The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1880.

Kumara Times, Issue 1084, 22 March 1880, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1880.

A sad misfortune by which a young man named Richard Wood lost his life occurred about two o’clock on Saturday afternoon last. It appears that Wood was engaged by Mr Martin Ryder to look for some stray cattle, and that the two proceeded in company on foot up to the Teremakau river. Just above the gorge Wood, hearing the barking of dogs on the other t side of the river and seeing some cattle at once attempted to ford it, although cautioned by Mr Ryder of the danger attendant thereon. Wood, having safely proceeded some three parts of the way across, called to Ryder to follow, as it was “all right.” This Ryder at once essayed to do, but just as he got into the river he saw that Wood has suddenly disappeared, and, after calling for some time he returned to town and lodged information of the occurrence at the Police camp.

Early yesterday morning a search party, headed by Constable Nash, proceeded in a boat hp the river to the spot which was pointed out by Mr Ryder as the place where Wood disappeared, and, although the search was continued all day up to late hist night the only thing fOuhd was Wood’s hat, which was picked up by Constable Nash about half-a-mile below the spot where Wood was last seen. The police left again early this morning to drag a large hole in close proxiniity to where Wood attempted to cross the river, as it is supposed the stream would probably carry the body to this eddy. Wood was a native of Tasmania, and about 20 years of age.

An inquest will 1)6 held to-morrow on the body of a child named Brown, who died somewhat suddenly. We regret to learn that a painful and fatal accident occurred td the youngest child of Mr O’Connor, District Engineer at Hokitika, yesterday; It appears that a quantity of boiling water accidentally fell on the child, and it was severely burnt and subsequently died from the injuries it received. Mr o*Connor and family were on the eve of leaving Westland for Otago ; and on Saturday evening last at a meeting of Mr 0 Connor’s friends held prior to his departure the Hon. J. A. Bonar presented Mr O’Connor with a silver tea service, a clock, and a diamond ring. The annual inspection parade of the local Rifles- will be held this evening, at the Adelphi Hall, when all the arms in possession of the Cohlingent will be examined. The firing for the district prizes took place this afternoon, under Lieut. Spence, but had not terminated at the time we went to press.

'teachers affi Required by the Eduction Board of Westland for the Hokitika add Westbrook schools. Applications will be received up to the 31st inst. by the Secretary to the Board. We Would remind contractors that the tenders fdr lengthening the bridge at the Arahura, known as Thompson’s bridge, will close at Etokitika to-nloi'rOW after l noon.

As the day draws hear for the great race of autumn in New South Wales) the Sydney Cup (which will be run on the 31st inst.) the interest therein gradually increases, and the local consultation by Mr Gilbert Stewart on the event is now rapidly filling up. Those persons desiring to participate therein should make early application, as, owing to the fact that this is the only consultation announced on the event and there is also a splendid field engaged, there will in all probability be a great tilsh for tickets at the last moment.

Information has been received in Auckland from New Caledonia that the well known schooner Aaha, formerly the Peerless, of Auckland, lias been lost in a hurricane about the 17th ultimo, when returning for the New Hebrides from Noumea with laborers whose term of service had expired. It is stated that all the crew and laborers were lost. Beyond the fact of the loss no further intelligence has been received. ,

Deer (states the Geelong Advertiser) are said to be very numerous in the Brisbane ranges. A sportsman who has recently visited that locality observes that, on account of the dry weather, they are forced to leave their haunts among the secluded gullies and travel in search of water, generally, visiting some of the large dams in the more open country. This gentleman states that a short time back, one morning about daybreak* he saw no less than -25 of these animals come down from the ranges for a drink.

At a wrestling match in New York, Biddey, , the - English • giant, defeated Andrd Christol, a Frenchman, in two straight falls. The London correspondent of the “Australasian,” writing in connection with the Tay Bridge disaster, says :—A new agency for the recovery of the bodies, namely, that of clairvoyance, has been introduced. A lady who pretends to clairvoyancy Was taken out to mid-stream in a yacht. After a time she asked for the grapnels to be lowered, saying there was a body deeply embedded in the sand at that particular spot. The collar of a man’s coat was brought to the surface, and this circumstance has inspired belief in her art. Just as darkness was coming on she said there were twenty bodies all in a heap, a little to the east of the piers, but the opportunity was not afforded of putting this statement to the test.'

The first blast in the greatest cutting of the new Panama Canal was exploded on January 10. M. de Lesseps, who is now at Panama with a large engineering staff, declared that the canal was the closing work of his life.

Frotft Switzerland extremely bad weather is repotted'. Lake Zurich is frozen over, and Lakes Could, NeucMtel, and the river Arno are also frozen. Tire whole Country is said to be a mere mountain of snow*, and all business is interrupted.

During the last year the Tomb of the Kings* Aorth of Jerusalem (tomb of Helena, Queen of Adiabene, a convert td Judaism 46 c.e.), has been bought by the French, and enclosed with a stone wall. Excavations have been made, chambers before unknown have been opened, aivd thd body of a woman was found covered with jewels, laOes* and gems. In one of the chambers opened a few years ago, a skeleton was found, and also sonie valuable relics-.