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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 67, 1 June 1878, Page 2

We have heard oh good authority that the Hon. Robert Campbell, of Otago, is-'at present on a visit to the Hon.. Mr Fox, : at VVesthoe. ' We believe the object pf Mr Campbell's visit to this part of 4 the. Colony is m connection with the , ;of the line from Sandon to Carnarvon, through the Douglas and. Larkworthy" -properties. Mr Campbell, we ': believe, , is, in,, a, manner : pledged to provide; the': necessary-funds! by a' promise made some time since, and as the'' money is but a small consideration to him, 'and a good return for .its butlay ; will be guaranteed, we may expeot to hoar 'of aotive steps being taken m the matter. li' We understand that' Mr Gtower, who is sthe. representative ' of the Larkworthy estate, received atelegramy from -MrsFox, inviting him to Westhbe, to c confer* with 'Mr Campbell, -7:7 „' y : For some unacoountablb-^ind yet unexplained—reason the train frpmv Wanga- • nui on., Thursday morning, arrived, punc- ; tiially to time. So unexpected was ; eucsh an occurrence that it all but caused an adjournment of the County Council fbr.wint of a quorum. . The- meeting was to bbheld;at; Foxton, and Councillor M'Neil, who had cal-.. ; . culated upon the usual hour behind time m the arrival of the train, was quietlyjoggingin his trap toward the Palraapston Station, when a discordant whistle aroused him from his reverie. The train was'' - caught, but to mortal men the Sphinx is ho greater wonder or mystery than to Mr M-Njeil's staid and sober beast was the disreputable pace at which the last quarter of a mile was traversed,

The remains of Mrs Crowther, mother of Mr F. K. Crowther, storekeeper of Foxton, whobe sudden death we chronicled m our last issue, were consigned to their last restingplace, m the Foxton Cemetery, on Thurs--day. The deceased lady was amongst the oldest colonists m the Provincial Distript, having settled m Wellington thirty-six years ago, or two years after New Zealand was proclaimed a British colony. She was a resident of the Capital when the then township was all but destroyed by fire, and, with others- who,- suf£gir.ejd.. by the calamity, was compelled to take to the bushTfbr 'safety,-' with nothing better than ferns for a bed. Although -*S^^Growtherhad,.long_passed the allotted* span of three-score years and ten, the handTpf.- time did^ not. appear jto press heavily" upon he' and it was hot uqtii^ very lately that: its effects were felt, or that she would acknowledge its power. Blessed with a splendid frame and constitution, up to the very hour at which she was called away she was always ready to lend a helping hand to those who needed it, and for years Her only care was to minister to the ease and comfort of an invalid daughter, from whom^ even when the latter married, she would not be separated. On last Sunday she was driven from Sandon to palmerston by the Rev.!" Mr;7Dewisbu?y, where she - ' stayed all night with a friend,^ and" then, for the. first time,- was she heard to admit that she did nb't*xeel-aa 'strohg^asfin times gone by. IQm Monday she returnedtp her son's . house m ,^biten, and / oh Tuesday • was making v preparSti6ns to- rejonv;;her; daughter, Mrs 'McCulloph,-, when death' seized upon her, and 'she passed J away7at' the hale old age of seventy-five. On the day of the funeral- the greatest respect was shown , toTher) memory— ; by not Only cthe number wh*o f blibwed ncr to the 'grave, but by "the closing of the places of business m Foxton, the meeting of the County Council being adjourned for the same reason. ,* . 7 The " Post '7 of Monday published an article headed "A : Horrible Storyrfrom the West Coast," containing a perfect catalogue pf diabolioal crimes, said to have been perr petrated on this coast against a number of females. The article was written m the most sensational style, and was composed of atrocities so monstrous -as to * cause no credence^ whatever to be put m the statements. "Wb J have = been; informed, -howeyer,. that monstrous as. the story is, it is, true m thej main, .and we hajre been - informed of i the; iiarae'Tnot':pnly ;of one*of the principal victims, but... alsp, of/ that of the "archi scoundrel, 'and thb ' gentleman' who :dias succeeded m unearthing him. In the in- : terests of justice we refrain at present from mentioning them ; but it is to be hoped that because the scoundrel moves m a high sphere, justice will not be defrauded, and 'the fiend allowed to escape. ■ We will watch with some curiosity the/future action of the ..gentleman to whom lthe { discovery is due, ; 'an<l the manner m7whioh the will deal with the matter.*77 >7^ We regret to state that a valuable horse, ; the property of Mr Elyger,met with such injuries on 7ThurßJday:as r ,made,it necessary tb have it destroyed. It' ' appears i ' ihe animal was tied up to a fenob.r.Eiear; jMr ; iShelson's, when it became restive, v and ' having snapped its bonds, galloped' -down Taonui-street;.^ By sope^ineans. or .other ; i. its leg gave way M and it .rolled overhand 1 upon rising to its feWit was-'fdqnd thatione of its' ; 'legs :'was. across, and .was hanging quite loose. The poor beast seemed !' m the greatest agony, its- eyeballs starting, and it was trembling all oyer. : As the^case appeared hopeless, andthere was ho chahceof ! saving the animalj Mr Flyger'mereifullygaye the orderVto hare the beast put out of pain. Mr Pepper^ therefore lbadedla gunrj^with shot, and placing the weapon behind the animal's ear,] gave it its quietus with little difficulty. A.y : : -.-7.7-. "There's many a way of killing a cat beside choking a : method of gaining a point, as County, Councillor Loudon knows to his oost, -;At the last meeting of the County Council the chairman was anxious to adjourn for re? freshment^,.Cr. Loudon, was equally anxious that a motion standing to" his name should be dealt with before the adjournment, and the Chairman m a most insinuating manner tried to impress his opponent that his (Mr Thynne's) idea was the better to adopt.'. Taking time by the fore- : lock, then, before further objection could be urgedy he put it to the Council, on the motion of Cr^ 'McNeil,* setebnded 1 <by> Gr". Ebudon, that the Council adjourn, and carried it unanimously, the coolness of the proceeding being too much for even Cr. Loudon, who seemed paralysed with admiration at the manoeuvre. : $... ......."..:..; . We think that all Colonials, whether they be New Zealattders or Australians, can, without. • danger of forfeiting their loyalty to the Old Country, exult m the grand victory obtMned jby, the Colonial ; Team over the picked club of all England. ' According to the' telegram,-' although, thb: match was; supposed tb last three days,. it was. finished m one. The first innings" of ; ;Marylebone closed for 33. In itheir^ ' .-.first^innings thp. Australians made 41. In the seoond innings the Marylebone Club made-only 19. The Australian bowling was. effective,. and the ; game, was won, by Australia with 9 wickets to goMbWn; r Spofforth took llwibkets i6r 20 runs, and fßoyle; 8 wickets,- for. 17 runs. Considering tfie 'science at the wicket, per-" haps there has never been- a better display Of howling. ;} •/-;.; r 7 On Wednesday night the services of Constable' Gillespie were brought into requisition to take care of the now notorious Mrs Keys, who was creating a disturbance m the - Square/ She was locked up, but upon her husband being allowed to see her m the ,CeU};Slje was taken,^yrith a. series. of : fitsi which lasted over a considerable time, being -nOfSponer out.,, of one than^ she was into another. I T/nder the circumstances," as the : Constable had accommodation nor a. person Jto take oharge of her m her then dangerous stated^ he was compelled to hand her over to the care of her husband. ' : J Bjr"the- last steamer ?Mr .James Owen, Jate landlord' of the Clarendon, arrived from _ Wellington, with the view of sheeting some , ! laiid iq the district. Mr Owen is acom-' panied by hjs brother-in-law, Mr Beal, who we understand is upon the same errand, and .upon th® rap 0 ' 1 ' made by the latter gentleman, will depend whether or not a number of settlers from the West Coast of the South Island will remove hither. As Mr Beal has been but a day or so iq Palmerston he has scarcely had an opportunity of judging of the land m the distriot, but he has expressed himself as highly pleased with the olimate, :'A Although to-day at noon is the last hour at which nominations can he taken for two Oouiicillbrs^or tlie of Palmereton, vacant bythe resi^nitinns of Messrs Gtflbert and Siiminerhuves, there is bqt !ohe candi-^ ] date' m the field— Mr Samuel. Oolemah. From this it would appear as. if either ambMorr were dead, or municipal honors were considerably at a discount. We might also add that to d.-iy' will be the first occasion upon which the new burgess roll will come into use. We unck" ta I that th 'local r gents for the National insurance company, Messrs. Walton H'4A, i£«g, have receircd a letter

from Mr. Bruce Wallace, enclosing » cheque for £10, requesting them to hand the amount over to ;fche Fire Brigade. The letter also expresses 'regret at the delay that has taken place. ~'_ -. . Mr. John Barton has disposed of his newly-erected residence on the banks of the Manawatu, and some fifty-five acres adjoining^ -Mr. Piers Warburton is the purchaser, and. 'the sum at which it changed hands, £800. We understand the new proprietor intends entering largely into the rearing of fowl, and with that object hat "given 'largb orders for poultry. - — -^ .-..= Fbmaib MAaTvas to kidney and urinary complaints are very numerous. -The dehcate organism ; of the gentler sex-renders it far (more susceptible to hurtful influences than the hardier male system. For the various ailments peculiar to women, as.; well as for the hysteria, pains m the back and loim, and nervous debility to :rwhich : they: .give rise. UndirHO W.QI&&M Schibdam-Abcw matio Schnapps is a potent and pleasaM remedy.^-Adyt. /.