The Wool Sales.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 64, 17 February 1885, Page 3

The Wool Sales.

(UNITED PBBBS ABSOCIATrON.) ■Wellington, Feb. 16. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company have received the following telegram :— London | Feb. 18. The ""'wool sales closed* firpily. For superior greasy, superior combing, washed, and good ; scoured crossbred, the market is unchanged. Medium and inferior greasy ditto, clothing washed, and ditto ■r- (tedwed, have, declined £d to Id per lb. "There has been much irregularity m bidding, and seedy and buiry wools are neglected.. Foreign buyers operated with confidence, but Home buyers without spirit. Sales comprise about 180, 000 bales; 110,000 bales have been taken for export, and 40,000 bales held over for ftiture disposal.

The steamer Jano Douglas arrived at Voxkm this morning and leaves to-night on the arrival of the train. By a cable message received m Palinerstoh we learn that at a meeting of the directory of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited* held m London on the 2nd inst. a dividend of 16 per cent, was declared, the Reserve Funds being increased by i'lo,ooo making them £960,000, and ±'29,000 was carried forward. At the inquest on Ebenczer Brown, the fireman who died after falling from his ongine near Dunedin, the evidence threw no light on the cause of his fall. Ho was sober. A verdict of accidental death was returned. He was a young married man. Mr Fraser, M.H.R. for the Thames, who was gazetted a J.P. on the 3rd inst. has declined the honour. The proposal of the Sydenham (a suburb near Ohristchurch) Borough Council to borrow .£15,000 for .municipal works was carried by 863 votes to 15. We have still a few maps left of the land to be sold on Thursday by the Wel- • lxngton-Manawatu Railway Company, which we will be glad to distribute to intending purchasers or others interested. The various sections are very plainly marked off on the map, which is a very superior production of the lithographer's skill. , We learn that the old man McEwen, who was-laiely sutferiu»'from erysipelas, has been playing 'gptiie . queer pranks' lately, giving the impression 'that, ho: is but ofhis mind; It he isnot seen- ijo he will probably nleet.with a ser.ions.or.- fatal iiccii dent as he; does not appear to be:-respon-; sible for his actions, v - ,;,,.• ■>■ > In a. recent lecture on '• The. Pleasures of Learning," Mr Raskin said tiiat.every fairly educated boy or ;gn:L ; ought to know the ' history of six cities r ntimely, Athens, Rome,. Venice, Florence; -Paris,' and London. Athens would teach them all that' need be known of Greek 1 religion and art. Rome . would show them the victory of Christianity over Paganism. Venice would give them the essential facts concerning painting, sculpture, and music; Paris would illustrate the development of Christian chivalry and philosophy with " the exponent art " of Gothic ■ architecture, a lesson which London would confirm. Broadly speaking, Mr Ruskin contended that Athens, Rome, and Florence were self-taught, while Paris and. London, and all the Gothic races without exception, were m turn taught by them. An owner is wanted for a dark bay mare running for some time past Bunny thorpe. Th« awful death of the celebrated American actor, Frank Ohanfrati, lias been briefly alluded to here. He was about to begin dinner at an hotel. Hhad with a party of friends been discussing the calamity which had ' befallen John McCullotigh, and had just remarked with a sigh, " Ah, well, boys, my turn will come next." when he fell down stricken with paralysis. He died during the night, three hours before his wife could arrive to take a last farewell. Said the hotel-keeper : " There was a lady of tny acquaintance, once, who awoke her husband m the night by the most extravagant manifestations of delirium. When ho inquired what ailuil her she told him ..' to mind his own business, and not bother her; she was thinking.' At breakfast she told him sho was dreaming, Oh, such a delightful dream ! Fhe thought she was at an auction where there were selling men. Oh, there were such splendid specimens there. But they went up so : high she feared she couldn't get one of them. At last the auctioneer ■ took compassion on her and knocked down a glorious fel "low to her, and — and then— sho awoke. 'But pleaded the auxious husband, 'didn't yon see any there like me?' 1 Like you!' said the spiteful beauty ? * laws, yes. . They were put up bundles, like celery, and sold for tenpence a bundle." A son of Mr Edward Dixon met with a serious accident yestorday at the Fitz-herbert-street cordial factory. The boy was labelling bottles assisting Mr Beck, who was corking at the time, and hsd just taken, one m his hand to place the label on it, when it burst m his face, a piece of. the glass entering and cutting clean out the left eye which fell on to Mi Beck's hand. The work of a moment was taking the poor child over to Dr Macintire, and having the wound dressed, the boy never from the first giving any evidence of fear or suffering, but patiently and manfully bearing the pain. He is only about 12 or 13 years old, and Was been lately confined to a darkened room, through wenkneso of sight after illness. He was left here by the father for change of air last week, the latter returning to Wellington. Mr Dixon is expected. back by to-day's coach, having received a wire of the nccidont. ; ..-. The residents m and around Tennyson street (says the Napier Telegraph) will be glad to Hear that Mr France has presented the Salvation Army with a site m Coote-road for a "barracks." There is a prospect therefore of getting rid of the marching nuisance m Tennyson stroot. We hope some benevolent person will now provide the Salvationists with means to build, so that they will be able to vacate the Protestant Hall without delay. The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon has announced his arrival m Australia to his congregation m Auckland m a truly characteristic manner. By cablegram from Adelaide he sent the following message : — " Romans Ist, 8-12 ; 2nd Corinthians, Ist, 11." The cable officials are of opinion that, m ingeniously squeezing a " pastoral" through the cable m this fashion, on the "ten-word" minimum tariff," the rev. gentleman has shown, financially, " the wisdom of the serpent," combined, no doubt, with " the havtnlessness of the dove." When the cablegram was read on Sunday morning from the pulpit by the Rev. W. E. Rico, a smile flickered across tho faces of % 'the faithful" at seeing so much theology covered by seven shillings. There has been considerable talk lately m medical circles m New York over an alleged successful experiment jn the way of a cure for consumption, which has taken the form of transfusion of blood. Into the veins of a young man far advanced m the disease were transferred four ounces of blood from the arteries of a healthy young man. The action of the patient's heart was quickened he rapidly began to gain flesh,- and his appetite returned. Another transfusion was made at the end of three weeks, followed by a third, with very satisfactory results. The complete recovery of the consumptive patient is now confidently expected. The Wariganui Small v Farm Association applied for the Waitapu Block, vrhich was spoken of m very high terms by those sent to report on its capabilities. The secretary sent a telegram to the Minister of Lands, applying for 10,000 acres m the block, to which he received the following reply :— " The 10,000 acres have been applied for by Mr W. H. R. Flyger, on behalf of an association formed at Palmerston North. You can, however, go further up the river into the Otamaknpua Block. — H. J. H. Elmott." After discussion the secretary was insfructed to write tq the^prospectors, urging them to go on with their explorations of the other blocks specified. The secretary stated that the total number of acres applied for by the members of the association was 4500,