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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 88, 14 August 1878, Page 2

For, some unaccountable reason we have not received our Foxtou correspondent's letter, rand" consequently must apologised) our subscribers for the non-publication of latest shipping and JFoxton items of intelligence. zf?t. Mr George Snelson held a most snccessf ul sale of town sections, at his Auction Mart, on Saturday, the prices idealised being, most satisfactory, and a cheering ovidonce ofjSihG advanced value of land m the town of opXmerstpn. High, however, as wero the jp^es ruling, there can be no doubt that boforo six months have elapsed, cent, per oont|pan be realised on the outlay. =;'. . : A" Special ".. arrived at Palmeraton from Foxton yesterday morning, and some curiosity ; wa3 evinced to learn the cause of :bo unusual a visitor. On making inquiries, we were informed" that it was despatched to bringdown one hundred tons of potatoes from Mr Waldegrave's farm at A,wapimi. Later on m the day, and after the departure of the Wanganui down trainythe" special" left Palmorston with no less than twenty trucks m tow, that number being necessary to transport the produce, eaoh waggon having five tons on board. . > ■ " We hear on good" authority that it is more than likely a Nativo Lands Court will be held m Palmeraton sometime about the beginning of next month. It may be reoollecfced that at the last Sitting held here about four months since, the ; matter m dispute •was the settlement of a large block of land between the various tribes. That was satis-; factorily" arranged f by ;the : -decision of ' :the Judge, •Captain Symons; now, however, the respective members are anxious to bo allotted the particular * portion which has fallen to their share, and for that purpose the Court is to beholden. - ■ : ' • - ■■••.■ Married couples as domestic servants would appear to be somewhat scarce m the labor market, if the experience of Mr Dairy mple, of Te Matai, is to be taken as a criterion. Wo have been informed by thatgentleman, that he has been m want of a married oouple on his farm for some months, and notwithstanding that he had made known his want through the media of tho looal, Wellington, Wanganui, and .Napier journals, -he has received but two applications. Although preferring a couple without encumbrance's, we understand the* possession of olive branches would not be an insuperable barrier, were the candidates eligible m other respects. t ' .-.-. . ; i" A most disgraceful and mean theft was committed on Saturday evening from tho garden of Mr Harnpsen, on the Rahgitikoiroad. It appears : that a settler- ; named Eush, who liad just' imported a number of valuable ornamental trees for planting on his land, placed them temporarily inside Mr Hampsen's fence, until ho' was at liberty to plant them m their respective positioju. During some portion of the night the garden was entered, and a number "of the most, valuable taken away. Mr Rush has placed the matter m the hands of the police, and no; doubt the perpetrator qf the mean robbery will be brought to justice^ and receive" the reward of his cowardly conduct. Mr Bush naturally s fepla so indignant at his loss, particularly after the. care and trouble which he had gone to m the selection and importation of the shrubs into the district, that ho has offered a reward of #20 for the conviction of the offender-. ■- - - - For some weeks past an unfortunate itnan, named Wators, who had been forwarded up; to Palmeraton for. admission iiito the Hospital by the Foxton people, has. ibeen receiving aid from the plmritablo:"residents at the Terrace End. His Worship: the Mayor communicated with the Wanganui Hospital committee, with; the view of getting the invalid admission into that institution, but the authorities steadfastly i*ef used to receive hini unless the town of Palmerßton -would; give a guarantee for his support while remaining there. Thi3 Mr Snelspa. vory properly objected to do, for tho reason that the County Council refused to moke the .Eaimerston Hospital the County Hospital, and had determined that arrangements should be make- to mako the Wanganui institution hold that position* In 'the meantime, the burden shelved by.j. the" Foitoh ppoplo has been borne by a few 'who could not see the unfortunate fellow want: m Ids sad condition. After some difficulty matters were arranged with the' police authorities m Wanganui, and Sub-inspector Gopdall telegraphed for him to be sent, on lasfhight. However, at the last moment, Waters/ who is at present located intone of Sumraprhayes' cottagesj rofiised to go, stating that he believed he was on.the; road to rocovery. The Football match, Feildihgy. Palmer-, ston, played , on Saturday,- resulted 03; all had expected m favor of the former. ;" v Punc-* tually to time the visitors arrived m a drag, and without much delay had^ taken possession of thefiold, but it/was notuntil fully half an hour had been lost, that the captain of the Palmerston team ; 'could .succeed m mustering anything like a sufficient number of his moo together to commenoe tbegame, which, however, he was compelled. to begin with threemen short. From the very outset there was no difficulty .m spotting the •; victors, as the local men evidently knew little or nothing of the game. Indeed- to | such an .extent was this ignorance of the rules manifested^ that we. question: if four, out of the twelve • had -the slightest' idea • when "points" were lost or won, Their; whole endeavours seemed to be directed to preventing the Feilding men from scoring a goal, and this they did right manfully. Considering their want of knowledge of the game, and the great disparity of numbers, the : PalmerstSn" men" deserve the greatest credit for the plucky manner m which they played against suoh odds, and it was not until a hard struggle had been fought. that Feilding kicked a goal, although of coarse, it had won " points " innumerable. The manner , m which W. Miithahj, Pirani, and Cottam fought a losing battle was beyond all praise, the former especially being a perfect; host m himself. On the. Feilding side there were at least half a dozen mien who v?ere perfectly at homo iri the field, and were !fard nuts to crack, -. these being Sampson, -Shefwillj E; Jackson, Edge, aud Paul, a °d ilthough, with the exception pf. Jildge, nonei eoiild be called neavy' weights,, it took a7 strong man to Btpp'6r : hold them oiice'theyj"ladobtaiued possession of the ball. V. It-is ; "0 bo hopod that as tho icehas boon broken, : iridjos the Palmerstomana have made such v evodibnblo.debut, they will go iv for. hard practice:, and a knowledge of the game, for vfteir Saturday's display, we feel convinced that on an equal footing m numbers and yriowledge they would bo found tough cuscomers to dispose oft " ' t.-/ : .

We underhand that the proposed Foxton journal will make its appearance on • next Tuesday, and that theprojectow hate been prpmised a veryh'beral m«asaro of ; support throughout the: County. . ,j v A loharaptor well known to the polios named John Potter, was arrested on Monduy by Gonstablo Gillespie on the chorg* qf stealing a purse, the property of Mri Carroll, of the Clarendon Hotel. It appears'the prisoner offered the pocket-book to Mrs Carroll, stating that he. had foand it, but when she received it, it was minus two .half-sovereigns which -it contained ■■ when m her possession pTOvipusly. . Ao> \"" cused was brought before" J. T. Dalry'mple, Esq., J.P., yesterday indrmns, but theio ' not: being sufficient evidence, to sheet the ohargohorao to him, he was discharged. i The funeral of Mr Hector McDonald whose sudden death we chronicled m our . last issue, tookplacoon Fridayi'thev 9th ! ' instant,, at Horpwlipnua.y ; Thenromains at •' .}' the deceased gentleman wore followed to the L grave by over one hundred Natives, and « considerable gathering of settlers from , Otaki to Foxton, to whom Mr McDonald ' had been intiraalply ■ known tind highly \ respected. The funeral service was per* f oriood by tho. Rev. James MoWilliam*. Whiie v lhe driver of a spring-cart;- se-> ' longing to Mr Piers Warburton, of Shenstone Farm, was delivering a message at our office tho horse, o high-apirited - animal, made a bolt along the Foxton road. First the. tail-board was left behind, after which, turkeys, goose, and loaves of bread! dotted the ground, and marked the track of-^^ the frightened- animal. Past the .Palmipr. ston Hotel it went without juty diminution) of speed, and on reaching the cur re it got upon tho railway track, with the wheels on^ ..._ i the. outer side of the rails, in^ which, manner it: dashed along, the wheels bounding from- i sleeper to sleeper..:- Strange- to: say» th»; : vphicle kept its 'perpendicular, but _th© pressure on the" springs was too great, and one of them came to grief. After the an»« mal had /fully tilled itself out, it^stopped of >,: its own accord, the only damage being •• - we have said, to the springs. ; '..': Thb Rational Pubmo is not to l» convinoed by mere assertion. It wants proof . Aooordihgiy . wheh it learns that four thousand physicians guarantoo the purify ;_.._ and efficacy of ah alcoholic .invigorarit, and see on every hand Jts wonderful onres o£ nervous debility, tindheyv and -bladder., ailments, rheumatism, ; indigestipn .';•: and : S torpidity of 'the lrverV the piibh'cs "' p"uit»'iti'.<; [entire faith m the artible. The above6x- | plains why Upoipno Womb's "SonwiuiJC Aromatic Schnapps enjoyed such «ix« bounded ponntamfcy-^A^yt; i , /^