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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 43, 19 February 1880, Page 5

The Dublin correspondent of the Press Association says the following tragedy is rumored .to have been enac ed between Monasterauan aud Kildare. A man and his danghter left their house to sell some corn, the house being Entrusted to two servant men. The corn was sold in the neighbouring town for .£l4; The man then got drunk, and on his being taken" to the 'station-house hia daughter accompanied 'him. She had the money with her, and after some hours said she wanted to go home, and asked some of the constables to accompany her. This they did to within two miles of her bouse, where, at her request, they left her. They had gone , a little way when they heard loud screams. Hurrying in tho direction from which the screams came, they found the woman with her head severed from her body. Two men were , seen running away. Tho constables called on them to stand,' but as they did not do to the police fired on the retreating men, shooting one of them dead. They then gave chase tp the other and caught him,' when it was found that the murderers were the two men who had "been left in charge of the house whenthe father and da^hler Vent away to j ■fell ttie4cßrnT>itad r the -'£W pr<f<iee/dr of the ! sa'.e was "found oh the murderers' persons: 1 ; " T Sir '<^ranii'6ne'of i 'thaX{n I collaßfiCra > &i^er{i' i delegates, speaking at a banquet m Timaru, { is reported to hWe saidV-^ <v What may be the t result'of our visitfl c&nn6t r say. ! I'can only j l say'tn^t so fsr as we'have gbhe we have been ■very much gratified, and yoainay be assured : ,th& durrepWnvilKbtf'a tery fatorahljß one. , There is" one" point I Will 'ttfuch upcin' hdrt, i : and7fbit is tHatf r we appear 1« be tod late hr thVdsytb obtain any cßfea^ bargains in land! In ' Canterbury; There hate been gentlemen ! here wit^ their eyes' open to know what is good land. Ido not cotnplain of this; wo might get good land at second hand, 'but if ! We come you must not charge as too much: for your properties. r * Our ; iriends at home i have some capita^ but their capitals have! been very much reduced, and you mast not ; be. hard on them. ; Amongst them are men p'o^lekyed'of £40,00o;6r jß&o.OOO, 'and T should motb'e 'surprised Ktuiaby 'auch coming out ! ;h«re anil investing in property. (Sear hear.) i ;I amsurerfif (they dome you' will wish them ! success, and if 'we Come ourselves I feel sure : thafc-weßhall meet with a cordial reception; ; 'araorig you," (Applause.) " ■ ' '" i