TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1041, 5 April 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[united press association]. NORTH, THE WELLINGTON SWEEP LEVANTER. Auckland, April i. Intelligence has been received that North, the Wellington sweep levanter is running a barber's shop; at Santa ' Cruz, 90 miles from 'Frisco,' 1 ;Ho is doing well, but raining his business by intemperate habits. FEVER. Nelson, April 4. The aoarlet fever does not appear to be spreading to any extent. Ono new case manifested itself yesterday/ but "it is a light one. Mr Nhylor,' however, lost his fourth child from this disease this afternoon, the four children having died within a week. There have been five deaths in.all, ond other cases-are said to be recovering. FIRE. Oamaru, April 4. A threshing mill arid a stack of grain were burned last night on the farm of Messrs Millington Bros, The mill was insured for £272 in the Now Zealand office, and the grain' for. £SOO. Th'efiroi. suspected to be the work of an incendiary 3 and an inquiry will likely be held.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT NELSON, Nelson, April 4. Mr S. Kingdon, formerly of,the firm of Adams and Kingdon, solicitors, and more recently Begistrar under the Land Transfer Act, met with a severe accident this afternoon. He was sitting in his carriage whilst Mr Kingdon was shopping, when the horse became restive and bolted. The carriage was upset by coming in contact with a telegraph post, and Mr Kingdon was thrown out with bo muoh force that, in addition to receiving bruises, his leg was broken.

SUICIDE. Napier, this day. At the inquest on the body of Henry franklin; who,was: found hanging on a tree atWain'uiJ by-a saddlesfcrap attached to his neck, a verdict of' suicide whiie in an unsound state of mind ' was returned, The deceased and his brother were bußhmen, They had breakfast together, and went to work as usual during the morning. The deceased went off by himself, and was not found till his brother, when going home in the evening, saw him hanging. He was quite dead. His feet were only 4 inches from the ground,

HEAVY BUT WHOLESOME SENTENCES, ChristohurcH] this day. ! Tho following sentences were passed by the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court this morning :—Wm, Hart, criminal assault on a little girl at Kaiapoi. eight years and two whippings of 30 lashes each with the cat-o'-nine tails, Charles James Emmett, attempted rape, three years and one whipping of 20 lashes, DIABOLICAL, Auckland, this day. : Arrived—Rotor ua. , Cables from London, March 28, report a diabolical outrage at Balinasloe, Ireland. A dynamite shell was thrown into the house of Lord Cronbrock's agent, and exploded, doing considerable damage to the premises, The occupants escaped, SACRILEGE. | A prize fight took place in the ohapel at Dunbar, Scotland, The pugilists were disturbed by the appearance' of police,, Eight persons were arrested, 1