TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 58, 22 March 1881, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[SPECIAL TO MANAWATU HERALD."] Wellington, Monday, 7 p.m. Henry Anderson, the well-known journalist, attempted to commit suicide this afternoon by jumping off the end of the Queen's Wharf. He was resceud by some men from a bteamer lying near, and was taken to the Hospital. He was quite insensible when taken out of the water. When he recovered speech, he told the Hospital attendants to be careful how they handled him, as he was a powerful man, and subsequently jumped out of bed and assaulted the the Docter, tearing the buttons off his coat, and causing the officials to have grave fears for the safety of the other patients ; so much so that a Constable was told off to watch him specially. The grand Lodge of the American Order of Odd FelloAys is now meeting here. A special religious service wa3 held at the Masonic Hall last evening to welcome them, and a sermon preached by Brother tho Rev. Mr De Castro. A man named Patten was playing cricket at Onehunga on Saturday, fieldiuga ball, wlien another cricketer ran into- him, knocking him down and breaking five ribs. Judge Gillies is astonishing b.inkrupts at Dunediu by refusing discharges in cases where there are no assets, unless the application is supported by a resolution of the creditors.