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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 218, 14 September 1877, Page 2

A Dunediu telegram to a Northern contemporary says :— lt is reported tbat a ' criminal information for forgery will be laid ' agatnsfc a late member of & large business ! firm in town. Tho firm, on starting business on their own account, which they had previously managed, bought the stoDk at valuation, agreeing to give bills for same. Subsequently this arrangement was broken, but the bills which were signed were to be destroyed; instead of that they were altered and one for £1100 was negotiated, hence the proceedings. : Under the heading " Possible Libel," and referring no doubt to the reported .'death of " Salamander Sam," the Christchurch Press says— ln a number of papers a paragraph lias lately appeared, stating that a well-known aud favorite performer on the public stage in these colonies had lately died of deft, turn tremens in Sjduey, and, according to tho taste or sympathies of the compiler of news, the same has been published with epigrammatic " morals" prefixed or annexed thereto, such as " The Result of Hard Drinking," « Another Victim," and so on. Now it happens that the persou referred to 13 in Christchurch quite alive, and fully retaining his capacity tor kickiug. Such being the case, newspaper proprietors might, by inadvertence, and in innocence of the real facts, be led into what might constitute a costly libel. It is not often we hear of duels— at any rate at the present age— but on the still quiet plains of Tokomairiro, on Wednesday night (writes the Bruce Herald) two young striplings, so to speak, faced each other with the full determination that one should die The night was well suited for the purpose "not a leaf stirred," and there was just sufficient moonlight to make the scene jn, teresting. Eight o'clock was the time fixed At a quarter of an hour before that time the two youths arrived at the chosen spot with their seconds. At eight o'clock the prescribed distance of twenty paces was solemnly measured by the seconds. The pop-guns were then loaded and handed to the antagonists. The scene now became slightly confused, for two female voices were heard screeching and hurrying to the place where the young innocent blood waa to have been spilt. The two female3 were elderly ladies, and proved to be the mothers of the combatants. It is scarcely necessary to say more. A young lady was in the case, and, of course, was the cause of the intended nght. The mother of one of the suitors got wind of the intended spilling of blood, and she very naturally told the other young gentleman's maternity, bo the two hurried oIE and arrived as above, jusfc in time to stop what in all probability would hava been the death of one, perhaps both, of the most promising of our young farmers on the plain I

The startling arinoancerabni is made in\a; Greymonth pape^ that, milk there is 9d per quart, and will remaia at that; price " until: gcai 3 becomes plentiful." .= / F ■ It is. stated thjifc the John T. Ray*, moad flij^s a l copper J dr.bea vjr stakes. \la San,Erancisco,after,losiag 32,000 dollars, '&$' matched double or quits. He won the pile, and was even, after having been a ruined man for over an hour. Now this was a real noreltvl (aays 'Atlaa' in the World). Last week the Chinese Ambassador and his; |oite were present at a •: pleasant; lentetfajnnjeEJi at! Portland Place, and delighted their Host' and' friends by an impromptu display of Celestial vocalisation. A sudden rush to the spot of all the cats in the neighborhood was the result."Your visits remind me of the growth of a successful newspaper," said Uncle Jabez, leaning his chin on his hand and glancing on William Henry, who was sweefc oaAisgeHca. " Why so?" inquired William Henry. "Well, they commenced on a weekly, grew to be a tri-weokly, and have become daily, with a Sunday supplement." "Yes," said William Henry, bracing up, "audaftar we are married w.a will issue an extra." .' ■'. A; French police offices recently arrested three robbers, and egcortgd them all to head quarter*. They marchei-ia front of him, and -were not handcuffed^ He hit upon the idea of cutting ajl the "buttons from/ their pantaloons, and they. h§d : enough td;,do to keep their unmenfiiotialblfg in place without thinking of running awajri; L-.J The LyttdtQK Times ,remaffcs that children are gradually giving up ioja and marbfes.for the scientific tdy3 r o£ modern Says. A short while ago a gentleman offered hia only^ son his choice of a preaerifcion his birthday. Th"e youth reflected ,a mtfnienti and (jhen sattLha-'d like a small r iah^or^aio: : ' x: " WhAt in the nama of goodness, do yoii want withatorpedo?" askad the Safconished father. " Just to l^t it off from tfca other side of the Avon," saidithe boy, Vandsee how many of Edward's boati I could blow ap." '[ :' Our Australian telegrams inform ns that tha disastrous drought from which- New South Wale* has saffierecTso long has at/lasS broken up. , As showing the ruinous effects of the lengthened absence of rain, the Sydney correspondent of iixa.Age stated in a recent letter that four 'millions sheep less iwould ba shorn in Newv&oufcbj Wales this year than last year. A cb^tik; jphrcular estimates the decrease at six millions. The lossea on aoma of the stations are simply incradible. One station shows 60,000 out of 400,0q0, and another 50,000 out of 200 000. The reports f rom,. the. west ... and aorth are terrifying, and unless rain cornea 3oon, the calamity will be irreparable. A married woman named Lucy Tizzari has baen charged at Winterborno, in Dorsetshire, with administering poison to her two daughters. The prisoner, who had mixed a quantity of arsenic with some cocoa, said She intended to poison her husband, her son, her daughters, and herself, in order that they might all be together in heaven. A warrant was issued for her removal to the asylum. " .^Egles ',' contributes to the A'tttrahiian a story illustrative of the digger's acquaintance with auriferous deposits being superior to his knqwledge of etymology. Hia story is thua.told:— Everyone knows that scientific opinions are sceptical as to the discovery of gold at any great depth. Now, many years ago, the Eaglehawk Company was at a standstill. The shareholders were disheartened by numerous calls, and began to think that the geologists were right, and that it was no use sinking any deeper. So the mine wa3 let on tribute to' Tom Lewis—a tall Cornishnian. After Tom and his mates had been at work for three or four raontb.3 they came upon goldeu atone. Tom made for daylight with a rich specimen in his belt. Hshad scarcely reached the surface (panting for breath through climbing the ladders) than he flourished the specimen above his head as he cried out, « That's a slew for the blessed phrenologists!" There is certainly simplicity—perhaps not a charming simplicity — in Sir John Robertson's atyla of disillusioning. In the New South Wales Assembly Mr Fitzpatrick made a statement concerning the alleged intentions of the Robertson Government with respect to the anendment of the Land Act, and Sir John Robertson and Mr Garrett both denied the truth of the reference "Then," said Mr Fitzpatrick, "the little bird must have been very fallacious." To which Sir John Robertson plainly replied, "The little bird was a liar— that ia all. That gallant old soldier Sir Fenwick William*, who gained his title from the fortress he so nobly defended, has expressed his admiration at the way in which Kars has heid out in the present campaign. The principal redoubts and lines of fortification are at points he himself considered vital in 1855. "Atla 5 " writes :-^-I hear that Lord Napier is waking them all up at Gibraltar He is full of work, and as active as ever— out and about every morning at five, looking iuto .'everything himself, and carrying out many needful changes aud reforms. The " Rock" is too important a place to ba neglected in these ticklish times, and it is°a comfort to know so good a man commands it. "Atom," of the Harvard Advocate, visited the French fair, and thua reports hia experience:—Young lady: "Sir, wouldn't you like to buy some tickets in a punch-bowl? " Atom: "No, thank you; I never drink" Young lady (insinuatingly) : « Well, woaldn'fc you like to buy some cigars, then? " Atom (with a very grave face): "No,- thank you.I nsver smoke." Young lady (losing patienca): " Well, I'd offer you some soap if I thought you ever washed." An enthusiastic Taranaki football player writes to the Herald && follows:— Wellington lie* ad Auckland at football. Wanganui beat Wellington shamefully both this year and last. Patea proved to be, last season, as good as Wanganui. Tananaki and Patea, in their late contest, were about equal. Therefore, taking the cream of the two teams in the Provincial District of Taranaki, as was done in anticipation of the match with Dunedin, such a Taranaki team would lick the Colony, with the back players smoking their cigars. We (Taranaki Herald) hear that since the war, children playing near the sites of where the blockhouse originally stood, often find moaey. At the blockhouse hill, at Bell Block we learu that even at the present time it is not an uncommon thing for the youngsters to find shillings aud half-crowns, and even a sovereign has been found. Mr W. F. Hoskin's children, a short time since, playing at the foot of the hill, found an « In. Memoriam " ring, with the name of a lady engraved inside, who died in 1857, aged 43 years. Mr W. F. Hoskin has requested us to make the matter public, because if the owner is known, he may like to become possessed of The American newspaper humourists are gloating over the jaw-breaking cablegraphic names. The Burlington Hawke-eye says.— "Abdel Phelim Khoboolish Pasha moves from Kougtschak by way of Kitchenette nder towards Blakdr; the Russian auxiliary force under Prince Yldmrantchikipoff at Wrmtpechaki will be cut off and conciliated." The Louisville Courier journal improves upon this, and pictures:—" Alexander pacing up and down before hia tent-" Pshaw! Let him w Y<i ,} is Sandba k r Sheriff, if he wants to. Would, however, that Alexis with his bold white terrior were here." Enter a Cossack— Sire Djbtubrichktivohmagdebig is taken!" Alex.—" Upon me word. Well, speed the ' news to Ivan Bull. Ho, villain! Say to Nekopoltchitsky that ere nightfall our flae must be in Whandispakomensivdsky ! " .