The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1881 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 801, 15 December 1881, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1881 LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Incoming Hail.—Up to a late hour last evening nothing" had been heerd as to the airival of the'Frisco mail, due at Auckland on Monday last. In Disgkack.—lt is, reported that General IgnatiefT. the head of the Russian G'iverimi-nt ha* beun dismissed in eonsequenecnf the ree.-nt dynamite ph.ts A QriCK Passage.—The Dunedin Sat states that the inward mail, via the Orient lie, delivered in that city yesterday was only thirty eight riayo sn route from London.

The T'ekth Exhibition*.—This Exhibition will close iit the end of the, present month when Messrs Joubert and Twopenny will at once proceed to Christchurch for the purpose of making arrangements for the Exhibition to be he.'d in that city. Don't Tuey Wish it. —The Fiench newspapers publish the report th it a scheme is afloat for the purpose of obtaining 11 national subscription to purchase Gibraltar from the British. Oue banker alone promised 10,000 francs. Good Templars' Picnic.—On Friday next the membeis of the Good Hope Lodge No. 43, 1.0.G.T., intend holdi.ig a picnic in the Kakahu Bush An intimation appears in another column to the effect that Good Templars' and friends are cordially invited to meet at Hilton at half-past nine a.m. Smallpox, in Sydney.—According to a lale telegram from Sydney smallpox is increasing with fearful rapidity. Sevaral more cases have been reported at Woo] - loomooloo, Pyrmoi t, and Sussex streets The branch of the British Medical Association condemn the medical men for not reporting cases coming under their notice.

Supreme Court. The midsummer criminal session of the Supreme Court was uu'i.nuMi rri nt Tiinaru on Tuesday last, b fore His Honor .Mr Justice JohnstonD :rine" the day the Grand Jury returned true bills against several of the persons who were committed for trial, amongst whom were. Lewis Moses and Abraham Mo-es, for arson ; William Brown, an unnatural offence ; John larceny as a liailee, and John Powell, stealing from a. dwil'ing. The latter, on being arr dgned, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing a gold watch and cha'n and sundry other artie'es from the Temnka Hotel, being the Property of Mr T J. Selous. He was sentenced to six yjars' penal servitude.

The Electors' Special Tr.ain. —The Oamaru imil is responsible for the following relating to the special train that brought down eevera l voters from Christchurch <m Friday last : —Notwithstanding the C'irrupt Practices Prevention Act. a special train was, at thr instigation of Mr Hail, despatched from Christchurch to 'i'iinaru to carry electors to vote for Mr Gibson, the Mi is'nia! car.dictate, That the Premifr shou d be the first to infringe the Act which he i rofesses was carried by 1 his party, and whi<-h he pretends to '• ' a in sni-h veneration, iw '•- '' se r Mali's friends, but • " 1 " is an act ,- ° f h,in a,i * hi » \V t , 1, ?"■ tn '- aai,ir Wlll f"i''n the subject n r-n inquiry, and that the offender will bo suitably punished, j

One Kesclt of the Qaminq at\) Lottbkies Act,—A funny corresponded sends u.s the f:>Il > Aing :—Henceforth prohibition is put on all New Zea ! an. n.-wspapers iigiiiiKt advertising inarruigi notices for the simile reason th it marriage is a lottery. The Gaming and L-t lerit's Act was passed as a natural s queue by Parliament, the members of which ha«

in view a long discussion on marriage uhip.li had some time since taken olace on tin- Deceased Wife's Sister mairiage Bill, and now are determined to erase the word '' marriage" from the dictionary, Our P- L>. has conned over the above for some hours and lias come to the conclusion that our contributor must have made a mistake. We can vouch that during three hours scrutiny he did not smile, in fact he appetred more inclined toward weeping Death of Dk Cumming.—On Tuesday afternoon last, the town wus taken hy surprise and deep regret in a repo-t being circulated that Dr dimming had died suddenly of heart disease and 03 our making enquiries such was found to be but too true. He was universally liked by all classes of the community and his sudden demise has cast a gloom over them a'l. He leaves two young children, ulionra now orphans, to mot.in his loss. The funeral of the deceased will take place th ; s day at 2 pm. His remains will be fallowed by the No 1 Temuka Volunteer Rifles, of which c>rps he was honorary assistant suigeon. The brethren of the Loyal Alexandrovna Ludye, 1.0 0 F., of which the deceased w;.« doctor for up to the tme of his death, and the Masonic fraternity, will take part in the funeral pro'essios. The body will be buried wi'h military honors.

A Fine Est ate.—lt is said th re is an estate in E gland of £50,000,000, which is to be distributed among the American branch of the Hedges family. The story goes that Sis Oharlen Hedges 100 years ago, left his property to the descendants of his brother Joseph, bill they were not to enter into possession for a 100 years. In the meantime the English Hedges were to have the use of the property, but were not peuniited to impair its value. Hodges emigrated to America. The hundred years are up, and now the seareli has commenced for his heirs. Already the Hedges of the United States are agitated, and a convention has. recently been held in Pans, iu the State of Kentucky It is found that a family of Hedges have sttied in Yates County, New York ; another in .Madison. New Jersey; one in the Valley ; and still another branch in East Hampton, Long Island ; but there is great doubt as to n Inch of thes-3 branches had Joseph Hedires for a progenitor. The Mount Peel lUid Board invites tenders for several contracts.