THE Otago Daily Times " Inveniam viam aut facian." DUNEDIN TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1862.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 213, 26 August 1862, Page 4

THE Otago Daily Times " Inveniam viam aut facian." DUNEDIN TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1862.

We publish in another column a letter written by Mr. Edward Witaou to the Times on the subject of acclimatisation. Mr. Wilson is an enthusiast in the came ; he has devoted himself to it heart and soul for a series of years. When he fim took up the subject, many persons thought him n visionary, and few were able to see much practical benefit to arUe from it. Now, we believe, there h no one inclined to question its ittilin, it. has lived down ridicule, and its noble purpose* i* universally acknowledged. In the letter before tit, Mr. Wilson aptly illustrates It-* commercial value. A small flock of Alpaca* were introduced to Australia by Mr. Ledger from Peru, after a series of incredible difficulties arising from the opposition offered by the Peruvian Government. The indigenous grasse* of Australia agree with them wonderfully, and they promise to increase very rapidly. Mr. Ledger calculates "that in fifty years the natural increase of his 41 own flock alone will yield an annual cx- * port of something like £9,000,000. Here is a result that redeems the pursuit from the character of diiktu;ilixm with which some have labored to invest if, and which «t imps it with a thoroughly utiltarian value. The instance we have yiven is not of a solitary nature There are scores of subjects of the Animal or Vegetable Kingdom, which may be introduced into thu3j countries which poiscsi them not, with equal advantage.

New Zealand, as we have often had occasion to lament, in much behind the age in most of the useful appliances of modern tunes. Jt has yet to boast of a first railway, and it is only within the last lew weeks that it could show a half dozen iniica of a line of telegraph. In acclimatisation it is noticeably behind its neighbours. It has scarcely made any progress in it yet. The little it has-done has been of a desultory nature, without system, and almost without purpose. Small sums have from time to time been voted in the different Provincial Councils, but we hear nothing of their expenditure. To begin with, it is evident there will lie a great want of economy if the Provinces work separately instead of together. The same money which, united, might effect great things, would yield little result if expended through half-a-dozen different channels. Why should there not be an Acclimatisation Society for the whole of the Middle Island ? A council or committee, composed of members from each of the Provinces could take charge of its management with the aid of local Bub-comniittee9. General meetings could be held at the different Provinces in rotation. To secure a fair expenditure of the money the labors of the Society could be equitably divided. To one Province the Alpaca; to another the Sahiuu; to a third the Chinese Sheep; and so on. The choice could be ballotted for, or could be regulated by the proportionate contributions of the several Provinces.

If we once had a Colonial instead of a Provincial Acclimatisation Society, it would be in a position to deal with the other colonies, and share with them expenses which it is hard they should v bear singly. For instance both Tasmania and Victor/a have been at considerable expense in the , endeavors they have made, as yet unßuecessfully,to introduce the salmon fish, If one colony succeeded in bringing it out

the iish could speedily be distributed amongst the others. Clearly tlien the duTerent colonies shouuT cohiUnie in * the expense. Tlie iiffdef-' taking is one of aby no means easy nature, but viewing the enormous benefits that wili ari-e from its successful prosecution, scarcely ' any sum would be too large to expend on it. The efforts as yet have been made by paid agents of the two colonies we have mentioned, the expense* of apparatus and voyage being likewise born by them. In the long run we fancy it would be cheaper, and certainly the success would be more probable, if instead of the colonieundertaking the experiment themselves, they were to offer a substantial reward to any om who succeeded in perfecting it. Supposing the Colenies were to offer collectively a reward of £5000 to whomsoever succeeded it. introducing the salmon to any one of tlu rivers of the Austral.an group, numberles efforts would be made, and the chances of success would be largely increased. Captains o. cargo ships who have little enough to do to beguile tha long hours of a dreary passagt. would find in the attempt both amusement anc possible profit.

We allude to the salmon, to show hoy. much more may be ilov.-j by joint than divider nction' To the whole of the colonies £5001 or £6000 would l>e a mere bagctclk", whilst: would be a serious sum to any one. Uut befon New Zealand can propose joint nction to it.neighbors, it must learu to urgauisc it, ils-jl-. It is to this purpose we chiefly write. We believe the colony offers s peculiarly eligible field for the opera tions of the ncciinrttissr. Ther is scarcely a useful aninnl, but what in so-.u part or another of it may find a suitubi climate. TSie panic may be s;ii4 of ulmu every product of the vegetable kingdom, ex ceptiug those which flourish only under ; tropical sun. Hut union the various Pro vinces unite, but little can he done. We do no see why a committee should not be farmed i Otago, to communicate with the other Pru vinces, with the view of forming a Middl Island acclimatisation Society. This at lea* is a matter on which there should Uc no locit jealousies, and as we lm*e said an equita'1;! distribution of the land* of the Society conleasily be provided for. It v time that th social barriers which have been allowed t- ; gruw up between the different Province , should be levelled, a.nl here at least is on I mode of drawing the inhabitants into frksvlh ; cointunnicntion anJ correspondence in a com mon cau;c.

We mentioned in our isMie of yesterday th fact of a youth uaaicd Adams having attempte •elf-destruction by throwing himself into th water oft* tlr.« Old Jetty. The boy hms fortunate! rescued by the by*ta«i lers, and w.u yostertli;. brought up be'oro tlie K<>«iJent Ml4i-.tr.itc. I appears that the bay lias been a *»ource of grt-.i trouble to his family, having ass***! it • 1 himv;! wilU bid cuiupinio »9, and been guilty of gronuseoivluet. When called. npm tv txpl.xm tit ret^Hi of bis attctnj»tcl s'lin-le. !k? stiu*i i:i vx pUn'-ition tint he fell into the waU:C iiielk-ntstllv but ,lii;. vra* c.ntr.vlictyl by the rolence oi til countable who rescue! him, wa> s'.-Uel tlmt !i oxpivs.-e-l t > him bis dt-lenninriliou'>f ilrowiilu: hhmcH at the first opportunity. Tli2 father <>, the youth ftatcil t'rit lie had lo«t ail control ovv hh son, who had canted him a deal r. trouble. A short timo bcfi»re the occurrence, th boy had taken a companion with bi-n to h\ Jatlior'* bou -Hi, im<l stole a clock, which be soM inttn'linj? to go to the diggings with the pr«»cceds. Afti*r tiJministeriag a severe caution t< the prisoner, bis Worship tlismufNcd him; on hi expressing wHtin^aess to return to his father' bo-tat*. The Prnvincial Government, Impressed wit! the necessity o! inducing1 more caution on tii part of miners intending to proccc-1 to the Dm. atii Di^injj^. bare issued t!»e following placsir! waning people of the great scarcity of provi kioh, b;>th at t!ie diggings and on the line <• i<)U.e: — "Caution.—Miners ami others pr.*-cw-ling to th; (101 l FieM reported to have bee ',U«coveiel by Messrs. Hartley and Ilcilcy, ariuformid that provmsns arc not obtainable in th district in suinci^nt ojwnfitieH to siipply the r»of a large p.jtiul.uion, an 1 t'lat it i .impossible to convey t';t Cfjuisite supplies to th ground within thu next fortnight. It sliould n!» he born in niinJ th it the G jvenrnent hsi/e nu yet receiveJ any intelligence confirmatory of th psTtHpector-V statement.-;; neither !»a<? the extcn of Ihu proi>:\b!j g<>M Held b;K?n sufA:iently asc;l;----!i»inel: Th:.> pub'i«: are therefore cautionutl, th.i it will bo prudent to wait for further iufortu 1 lion, before starting for the* new fiell. Tho-* however, who are not influence! by this ao.x oiduration, are recommended to take with them at least a. fortnight's supply of provisions. Signet —John llytle Harris, J)cpaty Sui»erintendct!r Government Offices, Danedin, August 251! i 18f>2." Tlicre was a gool house at the Theatre Itoy.-i' lust nig Jit, to witness the first representation o; •• Beiphegor the Mountebank." The piece wuput upon the singe with great care, and everything went off with the utmost success. Mr Holt who took tho part of Be'.phegor, gave ful effect to tho variable character of the true-hearte«: but impulsive Frenchman, and Mm. Holt ami |.Madame Duretas Madoline and Zephcrina, playc. ; with much feeling. Mr. Dale was irresistalih amusing jih Fanfurouade, aud the other part* were also well sustained. An .unuiing little afterpiece entitled "The Railroad Station" concluded the evening'g entertainment. We nofice ia the clerical moDioranla in the Jlomr News that His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has been pleased, at the request of thd Bishop of Salisbury, to confer the degree of M.A. on the Hjv. Frederick Fisher, late of St. John's College, New Zealand,-and late missionary of the Soaiety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

A sudden and remarkable change in the weather set in on Saturday; accompanied by a peculiar lurid appearauce of the sky. The wind, which for the hist week was. somewhat chilly, veered round to the N.W., and the atmosphere has been excessively close and suttry, denoting a highly electrical state of the air. It is not improbable that this may be succeeded by heavy gales, as appearances such as have been experienced the last two or three days very often, in New Zealand, precede atormy weather.

The anticipations that were formed as to the pro* bnbility of another influx of population from Melbourne appear to have baen well founded. The stefliners lately have brought; a full list of passengers, and Captain Eggers, of the Margaretha Koesn'er, reports that he could have brought a great many more passengers had he been able to accommodate them. When the news of the Dunstan digging* reaches Melbourne, there will, no doubt, be a repetition, if not an excess, of the rush last year. We understand that it is likely the Great Britain may come over for one trip.

We are glad to notice that the Town Board hare decided upon pitching Manso-street beforemetalling. ■■» So-ne discussion as to the.mlviaabiJlUy • of the measure took place at- the Board meeting yesterday, bat ultimately the motion-..of.Mr. Hardy recommending the step, was unanimously adopted. The Board will find, that although the extra efficiency of the work will, of course, entail considerable extra cost, an immense saving will ultimately accrue from the adoption of a more scientific plan ia the construction of street* and roadways. " The Argus says:—i i The operations of the Victorian Fish Company have scarcely bsgun aj yet to affect the Melbourne prices- of fish, but there appears to b3 a large probability that when the public are mule aware of the intention? of the } company, and the capital of the latter increased to an amount adequate to the achievement of the objects aimed at, the regulating the supply for the market, and lowering tlie p>csent extravagant prices which are charged, not to the profit of the fishermen, at whose risk and by whose labor the foil arc taken, but for the benefit of middlemen, vho find it to their interest to throw away half, or more than half, the quantity of fish taken, in >rder to enhance the price of tha remainder. The Hiar.tity of fish ia the Bay valuable for the table is far beyond the capacity of the consumption of the regular population of Melbourns, and it is the itin of the Victorian Fi3h C^aipany to prolncs she article in whicii they venture at a rate below

the famine prices at preient exacted. Bat it is lot altogether an-i exclusively a cho.ipeamg of ish that recommends the idea of this comp vny, nit-the proper regulation of the supply, so as to ceep it well up to the demand." . The number of letters received per the Gotlicnmrg, on her last trip from Melbourne was 91", lews papers 410; per Omao 2310 letters ani 1717 lawspapera; p*jr Aiding*, 7293 letters, aad 10,531 ii3ws;»:ipc;rs, making a total by the4hrc3 ships >f 10,752 lattwj, a;il 1*2.678 ncws;)ap3M. The K?stal Uiithoritiei, with great promptitude, sorted <ito thy- private boxes tlie whole of the Melbourne aid English mail.* brought by the Aiding^ tli-j ame evening that she arrived. Speaking of the Nonconformist Sjttlemsnt, ths lustralian and Nno Zealand Gazette says: — We caii only hope that the parties may su^eee i in their undertaking ; but we are still of opinion mt they wwiU.havc had ii batter ch-ince if V.ivy «ad gone out a* in iivi.lnil settler.? than as tnemMira of an association." We learn from our Tuapika orresponde-jt that here h a tremendous ru*h firm that ndghbotirlood t> tii3 us** digging. TaodhtuiM h vari-iu-ly rcekoa-ni at seventy an I eijjhty-th-e miles, •jv-or.lng to the route adopted. The Tim»s carr<Jipja lent in America, writing >a the financial coalition of the Omfederated iutte*, say*:—''The Skilli, unliks tha North, ii? b^n in gre.it dbtreis f>r r,-^at of pap.-r. The >artb may hive Jackal g->M ani silver to pay its | r;\r expenses, bat its supplier of paper aud ink tire hmn all but unlimited, ani the production •fere Uuble-'.ooking bank and Government notes ta* never stoppe 1 fur deficiency of ih? raw misnal. It \ia% not been so in the South. Papar if the nrwt inferior kia 1 ha* been U3ed for the mrpoi'.and in so:si3 inuanc^s old cardboard and ♦ indbixy*, and even the blank hilves of old let- ■ ;r», luve been pressed inlo the service.*' | In t-je sec onl column of the Tim:*, of the 12th June, ipprtr* an advertiser .'at fr>.n the fc'wii ls »f a M.\ Ktvjiri, of M.-lbjarna, who arrived in Cnglanl by the Norfolk on the 14th Miy, re{;nHtj i.j the j*:isi?ng ;-m by that vesi-4 tj cun:n i-i-atc vith tuem, with a riew to ascertain Mr. •liv.m*s vrhereafKiuti, ho not hating befen heir 1 if sines the arrival of tha vessel. We learn from th? London Times that a Bill nl* b-.-M i:itri)l-,ic3.1 i:ito the House of Co>mni') is .>- Sir If. Stricey fir giving farther pjxzrs to he county and borough pjliie tiun tho« given »y the Act of 1«jO. " Th-.*y arc to have nnver to ake inlo custody without a warrant lookt, ille m<l «li-i jrJcrij pzwiKH wn.n thjy fl.il .listurbtng Jie puV.ic jM?,ice, or hivcgojl c.m-50 to smp-ct >f haviig ejui.ntttel, or bc:n» abjut to uom-nit a *-*iony, tn;s.!e:nsanor t or breaah of t!ii p».ice, aul per.wn» whom they flnl b^iw^cn s-ans^t nail 8 i.m. lying or iuiieriug in any hig'iway, yarJ, or >ther p!ace, an 1 not giving a aitUfistory accoi it iftheniielvw. The Uiil ulsj give's pjwer to thi 'tolice to take into cusloly without a warrant an/ »er.*m futin-1 cvn nktin^ :iti in lictablc offe-ici or nble ncanor.'anitiu; ownjr of the pro;>erty or %.\U •ervrtutor agent nuy dctai.i in ofte.i lor until the

trri»*al oi'a C!j:ist:ibl> t i« also to iy any p;rij:i to •vho:u there Is o:Tcce.l for ?a!e, &j., property with •eiisonuble ciusa saspi^tel to hives bija uul:t»vally obtain, d. Police constables are to hs mtharize 1 to st.>;>, seircli, an I det.tin any rcssel »r any carriage in which they hive reason to susiecs 'hat nnything unlawfully obtiiae.l may be >and. aiii uUo any person roiisau; jly suspected >f liavi i^ uTjyt'iing unlixfaliy obtained."

With regard to the failure of the various at.cmpttf to coavoy Salman over fro:n E i^lau-1, to he Australian colonies, the following interesting sitter h;n !>2ea received by Mr. Lailjlte in if.-I->ournc, from a gjutlsaian in India. It should bs runtiomii that a similar idea hal already boeu iro.ielml iii thecoliiiiins of the Yejmin. "Cil•utta, 7tti July, IS3I. " Dj;tr air,—l ;m surprise! :Uat tha Asuluniti&ittaa S-Jsietr of Australia, in ill their expansive expjrimants for tb.3 intro hi> ioa of salmon into Australia/have never trieJ the 4rrip!o plan of ti'du^thti oil fish o.iC froz_"j u;> in cc. It is a well known fact that fish will live for t long time when frozen up, and I do net soe why '.hey should n>t live through the voyage to Australia. F.)3<ih!y the iitea miy b3 vr.irfi sagtje^tia^ to the society. Youra f.iichfully, Goor^e RjgaJa. 'Jr. Pi Lindells, E^. 'P. S.—lf tlw experiment bj «'.ried, it trould perhaps lw bettar fo try it on fish >f different ajjes.—G. U."

The .excitement respeainj the Dans tin DijSinjs continues tittabatcJ, and Dim lin is fast being denuded of its ardz.m population. On every hand may bo sesa buildings aud pablic works at a stand-still, deisrtel by t!i3 work Uia, whilst here and there a feeble sound frorri* an unfinished building, pra^eaii from tha ha«n;u,:r of a solitary workmm, w.io, m>re ciatioa-J or less ambitious than his companions prefers to continue at his work, which if lew alluring, is more sure init9rc3altJthanthem.il pi-suit of gold. Four steamers left Dunedin far YV.iikouaiti yesterday, era n m 1 with pn*3i^£-s, in fac; even the paddle-boxes were occupied by swarms of miners. About OK) people went dowa to Waikouaiti yesterday, and ja iging fro n the prevailing anxiety of the miners to be off to the Dunstan, the steamers are likely to ba crowded daily. \

At the weekly mcct rng of the Town Board yesterday, it was proposed by Mr. J, Cargill that a third assessor be appointed, to ba selected from the new residents ot the city. A lengthy and animated discussion ensued in which the exclusive tendencies of some of the members were strongly manifested. On the casting vote of the Chairman Mr. Cargill's motion was carried, and Mr. Graham gave notice that at the next meeting he should move for its rescindment.

"We are glad to announce that the increase made Iri^he price^ofihe [wipsiy irhlcn yesterday^M^^JfJ&<^Ja:,d^ tion. Tlie-advance was chtjsrfally paid by pur-chasers^-of/single copies, and we had several flattering eomuinnications from subscribers, announcing that they were qnite satisfied to pay the enhanced subscription, and expressing their sense that we had hitherto supplied the paper too che-tp. A Meeting of the Fire Brigade is announced to be held this evening at the. Shamrock. Hotel, at half-past seven o'clock. - A meeting of persons interested in the lighterage brts'iness,'was held yesterday afternoon, at which wa understand ifc was desired to fix the rate of lighterage from the Port at 20s. per ton. The wetness of the n:ght caused a small audience at the Princess Theatre last night. The nautical drama of the " Mutiny at the Nore," was the first piece performed, the principal character, Jack Adams, being represented by Mr. Charles Young. The piece passed off very well. The concluding piece was the burlesque " The Bride of Abydos" The characters of Mirza, bring allotted to Mr. Charles Young; Selim, to Miss Ada 3lart, and Zuleika to Miss St. Clair. . Although this production did not fail to excite the laughter of the audience, it hung considerably and was only redeemed by the inimitable acting of Mr. Young. The most amusing scene was the acrobatic exhibition, io which Mr. Young'by his grotesque imitation of the peripatetic athlete?,

common in the streets of London, displayed at once .his clever papers in burlesque acting, and his astonishing suppleness of muscle- Miss Ada Hart made a charming Seiim, and Miss St. Clair was an nlairabie suhstitate for Miss Tabumey, who had been put down for the pan of Zoleika. The incidental songs were prettily rendered by Miss E. Lewis and Miss Ada Hart, the former Ut'ly evincing considerable musical ability, which on?y requires cultivation to make her a very good singer. The Committee of the Separation League, met yesterday afternoon, to receive the pamphlets on t'i'j advantages of Separation, for which a prize of £50 had been offered by the proprietors of the D'iVy Times, supplemented by £20, given by flic league, and to appoint judges to decide upon ih'Ar relative merits. The pamphlets are seven in number, and have been contributed by reside :it3 of Auckland* Canterbury, and Otago. The Secretary reported that communication had been opened with Southland, with a view to the initiation of the L*sigie in that province. Letters were read from My. T. B. Gillies, acting as a delegate from the committee, reporting the progress of the cause ;n Canterbury, and the other provinces. Several matters of business incident to the. movement were discussed, and amongst others, the apjwntnient of a competent lecturer, the necessity of which was concurred in but, which it was decided to defer until the League ha.l been more intimately introduced in the sister provinces. Reference was made to the late meetings on the gold Sells, ana various matters were reriorted in evi-ience of the daily accession cf friends, and the advancement of the cause.

Home alarm was ereiie I yesterday eveuing by a re-in-t that th° sto.i-.ier Geetang- hal ran iat:» another st -uner. aal that* number of iivsshalbeenlost.ln:----m iht' Iyois hsarisig the luinour, we instituted inquiries in .-a-iotis quarters, but coull kirn aatkin» to confir a vie story, wh:eb, v>~e are therefore happy to believe, hil uo fouaiition in f^ict. The repart was cti rent as early a? seven o'clock in thi evsninz, but at -lie time the Expert lefc the port (about half-past fiv •) n itiiing had been heard there. The Ge-jlong-, tJio Lvtt^iton, and the Lady BaHdy had all zone out dimng the day for Waikouaiti, aad the Planet, which hi I bjea the last to leave the pier at Daaedin, had no*, got outside the IleaJs. A singa'ur ac;ids it occarreJ yesterday, and one tb-it might have be?n attended with fatal coaseqaiaccs. Mr. Guna, the contractor farsome building wo.-kat the Rob".n H.j>d Hotel, wts in the act of thr jwia*; a 7>k-o3 of timber dowa from the roof when a naii that was projectia? froai it caught ia his cloihe*, aii tare*- him oS" his balance. Fiading hi iscif g-oi'U, he, by natural instlaci or great pr .3?nee of mi.j.J, mai? a izsp, and fortunately ali fatal twenty-five feet be!o«r witiioat worse injury it in a «praine 1 ancle. We ire please J to notice that the Towa Board ha .-c adopted oar suggestion respecting the erec

t[>i of a railing and the placing of a light to swurc foot passengers from accident at the Highstreet cutting. We have to acknowledge the receipt from " A Friend" ofjCl for the Hu-lies Fund, and £1 for the Lancashire Relief Fund. It was matter of common remark yesterday th-.t the steamers that were leaving for Waik.> laitt were taking a fir greater number of pass^.i^ers than it seemel likely they could aecomm tiate with anything like comfort. The Planet, which was the last to leave the pier, weut away whh her deck completely covered, and looking as shjwrent down the bay, roiling from side to side, tn »-c like 0:12 of the penny boats that ply on the Thunes thaa a sea-^yln;; steamer. We are not aw-ira of t'ue exact regulations in force as to the nu u'>er of passengers that these coasting steamers miy carry, but we prasune there is sjais restriction as to number, and ttq iru*t that the authorities will think proper Id j. lopt what m^ms are in their pjver to choyk the ov^rcrowdiii^, which thraitsus to lead to serious results. It should be bo.-tjc in mind that, aitiuu ;h the voyage is short, it is nut free from danger, as a very heavy swell occasionally r«uU in at the Waikoaaiti.roads and a snail steamer, top-heavy wiih a deck-lead of pnseagers, migTit fia 1 herself in a very precarious situation. ; .

Thh Yackaxdajcdah Murder.—We (Ovens and Murray Adrgriiser) trust-that no freshdlinculty, thru no difticu.U whatsoever, or that no suspicion of Davis Slaving •♦ bolte-l," viil divert the police from a fir; a deteruii?ia*rKi t>» find his remains, if they exist. livTjthiaj, wo are aware, is now Ni.i<r done fortbafc purpose. The creik is being turned "by volunteers from its natural course in tbe place believed to conlai.j the body, and the police are ajsive. But th*re is an impression gaining groaud ia the force, and we know that they generally have pretty sufficient reason* for their opiuiotis, that Uavis has not been murdered. It is a crael outrage to the man's memory, an! may defeat the en-te of justice. Let the detective- consider these points, that Davis could have left the colony itself, b&f<>r* the persons interested would have known that he h.id left the Omeo. That hs hal no saras wit » him. and, therefore, if he had no accomplice, which we may safely assume, he must have g-me naked, and on foot, from the place where his clothes were laid. That ha must, in broad day--I'ar'it, liave U-j!i»>c-rately rllden troui rackadandah <'i-eekto where his coat was found, deposi'inc his clothes and papers as lie weat, hiding some of'them where they would most likely not be found, and that ia order to do all this, he »ode to the very spot wher* mmrdiafe detection was more than probable. It is certain that he crossed the Little River. It i?equally c-rtain that one of the bast horses in the colony for such work sis a " bolter" has to do, a horse known to many in the district, was found, a few hours afterwards, with the saddle on. and there is no suggestion th&t Mr. Davis would gain very much by gettingsafely away, even with the amount of gold which he Is supposed to have carried. Everything points to a deliberate murder—a murder so cleveriv planned to de-f-at the ends oi ju*tice that, while "the perpetrators «*xi«t, there is no safety in the country. The Herald of the 18th August says:—Respecting the recent myatgrious disappearance of Mr. Soames Davis, there is nothing new to communicate. Mr. Roebuck, vho was arrc ted at Chi-tern on EU«picion of being the murderer, has been discharged, lib innocence having been completely established. Thesearch for the body is still continued.