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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4249, 21 October 1892, Page 2

The following extracts from theannual sheep returns are of inturcßt 83 showing the nrugtoss of this district. AVairarapa North, numbor 1801, 576,257, 1892, 050,401; South.—lß9l, 507,728 ; 1892, 1549,668; Pahiatua 1891,51,298; 1892, 70,829. Wo hear that Mr Ales. Bnillio, late of N.S, v 7,, does not mtotid visiting Master.ton after all.

Tho Cantata, "The Now Jerusalem" will l)o rojidornfl in tho Maatorton Presbyterian Churoli on Thursday, 27th October, by ut full choir and Orchestra from Carterton, Tho proceeds will bo devoted to tho Church Improvement L'und,

The total put through tliß two maoliines at tbo Wjiigjinui Jockey Club's Mooting ycstorday by Mr F. Hill and Mr Stock was £3129, as against £3471 pat through on the first day at tho Spring Meeting last year, The Carterton s'ooial Club's ball, held on Wednesday night, was a prouounced success. Mrs Hamilton, the popular hostess of the Koyal Oak Hotel, Carterton, bae taken over the White Hart Hotel in the same town. An Australian lady has prosonted the Prince of Wales on behalf of tho Imperial Institute, with a peal of 10 bulla, as a momento of the Queen's Jubilee. The peal will be second only. to that of St, Paul's Owing probably to the wet night, the Masterton School Oommitteo wai uuablo to hold its regular meeting last evening, only threo members putting in an appearance, The meeting lapsed foi want of a quorum, This is the first occasion such a thing has occurred for a very long time, Great interest appears to be taken in the newly formed Wainrapa Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, and judging from the enthusiasm displayed at last mght'B meeting, the association should Boon bo a very strong one.

A little boy named Wiloy, aged five years, was run over by a looded dray, at Danevirlte, on Wednesday and died yes» terday.

A man named Erickson has been found dead in his hut on the Worth Beach, Weatport, whero he worked as a miner. Deceased was some years ago a seaman on the ss, Orowaiii, and it is believed that ho was married.

Mr T. E, Rowo, of Gladstone, has been presentod with a handsome gold watch chain, by the Oommitteo of the Gladstone Quadrille Assembly, in recognition of his services as M.C. during the past season.

Entries for the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society close to-morrow' (Saturday) at noon

Evidence was heard at tho Ornytown R.M. Court, on Wednesday, in mitigation of tho penalty imposed in the rabbit case lnspeotir Harvey v. C. Tully, and the line was reduced to £O,

Tho following standards for tho season of 1892-3 have been adopted by the Wollington Athletic Club :—7syds Flat, 81-fls.eoj 100 yds Flat, 10 2 5soo; 120 yds Flat, 12 Msoo; 250 yds Flat, 27sec; 440yd8F]nfc,522-58ec; Half-Mile Flat, 2nnn B.<cc; One Mile Fl«t, 4min 40>ec; Three Miles Flat, 10'min ; One Mile Walk. 7mm 20seoj Three Miles Walk, 24min j 120 yds Hurdles (3ft Gin), 17secs; 440 yds hurdlos (Bft Cm), GGseo; High Jump, sft Bin; Long Jump, 20ft Gin; Putting tho lClb Stone 35ft; Pole Jump, 9ft Gin.

There w our own Mr Buiok now—really a nice speaker, fluent, with a good voice, a pleasant intonation, and with somo intelligence of phraseology. Yot, after his first essay or so, no one paid much attention to "Orator" Buiok. Why ? Simply, [ submit, because Mr Buick was in hearty earnest about nothing, save perhaps tho increase of' screw,' and ho was ashamed to appear too naturally in earnest ahout that. As for Hogg, Barnshaw, d he genus ontiie, thoy do not manege even to impose upon themselves, They have a certain amount of clap-trap to utter and utter it—lauahing in sleeve at their hearora and themselvea Catholic Times,

A company is being formed in WeK lington, tor utilising a hitherto waste product, in tbo shape of the hair from the skins ot cows and oxen. The drawback has in the pent been the difficulty of ex. trading the salt from the hair, and rendering it soft and pliable. This has been overcome by a proces patented by Mr W. H, P, Long, of Ngahauranga, and a sample of the prepared hair has been shown as soft as wool, The Company propose to acquire Mr Long's patent rights, and manufacture blankets and other articles from the hnir, anduse the refuse for roof and boiler felling, which, it is olaimed, can be produced at vory considerably below tho price ot the imported article, tho cost of the hair being extremely small, The company has an oxcellent nroepect of being successfully floated. The brokers aro Meura J, B, Tringham & Co., of Lauibton Quay.

Mr H. 8. Tiffen has imported from America a large fruit ovaparator of the latest type, worked by stesm, Ho will erect it In Napior tor experimental purposes, prior to its removal to Greenmeadowß,whereMrTiffon reestablished a largo orchard and vineyard. He m. tendß to go in for fruitgrowing, evaporating, etc, systematically, in order to doaionstrate to small holders how to make the most of tholr land.—Herald.

Knowing the valuo of advertising, Walter Bontly has invited the clorgy of Dunedin to attend the production of the " The bilver King." In his circular to tho clergy, that actor says: " In making tho request for your attendance at the performance, should no other engagement iutervone, I am guided solely by the motive of your person exciting attention to -what, lam sure, you will admit must be highly moral and influential with the people. Art is progressive, and we live in the ago of progress. Art allied to morality must elevato all amusemont, and the teachings of a moral drama cannot fall to raise the tone of tho human mind. The actor's art is but another avenue to the soul,"

Some pitiful letters aro boing published in Melbourne of sufferers by the collapse of the Davies companies. These are yory painful reading, and their perusal is apt to influence one's desire to see tho authors of such misery in priaon. They are from small shareholders and depositors who have lost their all-many of them women j othors elderly people who had invested their life savings, and now in their old ago find themselves completely stranded.

A'FUWEitiNO VEBDici.-Speaking of one of tho most noted of colonial specialities, tho press says:—' 'Saarland's Baking Powder deserves moro than a passing not:ce,for the' 'Moa" Brand Bakicg Powder enjoys a reputation secoid to none, From oro end of New Zealand to. the otber, targe orders aro received for this popular brand, Even in the most out of the way distriots the careful house-wife, possessed with the, laudable ambition to make her bread and hor scones better than her neighbours' buys Sharland'e Baking Powder, and triumphs over the few of her leas sensible sistors, who, from a mistaken Bense of economy, buy apparently cheaper brands. The recip? of a good Baking Powder is anything but a secret but how very few manufacturers use, as Messrs Sharland & Co. do, the best only of materials, carefully tested before mixture and exactly proportioned," Readers, who require 'an economical, sntisfaitDry and healihfu) Baking Powdw, cannot do bettej than uso the Moa" brand,«-Aj)vi

The French cruiser Duohaffault, Cap tarn Macoron, six guns, arrived at-Poit Chalmers from Mart yesterday. Sir Robert Ball.the famous astronomer Btates that a signalling flag that could bo seen on Mars would roqmte to bo as big as Ireland.

A now four-masted sailing ship, tho Thracia, was being towed from Greenock to Liverpool in baliast on the 13th of August when a suddon squall off the Islo of Man drove tho vessel nu her beam otids, and she sank with tho captain, his wifo, and fifteen men. During tho British cricket season jußt past, Arthur Shrewsbury has proved a stayer. When going to the wicket, early in tho day ho would ordor a cup of tea to [be brought him at half-past five. I Mr Labouchere evidontly does not I believe in women's franchise, With liis usual mudesty he says in Truth of Septemborlat :-",)ohn Knox and I have always boon against womon having any political power." John Knox and lis simply delicious. The Maungaraki Eovers Football Club's first annual ball takes place at Gladstone to-night. Captain Leaver, in charge of tho Carterton cwp3 of the Salvation Army, is to be transferred, She will leave for her now station on Tuesday next, and will hold a farewell mooting next Sunday. f ho Post lias tho best authority tor stating that there is plenty of work in the Pahiatua distriot for competent bushfallen. One large omployer is willing to give eleven shillings per day of nine hours.

On Saturday, October 29th Mr F.H, Wood will hold an important unreserved sale of furniture and general morehandise. at his Greytowo Auction Booms. Particulars appear clsewhero. Notice is given by tho Eketahuiia itoad Board, that a poll will bo taken on the proposal to raise a loan, for formation and metalling on the Mnkskahi ltoad West, on Thursday October 27th. ■I. B. Johnson, the famous English swimmer, who for many years hold tho long distance championship at Home, Is at present in Wellington on board the lonic, iu the engine room of which vessel he is employed, Johnson has at present an bpen challenge to the world for diving from a height of 40ft into life of water. To morrow, Saturday, the Wellington Football Club's amateur nthletio sports aro to take place on the Basin Reserve, when the pick of tha athletes of Wellington will coniploto. During a storm atKowcastle, N.S.W., on tho 11th instant, two valuable horsss pelonghig to A, A. Campany, which weie in the Sea Point paddock, were struck dead by lightning. A chimnoy in the hunse of Mr Arnott was knocked down, and at Maylieid a bedroom was partly wrecked by tho electric lluid.

Here are the names, writes " Wellington Watchman," in the Catholic Times, ofa few—a moro hanilful—of thobeguilod in Wellington, m: Turn Carter. Em|., Takapuna Tom Esq, E. J. Jellicoo Esq, -Donovan, Esq., Johnow fleitton, Esq,, 5. P. Fisher, Esq., P. K, Russell, Esq., F. H. Fraser, Esq., F. 0. Millar, Esq., -Webb, Esq., It, P, Johnson, Esq. These are only a sample. They are all gentlomon with the very 'strongest claiuis.upon Government. And yet these claims have been cynically, cruelly, ignored, and ayouug man of the name of Eigg has been chosen to honour and glory, while the splendid Great Liberals named, and others who have no certain namo, remain cold, hungry and unhappy A piano and organ manufactory is likely to be established m Auckland. An extraordinary fact has just occurred at Worms, A doserter haß been arrested who for thirteen years since he loft his regiment has been working as a printer in tho same place. He has been sent to I enniplote his time with the colours.

A curious and vory unsatisfactory state of things was, yesterday morning, saysi the Press, shown to exist in connection with the Court of Appeal, Tho matter cropped up during tho fixing of dates for the hearing of eases at the presont sitting of the Court. A learned counsel suggested that certain cases should bo heard on Monday. The Bench considered it necessary that there should bo a full Bench sitting whon the cases mentionod came on, and pointed out that His Honor tho Chief Justioe would uot bo in Wel« lington until late next week. A discussion followed, during which it was pointed out by Mr Justice Richmond that under the existing state of Court of Appeal and its procedure, a decision might go againßt a person notwithstanding that the majority of tho judgos of the colony might have decided in his favour. As an instance, he pointed out that two of the five judges of tho oolony might decide in a case in favour of a defondant. On appeal being inado against this decision, the, threo judges, who had not sat at tho orieinal trial, would decide the case as a Court of Appeal. Two of the three might dcoido against, while tho third upheld the decision of the judges in tho Lower Court. Tho decision oftheLowor Court would thus be reversed, although throe out of tho live judges were favourable to it, Sir Robert Stout stated this anomaly oxisted also in England. His Honor Mr Justice Denniston considered it was most uiisat's. faotory. Mr Justioe liichmond having expressed the opinion that the judges whose decision was appealed against should share a seat on the Bench at tho Court of Appeal, which he considered would be couducive to tho cases being better argued, the subject dropped.

The terror of ladies at the appearance of rats or mice has become proverbial, and this well known characteristic has , been ono of the strongest arguments used i by the opponents of female franchise. Ladies, however, say that men aro just as frightened of these vermin as women, only, boing deceivers over, manage to hide their terror undor an assumption of sangfroid or desperate flourishing with a pokor, taking rare that the rat's lino of retreat is loft duly open. A lady thus relates an experience of hers to prove this: -One night on retiring to her room alio observed a rat run across the floor. To utter a flhriek and jump on the bed was, as the novolists say, the work of an instant, Her husband, who is a trifle over six feet high, rushed into tho room to ascertain tho cause of tho outcry, and on boing informed of tho prosonce of the intruder, seizod the poker and vowed to have the rats blood. He ohaßed the animal around tho room a tew times, till it finally got into a corner under the bed and refused to be dislodged, Tho lady was all this time a very muoh inlerestod spectator, and finding all the efforts of her husband to make the rat move away and resume the game, fruitless, and seeing that her better half had no intention of crawling under tho bed and meeting the enemy on its own level, on all fours, took off her slipper, and, leaning over, threw it as hard as she could undor the bed. The effect was startling, the Budden and unexpected bang of the slipper agaiust'the wall was like an electric shock to tho r'at-hunter. It broke him all up. He dropped the poker and sprang up on to tho bed with an alacrity which would have charmed the proprietors of Wirth's oircus in Bearch of a bounding jockey. The wife became too convulsed with laughter to explain-mat-tors, and meanwhilo the rat took advantage of the divorsion, " winked his other eyo,".and was Been no more,—'.'Evening < Press."

_ We are satisfied with our buyers selections of Spring Drcsß Fabrics, Tlioy aro all of the newest materials and in tho most fashionable colorings, Our country friends should send at onco forpattorns, which will be forwarded, postage free, from To Aro House, Wellington. We are abondantly satisfied with the immense variety of these Spring Dress Fabrics, and we aro daily displaying over 1000 pieces ia every fashionable coloring andc.esigr, at lo Aro House, Wellington, Send for Patterns, We are abundantly satisfied with the superior value of these Spring Dress Fabrics. The prices are exceedingly moderate for suoh excellent quality, ranging from 10s Gd to 45s the full diees length, at Te Aro House, Bend for Patterns. We are_ abundantly satisfiod with our grand choice of New French De Laines, now so much in demand."- These aro exquisite in design, colorings and qualities, and may be had at Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d and 2s per yard j at Te Aro House, Winston end lot Patteroe,—Adtt

In consequence of tho.setious illness of Mrs Duthio, Mr Duthio has decided to | retire from the Wellington Mayoral contest. Mr Bell has consented to allow' himself to be nominated.

Tho Manawatu Standard is responsible for tho following ;-A number of burIgosses waited on Mr G. H. E. Wdmr,tun, and' asked if he would content to stand for tho mayoralty. Mr Warburton explained that as the Council owed him a large Bum of monoy, and were not in a position to pay it, ho was disqualified from taking the position. It Beems rather good that tho Council should cancel Mr Watbuiton's appointment as borough solicitor, and then inako no I arrangement about settling liis "little bill."

A man named Joseph Hastings wub arrested by Constablo Cobbledick at South Melbourne the other day for insuiting Miaviour, whereupon the pri\ soner seined tho constable's little finger in his mouiJi, and clieivcd it until the first joint almost dropped off. Oubbledick repeatedly callod for aesistance from the crowd, and at length one man, Michael ohannahan, late of Greymouth, came forward. He was at once set upon by larrikins, who in a fow seconds ripped bis trmisors from the waistband to tho hoel, and ho had to fly homo half naked, Some nine or ten larrikins harassed tho Constablo fearfully. They snatched his handcuffs away, made a football of his helmet, and dealt him sundry hard knocks about the body, The Bench fined Hastings £1 or three days for the bad language, and £5 or one month for resisting, and ordered him to pay 21s damagos, The Benoh referred to tho iinmanliness of the crowd, who, with the exception ol one young man, onuld soo a constable ill-used, when ho called for assistance in the oxeoution of his duty j and they complinionted Mr Shannahan for tho mauliiipss that he had exhibited. Warranto are to bo issued for some of the other offenders,

Tho lecture, with dissolving views, at St, Matthews Sohoolroom, Masterton, to-night is possessed of bouio attractive adjuncts, Besides dolivcrmg an interesting conversational sketch of Ohmoh History and English Cathedrals, tho Rev. Mr Bradbury will exhibit a Berios of most boautiful views of the interior and extortor of nu'st of.tho famous cathedrals of the Old Country, Thoro will also be some exquisite dissolving pictures of somo of the many ecclesiastical ruins in both England and Scotlaud,iiicludiiig, amongothors, the abbeys at Glastonbury, Kirkstall,Fountains, and Melrose, all of which are pregnant with association and appeal impressively tj tho sentiments of ovoryone who beholds them. In addition, Mr Bradbury reproduces St. Peter's Cathedral, Romo, in its vast magnificence, Tho Vatican, with its marvellous statuary and priceless art treasures; and altogether prosentsan exceptionally interesting collection of views which will, wo have no doubt, be much admired and should draw together, a good attendance at this evenJng'B lecture.

A Hawko'a Bay journal oommoitting on Ministerial ingratitude Bays "a miserable J.f. ship is all that has come this way."

The question whether Wellington iR " windy" has always been a moot point, but an incident which occurred thcro recently goes in the direction of the " blowy" hypothesis. A. verandah of a house situated below Mr W T. Grundy's residonoo in Oriental Bay becarno detached by a zephyr. Tho brease subsequently lifted it over tho roof of Mr Grundy's residence and deposited it in a baok street at tho rear of the building. We learn that during tho rocont block on the Rimutaka railway passengers wore asked as much as a pound a head for being conveyed in vehicles nvor the Rimutaka. It was a grave blunder on tho part ofthodepartmont toallowits passengers to bo victimised after this faikion and tho incident emphasises the remarks wo mado the other day as to tho failure of the railway authorities to deal effectively with the difficulties arising oat of the obstruction,

A new cooling process discovered in Victoria will onablo a reduction of fifty por cent on the cost of freight to the Homo mnrket, whilo it will also onablo fruit, butter, oic, to bo Btored cheaply from the plentiful season to the eeasou of scarcity, A sale of work in aid of the Choir Fund Is to be hold in St. Matthews Schoolroom 1 Masterton, outho afternoon and ovening of Friday, 11th. Novemor. Tho Bev. Paige.e advortißo notification in connection therewith appears in this issue.

Suoh a number of accidents have hap. pened in connection with weed destroyers, sheep dips, and othor poisonous liquids, that, according ton suggestion in an English horticultural journal, it is quite tinio that stopt> wore taken to make these liquids declare thoir dangorous position by means of some special colour, for too often they are used in unlabollod bottles, which, from their shape, etc., may bo presumed to contain alimentary liquid. It has boon proposed to introduce chromium compound into such mixtures when they are of an alkaline oharacter, or when they are not alkaline, but are compatible with an alkali, to in. troduue a chromium Gompound mixed with an alkaline matter, Although this proposal soaroely promises to meet every caso, it certainly looks like a move in right direotiou, and is to be commended evon if it onlv partially succeeds In pre* venting accidents and oritnes.

At Armidale, N.S.W., on the 2nd inst., Neill O'Domioll, tho hoir to an Irish baronetcy and a fortune of .£BO,OOO por annum, was brought before tho pohco oourt and charged with being of unsound mind, Ho was roraandod for eight days, A Maori, name unknown, and a Euro, pean named Win. Qninn, were bush felling on Bir Walter Bulk's property at Ohau yeßterday, when a treo fell'aud strnok the Native on the head, smashing in his skull, aud inflicting such injuries that he died within five minutes. Tho man Quinn, who had sustained sevore injuries to the side and shoulders, was removed to tho Wellington Hospital. His injuries are notexpooted to result fatally. Mr G, A. 0. Robieson has beenj gazettod Registrar of Birth, Deaths and Marriages for tho Fc&therston district,

Messrs Lowes & forna have a busy week in the way of auction sales boforo them. To-morrow the firm sell, in addition to furniture, etc,, the privilege's in connection with the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show, to be held on Thursday next j on the 26th instant their stock sale at Ekotahuna will be hold'when a large number of cattle will bo offered j and on Friday, the day after the Show, they have arranged a most attractive sale of show stock, with a large number of imported horses of excellent quality, comprising light and heavy draughts, brako and coach horses, also hacks, The auctioneers ask ui to call the special attention to this sale of all wno are in want of horses of any class,

It would soem (says an cxchango) that the prospects are very favourable just now' for the shipping of fat cattlo from Queensland to Molboume, Somo bullocks sent to Melbourne from Mr Jamos Tyson's station averaged £l4 2s perhead, and aomo of them fetched as much as JJIO 5s each,

" He what prigs what isn't his'n, when he'scotchedis sent to priVn," That in. forms the evil-disposed that sooner or later thoy muat pay the ptnalty of their crinws, and even as one man is bound to respect anothor man's rights and not lay violent hands on other mens' property, so is everyone who cares for his own well-being and' for the well-being of the country of bis bitth or adoption, bound to tako care of his own, to shepherd his own resources, keep a watchful eye on his own property, and safeguard his own intercsls. The citizen who has a sovereign te epend and' who spends it so that he only gets ten snillings' north for bis money, is practically as bad as the man who puts his hand into his neighbour's pocket and takes out half a sovereign; nay, he is worse, because, in allowing himself to be imposed upon lie robs his dearest friendthat is himsolf, Therefore he should buy everything atHoopot'sßonMarcue,and no matter what he wants-a coat, a suit of clothes, a pound of tea or a bag of sugar, a large, parcel of groceries or a small item oj hjbwiajljetyUwill&iditthe wno,

Wo bear that considerable improve' menbuß likely to be made In the Wes. town .Church, Masterton, by which it willbe extended at the upper end so as to afford mora seating accomodation. It will also be painted ontside, and -will ft have the benefit of a genoral ronovation which will benefit it both in comfort aud appearance. Included in the contemplated works, are a nowienoo andfcho roinoval of the trees at the side. • > The Railway offioisls missed a mm containing percussion ca pa from £ho 1' eathersion goods shed and reported tho matter to Constable Smith who visited the school and found them in the posses, ion ofone of the scholars, The boy had already emptied two boxoj and had opened two more. It is kit to the Railway Department whether thoy will ' leave the tathor to chastise tho boy. Tho new Featherston Town Board has ~ already commenced to improve »ho roads in the town. The Bides of the roads' aro being lowered, with tho aid of a plough, tho turf being carted away to fill up a hollow near the railway, line in Daniel Street. A man named Peter Jensoifwas brought into Feathoreton by Constablo Bowden, on a chsrgo or. stealing certain articles bolonjtme, to ono 3vend Janson Roband, g contractor, and his raon. .Roband on returning from work to his camp at Otataia missed I eovcral articles. He informed Constable Bowdon and togothor thoy traced them to Mr Bidwill'a Te Moire. Roband identified several of the articles In Jonson's swag. Jensen was brought np and remanded till tho 25th tcafclo .■■•• Rnbands employe's to ldentifyThelr properly. A little girl named Mary Murphy was ■crushed to death by a wooden drum which was sot rolling by some of the boys • at tho Sydney Zoological Gardons recently A good plowhman is advertised for by Mr E.McEwen, of Carterton. The totals of tho entries received for ' tho forthcoming A, and P, Association ' Show, we have not yet been able to obtain. • Tenders aro invited byMrE. Green for painting a house in Wrigley street. The sale of Privileges in connection with the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show will bo held at Mossra Lowes and lorns rooms, Queon Strcot.to-niorrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock, when they will also offer new and soeond hand furniture of overy description, drapery, boots, shoes, fancy goods, etc. After the wedding at Greytowu of Miss Edith Dunn and Mr M.B. Varn< ham last Wednesday, about thirty guests wore treated to a substantial breakfast, and then wont for a very enjuyable,iftive in Messrs Hayes and Wondon'a Moe drag, In tho evening the Greytown Private Brass Band (.if which Mr Varnham is conductor) played several seloc lion oppoalte their house. They were invited inside and supplied with an excellent suppor.

An inquest on the romains of Petor White, whose body waa found on Wod» nesday morning in the Botanical Gardons, Wellington, was held yesterday afternoon, Mr William Skoy, Government analyst, stated that ho had examined the contents of tho bottle found near tho deceased, which prnved on oxanii* nation to be prussio aoid, which wan exceedingly rapid in action. Tho phial produced would hold enough poison to causo instant death. Chas. O'Malloy's evidence was to tho effect that doceasod camo to Dartmoor House, Taranakiatreot, on the 20th of August, and went out on the 22nd, and never returned, Wifneiswaiofthooptnion that' ho was low spirited at that time, Frank Maddox deposed that he know the deceased, who wan a chemist in tho employ of Messrs Kompthorne, Prossor and Co. Deceased waa a man of a temperament on which drink, to whioh he waa addicted, had a very depressing reaolAjjjy effect. He had been threatenedfM dismissal if ho continued his drinking habits, but had not br-en aotually din. missed. Witness had heard him say that ho had a wife and family in Australia, Ho had soen tho body, whioh ho identi. fied as that of tho decoasod by a watch and pendant, which was iound upon it, There would not be tho alightost occasion for deceased to oarry prussic acid about with him—it waa a most unusual thing. Deceased had' told him that he had money in tho Savings' Bank, and witness knew wages wore owing to him. Deceased had access to all tho goods in tho drug department, JDr Tripo Btated that the oody was too much decomposed to analyse it for anything but mirioral poiaon, and as thoro was only evidence of a vegetablo poison, he had not taken out any of tho vicora for tho purposo of analysis. Ho had been unablo to discover any signs of fracture. The jury re. turned an open verdict of 'Found dead. 1 —Times.

The 'American Midgets, General and Mrs Mite, appeared last night bofore a fairly good house in the Oddfollow's ' Hall, Feathorston, Tho entertainment commenced with a pianoforte solo bjiono of tho Company, Tho General an«b Mite then promonaded the Hall%r a fow minutes. In introducing them. Mr Flynn, tho lecturer) stated that both were Americana, Mrs Mite having been born in the Stato of Michigan, in 1867, , and her husband in New York, in 1864. They travelled together through Eng. land, France, and Germany, and ap-» peared before various sovereigns and notablo persons in theso countries. They wore married in London in 1888. A t a reception at the White Bouse in 18?6 President Hayes conferred on Mr Mito tho title of Honorary General of tho United States Army. At tho end of the lecturo the General sang "If 1 nit only long enough, a soldier 1 would be," and was vigorously encored. Mr Tom Wood then danced a Bailors' hornpipe, The Gonoral sang," Seeing is believing," which was followed by an Irish .fig from Mr Wood. Aschottischodancedbythe General and Mrs Mite, followed Mr ' Wood, concluding tho first part of tho entertainment by appearing in . tho oharactor of an Irishwoman, After a short interval the General sang " Pretty pond lilies" and ll A boy's boat friend is his mother," Bofcween tho songs Mr Wood appeared as a niggor andjang " Danoiug in the Barn." At the' sStab of tho song he amused the audience with a nigger dance. The ontertainment nrau closed with afarco ontitled " Tha Black Auctioneer," in which Mr Wood and tha Midgets took part. The Midgets will give a promenade concert in the Hall to-night, to give those an opportunity of seeing thorn who were unablo to attend last night on account of tho wet.