Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 249, 17 September 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr D. L. Smith, of the Rangitikei Line advertises firewood ' for sale. The Chronicle teams that there are one or two serious cases of typhoid fever m the town, "■VTho wire rope of the Manawatu Ferry on^he Woodyille road, has been re- : , The North Island Railway Committee are to, sit daily. A number of witnesses liave-fclready been examined, Over ,50 .witnesses have been summoned to give evidence. . , . '■■ . CURBS'. Jewell, of Whyte's Hotel, Poxton, has lately had a largo well sunk ami extra protective measures against tire taken, with a view to the further safety of his establishment. The Wellington Corporation carter who was recently accidentally killed had told several persons on the morning of his duath that he intended to get drunk .that day. He appears to have kept his words with a sad result. He was only 32. Two sailing vessels have arrived at Wanganui from Newcastle with coals. Both vessels' ire to load for Rockhauipton — one with produeo and the other with timber. The Post is p lad to learn that Mr George Fisher, M.H.R., is improving m health, and that it is believed he will m a few days be able to seek change of air so as to regain his streugfh. On dit, that a breach of promise case, the defendant being a Campbelltowu settler, will shortly be brought before the Supreme Court. According to the Foxton paper, damages are laid at £500. . ' M> Relf , successor to Mr W. T.Wood, blacksmith, inserts a notice m this issue. We hope Mr ttelf will have the same success m business as the lato proprietor and which his ability aud knowledge of the trade should entitle him to. \ ; A Sydney exchange says: — Judge Wiudeyer solemnly senteuced John Adams to death on September 1, for wounding Margaret Malouey on June 21 at Prospect, with the intent to murder her. ' ' The Wairarapa Star urges a public meeting at Masterton to protest agaiust the Manawatu Gorge railway being undertaken before the line from Masterton through the Forty Mile Bush to connect with the Napier line, is complete. The Anglo-New Zealander mentions that Sir Ed w aid Stafford will shortly visit the colony upon private business. The same paper states that Sir John ft all was to haye left Liverpool about tho middle of August intruding to pay a short visit to Canada and the Status, and then join the steamer to New Zealand at iSau Francisco on 27th Sept.' Lady Hall aud family remain m England. The ship Northumberland from Napier, June sth, with a cargo of frozen mutton has arrived at Loudou. , Nelson Bros, of Hastings, near Napier talk about establishing a direct Hue of steamers between Napier and London on their own account, unless certain concessions m tho way of reduced freight are granted. : We believe the United Manawatu Lodge of Freemasons intend holding a ball on October 23rd, beiug the occassion of the annual installation of officers. It has been discovered that a lump of sugar saturated with vinegar, given to children or adults, will immediately stop hiccough. This ought to prove a most useful discovery. • ■ The Marton paper is informed that the Saridon-Carnarvon tramway has, so far, paid working expenses,' and there cmi be no doubt that if it is supported as it should be, it will not prove the "white elephant" which a good many people imagined it would. . A meeting of the. creditors of Joseph Jay, railway contractor, was convened to be held at the Supreme Court Buildings, Wellington on Monday morning. Not a single creditor put m an appearance, and after waiting the customary half hour, the Official Assignee adjourned the meeting until next day. The liabilities (says the Post) are set down at £9228, aud the assets at £9000, £8000 of which, the bankrupt certifies, will not be due until after a contract on the ; Wellington-Napier railway line is tiuished. . " It appears that "Captain" BedingSeld, who recently eloped with the " Little Wonder" of the Salvation Army m Canterbury, has been endeavouring to make money out of his rascality. As is already known, tho unfortunate girl has returned to New Zealaud, but the. captaiii remains m Melbourne,, where he lias been rejoined by the wife he deserted. He now pretends to have repeuted, and by way of showing this practically,- Ite recently advertised that he would deliver an address as to "how he feli away %>to, God ■' The charge of admission was <jd a head, and his, wife aotuajly occupied a* Seat oil- the platform while her hypocritical husband told the story of how he seduced art innocent girl, induced her to elope with him, aud deserted his own wife and family. Of course a good many people paid their six-pences to hear the disgraceful story. The first two locomotives ordered by the Wellington-Mauawatu Railway Cornpaiiy; Limited, are on board the Aorangi, and arrangements have been made for their beiug fitted up as soon as they are landed., Tenders will also be immediately invited for ballasting the line as far as Johnsonville, the company supplying the engines and trucks. It is rumoured (says jthe Post) that an application will be made to annul the bankruptcy of William Poppons. In £he event of tljfs being done, wepresuriJe the criminal charge now pending would fall to the ground, but Mr Poppens would have to pay his creditors m full. A man named John Kenn, alias John Gallagher, a pensioner of the 70th Regiment, died on the Napier side through from intoxication. A shocking death is reported from the .Colac (Victoria} district. A swagsthan" went out of a "hut, and during his absence the, door slammed. As" there was no handle' to the" door he trieel to gPf f| own J! 1G chimney, 1 but 'stuck fast, and was afyej-wards found literally roasted to death, The steamer Hawea, with the outward San Francisco mails did not leave Wellington until 8 o'clock on Monday morning, as she had to wait for the East Coast mails by the Manapouri. The latter vessel only arrived at 5.30 the same morning, having been detained by very bad weather on the passage from Napier.

The signature to the letter m yester- I day's paper on Mr Bunu's sermon should have been E. A. haggen, the writer being the editor and proprietor of tho Woodville Examiner. An ex-pntii-nt of the Wellington Hospital was recently given carbolic acid m mistake by a nurse. Uis life was saved, iuit of course ho suffered groat agpny, 1 1 id it was a long time before ho entirely recovered from the effects of his dose [t was administered iv May, and he has ouly recently been discharged. He is i going to ask the Government for some compensation for his sufferings. Tho Foxton paper announces that all the children there are being baptised^no less than nine being presented for one visit of the Minister, and an equal number is expected to be m readiness for his next visit. As the paper remarks, Who siiall say the population of the district is not increasing. The whole population were alarmed by the previous ringing of the church bell on the first occasion, as it. was- thought a fire had occurred. Parson Dodwell evidently believes |n making a'uoisu m the world, and would'Beein to be no inexperienced bell-ringerJ The local paper remarks upon the "unusual sound " of the church bell m the city by the river. The Post takes , Us morning contemporary tojtask for having lent itself to a sdtnewhaT\criiel hoax m regard to the delay ' of .thjj- Mauaptmri on her voyage from Napier to Wellington. A paragraph w»\s published giving ah account of an alleged spirit communication' received by. a circle m the Post Office Hotel, announcing that the Manapouri I had been wrecked m Palliser Bay. This statement, absurd as it evidently was, j would no doubt have caused a e;ood deal of anxiety to those having, friends on board had not the spirit's statements been contradicted at an early hour by the Manapouri arriving all right. The Post- rather thinks that ardent spirits' had more to do with the communication ! than those from the vasty deep, from whom it was supposed to emanate. We think this surmise is highly probable. In r-ick-rooms where there is diphtheria, meascles, scarlet- fever, etc.", the air should be impregnated . with the ouour of equal parts of turpentine and carbolic acid. Half a teaspoonful m, a ■ kettle of boiling water from time to time will be sufficient. It will be found to relieve the sufferer and prevent the spread of tho malady. The Hansardst&fE are to be supplied with Rimingtou type-writers, whioh will be, an immense gain to the reporters, not ouly enabling them to do their work more expeditiously, but giving them a much needed rest .between their "takes." Of course, it is needless to say, that New Zealand is copying somewhere else m this matter — Canada. In the last named colony, not only are the reporters each supplied with a machine, but each -lias also an operator to work it. The fowing are further particulars of the coach accident lately referred to m our telegrams: — "As the coach from Akaroa to Little River ascended a hill near Barry's Bay, the horses were frightened by a calf with 20 yards of . chain attached to its neuk, driven from an opposite direction. The animals swerved and bolted down tho hill. The coach was overturned, and Mr George Bishop, schoolmaster, of Soutbbridge, was'so severely injured that he died on arrival at Little River, whither he was conveyed, as he expressed a wish to return home. Six other passengers were m the coach, and. Mrs Wallace was severely cut about tho head, and tho driver, Who behaved with commendable coolness, was thrown' violently, but not disabled. The others escaped with bruises. Bishop leaves a wife and ten children. He was much, respected m the district. Ho was president of the. District U.A.0.D." Hugh "McFayden, town clerk of North East Valley Borough Council, died on Sunday from the effects of an apopletic fit after the excitement of the elections of councillors. He came to Dunedin iv 1847. < There is every chance of t\\b present sittings of the~ Supreme Court being a very long one. It is expected, saysjthe Herald, that of the 23 or 24 cjiminal cases every one will be defended, thus lengthening the sittings very materially. It is stated that fully thirteen gentlemen of the legal profession not practising m Wangpnni will be present during the present, sessions* The Feilding paper learns that Mr R. Lpudon, the well-known clothier and driper, has sold out the business, stock, and good will of the Gash Drapery Warehouse to Mr C. Brown, of Wanganui, and formerly of Masterton.