Local Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 374, 18 July 1874, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

Ouß Teviot correspondent says : *' Roxburgh having been declared a municipality, speculation is rife as to who will have the houor of being the first Alayoi. Numerous are tho bets offered by certain knowing individuals as to the correctness of their surmises of who the ' coining man ' will be : as uaual in such cases most of these are certain to be Bold." The effects of the late Jerome Hushion, who was drowned a month ago while trying to cross the Molyneux on his horse, were sold on Monday last at Mr. Patrick's by Sergeant Daly and realised very good prices. Thk river Molyneux has gone down very rapidly, and we understand that all the claims are at work again.

There is at present a great scarcity of timber on the Teyiofc, most of the bullock drivers having turned their bullocks out fer_the winter, thus preventing the completion of several buildings in course of construction.

Up to monday last one thousand shares in the Colonial Bank bad btien applied {or jn Waiporj.

GOOD NEWS still comes from Waipori. The Blue Duok claim continues to show excellent prospects. Two old men in this claim obtained 2jozs. of gold for two day's work. In another claim 13dwts. 7gre. were obtained as the result of one day's cradling. Good prospects continue to be had in Simpson and party's and other claims in the line of the Sludge Channel.

The Commisioner of Police yesterday received a telegram from Tokomairiro informing him that John M'Crae, of LovelPs Flat, who hal been arrested a few deys ago for- having an illicit still in his possession hid been fined £50, which had been paid. — " Guardian."

Cobb and Co.'s mail coach did not arrive in Lawrence until 7 o'clock, last evening, owing to the axle giving way near the Taieri.

A Chinaman came near meeting his death on the Waipori ranges this week. Ifc appears from his statement that he was unwell and was making f or La "When a snowstorm overtook him, luckily he had a swag with him and protected himself as well as possible. When discovered he was almost dead from exhaustion. The unfortunate man is lying at Mrs. Dickson's ia a precarious state.

Mr. Pratt, proprietor of the "Waikouaiti Herald" has been elected for the fiflh time ilf.iyor of West Hawksbury. We observe that Mr. Warren, proprietor of the " Wakatip Jlfrtil," is the only candidate in the field for the Queenstown Mayoralty.

The quarterly meeting of subscribers to the funds of the Tuapeka Hospital was held last evening. E. H. Carew, Esq., President, occuv pied the chair. There was a good attendance, as it was expected that some information would be supplied by the Committee regarding the medical comforts. It was stated that the Visiting Codjmittee had prepared a report on the subject, but the General Committee had not had time to consider ifc. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Menzies, the meeting was adjourned till Friday, 4lh August -a week after the next monthly meeting, by which time it is to be hoped the Committee will have fully discussed the report, and be prepared to lay it before the subscribers.

A shepherd named Sinclair died suddenly on Fulton's Station on Thursday. It is probable that an inquest will be held on the body on ilfonday.

The Balclutha nominations took place on Thursday. For Mayor, Mr. R. Grigor and Mr. M'Donald were nominated. For Councillors, South Ward, Mr. Alex. Stewart, being ihe only candidate, was elected ; East Ward, Mr. Peter Afr.son, being the only candidate, -was elected ; North Ward, Mr. Alex, Kilgoui and Mr. John Jamie were nominated. There will therefore be a contest for the Mayor and for a Councillor for North Ward, The excitement was coueidenib'.e.

MtssßS Eddson and party of Waipori, have sold tbeir water race to the Waipori Quartz Mining Co. for the su»n of £1600. They have also accepted the con U act for cutting the race up to the reef a distance of 10 miles, the work to be completed within four months under a penalty of £'30 a month for non-completion.

From Thursday's " Daily Times," we learn that Cobb's coach ran a near risk of a most seiious accident on Wednesday, about two miles this sHe of the Reliance Hotel. On passing Yeend's coach one of the horses (Cobb's) shied, causing the near wheel to ditch, thus throwing the driver off. The horses then bolted, and but for the praiseworthy aud brave conduct of a passenger (who. is, webelie\e, an old "whip") on the box, who got down on the pole and. holdiug the harness, worked along the pole until he secured the reins, a serious accident might have resulted. Crawley, the driver, had one of the small bones of his foot broken through the wheel passing over ifc. His foot has been carefully attended to, and it is expected he will be able to move about again in ten day* or a fortnight. We may state that Crawley brought the coach into town notwithstanding his accident.

Mb. Chapman and Miss Ida Bonnifon gave twp entertainments at .Roxburgh last week, and were very fairly patronised — also one at Mr. Nicholson's, Ettrick, on their way to Lawrence.

Mb. James Dawkins the present Mayor, and Mr. David Jolly one of the councillors, were nominated as candidates for the Cromwell Mayoralty on Thursday last. The contest is expected to be veiy close. The Clyde Mayoralty is also to be contested, Mr. Naylor, the present Mayor, and Mr Auckland, one of the councillors, have been nomiuateJ,

An arrangement ia on foot for connecting all the public clocks in Dublin, as well as many belonging to private individuals, by means of electric wires, and keepiug them regulated by electricty.