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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 386, 26 August 1884, Page 2

The usual football scratch match dirl not take place on Saturday owing to the very inclement weather. The cricket match, Australians t. Nottingham was drawn in favor of the home team, who had 9 wickets to fall aad 119 runs to make to win. /The accident to ihe lad Woods, who was injured at Mataura, on Monday week, has we regret' to say, terminated fatally. The poor little fellow never recovered from the shock, iiid Vuecumbed to his injuries about 6 o'clock on Suiulay .nioruiu'g. . Much sympathy will be felt £or .he beriaved parents. A. public trial of Messrs tt B. Ooikerell and Son's": patent cultivators took .place .at ,Mr JDoali's' Orescent , Farm, near Wyndhani, on Monday last. There were not many farmers jj>re£ea<j,-^;al! who were there' admitted tat tue _wjprk done was excellent and the implement wan considered a good oue for the district,

v The S#n Francisco mail steamer arrived at i Aucklarta-on Sunday. I A aecwioi^veiy important as affecting the | relations' of landlords and tenant! was given; j on Friday by his Honor Mr Justice Williami.! '< The -arose^respecting the fcankrapt i eßteteofj JohriiGiithriej whose landlord had \ distrained for M 0( the amount of tW9]yeaf»* arrears%of|f?)i^/ : The present Act : entities^/ andlord tohpreferehce so far as six months' rent is concern«d, and the point raised wa» whether his common-law right to levy distress for. over that amount was not withdrawn* I His Honor held that a common-law right,] must be taken away by express legislative enactment, and although regretting . th*t there ! were no regulations in the present Aot for! limiting and regulating the landlord's power, j he decided that the right of distraint was j not interfered with.

The boy Louis Marisco, who was severely injured, at Invercargill, under circumstances previously narrated, died on. Friday morning. His brother Frank, ag«d- 16,- had thrown • a poker at another brother named Joseph, bat the latter avoiding the misiile, it struck Loui'b on the kcad. It was apparent from the first that there was little hope of, his recovery The deceased was twelve years of age. An inquest tras held on the body of the lad on Saturday at the Invercargill Courthouse. The above facts were elicited in evidence. Dr Closb had attended deceased, and, in conjunction with Dr Whitton, performed an operation, but an abacesß had formed from which death ensued. The post mortem^ was performed by ■.■Dr,- Macpherson, whose .evidence supported this. Frank Marisco was preßent in custody, having been arrested on a charge of manslaughter. The jury returned the following verdict : — " That the deceased Louis Marisco came to his death by a blow with am iron instrument administered by Frank Marisco on or about the lot August Afterwards, at the R.M. Court, Frank Marisco was charged with the manslaughter of his brother Louis on the Ist inst. Accused was remanded for eight days, on: the application of Sergeant Morton, ono of the principal witnesses, J. G« Carlyle, who witnessed the occurrence, being absent.

; A good deal of bankruptcy busmen was : transacted at a sitting of the District Court, at' InVefcargill on Saturday, before iJudge Ward. Fourteen debtors were adjudicated ; bankrupts on their own patitions, amongst the^ the', following;— iXdward Darrell, Wai,m«a Plains (Mr Finn for petitioner) ; Wm, Crow, Waimea Plains (Mr Finn) ; JohnQuin, iDipfoh (Mr Finn); J. E. Black, Winton (Mr i Matthews). ;.Dugald Cameron, Groye Bush(Mr Wade) ; William Lane, Invercargill (Mr | Finn) 8.. W. Aitkin and Alexander Cross, InTercargill (Mr Wade) ; John Hunter, Otaria ; (Mr Finn), In each of the aboro cases th« i Deputy Assignee was appointed* trustee.— The public examination* of Thebphilus Danie) : (Mr Kea'd«), Peter Mcl Swan (Mr Finn), and JohnCurria and Darid Waddell (Mr Ald(ridge were declared finished, no one appear;ing to «xaaine. — Thomas Davidson, for whom :Mr Matthews appeared, was called upon for public examination, and Mr Aldridge ap« . peared on behalf of seToral crtditors to examine.—The depositions made by the debtor at the meeting of his creditors were put in* The debtor, on oath, said I. S. Simsoa waß the principal unsecured creditor when he filed his petition. He did not pay Messrs McArdell and Co. any money after the petition was filed. To Mr Matthews : He fully expected to be able to pay Simson and hijj other creditors, but tarou|k^^b|4^?"^.! |gi§iiftd lost 'bQS.yiip.-t^o^^^otoff t forced sala of stock hb\tS^f'^M:^- : s '■'-';£ James Harrey, solicitor, gaYsevidencer 'ii»Si debtor's land had been mortgaged for £3 per acre to the B. and iT. Z. M. and A. Co. It was put up for sale, and £4 18s 6d per acre bid for it, but it was bought in by Mr McArdell for the unsecured creditors at £5, the expec* tation being th»t it would realise considerably more. His Honor declared the examination finished, and intimated .that objcotions could be made when the debtor applied for his discharge. Since our last issue the political situation has undergone considerable change. Mr J t W. Thomson was not successful in forming a Ministry and the task was then entrusted to Sir George Grey, who ia now engaged Cabinetmaking. The Parliamentary correspondent of jbhe ' Ofcajgo Daily Times,' who seems to be rery well informed, gays ;•—" Itiu considered in Wellington rerj do»biful ft Sjr George will succeed, and more doubtful, if he d#«s succeed, whether his Ministry wjll Jjite. The impression is strengthening that Major Afckwr son will ere long be eallgd upon on&s move to form a Goyermntnt." The latest deyelop--ment will be found in our special corres» pendent's telegram elsewhere.

The French GoVeTIHXWiifc hare now made a decisive declaration of wa? w i*b Oliiaa, and hftflded the Chinese Ambassador in P * rl * #« pmpOl*' The French fleet on* the Chinese co^st, {jm^ejp Admiral Courbet, has entirely demolished the Chinese arsenal at Foochow, and destroyed seven gunboats by the fire of his men-of.war. The Europeans inhabitants of Foochow have not been molested, though it may well be conceived that their positiqn is by bo means an enviable one.

The Wellington correspondent of the ' Lyttelton Times ' thus tells how Mr Reese ffot bis rat-trap:— "The hon. member for Stanmore was beautif ully < caught ' to-day (Friday). About 5 o'clock in the afternoon an expressman presented himself at the Parliamentary Buildings with a simple rattrap iv. his iiaud, neatly labelled but otherwise unornam«nted. No friendly wrapper of brownish paper hid its picturesque details. The expressman wanted payment for hjs trouble, and, prompted by malicious habitues, sent in a message to Mr Reese to say that a gentleman wished to sp«ak with him iv the lobby. Full -of energy and alacrity, the member fur Staumore came quickly out, with that pleased expression of countenance with whicU a young member greets a valued friend or important consti* vent. The change of face and gait with which he stalked back into the lobby, ■minus Is aud 2>h(s a detestable ' gin ' dangling hy his side, was quite a study. Whether any mure of our backsliding members are to be similarly honored, I have not heard."

An enquiry has been held at Christchurch into the cause of the Rtngarooma striking on Bank's Peninsula. The Court found that the liingarooma had steered ths usual cowrae till about 20 miles off the Peninsula. There the $et of the cuireat had carried her nearer the I'and than was supposed, though the lead might have been heaved oftener ; yet when the ressal struck everything was done by tha captain to ensure the safety of the ship and passengers. The discipline of the crew seemed admirable. They would direct that the certificates of the captain and officers be returned. They would not direct the costs to be given against the captain.

At the Gore Police Court, on Satnrd*y last, George Oldham was charged by Cod-' stable Fretwell with having no lawful visible .means of snpport T,he presiding justices,'; A Mesfr«^oune«i an^Oa^iiif^e^nc^vW cashed 4o ; on« month's iijkpri»om|ent in th» InvoroargM gaol, i with hard labwi }' "i A wid^lyiknpwn' and higWy oatefemek set*. ! 'tier, Captain. Hankinßo6j' M^ jdted m V residence, South Riverton, on the evening of I the 22nd inst. He had been ailing f«r some time, and an attack of dysentery coming on him in his weakened condition, proved fatal. The deceased was formerly a . captain in the Royal Navy, but for many years past had been a stteUrin Bouthlandy— _•......;. ..* : |

/ A younj man named named Wright, in the •mploymont of Mr A. Brown, Gordon, {met with a iriasty aeeid«nt on Friday morning. He was riding down Main street, and when opposite Brennan's he leaned forward toadjust % chain which was round the horse's neck. The animal immediately bolted, and aa it was passing the poßt office coraer the rider pulledjiolently, thinking that he wowld strike the fence. In so' doing, however, he pulled the horse off itsfaet, and both animal and rider came violently tooths ground. Wright was picked 3up insensible, {and was removed to Kellie'e Hotel, where Dr Maeaffer attended to him. He has sustained an ugly scalp wound, but is now able, to resume his employment, congratulating himself, bo doubt, on his lucky escape from a severe

irnaty. f Gore people will hare, on Wednosday and Thursday evenings, the opportunity of seeing the famous"' Professor Anderson and his talented wife. This geatieman'a feats of prestidigitation are only equalled by the lady's powers of second sight, and no doubt good houses. - will attend and be mystified. Mr Scott, lessee of the Town Haty has adopted, for the first time here, the 'plan of selling . reserved, seat tickets before-hand. Those who wish to go can by referring to the box plan choose their position and thus gain their desired place without trouble. Almost all the reserved seats hare bean em* gaged. . '' We understand it is the intention of Messrs .Green and Souness to extend their horse bazaar right throngh to ' tha main street) and make the principal entrance next Grant's. Hotel. They will then be enabled to hold their horse sales under coyer without as at present interfering with the business of the livery 1 stables, . It is also the intention of the firm named to.shortly call for tenders for, the erection „of. of extensive cattle and sheep yards. They will be near the railway yards, which will be more cenvenient for both buyers and sellers, an«L speaks well for Gore. It ia perhaps , » pity, that tome plan could not be devised Whereby ail the sales of ftack, •te.ycotildbe \ centred in one spoi. Wo throw put the suggestion, in the hops that the local auctioneers and tkt peopl* may take the matter up

: A determined oas« of pulcide occurred at the Coffee Paiac«, Dunedin, oq Saturday last. The man, Thomas llttdson Mackrill, who had been drinking heavily for the past two weeks was discoT«red dead in bed, and on examination it was found that ho had shot himself through the mouth with a revolver, lying boside him. He had apparently been an auctioneer, as a license, iisuedat Chelmsford, England, was found on his body.

Miss Bennet, dressmaker, Gore, inserts a notice." -—^ : . , ikusou |g?Jsy^ v^p, B. Botfmars-<?.kar2fcon Sutf^f i— "' MunicipalitT,"

The Sydney Jockey Turf. Club announce a consultation on the Melbourne Gup, The County Council have extended the time for receiving tenders for the Mokoreta bridge. Green and Sounasa sell horses and sundries on Satmrday next, Their sale of horses at Riversdale on account of Auld ana Poarsall has been postponed till Sept. 16. They invite tenders ior the lease or purehaaa of a blacksmith's business at Biversdale.

What everyone should have, and can obtain at a saving of 20 per cent — a good understanding. Our own make in boots from 12s 6d ; men's elastic sides, balmorals, and watertights, at prices which defy competition. Beat ralue in ohildren's aehool boots, dairy boots, slippers, &c. Special lines I—O.1 — O. W, Bowtell's Boot Factory, next Colonial Bank, Gore.

Decline of Mak.— Nervous weakness, dyspepsia, impotence, sexual debility, cured by M Welz's Health Renewer," Druggists— Ffpgsgr, and Co., agents, Chriatchurch.