The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY. JULY 16, 1886. THE END OF THE SCANDAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2348, 16 July 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY. JULY 16, 1886. THE END OF THE SCANDAL.

The burning question of the session, the District Rail ways Purchase scandal has been settled out of Court, and a somewhat illogical verdict entered up in the Assembly. The House has assured Major Steward that bin action has heou open and straightforward but he must not do it again, Tho House has agreed not to wash out this dirty linen in public, and if private ablution proves sufficient to prevent any repitition of questionable practices we shall lie gratified. We would have liked to have seen the House face the difficulty fairly and squarely for its own sake. Possibly the reason why it did not do so is because Major Steward is by no means one of our parliamentary blank sheep, and his personal conduct throughout the painful ordeal to which ho was subjected was admirable, He apparently kept nothing back which would throw' light on the transaction, and owned up to all that he had done in a manly straightforward manner. Of course, a leek had to be swallowed when'an affair of thin kind was settled amicably. Sir Robert. Stout bit a piece of it off when he moved his "don't do it again" resolution, and Mr Thomson, the Chairman of the Selest Committeej swallowed bis portion when he refrained from moving a resolution that the, report of the Committee be adopted, and the rest of the savory vegetable was no doubt absorbed bv leading members, who sat silent when the honor of the House was called into question, The matter will not probably be again referred to in Parliament, but it will not soon be forgotten in political circles throughout the Colony. A thing of this sort, though it be not made a Ministerial question, yet injures a Ministry. Sir Robert Stout will be fully sensitive to this aspect.of th& question, and the relations between himself and the Colonial Treasurer are not likely to be improved by what has now occurred, Possibly when the session closes some re-arrangement of the Ministry may hp effected which will free the present Government from the, equivocal poti lion in which it is now placed.

Owing to lack of support the steamer Tanisui has been withdrawn from lie trip to Kimberley.

It is understood that a cablegram was received in Wellington last evening that Mr A. L. Levy lias arrived in Sydnoy by tin Hauroto. At the ; Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday, 'Mr James.Lmrigßtpn,; charged with perjury, was found not guilty and discharged, Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their sale for Saturday, a lino of fowls and turkeys, They would remind the public that the hacks and saddlery advertised will bo sold at 10 o'clock, before they commence the furniture, The Greytown Gun Club's pigeon shooting meeting takes place to-morrow' at the Platform Farm, Greytown, Sportsmen are remindod that Hie event will come off wetor fine, and that the first trap will be pulled at 11 o'clock sharp. The work of the Mastarton Borough Council is sub-divided amongst eight standing Committees. CrGappor is a member ofthree each, Cr Mason of six, the others about three, whilst Or Cullen has .a seat upon none. Is not this boycotting the'latter Councillor?. We draw attention to an advertisement on our front page of Messrs Warnock, Kolley & Adkin, Thorndon Houso, Wellington. Their sale is now open for two weeks, and they notify that hundreds of pouuds of goods at half the cost price are to be diapoßad of. We have received some samples of monster Derweut and peach blossom potatoes from Mr F. H. Wood's Masterton. auction rooms, which have been grown at Greytown, and whioh ' are superior in size and quality to any specimens we have seen.ua Wairarapa.Nwth during the past season. In the latter disfcricfc.the weather has been-somewhat• too dry for maturing champion tubers. A meeting, of the .Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held in the Temple Chambers this evening, and as business of importance is to be transacted, a pood attendance of members is expected. The Volunteer Brigade has been granted a site of land by Mr'B. P. Perry on the corner of Porry and Chapel streets, opposite the Institute, on which to erect an engine shed, and Mr Walter Perry has donated the timber for the building, They have got a supply of hose for their engine, and will soon in working order, A dispute is going' on between Dr Hector and Colonel McDonnell as to the isolation and volcanic nature or otherwise of the recent, eruptions at Tarawera and neighborhood. The important discovery that a supposed extinct volcano in the moon is now in full activity, clearly confirms the fact set forth by the gallant Colonel that they are all connected underground. A shopkeeper in Masterton was burning some papers this morning, when the draught took some of the partially burnt partial up the chimney, and a zealous youth, thinking he would earn a reward, ran? the firebell. The members of the Fire Brigades responded to the call in a very dubious manner, and were not altogether surprised to find it was another sell. About a dozen men lost half an hour's work. It is time that a atop was put to ringing the firebell on the occasion of chimney fires occurring in working hours. The members of the Brigades get disgusted' over these needless alarms and do not respond promptly at the first sound of the hell. The result' will be that when their services are really needed, and every moment is of importance, they will bo found wanting, and then tho public will complain. Wo draw attention to Messrs Lowes and lorns' sale to-morrow of Mr Brooks' furniture which takes place at their mart at 1 o'clock. The list is a most exhaustive one embracing two pianos, one largo and one small, drawing and dinincr room suite, bedsteads, mattresses, couches, cheffoniers, chests, drawers, tableß, chairs, cots, brussels-oarpet, linoleums, mattings, crockery, cutlery, glasswork, pictures, large collection books, mirrors, clocks, lamps, cooking utensils, and a lot of sundries ; also two valuable horses, quiet in saddle and harness, side saddle, etc. The horses, although low upon the list will be sold first. The whole of the above are now on view at the auction mart and will be sold without the least reserve.

An accident of a very painful nature, as reported by the Wellington Evening Press, by which a young man named Robert Welby was seriously injured, happened this morning at Messrs Luke and Sons' foundry. At about 11 o'clock some five or six men, and among them Welby, were engaged in lifting a heavy ! casting, weighing perhaps throe tons, by the aid of a crane, for the purpose of placing it on a trolly. When the weight had been lifted for some distance the man in charge sang out for everyone to keep clear. All present followed the advice oxcept Wolby, who remained almost underneath the suspended weight, Just at that moment the chain suddenly moved, and the top of the crane, weighing between two and throe cwts,, broke off, and fell on Welby, striking him on the head and shoulder, Dr Gillon was at oncb sent for, and ho ordered Wolby's immediate removal to the Hospital, whore it was found his skull was badly cut, the right ankle fractuied, and the back injured. Welby is in a precarious condition, but it is thought ho will recover. Welby is about 32 years of age and is unmarried.' He-had been in the Messrs Lukes' employ for a few months only.

Mr Richmond Beefcham, Kit., has written from Christchurch to the Wellington Evening Press as follows:—My .attention has been drawn to the attached paragraph ro "Private post-mortem," which appears as a United Pre6B Association telegram in your paper:—" An inquest was held to-day on the body of Agnes Austin, aged.sixteen, daughter of Mr Austin, solicitor. She died somewhat suddenly without a medical man being called in attendance. The medical evidence showed that death had resulted from conjesfcion of the brain. It appears that deceased's fathor had a.poat morcein examination made before that ordered .by the coroner, who blamed him for it, pointing out that it was illegal. The jury added a rider affirming the advisableness of private post mortems in similar circumstances." The last portion of the paragraph shouldhave read thus ;-'• The jury added a rider_ strongly condemning the practice of private post modems in similar circumstances," ,

During the last two moathi I have Bold 60 Men's Heavy Whitney Overcoats at 16s 6d, and havoromainingjmt3B matt, whioh I intend selling at 15* 9d. I have also just landed 24 Men's Heavy Beaver Overcoats that I am selling at 28s 6d, that are honestly worth 45s Boys' Overcoats from 9« 9d, Youths' N.Z. made Tweed Hats 3s 6d.'. Men's Tweod Suits from 18s 6d, -Inspection solicited. Note the address—Tho Wairarapa Clothing Factory, next the Empire Hotel Masterton.

Couohs, Colds, Bronchitis, io,, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preservor." This old established, popuJar medicine ia pleasant to. the palate, adn highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by aU Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertiaematits.—fADVT.l lam going to make a speciality ot certain lihw during the next months,. At the present time lam running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices whioh' defy any' house in the Wellington Distriot to approach. Bftßending the length which you require in inches," you oaa be' supplied with .a■grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, honestly worth £3, Give.: me a trial, John Thohbubk, the People's Clothier, Willisstreet "Wellington.—TAdvt;] ' '

This Mi'ii'lcrt'Jii 'Masonic Lodge, 1430, E.U., meets on Monday next.

Tim barque Onyx sailed for Kimborley yostorduy, taking twelve passengeis. A oheque and bank note advertised in the Wairaiupa Dailt yesterday a; lost, was found by Mr Lloyd Jones and returned to this office within an hour of the paper* being circulated. A fatal accident occurred on the Otago Central Railway yesterday, when a man named Charleß Nixon was killed by jumping nlf ii truck to put on the brake, He appeared to havo clipped. A loaded truck passed over him. He is behoved to be a widower without & family.

The annual meeting of the' Auckland Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. Mr Aiokon, the Chairman, reviewed the commercial ])osition of Auckland. He thought, the outlook was more hopeful, and suggested that the Chambers would be more influential if an Association comprising the various Chambers of the Colony was established.

. Mr H. Sullivan wf tin*. National Hotel, Wellington, who originally built the Occidental Hotel iti this town was entertained by a number pf Masterton fiiorida at a mhrcht supper, at Mr Phillip's establishment last .night,,,; Everything that could tend to make the meeting an enjoyable one was provided. Songs, toasts, and sentiments, washed down with champagne, contributed to the pleasure of the reunion.

The extraordinary case in which a Mr Messenger has instituted proceedings in Clnistehurch against his wife for stealing his goods came on again yesterday at the Magistrate's Court.: Mr Beetham,, 8.M., considering the circumstances of' the case that the husband had been recently brought back from Australia on a charge of wife desertion, which it had been deemed expedient notiopo on with because Wb wife could not legally give evidence against him, pnsitivuly declined to issue a warrant for the apprehension of Mrs Messenger, who is in Auckland, and told informant he could apply to the Supreme Court for a mandamus if ho liked.

We ,*e compelled t» hold over the report of the annual meeting of the Masterton Ritie Volunteers until to-morrow. Notice is given in anefcher column that Job Bassett, of Masterton, laborer, has this day filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt,

The Secretary of the AfastortonMangako Special-Settlement has received a letter from the Crown Lands Offiee Btating that before sections in the Block can be ballotod for, one-tenth of tho purchase money must be paid.

A maetmg (A the General Committee of the.Wairara'pa and Bast Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society takes place in Carterton to-morrow morniiiij, when the programme fur the annual show will be arranged. A caution to rabbitß appears in the shape of an announcement in our advertising columns from Mr F. H. Wood to the effect that h» his a thousand ferrets for sale. This, legion will, no doubt, do good work among this'-rodents.of the Wairarapa K[orth, ; fcha demand for them just npw being very brisk. We hoar that a local station proprietor is negotiating for the purchase-of'four'hundred for one property alone. Mr Matthew Burnetts carrying on his work with energy and success in the South Wairarp, and will cloio in that district next Friday. At the special request of some of the prinoipal movers in temperance matters in Masterton (clergymen and others), Mr Burnett will re-visit Masterten on the Saturday and Sunday before starting for Wellington. Particulars aB to whore he will leoturland other details will be notified by advertisement in due course.

MrF. H.Wood reports at his stock sale at Taratahi yesterday, nearly double the number of cattle and about 400 more sheep than had been advertisod were yarded, and disposed of under the hammer at fair prices. The attendance was good and the bidding spirited. He anticipates he will soon have to make further additions to his'yards, as at yesterday's sale the cattle yards were all filled, and Hie sheep yards had to be called into requisition for some of the smallor cattle. Prices realized show an upward tendency. In sheep, store owes 4s, 5« 6d, Cs 4d, 8s; store wethers 8s 3d,' no fat forward. In cattle, a fine lot of specially good dairy cows and heifers from a-local dairy were sold at from £4los to £6 2s 6d, Fat heifers, £3l9a to £4 sa; store cows, £2 15s to £S 15s. A few calves, very weak and miserable, were sold at 8«, others from Ifs to 225; mixed yearlings, 365; 18 months and two-year-old heifers, poor 375. We understand that Mr Wood has already received a large entry'of cattle and draught horses for his next sale at the Taratahi yards. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before H. A. Stratford, R.M., Thomas McOlusky was charged with a common assault on a lad named Poulson, It appears that the prisoner cam» into town yesterday, after having been on a station several months, and having indulged rather freely in liquor got into the company of the lad assaulted, and another named Hockley. The three ! had drinks together, when the prisoner accused them of stealing his pocket buok, the outcome of which was, the lad was attacked with t sheath knife, and his clothes cut through by the prisoner. His Worship'deait upon the severity of the charge, and informed the prisoner that ho would be wmipolled tosenteaee him to a term of imprisonment, to teach him not to drink with boys, and alio nod to use a knife under such circumstances, A previous conviction for bad conduct was proved against him, and lie was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter man* factory. All Blind* guaranteed of the vary bost description. Price list on application to R, W, Henn (late Hana and Hansen.) Poneki Steam Venetian Blind and Involving Faetory, AVehmsritcm,—Auvt.