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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 43, 19 February 1878, Page 2

A correspondent of the H. B. Herald says: --Colonel Whitraore, who has been slaving hard as Colonial Secretary, Public Works Minister, and Colonial Treasurer, is taking a holiday with the Governor. Colonel Whitraore's powers of work are enormous, and have won for him the admiration of the civil servants. His energy and rapidity place him as a worker far above his colleagues. Said, lately, a very rich squatter to a friend: —"Do you know the wors.fc thing that ever happened to these Colonies?" "No!" said the person addressed, " I don't know. What ao you say?" « I say the rise in the price of wool some years ago." His friend was astonished at this opinion from one of whom it was once said that his sheep were in "countless thousauds." "How is that Mr ~ — ?" pursuing the subject. "I'll tell you, said the tough old sheepawner, "It raised up a lot of umbrella squatters-fel-lows, sir, that carry silk parasols, and think their hands are made to show their diamond rings?"— -Sun. The Berlin Tablet announces that the inquiry into the death of Sultan, Bismark's favourite dog, shows that he died from the effects of poison. The Chancellor promised a reward of 600 marks to anyone who would give information that Avould lead to the conviction of the poisoner. The dog was placed m a coffin covered over with black velvet and interred in the park of Varzin. The Tablet relates that the procession was composed pf eight boys attired in black, who carried the coffin, and of all the guests of varzin. After the burial Bismark in a spirirof touching generosity gave ten marks to each of the boys.