The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, JANUARY, 23, 1885 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 43, 23 January 1885, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. FRIDAY, JANUARY, 23, 1885 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following is an account of a Chrismas pie, taken from the Newcastle Chronicle of January 6, 1770:—"Monday last was brought from 1 Howick to Berwick to be shipped to London for Sir Henry, Grey, .80-rt., a, pie, thu contents were of as follows— viz., two bushels of flour, twenty pounds of butter, four geese* two turkoys, two rabbits, four wild dncks, two -woodcocks, six snipes, four partridges, two neats' tongues, two curleys, seven blackbirds, ami six pigeons. It is supposed a very great cariosity : was made by Mrs Dorothy Paterson, housekeeper at Berwick. It is nearly 1 nine feet m circumference at the bottom, weighs about twelve stone, will take two hieri; to present it to the table, it is jaeatly fitted with a case, and four small wheels to facilitate its use to every guest that inclines 'to partake of its contents at the table." " iEgles " write m the Australasian; .—There are occasions when self-asser-tion is not only excusable but highly creditable. And of this the following is a fair instance. Many years ago a train was < just starting from of the Belfast (Ireland) railway platforms, when the late Lord Lurgan jumped out of his conveyance, rushed to a railway carriage door, and endeavored to enter. The train was already m motion. A guard forcibly prevented his lordship from getting m. "Do you know who I J am?." adding, "I am Lord Lurgan." " And I," retorted the other, as he slammed thfi door m his lordship's face, " I, my lord, am guard of this train !" There is a Tasmanian township which remains m a condition almost prehistoric, j The- light has, however, begun to steal | m there. There was a ball there lately, and on the following day his friond said to a participator, " Well, Mick, how did you onioy yourself last night ?" " Not nmchi" said that verdant youth, " the j people are getting too stuck up for me. "Why man, the girls carry circulars now, and you have to sign your name before they'll dance with you. Jefferson Davis, m his flight after the collapse of the Confederacy, abandoned his horse a few miles from Macon and took to the woods. On the horse was a silver-mounted saddle, such as the heroes of fiction are wont to bestride. The saddle has been recovered after the lapse of nineteen years, and lately a Georgian sent it to Mr Davis as a present and a momenta ' •■-■;■■

Tiio Itev. Father L'ollavd, when conducting ilio service at Moruya, N.S.W., on tho 21sl Decoin -jv, fell suddenly forward on to the altar mils, anil on being raised was lound to bo qnlto deal. Orout consternation soi'/.ed tho congregation,many ladies fainting. The deceased, who had been m indifferent health for some tinie, hud left a sick bed to preside at the school exhibitions on Wednesday and|Thur.;day. He was highly esteemed by all denominations. At the inquest a verdict of death from syncope, caused by heart* disease, -was. returned. B:>v. Watty Dunlop, the humorous mil lister of Dumfries, had frequently practical jokes played npon him, but the perpetrators rarely got the better of him. On one occasion some idle juid mischievous youths waited for him as ho passed through a church-yard, and one of them came to him dressed as a ghost, m hopes of frightening him ; but Watty's cool accost speedily upset 'tho plan. 41 Weel, Maistur Ghost," said he, "is this a general risuig or aro ye just taking a saunter frsui yer own grave by yersel ?" .• ■ . Says the Post: — Three hale and hearty old settlers recently met at Island Bay whose united ages represented 224 years. j ■ M. B. Miller was charged, says the Napier Telegraph, by Mr Fityßay, inspector of sheep m the Napier district, with having exposed for sale by auction on the i)th January, certain sheep, then iufected with lice. The case was the ih'st brought under tho • AmendmentSheep Act of 1881. Mr Millei? tailed to appear. was lined Ml with 7s costs. The case was brought by the i i inspector* to show* that there was no in- | tention of allowing the law to be a dead | letter.' ; A number of people have made very well out of gooseberries this season. Ono settler at Kihikihi with about an acre of a garden, well planted, has forwarded his goosebery produce to Auckland and has realised nearly iso jfar the season's growth. — Napier TcUgrapK. '• it is rumoured m political circles that the Imperial Government is. willing, if New Zealand thinks that its o.wn affairs do no afford sufficient, scope for its energies, to allow it to take charge of and administer the affairs , of Fiji. The cost of Government iw that colony is understood to impose a considerable strain on ■the 'lmperial purser andlLord Derby has indicated that he would be quite willing to transfer this to New Zealand Treasury, and compensate, this colony for the loss of Samoa by giving it Fiji. The people of New Zealand will probably think they have quite, enough to do 'with .managing their own affairs without undertaking; tl*e control of any foreign pos- . session or dependencies. : A striking instance of the curative power of Te Aroha hot baths is recorded by the Thames Advertiser as follows :— One day last week a gentleman arrived m the district quite helpless from sciatica, intending to take advantage of the usual course to bathing. ; Within a few days lie was completely, restored to activity, and on the arrival of another invalid, Hu&ring from acute rheumatism! the erstwhile sciatica cripple was amongst those who assisted m carrying him to [ the springs from which ho had himself i derived so much benefit. 'An example of this kind is worth any quantity of theory. 1 Regai-ding Itomenyi, the celebrated violioriist, who is now playing down South, a Hungarian, nobleman writes to the New York iSuri tho following touch* 1 ing letter :—" Edward Bemenyi; the. coming genius of harmony* is a Iliingariiin by birth and education. Ho enlist . Ed as a soldier (Honved) m 1848, and fought brilliantly. Ho became an' aide-de-camp to General Gyorgery when the latter was appointed . cpmmandor-in-chief of the Hero Army pf Hungary. The writer was aule-dp-camp also, and ranked with llomenyi. We all loved and admired Bomenyi so much that wp used to drive him away from the fields of battle m order to spare the world a masterpiece of creation to music. The Tablet writing of the Premier says : — " This lion, gentleman nddn to his many political offices tho oflice of Preiid«iit or the Freetliuiigltt Association, lv this latter capacity ho. delivered an address m the Lyceum m this city on Christinas night. Most people, we thidk, affor reading this* address, will regret that one, whom tbeiChristianpopulntion of this country has placed m suuli 'vii exalted position ha that of Premier, etc., should have cousideiedit bis duty to iusnlt them by wantonly outraging; the Son of God, whom they revere ;uui-love with ait their hearts. In the hoadloug onslaught made on Christians by tli is spoiled pot . of fortune, no one can fail to discover a great want Of good taste .aud of common dense, as well ut n lamentable ignorance of what his position and relations to the community at large demand from him." ■ . „ . A liquor-seller presented his bill to the executor of a deceased customer's estate, asking, 'Do yon wish; my bill sworn to?' ' No, said the executor, 'the death of the deceased is sufficient evidence that he hud the liquor.'. Here is something curious about the hop market — when Nelson hops have been sold m England they have fetched as much as tl»e Home grown, but when English hops are sent 'to the colonies they realise half as much again as.oiirs. In the face of this Nelepn hops took first and secpuii prices against the. world at the Sydney Exuibitiou, and yet the Aus-' tralian papers quote our hops ono penny less than Tasmaiiiau. ; At the Kakanui Races the weights were tolerably heavy, one enthusiast riding with adigger's swag m frout, but the obstacle was generally overcome by each rider filling every available pocket witli large pieces of shingja from the beach, and tlitis carrying m their mad flight sufficient material for matwdawis* ing an ordinary road. Agonizing Neuralgic Pai ns,— Baxter's Anti-Neuralgic Pills have been named by the public " Magic Pills " on account of their marvellous action m curing Neuralgia, Toothache, Sciatica, Lumbago, and other Neuralgic pains. — To be post free on receipt of 19 or 44 postage stamps.— J. Baxter, Chemist, Victoriastreet Christchurch Indigestion and Liver Complaints.— ■ For these complaints Baxter's Coin puiind Quinine Pills have proved a Bpeeilie, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on tho stomach. Sold everywhere, or post free from J. Baxter, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps.