The Evening Mail. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 141, 3 October 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1876. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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The fia.=tins33 at the Police Court this morning was of an tmitstia ly light character, the mly eharg'' being ►''fie against a Wltrtlottslyh.w:.fifteH tudividaaL wlw» was discharged with .» ('".litii'isv. That and a foft" debt eases. in the majority of which jadgrfttcnt went by •onstittstsd thj prweeiltfig?. According t» a notice published by the '£;utw»y Pepartment. it wilt i>c seen that a rain Witt leave town on Thursday and Fri-

lay {'or tt-.e MaecettUftuia Races. at 9-10 v. tu. . each day. returning a* (» p.m. It is -.1 ■.((■» m>tt{w»it fh.it singb tWliets for ths return ~>nrnr-y will he i*sw*'<:l #6 a»E shestations. sa>l .v(! have iieeti farther informed that. wish a vt->w ©f avoiding anything like a crush on the mornings ef th ; raced, tickets can be obtained at the stations from to-morrow morning. We would direct the attention of those intending to rait the Kamara to a telegram which appears in oar telegraphic uotnmns from Greymouth. The Kttmara Tim,**, a journal started l.»y the proprietor »f the Ctrrp JUrrr A rye*, warns miners of the difficult MS to he encountered by those unprovided with a tittle capital, and states that the rash is overdone by business people and miners. There can be no doubt as to the troth of the assertions made by the for it won Id clearly be against the interests of that journal to depreciate the prospects of the place, and its impartial advise is. therefore, to be both relied npon and commended.

From oar exchanges we learn that the vacancy cattsed by the resignation of the Premier in the representation of Wanganui, has been filled by the election of the Hon. W. Fox. Although the successful candidate was not in the Colony to urge his claims to the electors, he was returned by a majority ~*ver his opponent of 91. the numbers ]>olied Iwing :—Fox, 236: Morgan, 165. A Mr. Watt returned thanks on behalf of the newly-elected member. From a telegram kindly handed to us by Mr. George Sumpter, received from Mr. iamea Mills, of Dunedin, we learn that the Waitaki arrived at Port C halmers this morning. The new steamer will be immediately pat upon the slip, after which she will take her place in the trade between this port and Dunsdin. There is ever}" prob.ititty she will be ready to make her first trip ,»a Tuesday nest. She brings ninety tons of >;»rgo from HoWrt Town to Btmedin.

We have occasionally come across some Utteer qualifications which in the opinions of the possessors entitle them to pre-eminence, md on the strength of which they assume ihe imposing title of "Champion.* Wellington. however, we should imagine, can boast ■if the "Champion of Champions" in the person of one ISilas Pugsley. That interesting individual has forwarded a challenge to its Inspector of Nuisances, daring the latter—notwithstanding his professional experiences —to " smell him any distance from two to ten miles." For onr own part wo shonld y refer to give this amateur Smellist a wide berth, and exercise our olfactories on him—it a distance.

It will be seen elsewhere that James Lewis Home, who committed the forgeries on Messrs. Fleming and Hcdley a few weeks since. and tried this morning at the Criminal Sessions, Danectin, has been fonnd guilty, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Mr. Robert Stoat, one of the Dunedin members, took' his departure yesterday C,> r Wellington, in order to resume the right he has o stoutly waged in defence of the. interests of hi 3 constituents. Although the requisition to Messrs. Stoat ond Macandrew, taking exception to their conduct in the political campaign, was aappoaed to have been signed by 564 electors, act one in every hundred put in an appearance when those gentlemen came forward to

render an account of their stewardship. On the contrary, a most enthusiastic meeting, representing 2,000 persons, fully endorsed the action taken. Under those circumstances. strengthened by the knowledge that he fully possesses the confidence of those whom he represents, Mr. Stout returns to Wellington to do battle in the people's cause.

From all quarters of the Colony diggers are on the move to the new El Dorado. Oamaru has contributed its share to swell the ranks, and the same story is told of most of the other townships. Every vessel that has left Dunetlin for the West Coa3t took away a full complement of passengers, and according to the metropolitan journals the exodus still goes on. The Ladybird, which sailed yesterday, had on board close upon 100. It i 3 also reported that the crew of the Maori have deserted that vessel to try their luck in the golden search. Wc understand that the Samson is to be put on between Nelson and the West Coast, and should the Waitaki be ready to take her place between this port and Duncdin, the downward trip will be the last which she will make upon a line in which sht has been so successful. It ha* been the habit of a good many persons to sneer at everything Colonial, an idea being prevalent that it were a matter of impossibility that Colonials cottld compete with the Mother Country in athletics, and with the riiio or the oar. This fallacy is, however, beginning to fade away, and the victory of Trickett has shown the disagreeable fact thrtt the English champion was not invincible. In referring to the contest in which Che Australian casnc off victorious, the fact «iKJ>t not be i«it sight of that the country which his opponent represented had some tweiity-Sivc millions to chose from, wherein Trickctt was the best representative of r. community ntinibs/ing in all not one fiftieth ~f that amount. In another column we publish .hi interesting account of the doings of the A«:sE:-.i!sans at the great rille matches at Witii! it-ion, fr.-ni which it will be seen thr.t Victoria's rcprracn&ativcs have nobly upheld the honor the land for which they went so far to battle.

Wc have t<> acknowledge the receipt of the I'ty.i i for Ocicbtr, which still maintains its s-tige. The selections are numerous and intcrc.-ting, ami in addition to its other recommendations it contains an original continuous story, very appropriately designated "Mixed." Although the writer adopts the nom ipptumc oi " Klax," from the anserial air pervading every line, we imagine the orthography would be more correctly written " Clacks." After a perusal of the narrative wc arc strongly reminded of Mark Twain's account of the difficulties experienced in unweaving the thread of a story from the leaves of a " Webster's Dictionary." However, we have no doubt the writer's object was to mystify his readers, and it must be confessed he has succeeded thoroughly.

„.\s a specimen of tlie disreputable tactics employed by the Centralists and their satellites, we clip the following from yesterday's Guardian .-—"The following telegram was forwarded as addressed, on Thursday last: 'To Major Atkinson, Wellington,—Macan<lrew and Stout's meeting a failure. Full larrikins, Provincial officials. Free passes were given them on the railways. Fighting, hissing, yelling was the element. Free distribution of cayenne pepper to suffocation. If you like will quote a local in this morning's Gtmrdian.—J no. M'Larks.' Upon this becoming known, the Provincial Government ordered an inquiry into the matter, and the result is that they have received a report from the Ilailway Department, which proves conclusively that not only were no free passes issued on that particular occasion, but that even sea captains and members of the Provincial Council, and others entitled to free passages, were obliged to pay their fares by the night-train, as is customary with all persons holding season tickets or free passes."

The news cabled some time since of the arrival at Rio de Janeiro of the Thomasiua M'Lellan, hound for Dunedin, in a dangerous condition occasioned by the superheating of her cargo of coal, naturally induced considerable anxiety for her safety. On Saturday the news of her arrival in port relieved this anxiety. It appears that the vessel had a very narrow escape from destruction. When off the coast of Brazil (says the Guardian) it was discovered that some 500 tons of coals stowed in the lower fore-hold were in a heated condition. Sounding-irons having been used, it was found that they were dangerously so, and the heat increasing, it was determined to make for Rio. The fearful danger of the ptwition will best be appreciated when we state that SOO kegs of gunpowder and a number of cases of matches formed part of the cargo, the whr.le of which it was deemed expedient to throw overboard. After discharging her coals at Rio, she accomplished the remainder of her run without further incident of note.

The General Meeting of the North Otago Permanent Building Society will be held this evening between the hours of seven and eight o'clock.