The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1876.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 83, 29 January 1876, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1876.

A ratlmr singular discuA’ery was nnnlc hv Mr t/’ce'y. siTveyor, whiisi surwyhig some land at DUadu,? iaieiy. This, con--sistod of. a skull, evidently a Teiruilc one, Iving on tin; surl'ace of the ground that, Mr riwly traversed, and . was handed by him to iAr Walker. P. ; - of a ver\- animal ivpe, aii.l h.aars a, fearl'iil cut,,., clearly iniiir’eii by 'a toinahaAvk dr ;axe, : wiiich nunpiciciy 'divides tiio pardial bones, and must lavr caused instant death. It is one of die sad mementos of the tones ..■nil!: bv, but tin* absence of any oilier bones near the spot is singular. It would seeni as though idm lead had h(vn cut off from (he body, and the skull alloAVed to waste and bleach, till denuded of all ilcsii ns it is at present. Dr. Walker, after enjoying a short leave of absence, returned to J/.acea by coach pn Monday last and has resumed His pfoil sailma! dctle a Th? 1 match between .pick naudles * and inis, tii" former wielded 1 by• the, Patc.a ( ’mb proper, the- httrer by ■ the-, youthful Star Club, .will come oil; to-day, in the pesideiir Magistrate’s PcserA-c, and will n iidmthteii-Iy- ntt racij- a gfeathnai/y ppeefcalors. It is hard.lv likely to be very proheigod as the ciders arc sure, fo demolish ilieii' voting - opponenis* cpuickly, and it is hard!/ likelyfhat,wvithipickdniudles only* Pie Bateaus will make much of a stand against (he straight Powimg _of sonic of i hj" ymiclA." The’ dkiteii Glub-mvcrc - n’riic-/ using .on Wednesday; mud .sorno' ot 1! i-c - hardest hitting that- .has- .every., been ai-hieved on 11 io ground asms-■ done by Messrs Tap]in, MaMvay, and others. As a. matter of course tire ball, with these imv'd hain. must, boAdruclf"straight, hut;' when it is so hit. the distance it goes is extraordinary. The wickets will bo pitched* we hear, about half-past one o’clock, and great amusement will bo afforded by the oh:v. The following arc the names of the the Paten Club MMssh Fraser, (oapf;/n), Daaeiil, Dasent, Arundell, Meredi(ll/ Ta-j>l hi gßaggei.t, MimKay/Timießy,-. Inman, T* iineii;, anil Jacotnb. Htar Lmh — Messrs Hankins, ( ftqvtaiii),’ Cbnuoily. Tunic.-. Williams, E.- Hankinsp ; Lbelcer, D. Williams,Burka, kiiiviilq Jpiikinsi PcCidiiv, and M’Cai'thv. . *" ' ' Tava blaekfish, fncnsii-ing respectively loam! 18 feet-.in d eugth/ bji aid i ail iot>r- H f - about tliroov P*ct. have-cast ,pu rh.e beech 'ucaV-‘VvUifeii'ftahtt>’«’--‘ l «’w ,l b’-’ lS T o ofm i i.as i skeii pos-csshm. oi. the .derailed s, and (.mintii v of splendid- ..oil has gone to vM-ee. On a stick h--;;ig push, d iu’o one of rll-- fish, a r.ciTfet gush of i ib folluAvcd I ‘kosasda'l aroun 1 Emm is suturat d wiih AA’hat has escaped. A qitantity of whale feed lias been floating about lately Eo-in to lii iich and it is snpii.'Sr d that ’ ‘ - - .4 | "m-ee/i r.f fids the dish were M•■aiH'lf.M'.’ 1 At the s eua time it is n frail ’hr that e I nlU‘l. or Coilld I’m I. O-'- ’I • «.Wl; -'

Hlk? Carl yip (Ticket. Club Iwvr theb hands full, in theyviiy of mat dies, ilri'espectjvo of the novel match,-'to-day.valid llie'Diijtrict-imitdi, referreebj, to in i>nr hist,| issue, fVypliave ’challenged . thfejlawera. .C’.viVto t iv 4 Cinqucviiii;' match q4f he S ill/ lu Pome olikiijjj/.fim otj. n u’-jv E lii'li p!n!»*jin-i sn 'f’a!' smn: 1 abvin, an,l tiio third will lie Urn convincing - trial o 1 skiik The Paten, will also [day the Vvanganni dub on.the 2nd of FcliiTiaiy on the, n:4v |>ToifJ_id| htffv, ;finl a d'-juLpl’ in? tere-ii will b.> aromed. on the result;., jKOsciit the NVanyamiih'S are (he I'a'-mriti's, but yhoyi will have: th; Jihij-, d<> lieaL, flm bcai team.

-].)r (/arr is an and g'o wlnn'e li ■ may he always attracts amlieiiees. - lie, lias been most successful in Auckland and Taranaki, of late, and will appear in Ifawcra on Wednesday next, when no dmiht he will have a crowded house. On Saturday next he will led lire here at the Albion room, and he is certain to haye'a full attendance. On Sunday he wilPdolivcr his really extraordinary, but well jthoug'iit out lecture or; sernion, call ‘it ■ which yon may, "in 'whit'h he" cmieavoiirs to shadow forth what will be the fate of 1 lie “ Soul beyond the grave.” - A splendid -.sheep Avas killed.-this week by Air .W. P. Aveiglied, Avhcn dressed, after ten pounds of fat had been taken out of it, no less than liitJlhs, and Avas, Avithout exception, one pf {lie best animals ever slaughtered in the .‘district.--. It yras fed and hreddiy Mr James llamilton of Mmmlahi, and shows Avhat the cnierjirise of our farmers in keeping highly bred slock, and Avhat the ,grazing (juulifie.s pf the I’atea:, soil

As will be seen by advertisement elsewhere," -the- -Rev. .F-; Ross, -I’reshyterian dei'gyman, Avil! preach in lhe-Cmirt House ro-moffbw, at eleven o’clock in (he morning. He Avas ammmieed to jireaeh In I,he ■'evening, hut other engagements avi’ll prevent his doing so.

On Tuesday evening next a “ Canine and Panoraramie tronjio” will appear here, Tim panorama embraces a number of scenes from America, including many of Alormon .renown, froim kkilt Lake City, \vith all the principal" temples of that faith. The quadrupeds are reported to be most in tcl jigeiit and highly (rained, and altogether a most pleasant evening can ho sp.en.t 1 y f.hosp Aviip pay the mnteriaiiinicni a .visit. d’lie Paris L'hrrSc publishes (he following lei ier , which has been addressed by Carliialdi from Caprera {<> llm insiirg-“iits in 11 io ‘■-11 orxego vi na..; —“ To my brothers <>f tlieTTeizP.goviiia amiHo (lie Oppressed of Eastern.Enrop'—The Turk must go away io Bronssa. He descended like a wo’f, ]iassing the Bos.]iborns, devnetating. murdering, and ‘.violating,; those.' populations who gave us the Pelasgi. who were perhaps the first ;: oivilisers of Europe. He must no longer trend upon that part of the .world kept by him in missy. At llrmissn, : with vices, depredation, and cruellies, he as ill find enough people of Asia Minor to torment and plunge into desolation. Pise, then, heroic sons of Montenegro, Herzegovina, Bosnia. Servla. Tlmrapia, Macedonia, H recce. Albania,' Ejiinis, Bulgaria, and poamania. All of von have a most splendid history. Among von Averc horn Leonidas, Achilles, Alexander, Seanderheg, and Spartacns. And, even amongst your robust populations, yon may still find a Spartacns and a Leonidas. Do not'-trust diplomacy. That old Avoman Avilhout a heart ccrtnin’y deceives.you. But Avith yon arc all the men of li'eaft-tliroiighouf the Avorld. England herself,'-• till to-day faA-ourahle to the Turks, has manifested to yon, by, means of t!ic o/Whs and sympatliy of one. of her : gj-catpinciif that she 'ongh| tog prefer the alliance and gratitude of a confederation of free people to the decrepit confederation’of the/Empire of the' Crescent.. ~To BroiisSa, tlicli, yntlethe Tufk,: Oiily thus can you, make yourselves independent and free. On this side of the Bosphorus the •■fierce Ottoman av-tII - abv yys be under the -stjmtilant/;of eternal war,’and;'yon - will never-obtain the saerod ..rights of man.— G. Ca;:;!;a.i.- . An hotelkeeper-in Christclmrch having Ijceii fined i'd for selling,a glass of beer Pit*Oltrisfrifas’'Day, has thrned the tables cm the in former by laying an information nmiin-st him for procuring the commission of an offence. “'That a fool and his money am soon parted” is .exemplified in. the folloAvingi story.as. told by.the Southern' Croxx of the t/th in.stanAn, eccentric individual named William L'pyd’,...,iip.oa 1 whom,drink has a maihhming ell'cct, avas locked up last evening' fog being’ drunk and disorderly/ When searched lie had .L’loo in iii? his possession hut assorted to the police.that ho ought to . have :about' £4O in sovereigns begidefg Thisnjan, we learn, liadAtie ‘hviiftforfune” to have four thousand stmi Is to leave been'pfaee'd fb Ids credit- in one of t!n> ’hanks vesii rdny. Amongst otlier papers found, in his jmckels Avas anew olioqnn hook.’with several cheques torn out. Ihe counterfoils Avi.-re Idled, iiq .and all;dated yestcrday.' 5 /]jy‘these .jt /ipp.eared that in one day he had’gi'vmi cheques;respectively for £ 100.0,.,£ p(P, f £.1300... ~ £SO, jmd a. few smaller accounts, ,-i’o.or .Lloyd .had evide i-ly a liberal turn of mind, an I j' Masid pity that ho has no in'eml to e ‘ aLe 'cafe'fifTbfh'liiiii anil Ids money, ,

gAbm of flic b;.st in -it a urns of taking 'advantage <>!' circumstances lu 1 pitsh busi-/ .Jlpssl'iif relat 'd by tin; \\'<ty</ti Ailrerliu;r'j I —•* Som ; few d iys ago a bay,' Ogfed tenXthe son of Mr ]loath, watch-'iht'-lwSsfikjm' iiis i'alli ■.!■':< |i:vmls -s. Xotwblist :m ling the shock of a fall oC over IJO'f’Vot.-tlic h->y retained .-mliieieur presence of miaul to support him rd I' in (ha water until a rope was lowbred to Miim,. and f finallybplfu-ing - ' Iris'--feet an - a -- nnosc at the .cud of .the-rope, he-held on while, lie was hauled to the surface. This is one of the • most extraordinary instances of pn . cnee of mind in .a child that has. ever conic under onr nolico. But a still more remarkable exemplification of the possession mf; the same 1 faculty remains rvcF- to he ■mentioned in connection witli tJiu aifuir. A considerable concourse of women ami children were attracted to the spot, dir Lowe, agent bl the Mutual Life tion was there also, and coolly seizing ihis oppoiAunity, ho delivered, an extempore lecture on the blessing of life assurance, illustrating, his argument by the • accident winch had called them together.- ‘ Consider the feeling,’ he is reported to him; said, ‘of the agonised parent who rushes to (ho well, and, as the .inanimate body of' bis child is brought to the surface, refects that ho is not insured?” The scene was aJl'cciing in the highest degree, and Mr Lowe must be congratulated upon the possession of special qualifications for his vocal ion. The Sdlvrfl.Mj Adm'fiaer says ;—A large liiunl'cr ui‘ iniluvnijal J.-kJiVss uj<„*t the other evening Ju Dunedin for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of establishing - 'm-Marriage Reform iAssoeialiuii. \\ e have been requested not to make the names of those present public in the meantime, but wo trust to ho in a position shortly to gave our renders every , information on the subject The .chairwoman, in opening'tlie proceed mgs, stated (hat (he lime had arrived when the sensible ladies of this cay shoul d take* a determined stand against the tomfoolery, absurd pomp and useless expenditure which now obtained on the occasion of a wedding. The Funeral llcl’orm Association has accomplished a vast amount of good by the action it has taken in exposing the absurdity of hearses, and mourners, and plumes, and palls : and if Inc ladies of f his elf y were true to their own interest;;, they would show tladr good senses by •setting (Imir fares against the cost and extravagance connected with the marriage ceremony. People could he united in wedlock by a clergyman wit limit dressing themselves up like show-folk in gewgaws and orange blossoms. Hhc—the charwoman —for one, was dctoi mined to set her face against .such nonsense, and trusted her friends, present would form a combination to put a strip to such stupidity. After a very animated m.l lively discussion, in which several ladies took part, and it was unanimously resolved—“ That the Indies' present form themselves into a society to be called the M arriago llcform Association, the object., of which will be to counteract and oppose the useless pomp, and senseless finery, and (he absurd extravagance which at present disfigure the ceremony of marriage A committee of live ladies was -;1hou formed fo»* the purpose of framing rules for the. guidance of the proposed Association. . Bismarck is accused of; having shed tears ! 'The Fjurojmm- J[nif. in an article, giving the reason of the abandonment of Ids journey to Italy, says —“ The relapse sustained by Prince Bismarck does not appear to have come on quite suddenly. The Prince’s health has been indifferent for some time past, even while at Var/.in. About a week ago ho; felt so, unwell that he decided to shminrm- bis : ' ordinary medical ad visor from Berlin for consultation. While in this doubtful state oil health, and somewhat depressed in consequence, two events occurred which affected him very deeply. Tlnvone "was the illness of his proposed son-in-law, and the other the loss of ids favorite servant, a man of 35, named Heinrich • Xicdorgesaoss, who has for 10 years past been in the Chancellors’s service andienjoyed his entire confidence. Niedergesaess, who was to have accompanied his master-to Italy, and had in fact already packed Abe boxes Tor the journey. , On October 9, while cleaning a fowling piece belonging to the prince, .which was loaded, lie inadvertently-pulled the trigger, ami received the contents of The barrel if , his; body. Instant death was the consequence.; 'The effect of this accident upon the prince; was, very, painful, and. served ,-visibly to; aggravate his own indisposition. - . Prince; .Bismarck-.is,reported .to have shed tears jitd 'tlie'sighPof 'the'dead liddy, and to have; said),.‘ifle l)as been a faithful servant’lonic ; I shall not find another such.” The Taranaki Ihuhjct thus amronnrqV the advent of gas in New Plymouth : —■ “ (las in the town at'last. Cottier has got the concern fixed up behind his bar, which; is connected by gas pipe with bracket on the counter. It has not been seen alight hut. nevertheless, the concern is said to contain quite a lot of gas, besides, which the ’in'etcr and otlieV fixings 'are being greatly gassed .ahojit imfown,-/- Probably shares may be obtained on application.” 1 Airing the stay of Baron HotliwhiM at San Francisco, he negotiated a loan of .M.OOAtOO dollars to 1 1 a ling capitalists a; d tor cent.

.Many persons. are suffering., pain from weakness .of tile iy s. ,‘,Xhis Sometimes proceeds’ fj om local i iillafmrmtiqn, somel lines Inipl other, causes. ',{Bo\ ctfcl>pei sons \ylip. hav&i Ihu»' been Jlapknu us liihl they dia vfe, deri veil ’ ali ,l< and in (he applieation of salt water as a bath :—ami when the pain lias been aggravated, from a compress saturated with salt water laid on the eyes, and renewed at frequent'intervals. Opening the eyes and submerging them in dean salt water has been found hendicial to those whose eyesight begins to fail. “ Do yon think that semis separated bore are united hereafter asked a small emaciated pietist of a friend. ".I hope not,” was life reply-; “it cost me a pretty good figure to get a divorce,and when i invested ihat money, i. invested it lor time and ’eternity too*!” ■ f ' At the Ray of Plenty the, Upturning OfHcer seenie to Ini'm got into' Rouble. The Time* says. “ AVc have received tiifi t'olluwing from.our Alaketn correspondent-; —Thu report that the Deputy Returning Officer was tipsy yesterday is absolutely false, lie was jjoiTcctly sober tiro whole dav ; a small keg of sbaudygail' and a hiii tie of lemon -synip being the only drinks the Committee snj>plied. The natives wanted" to keep up, a continual chattering in the booth, and .the Returning - Ollieer, with the concurrence or the sei’Uli-n-.ers. cleared them out, at ibis they took ivll'cnee. This (Friday) morning’s enquiry ended in AlrPicrcy being entirely cleared, and the papers returned to him. T presfime some steps will he l.aken to punish the party who signed (he telegram, vlhcre was not ;t single native or European tipsy in’ Alaketn yesterday.- Great credit is due to Air Duncan Robertson and the venous C-oinniittees-J'or the way everything was managed. The Maori voles swamped Keiiy here.'’ An amusing instance of. a telegraphic error occurred at Dpotiki -recently. A business man received 1 he 1 ollowing’- from his representative in Auckland: “ Daughter arrived ; send motle-r by Hazard to cut firewood.” Our obliging telegraph ollieer very jiaturaiiy'-got tlic message; repealed, but it came exactly as before. The origina', itowevor, appears to have been intended for—:• Doughty arrived ; send nothing by Hazard but firewood.” Old Aucklanders will remember a former resident of (hat city, named Mrs Alary Anne Colehuigh, who used to write in tinToiit/mrii Cross, under the uorndc jifum.fi 01. “ Roily Plum.” About two years ago she went to Alelbmirne, whore she took a prominent part in the V\ oman's Right, question. We learn by late Melbourne papers that money is n iw being raised by snbseripiimi for, the purpose of sending her back to New Zealand.