INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 110, 17 April 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

D uneoin, Saturday. The Times says that the Provincial Executive is in a financial dilemma, and that there i-t no little fear that they will attempt to extricate themselves t>y selling Jarge qiuntitles of land in big blocks. Tho Supreme ttourt vat until half-pist eleven laat night in Bird's case against the Nati-'iial Bank. It was ultimate'y adjourned till Wednesday. B. G. Bickcrtou was arrested here la.-t night, oliarged with embezzling from his employer, John Milne, of Oamaru 'Ilia holidays h^ve interfered with businesa in the grain markets; wheat, 4s 7d for choice, 4s 4d to 4s (id for good. Milling oats, ls lld; prime, Js9d to ls lOd for good feed. Pokt Chalmebs, Saturday. Arrived: steamer Easby from Sydney. Bluff, Saturday. Arrived, yesterday, ship Pomona, 83 days i out, from Glasgow, with 160 immigrants, all •weU. They were landed to-lay, and the ship flailed for Port Chalmers.

Wellington, Saturday. Thn plasterers of tbe new Government Buildings liave be*n «fu c ed the additional one shilling per day, and will be on strike after to-day. ; Timaru, Sunday. Atone o'clook this morning, a fire broke out in a cottage under suspicious chenra- N stances. The house was occupied by a man named Sydney Jones, and a woman known as Nellie Duncan. On the neighborhooi being a!a r med, and assistance soon arriving, Sydney Jones, and another man named But'er were seen lying outside near a fence, the former raving mad drunk, and the latter in a sound drunken sleep The police took charge of them, and Jones had to be held down by two policemen. After the fire had nearly exhausted itself, the charred remains of a woman near a bed, supposed to be Nellie Duncan, were found. A doctor was eent for, who examined the body by the light of a candle, and the remains were taken to a neighboring ho i< 1. A drunken row was beard in the house a little while previous to the fire. The Timaru Fire Brigade did not arrive till ths bouse was burnt. The night was fortunately cilm. Patba, Saturday. Afc about five o'clock thi j morning, a fire broke out in M-Guire's store. The buildiog was entirely destroyed. It was insured in the South British for £400, and the 6tock at £300. Tiiey had a very heavy stoak. however, which was valued at £3,500. The contents of Price's iron sa'e wtre all right. No other buildings were injured.