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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 106, 7 May 1877, Page 2

Taa Hinemoa, with his Excellency the Governor and Commodore Hoskius on board, arjived in harbor this afternoon, and will r|malt|, until "fednesda^' $he£Gos*rnor's visit is unofficial. ; ; :;;• $' .. ,*>' •Tfi following is the rggnlfe^ofwfche second^ , firing by the Qideta:— ChampionV-^^wbray^ < Waut&a, 72; second, Hale, Weljtpgton, 70 jH third^Ansell, Auckland, $S; fourth, "Currier ' Waiuka, 67. '■: : :' ';:: -.- ; : i .Thss receipta-of the sQOfhern railways for fch~e aionth of Mafqh were"as&)Uo\ys:^s-Dune-i din ditision, |8i37; InvercargHl dptvisjon,^ £ilßpi Christahurch divfejoa,'£3i;BQfi. j 'Unfa Divengort Brothers g*ve^heir second find last nerformance to ar crowded audience. on S^ara&y night, when the . tfere^yatqhed on the stage by Ca^>ta\q CQrnwjill And Pr. Squires. The whole'enjlertain*. nienV including ;_the v^atril6.qi^£hi eofc of JMr, BavfaSj passed, ok to the satisfaction of alt who.^rltn^ssedat. i£ '}.:! j. '. isTa» drat of .Mr Severn^ Serieg ofiscientiflc laotvres will be given thEs. evening, (the subject being •' The Earth and^itsC.^ateHites.' f Mi Sitern haß. the reputatio^Qf /b^ing a ve.y ; ple*a*ftt, &s well as .very: abiie lecturer, and his tjafeerous experiments aad illustrations" are Ascribed as most beaut ifuf, so'that a rare trea& n)ay be ldoked for in his coui;se,.ftf lec-- . T«i> inhabitants 6£ th^e W^aima^ appear to B§ Mora litigiously jlisgoaedbxhitniusual this montD, as, in addition''toiheißesi<r&ut Magistrate, the traiu this morning conveyed to the scene of actions at Spring Grove, Messrs H. Adams, Pitt, Acton Adams, Fell, and Bunny. Thert must have been a good harvest up that **y this year* -_-.-.-- „.,-,.. Notwithstanding the counter attractions offered by the Davenport Brothers, and the fact of its being Saturday, usually a very bad night for entertainments, the Chicago Miinistrels succeeded! in .obtaining a full hoiiae on the occasion, of their first . appearance in , Qf the singing," especially in jfcbe choruses, we' carikib'tf speak intwo high, terras, oiir only regret being that more" d'f it . had not been substituted the- absurd " character finale," as t it was termed; with which the flrat'part terminated; The cofner men were quite lip to 'the mark, and cleverly chaffed •• Mr' Johnson/'; to the;'delight of the audience! The -dancing of Mr Wallace and the Messrs Arlington Jairly. . brought down the house^ and if anyone had be^n istanding ontside the 'Hall'- during the t^me the farces were being acted, the incessant peals of laughter wodld'have convinced him ofi the'perfect success of ,these caterers for public amusement.i Bishop's beautiful quartette, " What shall he have that .killed ths deer ?" was sung with great sweetness by;Kesßrs Carey, Hawkins, Toole, and Marshall, to whom it was a real pleasure to listen. The final farce being over, thje^audienqe haying wiped away . the tears"' tfiat, '. .were brought to their eyes by hearty "laughter, took their departure, thoroughly well satisfied and pleased with .their j eyening.'s entertainment. To-night there will be a new prpgramtne, and to-morrow r will .bring the Ministrels' visit to a c.!pse r . „ ,'. J<1 ' ''■•••»• |TflE firebells sonndidthe ak'rmabout two o'cjlock this morning by which time a furious blaze in Harley street^aji tbe back 7 of Alessrs Shpp and Co^s maltHouseiUeft-nb -room- for speculation as to the . locality of the fire. : The house, an empty one, Svas the property of iMr Christian who: had been in it daring the day afad lightedra in the; stove 'for cooking purposes, there being ho stove in the , honse close by in which he lived. 'The Fire .Brigade were, quickly .on 'the; spot, . and a vo|ame.pf --water rvim oa the bunding which is only^ half -.copsuuied, notwithstanding that the . flames had a secure ho(d of it before the alarm was given. On making enquiries rat^tbev police-station-, we learn that Mr George Glbibs who. lives^on the opposite side of the'xoacf noticed a strong smell of fire between twelve and one, but did not pAy hiwohatfentiontdifc.rAt twoofeltidfc-h'e : was awakened by a crackling noise, and on . looking out saw the T house onrflre, q^tTjthe chi)m|jp,y. He gave the alarm .and was followed up the street by Mr George Paul also ,a resident in the neighborhood "wHo had been ; ft wakened by the.crackliqg.n^iseand ran up towards Bridge-street . whete r he, [hea^ the) policemen's whistles, .'.' The hpuse\wa£ iiisured lorjiGlOOintheSouth'British. l A te^ibe disease. If :gray,el. is. allowed to remain in the bladder, the accumulations eventually become so large that they can onb/be removed by one of the moat dangerous and Kffpnizing operations, Jjnown to : surgery. The deposits pass out through" the" urethra iso long as they are small jV eiiougbJ to do s6; but f* their passage their ragged edges' tear its sensitive lining,- . producing , ihe i>ino3t excruciatiug tortures *iphe use of rthat beqeAceut diuretic, , ',UiJoiiP|ip- , \Volfk's Schiedam Akomatic ScflNAPrs 'materially assists in dissolving passing 1 gtateL— Ad'vt. EBSXPJENT MAGtStRAtEJ'S COtrkr SPRING GROVE. . .. -. (Before L. BEOAD,;Esq; >4 R.M.) .]:>' , G. H. Galland, v. F. 'Bickett^,'>nd : G. • Neman v. G. Thomaspn\ Act'.ou f or r assaulfe. Mrßtinny appeared fo.-'the plaintiffs, Knd ,Mr Acton Adams for the defendants. After hearing the evidence, hi? Worship dismissed the case without costs. - : • - •-■ ,-;- White v. Wallace.— Thisyas r an Action to recover £10 for breafih' of cbhtract, the circumstances beipg ! that; defendant rented the Wakefield : Arms Hotel from plaintiff, but the lease had not been signed. "One of the provisions was that plaintiff's beer was to be sold, but defendant had not done this, alleging that t. was of bad guality^nd unsaleable. Plain .iff stated ' tha i ' he supplied beer to other public^h'ouses, and had" heard no complaint. Mr Fell * appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Pitt for tile" defendant. The cs«9 \yas adjourned to town for further hearing and to allow of certain points qf law being' argued. 4 ./ 'J "■ ' Hastilow t. Brewerton.— Action to recover .£8 the value of a dray al'egeji to have been purchased by defendant who stated that he had only had it on loan, and had not returned it because one Gembitzky bad taken away the pole claiming it as his property. Mr H. Adams appeared for the plaintiff, and, Mr Bunny for the defendant. After the evidence had been heard the case was adjourned for a month by request to allpw the parties to sett'e. • ! Hastilow v. Gembitzky. — Action to recover £6 the value of a heifer alleged to have been sold to defendant. This was simply a case of disputed ownership, both parties claiming. the beast. Mr H. Adams appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Fell for the defendant. Plaintiff was nonsuited -with, coate, £l 19a.

~ ~ --■ ,- fl : ■ A. number of rams ree«n§ly>i|np6r{je)s te&dß Tasmania to Syd&ey werKsol&M aaaferaiij of £32 7s p'eriheadi |*» \J<'f ■ fe : ] > The Cricketing ffifttad to empower Lilly whitl^andNSonfchfflfcn to seca-e a coach raJEWlaMjor^e^^i^i&a^ •cricketers. V" v as \^'^r It has been found that the Oregon sleepers imported by the Government for the railways are now all rotten, and will have to be replaced by New Zealand timber. .. A. curious deposit of old.-coioa, Including ; English, Spanish, and In&ian/clate&j f&o|--177* to 1820, has been fcMd basied afr~Netfi castle, N.S.W. Alderman Yeo, of, Bathurst, N.S.W., was found in a dying .state neap •the^tovmsbipi' the other day. In a letter to bis wife he intimated his iutention to take poison, through the failure of business transactions. Tl)ediscovery..o.f^.depo.3i!;_ofxich_aurif§r :: . oils dirt at Doctor'irPdint, eight niilea t De!eW = Alexandra (Otago), is causing some attention. The discoverers, with very rude appliances, in three weeks obtained nearly £100 worth of gold, equal to £18 per week, per man, and a large fiiftt h;i3 been made since. A cricket-match took place at Adelaide . the other day **jMuffs v. All England Eleven," the proceeds of which were devoted to the children's hospital. In consequence of the showery weather the on the ground wa.3 sin'all. HisUSispellency- the Governor was present. IpMe|y ranffs scored 108, while eight of thejj'Edgliah team wera disposed of for 51. '•' "*•» ; From the evidence gijrenpy several neighbors at the inquest on of Alfred Goldsmith, who recently Committed fiaicide , at D'uriediubyJiangTagtounsgW with ft clothes- ' line to his bedroojn dpqr n 'ifc appeared that t|e deceased was a^man^of amulet ditposltion and Sober habits, bm hq was afflicted with a djrunken, .worthles^viflr : She dissipated all his 'surplus earnings in drink, ordered him aj)outlike,a do£, and mSS%.iiji3 life miserable. ' D i' ring the rgreater parrot the last fortnight Mrs Goldsmith jgjas jbeen enjoying a reckless .Tiod eoutinuoiisftgpEee. On Saturday nightshe aiid a femal&ffeighbor resumed their orgies, on' account *6f>which Goldsmith and wife &ad high wordaf w lAfterwftrda fora, quarter of an hour quietness feigned, and then the loud thud of a falliaj? body was heard. Immediately Jfra Goldsmith rushed out sayiag^t'hafi? her husband had hangtd himself, and that had cut him down. When the police arrived deceased was breathing, but speechless. He lay on the Aaor in' ft s'ttingposition with his head bolstered against the bed, and a rope was fastened round the bedroom-, daor. .~Mr3^oldaaiitk,.lM&4iee». awakened from her sleep by sound" "of something kicking against the do.QF r a.ad,fchen found her husband '-fa^gtbg fe r ttiß'Tneck. The Coroner jroggeaieid, 1 §Bkt •aelaaied^d bneu driven to despemtfe^ by tMcoQioSsfr^bf , hip wif e.- ; :< v■- ■vi i./-. -.1 ■ i i ', J\d ,'. ;.-• X v i\K