News in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 238, 10 September 1883, Page 2

News m a Nutshell.

Bob Cochran, handed at Clayton, Ala, was driven to the g_llo ws seated on his coffin and smoking a cigar. A correspondent of the Now York Herald says that m the average New York house ona-fourth of the time of one servant is employed m responding to the ringings of ragmen and sma 1 peddlars. *' Say, Pat, whatever made you go to work for old Uncle Dan ? He's the meanest man m the country." "Mine isitP"BaidPat ; "why, shure an' he's the foinest, aisyest goiu' master iver I had, bedad ; he gives a man fifteen hours to do. a day's work m." . Preparations are being made at.. New York for the celebration of the 400 th an-' •niversary of the birth of Martin Luther, November 16, and also to secure con* tributions for a Luther monument m Washington. It now transpires that the " tidal wave m the Waitemata " reported by the morning journal was actually experienced m the Waitemata "Hotel," where, under the influence of numerous long beers it , gradually assumed the enormous height of "six feet." A Romeo maiden became so interested m - . a recent church wedding m that place that just as the clergyman had finished his list of questions to the.bride, she unconsciously took up the' response and answered "I will " m place of the bride. This unexpected event paralysed the minister, and caused a painful silence m the audience. General Booth of the Salvation Army and a detachment of the Blue Ribbon army intend to pay a visit to these Colo* qies. ' ' • ■■- The creditors of J. H. Copp, of Foxton, have agreed to reecommtnd his discharge as .a bankrupti What will they do with her ? Detective Browne's inquiries at Christchurch has re« suited m establishing the fact that the cloak alleged to have been stolen by the unfortunate girl Angeligue Therassej waa not purchased by her at the house she mentioned. Oetewayo presented the Savage Oiub. of London, with his club. The football match between Auckland i and Wellington on Saturday resulted m a, draw. _____ -»«*-—-—«—■■___-___>_.