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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 126, 27 May 1873, Page 4

The nomination of candidates for the representation of Lyttelton in the General Assembly was conducted on decidedly eccentric -principles. Mr Aliwright came forward and proposed pro forma Mr Murray-Aynsley as a fit and proper person to represent the town of Lyttel ion. He did this because Mr Aynsley had never given the electors an idea of what his policy was j his candidate (Mr Webb) whom he intended to vote for, had given them an idea of what he intended to do. (Cries of "Sit down.") Odd as this reason' was, it seems to have been accepted as sufficient on the other side, for Captain M'Lellan came forward' and proposed Mr H. R. Webb as a fit and proper person tor represent the town of Lyttelton. (Laughter.) This he did though he was going to vote fpr Mr Aynsley. (Cheers.) The show of hands was in favor of Mr Webb, 29 being held up for him, and 24 for Mr Aynsley. The Press reporter states that the proceedings were of a very lengthy and jovial description, being enlivened at intervals by innumerable personal explanations concerning a variety of matters having very little connection with the matter in hand, indeed the greater portion of the candidates' remarks seemed to be directed to local and provincial matters — more particularly the latter. The time taken up by these interchanges of compliments may be judged from the fact that it was half-past two before the proceedings terminated. A Lesson to Non Advebtiseks.—- An instance to the disadvantages business men are laboring under who do not advertise, in comparison to those who let it be publicly known that they have commodities to dispose of, is thuß given by the Grey

Valley Times'. — " Some people will never be impressed with the value of advertising and no matter in what form its utility is pointed out, they will stubbornly refuse to regard it in any other light than as a useless luxury. Now, an instance has just occurred at Ahaura, where a business man, or firm, by neglecting the trifling outlay necessary to make his, or their address known, has lost an order, the profit of which would probably have repaid the cost of advertising ten-fold. The facts are briefly these: — A gentleman here recently purchased a farm, and being anxious to procure a large variety of fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, flower and pther seeds, called at our office to peruse the Nelson exchanges for the address of some respectable nurseryman at that place, from whom to obtain his supplies. Fbr several weeks he continued his visits, and closely scanned the advertising columns of the Nelson Evening Mail and Examiner for the required announcement, and failing to find it, forwarded his order to Messrs Law, Somner and Co, Melbourne (who do advertise). Now this is a simple and irrefutable illustration oof the utility of advertising, and yet it is one tbat is discarded by some business men every week in the year, and in every walk of life." Tbe timbering of a tunnel six hundred and fifty feet long, on the Tuckee and Virginia City Railroad, near Gold Hill, Nevada, was burned out completely some few days ago, and since, across the South end, a boulder as large as a house has fallen, and for a long distance the earth has caved in. A correspondent writes : — " There was no trusty watchman or anybody else to give warning of the impending danger, and the train was around the curve, and into the tunnel before the fire could be seen. The tunnel is 650 -feet in length, and the fire being at the opposite end there was little time for thinking or acting, and not enough for stopping. The deep red flames and the dense black smoke were ahead, and it looked like attempting a mad rush through Tophetj but there was no other way for it. The lives of the passengers were in the care of Johnny Bartholomew, and nobody knew it better than he. His first impulse was to reverse the engine, and whistle down breaks, but his quick conclusion was that that wouldn't do, so with a resolute jerk of the lever he * threw her wide open.' The Reno gave an angry snort and rushed madly forward like a freed racer, with whirling speed, right through the fiery mass; Johnny held fast to the lever, closed one eye, held his breath, and tried to think of 7 some prayer as he passed in his checks, for he imagined he could feel the rails bending like lead under the wheels, and both felt and heard the blazing timber and other fallen obstructions on the track being dashed aside by the trusty cow-catcher. The women passengers screamed, and even lhe stout-hearted men quivered with sudden fear as they dashed through the fierce hot light, but in another instant the terrible gauntlet was passed, and they safely slowed down in the cool, grey, morning daylight beyond. Dirt, stones, and blazing bits of timber on the cow-catcher, and the shower of burning coal covering the train, showed how dangerous • were obstructions so safely passed, yet they had rushed through so quickly that the paint on the passenger coaches was Dot even scorched."