LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 247, 15 September 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The town of Pullman was built m 1880 by Mr Pullman to house the men and their families engaged m the manufacture of Pullman cars. It is situated some ten miles south of Chicago. It has now a population of 7.500 inhabitants ; it has five churches, and twelve public schools with thirteen teach ei s. It has no lockups, or gaols, no magistrates, and only one policeman. It is not necessary to spend anything for th« relief of the poor. There is no crime there, no orphan home, and no lunatic asylum. This wholesome state of things is due to the total prohihibition of the sale of all kinds of intoxi- . eating liquor?. A young sqnatter.on the Murray recently presented au infant son of his to the minister for baptism, giving the name as "Henry Isaac Harris." There being no Jewish blood m the family, the question was naturally asked why such a badly fitting name au " Isaac" had been wedged m. The reply was characteristic of the parent, whoso father and grandfather hud owned the station before him. "Well," he said, "I can't say that I admire the name, ny more does the missus, but I had him christened that way for a reason. There is nothing m a name you know, and then look what a splendid station brand it will make by* aud-bye — HIU conioined 1" It is related that a trooper fastened his horse to one of the lamp-posts m front of our new Law Courts the otlier day, amLthat a tug by the animal brought I about a downfall of the whole concern. The World merely uses this fact to illustrate a comment upon the infallible manner m which Government work is scamped. But docs it not suggest something of far greater moment? One by one the well-trusted faiths of our youth are being stripped of all comfort. Inexorable science has taught us that grim death lurks m the whiskey bottle, m tobacco, and many other joys. And now — horrible thought ! — we are shown that there is no confidence to be placed m the I lamp-post m which our ancestors had a faithful support when the hour was late, I and the sick friend had needed a deal of reading to! Mr William Ryan, who died recently m Dapto, New South Wales, at the extraordinary age of 103 years, has relations iv the Albury district. He was a colonist of over seventy years, having had a blacksmith's shop m Brickfield-hill Sydney, m the beginning of^the century, lie married Mary Higgins, who was the | first whito woman m the colony, and the daughter of a sergeant o£ the 40th Regiment. - The PosCs JLondon correspondent writes that Sir John Hall does not intend to ltneddle with politics during his coining visit to New Zealand. A great mining revival has ocennvd at Malmesbury, a town 50 miles from Melbourne. Two quartz companies, the Queen's Birthday and Egyptian, have met with groat success, obtaining yields of 500;>z and GOOoz of gold wc&kly. A | number of other companies have been I started on the same line of reef. They were rapidly floated, and the shares soon reached a premium. It will be m the remembrance of many of our readers (writes the Canterbury Press) that some few years back Bob I Ray was disqualified by the Victoria Racing Club m connection with some I iu-and-out running of his horse Mata. A private telegram was received on Thursday intimating that the disqualification has been removed. The Waipawa Mail is glad to hear that notwithstanding his heavy losses by the late flood m the Manawatu, Mr McKenzie has no intention of abandoning his contract, as stated m the Examiner. The London correspondent.- of the Lytteltou Times writes : — Tawhiao has kept himself well m hand, and the blue ribbon is without any stain on it. But, oh Jerusalem ! won't he- have a ( bust ' when he gets back to the Waikato." The Waipawa paper found the following m its letter box recently, but without any signature : — " Lighten our darkness we beseech thee, O Town Board, and by the great goodness direct us m the right way, that our footsteps slip not. Thou knowest, O Town Board, what things we are m need of. We. come unto thee this night to make our supplication unto thee, that thou wouldest graciously grant unto us thy people thy never failing help (by placing a lamp to guide us from St. Peter's Church), to the broad road that leadeth unto the abode of thyself, O Chairman, aud of those who delight themselves m thy service, and all that we ask is m the name and for the sake of the short sighted." The story that Sir Julius Yogel contemplated clearing out again for England turns out to be a canard. The steamer St. Kilda, bound from Greymouth to Wanganui and New Plymouth put into Wellington on Friday evening m consequence of the very heavy weather experienced m the straits. : The statement that the Lastingham had broken up is incorrect, the vessel being m the same position as when she was lost. During the, passage of the Tui from Foxton to Wellington about 70 pigs which were on deck, were washed overboard during heavy weather, and somo Jof the 200 sheep, which were m the hold, were suffocated, and m order to j save the remainder of them the hutch I had to be kept open, which added to the peril of the vessel. At the District Court. Oamaru, on ! Monday, the question of the payment of I wages out of bankrupt estates came np, and Judge Ward pointed out that under the Act, unless a servant was m the employ of a bankrupt at the date of adjudication ho was not entitled to receive wages m full. The section of the act was quoted to show that this was the state of the law, notwithstanding that the framers of the Act may have meant it to bear a different construction. A person may file a declaration of insolvency a fortnight before ho was adjudicated a bankrupt, and if his employes cease to work for him at the date of the first interesting ceremony, they are not, according to the rending of the Act, entitled to wages m full. A man has offered to the Glasgow police authorities to provide clothing for the whole force, providad he is allowed to put the words " The Colosseum Tea " on the baqds of the policemen's helmet.

Considerable amusement was occasioned m the Wellington R.M. Court recently. A powerful looking woman who had never been m a Court bofore was summoned as a witness. Constable Milton administered the oath m the usual manner, but was waiting for the lady to kias the book, but she merely gazed at the orderly. " Kiss the book," said Milton, and the witness thought he said " kiss me," and at once proceeded to put her arms round ' the astonished constable's neck. " Kiss the hook," said Milton " not me." And she did. Writes the Balls correspondent of the Feildirig paper : — A coach now runs from the Carnarvon terminus after the arrival of the Foxton afternoon train aud arrives here m time to catch Hayward's 7 p.m. buss. It is greatly to be regretted that the settlers were so short sighted m not voting for the completion of the tram as far as Sancton. In its | present incomplete state it will be a white elephant. The 8. s. Tui, which arrived from Fqxtou at an early hour on Friday morning (says the Post) had a very bad time of it during the passage. Her captain being applied io by our representative, absolutely refused to give any report, but we hear from the passengers that about 70 pigs on deck were washed Aver board, and that some of th» 200 sheep , which were m the Hold, were suffocated. To prevent the whole of them meeting with this fate, .the hatches had to be kept open, .which materially ad.led to the perils of the voyage. The , Stormbird, which arrived from Wangauui about the same time, had to- heave to for an' hour and a h.ilf under Poncarrow Head before getting m. Cases of typhoid fever are alarmingly on the increase m BuHs. The production of Mew Zealand coal m 1883 was over 43,000 tons m excess of what it was m the previous year, $c totals being 421,764 and 278,272 ton 8 respectively. The amount of the imported article fellfrom 129,582 to 123,540 tons.