Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 304, 22 December 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1881.

AN" recount cf a frsrful accident which happened in Wellington last night will be found in o-.ir special correspondent's telegram. The report re ids like that of the assassination cf the late Alexander II cf Ivusaui, the unfortunate Tictim in the present ca?c having been shattered to pieces as waa the Cz-'.r. Boh Mr Amiiony, the b'isband of ibe deceased, Mid the teify herself, who was a Mis Wbiffin. at one lima in the employ r.f Mc-5K Black --nd Co., of this to^D, nei-e well known in Nelson, •where Mr Autbon> was ior some ti=; c atsistaot in Mr Hadfield'a sbop. At the time cur correspondent u-legraphtd, Mrs An- bony, though so fearfully mutilated, waa still liviugr, but .'ster ttltgr&ms a'nounce that she di.d very shortly afterwards. Very much hearty sympathy with Mr Ar.ihony in uU terrible Trial is felt end expressed hi Ntlson At she breaking up of the Town schools sesterday, ihe pupils attending the first division of Toi-Toi V,diey school presented their teach r wi.b a very handsome set of toilet b.xes, etc., accompanied with a nrst fl .tteritig sddress. Ari-tNTTOM i.s directed to Messrs Warner, ClaiksL.ii ie Co. 'B ue.v Christmas advertisement. In commenting the othfr day on the spiHiiDtmem of Mr Gtorge McLean to the Lrgisltiive Council, we complained that the Government hid displayed v great want of consideration towards Nelson in cot making an appointment frcm this dutiict. We feel it to be due to thtm to state that since that paragraph was written we have learned that Mr (). Curtis was some two or three months ago asked if he wonld allow himself to be recommended to the Governor ior norsiuation to the Courci', hut th t be declined. At a meeting of the Hospital Committee held this morning the following tenders foisupplies for the ensuing year were accepted : —Meat, T. Trask ; Bread, I Johns ; Milk, T. York ; Groceries, J. Newberry ; Wines and Spirits, M. M. Webster ; Ale and Porter, Hooper and Dodson : Coal, Worgan Jones ; Funerals, T. Shone. Mr H A. Levestam, of Nel-:on says the iV. Z. Times has deposited at the Patent Office Specifications of an improvement in the rudder of ships or vessels of all kinds.