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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 205, 26 July 1884, Page 3

.: The s.s. Jane Douglas will leave Fox- | ton for Wellington^ circumstances; pev-<. rbitkrag, thip eveningvati 10 pJn.a ,<•■. V> i . The! official declaration of the poll was macfe to-day at 2. p.m. m the Town Hail:; f '' >. .-■. --' ,-. \ i l^essrs Stevens & Gorton's stock sale at the Denbigh Sale Yards, Feilding, wi],l take place on T\iesdayj commencing at I, p.m.' " " '' * ' ! '' ' ; Mr D. Cnmmins, Wanganui, is a cash purchaser of carcase pork m any .quantity. It must be dairy or grain •'. : Some very interesting and useful reading. matter is published m our. Saturday, ■Supplement with trjjs^issuey . , ,- ] Small-pox has shown, itself at Forbes, 240 miles from Sydney.. ■ .^J?he steamy Potosi arrived at Ply.flnputh ixoxn Melboutae.ye.sterday.. - The CjffiQftiQk oojectV to eleet'ion day being, made a holiday. It was so m m FeiWing and Palmerston: on Tnesday, 1 i-dod more quiet and orderly , elections '-have iiever taken place., in the district. An acoident occasioned m, a vei;y { curious mAnner and involving very gerious results, occurred m Te'Awaaiuta' a few days ago. Mr Thomas; Faucett was. resting on his, gun, when, his dog jumped up, and, by touching the trigger", discharged the weapon. The charge passed right through Faucett's hand, which, m consequence, has had to b& 'amputated., . ,-; ; . A; wild man of the woods hasbe&n seen by some boys m the neighb,o«*h©od of Kaiwarra. The man, they' saicl 1 ,. was dressed like a stock-driver, without any covering oti his hnad, and was braudishing"** large knife m his hand. Ho ;Skee*ned to be wandering about the hills iti an| aimless sort oi way. The anthoritips have despatched a constable to search for the mysterious 1 - individual. 'Cable M.OW& tordiay states that tho fvo^eu irreAfcic ships Oaroavu and Lady 'J6cel(yn has beenfoond to be m a very unsafasf actor.y iowiditioo. ■ : :

A prisoner named named O'Flaherty, awaiting his trial on a charge of larceny, attempted to commit suicide yesterday at tho Outram lock-up. Ho was found m tho act of cutting his throat. The wound is not dangerous. The coach from Wellington toFoxton did not arrive m time to catch the train from the latter place yesteiday afternoon. Consequently no mails wore received last evening. The Hon. Mr Bryce, accompanied by his private secretary (Captain Butler), went through by train yesterday, eri route for Wellington, to resume the duties of his office. We should imagine the Stoney Creek road wus never before m such a state ns it is at present. Not far from Mr R. K. Reed's property the ruts full of mud and rainwater are sufficiently large to upset any vehicle and if not carefully avoided will be sure to cause some accident before long. chartered steamship Coptic arrived at Wellington from Port Chalmers ori'Thursday. The football match* Wanganui v. Oroua and Manawatu Counties, was taking place as we went to press. A false alarm of tire was rang from the bell-tower last night, about 9 p.m. It was thought to have been a ; chimney onfii'o, which, however, proved to be. a (mistake. The subscription ball at tho Club Hotel last evening passed off very pleasantly, the arrangements being perfect m every respect, and all present enjoying themselves exceedingly. The Coptic is expected to sail from Wellington for Napieriearly next week, after taking , m 6000 carcases and a quantify of other cargo.