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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3073, 6 December 1888, Page 2

' Diphtheria I; piwiileut. |i) .tlnrtjm borough.- TJie school has beehclused us a precaution fyuiiisfc the danger of colltugio'ri';' ■■■ ',' '; ■■' ; '"

All accounts tod muiiey prizes in con. nei'lioii' withlhe'Jato Ayricultural' Show will be ; paid:'»t the Secretary's oflico. pn aii ife. Saturday.

I'he OliniruißU of the Greytown School Committee has rocoived notice from the Wellington Education; Board that Mr Porritt, of the; Grey.town Sohopl,, is to bo removed; to Mautanui: -.The li.amo of hi& ' successor cannot, be.;published at. brcsont '(pendingjjjie: : nppwval!.pf; tile luoai. cottimitjeo.;.; j .r;> '•'■> ■;:.:;".■"''■ V'. -■ A 'CBalldliijuh'l%;Sluw" litbe hold this life 'latest' Salvatidu ArinyßeiiWtioDa^ucWaiidi;;■",'':/' ',,

.. For'lioariiig nt:tliu.".Siiproiuo■.Ooxirt, Jnvercargi|l, on tho eleventh inst., there are two cases of attempted inurder, one okmanßlam'htor, (hree of.varsMi, ,and tlu&fMtMSp. '-0- '':•'f>|f >; ' jjfA; girPiinYnod Mud ;})obioY f alias ,Mitrtin;,\yas cpm'mittod: for jtriul/y'esljer. dify atjjWoiliiig'Wn fprVpasslhjj .Bpurious"torn; iiShe \\btiikA aiuennytp rep'reiioiit a'florin,' Bud'succossfully pissod it'on a: tradesman, ■' (?ho lias previously ken convicted for tliu Butne offence',. A. niiiii named Charles Brain wits sentenced at Woodville oil Saturday-to three months'irtipnsbn'ment.for"'iite'aling' 11 sixpenny soiijf book from; a Bliop, . in \'' ■.■' ./, i ;, 'i); ~...Mr. Pearson's, bund, will eniivon proceedings at the rink this evening. A. parly ofladieß andgentlemen, all firstclass; rinkctSj including visitors .from other townships', liavVengaged skates for the season. . An old man wax watching a balloon ascension atCoutrevillo, feet became entangled in the ropes imd : ho was borne 1000 feet aloft, head down* Word, '' Tho'aerohaut drew the .old man upon,the trapeze bar, and the'two made a safe decent."".

The movement to tolloot funds for the t erection of a memorial in the-now ] cemetery at;Eve,re,'.fßrußsols, over the remains of the officers and men who fell in; the Waterloo campaign, has ! te<, Biiltcd ( m the collection of L 2400, of ' which the Government have contributed ■ :' L6'oo. ■ '"■ •' •":" ■■■-"■■::■■:•■. .-' correspondent pf/ithe ' Otigo, Daily TiuiOß says; Country settlers ar.ojubilaiit at the in .• country produce, and aro.liurryiug in to port ut,Bopu as p^sible.! ; ;.()no:Kitikato , settlor in a largo, way has/received an. inquiry for a < five'fbns,, He replied^jjp^^^^M threepence; jjer. Ib^^^^^^^^^H for j^^^^^^^H surprise, prompl^^^^^^H "Acceptal,'!- -^^^^^H • MessrslLowes & J^^^^^^H sahiyesterdf^^^^^^^H ttie J ham'dicr. j upon'about hgurt^^^^^^H in goodiJemnml; of cattle , were followiiig-.pvicos:—Sma^^BßWfj fat cows 70s; forward bullflßo 17s (idj to £4 78-; : niiadtuin\st'eera 'uUstytwo-year bids'-60s ;'■ yearlings 80s; haifors 40s to 60s; coivs 88s to 455; dairy cows £2 Cs to £'i 10s; -fat iretliera 9a -j stores 8s; fat oives in wool9s(id; horses £2los to £B;pigs.ftjtote , s. '■ ';•. • A committee lieetiii" of the'Alfredton Road Board was held on Novembor 27. Present—Measia Kebbell' (Chairniau)/ andDuiin.- Tenders were'ope'ned'for 12|cliains formation onTftwataia-Road:' M. Gurnett M, accepted £3212s 2d, declined | E.lllistdniHOOsf D. Jnmieson 140 2s; J. Ma'cinillan 123 18s Mi informal- 1 ; Lars Anderson £4O, infornwl; Messrs Eli, Smith and F. AVhite - waited- on" the 'Board' 're\some resolntibiis'lpassedbya me.etiu?,.'bf set-, ' lew in (lib Tiiwataia, Mr Kebbell informed-, them that this was merely a Committee meeting anil had no power,to, dealwiththe resolutions. ;■ ,-.- f ■•';■ • Tlie-'Aslmfst; 'cbfrespondent of the

Woodville Exaiiimer isj responsible for j 1 thefpll6\yi4gv Thero%j.a%ath s i'n f |lio | Poliangiiid'district's ■ , herebyjfliuaa' tale.^^^Kiaijjj^H , S| in during her husbiiiuVwent to tor,-and, it is alleged Jj^^H^H : . died froth disease)>f tho. hewl^'ndtwifli"' ls ': standing::'the fact-tiiat hifd ■ M '.' neversotn'theiioina'udeaddi\alivb,'';A ; fl „ iiiihia'ter'weiiiup 1 an,d• the'uiitu. buriedi 'l+ his wife in his bwii gurderi.'fiiife; must I ~ be dit(.flheap ; iii' that district to. say the

least of it, and the' ueiqlibopra wuifr/tb know hoir • the:' doctor ■ could givo/'a' certificate'• wheu' -''lie had navor "seeri the-.deceasedneither before' nor utter doith. ...'■■■'; i j ! . , :,' ! ':.;.'|i-' ! '- | --- Soiiie £2,ooo'rvo,! waiting,.: to be claitu'ed by;tlio next-kiil gfijiau.; hauied Tlioinas Tieriipyj .who, .died-in Dublin about, .ago,.,' For. maiiy years life,, .of i'seoluileti liijigavdlitiesg,"' with Hs house-keeper, in three roouu of,tho h0u5e.N0.,.27, Uiipor-vAbbey:' Street, iwliioli- runs at right angle from the principal thoroughtaropf the .hishVnieti'opolis,; It is a four-storeyed dtvcllim.', containing altogethcr.fourieoii rooms, the eleven which Tioruey did not-Wain for himself and his housekeeper being let as tciioment lodgings to the poor people at' weekly routs', These toiiautsnupiberedtwenty* fivd. The house was,'i'iernoy's freehold proporty, and a suiii of £ls annual ground rent went to tlio maiutenarice, of a school-house, Amid theso'grimy surroundings the friendless'and miserly old man lived to an advanced age; upon the fringe,of'tho busiest thoroughfare• iii Dublin, isolated 'from all'mankind, his miiib'care hi this life being the business of a' mat and bag dealer. Dure or IJogarth could hai'o painted him as a weird specimen of a miserly drinikard. In the hospital of. Jarvis street, not. a stone's throw from where ho lived, Tieruoy was moro than once treated for < delirium tremens, In fact he died in an |alehouse ,:.Hp;leftno wi11.7 ,:

.There \yi|.s an unusual scene <\t Pert Chalmers in Saturday, oyenjiig. During the week it had.boeii rumoured tliut the olligy.of a well-known resident would be carried round; town' that, night;' ami shortly after.' flight o'clock a waggon, drawn'by two horses', on which was, tho effigy, to«othor with another character carrying a weapon, a judge, twelve jurors andtwo counsel, headed, by a' band, i paraded the town, and afterwards dre* up in trout of the new Municipal buildings, where a mock trial.took place, the j.culprit being ordered (b be .burned. A curd, on which wore tlio words " Ho has betrayed his friend," was ticketed oh tho (liiniiiiy; and the pro:ession, headed by the band playing the ' Dead > March,'; marched through George street to the reclaimed ground, where ;'t was committed to the fames amidst tlio'groans of the assembled crowd—and popular indignation was'felt to haveboen appcasod! —Duiicdin Star, I

; ( A newspaper rcportor. has' r just contributed, to'the. Dunedin Star his'experiences in; tho /Spacliff/-"Aaylum,V .Though a thoroughly b'aiio jhan, ho appears,.to have hud no difficulty in gaining iidmission, having fcigued he. was mad,on ;tlie.subjoct of "Judas Iscariot.'.'. He appears to have spent but n short tiino in the Asyluhi, am] not tohajeinndo the mostoftjie opportunity having been, at pains to p'royo his sauity at a very early' period, 111 sliort.-it seems 'hut the attendants saw through •him the tint day of his admission', and his facilities for: aberration was limited. He speaks kindly of DrKiiig, aiid says that one morning' in answer to the doctor's enquiries how he spoilt;the ..higk, replied "(hat ho liiid Blopt like a hibernating bear and woke as'hniigry as' one." Probably tlio doctor did not think there.'was much ..insanity iir a reply of that kind, llcferriiig to tho question of attendants, the writer makes the following remarks:—The'-matter of the attendants is one that so intimately concerns 'Hie'weil:beii|'goFtlie patients tlial i( should bo rigplously joo|ied into. Ifq'ar that an a{tendn|;|> (jfingasejl'more because (lie institi|t|oi'i liappepe tq ; be jii warit of a painter pr it carpenter, and so on, t|ia|i because of a special iiiuess for having cha.rgp.of lupufjcs,. Tjie w;ages ape joo s||)(|ll to. induce.t'udosinon. to, remain. .They get only a year, pd the iiiumeut.tlißy hear of. better emptoy : input', they/ire plf., : Hence, ficqmtjinf; aucceijsliuHif iieii' a|»l jo|ijeqi|otilly'i|i.. experle'nced.moii rqne (lirpiigh tlioiiir stitutioii, and that cannot bo 'jjopd-fpr the patients.' Wardors ought so far as possible, to bo men of special htness for such ardnQiiSjWprk fill be mau of JiUeU(gen(!&." ' ; ; H.l'etersoii begsio inform the inhabitants of.Mastorton-and District ; that during the'iiibiith, of '.JJeoeujber'lip'will, odor to tho public stock of boots and shoes'at co'st'price for Gash Okm; after ; 'whiclr time the-.books will be closed aiid the'business 1 hi fltui conducted'on the ready, rn'oiiey system of which/due notice wi)lb'e'giy,eii.-Ab.vr

. ; Si^yiiiW^Si^^^ Miistei'toiisVoluiitetJt?' tliiif evening Vat 0,80 p.tu. j $j Ysh<>Uhms& optionpoll.-wistieint£-taken i-|| livete' tor a'|iiiore|Bß'.pt.iicoiwej'l orjan iu&yoilsO ofj The Governor of Gibraltor and Cum-mandet-in-chief has oliristoned 'the first lifeboat ever launched at Gibraltar. The boat was built" by subscription to com.niejiiorato.the.Qtieeu's jubilee,; •■•<■• ;^' " Tho Griolf, one of Germauy's armed cruisers, is the fastest in the World, j Its' dwpla'ceniout' v i§'2oo6 tons',- niid ita iridicivtea""]i(Jfae : fitfiVei'" 54001 it covered ;tWeuty{four,kliotß;iu an hour, Under' Government regulation of oyster-planting* and gathernig,ntliß in--' du'stry lb New toflt has growii iuimoiisly inimportance,untilnow7ooo jnon- and $6,000,0001 capital'arc employed in that State. - ::

, AVh'ile tiyinfti avoid being'.kissed'by i a woman,-George Viudlo, of 'Baltimore fell down a stairway and was instantly killed. This is probably the first, instance of tho'.kirid'bri'fecbrd. ■■' A mat.' sometimes is willin? to givo his life fo.r'a'kiss.'butiiiever to'i avoid.', one. ■ Arovolutionia rumbling,,in...English landscape gardening.'' Theroisa movement, to abolish the features of berios; and % cstiibh'sji^ ; tlia ) style'bf''old; Italian vrith dv'ery> 'thing'iu' BVieaight'liliakV 1 terrai3£sp. Jlwlwa^ trades, and uuT V- 1 -' ''■[ ''•'■■■'' .'."'•■ .'"'"".'' • At to.Timara Police;Upurt on jiMon, divy, last some men. employed, on. the teyeis Station with all(treating a horse. ; •■.Forift.la'rjk.;.they,;liad daubed and branded one of the shearer's MjaMiith coal tar. A-hut day followed tlie'Ownerihe 1 ' account of.it is telegraphed across ;the Opntm'ent.;''/. - '■'..'." ; T';V"'' '■'''"'V...,

The Erie Eailwayis trying the experiment of running trains, through-from! Jersey City to Buffalo lighted by electri city. The -Mure accumulators are used, and sufficient'curront-is stored to furnish what light is needed in a/round, trip of oightoonhours.,. ';; ,-.,'.'!.;',/. ', l 'l'i' 1 ' '; Dr Freyer, a civil surgeon in the N. W. Provinces of India, has received a feo of 110,000 iliirccognitioii of, 1 his BUceefsful treatment of tho Nawab of Bampur and General A'ziniudeenKhao, the largest feo probablyjevpr received by aniedicalrnari,' A fdotraco atWaipu on Monday','over 100, 200, and'3oo yards; tor' tlie :'ch'nmpiomhip of the district,' between H; Denf, of yyiiangareijaudi'. M«qky ( : ,,,pf Waipu, wjiswon by tha.former.'v Atihe

Southland Amateur Athletics sports the' ai Half-mile OhaniDim'ishipof No* Zealand p was woir'by;P.>'-'H. ; Cox : (kto ! >Vib'e- a Captaiu'df the Maatei'tuii Football Club) ■ id of this fisliliijvoltceiSP^Bn'iz.l.'oiie 1 A; at.Madelra, one in" Gfreeiilttn j^ :/ nudI ¥ib' )i prewously iii Tceloiid. If irheljeVed" st that this myetertoiu'fisli) the /a^cil.'i.c.v lie tha.eel »vitli a mane, Jof which .the Faroe, tp fishormbustdiid i|isiioli'awe. ;> ; -'': :: '

', Considerable,, dissatisfaction, is felt ainoiigftlie'Oluistchurch members of the soft goouVtkdo iittho appointment of Mr Shannon, as Inspector of -Drapery iinder theOuatotna Act.•■: A. meeting of ,tho tfado was held at OlartsOii and Son's 'warehouse, to consider tho appointment yesterday., There vfasagpod attendance.. represontiiig thii ; priiicipal wlicilbaiUo tuicl; retail fitias hi town. .Jlr Beattie, of Black, Beattie &■ Go.,.was voted .to the chuir, : hiul Biitd that it- had been hoped-' that tliejf would have met the Premier that nloriung, but lie had gone South, Mr Hulbert moved "That the trade; in wait on thePremior on his return front the Soujh." Mr MaN coin:,, of Beath &■ Co. seconded the motion. Mr D. C, Brown, ofthe J).LO., moved as an amendment,.'"That this meeting coudenins the uppointment of Mr Shannon as Inspector of Drapery," After soiiih discussion,' Mr Brown withdrew his amendment. Th.e'iiiotipn was cavried, Messrs lleittt.ie, Strange, i.Wnuy, ACla'rkßon,'iindfltilbert,weve appointed a Committee tu interview the .Premier,

iiijfcaiices'liav'elieeii/.recqrdeclgf the remarkable swimming capabilities'' of cattle, but we (Western star) - do-not remember to have heard of such wonderful powers.of endurance us was witnessed lnet week near Orepuki. Mr J Erskine was crossing a iiiobofcattleatthe ipoutli of _ tbo "WaiHii to bis 'run, which ia situated on the other side of the river, when seven of the beasts were carried out (o sea and all hopesof thoirrecovery were given up,, This was a few minutes before 42 o'clock, The surprise of those in charge of the cattle can be imagined whon'at .half-past four,. six Out of the seven/beasts landed safely after boing in the water over four and a half hours,

.PiiEJUUioK Kills,-"Eloven years Our daughter suffered; on a. bed of misery underthecaroof.several of the best (ami some of tho worst) pliysiciaus, whe gave her disease various names but no relief, and how'she is restored to us in good liealtlrby. as.simplo a romedyasDr Soulo'sAmerican.Hopßitters, that wo, had poohed at for two years, before using it,W earnestly hone and pray that no one else will let their Biok' Buffer as we did, oil account of prejudice against so good a, medicine as Dr fioule'a American' Hop Bitters,"; Tho I'arentß. "Telegram.''':

Haunxkd Mk-A working man Bays: "Debt, poverty aud suffering haunted me for years, caused by a sick family and largo bills for doctoring, which did no good, I was completely discouraged until one-year neo, ,by the advice of my pastor, I procured Dr Soule'a American Hop Bitters aii!|cp,!inn'eiiee(l tlioir uso, and in one month we were ail well, and none ofushavo been sick a day since, ahdl want to say to all poor .men, you can keep your families jvell a l 'war ';,yith Dr Soti|e a Amorjciiii' Hop Bitters' for less than,oho .doqtor'i visit-..wi1l cost. ."Olirisjiaii 'Advoeato."

ltcsidenls inlhe'country cbiiteinplatfng visit to Wellington during the present month, may, combine',,belli' pleasure and profit by calling at the Wholesale Drapery Warchoiisc,- > 'l'e.:,4ro;Hou9o, Wellington.:':. ; The'tine premises we occupy are in themselves unequalled South of the' Equator, arid iio'l only is (lie drcliitectttre imnosiug, but the-, arrangements' for thccoinfprtand convenience of customers are Suoh a'S cannot be excelled if equalled -in the Colouy, and so say (he tliousahdswlio have visited .the Wholesale Family lirapery Warehouse, .Te'Ara House, Wellington:,.,~ . And tlici) the stock is always large, the choice-very extensive; and llje prices at lowest wholesale rides at '•Te' Aro' House, Wellington. •" ■,.-"■' •.;' '' , '

Just uo'wj and ihiriijg the jireseni month somo 1 .exceptional 'advantages ijre aii(j will be offei-edtqßllcas]'i,custo,mers,. Havini! iinpprteila Ijrije jot. i)f Jjpjeiiß a.m]'oilier fqnpy we shaj.l distribute lUpni to. all purcliasers on (lie "fj)llpwii|g scale at 'f-e AroHqu6e,Welliiigton i—, •..•.■■■■ ;- :

.'. TlleScidCT' V.' '■' •' ■"'. ,':•:- Purchase 10/.- Gift, 1/-Purchase \»j- (lift 1/li Purchase 20/; (WO/- Purchase 35/- Oift2/« ritrohase 80/- Gift 3/, Purchase 30/.'C|ift 3/0 Purchase 40/-'(|ift ij- Puwliaso 50/- Gift 5/. Purcliaso CO/- Gift 11/- Purchase 70/- Gift 7/. PurohaseßO/- Ctift 8/- Purchase DP/-'Gift!)/.. ''; r;.:Purohaße,l()O|;:oifilO/-.h:; i |::r..

and'sboil'in samc-propertion up to ,-£SO, SIOO, or more during-the niontb of Deoem; I Lor at.Te Aro House, :,Wclllnglon.' ; '::; /; ;f A'liO'Oiily ;except|oi)s : wo make '.'to'ith'e above" Milli- ; nery, and tailoring ; to, ;6rdeV;Ah 'early visit woiild Ihereforejjevery ;ad>;antageo,ii's. fVall .being certain to result in pleasure/and profit ,to.all custo-' mereaiTe AroHduse, WellingroD,' ■■ ."■■

•*• lfr\lk ■■■Fritsjiia at tho: j.Stuaiii, Wellington, opposite |(3pvernr' mant Buildings, Las <m announcement iiWiur columns of iti'tertoab*to; vliitora'to \|oilingtou,; v IfrlLf ('lt': .'"'; . lilioN.ew Zealand Lpaii'and |BJBriaiitile/Agency Oomnanyinotlty ■: that; theu* 'first wool Side wilH'o'lield oil Wednesday; 'December 12tli at Wellington. /'",. '.' The Jnpanopo Government have decided, to expend ten millions sterling during tho neit five years In the purchase of Wjtli thjs_. jmn.J.t ~,i« 'estimated'"tliaV'fiffeen'iroiiolads and thirty; torpedo boats can bo obtained! - \ Tblii-11l interest' not a Ik' to learn that 'Jit CiwSe ot'ojo '''Seo'-Saw" inerelv ; .fm' liis etiildreni'afi J'liad such its merits that he sold tho, copyright to. Metzlor'sfori'SO. Tho publishers cleared overLls,ooo.

'' Advices, from India say that tho \sidow (if -a Brahim near Uawupoie recently burned herself todeath upon the funeral pyre, of. her husband, She .'mounted the pyre- unnoticed after the departure of the funeral party. .•'