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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 295, 24 October 1874, Page 3

LATEST NEWS.

SUPPLEMENTS KY TELEGIUMm.

(From onr own correspondent")

St. Bathans, Friday,'s p.m. Tlie telegraph office here was opeded at 9.20 this morning, rhe residents of St. Bathans send warm congratulations-, to their : Naseby friends on the establishment ,of >tele- ; graphic communication between "the' two townships. _ His Worship the Mayor, L. W. "Busch, Kst|, - sent the iirat message to the Chairman . of the Progress Committee, St. Bathans:— i " Have much pleasure in congratulating; you . on tho opening of the-telegraph line between ■' St. Bathans and NaSeby." To which he re- ' ceived the following reply from Air. Thomas i Mulveyi Secretary - to the Progress Committ tee:;—."Thanks*for ort open- , ing of our office. , Success to progress." j J Dune<lin, briday, B'p.m.' ; A sale of -Waimeashorthorns yesterday at--3 j tractod a large attendance • from -. all .parts": of: . j the Colony and Australia,' but all the stock t » was purchased»for the Colony.v ' The total r ! amount realised was 4515 guineas.' The • I highest price of -325 guilieas for Queen of t j Butterflies was given by Kituhing, who-also I gave '255 guineas for' King of Butterflies, vl 8!) I for Jessamine, 290-foy Ruby, .and-"205 for V. | April Flower. ; Roberts,-of Kuriwoa, was ' the'next largest purchaser.. , ■ r r . I'hf .Je-sie Keailnmn hm nrrive-' a* *he 1 Headp, from Q-lasgow, wi'h 267 i imm : gr.iuit< n All well. £ The Helen Denny, wit" i 258 "mmigrant.s. !m-urri-ed at Napieri, •" ' - "l'he Douglas witb 4*55 i* med at Wellington. Much "i.-Laees o f 1

-iniOTig ihr "childrenhj ihe Douglas. -Thir - one deaths occurred, elite fly from measles a I whoopnig cough. Twenty-cases are now uuo.- • .i reatment.

Two hundred.and .forty one nomination* for were sen! by the mail. L is pvopo&vd to add.'.a-biiliurd room to the Atucnteuiu: ? ' ~ ~ "■

BuicKiUKixa liar commenced in Tapani* by an experienced tradesruaul TnHGiiAPHic (vun nunieation is now op- n direct between-; Naeeby. St. Bat bane, ai- i Ctyde.' A station' lit Blocks will open on Monday. - . .■" 'As earthquake, "s'lort. sharp, and ~ decisive," p-tssed under Q;t"enstowiint2s minu'.es past three on Sunday afternoon lust. The head-quartere of the American expedition for observing the.Transit of "Venus' is to be at Queenstown, and Professor"Peters will remain there. Ox Sunday evening there •will.be a total ecMp3e of the moon. As the eclipse will be complete in three hours— ending about 9 p.m. —we hardly think it will be-visible, as the moon rises late on the night in question. 'At a meeting of the subscribers to the Tuapeka Hospii al, one present drew attenthe figures which had been quoted a3 the a-moiint paid for medical comforts for theLast quarter's as. being£l2,- and compared that B-.im with what wa3 paid for medical comfoits for the quarters preceding, the previous quarter being £75, and the next to that again being "£ll9. Somewhat stronsj discussion ensued, which the local pap:* thinks "prudent publish. - ' - Ci.ehgymes and choirs ought"to ma>ke sure in advance that their hymna chime in. Tvitathe occasion. For example: Not far from fie city of Bangor there was recently a ban-

'As earthquake. "sWt. sharp, and ~ decisive," p-issed under Q;t"enstowiint2s minu'.es past three on Sunday afternoon lust. The head-quarters of the American expedition for observing the.Transit of "Venus' is to be at Queenstown, and Professor"Peters will remain there.

Ox bunday' evening there will. be a total ecMp3e of the moon. As the eclipse will be complete in three hours—ending about 9 p.m. —we hardly think it will be-visible, as the moon rises late on the night in question. 'At a meeting of the subscribers to the Tuapeka Hospii al, one present drew attenthe figures which had been quoted a3 the a-moiint paid for medical comforts for theLast quarter's as. being£l2,- and compared that sum with what wa3 paid for medical comfoits for the quaiicrs preceding, the previous quarter being £75, and the next to that again being "£ll9. Somewhat stronsj discussion ensued, which the local pap:* thinks "prudent publish. - ' -

I Cr.EkGYMES and choirs ought" to make sure in advance that their hymna chime in. TvitaI the occasion. For example: Not far from I K™ V**? °* Bangor there was recently a bapi tism', among the converts was a black j girl of great size. All went smoothlyuntil | the colored woman was immersedl Just as ■the minister was putting her under the | water, the choir on shore sang most inao, I cently:— - *' The morning light is breaking, The darkness disappears." Ax inquest was held at Rough Ridge ve*» terday.hy Mr L. W Busch, J.P., acting' for HeCLiMiicr, on iiow of the body of" TSTr. iVter Howard. After "hearing the evidence of Ircal witnesses, Dr PultneyVas of opinion t'lat the'deceaseJ di -d from * natural auses. The verdict was.m. accordance with the m. dic:il evidence. "We "cannot undersvuid why the relatives .of'- Mr. Howard should have been.exposed to the annoyance-of-an inquist, when-there was nof. the shadow of suspicion of foul pity or neglect- Ace -Hing to the ex- , iraordinary- interpretation of the C m-n^r's I Act, .the pul.lic arp esposrd to impertinent and uncalled for intrusion- ut-a -time- wl:-n, i above till others, such'intrusion is mo3t painful. lFthe.s~ame course of frivolous enquirywas general in.Krijjla- d, tlie .whole Magir'ei rial Ptaff would be required to. avertako the work. - "

A Me. Bibth is.a randidate fcfotbe Queenstown vac.mcy' Ihe ' Mail' tells u*-he hell a meeting at Macetown with the following, r» suits": —" The proceedings nre described) 80>f'ar a.- regards this candidate's appearance, as of the r.-ciest kind. The speech i 3 said to he-peif.-ct-y lint"eporiable,- even though the language could be accurately transcribed. Thiscandidate said that he '• went in for the ab»A----i i'hment of liquors as doing away with Magia--I tratei and " fine him shillings and takehim uwav." That the abolition of liqu >rswould reduce taxation—but that a littlebrandy might .be'useful n case of stomach ache.. Pressed by a.quest ion whether he -"_. ould hl'ow a nrner toTinve-jrtwo-pa/lOn-freg in his tent. Air. .Birth fenced with the question, but =-nid he would bring in a bill to baveliquors sold in "quart bottle.*, so that the'nvne? night -h-ive justice done him. - He w.w acuinet taxation, but-waa in favor of making roads. He understood tl etl »oiy ord ji:c tice of road-making, aa he bad made one in two days. ' All this and a good deal more was delivered in suber .earnestness, that was in itbeif quite w ique. IMr Birth was wtax*. ded-with-a vociferous vuts. of rhanks." - / Rkpi'lXQ- to "the ' GuariianV B<atr>trenfcthat eonntry opposition to the Harbor Board's, proceedings was " the old story of tl*e -belly and the other member's of the bL-dy, overagain," the ' Tuapeka ' Times' »p]br-\ r"a e'y replirs. We cin assure our frferifTlhe 'Guirdian,' that-we have very great re v ard for the"belly;" and are quifp disponed ro sati«fvits c--avings in all that is reasonable, but w°o scarcely like to "see tin-'le soup and champagne" on the table, and flip body, i«theceni-re of which the belly" is "eii-c/mced," persisting -in having another rube of fi-rst t-xtuiv before it has more thai?" —Viz. 'he Port Chanters raibvay andjptiy,. while the arms and arp scantily c othe>',. and the feet alt'.gether bare. Our- objection, hirther has not been to ihe deepening'Xjf this Harbor, provide.) the Diinediii peop : e» . bfiving so recently drawn on the Province foe th»r.iilway, had consented to be fated for t>heproject in the event of r- venu>" .'b'-ing insu.'liciVnt to" pay in'crest". If, therefore, we are re--ferrtd to m the above pa-agr.iph uljng tr.th. others, we fail-to tlie.J"ab!e of- lha . bel'y and the. memb< rs of the hq ly at -all r.p»plies to o-jf liu; of argument. Wo. would rnmind our contemporary that gluttony is as, bad for the extremities- as burger, and that thebclly.it Puieciinhas .dways taken v« rv Kood-c.re to iij.%*- rich and full-meals ; "it lia'-* not" b- en very pari iculjf jiboiit the ft-t-t being shod, or the \e A 3 comfortibly covered '•' —" r- - .

Fißemkk vho ara ..on juries muit'mske tbtnr application for exemption before they are aworm "Lately "a juryman handed in his certificate, bat not until he, La I taken the oath, and his Honor conse--.gueutly tohthim he must serve; but he relented a few minutes afterwards, and let the man off. For the benefit of those who are firemen, and who may happen to he summoned" "on juries, we print the follow- nj ; clause from the Act passed during the List session of the House of .Representatives It Will bd that.no firtmincan claim suih exemption unless he is a %\ orking uiembcr/and unless he has been in such a position for at lea t twelve months The clause m questii u says:-r"lf any person, summoned under t'jo Baid Act to appear a3 a juror, shall pro.lu<_,j to the Judge of the Court at which he shall have been so summoned to appear a certiii"cate under the band of a fire inspector, or of a captain or other principal of a V-ohmteer ! Fire Brigade, to the effect that such ptrsoa.. 1 is an active member of a Volunteer fire Brigade, and has regularly attended the. THBfet-i----ings of such Brigade for practice or drill forxr--period of not less than twelve mojntha before the sitting of the Co rt at which he has been Buinmoned"to appear, as aforesaid, and hai otherwisei observed the rules or regulation» of the said-Brigade in respect to attendance at drills and attires; rind if such person shall, c_ v ahu to be excused or discharged from ax». t*h ling" an.i serving as a juror, by reason of his being an active member of a Volunteir Fire Brigade, the Judge of the Court at whkh such person shall have been so sum- , moned to appear shall thereupon excuse, an«l dischnrge such person r rom further attend« - ancc at "h n 7 t .-,itt sg of the Court," att4l9 JV« sptict r-f thi s-.'mmons hiia to ap. pear au'l serve as a juror, rt> The next clauso says:—*- And any ofljeer giving a cqjSjfjcatw*. coir-aining a false- sratemLut shall fdjfc&fc jaypji. more than €'2o., nor less than £5 «^Jd : *p,V"' person claiming exemption- { UVate. and knowing the same 1o be fa&u. I "-hall forfeit not more than £SO, ijor I_sa • than £IO, J, -»-Canterbury Paper^