The Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 579, 11 March 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1878.

The outward Su <: m;:i! will close at the Post Otiiue, Oauriru, to-iimn'ov morning, at G o'clock. We would remind members of the Xorth Otago 11 itie Association who iut•■lid taking' part in the Mareh competition on Saturday nest. t. -it all entries must lie lodged with the Secretary not later than to-morrow. Owiie.' to the number of visitors to the races which arri-ed i.y the south trains, ir his bc-H '.'tilt'l luve-s'iry by tin* Lai:wr.j. I>e{iartiiii't'.t to n:r\ a si.eeial train on the .Moeniki line t.«-d;iy r.ti.l t.i-rnorrow. which will take the line . t the ordinary SaM;-ii;.y late tra n. leaving here tor Mouraki Jai.ct:o . at 7.li> p mA ser-hui- n< < Men: ha"r-;'r;e! to a man named Kobert 'l'ipr ett at on Saturd:vv niiiniiiiL'- It appeals t!:at ive! t « ut sliocitiinx sh"Cs. an.'t his eim a'/eiiLen:ai y went o'lt. a («••.••• . f » !■■!; eo::tii>u into contact whh ihe t::L.u the ■ aaige ioduinjl iti his wr st. v.i:i. is wa-t »'e:ii :';:ily torn I.y th- -hor, l.ut f.C'H'.wltcly iiie !iei:e was not 'or -ken. Mr. (i'lehr:.-<;. »f (ffporii. hr.uigiit th- snhe-.t- M the where he was at:.eii 'ml to ! y I'r. Gr.rla:;.'.. An aeei.ie'it of a ser: .t:s natiuv . -•e-urrp-i tea .Mrs. White <■:: S.-'nrday ni.'h:. 'l'll-' nig'it heitig iat-rsfiv <lark. >•):« walked over th.; cutting at the top of V. anshoek-s:re-r. falling into the rorv! and hreakin> her I- g. • Had the lam;>s I en alight in that neLli- ; tiourhoo-i— and v. e s» e no rea. J "ti way t!:ey ; should not have oeen—this accident iu uii probability wonhl have been avoided. Considering the-wretched weather and. the j fact that th': rrght was a very menvenieat ! otw lor a s- eta.not tile c 'Tntnuni:y to \ attend jih'ice- 1 of aeiusement. tiiere w:-.s r. remarkablv oood attendance at the Ma-oruc ' Hall on ij-ui;rd:-.v night, when the U.S. Minstrels trave their tirst entettainn.elit in : Oair.aru. Tile -1-: (i seats and gallery were ; '.veil tilled, ami th" e pre.-eut appeared I to tiioreugidy ei:j«y the entertainment, for, laughter aa.l aprlali*.; were tK>th loud ar.d ; frequent throughout tiie performance. _Tii;company is nr.ou-'.-tional'ly tin.- best •' f friw* ; kind that iias ever visited Oarnaru. It com- ■ prises lome capital vocalists, a compact!

little orchestra, good dancers, ami the funniest of funny men. !he con-erjuence is that a programme is presented of so varied a nature that everyone can lind .something in it specially to his fancy. Trie first portion of .Saturday night's entertainment \va-. of course. in strict accro.".:;!--? v.'ith the orthodox idea of mln-trel b" <=. The v.hoh; of til:,- SO!!-;..! tt'--re -_-: v • while the i-ftornc- v.vro i-..; manner tri-tirpassioh: by ::uy >i;;i. ' in f|i«- Colonies. the Ii;:• voices b!. n, : i> r.u'ifullv to-_-. ther. :in-i the r-t:ig<:i"> givi'.u ■h- LT-at-.-.t attention t > the lights n:i-i ii.'.T'.s of the mil-if*. One of tir: most U""i::-;:v le items •.u til-- fi"-t *irti->ii of tiie j-.p'!' ;i it inn - was Mr. Campbell - song niiee-i of the n L'lit." Mr. K ck'-felier. who ]>■>.=- a tine alr-> voi:—, g-;v.s •' (.'!•• e :!ie ■Shuiters " ve r y niee'y. -m i isl-.11 anll Ann-ry each contributed a '-.-pitd - -raC while the fiwiiiy;<itis of 1--:. an > I [oily kept the an- iienee th:if hiy as:ii: = In tin; si-u.-nd J> t. rt. Air. '' !.; i'V give " Ivnv rnv I'oiiiml; ; " in line s! yl". a'-.-i ice/ived a 1 shue of weii-earne ' anokas--. l >ir. li.-aham eonf-baited •; 1 ->: i :.rt ro Ne'i*. : u ireh if r mi. r-d e"p:ta!iy. ii •' en' tett" *' -ri:-■ where my f/»v.* ':■■■ g H'.-t d"eid. -d!y one of th- b'-t ir-m* > :t tii.» ;>ro'.T.iinmo, and v.' -.- .-i!':-.r v< ''V i;'■ ni-ie liv M'-s rs. Uralsit :ei;i-r-'i'.e . ' and Am rv. <V t--ur th-- ••o:!,i:t was wvll reT*ieS"!,re i le ine see.'H't ii'.ivz by Mes-rs. Hl'.d - '•! "n-1 :!<•!_%". oaa e.: v. h-va also o;t,v*- ■:nr , n- : !.; tnetf dane ; :-L' eaoali'liti'-.-. the" h : ,ir : viii;_' a .--i-ve.* I..is .ih.'. Mr r rii"'in;-son p rio;::::-ii a S".'> "ii tinviolin in a !:i_r: y i'.ta' ■ e :i;:I': 7i-■ I', itiii -at iori of tic I> r '-ii" s m •■■■■_; y : hi- o!>*ain d a r.ipi nro::< . 'i'iie n.c't conifiri-i « th« •s-viit-ti:'. t.'i'-i v/o: I: n-;ii:uka' ly v.";:!!. and iiie wii.<!e • < IT";!e----mrnt ni-:v I": ■ !'■ 'it--iin:i an :11- ii":i: i-i--u-ir-Til:- «-■ >ntl an'.' will l'lvc a:ioL:-.er entertiiinnient this evening. The Snr>;)!en:e:it::'*y !!•::< m" in ai 1 of 111■ - tr 1-r.on i'.f r : ie V>'-:-y;r.; v..s o e:i"d at to-day. 'i h■ v i: :.'i cedent; variotv of r:-i-f;i! .-m-i f.!-.ey art'c'efor sad- —int'lndiiiLT iia!> : rs" ei:-:. " .•;••• iir>:s.-es. M'ooden oil e-. r.ji-l v.' n horses. Tin- stalls {irc-sid.-d ov.-r i>y M. —s (:;i!i>raith. K-'li.-rt-oii. A-i-'it.. an.i Wan I-r-'Uirli. a-si-t'-l iiy or.j. ;• .or. Soloiii-in lias kind'y i■ Ir". re i ti.-- ::-e > i a piano to the -i tii • i'-.nt-i.'ir. and wo rxo". - r-> .-e-- a :i.ti!i'-er : f vj-t.. r.< a:-u-ud tilt * <-v.-ni'i