LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1135, 16 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

GfiIAtDINB PaBISB CHPBOa Th :eremony of the consecration of the new lug lean Church takes place at Geraldiue o daj at one o'clock There will be an •veningservicj at 7 o'clock. Thb lunar Saitation Abut. —On last fclie Captain of the Si ration Vrmj in Thniru, ReuSen Smith, wm fined iOi and & costs for obstructing traffic on the streets on Sunday W,. WRESTLING.—George Robertson (the Maori) !pj accepted Strong's challenge to trestle in Border style fo.' the OtAgo Oaledonun Society's bel'.the championi>hip >nd £SO a side. The match will take place sis or seven weeks hence.

DivOROK.—In the Divorce Court, Punedin, in Tuesday last, a decree ni"i with dtmage* 6250, an 3 cost?, w>s pronounce I in the o ise of Stewart (petitioner) t 3tew*rt and Dick <on (cj-responden"). The dim yes oUiined were £IOOO.

Masonic,— The regular monthly meeting ■>f t George's M sonic Lodge, Temuka, No. 1856, E.C., takes place this evening The regular meeting of the L >ig3 Southern 4iar No. 619 SO., Geratfino, also takes place this ev ning. Effsot of North wsstbrlt Wbathbr —Owing to the heavy norwaster which -si experienced on Mon Uy li«», tin W.iihi Orari and Temuka rivers were on Tilery la*t in flood conseqne >t on the mel ing of he snow ion the ranges. The Waimikiriri was in heavier flood than has been known for years.

Thb Subz Caji\l —Tn con«equence of the independent attitude as*umed by the authorities in connection with the proposed second Suez Canal, Baron Da Lessep* diipla s an inclination to grant all the concessions previously deman ' ed. He is now endeavoring! o reopen nago ittions with the English Government.

Thb Auckland ErrcTro*.— Tn the evic tion case at the Roman GiMioiic Canv.ter/ Auek and, in which P trick Hennessv, Michae' Casey, a d IWuHagh Donog'ni" were charged with unliwfu'y »nd for ibly demolishing a, home in the <ccupn'ion of BrMget Walsh, the accused wan committed for trial, but released on bail.

Ekteetaikmknt. No'withstanding the inclemency of the weather there wa« a crowded a'tendance ot. the cmcert given in aid of the Roman Catho'ic C turc'i C loir last night in the Vo'unteer tl 11, Tetnuki. The performance was gone through in a capital manner, and everything passed <ff sa isfactorily. A full repjrt will appear in our next issue-

The Übviseo Nkw Tk3THC<«vt.— Tho«e in a position to knew say tint w'lile the stle of the revved New Testament has not altogether ceased, the demand w light. About. 2.000 00) copie« were di<p >«e I of *«fore 'he sale slackens I. The bo »k hi I the hr.'est s*lo of any ever published, and even yet its sale is about equ.il to tha of anv other book. The failing of demand i« a-wiSa.! to the f;K5t. that it was not profile! with a c»ncordtnce.

The Mpbderof Cabbt. \l>re detailed reports co"cevnin; the murder of Carey show than his wife and children were pa*si,n<*ers yn board the tame vessel O'Donnell ia a,Uo a married man, and wa« travelling in company with lis wtfe and family. It is authori alive'v stated that O'Donnell was the emisfaiy of imericHn Fenians who had despatched himbj the steamer Meltrose, for the express purpose of assassinating Cure-. Fpon beicg arrested O'Donnll's cabin was sea died, and among the lugeage in his possesion an infernal machine was discovered. From this it is believed that if O Donnell failed to kill drey in any other minner, h c was cotmntuione 1 to secure his object bv the destruction of the vessel. Tarey never »poke affer 'he shot was fired. HU body has been landed at Port E izihe'h. The wounds on the corpse showed that O'Donnell had fired liiics, one shot taking effect in lis neck and the other lodging in hts back. After the occurrence Carey lived twenty minutes before death supervened O'Donnell has been placed in p"i*on and strongly g< ar-'»d | m An attempt to reiout him j» anticipated.

StrieiDE —A young man named Allan commits,l cjicilo in Auckland hy drowning himself last Sa'urda>-. In his pockets were found a number of letters, and a post office savings bank book showing a credit in his favor of £i6 )0j). Allan a coachmaker, and served liis apprenticeship in Duuedin The Sdtposbd Dumonds. Telegrams to hind from Mr Peter Cunningham, who is pow in Lmdon, ata'e that the atones taken horns by Kesey, are valueless, and a telegram from Kelsey confirm* this. Mr Mark Harm n, who it travelling f ran Eng'ish firm also pronounces that the stones aie raluele i People are sill prospec'ing, and it now remains to be seen windier the stones found are of anr valu«, and whether any real dtaimnds exist

in the locality. The Rabbit Pbst.—A Napier telegram states that the Government having refused to contribute any of the surplus sheep rates or to consent to introduce a specid Rabbit Act to give rating powers in Hawke's Bay for raising funds for the protection of tha southern boundary of tbe provincial district from the incursion of rabbits from Wellington, the sheep farmers hate determined to miutrari t raise funds for the predion of a rt; bit «pro ffencealong the southern boundary costing £2 OJ. It wll be commenced at cT.ce. HiasE Tbainihg.—At » late hour on Mn d»-- aftrmoon last Mr Fleming gave an exhibition of the rower he poisesssd over the equine race in regari to laming their wild nature Th s took place in Messrs J Mundell and Co's stock-yard, Geraldine. The animal selee ed wis a young filly belonging to MiC E Sberrat, and a very vicious one withal. After Mr Fleming had experimei:t»d on her for some li tie while, she became quite subdued and allowed her tamer to bes.ride her and afterwards followed lim about the vard. There were

about thirty persons present to witness it i a'l of whom expressed entire sa isfaction a' the remit.

Fatal Fibe.— 4. fire attended with fatal consequences, took place at Naeeby, shortly after eleven o . Saturdiy light. A dwelling hotis••, occupied by a Mrs Lindsay or Mrs Coekroft and two of a family, was totally dest oyed. It appears that the mother h&i. retired to bed first, and before the children were asleep they were alarmed by seeinj flumes proceed ng from the bedroom. They wide on effort to rouse their mother, bub were unsuccessful, 'he flames gaining possession of the dwelling Terr quickly. The children were go' out safey, and an alarm was raised as coon as possible. The Fire Brigade turned out promptly, but all exertions to save the unfortunate woman were unsucoesS' ful. The bodv wa» rocovered, but it was dreadfully di.»figured.

The Rotomahaha Enquiry —The Court of Enquiry into the came of the accident to the Rotomahana found that the grounding of the steamer and consequent damage appears by the evidence to hare been caused by (1) the unexpected strength of ihe current setting in towards the shore ; <2) by the mis* judging by Captain Carey of the distance from shore a, 3 a.m.; (3) by the apparent projection of the reef from the coast m ch further than shown by the c'uirt. The Court considered that the evidence showed that with the single exception of omit.ing the taking of soundings at free o'clock when Captain Carey considered it necessary to change the ship's course, he acted as a careful navigator and espanen>se i ommander an i the discipline of the ship reflecti great, credit on a 1 her officers. The Nau ical Assessors concurred in this judgment.

PeactiCai,.—The teaohers at the soheol for the sons of Japanese noble* in T'kio ap ear to rave hit upon a notable met* od of teaching physical geography. In the court behind the school is a physical map of the coun ry, about three or four hundred feet long. Jt is made of turf an.t rock enl is bordered with pebbles, whioli look at a li.tlt disrance like water. Every inlet, river and mountain is reproduced in tin* model with ft fidelity to detail which is wonderful. Latitude and longitude are indicated by telegraph wires and tablets show the position of th« cities. I.igenious devices are also employed in illustrating botani al studies. For example, the pine is illustrate tby & pictur* showing the cone, leaf, and dissected flower, «ef in a frame which shows *he bark and longitudinal and traverse eectiom of th* w od.

FiTAT, Accident at Nblsos.—At Nelson at three a in. on Tuesday last the pilot, boat, in tespouse to signals, went out to the steamer Wnnaka Ihe morning was intensely da k «nd a gale was blow ng. 'Hie boat Bafely reirhed the steamer and after thras attempts the pi :jt, Captain Low. managed to get aboard '1 hi* boat started to return at 4 30, a.m. and direciy after a big sea pasied along. One of the nr»n in the biat then sung out ' VI e are all right, but our oars nro gone.' It is almost, certain that the next wave must htire swamped the boat, for it was found at daylight bottom up near the shore. The Captain of the s'earner made an attompt to s:»vs the men but. coulrt not do so. The names of the men who composed the crew are Wm. .Venison, a widower, but w'th several children ; Win. Reader, a widower ; Bichard Thorns, single, known as' Little Pick' ; and a foreigner named Claud Johan sen, also single.

The manager of the Orari Station adveitisee for a boy. E. J. B Collins, of Vlilford, schoolmaster, has tiled a declaration of insolvency. Messrs E Wilkin and Co., auctioneers, will sell a large number of sheep at Winchester Fair to day.

Messrs J. Mundell and Co . arc ion»era, Geraldine, will sell 30 3 year old iteera a*. Winchester Fnir to day. Tenders for improving sidling cutting, in Ped Forest, close at the Mou't Peel Koad Board office before Ham to morrow. Mr J. B'own notifi-s that, all accounts owing to Thomas Pvle, of Geraldine baker, must be pt-il at once to Mr C. E. Sherrafcl, Geraldine.

Mr W. S. Maslin, auctioneer, Geraldine, announces that he will hold a sale of 24,000 feat of superior timber a*. Mr James FerfUMon's Mills, Waih« Gorge, about one and a half miles above Mr Barker's Woolshed, today Fa mers and others should take advantage of "bis opportunity. Mother Swan's "Worm Syrup.—lnfallible, tasteless, harmless, earth*rtic ; for feverishness. restlessness, ronna, constipation Is, at Druggists. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydney G nerd Agents, A tcoldmg Woman—The barbarities of the ducking-stool for the cure of scolding women, though abolished by law. are now oftentimes practised by a kind of social barbarity' I't.ne the leas reprehensible. Women'sco'd only when they are ill. Instend of blaming them we shonld prescribe H»p Bitiers. The entire syatera will undergo a genial, pleas.mt change The nerves will be quoted and acerbity of word aid ♦hoiiffht will give place to amiabli'y and affection. Healthy women do not scold or fret. Read.