LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 255, 15 April 1880, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The late J. H. ChaWs who bequeathed LIOO.OOO to tbe University of Sydney, commenced life as a clerk. His handsome gift will increase the fund of the University to LIO.OOO a year. On t a recent night, a policeman found a woman lying in Curgess-streei, Sheffield, and he believing she was drunk, started to convey the poor creature to the police office. It appears, however, (he woman wa3 dying and not drunk, for she was dead before the police station was reached. 0-\ T Sunday January 250 h a g.eafc sensation was created in Emaouel Church, IvLa-ylebone, by a lady, a Mrs Tri rider suddenly expiviog during the morning service. Tee revenue received this year from sale of pews in IT. W. Beeciier's Plymouth Church, New York, amoum's tofoiiy thousand two hundred and eignly-nine c'olLiv?. Even then tbe a ; s'e seats were not sold. Bucks' bb-ibday was celebrated in London on January 24!h by an orchestral and vocal concert in St. James' Hall. The\ vast hail was crowded, and popnhr songs and babads of Scotland were given amidst' considerable euihusrasm. The Scottish Choral Society supplied the chorus. A number of containing gnna and c.:!'i ; iiiges, iu tvarjii't from So. Petersburg to Kieff,'were seized recently by the officials at Kour.sk railway stat'on. The cases were marked "metal wu e." M. WaudtmctOX, the ex-Premier of France, has fought a duel on the Belgian f'ontier, v.id) a young man. owing to an article which appeared in a count* y journal. The former slightly wounded Ins opponent ac the fist shot, and so the affar ended. The mid-day Saturday market trains nuinhig between Timain and Ashbmton will be knocked off after io-day. ~ . •-" Mr John Hayh.ub.st having resigned his seat on Koad Board, nominations of candidates for the vacant seat will be received on or before Tuesday next and a poll will, if necessary, be taken on the following Tuesday. We learn from an Ashburton contemporary that Messrs Sweeney Bros., of Wakanui, had five valuable horses destroyed by lightning on Sunday morning. They were in a paddock, and no doubt when frightened by the stoTm, had got together for protociion, <v dso suffered the bume fate. No one witnessed their deaths, but after daylight they wero found lying close to each other. There was no mark on any of the horses, the electric fluid liav-. ing done its fatal work without leaving a tracfl on tbe bodies of the victims. M-ssrs Sweeney Bros., are very unfortunate. They have just gone on to a new farm, and two of the horses were onyl purchased last week. To-DAY a new arrangement takes pla.ee i\ the arrival of trains from and to Timaru and Christchurch It will be seen 'Hint passengers can now go to Christchurch, have two hours to transact business, and return agaia the same (lo.y. The new arrangement also includes a stopping at the Orari by tbe express, as well as at Temuka, but Winchester apparently ia left out. To-night Iho Bellringers will appear in tbe Volunteer Hail, Tcmulci. Those who remember the pleasure they derived from their last visit, will not need to be asked to go this lime The Press speak of them being much improved cvon since then. {