The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 134, 8 June 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1877.

Nervous individuals who never hear the firebell without being "quite upset," excitable people who rush through the streets in a wild and purposeless manner whenever it sounds the alarm, and firemen, who appear as if by magic, at the station before the clapper has scored a dozen strokes, may remain' peaceably by their "aid firesides " and listen to its clanging this evening, when, we trust, they will be able to congratulate Mr Levestam on the success of the newly fitted apparatus, which is to be tested at seven o'clock. The Good Templars' dramatic entertainment, which is to take place, this evening, is likely to be given to a house that a professional company would" regard with eavy. We would recommend those who intend beta* present to be early. Six minutes sufficed for the disposal of the business at the, meeting held at the Court House at noon to-day for the election of members of the Local Committee of Education. Mr Percy, having been voted to the chair, read the advertisement calling the meeting, and stated that five members had to be elected to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement by rotation of Messrs P. Cook* Levestam, J. R. Hooper, and Percy, and the absence from the district of the Rev D Dolamore. The following candidates were then nominated :-,J. R. Hooper, proposed by Mr D. Burns, and seconded by Mr R Burn ; J. Percy, proposed by Mr J. Hounsell, and seconded by Mr Darby • P Cooka proposed by the Rev. J. Leighton, seconded by Mr J. Hounsell ; D. Burns, proposed by Mr R. Burn, seconded by Mr H. D. Jackson : Rev. J. Bedkenham, proposed by Mr Pickard, seconded by "Mr Robinson. No other candidates being, nominated, the above nanwd gentlemen were declared duly elected, and together with the Rev. J. Xeighton, and Messrs Bethwaite and H. D. Jackaon, will form the Committee for the ensuing year. In December last we republished from an American journal a marvellous and incredible tale entitled " Wonderful interchange of the souls of two men," in which the details of the alleged metempsychosis were given in a charmingly frank manner. A young lady in Nelson was so struck with the story that she wrote to the paper from which it was taken requesting to be informed whether the mysteries related were really true or not. She was much shocked to receive by the last San Francisco mail a copy of the journal addressed, in which was the following marked paragraph :— " We have a letter from a lady in New Zealand enquiring about the stupid piece of invention relating to the transmigration of souls, in which- a man in this city was said to have been one of the subjects. It is sufficient to say that the Btory was meant to impose upon people who are unable to learn whether there is any truth in it or not " An alphabetical football match will be played to-morrow. afternoon between teams selected from the' combined Town and College Clubs, A to M being pitted against N to Zj.

1 soar the Tadmor we learn that mining operations have been seriously interfered with by the late raine and floods, the river bed, which a week ago was a aeries of holes and heaps of shingle, marking. the sites of the various claims in which work was being earned on, now being washed nearly level, and affording not the slightest sign, of having been disturbed. Up to the time of the flood all tho parties at work in the river bed were doing well, and expect to be equally successful when they arc able to resume operations Two or three parties on the flat have also been taking out a very satisfactory amount of gold.

We are glad to notice an improvement at the Telegraph office, the case containing the shipping, weather, and mail notices being now fastened outside the door, where it can be consulted a£ all hours of the day or night. .'lt is an attention to the public convenience for- which we desire to thank the manager * ' At Spring Grove to-day there was but a small attendance at the meeting for the election of three Local Committeemen. The retiring members were, Messrs T. Tunnicliff J. Eutherford, and J. Woollej. The following names were duly proposed and seconded— Messrs E. Fowler, C. Masters, J. Clark ' J Woolley, and J. A. Laugford, junior. The result of the ballot was, Woolley 14, Langford 10, Masters 7, Clark 7, Fowler 6. Messrs Masters and Clark being even, the chairman, Mr Langford, gave his casting rote to the latter.

The meeting for the election of members of the Local Committee of Education for Lower Wakefield took place at noon to-day Mr R. M. Smith in the chair. The retiring members were Messrs A. Robertson, G.. Fairhall, and Painton by rotation, and Mr P. Currin on account. of having neglected to attend three .consecutive meetings. The following were elected :— Messrs R. M: Smith, J. McPherson, A. Robertson, and G. Fairhall. The latter will continue to represent the Committee at the Board.

The^ rattle of the deadly crotalus is not more significant of danger than a dry, hacking cough. Silence this harbinger of consnruption. It has been ascertained by repeated experiments that, in addition to its tonic, diuretic, and depurating properties Udolpho Wolfb's Schiedam Abohatic Schnapps, possesses pulmonic virtues of no mean order; that it soothes and invigorates the irritated and waakened lining "of the throat and bronchia, .and prevents the inflammation from extending to the lungs. — Advt. .

was shifted afe^feetneares the Buildings,, the whole of the water could be got off the roofs from the apoufe, and then we could do a big thing in water, perhaps fifteen feet instead of inches. lam sore we ought to be proad of^ odt, **, 'ological " performances ; fancy— don't call Nelson slow after that— ; the top score in water 1 Is the 1.0.G.T. tampering with it? In the name of XXX, what can it be? As all such speculations are useless perhaps we had better put. a test gauge on the Boulder Bank before we get the "'ological" reputation of being the wettest city in New Zealand, while the truth ; is we are the driest. — I am, &c, •

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