The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1879.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 52, 1 March 1879, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1879.

A very sad accident occurred at Waimea West on Monday night last, when Mrs Stratford, a highly esteemed resident in that district of long standing, was thrown out of a vehicle and killed instantly. Mrs Stratford together with her husband, had been paying some visits in town and along the road and were returning home after dark, their trap being driven by the latter. Just as they were neariog home the horse shied, and, the road being iv a very uneven condition, by means of the horse suddenly plunging, the vehicle overturned against the quick-set hedge, and the deceased was thrown out, the trap rolling on to her. Upon assistance being torthcoming, it was found that Mrs Stratford was dead, having been killed instantly. The Coroner's inquest resulted in a verdict of accidental death. By the Wellington this morning there arrived a large number of volunteers and others who are to take part in the Rifle Association meeting. Colonel Packe from Chnstchurch, and Majors Baillie ana Lean officers of the staff, were also passengers' Ihe were met at the wharf by a deputation of officers, and coaches aDd four were in readiness lo convey them to town. The tiring will commence on Monday mormujr and all matters of detail will be settled at a meeting of the Committee to be held this evening. There are now 130 competitors from other parts in Nelson, and several more are expected to arrive from Wanganui tomorrow. V I'TiV !C | I>di ? ! ii C ?? I £ Ulis morafn R. before li. 1 ollock and 11. E. Curtis, Esqs .J J p a seaman of the name of Thome, belonging to he barque J ongoy, was charged by Captain hdwards with continued wilful disobedience to lawful commauds. From the evidence of the prosecutor, the first mate, and a constable, it appeared that Thorne had refused to do hia i duly, and had been generally insolent towards his superior officers ; also, that he had just come out of gaol, where he had spent seven days for a similar offence and had on leaving, expressed much satisfaction with his quarters during the past week He was sentenced to fourteen days with hard labor, and to be put on board the ship at the expiration of his sentence. vm\ T a " ie . cti ?« held at the Waimea West Vi age School on the 24th ultimo, Mr W 1 ell in tne chair, the following persons were elected members of the Waimea West Education Committee:-Messrs Bell, Claridge, O Connor J. Satherley, W. Satherley, Hami mond, and Schwass. Wednesday next will be a field day for the members and friends of the Wesleyan Church in this district. An open air thanks giving festival is to be held on the grounds of Mr C. Say we! at Richmond, commencing SL »f a ° d « lo9 ! n « "eight o'clock, at which the Rev R. Bavin wjll preside. Short addresses, interspersed with praise, prayer, and testimony, will occupy the afternoon. Tea will be provided on the grounds, either in the open air or under a large marquee which is to be erected for the occasion at five o clock, for which a small charge will be m M?l' • An . cv W lißtic meeting after tea will bring the day's proceedings to a cloae Special trains for conveying the people to their homes have been secured, leaving Richmond for Foxhill ! and Nelson at half .past eight o'clock. We are requested to state that the gathering is by no meaus intended to be of an exclusive character, as all are cordially invited to attend. The Port Darwin line is interrupted north of Farnia. * A Church Parade is ordered for to-mor-row morning when the Volunteers from the towu and Stoke, and probably a number of the newly arrived visitors will attend divine service at Christ Church, where the sermon will be preached by the Right Rev the Bishop of Nelson. Last night Mr Acton Adams, MHR entertained his Committee and most active supporters at the Masonic Hall. The table was tastefully decorated with flowers and some artificial flowers, lent for the occasion by Mr J. Hounsell, attracted great admiration. About 60 guests were present, a number as large as the room could accommodate comfortably. After the usual patriotic toasts had been given, Mr Haddow, as Chairman of the Election Committee, proposed the health of " our new Member, Mr Acton Adams " which was enthusiastically drunk with niusicsl honors. Several other toasts were proposed and responded to by the Mayor and leading citizens, and the vocal talents of different members of the party, with the assistance of Mr Stanton's accompaniments on the piano, made the evening a great success. The party broke up shortly after midnight. At the annual competition yesterday for the swimming prizes, given by the Principal of the Nelson College, the following were the winners:— "Swim-as you-will" race open to all, Hunter Brown; Junior ditto, F. learce ; Swimming on back, Barltrop • Swimming on back, feet first, Seymour, sen,; k Diving, J. Pearce. There were in all over forty competitors. After a most successful season at Blenheim Messrs O'Brien and Haygurth's Comedy Company have arrived in Nelson, where they intend performinß for a season in high class comedies. The Marlbonwgh ** pw J speaks of tms Company as being the best that has ever visited that districtf and other journals speak m equally favorable terms. The Company comprises 13 artistes, and the pieces they propose to produce are "Our Boys," "Megs Diversion/ « O'Callaghan's Last Leg,' "Serious Family," "Check Mate,"

The Thames must be in a low condition, when it canuot even maintain, or we should rather say retain, its lawyers. A short time ago Mr J. E. Macdonald left the Thames for fresh clients in Napier, and now Mr 6. N. Brassey is about to follow Ihe example 9et by his senior. Mr Brassey has just returned from a trip South, and has made up his mind to start the practice of his profession cither iv Wellington or Wanganui districts, inducement having been held out to him in both. Garlic is said to be a sovereign remedy for gout. But what remedy is there for garlic ? A Judge of much experience says : " I never had a breach of promise case before me in which the mother of the girl didn't know more about it than her daughter. She always suspects the fellow is a rascal, and gets ready for him." A new intoxicant has been introduced into the little village of Draperstown in the north of Ireland. It is simply methylated ether, and came into nse in the followiug way ; Father Matthew had almost banished drunkenness from the town when some liueal decendant of the serpent of Eden brought the ether bottle to the town, and induced the people to drink from it by telling them that its contents were not of the same nature as whisky, and they wero not, therefore, forbidden by the pledge. As it was cheap and produced very agreeable sensations, it aoon became a favourite beverage. The effect passes off very rapidly without urging the victim either to crime or violeuce, and hence it is much less dangerous to the individual and society than alcoholic stimulauts. Somebody says that the woman who runs into a neighbor's because it thunders, and screams at every flash, will, when she goes home and finds the fire low, hurry it up with kerosene turned on from a gallon can, as calmly as a doctor giving a baby a spoonful of narcotic soothing syrup. A courageous act on the part of a young lady is reported from Boulogne. A man at work on board a sloop just off the port fell into the water, and was sinking fast, when Mdlle. Pay, daughter of a local wine merchant, who happened to be on the shore, jumped into the waves, and swimming to the drowning man, rescued him from death. On reaching letra firma she received an enthusiastic ovatiou from the spectators of her bravery. The manufacture of paper from wood has reached the altitude of perfection in Canada. A tree is cut down and shoved into one end of the mill, and five minutes later there is a neighbour at the other cud to borrow the paper. The Daily News has outstripped all its English contemporaries in Afghan war news, notwithstanding that each message costs it over £300. Its account of the capture of Ali Musjid was the first by many hours published in London, and was as succinct, glowing and interesting as if it had been written by Air Forbes at bis ease, instead of having been scribbled amidst the din of the battlefield. A New York police officer, seeing a nigger whom he knew, excl.imed," Ah, Sambo, you are an honest, faithful fellow, I will give you a drink." " Wid all my heart, sar," said Sambo; " wid all dig child's heart. Some niggers are hauty and proud, and won't stoop to drink wid a police-officer ; but dats wrong, I think a police-officer most, if not ebery way, as good as a nigger — pedal Iy when dat nigger's dry." A Parisian robber, who was seized in the act of stealing in the shop of a tobacconist, said, by way of excusing himself, that he had never heard of a law which forbade a man to take snuff.