Untitled

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1743, 23 July 1884, Page 2

Lowes and lorns sale on Saturday will include chairs, tables, and sundry lots of furniture. Tenders are invited for additions aud alterations to buildings m Queen-street Masterton. The sixth entertainment in connect 10 ' 1 with St. Matthews' Church will be h 6 'd on Thursday, Augußt 7th. Mr Tiernev, an accomplished amateur musician, has promised a cornet solo at the Wealeyan entertainment in St, Matthews' schoolroom to-morrow evening, The streets about Masterton yesterday from morning till night were thronged with anxious crowds of people interested in the election, Before nine o'clock the committees of both candidates were busy preparing to roll-up their supporters, and good work was done by both parties till the close of the jjoll. There were no yery special inoidents throughout the day, but jußt as 'the poll was about to close the arrival of" Hlk" with a coach and four horses bringing up the Wellington voters created a little excitement, It wsb doubted whether it was possible to bring these voters up in time. They came ovor the Rimutuka in a coach, recorded their votes at Featherston, and at ten minutes to four left that township for Masterton, "Hik"waa equal to the occasion. At ten minutes to six, when people were saying he wont do it, he appeared in Queen street with tour steaming horses, and at five minutes to six the ten electors from the city were in the polling booth and recording their votes, It was nearly two hours later when the Maswrton poll was made up and Mr Wardell deolared the return to be; McOardle, 384; Beetham, 299, The announcement was received by Mr MoOardle's supporters with frantic cheers and yells. The result waß a surprise to Mr Beetham's Committee, who had not calculated on the block Catholio vote, which Mr McOardle had evidently secured, The navvies were particularly noisy, but, we are happy to say, not mischievous. The young larrikins of the town amused themselves by throwing flour about, and evory visitor to the Telegraph Office was more or leßß deluged by theso juvenile nuisances. There was considerable oxoitoment among the members of the committees of tho respective candidates. It was evident that tho contest was an oxtremely otae one, both in tho North and South electorate. It was not till 9 p.m. that the gratifying news arrived that Mr Buchanan was safe for Wairarapa South. Some of Mr Beetham's friends were dispirited uulil some of the country returnsbogan to come in, The Taneru, Tenui, and Gladstone voles more than covered the loss on the Masterton return, and his friends went to bed pretty confident of his success,

The election day in Carterton, writes our correspondent, passed off in a most unusually quiet and orderly manner, Polling on Both sides was carried on with great spirit. Owing to tne fine weather a large number of voters rolled up and the township presented a very lively appear*anoe. There was any amount of good tempered chaff flying about, and we are pleased to say that with very few exceptions strict sobriety was the order of the day.

A bay horeo is advertised as being in the pound. The question whethor a ferret will eat a fowls head off was decided in Master* ton. Lsst night Mr J. C. Boddington trapped a fine ferret in his fowl-house which had deoapitated two hens, A head, says the ' Panama Star and Herald,' taken frorn a monolith at Tiahuanaco, has been ereoted in La Paz, Bolivia, Some lime ago General Balhvian attempted to transport the monolith inn tact, but, after removing it some distance, the work waß found to be difficult and the effort was given up. This stone is eight me'tres in length. The head which has now been taken to La Paz weighs 2,700 lb, It must be remembered that the ruined city at Tiahuanaco is celebrated for the massive nature of the 6tones employed in the erection of its temples, fortresses, and houses. In one of the walls there is a gigantic mass of rock, which has been carefully measured and proved to weigh 250,000 lb, or 125 short tons. Who were the builders, and how they contrived to handle these enormous maßses of rock, remain enigmas to the present day, although fancy and tradition luve been busily employed endeavoring to solve them, Tiahuanaco is situate in Bolivia on the south shore of LaHe Titicaca,

The largest and beßt stock of men's porpoise hide hand-sown walking boots, especially adapted for winter wear, aro to be seen at Kapp & Harp's Emporium, (Advt) . Two carriages were thrown off the Rookwood (N.S.W.) line one day last week, in consequence of the train running over a bullock.

The latest levanter ie Walter John Candow, accountant, Sheffield, who sot up a so-called loan Society and then advertised for clerks who were promised situations if they deposited sums in the loan society funds. This a large number, " obiefly Scotchmen," did to the tune of £5,000, and with this Mr Candow has transferred himself to another and unknown district.

Some months ago, as an elderly gentleman was stepping out of the train at the Eslby Station, France, he slipped and fell, He was helped to his feet by a railway servant, who, before leaving him, ascertained that he had sustained no injury worth mentioning, This trivial inoident made the fortune of the civil employe', who, on the death of the passenger he obliged, which, occurred a few weeks badf, learned that the latter had bequeathed to him the whole of his fortune, amounting to four hundred thousand francs.

At Faithful's station at Browarrina, a youth named William Joseph Stanley, aged 18 years, recently went out on the run with his sister for the purpose of taking a beefl' neat. The hire being obtained, a dog commenced lickins; the tin dish into which the honey was dripping. The youth ran at the dog with a whip, and in doing this he stumbled over a small dry piece of wood. A Bli'aht branch, of not more than the thickness of a finger, and about a foot long, projected, and the lad in falling met its somewhat sharp point on his right side, penetrating his body to a depth of about four inoheß. He oned out " I'm killed," drew the piece of wood out, when the blood poured out in a stream, and he diod instantly.

The heathen Chinee has been reading the Bible, though, I fear, with doubtful advantage to himself. At Hughenden, in Queensland, Ah Pong and Co. keep a general store, and in the local journal they have a column of sensational advertisements, beginning—" We are ancients of the earth," continuing with an acooant of Belshazzav's Feiiat, concluding thus : " That night Belshazzar got tight and was slain, Danus then undertook his kingdom, when—Ah Pong stepped in with his new goods and saved Hughenden from Destruction." No enterprising Christian could surpass thiß for disrespectful audacity,

Well's " koogh os Corns". Ask for Well's "Rough on Corns." 7|d, Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions, Mose3, Moss & Co,, Sydney, General Agents.—Advt, A Lady's Wisn.—"Oh how Ido wish my skin was as clear and soft as yours," said a lady to a friend, " You can easily make it so," answered the friend, " How ?" inquired the first lady. "By using Hop Bitters, that makes pure rich blood and blooming health, It did for me, as you observe," Bead,

After several years experience in supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches, It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want. We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, andaoourate.fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with each wntah. Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheaue.— (Advt)