TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 21 July 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON, .• July 21. At the inquest at Carterton on the fire at O'Driscoll's a,.Yerdict of incendiarism wasjreturned. There was no evidence, to fix the.guilt of any particular person, The native will case still occupies the Supreme' Court. . j At the Police .Court to-day, .John Palmer, of Oamaru, for attempting to commit suicide, was discharged. An endeavor will be made to obtain employment for him. ■ - ' • PUNijDrN", :: s July 21. John Thomas, Isabella Thomas, and; John Dutton were committed for trial on a charge of . housebreaking. The only evidence against the two last named being that they pledged some. °f the §toleii property. ' ■ CHRISTCHURCII. ■ : - : July 20." ' In the alterations going on at the City Council Chambers, some of the piles were taken up and found to be as sound a!s th'e day they- were' put down 25- years ago.' They were of totara and black pine. ■' :: :: July SI. ' The railway employes' petition' againgt the proposed.reduction of wages has been signed by nearly 700 men, and forwarded to the Hon. E. Richardson,.MJELß.at Wellington. Mrs. Edward Pentecost,; aged 80 years, •has been "severely gored by a cow at ! Rangiora.. ; -Despite/her -great age Mrs. i*pntecgsi' is progressing £avo.rsbly,. The Government have appointed Messrs, Beawigk, ss, M.'s, to distribute the L7OO reward in the -Osbbrne arson case. A' fish lately-caught in the river'Oanr proved to be a Californian salmon. - The Poultry Association's, annual exhibition, now being held has over 500 exhibits. It is a great success,, r The Weather was showery this morning, but it is now. clearing up. More rain is much required. ' 'j AUCKLAND. ; July 80. ■ Practical evidence that the harbor is rapidly silting up was afforded to-day. The' barque £j. Bartie, drawing lg feet 3 inches of-watery struck at the entrance to the dock.while there wasl2'feet 9 inches oi water or silt. Soundings since taken show,that the channelis completely silted up, and that there is a greater depth of water inside the dock than outside.

,■: j - July 21. .v. The prisoner Whittle, who escaped fronj-thg gsol;'.yesterday, at first, made for the Waihakerei Ranges, bi)t subsequently doubled-back ; to\)'aTds, the: iown. JJe was apprehended last night at Otahuhu. by Deteptive Brennan, who ascertained that his sister and his motherrin-law resided in the village. After patiently waiting, the man jturned np, and. wag TRarohpd back to Auckland. There-will be an enquiry into the escape.

GREYMOUTH. [ i .. .j • July-20. Burn's 'and Party brought 21 pounds weight of gold, therproduce of a fortnight's washing of a "party of four at the Seventeen Mile Beatjh. . Arthur Musgrave' 'and 'johri' Roberts werej remanded till Friday on a chargp of highway robbery, " J with' "violence, on a Chinaman pg,med,AU Ctye.S,- ;r j UOKITJKA. j - : ifuly 20. The Wanganui was got off the beach early j this,Worning,"- • :v; . The Lizzie Q-uy has sailed ,l°r Oarn^rij. TIMARU. •; rz-..'L July 20. A very hea,yy sea rhasrrbeenlast night and*this'morriing, but no casualties have occurred to vessels in the roadwith the exception of one anchor of the 1 rig Emily parting. Shipping business has been exceptionally brisk! in this port for some months past, and ihere is eyery ppospept of its cjon: tinuing;.