LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1002, 17 February 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

(UNITED PfIKSS ASSOCIATION,) Napibb, Feb. 16. A Woodville settler named O'Neill Thompson has been committed for trial on a charge of dreadfully mutilating with an axe a bull, owned by his neighbor, a widow. The cause of the act seems to have been revenge, A man named Lawrence, of some education and good address, is in custody on charges of obtaining money under false pretences, and practising as a medical man, he not being qualified, Archibald McLean has imported from England six mares, specially adapted to improve the breed of hacks and produce weight-carriers. A movement is on foot to obtaip a second steam fire engine for Napier. Tl}e public ljaye subscribed liberally, but they want the Borough Council and'insurance companies to do likewise. Lnvercargill, Feb. 16.

A precocious youth was brought before the Court to-day. His nrnne was Angus Muir, his age 14, and he was charged with having, at Edendale, assaulted a respectable iparried woman with intent to commit rape, and tl|e evidence disclosed that when lie failed to accomplish his ends he commenced sharpening his pocket knife, and threatened'tq cut the woman's throat. He wi}B comrnUted for trial at the Supreme Court.

Chrisiohcech, February 16. The Staninore Election' Petition frial oqntinued to-day,' and voluminous evidence was taken. The phief pmnt so far established is that Mr Toomer, the pandidate who withdrew in favor of Mr pilliett, was pajd the actual expenses, 1)8 had up tp that tjme in'oureed. if othjng was extracted, liowever, to show that jJilJiett himself had paid the money.