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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 5 September 1890, Page 2

A horse has been impounded. See poundkeeper's notice. Messrs Stevens and Gorton hold a stock sale at Bulls on Tuesday. They will also hold one at Sanson further on in the month.

The Rev. Mr Olphert is expected back tonight. Natural gas ia great qaontities have been discovered iv the stale of Mew York. Mr W. B. Beaumont, M.l., has given £250,000 for founding Institutes at York and Newcastle (England) for the- education of miners. The Messrs Jack's have decided to close their mill. We understand that Mr Seymour will close the Wirokino mill, and Messrs Russell & Co. will stop when the fibre is all scutched up. Of course if orders come in, matters will mend. Ihe result of retrenchment! Yesterday morning the Station-master and cleric were to be seen loading drays with Hour from the railway sheds. This unfortuate misplacement of officials having been caused by the suspension of all railway hands on that day. Mr Bradcock's mare Antelope, the dam of Dream and Minnie goes by train to-morrow morning to Hastings to be mated with Somnus. Referring to the Chronirk'.-i Sptrting Notes re. Mr Baker's price on Somnus, we are informed by that he was actually offered 1000 guineas and refused it, and not that he asked it and failed to get it. We are glad to know that Mr Wilson, the manager of the Moutoa Estate, ha? received instructions to lay out a considerable sum in making further improvments. We believe the portion between the lake and the Montoi road will be the portion that will receive the largest share. The Bengal police have issued a notice to travellers warning them not to accept food from strangers. There are number of robbers in India who ply their calling by courting the society of travellers and then poisoning their articles o! diet. Mr Henry Hanson'? friends are arranging to give him a dinner — to mark his leaving Sanson for the Kopani. This is a very graceful act, and one which Mr Sanson is fully entitled to as, however persons may differ with him on certain points, there is no doubt but that lie has laboured hard for the advancement of that township. On Tuesday afternoon Mr Baker brought his horse " Somnus " down to be shod, preparatory to his start for Hastings. The horse looked in grand health, and in the finest condition. We had also a sight of Lochagar, who also appeared in splendid fettle. We are informed tney will appeir at the Sire Horse Parade at Palmerston tomorrow, and then leave on Saturday for their new quarters. Mr Lethbridge's mares are expected to visit him, and a good many mares from this district. He will receive grand support in Hawkes' Bay. Differences of opinion should never alter friendship ! During a discussion in the House on Mr Ell's petition, in which it was shown, that for a sum of about £070 he had borrowed from a Mr Nathan, he had become liable for £5000 ; Mr R. Thompson said he could not see the use of the discussion, " seeing that this Mr Nathan had evidently died of a guilty conscience, as he was now dead." Captain Russell disagreed with the remark " he thought it more likely that he had died of a broken heart on account of the loss he had made, because the evidence went to show that he had not robbed Mr Ell. There was an intention possibly to do so, but it did not succeed " — only because Ell went bankrupt. The second heat of the pair-oared race took place on Tuesday afternoon, when Blackby and McPhun rowed against tho two Symons'. The race was good to the Boat-shed, when Blackby's crew caved in, and the Symons's paddled to the post. We understand all the other competitors have fallen out, so that the final heat for the trophies will be rowed between C. Symons' crew and F. Curtis and Hunter. This should be a first-class contest, though we think the last named will come in first. From the examination of Mr Oower it would appear that Mr Yautier's only reason for subpoMiing him was to ascertain ! definitely from his own lips, under oath, whether he considered himself r Christian and a Preacher of Righteousness as, having been convinced on this, Mr Yautier put no further questions. However, we believe that he desired the Mayoi's presence whilst he explained the neglect, as he considered it, of the Ranger, and thus made nire that it should rench the proper quarter. A man was found dead at the foot of a tree, very close to (ho store at Levin, on Tuesday. Those who found him noticed a very unpleasant smell, and went in search, when they found the body of a man, very much decomposed and torn about by rats, 'ying at the foot of a tree. He had evidently hung himself as his head was severed from his body. A new swag was lying deside him. He had three shillings and ninepence in his pocket. There was no clue to his identity, and there was every appearance that he had been dead some months. On Tuesday night as Mr Bradcock was standing on his verandah, previous to retiring, he noticed a peculiar light by the side of the old chapel on the opposite side of the school-ground. On going over to see what was the matter two persons ran away, but Mr Bradcock feels confident that he could recognise one of them. On further examination it was discovered that a fire had been lighted against the building. This he promptly subdued, and informed the constable, who " made a note of it." It is fortunate that Mr Bradcock discovered it when he did, or we might have had to chronicle a very serious conflagration as, had the building got well alight, nothing would have saved the entire block of five buildings, one of which is Messrs McMillan, Rhodes' old store. The Wanganui Hfrald gives the following schoolboy view : — " I have heard father say that you newspaper people have a lot to do with the strikes iv New Zealaud. Me and my school-fellows want you, if you can, to put the school-teachers by the ears, ami make them think they have a grievance, and get them to go out on strike ; only do it soon, while this good weather last. My word ! wouldn't we catch a lot of whitebait and herring. A month's holiday now would be so very acceptable to all the school and in particular to " Dicky." Rbmxants.— Our sale of surplus winter stock hiving now come to an end, we find as a necessary consequence of selling so many dress lengths of that we have quite an accumulation of remnants, of all descriptions, at Te Aro House, w ellington. Remnants. — These consist of navy serges, coloured amazons, fonles, tweeds, home•puns, meltons, beiges, fancy checks, fancy stripes, snowllakes, cashmeres, veilings, merinoes black cashmeres, and merinoes, with a variety striped velvets, plushes, velveteens, broche silks, <Src, at Te Aro House, \\ ellington. Remnants. — The lengths of these remnants vary 1J yards to 5 yards in silks, velvets, &c, and from 5 yards 10 8 yards in all other materials, most of them are very •uitable for children's wear, and many of them in combination would make up into very excellent and fashionable ladies' dresnes. at Te Aro House. Wellington. I

Rkmnants. — Prices taken nt random from oil remnant counter show the following reductions : — 3s Oil for Is <ld, os 3d for 2s Isd, 7s 3d for 3s J)d, 9s (id for 4s lid, Bs -3d for 3s ( Jd, 11s for us, 12s (id for Gs Cd, 15s for 5s ( Jd, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Kejinants.— Other prices are— 2s 6d foils, 3s Od for Is lid, 5s (id for Us 3d, 5s lid for 2s Oil, 7s M for 2s lid, 7s lid for 3s lid, Us Od for 4s (id, 10 (id for 0s lid, 13std fo''7s(sd, 21s for 7s s)d, &c, tfc. These are but a few of the specimens of reduction taken haphazard from our rein nant counter, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.