The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1883.

Kumara Times, Issue 2016, 14 February 1883, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1883.

The Christchurch coach arrived with the mails this afternoon at two o s clock, having a large number of passengers. The Resident Magistrate's and Warden’s Courts, adjourned from Friday last, wore held to-day. Our x’opoi’t will be given to-morrow.

In the Warden’s Court this morning, on the case of Harris v. Gow being called—an action for £2OOO damages for alleged nonfulfilment of contract to supply water from the Waimoa-Knmara race —Mr Perkins stated he was happy to inform the Court that the case had been settled outside of the Coui’t. Terms were arranged on a basis satisfactox’y to both parties. The terms have not publicly transpired. Mr Perkins appeared for Mr Gow.

It appears Sir Julius Vogel's proposal to float the Victorian loan was xxot of such a nature as to justify the Government in accepting it. Concerning the inquixy into the cause of the death of Denis Quinlan, the Lyell coi’respondent of the Inaixgah.ua Herald telegraphed on the 9th instant “Four witnesses were examined yesterday, but nothing has transpired so far to show how deceased came by his death. The publication of the depositions is withheld until the conclusion of the inquiry. The

reports regarding decapitation are entirely without foundation. The head was fonnd lying close to the body, apparently having fallen off in the process of decomposition. At the same time the fleshy part of the skull was remarkably clean, and not a vestige of hair could be traced. An examination of the body shewed that several ribs were broken, and the chest appeared to be smashed in. Certain persons are suspected of having been instrumental in bringing about the death of the deceased, but there is no clue at present to warrant an arrest. Detective Quin is now here. A large number of witnesses will yet be examined.” The evidence of L. Carmine, J. Whelan, E. Williams, and Mary Grammatica was taken. The inquest was adjourned till Monday next, the 19th instant.

Commander Edwin wired the following weather warning yesterday at noon : “Bad weather is approaching from any direction between north and west and south-west ; the glass to fall, rising again after 12 hours, and within that time considerable sea. 55

The Property Tax for the financial year amounts to about £IOO,OOO.

The jockey Ray has died at Carterton from the effects of the accident received while riding the horse Clarence at the Teratahi races. The accident was mainly attributed to a defective course.

We (Greymouth Star) understand that Mr M'Kenzie intends at an early date to endeavour to float a company to work the valuable quarry of building stone held by him under lease. The stone is a quarter of a mile nearer town than Wallsend, and alongside the railway line. Sir Dillon Bell predicts that in the year 1900 New Zealand will be the most populous of the Australian colonies.

Mr Rolleston told the Otago folks, the other day, that he never realised what his functions as Minister of Mines was until he visited that locality. A Reefton paper says “ It is just twelve months ago that he told the dwellers on the West Coast the same story. 55

It would seem that there are some wretched ruffians in Wellington just now. In addition to Sir J. Prendergast's horse having its tongue torn out, we now hear of two other horses having their eyes taken out by some cruel monsters. An exchange says “One would almost feel inclined to apply the law of Moses, ‘an eye for eye, 5 to such miserable miscreants. 55 Hop picking has commenced at NelsonThe yield is magnificent, surpassing that of any previous season. The Maniototo correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes : —“ Shearing will soon be finished throughout the district, and the clip has been all that could be desired. On one station, I hear from good authority that the sheep averaged 9|lb of wool per head all round, and the same enterprising firm can boast of a ewe flock of Merinos whose fecundity averages an increase of 90 per cent, of lambs. 55

Mr Samuel Clayton, of Dunedin, who is a native of Milwaukee, where the terrible fatal fire occurred, informs the Otago Daily Times that the name of the hotel destroyed was the New Hall Hotel. It was a very large building, erected in 1851. It will also interest many acquaintances of Mr Clayton, to know that the two brothers Clayton, who are stated to have performed deeds of valour on that occasion, are broth ex’s of that gentleman.

We find the following in a contemporary : “Mr Charles Bright, the well-known Freethought lecturer, whose stay in New Zealand was a short time back of long duration, and who left Auckland for San Fi’ancisco, and then for New Yoi’k, is thus alluded to in the New York Daily News of November 27 :—ln the Supreme Coui’t to-day, Mrs Josephine Bright w r as granted by Judge Donohue an absolute divorce from her husband, Charles Bright, aixd the custody of the children was awarded to her. Mr Bright made no appeai’ance or defence, though duly served with the papers. Mr Bright is the lecturer from Australia who figured prominently as a speaker and lecturer at the Freethinkers 5 Convention at WatkixTs Glen last summer.

Piggott, the Laxxd Leaguer, declares that £IOO,OOO of the Laxxd League money is unaccounted fox'.

Edmund Yates, who was an old postoffice colleague of Anthony Trollope, thus describes him in the World newspaper : “He was full of common sense, and at the same time ludicrously obstinate and perverse ; roaring and spluttering, and wholly incapable of ax’gnraent. He was an amiable bull for whom there were a number of red flags always in stoi’e ; and when these wei’e waved at him he would stamp and snort, and toss and gore every-

body within reach. He could be ‘drawn 5 as easily as Mr Gladstone. What I have just said will be borne out by the following anecdote :—We were a party of postoffice officials, summoned from the four quarters of England, and we were in conclave at—not a bad place for it was Juue weather—the Red Lion at Henley. In the course of our deliberation, someone made a suggestion. Trollope, engaged in conversation at the end of the room, at once raised his head and his voice. ‘ I differ from you entirely, 5 he roared; I differ from you entirely ! What was it you said V ” On December 31st a snowstorm occurred in San Francisco, lasting nearly five hours. The deposit was nearly four inches on the level. It is the first time in the memory of the oldest inhabitants that such an event has taken place.

The railway between San Francisco and New Orleans was completed on January 12th.

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