer be compelled to import cement, at a heavy cost, for the purpose. At the meeting of the City Council last night, a letter was read from Dr. Munro, in which he stated that he had succeeded in making concrete equal, at least, to thßt now made from cement, but with the enormous advantage that the cost of the materials he used only come to about as much as the freight of the cement from England. The mixture would set in six hours under water. The communication was referred to the city engineer. Tobacco CtriTTrßß.—Dr. Ginders has shown us (" Bay of Plenty Times ") a tobacco leaf from one of the plants grown by him this season, which is, we should think, of unusual size for this district. It is perfeotly free from any blemish, and measures 2ft 6in in length and Ift 2in in breadth. Dr. Ginders is experimenting with various kinds of the tobacco plant, to see whioh is most snited to the climate, though, of course, he grows only for his own consumption. It will be satisfactory for the people here to know which plant is best adapted for the place, as if, is to be hoped Govenment will some day withdraw their practical prohibition of the growing and manufacture of tobacco.

Natitbai SitVBBPiATiNO.—A curious instance of natural silver-plating is reported from the Lord of Lome Mine, of the American Flat section, Nevada. The sides next to the veins and the hanging walls of the ledge are covered with a thin coating of natural plating of pure silver as smooth as glass. The vein itself is narrow, and is being prospected by means of a tunnel. The superintendent says this peculiar feature of the enclosing walls is observable so far as the tunnel has followed the ledge. The ore of the vein itself is of a soft, easily-worked nature, showing considerable chloride as well as snlphurets, yet not giving very high assays. The filmy deposit of silver on the walls was evidently oondensed and forcibly deposited there under immense pressure, as it has a smooth, burnished appearance.

The Sohoomiastbb Abboad.—The following somewhat curiously-worded application for the position of teacher of singing at the Normal School at Wellington, waa read at the meeting of the Education Board on Wednesday :—" Gentlemen, re the advertisement for a Teacher of Singing. Allow me to introduce myself as one competant to impart full information respecting the Gamut and Stave, to instruct the voices in their proper cleff, and to build up their knowledge (practical and technical) of the keys through the natural modulation of the tetraohords, ottii voice being mezzo-soprano enables me to take Treble, Alto, and high Tenor, for teaching purposes. Permit me to remain, &3." Another applicant spelt "answer" ansrvere in two plaoes in his letter. The Case op John Mttepht.—The following appears in the Wellington " Times" of the 27th inst.: —Judgment was delivered yesterday in the Court of Appeal case, the Q.aeen v Murphy. Murphy had been convicted and sentenced to four years at the Ohristchurch Supremo Court for forging a sale note to deliver grain, and appealed, in error, on the ground that a general verdict was given on all the counts, one of which charged him with forging a " writing obligatory," which had not been sustained. Arguments were heard some days ago, and his Honor the Chief Justice now said that it was quite clear from the authorities that where there was any bad count in an indictment, and a general judgment was given, the judgment must be reversed. The first count charged the accused with forging a writing obligatory, and a writing obligatory was a document under seal, and of the same force as a deed, which this sale note was cot. But there were other counts in the indiotment which might be supported by the evidence, and the case must therefore be remitted back to the Supreme Court at Christohuroh for the proper judgment to be given under the good counts. Mr Justice Richmond concurred in the judgment. City Bbwagb.—The Auckland City Council have been endeavoring for some time past to fall upon a plan of utilising the city sewage, and making it a source of revenue instead of loss to the corporation. In Sydney the same problem is exercising the wisdom of the city fathers, and public opinion has been Etrongly manifested in favor of what is known as the JLiernur system. Captain Liernur, in a recent letter in the Sydney papers, says that "with a consumption of lib. of coal, he can evaporate 121bs. of water, mixed with any quantity of sewage matter, and obtain a dry, inodorous, fertilising poudrette oomposed of 75 per cent, organic substance, in which there are 8 per oent. of nitrogen, 31 per cent, of potash, and 2£ per cent, of phosphor, valued at £lO per ton by the wholesale agricultural chemist. At the most, he estimates the annual cost per person at Is fid, and the annual value of the manure to be produced upon his systom at 10s per person." The Sydney " Telegraph " says, " the scheme has nature on its side to the extent that her law is that animal refuse should be returned to the soil as vegetable food. For organised human society to live in perpetual violation of that law, while all the other fauna on the globe obey it, is almost a censure on human reason." Gigantic Pobk Speculation.—Amid the turmoil of the Presidential election in America there has been closed one of the largest and most successful speculations that ever excited the brain of Chicago, the " Armour Pork Corner." Its influence in advancing provision prices was folt in all parts of the world. A Chicago telegram describes the speculation and its results:—ln July, 1879, after one member of the firm of Armour and Co. had returned from Europe where he had been taking observation of the pork market, the firm began buying pork; and in December, when it had risen to 14dols, closed out, making a profit of 2,000,000d015. Not satisfied that it had reached the highest point, they continued buying until pork had dropped from 14iols to 9dols 25 conts, absorbing their profit and an additional million. In April of this year they again began buying at from lOdola. to lOdola. 50 cents, a barrel, and bought up 350,000 barrels of spot pork between these figures and 1,250,000 barrels of options. Eor the last three months they have been closing ont their gigantic purchases at prices ranging from 16dob. to 18dols. 50 cents, clearing over seven millions on this deal and being winners on the two deals to the extent of six millions."

Sad Death of a Lady in a Bath.—On Sunday morning, November 7th, the body of Mies Annie Cook, daughter of Mr Thomas Cook, the well-known excursionist, wag found in a bath at Mr Cook's residence, near Leicester. Miss Cook bade her father and mother good-night on Saturday, and went as usual to the bath-room. On getting up on Sunday morning, Mr Oook was astonished that her bedroom had not been occupied. With assistance he broke open the bath room door, and was Bhocked to find her body floating in the bath. Death was attributed to a fit. An inquest was held at Thorncrcft House, near Leicester, on Monday. The evidence showed that a new patent gas water heater had been fitted to the bath, and when the accident occurred it was only the third time it had boen used. On the previous occasion when Bhe used the bath she com-

plained to an intimate friend that when in the bath she lost consciousness, and site hardly knew how she recovered herself, as she felt that she was on the verge of death. She, however, had not complained of this to her father or mother. On Saturday night Mr Oook noticed an exceedingly disagreeable s-,.,e1l after the apparatus had boen lighted, and the smell he compared to that of bilge water in a steamship. No more was thought of the matter, and .Miss Oook wes found dead in the bath next morning. Dr. Henry Lankester, who wbb called, said he found evidences which showed that there hud been an exceedingly high temperature in the room, and this together with the exceedingly offensive effluvia from the gas apparatus induced syncope, and drowning supervened. The room was fitted with electrio bells, so that had the deceased had powor, she could hare called assistance at ones. The jury returned a verdict of death by drowning, whish was brought about as stated in the lae.ciical evidenoe,

Accident.—On Saturday afternoon Mr Mullins, of the Junction Hotel, Hals well, was thrown from his trap on the Lincoln road, and was rather severely cut about the face and hands. He was at once taken to the Hospital, but as the injuries sustained were not norious ho shortly after left for his home, The horse and trap were subsequently found at Hoon Hay. LBAVIN& A BAIMET? OUT IN THB Colli. A liyttelton tradesman is reported to hare made the most of an opportunity last Friday night. It seems that one of those most unwelcome of uninvited guests who, when duty calls, hesitate not to invade the innermost sanctum of their neighbor's premises, had quite unexpectedly taken up his quarters within the tradesman's domestic oasis on London street. The tradesman appears to have borne the surprise with a degree of meekness and graciousness quite unlocked for by his guest, who, probably finding the former so good-natured, just stepped off the threshold of the premises for a minute or two. His vexation at finding tho door closed and looked upon essaying to enter again may bo left without further comment, as may also what took place when his employer, the hoid bailiff, discovered the situation.

Westpobt Coal.—The Government have accepted the tender of the Westport Colliery Company for the supply of coal for delivery at Wanganui, Waitara, Foxton, Wellington, Napier, Lyttelton, and the Bluff till the 31st of December, 1881. Cheap Bread.—Bread in Napier is cheap enough just now. The 21b. loaf is being sold at the low price of 2ld. HABVEST IN THE EIT.KBMEBK DISTBICT. Harvesting in all its branches is now well under way in this district, and at present everything tends to prove that it will be a good one. Already the threshing machines are at work. The first dray, loaded with wheat, was received at the Doyleston station, on Friday morning, from the farm of Mr John Bennie.

Gobsb Fence Fibe.—As the mid-day train from Bangiora to Oxford was passing the property of Mr A. Parsons, Fernside, on Friday last, the sparks from the engine ignited the gorse fence, but through the prompt action of some of the harvesting hands, who happened to be at or near the spot where the fire broke out, the hedge was cut away and the flames speedily extinguished. Thb Oiimatb of Cypbu-b.—A oorrespondent of the " Daily Telegraph," at Limaeol, Cyprus, referring to a recent article in that paper on the aoenery and climate of that island, says he can endorse every word of it, and that as a summer residence Mount Treodos cannot be surpassed in Europe, and that " merely to breathe the pure air there is a satisfying pleasure of itself." Quoting statistics in proof of its healthfulness, as exemplified in the various regiments stationed there, he states that the absence of an hotel keeps away visitors, and that this want is not likely to be rectified while the " uncertainty of the intentions of the Government prevents Englishmen from investing their capital here." Wobkino thb Obacle.—ln these the days of sweeps, consultations, and every other form of speculation (says the " Kumara Times"), the greater amount dangled before the public the more attractive, as a rule, it appears ; but the manner of distribution in these enormous Melbourne sweeps is simply something extraordinary. A short time ago the " Oracle" of £20,000 on the Victorian races was issued, and it became the talk of the town here. One gentleman in particular would have nothing to do with your " paltry £IOOO sweeps," but would "go in for something good where you have a chance of making money, such as the ' Oracle.' " The drawing took place, and a Dillman's Town resident, fortunately as he then considered, drew a horse. Yesterday the same person received by the mail the magnificent sum of 15s 8d in Victorian fourpenny and twopenny stamps as the value of the horse he had drawn, with a deduction of Is for postage and trouble. This should be sufßoiont to deter many in future from investing in tho consultations of another colony, where they " work the oracle" with a vengeance. Ashbubton.—A meeting was held in the Town Hall, Ashburton, last Friday evening, at which it was deoided to form a poultry, pigeon, and canary society. The rules of the Christchurch society were adopted, with the exception of a few alterations. The following officers were thon elected :—President, Mr B. G. Wright, M.H.B. ; vice-president, Mr T. Bullock ; treasurer, Mr Poyntz ; secretary, Mr Permain ; committee, Messrs J. H. Wood, Charlton, Saunders, Biggs, and Jacobson. The first show of tho aooioty is expected to take plaos in May.