TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1236, 3 April 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. April 2. At the inquest this afternoon on the "b'o'dy of" Mfs3* ]y?Co.lli- wHo was Burnt to death this morning, a verdict of accidental 'death while in a state of intoxication was returned! ' The. Customs revenue for the last month was L 17,750. ". - The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court commence on Monday. Nine cases are down for hearing, the principal of which are rape, indecent assault, snd arson, The Royal Commissioners on Native Affairs returned to Wellington to-day. April 3 A man named Douglas was lost in the bush near Woodville for 11 days, and subsisted on berries. He states that he saw the footprints of a boy and man whom he met on the road, and fears are entertained that they are also lost in the bush, as they have not since been heard of, The charge of indecent assault against Bowden, the bailiff, was dismissed, as the prosecutrix did not appear. Boyd, who started on the 112 mile walking feat last night at 8.30, had completed 71 miles at 11.14 this morning. He is not likely to finish more than 100 miles.

DUNEDIN. April S. The Tippprary claim's crushing for the month is 6400z. of retorted gold. Arrived —Coromandel, barque, from London. At the City Court a number of publicans were charged with selling adulterated liquors at the recent races. Judgment was reserved till Monday. j An attempt will be made at the next meeting of the City Council to have the Mayoral salary increased to L4OO. CHRISTCHURCH. April % Another attempt is to be made to put down Sunday trading. Another information has been laid against Marks, the fruiterer who was arraigned on the same charge before, but in the face of the decision recently given it is improbable that a conviction will be obtained. The stakes paid on the Autumn Meeting were—Mason and Yallance, L 550 ; Hon. E. Campbell, L 365 ; G. Fraser, L 18 4; E. Cutts, L 14 2; H. Goodman, L9O ; P. Butler, L 46. • A total of 7500 passengers was oarried on the tramways, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Mr. Nos worthy offered a number of young stock for sale to-day, but the bidding , was slow, and. after one or two animals' had been sold, reserves were put on the rest, and they were not disposed of.

The Customs revenue collected at the port of ' Lyttleton last quarter was L 45,934 14s lid, being some L 14,000 less than for the same quarter of last year. April 3. Only, entries were received for the Kaiapoi regatta, all of which are Canterbury boats. ; Two appeal cases, were heard at the Supreme Court yesterday of owners of sheep in the Amuri district. The fines inflicted in the Lower. Court, Waihau, for scab were withdrawn, each party paying his own costs. The Government are to be asked to remit the fihe. AUCKLAND. . ; April 2.

Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out on' the Piako Swamp Company's estate, and the estate has been declared an infeoted district by the local Cattle Board. A large number of cattle were imported from Australia for the Swamp, and since the discovery of pleuro in Auckland these animals have been watched with a good deal of anxiety. Up to within the last week it was thought. that the beasts were in a thoroughly sound condition, and the absence of any,- outbreak anywhere was producing general restoration of confidence. This, however, is dispelled by the discovery that has been made. There are about 2800-hiead-of cattle now dispersed upon the reclaimed land of the Piako' Swamp estate. The manager says he .has had the cattle inoculated. Mr. Naden, V.S., goes up to inspect them. The Rev. Jas. Galloway, Presbyterian minister, - died at Pukekohe, through bursting a blood vessel, at the early age of 37. -

Mr. J. 0. Young, late Native. Lands Commissioner on the' East Coast, has been arrested on a writ on account of alleged debt to the Crown of LI6OO, but was released on a 'representation to the Attorney-General that the proceedings would interfere with his defence. There is great excitement in the Waikato district over, the :outbreak of pleuropneumonia at Piako. Some one here has been telegraphing to the evening papers that the Herald suggested that the telegraph operators should work night and day to clear off arrears after the line had been broken. The statement is a pure fabrication. The Herald suggested that relays.of. operators should be provided to prevent the men working night and day to- clear off the accumulation. .April 8. Young Scott is walking well in the 112 mile feat. Over 700 people paid at the I doors. He did the first 28 miles in five hours. Cleared—Loch Urr, for London, -with a cargo valued at L 32,957. The Chamber of Commerce is inviting suggestions from the local manufacturers for the Commission on Local Industries. Several complaints were read at the Education Board meeting to-day from the School Committees regarding the length of holidays. The Board replied that holidays were appointed from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. April 2. The Coalpit Heath miners at Brunner are on strike, on account of a reduction of 6d per ton.