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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 69, 23 October 1862, Page 6 (Supplement)

Di'sxKrcTiVE Ffue. —-At two o’clock on Friday morning the premises known as the Albion Hotel, situated on Tc Aro idat, and occupied by Hr. Robert Archibald, wore discovered to be on lire. The Haines spread with fearful rapidity, and the alarmed inmates, who consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald, and their child about four years of age, had scarcely time to throw a mattress through the window, drop the child on the top of it, and effect their own escape by similar means, when the whole building became one mass of flames, which speedily spread to an adjoining cottage, and in the course of little more than an hour the premises were totally destroyed and nothing was left standing but the brick chimneys, the grate in one of which was splintered up with the intense heat to which it had been subjected. Such, was the rapidity with which the property was destroyed, that not a praticle of the furniture could be saved, and in fact, with the exception of people residing in the immediate vicinity, very few knew anything of the disaster, until it had been completed. The loss to the proprietor is, we understand, covered by insurance.— Wellington Independent, Oct. 4.

A Tough Stoky Well Tolu. —The Yorktown correspondent of the Kew York Tribune tells tho following story of a “potting ” skirmish between a Federal and Confederate soldier:—“A number of instances of personal daring are related, characteristic of the Maine regiment. During the first day’s skirmish on our right, two soldiers, one from Maine, tho other from Georgia, posted themselves each behind a tree, and indulged in sundry shots, without cil'eet on either side, at tho same time keeping up a lively chat. Finally, that getting a little tedious, Georgia calls out to Maine, ‘Give me a show,’ meaning slop out, and give an opportunity to hit, Maine, in response, pokes out his head a lew inches, and Georgia cracks away and misses ‘Too high,’ says Maine. ‘Now, give me a show.’ Georgia pokes out his head, and Maine blazes away. ‘To low,’ sings Georgia. In this way the two alternated several times, without hitting. Finally, Maine sends a ball so as to graze the tree within an inch or two of the ear of Georgia. ‘ Cease firing,’ shouts Georgia. ‘Cease it is,’ responds Maine. ‘ Look here,’ says one, ‘wo have carried on this business long enough for one day. S’pose wo adjourn for rations?’ ‘Agreed,’* says the other. And so the two marched away in different directions, one whistling ‘Yankee Doodle,’ tho other ‘ Dixi.’ ” (Jlnjkal Phatt. —The important relation with General Pratt maintained to New Zealand for so many months, will give interest to the following paragraph from an Australian exchange—- “ Notification has been received that General Pratt is appointed to tho colonelcy of the 17th Regiment of the line, and that his successor in the command of tho troops on the Australian station will shortly be announced. It is stated that Sir Henry Barkley will shortly receive his recall from the Government of Victoria, and that Captain Darling (son of the late Sir Ralph Darling) will be appointed to the vacancy. Holloway’s Ointment and' Pills. —Pvelcase from rheumatism.—Rheumatism is nearly related to gout, to both of which many are born with an hereditary predisposition. To such, cold and damp weather usually bring an attack; but its severity may bo mitigated, and its duration shortened by Holloway’s soothing Ointment and purifying Pills. The painful, swollen and inflamed joint is soon relieved by the proper application of this cooling Ointment, while the Pills reduce the active fever, moderate excessive action of the heart, and restore tranquility to circulation and nerves. These restorative remedies have subdued tho most unfavourable cases of acute and chronic rheumatism after every other moans had failed and the sufferer had in despair abandoned all hopa — Advt.