The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3482, 11 April 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1890.

To-morrow' (Saturday) is the monthly pay day of the Masterton and Wairarapa Permanent Building Societies,

A now advertisement from Mr E, Pearco, bootmaker, of Queen-street, appears in another column,

The weather in Auckland yesterday was very threatening, and the Elleralio races were therefore postponed till Monday next.

The largest flume in tho world has just been comploted in Southern California, It is fifty miles long, costing 4,000,000 dol, and consumed 9,000,000 ft of timbor in its construction.

The authorities at Brtsbano havo issued orders to destroy a largo number of fat bullocks impounded at Enoggera sale yards, whither they were sent for sale, as the bullooka were suffering from a mallmnt disease, .

The King of Samoa has prohibited the alienation of lands in Samoa to foreigners, whether by sale, mortgage, or otherwise, the sale of arms or ammunition to natives, and the sale of intonating liquors to natives.

The Manawatu Dajly Times says We regret to learn thijt stoats have made their appearance in thjs district, Yesterday, Mr J, Rush killed ono that was running across the Kangitikeiroad. Tlieso destructive inimals have, no doubt, tound their way here from the Wairarapa, where large numbers were introduced some time ago, So provoking of laughter was the performance in the Theatre Royal last night that one particular individual, ■wjfiose ribible propensities caused him to be veiy had to bo practically held in his seaji by tho lesseo-Mr Coker, 1 his speaks yolum.cj {of tjje entortaipment.

On tho night alter his youngest son's marriago, Mr Gladstone and a largo family party visited Barnum's, They were met at tho gates by tho old showman himself,- who conducted tho party to the Eoyal box; The two grand old men then sat down side by side and exchanged confidences. "It was," said IJarnum," one of the proudest moments of my liffl," Down ntDennistoii, aifliuing villag 0 near Westport, they are afte r the ideal in tho social amenities pf tho concert. The prophet of reform is a correspondent of the Westport Times, who complains of people aniolcing so near the stage during the progress of tho concert. Tho singors had apparently a most diffioult task to achieve to turn tobacco smoke into vocal melody, and one comlo singer was absolutely unoble to rcaeli his top note through the liazo that enveloped it, Another " prophet" has arisen, says the Waipawa Mail, Te Pin/j, by name. What his particular creed is wo have tiofcyetloamed, but he has been working nis my south from the Poverty Bay District, and is now giving the natives about hero a turn, Any native who has a somewhat larger share of intelligence than his fellows, can easily make a living without working in this way, by going about from place to place, The municipal debts of jpaiiy of the chief cities of Europe are assuming such immenso proportions as to render the local taxation almost crushing in its incidence. At the Hasruo the cjtjo debt is equal to nearly £5 10s per bead of the population, in Berlin it is upwards of £6 per head, at Milun it is over £8 per head, in Frankfort-on-tlie-Maine It exceeds £l2 per head,in Paris itis above £3l per head, while Brussels tops the list with an indebtedness of £O4 por

Owing to theprospority of the Methodist causo at Pahifttuait is.proposed shortly to fornv a separate circuit and a miuijtct specially for Pahiatua and MaDgatainoko.. Tho members of the Masterton Thistle °df» o of Masons, S. 0, have decided to present the chaplain (Rev 1), Fulton) who is about to leave the district, with a oomplinientary address.

The jury lists for tho Wairarapa district were revised yesterday before Colonol Roberts, R,M„ and Messrs Boothanvand Lowes, J.s P, There was no opposition, and as a result no alterations wero mado.

T .° vacanc y caused in the Mastorton rublio School by the appointment of third teacher (Mr Everis) to the charge of the Tawa Flat school has been filled by the temporary appointment of Mr John Kay, The permanont appointment will probably bo made at the ond of the proaont month,

Lo Monti, alias "The Count," was discharged thiß'mornint; at 10 o'clock, after doing 48 hours' indurance vile. " The Count" iswoof those respectable kind of individuals, who some time since fell out with hard 'work,- and therefore strenuously refused to do hard labor. He was thowforo confined in tho cellß the wholo of the time.

A correspondent of the Hawkes Bay Herald, writing from tho Straits Sotfcloments, states that while, out riding he saw one of the largest orchids over found in that country. In was on a very high durian tree, around which it formed a complete circle. He ordered the plant to be Boraped off, and it took 15 men to removoti. Tho orchid is 7ft 2m liigh and across, and has seven spikes of flowers, the longest Bft Bin long, John Butement, brewer, of Maaterton, was charged by the Collector of Customs before ColonelKqberts, R,M,, yesterday, under Beotion 29 of the Beer Duties Act, 1888, with unlawfully and fraudulently neglecting to make a true and exact ontry in a book of beer delivered from tho brewery on 17th March. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined the minimum penalty, £6O, with 7s costs, payment to be made beforo ten o'clock this morning. Tho whole of tho plant used in the manufacture of the beer in question, together with tho stock, wab confiscated.

A somewhat sensational attempt at murder ocourred in Sydney on 21st March. George Symonds, a ono-armed wharf labourer, recently went to lodge with Mrs Boale, a widow, residing in Kent-street. Ho made her repeated oilers of marriage, and on being refused and told to leave tho house, he went away, but shortly after returned, drew a revolver, and fired two Shot's at Mrs Boale. - Fortunatoly both missed, the bullets lodging in the wall, and Symonds was arrested before he did further mischief,

TheTapanui Courier says:—"Thousands of sheep are now coming down to tho South from tho dried-up Northern districts, but nearly all come by road instoad of rail, owing to tho absurdly high rates charged by the Eailway Commissioners for live stock. One buyor alone has this season travelled over 10,000, all of which would bavo boen trucked if the railway freight was not prohibitive. .Up to the present time fully 30,000 shoop havo passed through this district from North Otagoand Canterbury, and we can safely say that tho buyers would havo gladly railed tho sheep through if the railway tariff could competo with the road in charges, The bulk of the fat sheep from this part of tho world aro now driven to Dunedin, and another 1000 fat sheep left on Monday en routo for the l'aiori,"

Tho (Jhristchurch Telegraph learns that it is probable that Arthur Olampett, alias Sullivan, the converted athlete (!) will before long revisit this colony. He was lately in Bristol, England, at an evangelical service, and was confronted by a man who was evidently well primed with Clamper's doings in Christchurch. By a recent mail a letter has been received in Christchurch from him dated Chicago, aekiug for means to bring him back to Christchurch. lie declared that if sufficient money was not sent him to provide n cabin passage back to this Colony he would come in tho ateerago. Incredible as it may seem, says the Telegraph, we are informed that £7O has been raised or promised in Christ church for the purpose of" meet-in? his wishes, and that the money has been or will be sent to him.

A share broker named Henry Latsaster Beddome shot himself dead in his office in Grenfell-street, Adelaide, early on Saturday morning. He was not home on Friday night, and about 10 o'clock in the morning his wife went to the office and was horrified to find her husband sitting upright in his chair with a revolver wound close above his heart. The weapon was clasped in his right hand and lying on the table in front of | him was the following letter:—Quem 1 Deus vitUperdere, Sec, Whether or not lam mad matters little now. I havo beon mad for three months and most heartily wish I were so still, that I might claim to escape some of tho punishment justly earned. Please try and forgive mo, though I cannot forgive mysolf, oven in my last hour. I have been a wretched failure, a bad son, an unfortunate friend, a bad tempered father and husband. Like the little boy with tho nuts, I tried to hold tooipch, and have lost ail and more than all,

Hobart has been again shocked by the report ef another fatal affray following close upoD the Thompson shooting case, On Saturday night .Ronald Eonayne, aged 70, had on altercation with his Bon-in-law, Martin Whooler, at their houso, 80, Goulbourn-street. Both wore intoxicated,and had not been ou speaking torms for three months, though living undor tho same roof, "Whooler's wifo said they quarreled about who should bring in some firewood, "While she was getting their tea ready in tho kitchen they foijght In the front room, Entering ther.o to make peace she saw Ropayne strilfp her husband wit)i a pockotinffo which ho had bpei) ijsing to cut tobacco, and her husband instantly' fell. A doctor was sont for, and camo spoodily, but had to tell Wheeler he was dying, Ou being taken, to the hospital he expired at tho crates, tho knife having pierced his heart, though tho puncture was so small that the blood scarcity oozed therefrom,' Bonayno was subsequently arrested while quietly smoking in a neighbor's sljop, and at onco admitted the deeij. He has sincp maintained a most ca]lous indifference, jijs only ox, pressed anxiety being that tho poljo'e will not stop his tobacco.

Our dross department is now abundantly supplied with all the latest fashions, both in textures and colours, adapted for the autumn and winter season, at Te Aro House, Wellington. To begin with,' Everyone should iuspeot our special "Melton" cloth, 80 inches wide. This a most useful material, aijd not only so, but is attractive in appearance, and ljjay be had in black, three shades "of grey grenat, grpeps, and browns, Having been manufactured to j)ur express order, we can guarantee its wear, A full dress length will post, 10s Gd only, atlc Ajk» Hflueo, Wejlington, Tires there (jreiisefu) varieties el colored meltons, 2£inches wide, fr.oni GJd tp Is per yard; frepch foules, "in Qli g'ey colQurs, from 12Jd per yard; homespuns and fancy knickers, splashes, Ms§, broken Checks, fancyplaitla ji-0., from 9d te Is 4Jd par yard, at To Aro House, Wellington, ' Is {double width materials, 42 and 44 inches wide, we enumerate. All wool amospns,2s (id to 4s 6d por yard; fancy tweeds, Is 1(4 to 2s 6d per yard; fancy plaids, boureites, ki%kcrg, baunookburns, &0,,254jd to 3s 9d per yard, (it Te Aro Houso, Wellington, In black dress materials we have sonic beautiful fabrics in stripes, scrolls, and floral designs, .42 iifjlies wide, 2s lid to 4s Cd per yard; an unriyalled fhpipo of French ainazqnes, 44 inches wide, 2s Gd t,Q §3 Gd pes yard; and a very largo sssQrtment q! ptyin'l)ls|t I'i'cnch cashmeres, and merjno.s from Is l(d lyfr Cd per yard, at Te Arq House, Wellington: - And then we have the best - drpspalfing in tiie pith ; liayo long .had two dressinging rooms,- ' ,u!)der very superior and efficient management. Our arrangements for the season are very complet", and we can still turn out dresses in the highest style of art, at tho WMesalo Family Prapery Waretosee, To ire Hw, m- ' ...

The Tender accoptod for building Mc 6, Mathioson'a house at South Carterton wiu that of Mr A, E. Wallin at £237, and _ not at £247 as inadvertently stated in yesterday's issue. Br Milne, who has for some time past been in practice in thia town, is, wa understand, about to leavo for "Woodville, whore he intends representing his profession, Ho will also visit Pahiatna, Mr J, Mathors, agent of tho Now Zealand Bible, Tract, and Book Depit, is in Mftetorton, and has opened a temporary dop6t in promises next to Ur L. J, Hoopir's, Qucon-sbroet.

At the Carterton Court this morning before Mr James Bayliss, J,P., a solitary "druuk" who had spent a repentant night in durance vile, was fined five shillings or twenty four hours, Ho gave the somewhat fashionable and convenient name of" Jaok Smith,"

The coming engagements of tho Carterton Rival Football -Club are with Masterton Bed Stars, next Saturday 12th April; with Greytown the Saturday following, viz 10th April; and with the Melrose Club, Wellington, on 24th May, .

1 An alteration of the advertisement of ■ Mr J. B. Innes, of tho Educational 5 Depository, Qucop-strcet, appoa'ra in another column. Mr Innes has just t lecoived a largo shipment of now bookß . and novolties, also the latest Euglish and 3 Australian magazines, Lovers of good 1 reading would do well to pay him a visit. 1 We aro requested to remind our 1 readers of Mossrs Lowes and lorns sale t of drapery, clothing, haberdashery, oto, 3 to morrow, on the premises' bcoupiod by J Mrlioavau opposite the Club Hotel, ' The list is a most complete one,all being useful and seasonable goods, and to be , sold without reserve, Bargains will be s the order of the day, i _ Ono of the greatest boons to the Wei'i lington community is admitted to bo its 1 tramways, but if these pay dividends it 1 ismost assuredly nofault of the directors, J Changes in the fares are made almost ■' with every change of weather, and the • result is that the publio never under- '• stand what tho faros really are, and 8 tberofore do not patronise tho cars, 1 Still another chango is recorded to-day, j Tom Jennings, known as till heaviest and biggest man in Australia, died somewhat suddenly ot dropsy at his J house, tho Harvest Home Hotel, Hobart, » on Tuesday, the ist inet. His weight 1 was 32 stone, height Bfoet lOin, chest 0 (38in, round waist 82in, and calf of leg J 20iin, Jennings was a native of j Streomhead, Atherton, Yorkshire, and 1 was aged C 6, n Tho following footballers will reprosont 8 tlw Carterton Rivals in their match e against tho Masterton Red Stars at Carg terton, at throe o'clock on Saturday r afternoon noxtForwards—Tyler, C Reid, E, Gooden, J Kilminßter, W McKenzio, 0 McGuiness, T, and J Moore; halves—T Kemble, A Grig?, C Burt; 11 Three-quartera—J AlcGuiness, W SunJ nop, U sahor; Full baok—R Kemblo; 1 Emergencies -Merewood, W H King, I and Bennett, 0 4 0 There has been some talk of the j Carterton Rival Football Club making 0 a tour of tho West Coast thiß season 3 and including Palmorston, Feilding, and e Marlon in their matchei. It Is, however, l ( boing found that tho men requisite to . form a good representatiyo team will 0 haye somo difficulty in all getting away 3 for so extended a trip,and the chances of the expedition are at prosont small. In e any case, tho toanl would not go until ,f tho latter end of the season, ii i Tho N.Z, Times has received a oharmn ing letter, with enclosure, from a little girlof Masterton,which speakseloquently for itself. It alludes to Florence Moore, 6 who was so seriously hurt the otlior day: j' —"Dear Sir,—Having seen in your 'j paper that a little girl was badly hurt in e a machine, and that a subscription was ? being got up for her, iny sister and . brother and 1 thought we would like to send five shillings, the money that wo '• got for our prizes at the floworshow. We J hope the poor little girl will get better,— II 1 remain, yours sinceroly, Evelyn j Beard," 0 Tho following is one of tho many jokes , attributed to the late Dr Adler:—A ti begsar who had trespassed onco too often 0 on the kind hearted Rabbi's generosity q threatened that unless ho receiyed ! further assistance he would goto the 8 Society for The Conversion of the Jews r and become a Christian, Dr Alder remained obdurate, and dismissed him. Baying that he hoped ho would make a r better Christian than Jow, The beggar s loft the offico, but was summoned back 3 by the Chief Rabbi's beadle. He a returned, jubilantly expecting to make 1 his own terms with the "Rao," The » lattor, however, calmly said, "I am 1 afraid that if you walk to tho society's i oflloe you will have time to change your • mind, I'll send you there in a cab," t The beggar made himself scarce, A farmer's wife noar, Kirrimuir was , noted for her scrimp diotary to lior farm hands, A waggish ploughboy resolved , to mako one desperate effort to improve , matters. Accordingly one day at breakfast he suddenly uttered a howl, and j holding hta hands over his eyes, cried out: "I'm tuinin'blm'l - 0 guidsake, I canna see, 0 mercy me I this is ! awfu' I" His master, alarmed, asked [ the lad how it happened, "l dinna t ken; it was just a' at once,'was the reply, "for when I looked ntmybreid 1 1 coulduasee ony butter on'fc." x The master saw how tho land lay, and asked , his wifo to give tho lad a slice of cheese, , Upon this being done he asked if his | eyes were any better now. "Ay, they're a' richt noo," ho roturncd, " and I think better than ever, for I can see the breid through tho cheese noo." Owing to tho threatening appearance : of tho weather, and for other obvious 1 reasons, the attendance at tho Theatre Royal last niglib to witness tlie opening porformimco of tho St, Maur Oomody Company was not so large as might have been expected from tho merits of tho company. Thoro was. however, a good downstair house, and everybody who was sufficiently fqrtunate to be present, had tho pleasure of. scpin? pne of tho best pieces ovnr staged in the district. Thoplot of the farciciloomedy prqdi)ced, I "The Arabian Nights," was intensely 1 interesting throughout', and was provoking of tho' utmost, applause. Mr Harry St. Maur,as Arthur Hummingtop, . is in excellent actor, and deserves tho groatest credit tor the clever manner In 1 which he extricated himself from tho ' "sorapes" occasioned by tho peculiarities of an over-zealous mother-in-law, Miss Florence Seymour, asMrsHuinmingtop, is'perfection itself, and besides being a j charming actress is ijn accomplished J vocalist. Thunders'pf applaijsd' pepe ( elicited by tho capital rendering of " Homo, Sweet Hom/j" by this lady, As ■MrsGellibrand, tbeindefatigablo mother-in-law, our old friend, Miss Georgia SmitliEon, was really good, and sustained her part in more than a creditable manner. The appearance of Mr Chas, c Berkeley, on tho stope of a Mas- j terton theatre, was a guarantee of., fun-and fun there was, for his acting i was characterised throughout by hispeculiarly funny ways. Eyery other part was sustained ifl an equally olevcr manner, Miss Hetty Kennedy and JfissEily Mayo li boing particularly noticeable, We regret (; tyat space will not permit our giving a d in,ore lojjgthy notice of thiß company, as it is undoubtedly ope of tho strongest that l)!is visited the district. Tbesooncry is now, appropriate, and beautiful, and a adds not inconsiderably to the enohantmont of tho view, " Jim the Penman 1 ' will bo produced to-night, a sketch of which appears in another column, Extraordinary Sickness- 8 Thtebpaboill, Friday, !j The Doctors and chemists have ~ ljeci) kept busy during the last sis 1 mqpths. Sijskness has been moje prolonged thaii ever howii i|i '.tjje iptoif of the oldest inhabitant. Diptheria is still prevalent, and it is stated that ono minister alone read the burial service at ti)e graves pf o psven yietims during the list three d jveelfs. Influent is general, and two d forge town Behoof of ovpr 1000 f<