The Evening Mail. MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 38, 5 June 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our P'jirps'intattvtr at the Marewhcnti.t pictitc, ihi Satttvifay, t'oim-t. «>n arriving home, that aom« Uitvl *'>ul hrwt i-bocl hah' a sovcrttiCtt in hid tt>r>-t:»at j>->ukot. He had iiia'te vuH»irifs>. ant! Hint* that it iv,v c •tl';cte<t towants lit-i twH-toptwr. whidi \v.i-* ttintcl into an aeunr.Uon liy s«>nie »i the pleasure-seekers whi> wurt* on fur a Jrttk t'nri. Our i>-j»i>rtor ft' t'un at sfmnefioKy eNe's* t-xi.eiise, so Uke th>' Arabian, when relenting at the sale of hU favourite -steeJ. he " tJing* them hack their g»t*E." A man wti»>«ui't atronl to have hi;i liat .snutetit'it otiee a year at a {>ie-nie, is no man. tmtes.s Fie awept-* tEie ji>ke in part. The tuottey w n»w in «»ttr hafuls ami will he harvteii «>ver t» ttie Waiareka .Uelicf Fund, if one of the hon. Buyrctarie.i will call at the ortlw.

The business transacted at the .Resident Magistrate's Court this morning was ok" a very tight character. The following persons were fined for permitting cattle to wander at JargP r—..lohn ttrannau. tV.itr horses, "205.: David Heron, one horse. ">s.; X.>rton Smith, one horse with tt ther-rope, K>s. Mr. T. W. Parker. R.M.. pre^tVl. The ordinary monthly meeting of the committee of the North Otago Horticultural Society will be held this evening', at -Mr. O. Sitrnpter's office, at eight o'clock. Th K.tst Taieri correspondent of the " Un;. ►■ Herald " writes :—" A sad accident happened on Monday to a man named Joseph Hind. who was wnrkinic for Mr. Christie ok

Hast Taieri. He iv.v feeding a ehnST-cutter driven by steam, when tite rollers caught his left hand and drew it into the knives Before the machine could he stopped, the unfortunate man's hand wa-> chopped into small pieces to the wrist."

The following pis.-age from Coethe would make an admirable motto for a <o.verument journal:—" Mi singe wie tier Vogcl singt " I sing as the Vogcl (bird) sings.

During the hearing of a ease in the Resident Mr.'_d«trate's Court at Invereargill recently. Mr. Waddeil. whose experience of matters appertaining to stock has been extensive, stated that an almost infallible way Co tlr--cover tridbtinet i>rands on cattle or horses was to bathe the parts about the region of the bratid until the skin or hide got heated, tiy tit:- means the brand would be made to stand out in dbt::wtrie>.s.

Th-_' vYatroa i.'i.rrfs»-.iiv!-.-i!t of tii..> ,; Napier Telegraph" v. rite■-. : —Theiv is .-. yarn cur-rt-nt here tti.it a butcher, not long ago. applied to a resident for sonic m>>ne_v •■:> account of his ■• tittle bill." The debt was admitted, lint the debtor said he could nt.t pay. had no money, and did not know when ho would get any. "" Fam/y coming to rue for money." says he : '• Whatever did you get nie.it f.jr, if >-'■>« t»nld not pay for it':" says butcher.

•' Why. man alive, to cat, to he sure. Good heavens, a man must liv-:.*' Utiteher was tumptussed tW once, and departed.

At Timant there lives i>n« John HeiHy, whoso esee.-.-dve t.iyalfey has led him to issue a challenge t»> the proprietor of the local

•" Herald," in the leading columns of which it was said :— *' If her Majesty were to tell a sweep to pick up her umbrella, he would he perfectly justified in refusing." After expressing the opinion that titc editor would never he called upon to do any sueh thing. he writes) to the proprietor:—"l call upon you as a gentleman (and a soldier, I believe) to give titer name of the party who wrote so slightingly. disgracefully, and insultingly, of her Majesty. In common with many ethers I feet the insult ottered to the Throne and to the People. I have to apprise you that unless the author of the obnoxious* article, as stated tit the leading article, is given, or an open disavowal of the statements therein expressed is given, the matter will not be allowed to rest here."

If people who are recovering from scarlet fever (says a Victorian paper) have not .sense enough to stay away from church, it will soon become a question whether it would not be wiser to close them for a short time. It is a positive fact that a very religious man, who is only just recovering from the disease, went to one of our churches, and was innocently proceeding to occupy his seat when he was espied by one of the officers of the church. Even when the impropriety of his conduct was pointed out to him, he couldn't see it : but. as the church officer was imperative, the man and his disease had to retire. Messrs. Gtsborne, Seed, and Knowles are (the "' Post " writes) still pursuing their inquiries at the Provincial offices. It appears that they require to be furnished with a complete list of the Provincial Government officers ; also, age, length of service, and rate

of salary iu each case. This return jnll take some time to prepare, as inquiries will require to be sent to various parts of the Province. The ages of the officers are evidently ■wanted as data on which to base the amount of compensation to be given in case of discharge. It is quite evident (says the "News") that in all town? of any size the gasworks should be municipal property, as is the case at Invercargill. At Timaru the people are beginning to realise the evils attendant upon lotting such works fall into the hands of a private company, and although the town has only been lighted a few months there are loud complaints about the prices charged. The "Timaru Herald *' suggests that an Act should be passed restricting the profits of g;w companies to 10 per cent., and providing that any profit above that rate shall go in reduction of the price of gas.

On Sunday forenoon, according to the •'Herald," a seal was noticed on the beach in Caroline 13ay, and several persons at once proceeded to stalk in the most approved manner. Armed with miniature boulders, they crept up until within a few feet of the unfortunate animal, and then made a general nidi, heaving the boulders at its head. The seal, however, would doubtless have escaped into deep water had not one enterprising individual, at the sacrifice of dry feet and tmiuicrs, seized it by the tail and hung on like grim death until further assistance was rendered, when the animal was dragged up on to the bank, and stoned to death. It is between five ami six feet long, and one of the ordinary grey species.