LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 975, 13 July 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lunacy.—The father of Winiata is said to have gone mad, and taken a gun to shoot down white men or half-castes in revenge for the arrest of his son.

Thmtjka and Gbraldink A. and P. Association. A meeting of the above Association will bo held at four o’clock thi* afternoon, in the Star Hotel. An Exquisitb Soko. —A member of a fashionable congregation called at a mueio •tore and inquired. * Hare you the note* of a piece called the “ Song of Solomon ?” adding “ Our patter referred to it yesterday as an ex. quisite gem, and my wife would like to learn to play it.’ Mr Driver M.H.E. —A southern telegram says! — Mr Driver intimates to the Press that haring severed his connection with the Agricultural Company, he his now free to attend to his Parliamentary duties, and left fo r Wellington last Wednesday. He denies any intention of resigning in Sir Julius Vogel’* favor. Aram Pasha. Arabi or Ourabi Pasha, whom the Sutlan delighteth to honour, but who seems destined to give the Great Powers a vast deal of trouble, is said to be 36 years of age ;hois a “ low Fellah in the Egyptain sense of the word, and has risen from the ranks in the army to the post of General and Minister of War. SMaMi Birds. —Mr Steward in moving the second reading of the Small Birds Nuisance Bill, gave some extraordinary statistics. The Sparrows, he had found, bred four times a year, and the brood averaged five birds. From a calculation be had made he found that at the end of six years a single pair would reach the enormous number of six millions, and the amount of grass seed #on* sumed would be 66,666 bushels, Quadbillh AilKKBi-T.— There is nething like perseverance. After having failed three successive Monday evenings, owing to bad weather, the promoters of the quadrille assembly succeeded last Monday evening in getting it up in the Volunteer Hall. There was a large attendance, and danciag was kept up very spiritedly until about half past 10 o’cleck, when it broke up. We understand it is to be held every Monday evening in future, and that season tickets have besn issued.

Severe CRITICISM.—" The prophetic mantle of Te Whiti (says the Otago Daily Time*) seems to have fallen on the Rev. Mr Byng. On Sunday last he startled hie hearers with a prophecy of singular ghastliness. Quoting a certain passage (Matthew, chapter xxvi, verses 52 and 53), Mr Byng remarked— ‘ Lefc any of you say that was a mere oratorical demonstration, and you will be struck dead. Now, etand up in your pew and say it.’ Awful pause. No one had the courage to say it, and so the impious audacity of the speaker was not as satisfactorily exposed as it oughj to have been. And this abominable trash is popular preaching.” The Oamartt Murder Case. —The inquiry into the Oamaru murder case, in which a man named Beattie waa suspected of having murdered a woman who was living with him as his wife, concluded last Tuesday evening. The evidence was to the effect that a razor stained with blood was seen in the prisoner’s possession, that the prisoner was jealous of a man named Barney Carroll, that the body of the woman was found in a creek with her throat cut, and tlxat for some time previously she was in bodily fear of Beattie. There were about 30 witnesses altogether examined, and after the inquiry had lasted for two days, the jury returned a verdict “ That deceased came by her death by the hands of some person unknown.” Projected Duel. —According to a Home paper, there is a duel on the tapis, and it is exciting a good deal of emotion. The principals are am Englishman and an American. The former is known as a young baronet, who prides himself upon an ancient ancestry in the North Riding of Yorkshire and a newborn gallantry at Nice towards a beautiful widowed countess ; and the Amer.ean boasts of his cousins in the banking business of the metropolis. Both the intending or possible belligerents are young, and, of course, indiscreet. A gentleman who is “init ” says that nothing short of the baronet s blood will satisfy the craving of the American, and that a trip to the region of lee braves Beiges, is to bring the belligerents face to face. Iriends are endeavouring to avert the meeting, but the Yankee renders this difficult of attainment:

Tk Whiti Dmcbibid. —In the House th« other day Mr Montgomery said of Te Whiti t —“ I beliere that Te Whiti is a man of great intellect, immense brain-power, of a highly poetic temperament, a born orator, ae pure and honeet as any man in this Colony, and without a flaw in his moral character —a man who has used all his gift* and power* to do what he could to benefit hie race.'* Park Cohhixtbk. — The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Star Hotel last Tuesday. Present—Messrs A, Wilson (Chairman), J. Paterson, J. Meyer and K. P. Gray. Accounts to the amount of £24 7a 5d were passed for payment. The caretaker's monthly report was read and approved. It was resolved <to continue tho avenue at the south' side of the Park, Mr Paterson undertaking its supervision; The question of the dam in the ereek at the end of the Park, recently used by Meesr* McCaskill and Rooney as a fellmongory wa* discussed. It was resolved to write to Mr S. D. Barker, who recently purchased the pro* perly, and ask him to come. to > soma amicable arrangement regarding the matter < Messrs Paterson and Meyer were appointed rangers, and the meeting terminated/ Redativb Cost ovthb Eliitbio |Lioht and Gab.—The Engineer draws %conjparison between the cost of street lighting for A small town with gas and electricity. The plant re* quirsd to make fas for, let us say 500 street lamps, which will suffice for say five miles of street, cannot be less than £2,000. Each lamp will use five cubic feet per hour, or in all 2.500 cubic feet, and taking gas at 6s per 100 feet, tbe cost of lighting will, | therefore by 12s fid per bour. But to that- must boadded something for cleaning, lighting, and repairing the lamps, so that the ■ whole cost will be considerably in excess ofl2s fid per hour. But for 12s fid 1 per ’ hour the electric arc gives us the light while the gas gives us' the light of 10,000 candles, if the best possible burners are used. Thus estimated, in terms of candle power, g** is actually 6.4 times dearer than the electric ight: It may be argued, and with some > ) force, that 500 street lamps, will b* on the ’ whole, better adapted to the wants of a sm»U j town than 32 are lights. But it does not appear to be necessary to use lamps of 2,000 candle power. At the Crystal Palace is ! shown a street lamp which appears to be just what is wanted. We have not measured it* intensity, but it is probably less than. 1000 candle power. Sixty-four such lamps would, if judiciously distributed, light up a small t town very well indeed. Tenders for several works for the Temuka 1 Road Board close to-day. » Mr J. M. Ollivier, of the Temuka Hotel, b notifies that he has now oa tap some of ’ Inness’ Victoria Brewery Exhibition Prif* 5 Ale. 1 Attention is directed to Messrs G. Adams and Co’s advert iiment in another column. It may not be inappropriate to mention that it was Messrs Adams and Co. who erected th* 1 Catholic Church Clock in this town, and tho t excellent way in which it works .show that K the firm have done their duty to it faith* ; . . , 1 Attention is directed to an important sale ’ of property by the Now Zealand Loan and * Mercantile Agency Company, Limited,Timaru, ' tomorrow. The property lb be disposed of partly belonged to the late Mr' Richard 5 Green, and comprises some of the best 1 selections in Timaru. In addition; to tbe Timaru property there are one or two sec* 5 tions in this district to be disposed of.