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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 116, 16 May 1874, Page 2

If ever there was a good excuse for not getting out a paper in time, it is that offered by the Panama Star and Herald. The editor says that the Government troops were keeping up a continuous fire on the door of his sitting-room, and half-a-dozen shots did not vary three feet in striking. "To this annoyance," be says, "we must attribute our delay in getting out this edition, for it is difficult to persuade menu -to, work under .a steady and dangerous fire." An acquain tance of mine had occasion lately to visit a large station on the Murrumbidgee to take delivery of some sheep. As a preliminary, the proprietor, who was obviously three sheets in the wind before 11 in the morning, insisted on bis visitor coming in to have a drink. Without any great reluctance he consented, and instead of ooe had two. '-Do you," at length said his hilarious host, " believe ■in miracles ?" " Can't say that I do," was the reply. Well, I'll show you a miracle. I'm drunk, my wife's drunk, the overseer's

drunk, the hands are drunk, we're all drunk, and always drunk ; und mark you, here's the miracle— the Btation pays!"— «'_Egi eB ." The prospects of floating the new Bank (says the Otago Times) appear to b& more encouraging every day. Up to the present timo over £35,000 shares have been applied tor. The s.s. Tamar, which arrived on Thursday from Launeeston, brought the largest cake of retorted, gold ever received from Tasmania. It is from tbe claim of tbe Golden Point Company, Nine Mile Springs, about 32 miles from Laanceston. ~ This Company have now had two crushings. The first— sl tons of stone-— yielded 528 ounces of retorted gold, being at the rate of lOoz ll.lwt4gr to the ton. This gold passed through the Mint a week or two ago, aud received one of tbe highest certificates yet given, its value being £4 3. 4d per oz. The second wneh up took place on the 23rd ult, when from 72 tons of stone, 1,421 ounces of^amalgam were taken from the plates and boxes, yielding close upon 6940zs of gold; or at the rate of 9fozs to tbe ton — Argue, May 9.