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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 101, 9 March 1880, Page 4

The Invercargill Weekly News, in noticing something said by its local contempo.ary, remarks :—“lt is gratifying to learn that our local contemporary has no desire to deny us the privilege of snarling and sneering.” Many thanks. Not to be outnone in generosity, let us accord to him the the exclusive monopoly of fawning, whining, and crawling.” A Baltimore paper says that an amusing incident occurred at Rockville, Md., the other day, during the session of the Presbytery of Maryland, at that place. While one ,J the Ministers was speaking, there was a great fluttering heard in one of the large stoves of the church. An examinarwealed the fact that it contained a large owl, which had come down the chimney. The stove door was opened and the owl was let loose in the church. After flying around for a while, the owl was forced out of one of the windows, and quiet reigned. Another Confessional Scandal.—There is a grave scandal in the W r est. A prebendary who holds one of the best livings in the Church, an eloquent preacher an able and accomplished _ .n, and a distinguished member of the Ritualistic party, is charged with seducing the daughter of a tradesman. The prebendary has disappeared. The affair is in the hands of the Bishop of the diocese; and, if all I hear be true, this young lady is not the only victim of this Lothario in a cassock. The origin of the scandal is, as usual, the confession of This system of confession in the English Church will have to be put down, or it wil put down the Church of England.—Glasgow Weekly Moil , 29th November, 1579. The Auckland Star i elates the manner in which a Maori prisoner lately made his escape at Helensville:—“lt appears that the constablehad furnished the Maori with bags for a pillow, and the Maori rigged up a dummy with the bags, and s iffed the same under the blankets. The native got behind the door about breakfast time, and as the constable came in and walked toward the bed the Maori popped from the house, running over the property of Mr. McLeod, with Constable Naughton following hard, and shouting to a man named Reinmer, in the employ of Mr, McLeod. The native passed the house of the latter about thirty yards in advance of the constable, but Rennner, starting fresh, ran the aboriginal down in three minutes. The latter armed with a pair of boots, was about to make a fight for it when he saw Mr. Isaac McLeod bearing down on him, and the sight of so formidable an antagonist at once extinguished the fighting ardour of of Mr. Ileremaia, who surrendered once more to captivity. A cow succeeded in makingthings rather lively for two gentlemen in the YVairarapa recently. It appears that Mr M’Gregor, of Masterton, and Mr William Feist (a brother of the Mayor), of the Upper Plain sawmills, were driving a cow, which had lately calved, up to the stockyard to be milked, when upon entering the yard the cow rushed at Mr M’Gregor, one horn entering over his right eye and the other underneath the arm, pinning him against the yard fence. The fence fortunately was old, and gave way, thus saving Mr M’Gregor’s life, as undoubtedly he would have been smashed. As it was, he escaped with a cut over the eye and several bruises. The cow then attacked Mr Feist, and knocked him down, pawing him about and tearing his clothes, but beyond several bruises, not doing him injury. The cow was a tame one, and was driven quietly up to the yard, the gentlemen having no suspicion she would behave in the manner she did.— Post. To visiters or intending visitors to Wanganui, the following advice—unlike that of doctors and lawyers —given gratis, to keep their eyes, so the Yankee would say, “skinned” when on a visit to Wanganui, maybe useful, as the following tale of facts wilt sufficiently illustrate: —Two blacklegs, one from Auckland and the other from Wanganui, sat dawn to play “ Yankee grab in an hotel in a town this side of Cooks Strait. They played heavily, ar d about a couple of hours after they commenced one was completely cleaned out, having lost over LIOO. The winner, as he got up said, “Isay B yon used ore false die ! ” was the reply. “Oh ! yes you did ” exclaimed the winner, “I soon spotted yo: .-little game, so I got out three, and of course skinned. You’re a big rogue B , but I’m a much bigger one. H re’s a couple of pounds to get you back to town! Ta, ta, B ?” and the scoundrel was off. The facts of the case are in the main correct.

The Zeeland Herald, says : —“ Alluding to a remark in an article in a late paper, a correspondent thus corrects us, and gives a glimpse into the future : ‘ Will you please allow me to point out that the battle of Arm aged cl on will be fought out bet'll i two nations, viz., Gog and Israel, otherwise Russia and Britain. The approaching conflict in Eurcfpe will secure the supremacy of Russia and her allies, but Britain will take no part in it. Afterwards, Russia and her allies will come down with a mighty host to ovei whelm Britain, then occupying Palestine and Asia Minor, but at the battle of Armageddon Russia will be annihilated, and from that time forward our nation will be supreme in the world.’ We do not inquire where our correspondent gets his proofs for the extensive programme which he lays down, because that would simply bring upon us a shower of texts of which we could make no application to ourselves. We doubt very much whether Europe is going to war just at present, and we doubt whether the Colossus of the North could be “ annihilated ” in one battle, and that all the other nations would disappear, leaving “ our nation ” supreme in all the world.” Holloway' h Ointment and Pills. —Glad Tidings.—Some eonsitutions have a tendency to rheumatism, and are throughout the year borne down by its protracted toitures. Let all sufferers bathe the affected parts with warm brine, and afterwards rub in this soothing Ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their agony, and, assisted by Holloway’s Pills, the surest way of overcoming their disease. More need not be said than to i-equest a few days’ trial of this safe and soothing treatment, by which the disease will ultimately be completely swept away. Pains that would make a giant shudder are assuaged without difficulty by Holloway’s easy and inexpensive remedies, which comfort by moderating the throbbing vessels and calming the excited nerves.