The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 40, 15 February 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1878.

The Nelson portion of the San Francisco mail, which arrived at Auckland last night, will not reach here until Wednesday night, when it will be brought by the Taiaroa, which will leave Nelson for Manukau tomorrow evening. The Hawea, with the Southern portion of the mails, left Auckland via the East Const at eight o'clock last night, and had our mail been brought by her, and proper arrangements made for bringing it on from Wellington it might have been landed here on Monday instead of Thursday | morning, as virtually it will be before we receive it. We understand that a petition to the Minister for Public Works, relative to the branch line of railway to Trafalgar-street north, will be laid before the City Council to-night for their adoption, and, if approved by them, will be sent round the town for signature. It 13 possible thatdiffieulties may arise in the shape of large prices being asked for the laud required for the purpose. If this should be the case, we would suggest the desirability o£ Halifax-street being male up across the mudflat, and being utilised for the railway. Tim would avoid a large amount of unnecessary expense, and would indirectly benefit the town in more ways than one. At the Police Court this morning, Henry Harlin, an old offender, who has already been convicted twice of larceny, was charged wilh stealing apair of boots from Mr Usher's shop. Prisoner pleaded guilty, saying that he was drunk at tha time, and was sentenced to six mouths' imprisoument with hard labor. Two well-known and earnest advocates of total abstinence principles arrived in Nelson this morning, the Hon W. Fox from Wanganui, and Mr Alfred Saunders from the South. It will be seen from our . advertising columns that Mr M. Crewdsou is a candidate for the vacancy in the City Council created by the resignation, of Mr Gray. Mr Crevrd-

son is a practical business man, and should make a useful member of the Council. The time for receiving nominations closes at noon to-morrow. Harrison Ord, the evangelist, is advertised to preach on Sunday next ; particulars as to time and place will appear to-morrow. We understand Mr Ord is a most able and useful evangelist. At a meeting of the Artillery Volunteers, held last evening in the drill-shed, Mr G. 11. Ashcroft was elected Sub-lieutenant, Dice Lieutenant West, promoted. A deputation from the Education Board, consisting of .Mr Barnicoat, the chairman, and Mr Plodgson, the secretary, has been appointed to confer with the Government on matters pertaining to education in this district generally, and especially with regard to the aided schools. These two gentlemen will leave for Wellington in the steamer Wellington to-morrow morning. The Wellington Argus notices the ingenious substitutes for lost limbs manufactured by Mr Packer of Hardy-street. The Argus commences its paragraph by the assertion that "Nelson has hitherto not done much in the way of local industries, if we except the production of fine fruit, vegetables, and pretty girls " Which shows how little the Argus knows about Nelson. A fatal accident occurred at Takaka laifc Saturday between three and four p.m. Thomas Scott and Patrick Dougherty were in a friendly way having a game o£ what is commonly called " see-saw " by hooking their arms together back to back and raising each other alternately from the ground. Scott inadvertently threw up his feet in the air, which overbalanced Dougherty, causing the former to fall violently on bis head, and breakiug his neck in the fall. Dr Tilby was. instantly sent for, who on examination found one of the vertebra; broken, and said [nothing could be done for him, and that he would most probably die within thirty-six hours Scott suffered great pain during the night, and died about one o'clock on Sunday afternoon. At an inquest held on Tuesday before Frank Guinness, Esq., Coroner, after the evidence of Mr J. Spittal and Mr W. Wndford, the principal witnesses, was taken, the jury returned a verdict to the following effect:— "That Thomas Scott came by his death whilst taking part in a lawful athletic game called ' see-saw.' " The facts of the case are that during the lest quarter of a century, maladies involving bodily [prostration or, a deficiency of vital power, all affections of the sensitive organs, kidney and bladder complaints, bronchial troubles, sleeplessness, indigestion, and the nervous ailments to which the feebler sex are especially subject, have (invariably yield to the operation qf Upql.?ho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatmj Schnapps, the purest, safest, and best article of its kind in use— Advt. . /