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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 87, 25 June 1880, Page 2

Justice op the Peace. — Regarding Mr K bbell's appointment as a Justico of the Peace, upon which question a- correspondent, 'uquired ia last issue, w;.< have since learned cbit Mr John K«bbell, seiir., of Wellington, was not on the Commission of th>- Peace, and that Mr Kebbell, of Ohau, has been appointed a J.P. It ' certainly is surprisinc tha on the roll he ia entered as of " Wellington," whereas his residence iH at Ohau. A Good Horse. — Some tail distances have been made by Manawatu horses at one time and another, but the latest feat that has come under our notice is certainly worthy of record. It is not veryoften that hpraes get over '£8 miles of ground in If hours, but a few days ago a horse owne>i by Mr A. J. Why te ; accomplished that distance in the time named. It appears that on Saturday morning last, two of the nmilbaga were by mistake left behind. The I matter was not noticed until about halfpast eight o'clock, or 2i hours after the .coach had crossed' the Foxton ferry. The groom in charge of Cobb's stables ( J. M'Conrille) determined on trying to catch the coach, so that the mails would be delivered as usual. He therefore mounted a chestnut horse, owned by Mr Whyte, and gave I chase, starting on his journey at 20 minutes to 9 o'clock. He had •to go about three miles past Otaki before the coach was caught, when tb* two mail bags, which fortunately were not heavy, were trans- _ ferred to the care of the driver. The 28.' miles wore accomplished, as already stated, in 1} hours. This statement we have verified thoroughly, a 9 Mr S. Baker informs us he met M'Conville. at Ofcuki at 11 a. m. on Saturday, on his return from the chase. It will therefore be 'seen that in 2 hours 20 minutes M'Conville had ridden 28 miles, delivered the mails, and returned 3 miles to.O^aki,. It-mus 1 ;/ be added the; (.horse; was none the wbrsii for hj« ripid travelling, aod returned to loxton the name dtty. Prookk«b.— We are glad to learn that Mr Andrew Jonaon intends to add auolhor industry to those already in Foxton, by itwtiog • laih and door uotory in ooujnao*

tion\wtth his business, and with this vieijf haa recently imported from Wellington (i sijeaiuieflgine^grhioh will b&jßttodtUn on his , premises.-. -toe targe amount of building .that hafrb'eea going on lately in Foxtonj, and the number of now buildings likely to be erected' shortly, there should b • a good trade for Mi?.- Jonson in his uew line. The amount of 'money which has boon Bent out of the. towii and district for sashes, doors. &c.', during* the last twelve months would have affordeian ample return to any tradesman engaged in that busiuess. Wo are therefore glad Air Jonson has determined on making an effort to keep the money in the* place, and hopo he will be well buj>■portedv ~ ~ .•—■■•■■;-■• -■■■-- On DA«opuoufl (^npyqo.— <)n ;Widnesday afternoon, an 'individual was strolling about Foxton who was certainly " three ■^heet»Hm^hrifmd;' 4 -TOd-irllD*got' on ratEer" dangerous ,gtoun(Hi hieing Constable MA n ujty standing near the Post Offioe,- the disciple of Bacchu,&jnade towards him, and coolly aak£d, " H*»e a drink£|hic) F" It is needle* tb say.i &d constable firmly declined the pressing invitation* and. gently, iofot-med the tippler thaft fie had better go . awjty; tome Still* ife '^jreas^tl, *> Mirfr VLaottulty (his); come-a'ri'-havfe«dnnk (hicV. I've not seen-er (hie) for a long time." Still the' oonstablerefaieUt awTat last tried a dodge to get the man home. " Look herej" said Mac, " I'll bet you a pound youTfe>be in tbe lock-up before morning." But he-was not so green as he looked, and degUood to take up the bet, kuowing the constable had tbe game in his hands, and simply said, " MU'r. Wacuulty (aicj-r-I've known you long 1 time (hio), and I'll be your 'spector yet , ?l spying whtah he marohed off with a rather "shaky" walk down the street. The sequel, is that late on Wednesday mvhc'a' man was found helplessly drunk iv ihe street. As the constable touched him he murmured, " Tuckioer blanket )!" He w»ke to flud himself in the look-up, and later in the day admitted he was very drunk the previous night, and was fiuod ss. Reclamation Works. — The principal part, of the plant for the above contract has^ now arrived, and operations have begun iv real earnest. The steam winch was festerday engaged in pile driving at the repairs to the old wharf, whioti is the first work to fie undertaken. On Wednesday afternoon eight hoisna and carts belonging to Mr launders arrived from Wanganui, ready to begin operations. The stables oounected with Howe's Hotel have been rented for the term of the contract. R. M . Court. — A sitting of the above Court was held yesterday morning, refore Mr Thynne, J.P. Frank Lupinsky wan charged .with being drunk and disorderly the previous evening. It appeared he had {gone to the house of a man named Waters, and had. forced his way in and actually turned the owner out. The only other case was that of v man named James M'Oallam, who was similarly charged. The coustable reported finding him drunk aud disorderly in the- street, at .half-past 10 o'clock the previous night. As b ; »th men had spent a night in the lock-up, a nominal fine of 5* was inflicted in each case, with an alternative 'of 24 hours' imprisonment. The finos were paid. Progress..— The building trade in Foxton is very brisk at present, and is likely to be more so in the course of a few weeks. In. addition to the Bank of Australasia, which will shortly bo tendered for, and will give a new feature to the Main street, Mr A. J. Whytts intends to erect on the Main-street, opposite his hotel, handsome premises, to be called Temple Chambers. There will be two offices abutting on the Main-atreet, nnd v shop, a passage 6 feet 1 wide being left bo tween the offices and the shop. All three places have already been engaged. In ft future issue we intend to notice the new buildings that have lately been erected in the township, and are now going up. Local BoAud.— The Foxton Local Board will meet this evening, at the Athonreuin, for ordinary business. To A Correspondent. — " Enquirer's "' letter re Otaki roads will appear in next issue. Eclipse.— A total eclipse of the moon occurred on Tuesday night, but as the weather was very cold the audience was small. Fatal Accident. — A man named W. Baxter was ki I lei at Bartholomew's suwmili, -it Fi-ilding, on Tuesday last, by the falling •if a tree. Deceased ' waa unmarried, and about 30 years of agu. House a\d Dogs —-Our readers avo rotninrlod of the sale at the Courthouse tomorrow, at 2 p.m., by Messrs Thynne, Linton & Co. The articles to be submitted are i hoi so and two valuable sheep d"g*, formerly owned by tbe late Robert Hughes, •vho was recently drownod at Moutoa. Palmikston Borough Council. — The municipal elections in Maaawatu sometimes .•esult in very close polling. Not long ago. in Foxton, Mr John Purcell gained a s tmt on the Foxton Biard by a majority of one, and at Palmerston. on Wednesday last, Mr Batchelor, "mine host " of tile Roy«l, gained a seat on the Borough Council by a similar raHjority, scoring 9 ) votes against 89 poll 'd by bis opponent. Mr Ivor Jumes. Mr Batohelor, when residing nt Marton. took a great interest in town matters, and is well qualified for his newly attained honor. If be makes ,18 good an alderman as he does a hotelkenper, thi> verdict of the ratepayers will be that he in A 1. Railway Traffic. — The railway traffic to anH from Foxton has been increasing 1 considerably of late, owing to the large quantities of timber that have been shipped away. On Tuesday last, a train with 21 truoks attached, all loaded, came into town, and the uunrd reported ho had been compelled to leave five loaded truoks behind. The traffic at this end of the line shows a steady increase. Sandon Railway Mebtino.— We re mind shareholders in thf above Company that the adjourned annual meeting of the .Company will be held at the Sanson Schoolhouse this (Friday) evening, at 7 o'clock. We would especially press upon shareholders the desirability of being present, in order that an unanimous expres. sion of opinion may be obtained as to the action of the Hon. B. Oliver, in thwarting the work, and as to the Bill intended to be brought in to amend the District Railways Acts. Agriculture in Victobia.— ln Victoria, the total extent of land under tillage 'in 1879---80 was 1.687,400 acres, or 78,122 acres more than in 1878 9. In all grain crops excepting rye the areas under tillage in 1879-80 exceeded those in 1878-9. Oats sbow the largest increase, viz., 33,293 acres; then gomes barley, to the growth of which 20,377 acres were devoted last year more than in 1878-9 Tbe increased area under wheat in 1879-80 was 16,116 acres. The total area, under wheat iv 1879-80 was 707,738 acres, yielding 9,407,503 bushels, or an average of" 13.8 bushels per ace, as against 691,622 acres in 1878-9, yielding 6,060,737 bushels, or an average of 8.8 bushels to the acre. The ar*a under oatg fast year was 167,721 acTOt--, yielding 4,024,902 bushels, or an averao;n of 24 bushels per aero. In the preceding year the average" wa« 17.6 bushels ■>foatn per aero. Potatoes likewise thow not only an increase in 1879 80 over 1578-9 v regards «roa under cultivation, bat alw

\ l-ii'gisly increased average produce. Thus, 11,011!) ncnM were under potatoes last year, yisMftng an avcragV.pro.^tio'^peivAc't&Df four lona, as'fcg.iin-it .83,%!? acrea inr.B79, yielding an average of 2.7 tons. A. ' -.Woman's Strange Faxcy — It is somewhat curious (says Truth) that the Zulus at fcheAqaarium, although they hay*. now boen mauy months on still continue to at trust sightseers in undimin istied numbars The other dny a young girl arrived from Scotland. She was aged about seventeen, and she was, according to her own account, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. She had come, she said, to marry- -a -Zola- and, accompanied by one-of the oldest and most ill-favoured of these Jiasjcy Btr|*£g;e)Bj"'sJie presented herself to the ' mariager of the Aquarium, and re.O&wfced, himjp.jdd.hej.. in her. object... In vain he remonstrate^ with her on, ttei? fpUy. She replied that her heart waV' given. In vain he suggested to her that she would only be one of many wives when her contemplated husband returned to Zuluhnd She auswered that 'the twelfth part of the affaetion 1 * of the object of her adoration %v .is preferabje, to no paw, at all. So, findings. $hat •it was uaelesa" to reason with her, sho whs told that she could uot m.irry without the assent'bt' her garentt*, and was sent back to Scotland to obtain if. Gambling.— Hulme, landlord of the Pro-, viuoial Hotel, Auckland, waft sned £-5 and cost*, for permitting gambling with dice in his licensed hou*e.