LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 924, 2 March 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Railway Liability.—lp Auckland a man named Elliot sued the Government for the non-delivery of a consignment of wheat and obtained judgment with costs.

The Missing- Bailiff. —The bailiff named Wilson who, has been missing since, the 9th of February last from Waimate, has been found but it appears ttat he is deranged. It is not known how he has subsisted during all this time.

Mr Wakefield. —An advertisement appears in another column inviting the friends of, Mr Edward Wakefield to attend at the Volunteer Hall next Friday at 4 p.m., for the purpose., of presenting him with an address and testimonial. Indecent Exposure. — A man named Bill Rowland alias William Murray, was sentenced to, two years’ hard; labor last Tuesday, in the Timaru R.M. Court, on a charge of having, beh ared indecently in the vicinity of the, schoolhouse on the Ist of December last. The prisoner it appeared cleared out of town after the committal of the offence, and has since been looked for. He had been previously convicted in Oamaru for being a.rogqe and vagabond.

The Otago Buns. —The sale of the leases of the Otago runs commenced last Monday in Dunedin, and were finished on Wednesday last. The prices realised were on the whole good, nearly doable the upset price having been obtained. The upset price of the runs was £37,217, and the price realised was £68,854. The land again got into the bands of a few, and as a general rule, the present lessees were the purchasers, but in some instances they were knocked down to outsiders. Mn Goouaul.- As much as. Mr Suiter and others cavil at the actions of the Timarn Harbor Board Engineer it appears that his abilities are highly thought of elsewhere. In Napier a meeting of tho subscribers to the fund fop getting Mr,, Gopdalj, of Timarn, to prepare ,a scheme for a harbor at Napier was held.last-Tuesday. It was. announced that Mr, Goodall was preparing a modified scheme to cost less than, that already submitted which involves an expenditure of £300,000.

R.M. Couet. —At the above Court last Tuesday, before' S. D. Barker Esq, J.P., Thomas Gibson, the porter at the Temuka railway station, was charged with the larceny of two loaves of bread. On the application of the police the case was remanded till next Monday, and the prisoner was released from custody in his own recognisance of £25. Ministerial.— Mr Dick is regularly “ running the Government,” just now, being Governor and Ministry all in one, every man of his colleagues, as well as the Queen’s representative, being absent from the seat of Government. This, however, will not last long; the Premier is now on his way overland, and will come on to Wellington by the Rotoma,hana, arriving at Wellington, on Sunday. Suicide. — A Maori named Ngamatu committed suicide at Parihaka on Friday. He found his wife in company with a para,mor> and he at once went and hanged himself in a whare, where, his. b.ody was discovered, two hours after. There, was grsat excitement amongst the. natives, and had the offender not levanted, previously, summary vengeance would have been taken. A groat tangi w as held.

The Garfield Murder. Case. —Mrs Scoville, the sister of Guiteau and wife, of the counsel who defended him, has written to Mrs Garfield widow of the murdered President, on behalf of the prisoner, whose sentegce of death is fixed for June 30th. She appeals to Mrs Garfield to use her influence in obtaining a commutation of the sentence on the ground that her brother was suffering from mental aberration, and should not be held responsible for the act.

The Jewish Riots. —The anti-Jewish riots in Warsaw during the Christmas week were much more serious than at first reportedThe drunken, population wrecked 700 hpuses and 1000 shops belonging to.the Jews. They murdered the men, outraged the women, and committed many acts of great barbarity, not spacing even children. The, policemen and s oldiers fraternised with the rioters, and the military authorities, only interfered t.o, check the excesses when, the. greater part of the mischief had. been done. Six thousand Jewish families lost everything.

Board of Education. —At the, meeting, of the above Board held yesterday the rsturng of the voting by the various Committees for three members of the Board of Education, to, replace Messrs Belfield, Barclay, and Gray, who, retired by rotation, were, then read as follows :■ —Dr Foster, 21; Mr Belfield, 15 j Mr Gray, 15 ; Mr McKerrow, 12; Dr Chilton, 10; Dr Hayes, 8. The Chairman declaredthe three first on the list duly elected. The returns showed that of 37 Committees 31 voted; three Committees “ plumped,” for one candidate and six voted for only two.

The Premier. —The Hon J. Hall has been presented, by the natives in the Hot Lake District with an address, approving of the Thermal Springs Act of last session. The natives in that district seem desirous of having a larger European population settled in their midst. They urged their understanding that there was but oue law for themselves and Eropeana, The. natives also wanted a school established to teach boys. European trades. The Premier promised to give the matter his consideration. The Premier has left for Rotomahana, but is expected to return tomorrow, and proceed to Napier via Taupo.

Generosity. —The Akaroa Mail says:— It is said that a. gentleman, very anxious to have a road made in the vicinity of his property, promised a certain Roard Board that he would give all the necessary timber for the culverts to the contractor, whoever he might be- The contract having been advertised, some contractors went to interview, the kind friend of the Road Board about the timber, and discovered that it was only fourteen miles away from the work, on the other side of a. high range, and that they were, to.be allowed to take nothing,, out those trees that were unfit for splitting ! It is refreshing to meet with such kindness in this hard, money-grubbing age.!

Blasphemy.—A Mr Denton -who lectured last night in Timaru on “ The Story of,■ the Earth,’ ’ seems to hare, created a furore in Dunedin. The N;Z. Public Opinion, says that on Mr Denton’s return to Dunedin, it is the intention of the Dunedin Young Men’ 8 Christian Association to have .him prosecuted for blasphemy. A legal gentleman ■who is connected with the Association, hap succeeded in unearthing an old Act of the English Parliament, passed some centuries ago, that has never been.repealed, which deals with blasphemers in a pretty sharp, manner* apd it ip under this.measure, that Mr Denton is to be arraigned. At first we were .inclined to treat the rumor as a good joke, but now, we are convinced that the member of the Association seriously intends to proceed against the.unbelieving lecturer, Gambling.—John,Chinaman, observes the Grey River Argus, is the author of the. very latest thing in the way of asking for a special; concession. The Celestial New Year commenced on Saturday, but as the Gaming and Lotteries Act debarred John from one hitherto. indespensible.element in the. festivities and general rejoicing—the fascination of the faptan being denied him —he bethought him, of that beguilemont of the turf known as the. totalisator, and of the special dispensation granted in connection with the use of, that implement of gambling,and thereupon at-once applied to headquarters at Wellington to be allowed to play his national fan-tan. during the week, usually devoted to the vanities and festivities .customary in keeping up the Chinese New Year. John is not a bad logician, and failed to see why sauce for the, goose should not be sauce for the gander. Wo are not yet aware whether he has received eny reply from the Colonial Secretary at Wellington. Perhaps John docs not very much car e whether ho gets. leave or not, as. there has, boon a very, suspicious clearing out of Chinas men during the last, day or two-r-apparently to keep the . New. Year in the back gullies At any rate the, fact is suggestive of such an intention.

The Queen. When her Majesty the Queen was returning to Buckingham Palace, from a drive en the 15th inst, the horses at-, tached to her carriage became restive and bolted. The outrider was thrown and injured, but the horses were stopped before any further accident occurred. Her Majesty was greatly alarmed but not hurt.