The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 32, 8 January 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In Wellington persons allowing their chimneya to get on fire are fined 20s and costs. This is more costly than getting them swept. ' Amongst the passengers by the Jane 'Douglas on Saturday last was Captain Stuart, of the home steamer Arawa, who was on a visit to. Palmerstoh to see some land bought by his brother, the late Captain Stuart, of the ship Asterope, some years ago. .-' On Monday Mr H. Gillies purchased 1000 fat wethers from Mr M'Lennan. for, freezing. It is expected that the first shipment of 500 will be got away on Saturday next. . ; The American newspapers are mentioning the somewhat curious fact that of the candidates for the Presidency Mr Blame was for-a time teacher m a deaf- ' mil to" college, and Mr Cleveland was a teacher m an asylum for the blind. Three hotelkeepers of Latrobe, a township m: Tasmania, recently summoned five male and three female members of the Salvation Army with disturbing the public peace, by stopping opposite their places of business on a Saturday night and using threats and prayers and fining volleys of abuse at them, thus creating gre.at iand un-. seemly disorder. The defendants were Captain Hatcher, Happy Charley, three privates, and three Hallelujah lasses. The case was heard by the stipendiary magistrate and two justices. A fine of £1 was inflicted on the male defendants two of wfibm paid it, but the captain and Happy Charley preferred the martyrdom of seven day's imprisonment, with hard labour. The Hallelujah lasses were disi charged with a caution againsij .being misled by those idle dangerous men, their companion?. •>>■-;>••■•• On the second, day of the MastertonOpaki. raises some capital dividends wore paid by the totalisator. In the Hack Hurdle Race, Rainbow won, and gave his (backers the nice little haul of £20 lGs'for every £1 invested. In ; the Hack Race, Su,sette, who had run second on the previous day had only 7 partisans, who received £28 2s per pound ; both these; were, however, surpassed m the Consolation Race, m which Cribbage rewarded his supporters with a £29 14s dividend. In a Southern paper is told an amusing anecdote regarding an old bachelor and a single unmarried lady who lived by herself. He had occasion to call on business at her house, and, says the narrator, he knocked with the telling pungency of his famous business knock, and for answer came the question from a belated and be-muslined head thrust from an adjacent window—" Who's there?" "Me!" "Are you a married man?" " No, thank ; God." Then the , awful ' truth flashed upon his mmd — it was leap year, and the craven-hearted bach, rather than undergo the trial of this sturdy woman's rights advocate popping the question to him, fled down the garden path, and home to the dignity of his office stool, leaving behind a cloud of dust to mark his' track, to show his speed, and to veil his retreat. A married man now collects that lady's rent.

The late Attorney-General, Mr Conolly, has, m partnership with his son, commenced m Blenheim.

Tho T.irannki Butter Compairy'ri machinery lias arrived ; work, however, does not commence until March, when the weather will bo cooler. The principal business of tho company will be to •' pack butter. In returning thanks at the celebration of his jubilee, 'Father lloignier stated that the late Father Forrest, Father Garin, of Nelson, ami himsolf were the only priests who m Now Zealand had attained the fiftieth year of their priestj hood.. At tho Christchuivh Supreme Court the e;iS'! a^iiitist Alr'rud Buckley, proaueutod privately for ivsisuug a sheriff's baliir", g.ivo rise to an interesting argument. His Honor remarked that during 700 years there hud been no case recorded m which similar procedure had been adopted. The argument for the defence was that such resistance was contempt of Court, and the defendant should have been " attached." On tho other hand, it was argued that proceeding by indict-" mont was really the fairer course, as it involved trial by accused's peers, which would not be the case if he had been 11 attached," by the Court. The case was adjourned till the following day. Some Road Boards are not povertystricken. At the meeting of the Pahiatna Road Board on Saturday night the Chairman stated that the Board had £1000 to their credit m the Bank of New Zealand at Masterton, and £120 m the Bank at Woodville. At.Oamaru, India is looked upon as a promising market for dairy produce. An Irish gentleman was recently atteudod by an eminont London physician, who, pausing and looking at him with an enquiring glance, said, " I should like to know,' sir, if' yonr family have been , long-lived ?" " Long;-lived, ib it ?" responded the patient thoughtfully. " Well doctor, I'll just tell you how it is. Our family is a West of Ireland family, and the age of niy' ancestors depended en- • tirely on the judge and jury who tried them." The Auckland City Council has arrears of rates .outstanding amounting to £17;Q00 while it is paying interest on a» overdraft of between. £7000 and £8000. . ■ .. ! . Says the Napier . Telegraph : —The Manawatu Butter Factory have for their trade mark decided to adopt three stars. The latter when genuine is a favorite brand m othor things than butter." A married couple | m .Allegheny City, ' Perm., have separated on account of differences growing out of the Presidential nominations. Tho husband was for Elaine and the wife for Cleveland. As usual the woman was on the winning side. A diphtheritic child m Baltimore ■ coughed recently m tho face of Dr. Melville Taylor, and he died, of diptheria himself a few days later. . The Manawatu Connty Council was to sit at Foxton to-day. The Woodville Settlers' Association have called a special meeting to urgo on tho Government the importance of allowing money under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act for the- Lower Ferry Bridge ; and to consider the manner of a reception to the Minister of Lands. The Special Settlement- Associations are by no moans inactive m Masterton and Woodville. From the Examiner we notice that the exploration party on be-, half of the Masterton special Settlement Association left . Pahiatha yesterday morning to explore the Mangahao Blqck. They were accompanied by Mr Peterson who is a well-known " terror" iv- the bash. The Woodville special settlement exploration party returned on Wednesday -night from the Mangahao, and speak most highly of the country. . They sub-, sequently started fortbeTiramuea Block. The Napier Herald says :— " The Roy. Father Ahem, of Waipawa, has been suddenly called away from his parish to Sydney, to attend what is feared to be . the death bed of his sister Father Ahem is expected to be away about a month, and his duties will bo performed m the meanwhile by Father Kickham." We regret to hear of the indisposition of Mr G. H. Sinclair^ the popular agent of the Rank of New Zealand at Woodville. It is intended by members of the Set-:-tiers' Association to give the Hon. Mr Ballance a reception on his visit to ~ Woodville, m recognition v of his efforts m the cause of settlement. He expects to be m Woodville on the 19th inst.