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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 188, 10 August 1871, Page 2

The Nebraska took away a woman and [ tlidee children — members of the little Mormon flock at Karori, which Elder Beauciiiamp erstwhile tended so carefully, who; desite! tObjßigafher^rl^ato. the foldJat": Salt Lake City. ... We scarcely thought that the fanaticism of these foolish people would have led them so far as to abandon .their homes and trust to beginning life in such a spot as Utah ; but evil - days are in store for Mormonism, the '■ ! : dawn of which is already visible, and the emigrants who took their departure will, perhaps, when too. late, regret their, _de- ! pafture *fr6rn ! Kardrit' Such 'dreamy fools are no loss to this Colony v and will prove j'qp acquisition.. to. .any country, and the best; ttiirig 'that can happen in connection with them is, that the whole of Beauchftmp';s ' follow in gr-r-root ]and branch: .7r-should take their departure, and so rid New jZealand of what Te .Kooti might ' have called, wilh'justice; the'"Mokinokino" — the bad breed. — Wellington Post. In a recent Auckland Provincial Government Gazette the statements of affairs of' a number of goldminlng companies are published. The Thames Evening Star has been at some pains to go carefully through these, and finds that the total - amount of dividends declared by these companies since their formation is £459,173 4s. Commenting upon this thB editor says: — "Nearly "half a million of money thus put into circulation might, of itself, be considered'^ ssmewhat of a wonderful fact, but _it . should be remembered .that these dividends do not include the' large suraa paid by such claims as' the' Shotover,' Middle Star, Long Drive, and other claims, before their formation , into companies, nor does it in--' elude the vast quantity of precious metal daily got ; out here and, there by ; individual -enterprise, and got out in the same manner ever since. Considered in reference to these facts, therefore, the mere statement that a certain number of companies (fourteen altogether) have paid to their shareholders £459,173 45., should make people consider, before they decry the prosperity and stability of the gold field." „ ' The Daily Times of July 31 says : — " The 315 Chinese by the ship Jean Sands were brought to town yesterday afternoon by the three o'clock trip of the Golden ' Age. A barrier was erected about ' balf- ' way down the old jetty. - - This kept the curious, crowd back, and allowed the Chinamen room to open but their swags so that they could be inspected by the : 'Custom Housa officers, whose duty, with 300 "Johns" shaking the filthy dust out of their portables, was even on 'the jetty, most unpleasant. All the '< Chinese were struggling for their swags as they were thrown up from the steamer, over their: heads, and caught in their upraised hands. They jostled one another, gesticulating wildly as they quarrelled ; over their luggage. An old doctor, • with J.nails that were taper/ who wore enormous , I spectacles, and sported a long pig-tail, was the only one who preserved anything ■ like staidness. There were a good many ; boys and lads among them. It took more , ; than an hour before tfee jetty i' was' clear of . ! them. During that time., they by degrees left it, and disposed themselves among the congenial narrow^rigEts^bf^way- and bacK' slums off Stafford-street;"' ; ' >: Shooting ; .ExTßAOi^iipitYi-r-A \ cor-, . respondent of the Daily Herald states that '*' wild horses have become:so numerous on Dunmore, and their market value so low, the proprietor has determined to destroy them on the run rather than incur the expense of mustering. A gentleman ? well known in this district as a crack shot has, now taken the contract to shoot them. 'A^iier trying all sorts of dodges and schemes to get within range, he has hit upon the .•following plan, which answers admirably. He has obtained and dried the skin of an • old man' kangaroo, which he fixes upon his own b.Qdy^ma^ngyhimsejf |ook as/like the, . original owner as possible. The skin of the tail, about a foot of which he has cut off- ( hangs loose from^his/dqat^la'il. ." ' '"'.Wh' en;;a . .. inob pfi'jiojPS.Qft'-'i^ r '.slg^itpdj^^liej the, barrel of'his rifle between bis legs and down the hollow of the tail, holding the stock in his hßh'ffir/'Jj^e^eti'hops'kjii^ljr 1 ' and gracefaHy K '.pn % .'to /^rdB".-/.w^er^' .tUe '' iiofses are grazing^Wiin^amp^ gels sufficiently near, hffluras hitf-babk J t6<' ! the doomed animals, lowers t his head as if , ,he Were g6"ing f to ifee^^the 'tatl- rieVs, a h ,'re^ort is heard, and a horse drops. As many m twenty haxfijbagnitbqt i&ione day by adopting this plan, and four and five in one mob as they keep coming up to the slaughtered ones, not knowing what the * J&luce is up. Daring the last few weeks 'do I^BB than 240 wild horses have been i shot!"

The Melbourne Messiah. — If it is sometimes (says the Australasian) pleasant to see " the engineer hoisted with his own petard," it is not less so to witness the duper duped. Fisher, the Nunawading impostor, seems to have been imposed upon by men who were sharper than himself, to the same extent as he imposed on others; and the story of the deceptions to which he fell a victim is as diverting as the delusions of Sir Epicure Mammon in the "Alchymist." One Levine is reported to have waited upon hi in -as a delegate from the Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Denmark, exhibiting as his credentials a sheet of parchment covered with hieroglyphics, and having a couple of big seals attached to it. The Danish masons, it was represented, wanted to make Fisher the head of their order, and to present him with their accumulated treasures. A • box of specie was already en route, and the s fortunate man. must prepare forthe profound dignity by undergoing the : ceremony of initiation. • This was performed .at' Prahran ; and Fisher was induced' to disburse £10 for the purchase of a big gilt star,. which Levine undertook to : procure. A. large seal jWas likewise obtained, and for this Fisher provided the money. Numerous miniature trowels were bought wholesale at Bd. each, and disposed of retail at 69. to the postulants. : Levine is then described as invitiog a friend to come and " see" a lark," this irreverent epithet being applied to the solemn initiation of the Most Excellent Grand Master of the Freemasons of Denmark. The friend accepted the invitation, and the spectacle which met his eyes upon being led into the room where the ceremony was performed must have been immensely grotesque. "There was Fisher," he says, " standing at the head of a table, clothed all iv white, having his star on, and a great red sash across him, to denote him the lamb which was slain., Around him were Joiner and Jobbius,, and all the apostles, clad in white robes like nightgowns. - The table was covered with all sorts of strange tin things, aod every man had his : little trowel. Levine made Masons of them all with a lot of tomfoolery. He put an awful oath on Fisher, just as a matter of form. After the ceremonial, Fisher began to inquire about the treasure." Of couisa the treasure never turned up, although a "property" casket was fabricated out of an old gin case to represent it. v. And . all : these incidents are not derived^ from the pages of the flimsy novels, but: are matters of actual occurrence in one of; the suburbs of .Melbourne; a.d. 1-871 ■'!