TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 20 March 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

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FIRE AT ROSS. - Ross, Wednesday. A fire occurred at ten o'clock last night, which reduced to ashes the steam 1 sawmills of Mr Grimmond, The premi- • ses were insured in the Equitable In--1 surance Company for 1500, but will not cover the loss. The origin of it is a mystery. ' FIRE At BLENHEIM, Blenheim, .Wednesday. A fire occurred in Granville's front shop last night, The damage to the building and contents .is about £IOO. The insurances on the'-building are; Liverpool and ..London,''Union, and National, ,£3OO each ; stock and furniture, Australian ; Mercantile '.J200. Origin accidental.. ;.■■«,.. . ACCIDENTAL DEATH. Wellington; Wednesday. Charles Stewart, aged' twelve a son of Mr Stewart, the welhknowh timber merchant, was thrown from his horse on Monday through its becoming startled at the circus band. He never recovered consciousness, and died at four thi3 morning. SUICIDE. Dunedin, Wednesday, Fisher, a storekeeper on the Upper Shotover,; committed suicide by discharging the contents of a gun into his head, pulling the trigger with his toe. DIVORCE COURT. Auckland, Wednesday. A.petition for divorce has been filed by Marianne Offer me Bartlett' for a, dissolution of marriage with Wm, J. Offer, on grounds of. aolultery; Offer is £t wealthy man, arid a City Councillor. The petitioner, accuses her hus- ' band of adultery with several women. At the Diyorce Court, W. Swanson, ■jun,,,son of'Mr Swansoß, M.ER,, petitioned for a decree annulling his marriage with.a Maori:woman; ' ' ■■:.;'!-'•.]') ' Hokitika, •'.; At the Supreme Court this morning

the second jury in the arson case against Hughes and Maloney was discharged, not having agreed, The prisoners were remanded till next session, bail being allowed,