The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 77, 31 March 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1877.

On Monday, being a public holiday, iua Mail will be published at 10 a.m. An accident that at one time threatened to be very serious, occurred on Thursday evening. Just as the train was set in motion on its return to' Kelson after taking the Volunteers to Kichmoad, a man named Newport attempted to step into it, but miscalculated the puce at which it was going, and slipped down between the last cari'iitge and the first truck. Fortunately Lieut. West was on the platform of the forinetyuul Voluuteer liaiijng on the fore part of the latter, and they simultaneously clutched at the man, ami fortunately seized him by the arms. The atatioa master at the same time laid hold

of his legs and ran alongside the train, holding them up. Some moments elapsed before the alarm could be given to the engine-driver, and meantime the train was increasing ita pace, so that considerably over 100 yards had been traversed before it could be stopped. Newport. may congratulate himself upon his narrow escape, for had he not been so promptly rescued he must assuredly have been either killed or maimed for life.

A rath Kit amusing iucideut occurred last evening- at the launching of the Naval Brigade's boat Aurora. Owing to the tide being very low at the time, the boat got so much way on by the impetus given her by the steep gradient of the landing, that it was impossible to stop her, and the bugler, who was hanging on to her, not letting go in time, was carried half way across the harbor suspended between wind aiid water. For the life of him he could not get on board, but a boat immediately put off from the shore and rescued him from his unpleasant situation, none the worse for his enforced trip. The members of the Fire Brigades will muster at; the Engine house at 11a.m. on Monday and march in procession -to the railway station, whence they will proceed to the Camp at Richmond. They will return to Nelson with the Volunteers in the evening, . when there will be a torchlight-procession." The Customs receipts for the week ending this day wer.e £364 13s lid. '- • ( ; The following are the amounts of the Customs receipts under the various headings 'at the Port of Nelson during the month ending March 23, 1877:— Spirits, £794 15s 4d; cigars', £69 Os 8d;.: tobacco, £311 il8s; wine, £91 10s5d;~ale and beer, £28 6s| 7d; tea, £180 ,9s; sugar, £462 Is 9d; goads bY weight, .£7O 7s lOd; ad valorem goods,. £740 17s 9d: Other Unties, £305 10s; total duties, £3054 17s U; other receipts, £253 11s 8d; total . receipts, £3308 95.. ■ ' In consequence of yesterday being Good Friday the usual fortnightly meeting of the City Counciljwas held on Thursday evening. —The recommendation. of the Public Works Committee to the effect that the closets.at the Post Office should not be allowed to communicate with the Waimea-street sewer was adopted after some discussion. — Cr Gray proposed that teuders be invited for the construction of baths at the. port. Cr Hooper seconded, and Cr J. Harley opposed the resolution. Cr Pickering moved as an amendment—" That before any steps be taken the ratepayers should be asked to express their approval or otherwise of the proposed expenditure." Cr Webb spoke strongly in favor of the original resolution. The amendment was then put and lost. The resolution was put with the .-following result:— Ayes 5: The Mayor, Crs Hooper, Gray, Waters, and Webb. Noes 2 : Crs Harley and Pickering. — Mr Orsman's offer of a site for depositing • rubbish and night soil was accepted.— The Mayor said that the Finance Committee desired to hold over their report on the Banking business until next meeting.— The Council then adjourned. ."." - A sermon on behalf of the Nelson School . Society will be preached in the Bridge-street schoolroom by the Rev J. Beckenham at half-past two to-morrow afternoon. On Tuesday evening the 33rd anniversary of the Society will be celebrated by a tea and public meeting. At the latter the chair will be taken at 7 o'clock by the Rev J. Leighton. Services will be held at Richmond tomorrow as follows:— In the morning at 10 o'clock at the Camp, and at the Church of the Holy Trinity at eleven, by the Bishop of Nelson; at the same church at 7 p.m. by the Rev J. P. Kempthorne. The usual Easter Services will be held in the various churches to-morrow. A cricket match was played yesterday at Motueka between the local club and the Star (Nelson) Club, when the latter proved altogether too good for their opponents, winning the match m one innings with 49 runs to spare. The scores were :— Star Club, first iuniugs 105 ; Motueka, first innings 26, second innings 30. Total, 56. It is notified that on Monday morning between the hours of eleven and one there will be target practice from the camp at Richmond in the direction of the Rabbit Island Mr. T. Chittenden advertises that a quadrille assembly will be held at Mr King's Assembly Rooms on Monday evening. With a loaded pistol at your head you would not trifle with a footpad. Why then trifle with disease which is often as much to be dreaded as the ruffian who demands "your money or your life " with his finger on the trigger. Recollect that a cough is the harbinger of consumption, that a trifling kidney disorder may develop into Bright's Disease, both incurable maladies. Apply the remedy while it is yet time, and remember that Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps is the best preventive.— Advt.