The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 952, 7 May 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1879.

At tho Resident Majristrate's Court this momma, before S. K. Jjhrimaki, Esq.. J.l'., John liar per, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 10a, with the alternative of going to gaol for ■'>'< hottrs. Jane Pare! was charged with having been drunk and disorderly this morning. and_ with making nsc of obscene language in the street. On the first charge --the was discharged. arid on the second a till'; of 4<>s was itdtieted. with tlw alternative of seven days imprisonment. X« it '*Kner»>it. brought up on suspicion of lietng of un ound mind, was remanded for medical examination.

A special meeting of the Oamaru Kailway Renetit Society took place last night in the goods shed. Mr. Lorintr occupied the chair, and explained the object of the meeting, ft was proposed by Mr. Weir, and seconded by Mr. M*Le«d, "That this meeting considers that now the different sections* are joined together, it would he more economical and better likely to meet the purposes for wbt«h railway benefit societies are estal>tished to serve, if all the existing branches were amalgamated and formed ttnder one general society. and that subscriptions, &e.. be deducted from each employes salary. tints saving the cost of collection ; also, that the principal business of the Society be entrusted to one efficient paid secretary, whose exclusive services are to be devoted to i superintending its affairs. That a copv of this resolution be forwarded to the various I other societies and branches, arid that should lit meet with general approval, a meeting of 'delegates tie proposed for the purpose of | considering the best means of carrying ont ! these suggestions." The motion was carjried. and a sub-committee consisting of | Messrs. Lor;rig. Brebncr. Bnroett, I'oweil. Land the mover w„s appointed to Frame the i resolution and forward it to the head Society i for approval. On the motion of Mr. Brebner it was decided to appoint I>r. Bowie to lie medical officer (if the- Society from Maheno ;.t» Hillgrove, and F>r. Brown Emm K.irtigi : to i'atrnKFHtori. A vote of thanks to the i: chair terminated the meeting, i |6 h;u been sHgsrested that swtitg at ! either side of the Thames-street railway ; crossing wottM tie a means of preserving | foot passengers from the danger of t»'ing nin | : ever by passing trains. The gradient at the 1 western end of thy tine, especially in frosty i wea'her, would make swirtggntes dangerous. Would not the system adopted at the Rattray-street crossinsr. tit Dittiedin. be more to the purpose, viz.. tliat of placing dottldr gates for foot passengers on cither side of the footpath. U'w team that as Mr. Snmpter was nearing the Thames-street railway crossing this morning, his horse w;is attacked by a dog. and while endeavoring to beat hint oft with his whip, the horse slipped on the crossing and fell, rolling over his nd- r. -Mr. Sumpter fortunately escaped without any more serious injury than a sprained ankle. 'Flic Registration Officer publishes a_ list of persons objected to .is not bring entitled tn have their names on the KEectorai Kofi for Waitaki. and notifies that a Court of Revision will beheld by the Revising Officer «.t the Courthouse. Oiumn'it, on the i'.rd May., at tO o'clock. A terribly snddew death Nays the Age of April 1*1) occurred in the tip train from Eialtiwat to Melbourne yesterday afternoon. Mr. V. Holmes, residing at Windsor, had been on a visit to- his sort at Sebastopol. and was on his return juitrnev. Betw»'en L(l Lai and Klairie he was taken suddenly ill with a pain in the chest, and though the other occupants of the carriage did all they could to relieve his sntFerimrs. he died in less than, tive minutes. The compartment was crowded, and as there was no room in the other carriages. th".v were compelled to stand the rest of the jottmey to Oeelong wherw LUiothtH* itttnichd'-t. aiiTt the boitv left where it had be'-n laid until it reached" Melbourne. An inquest was held tvhuTi! the nwtUcal ! tliafc deativ fuvt fwen tatty *U- V---generation of the heart, and the Jury returned a verdict accordingly. TheTaratuiki Iferaldsaya A tudiert.ns incident occurred at the Waxworks a few evenings bach, which proved att agreeable diversion to those who were present. An old laity from tho country, wlwwe source of knowledge was encased in one of the oldfashioucd shovel iiotmets, and her delicate frame shrouded by a shawl of many colours, attracted by the'glare of the tamps outside, paid at the door admission for herself, and hidf-prioe for a long-haired son of nature wh< l ltt she cook to b see the performance. Seating herself on a form, she remnmud abstracted in deep thought on the floor for a .time, and then directed her attention to the welt-dressed figures and the clock. At length:, having" primed her impatience, she gathered herself together, grasped the child nntovinv'ty by the nape of the neck, shaking it for a moment as a terrier would a rat, and collecting as much »f her garments as she could in one hand, she bore down upon the unprotected doorkeeper, and demanded Fir money back. The actors, she asserted, did nothing but look at each other, and had not & word t<> say**