The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1878.

Kumara Times, Issue 468, 27 March 1878, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1878.

Another mining accident occurred at Larrikins this forenoon, at a claim worked by Hodge and party, and close to Barrowman's. It appears that yesterday a large boulder had been taken down from the roof, and propped up in the driver. This morning while Thomas Hodge was in the act of removing another boulder, the firstmentioned became loosened, and, rolling down, crushed him between the two. The principal injury sustained is a fracture of the right leg below the knee joint. He was at once brought down to the local hospital ward by his mates, and friends, and promptly attended to by Dr. Bennett.

Referring to Ryan, charged with the murder of Daniels at Kumara, the West Coast Times states that he has been " as cool as a. cucumber" ever since his incarceration.. He sleeps soundly, eats well, and does not allow his trial to disturb his mind in the least degree. He seldom has spoken of it, but when he has referred to it, he has done so with utter indifference. No solicitor has as yet been engaged for the defence.

It was mentioned the other day that in some extraordinary way a pistol in the holster of a constable attending the Greymouthraces exploded, and that two boys had a narrow escape. One of them, we now learn, is Mr Michael Hannan, son of Mr Dennis Hannan, of Kumara, who writes to his father the following account of the accident:—"Whilst I and some other boys were standing near a fire (which had been lit for making coffee), we heard a and I felt something grazing my hip. /I said, ' Did you feel anything V And another boy said, •' Something has struck me on the arm.' At first we thought it was a bottle that had burst in the fire, and thought no more of it fof a few minutes, till somebody ran up and said, 'Dorris's pistol has gone off.' The other boy pulled up his sleeve, and found a wound on the elbow, the bullet having just grazed the flesh. When I looked at myself, I found that the bullet had entered my coat about an inch below the flap of the pocket, taking with it a handkerchief, which I found (with the

bullet embedded half way in it) inside the main lining at the ..back of my coat.. Every person present said I had a narrow escape, as the bullet was going so fast as to carry the handkerchief with it through the pocket and then between the lining and the cloth to the back. Had I 'been standing facing the direction whence the bullet came, or had I been even a few inches more to the left, and caught the full force of the ball, most probably I would not now be writing this; but, thank God ! it ended well, and I am not even scratched. I have got the bullet now."

Frank Truman's latest contribution is unavoidably held over until Saturday. At a meeting of the Church of England Vestry, held last evening, the report of the committee appointed to make arrangements in connection with the late concert was presented. The total receipts amounted to £6O 2s 6d, and the expense incurred was £6 13s. Accounts for the latter sum were passed for payment, and the remaining £5310s 6d was ordered to be placed to the credit of the Church account. The members of the vestry were exceedingly gratified at the result of the entertainment and a cordial voto of thanks was recorded to those ladies and gentlemen, who so cheerfully gave their services. It was resolved to invite tenders for the completion of the Church in accordance with the original plans and specifications, with some slight exceptions. Several of those present at the meeting expressed their willingness to devote their leisure time on Saturday next towards making a road from Seddon street to the Church. Others who may be inclined to assist are requested to meet at the Church as early as possible, bringing toois, picks shovels and axes.

Phillip Gaviiey, who sustained fracture of the skull on Monday, through the falling of a tree, lies in a most critical condition. • It is not expected that he will live over to-night. He is most assiduously attended by Dr. Bennett. This afternoon a procession paraded the streets consisting of manyofthemembersaf the Hibernian Society (in regalfa), fich'qpl 'children, clergymen of the Roman Oat&olfe Church, and a number of persons <tvis>. j-upon enquiry, we learned represented fyjgsj who had taken the pledge of tofil' I abstinence during Father Hennebery r s mission. ' -' .. \, '.

Some splendid Arahura potatoes, also Canterbury hams and bacon, are advertised for sale by M. S. S. Pollock. —' • We have been shewn some apples grown, by Mr Montague on the banks of the Teremakau, and a finer specimen of. fruit' we have seldom seen, each apple weighing one pound and over. It has cost the New Zealand Herald £6O for writing of a Mr Calcutt that ha was "indigent,"-twhen Windigaant^waa-jrhat was meant.

An article on " Piety" in The World concludes as Did -any one, ever lpok with other thfya disgust- on the 1 ig&tiern pioxis child, -who only smiles--with the corners of his mouthy never dogis any-' thing wrong, never enjoys the sun and the bright blue sky unreservedly as other. young things do who talks much of sin and Satan and the temptations of the world ? Truly those who thus pervert the beauty and innocent sweetness'of childhood have well deserved the epithet of the terribly pious." ■':. J \ ■ The alleged defalcations ef Haraer, late agent of the Bank of Zealand at Ross, are said to amount to between £ISOO and £2OOO. A probate duty stamp, representing in itself the sum of £BO2, was turned out at the Government Printing office the other day. It was attached to the will of the late Sir D. Munro. ■ j The Union Bank of Australia shipped per Alhambra 2,3630zs 2dwts 12grs gold' bullion, the produce of this district. The ! following parcels of gold were waiting for j transhipment at Greymouth yesterday per I Alhambra, for Melbourne :—Bank of New Zealand, 55000z5; National Bank, 2500 Q2a ; Union Bank, 1500. j ' -Austria is advancing as. a Naval She has built a war the Custozza, which the Duke of Edinburgh 1 pronounced to be "a type of a ship of which there is no example in the British navy." She was moddelled, planned, built, furnished and equipped entirely in Austria, by Austrian naval architects and shipwrights. Her armour was made in Austrian foundries of iron obtained in Austrian mines, and Austrian machinists constructed her engines in Trieste." The following from the Melbourne Age will be read with interest by many old Victorians on the Coast.—Tidings are to hand of Mr C. E. Jones, a well-known Victorian politician, and formerly Minis- ! ter of Railways. We have before us a letter in his hand writing, bearing date 85, South Grace street, Chicago, 19th December;/; 1877#f Ha say^j:—"l am now ipditbt in chief aiii. one third. prp-_.|, prietofr of the Western Era, a new paper, ' which commences almost immediately" •

to be published in.this city of Chicago, but I fear it won't make much money. I have been editing the Spirit of the Turf, a horseman's paper. But of course my sympathies are with men rather than with horses, although some horses are better than many men. I have written many books since my departure from Victoria, and am now engaged on two, but my chief delight is to pile up material for lectures on America and its Congress, which may yet tickle the ears of the Victorians. If my means would permit I should lecture in this country extensively on Victoria and its people, because, I am sure that thousands of men with shekles of Bilver and gold would migrate across the Pacific if only the truth were known, asking no aid except the information that I could supply." Socrates used to say that it was pleasant to grow old, with good health, and a good friend, and he might have reason as health is the greatest of all possessions and 'tis and an old maxim, that a hale cobbler is a better man than a sick King, but unfortunately diseases of a painfuland violent nature attack all, from the Prince to the beggar, and then will a golden staff help gouty feet, or a wooden stick, rheumatic leg 3to walk?. Reader—should you suffer with rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia or muscular stifling pains, use "Ghollah's Great Indian Cures," the wonder of the Nineteenth Century. Testimonials may be seen and Medicines procured at all Medicine Vendors.—[Advt.J