LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 79, 1 March 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Woodyear'9 Electric Circus recently travelled overland from Westport to Nelson, and the joprney proved: to be by no mean 8 uneventful . W.hile crossing the Buller one of the: -best -shoraeSr was drowned. At anoth-r part of thejourpey one of the bandsman, Mr Smith, who firgt joined the Company ac Palrae"r»»on and wrß amusing himself by sbooting,was considerably startled by the bursting of his gun, one barrel of which vanished into thin air, while only a few fragments of the other remained. The sportsman him-" self received: injuries, fortunately not very serious, but sufficient to prevent him from taking his position m the band for some time afterward. In all three Napier licensing districts the special teetotal candidates have been beaten by a large majority. Mr Ormond hef.ded the poll m every district. One reason for the overwhelming defeat of the teetotal candidates was that only two were nominated, unless Mi* Grraond, who was nominated, by both ; parties, be considered a third. A. new Working Men's Club has been opened atJSfapier. It is a fitter building than that of the Hawke's Bay Club. At the inquest on the body of Michael Hogan, the victim of the reoaut Parnell fire, the jury returned a; verdict of accidentally burned to deatb,ami added a rid er that there was.no evidence adduced na to the origin of the fire, and considered that I' m their opinion it should be compulsory for a boarding bouse of two or three; stories m height to be provided with fire escapes or ropes m their upper stories. Mr J. O. Evict, who holds the position of handioapper for the Wellington, Hawke's ,Bayi Wanganui, Poverty Biy and Taranaki Racing Clubs arrived m Palmerston last evening by the Napier coach on his way to attend the Wanganui rflces to bo held next week. Mr Evitt has gained kudos for his successful handicapping, by giving satisfaction both to the Clubs which engage hia services, and the racing community at large. It is probable that before long the port of Dunedin will b"e made the port of call by the Union Co's steamers, instead of Port Chalmers; , , The Wellington City Council is m a nice pickle. It has no ends of lawsuits pending against it, and has had a bill from ts late solicitor for costs &c, amounting to £1500. ... ! A Wellington paper has been requested to state that it was the intention of a ■number of the friends of the unfortunate girl 01 ga Stenesae, all of them being her country people, to have followed her remains to their last restiner place, but on making inquiries as to the time of the interment, they were informed that it had : already taken place. To make amends for any apparent neglect. on their part, theyhave now raised a fund to put a proper railinc round her grave, and to; keep it m good order. This practical, proof of their sympathy will, we feel us* sured, prove a consolation to - her relax tives at Home. Dr. Hector has been subpoenaed to appear as witness on behalf of the Crown! m a. case of murder, at the Supreme Court, m Hokitika, and wi ; U give evidence relative to spots of blood "which were: found on the prisoner's clothes. The mongoose has been introduced into the Darling district of New South Wales, to cope with the rabbit plague. ' The Bruce Herald mentions that harvesting operations have fairly commenced • m that district. One field of oats i<< ex* per ted to yield 150 bushels to the acre, i It is computed that 680 persons per-; ished through the foundering of fishing; vessels m the gales on the coast of New: England, Nova Scotift and Newfound-; land, during November last. ! Irv ing's six weeks' performances m; America has netted nearly 100,000 dollars. " " • i The fifteen Chicago champion base! 1 ball players visit Australia at the end of j this year. v : . # ! Mr Greenwood, dentist, will vipit Pal- j mirßtoji>Qn Thursday", 13th March. Pain-j loss extraction under Nitrous Oxide gas.; W_alkley'B Hotel, private entrance.—! A dvt.) t 1 A Boon to Mankind.— Baxter's Lungj Preserver, by virtue of its* balsamic and! soothing properties, cannot be excelled a*! a soother of Pulmonic irritation. Many' who c recovery had been despaired of by | medical advisers and friends, have been i spared to proclaim the astounding virtues j of the Lung Preserver. l£;hks been em- i ployed m the mansion as well as m the j cottage, and has convinced the aristocrat ! as well as the peasant that it is, indeed, a { boon to mankind. It is pleasant to the ' palate and may safely be taken m all ! cases. Persons suffering from Bronchial j affections, who take the Lung Preserver ' will find the speedy effect to be diminution of pain and expectoration — tirsr, be« cause thVmdoous membranes are btimutated to throw thn phlegm up, and second because the medicine is adapted to thin 1 the discharge before itieaves the;bron« chial tubes and lungs. Thia apecitipijsj highly extolled by members of the niedi-' "eaT and clerical professions and others. — ■ To be had of all chemists and store-*! keepers?. , ; ; .';. ' | Agonizing Neuralgic Pains. — Baxter's Anti-Neuralcic Pills have been named by; the public •{."> Magic Pills J' on account ofi their marvellous action m curing Neural -■ qic,. Toothache, Sciatica, Lumbago, and; other Neuralgic pains.— To be had of all j chemists and storekeepers, or poet free on receipt of 19 or 44 postage stamps.— J.' Baxter, Chemist, Victoria- street, Christy ohurch. Indigestion and Liver Complaints.T-Fpr these . complaints Baxter's Compound, Quinine Pills have proved a Bpecific, act*' ing powerfully on the liver and mildly on! the stomach, Sold everywhere, or post! free from J. Baxter, Christohurcb, for 19 or 44 stamps. ' Cure for Indigestion. — Baxter's Com-; pound Quinine Pills, used according to the direction! 1 , hare pro red a certain and: speedy cure 1 for indigestion, bilious and; liver complaint?, wind m the stomach andbowels^ neryous debilityj &c. Their .o^-! jectj» .the renjoy.a^f dehiU^and c|er4qge^ ment by ajpsj^mg', nature, aqd imparting tone arid power J to°'the system,— To be had of aH j oh^ist9 and itarpkpepers, m boxes; Is l|c< and 2a 9d each, or post free on receipt of 19 or 44 stamps. —.J. Baxter, Chemist, 21, Yiotoriaxj street,' Christchurch.