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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 253, 9 January 1874, Page 2

; The Jockey Glub; programme-will be seen. in our advertising columns:- -i The public banquet to Mr. Vogel on Mon* day last in Dnnedin wasa-splendid success., • Thb English mail via San Francisco will close: at the district: postiofficei.tHis dayat-the '' usual hour.B Thk English mail eiaSuez will close at the district post offices at the usual hours on Monday the 19th inst., On Wednesday'evening last Mr. George Clarke was re-appointed., Town Clerk Municipality of -Naseby. : Thb specifications'for Town Halijjt : can be seen this day at MrJßusch's ' Bee advertisement. Thb list of vaccination districts, -and'tha medical officers appointed, are to, be seen in the 'Provincial' and 'General Gd&ijment Gazettes. Wb learn that the wreck and cargo pf the Surat ws sold by auction to Messrs Guthrie and Larnach, 'of Dunedin, for the sum o? £7500. The adjourned meeting of the Naseby Council was held on the eveninz of We'inea * duy last. Pressure on our space will coiap*! us lo'keep oqt the report till next week. ; ; Tire monthly meeting of the Schoo) Committee, whiclji lapsed on Monday last, i'wae held on the evening of Tuesday. The clr-ifi report for the preceding twelve mouths read an-i adopted. Several sp-e passed for payment, and the wesfcW broke qp. ■ ■, •.>? , " • In the last« Provincial Ga«ette 'itKe blf of land that were being laid ;v,ff near il vda and Blacks are gazetted in .tccordinoe v'uh the provisions of the Aet. she«lfcde bfnek will bo opened to selectors on the 20t,ii April, and the Bldckl the 9tJ '-Xr-i-March. Last Saturday, James Nicholls, who was so severely hurt at Hmilton by the fall of a a stone in his claim about six weeks ago, was brought in to the district hospital. We are glad to learn that he could have progrossed more satisfactorily, and and, in a few weeks will once again rnore be able to go to work. Mr.Cunnngham kindly brought Nichols on returning late the same night to Hamilton.

Wx are in receipt of the first number of ' ' Southern Mercury,' a weekly »ournalpub» lished in Dunedin by Mr. S. T. Wheeler. It • is with great satisfaction we regard theinau-_ juration of a journal in the chief centroofthe Province, likely to spread there accurate opin- " ions regarding the Talue of the Provincial —■ gold mining industry.. Such a paper has been long wanted. The * Southern Mercury• promises to supply that want.

At the last meeting of. the Loyal Mount "were installed as ofi|ce» for.the ensuing six" m6nth&: —Bk>/ -W. $JiQ.; Bro. J. M'Donali V-G.; Bro. 2T. Cume, Secretary; *jmdßrorGv-ProyanpTieaam«. 1

At the annual meeting of the subscribers to Mount Ida District Hospital.held last night, Mr. H. W. Robinson was elected President; Mr. H. Anderson. Treasurer; and Mr £. T. George, Secretary. The following are the names of the new Committee: —Messrs. A M'G Brown, W Inder, E. Horswell, T Jackson, John Green, David Stewart, P. J. Greer, D. Barron, and . J. M'Cosh Smith. Outdisricts: Mr. 'Cunningham Hamilton ; Mr. W. Pyle, St. Bathans ; Mr. John Cogan, Serpentine ; Mr. W. Morgan, Kyeburn; Mr: John Laverty, Hyde. The Licensing Act,of 1873, supposed toi contain all these restricting conditions we hear talked of—such as no less than fourteen, bed rooms tolerated, .stabling requisite for ten horses, licence £3O, &c.—will be.found.Qii our fourth printed infulL *~It ! will be seen that there i* nothing whatever in it. altering the Provincial Ordinance in ;force, for. the last.year or two. except the appointment of and .the Veto against anyobnoxious license -possessed by two-thirds of the: should they care: to. exeroiaa it. : V V , r - 1 •

Ox Fnday laat an extraordinary pKkxssidn was to be seen passing down the road to this police camp. , A wheelbarrow,, across , which lsiy what hadbeenam&ir, was bring wheeled by one man, another held the boots of tha whisky-lo»ged carcase, another held the head. Behind came the attendant sword-bearer—■ this sword proring, cin closer inspection, to be a huge butchers knife,- with whichr tlie'ei* corted hero had been threatening the lives -of his conquerors. After some hours'-beneficial detention/the Court interfered with the omlsl penalties, asatouching metndrial of the NewYear. ——•

A sfkciali meeting-of-the.'members of the ' Mount Ida Jockey Club-was held in the Vic- : toriaHotelon~Mondaye*eniiiglajt. There *'•: was a large attendance o£; the members, and the meeting was an .enthusiastic one. Tho Vice-President, Walter, Esq., occupied . the Chair. It wasresolved that a race meet- ■ ing ,be held at the end oT February, or begin* ningofMarch. That subscrifition lists be at . once opened, and that they be forwarded as heretofore. Mr. P., J;; Greer, was appointed Treasurer,' in rbom of Mr. Thomson, resigned.' Collectorswerethen appointed, and the Coin- . inittee of Management-instructed to draw op the: k programme. - There were ' present— Messrs. Inder, Greer, Costelloe, Packman, Guffie, George,' Hall, Pauley, Cogan.Aitken, Miliar, Chapman/tlorswQll.and Stephens. Ok Monday evening last'the■ wind" Tosi~iir - wild gusts, raising whirlwinds of sand.tha; gusta strengthening into violentgafc44d#ani* ; morning. To such an extent didthe wind rage, that houses rocked and cr&k&- r vetj ! people having hardihood enough steep : till the storm abated:-' heard at' ii'eh ga- v ; thering their more precious valuables into > very smalloompass, so as tobeearly removed 'in case of fire.' No doubt - if; a > fire did'aHse ' ! under such circumstances, not a hoipse in : Naseby could, escape. As it vaj, as lite aa i eleven o'clock at hightr'we sawsparks flying 1 from heaps ashesvcareleedy .Unflpnsumed lignite aahea f in a heap, will n* •inain alight for a woek'briiiore, till the wind : ;or some other agent Temorearthe top."" Ifcshould bit» out lisßeV jiii other fbafe nef. .morning shewed thedamage ttiafc had been V done to stable-roofs.chimneys, and -'gardtaa, The constant winds, so prevalent of late, most have thoroughly "disheartened ~»U' W.' - oughbred gardeners. 1 i >'L-" si-"-'* •i-'L'-'i P: «•" ;'> .1 , -T*VV«ra-?a;il7C!f■ ! . Ix-IS satisfactory, tonotice that#Te*y.carr. and attention was shewn to the Immigraife£ r by the Surat at the ImmigrationThe 'Guardian'. informs tuirrA ; ° special train was despatched from 'the Dunedin sta- : tion on Sunday morning to convey the- immi. : grants to the barracks, where they arrived %)• -■ r tween 9 and 10 o'clock, accompanied by Mr. .- Allah, Agent. (V'B*tUTday the Government, -in; order, topkrvidefor tb*" - f the immigrants, tent the following: ■ supplies'fe the barracks ni' hw l two dozen < four, pieces "f pahfi°» three : pieces ot flanJiel, twdveldugfi : twelve dozen shirts, four pieces oiliest ticking, ,ten _dozen hoso, one parcel;' hater?-- " djihery.; Hm Honor, the S_up?rintendeutO visited the barracks about two hours afte£thef; Arrival of the immigrants, and went through them, m order. to ascertain what was requiredin the .way of clotliihg,. &c. Instructiona"" g»yjn'o.Mr. Allan to obtain any., far- • their supplies, the way of clothing! that' * might be necCTsanr. The. barracks' on Sanday presented • a rather animated : appearance,* the matron and Mrs. Duks. and others-beings—-diligently engaged m distribntmg the; flannel, and other articles to those whose needs' | - greatest. Mr.- Allan himself also remained-' at the barrabks until the afternoon. There were ; aboufc- 45 married couplas, 50 to;- <*> eingle women, and about 70 me'n inclusive' of •ailorsj who also revived l tionriit the barracks.'to be' provided f<n> but, th is dertiand, towards •" everything was beginning fo assume aii ordcriy appeMance,'and the itnmigranto - 5 tp'pirieparei for the night's rest. The regular meals Were also supplied with punchiality f li during the-dayl . o

I An accident of a very actions natnm occurred to Mr. John-. Sanders, of: Kyeburn "Station,, on Sunday last. .- It.appears that Mr,, Sanders had.been.to the Eweburn St* tion, Juid wa* retailing home inthe after* n oon.Hewaa driving a yery quiet animal, not, however, very niuch accustomed toharJTOB3 work, haying been driven only about • half-a-dozen times. Being careless, probably," as knowing its qniet natnre, Mr. Sadden jwas drawing on a glove, with looae reins, or j reins alto <?ether letgo, when some sheep 6& : i > the roadside suddenly started; frightening 4a Who made a sharp shy to The suddenness of the start, and probably,a. - half attempted catch at the retnv resulted i 'Mr.-!.Sandal* teing thrown •• across th» H I wheel, falling botwecp the body of Knggy the wheel, and- the shaft, his leg- unfortu- ~ i catching over the axle- or upon a small ; : drag chain fixed underneath., The fore wheel, ? ifnot alsothebind apparently ran saltan body, j.and : the mare, starting at full gjUop.' draped it for'neaHy aiule—ploughed appearance of the ground attesting • to the velocity at whioh-the trap muat ha»s ; -gone.: A young boy,-about thirteen, who »vas m tha baggy, with tjho theground, was of coane powerieaa'C tiShk Yery fortamately imt Mr. b«nd®n whouwtiactiv«ly dutahedthemwitii > racoeaa, .jerking the mara'a mouth aodbrincown eQbnijM *!] tl|eu got extricated from (kit p^riloqn, situa* . a turn, in away that is almost to get mti turn it I^ u 2u' *5 dwTO hra half-unconscious'state ;to the JSweburn S tattoo, he was at onoe fnom Naaeby. -The doctor found that although no bones of importance were yet the bruises; andlacerationa'/ jvere-y t extensive, the knee having suffered.luost severely, and the joints Ibeing more or lessr .. spraiqed— teuig beaten

.. ... ■ ■ »i«m foot agaiaat - wheel Mr.. W. Sanders, wy» iwa ta Ihinidin, wu «ent" lor on Monday, and left townthat afternoon, •mving at daylight next morning. Mr. Stndm it, Wijirf»<*ry to «ay, lying in a ijpnuiioui stataC..!