The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 140, 13 June 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1874.

The Claud Hamilton is due at Hokitika to-day. She will bring the news of the English Derby, which was to be run last Wednesday week. Meeting of Creditors. —A meeting of the creditors io the estate of W. Stavert & Co. is advertised to take place at the Court-house on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. Stoke Rifles.— At a meeting of this Company, held in the Agricultural Hall, Richmond, on Tuesday last, in consequence of the increase in its numbers, Lieut.. A. W. Barnett was elected Captain; Ensign J. Paynter, Lieutenant; and Private Thompson, Sub-Lieutenant. Baptist Church, Bridge-Street-—Sermons will be preached in this church tc-morrow, by the Rev. D. Dolamore in the morning, aud Mr B. Short iu the evening. Citt Council -—The usual meeting of the Council was held last night, but no business of any importance was transacted. It was resolved that an address from the Corporation should be presented to His Excellency the Governor on his arrival, now hourly expected. Tbe football match between Nelson and Wellington is not likely to be played until August next It has been ascertained that the best players in the Wellington team could not get away from their duties until then, and it baß been determined to defer the match accordingly. — Times. A number of men in the employ of Messrs Pell and Paiker, the contractors for the second ten miles of the WaDga-uui-Manawatu railway, arrived at i Wanganui per Wallace, from Nelson, | Inst week, and will commence operalions immediately. Another batch will shortly follow, and the progress of the works will be urged on expeditiously. It is uuderstood (says the Herald) that the greater portion of the contract will be sub-let in small jobs, as most of the hands have worked together previously I on the West Coast goldfields. and on railway formations in the Province of Nelson, aud are all accustomed to the work. A correspondent of the Westport Times states that at the cutting of the White Bluff, on the Buller Road contract, strong indications of kerosine are apparent. Tho odour is perceptible to passers by, ond he avers tbat the oil may be seen oozing out of crevices in the rock. Mr F. Gledhill, of New Plymouth, j writes to the Taranaki [Herald on the beneficial effects of galvanism : — He says, on tha evening of the 14th ultimo, 1 galvanised Mr A. Dulby, of this town, who waß suflering from locked-jaws, which had continued three days, and prevented him taking any support ex- ! eept by sucking a little gelatine between his teeth. This affliction was accompanied by severe pain in both jaws and jiu the sides of bis face. In a few minutes (being unable to speak) he wrote " the pain is gone." The next morning the jaws were relieved and free from pain. A case which is likely to be of much interest to the holders of auctioneers' licenses throughout tbe colony, is to be heard at the Resident Magistrate's Court at Hokitika. The main point at issue will be, can an auctioneer sell a quarter cask of spirits by private treaty, without holding a wholesale spirit license in addition to his auctioneer's license. The Melbourne Telegraph supplies us with the following amusing item:— -A good point may be made by an interruption. The Chief Secretary on Monday night denied that he had sent to England for the furniture for Government-house without calling for tenders here. " But L. L. Smith says so," exclaimed an excited elector. " Then," replied Mr Francis, "L. L. Smith lies — " Enthusiastic cheers followed the word, and it was not for a full minute that the Chief Secretary wat able to go on with — " lies under a mistake." Through the use of naked lights in one of the deepest mines in the world •—the Astley Deep Pit, at Dunkinfield, near Manchester— a tearful explosion bas been caused, attended with great sacrifice of life. On April 14, about 150 men were at work in the mine. Six or seven of them were repairing a tunnel that had been damaged by fire a few years ago, when part of the roof fell in, and the liberated gas coming in contact with the naked lights tbey were using, blew up all the workings in the vicinity. Ninety-one men, who were fortunately near the foot of the shaft, were at once rescued. Relief parties worked all night in the desperate hope of saving others. In the morning, one man was brought up alive, and afterwards ten men and boys were discovered in a tunnel uninjured. Previously, three brothers had saved themselves by making a circuit of the return air-way. On April 15, thirty dead bodies were recovered, and the total number of the killed is supposed to be about forty.