INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 111, 10 May 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCI AL.

I__bß% AaENCr.I V. EtLiNGTON, Friday night, bamuel 'Cowen wa. br6ug_t up at the Resident Magistrate's Court this aftetfaood charged witb bigamy, he h&Vias toarrfed due woman in 1872 and another in Adelaide in 18,6. He was. identified hy a bWfCkfcinft The piwßtt admitted to the detect!*, who arrested him that he was the ma_, and said ctS .? be _. ad t0 get back * AkffidfS smok. T_ b °xf m ' atter > Which . ou,d end in smoke. The Magistrate committed him to prison until such ttuie a. a warrant was pre" pared for forwarding him to Adelaide P i A . v * , * , & h H «s Excellehcy had only i U8 t visit, he presided at a riieet ug of the Commissioners of the Sydney Exhibition to d a ™ JS^wa Dunedin, from applications already made, promise to take uphslf the space allotted to New Zealand in the Exhibition. When the remaining fifteen of the local committees and the country districts have reported the space required, it is expected that this colony will make a good re- ' port of itself at the opening of the Exh { bi tion. MrDimant. auctioneer, hag assigned his estate for the benefit of his creditors. MrR. W. Carey proposes to take a party I of Maoris to the Sydney Exhibition to dance the haka, and give other performances Mr Carey has written to the Commissioners laying his views before them, and stating that it they will entrust tbe Maori house, which they propose to send, to his care he will be responsible for its safety. It is stated that Mr J. MPerrier, formerly __ ■! ,h _. ton ' . as ac °epted the editorship of the Marlborough Times. An influential deputation waited upon Mr Ballance to-day, and presented a petition for a site for a gymnasium. Mr Ballance promised to consult his colleagues on the matter. Mr Justice Williams arrived from the South this afternoon, and Mr Justice Gillies from Aucklaud, to hold the Court of Appeal A movement is on foot to form a Rugby Union Football Club among the civil servants. Mr George Hunter, M.H.R., has consented to be nominated for the Mayoralty. The work of the new Railway Wharf is being pushed on vigorously. The San Francisco mails, if they arrive in time at Lyttelton, will he at once sent on to Dunedin by an express train. The Education Board are calling for designs for a new school at Newton, costin_ .£I2OO. 6 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageucy report under date London, 7th May —Wool sales opened with spirit on the 6th inst., and will comprise about 315,000 bales Eighteen thousand bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. Crossbreds are firmer. Home buyers are purchasing freely. There is an active demand on German account hut the French demand is moderate. Lyttelton, Saturday. Sailed: ship Canterbury, for London, with a cargo of gram and wool valued at £16 544 Passenger, Mr Gunning. ' m_ •_ , , w _ s t_ort, Friday night. _v h u w , ,f _ of ._. C - Craw *>rd, pianist at Sheehan's Royal Hotel, left her home at daylight on Tuesday morning and has not been heard of since, but one man avers that he saw her on the beach the same evening, and a woman is positive she saw her in the street coming from the fire, which happened that night. As the woman was demented by a long course of drink, and as she had been heard to say she would burn the place down coupled with the fact that she left her home' as she said, to make away with herself much anxiety is felt about her. t The police have searched hopelessly. , ___. . Napier, Saturday. M'Lennan, brought up charged with the murder of his wife was remanded for eight days, pending the conclusion of the inquest which was adjourned till April 30th, pending the analysis of the stomach of Mrs M'Lennan by Dr. Hector, on whose arrival in Nanier the inquest will be resumed. a , _ Adc k&and, Saturday. A very large Committee has been formed and energetic preparations are being made for the reception of the Governor. t. _ _ CHaisTCHcacH, Saturday, j It has been decided to celebrate the ?_ Dt S_ _. - of Thomas Mo °re V a banquet on the 28th instant. ] a „ _ _ Dunedin, Friday night. A fire broke out m M'Leod Brothers soap works to-day. About 11-50 a.m. it was discovered that there was a leak in the retort just outside the soap works, audi hat steariue matter was squirting on to the retort. Bags of lime were placed on the heated iron, but the fire continued despite the afforts of the men, and by noon the flames had spread to the roof, which soon took fire. The flames took such a hold that the works were completely destroyed. The fire also spread to the adjoining portion of the Otago Foundry. The candle works, building, and plant were insured for £2000, viz., £lQoo in the National office, and a like sum in New Zealand. The soap works were insured for £500 in the Standard, and £500 in the New Zealand. The private dwelling-house occupied by Mr A. M'Leod was injured to the extent of £200 through water, breakage, &c. It was insured for £400 in the South British. Messrs M'Leod Brothers estimate their loss at £10,000 over and aboT c the insurances, A portion of the machinery for the candle \ works had only recently been fitted up. The plumbers were working up till midnight yesterday, and M'Leod Brothers were congratulating themselves on being able to make a fair start to-day. Included in their loss there have been destroyed 100 tons of soap I gently manufactured, valued at £2000. The fire at the foundry was confined to the engine and boiler shop, and the damage may be roughly estimated at £700. Mr Davidson was insured in the Norwich (Jnion for £1600. acd for £450 in the National. While the fire , was at its height several sensational reports were circulated. !