THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 32, 24 April 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1878.

Qy/|ng t it is presumed to thp fjootfod ftafo of tjjo rivors nnd bnd roada oombincd tho Grpy poaoh did not rimvp last nigh,t bufc wi}l probably got through somo tjtxp to-day. Thp Koy I?athor Hcnoborry continues to attrapt immense congregations, and if- is oons fldontfaily bol}ove4 that his mission will work a very benofloiftl infjuonpo in tho opmmunii-y. Tho Oatholip Chapel is daily thronged with oongrogatloun mado up of mombora pf nil donominajiions, an 4 bis po«forfu| advooaoy is likoly to g(vp an important nnd lastjng stimulus to tho oauso of pioty and tomnoranoo. Tho Baphaol family oponpd at I}aw. son's Hall on Monday evening* last. Thp weather was vory unfayprablp and tho attondanqo was tlu^oforo vory poor. Thj) trpupo is a rpally olovorand |alontod ono, the frapo^fo JjOrfpr* manpo| of Master Franklyn and Miss So|ina. and walking of B^rao^, anfl tfuf nmcjmioffiitf) of Little H^ tying e»po<f cially a^mjrab.lo, T|To'c| 0 not rempmborto havo witnossod a moro grap,pful anc| apcomi« plishod juvonilo company, ana] thfl porfpr» manpp portainly dc«oryo wo|l of tb,p p^blip, Ihp onj»rtainmont was ropoatod again Jasji nigh|i, whon thq adyorso w.oathor ngaio militated against a full attondanoo, bu,t pypi'yt^nQ; passod off \n n most ftgrcoa^lo manner. Tfyo cothrj^y wako tbpir last appparancp to-night. Thp crushing was eomplotQd. on Saturday last, and in thp evoning tho gold, was broutlh^ into town. Tho ayerago yield greatly below p recoiling roturnß from tho •amo mjno bc^ng only about I^'dwts.pci; ton. Jt may bo oxplalnod, howovor, that nothing greo^ was oxpootod from tho crashing, tlio stono takpn oi^t being tho fag en,d of an \m difforont blopk which had beon barpd for h long i,imo past, bt^t whicU wan noyor taken put whilo brushing ppvjror w,as sparoo, and bottor stono ayailablo. Tbq ropont peopl{on of tl^o extra stamps, howoyor, enabled company to got tho stonp out of tho wny in ordj'or thnt tl^o work of oponlng up tho mjno mijghif bo moro offootually oarriod on; la tU° course of a fow wooks tho battory will bo pnot moro sot ty work upon the regular stono of «^o mino, whon wo may con^dont^y look^ for, a return of tho high avorago yiolds of tho pa,st, Tho sittings of tho Diqtript Court, bofpro his Honor Jadgo Weston, oponed on Tuos day morning. Tho first oaso callod, was that iof Crocker y. Dawson, which, however, w.as not conoludod, tho judjiraont of th,o Couvd being roflorvod until this morning upon an im« | portant point nffoofcing thn jurisdiction of tho Court. Tho onno of Beovos y. M/ Myr^n, (bailiff of t^o Magistrate's Cqurt, Ahavrrn) was gone into, and, ocoupiod tho romair^dor of thp dayi As tho Court did not adjourn until 8, p.m. wo arp roluotuntly oqnqpollcd <j° hold oypi?; unt^l 'our ncx^; issue ll\o, Importiin^ summing up of^ his Honor upon th,o oaso, It will bo soon that tho oano rosultod in n vordiot for tlio plaintiff, for #85 damagps an^ OOBtfli Owing probably to ft^rthor interruption to, tho land or eoa lino of tho Kuropoan, Cablo, wo nro our usual Kng^sl^ no^f.s mprninß. The following is sft\d tp "op a tri^o ino^lont offtnA,UFooioDay not long ogo:~0.n tho morning of April Ist, 187 v —, tho obr,oiaio dnlnoss at Hor Majosty Custom House in ono of our northern towns waa jjoHoyodi by <jhp ro* coiptof nnoffioial looking dpoument addrosucd to— "Tho Oollootor of Customs." Gn tho mystorious mißaivo boing oponod it was found to contain an onolosiiro whioh road somo thing th^ way ;,— " Polioo Station, April l^t, IQ7-r-. Momo from SubcljnspootQr Blank to tho Gollootor of Custome. I havo to inform yott that last night a raid was madp on tho prominon ofsoiftnd so, ftnd, ft still, for illicit distillntion woro di,aooyored and ta^kon pos« HOfinion o? by tho polioo. Tl\oso artiolcfi are at i preflont at tho Htation. Will you bo good enough to Bond round ft cart to convoy thorn ty) tho Ountom Houso " Tho oxoitoinont was intonsoj A cart was proourod, a^nd, with a nub-oijjciftl mounted on it and, followod by a troop of small boys, tho proopssion started ; tor tho, station, at w^hioh, on tho arrival of tho , oart, an amusing soono is said to hayp takon plnoo. Tfy.o oflloial wont book ouroing the per* pptratorsoftbojoko. A tiondon Workhouso Board advertised recently for a gato portor. at 85s a wpok, nnd rocoivod 850. applicants in writing, most of tho candidates pvidontly boing poppjo of in,* tolligonoo or ovpn of roflnompnt.' Tho following, from tin Australian o^ohangq nhould act as a warning against boys playing with gunpowdor :,—•', An nqpidont, whioh may, ' yet prpvo vory soriou,s in its rosults, oopurrod, lately on a Sunday, afternoon. Several boys at tho roar of Potrio terrace, Brisbano, dieoo« yprcd a flask with ft quantity of gwnpowdpr ;init in a hollow log. Tho. boys, of opurso thought thoy had found, an oxoollont souroo of amuoomont, and, dotormming to xnako tho most of ib in ono Wg oxplonjon, roplaood it in tho log, aftor making a short train by w.hioU to light it j ho bent oror, tho too olonoly, and in an instant thpro was n puff of smoke, and ho foil on tho, ground with bin faoo blaokonod nnd burnt nlinoot boyond 1 recognition. At first it was fparod. that ho 1 was killed, but ho soon rovl.vod, su/Roiontly to Ibe taken to (ho hospital to havp bis injuries droasad. ■ A friend now in. Scotland, says in tho Australasian, ftftor twenty yonrB 1 AaoIvalian reflidonpp, is not a little surprised at tho stolidnoßs of tho Scotch j and, givoo mo this instanco :.—'•, Tho splendid bnud of tho Scots' Guards from London was performing hero for povoral duyo during tho N^w Year festival. In accordunco with what ip, I boliovo, tho usual praotioo of tho Housohold troops, thoy always oommonoo thoir por« lormanco by playing 'God Savo tho Q,upen,' tlio men Hlundlng up with thftir boarakins on, Wo and perhaps a tooro of othort, tlood up

ftlflo, find tlio mon amonßfll; us unoovorod i l)ut tho roat qt tljo aucUonQ,o-:»nn.ny hum rirocjfl— • mat sat atjlll, mid tho mon who had lmf;s os? cape on, kept tljom oorn r Now, tho Sgqtoh tiro ominontly loyal, thpy aro musical, and.lcnow woll enough whiit wa? tyring playod j but from puro ignornnco of tho gropriotion and courtesies of qfyiUdfod l}fo thoy bohavod as J havo dosaribod, and probably wondorod wtyafc thay gqmmorilo war standing |;opn aboot I "? (Eho liawronpo correspondent of a southern qontqtngorary Tjrritoa :~Wo havo a VQry bad onßo of loproay — a Chinaman, Ho in nt proflqnt in our lpspiial wfyoro ho was eonfc a few (Jays ago from Waitahunn. THoro in florao talk of turning hjm out, and tlirqwing tho onus on jiho nolio. I do not think tho hospital is n propor fllnqo for uuqh ft frightful discaup. havo what ie |;ormod ft las?arotto, built oomo tfmoftgo h,y tho lato Provincial Gj-OTornmonti, whoro fcho otlior lQnorg wqro flonjii That js tho only plnco for auoh unfortunato oroaturoa, fts tfyqjr own countrymoi} v/ill not go ncpr thorn, A romarkablo qonoatonntjon, of nqcidonta pooiped on board qf otto of tho, small coasting fltoamor« ? qonso4«(out on tho paptyrp. of Mmo ■qih/iar ft llfei&fc 3 P l^fcv*P* >m^ e^ Qw^ *** thUvjiso. ta«l*r™ b^»ft,ndthp tyhonaan skjlfully ytyppod him on (;o \\\o doplc. Qn jts transit, h,owoyor, \t atruok (iho bond of fltq cook's nitt^o as ho was omployod, }n washing \jp diqhos, (Jco. Tho blow folded him to tho earth, or rnthor tho wood. It fliqn rippoliotod fron^ $ho pooka head on, to ft buokob containing hot, greasy watpr and djrty platon. Aji this was oapatyod. Both oook land flnh, wore woll flpaldod by flu's e.afawtr.qpho,' and^ ft gopfl deal of tUo orookery pamo to at) ufllimoly ond, and, was pulvorhod, beyond ifho povfor pj diamond, pomont^o remedy. A largo dog, whiph was quiptly watching (ho prooooduigs, then pamo 'in for his fiiiaro of ttyi mwfortflnos, and \fna, knoqko'd down tho fo.robqtoh, coming on of ft (tailor who w,as working bplofy Jfqpk oxpostulatod mildly, aftor tho niannor of Bailors when takon aback. Tho tvovally vfas now rattyor frisky, ni cpnecquoupo of having got into bo muoh hot wolor, ' and ',' oanonod," from Joolf'fl head, Jagalnst ft t^a of dripping whtoh ho qajpiisod qvor tho, gnUoy floor, qncl robounc|od agninßt tho ahoop, bolonglng to tho yosgol, Tl^is animal dooidodly objootod to thjt| ruc^o mothod of', 1 rubbing nqsos," and loapod down tty'foroliold, flighting o,n a slightlyqonstruptod packing o.nso, 1^ whioh wpro fow.lß intondo'd for shipmqnt to Qisbo^no. i^o smashqd tho o( tl^is, an,d liboratod tho poultry. Sonjo of thosp divod into, tli,o intoraticofl bofcwoon goods otowed, in tho hold, sproad ovor tho dook, and tho saloon, swarmod up tho ragging, or danood ft .j^ubilato on tho wharf in honour of thoir rostovationj to liberty.— Now iSonlnnd ITprald. Tli,o last aiinnal writton by Mr Marcus Clark (ciayn tho Southland Times) in ontitlbd: "^ling Bill'o Brooohoa,," and nurratos tho difllouUi.cs mot with by an nnluoky spooulator in Viotp,ria, who having so.mo nutivo blaoks ' ohnrgfy ftppHoii to tho ' propny partmont toy a pair of brooohos for ono of thorn. Tho corroupoudouco thoroby ooonnionod pxtondod oyor ft lengthened poviod,ftnd wan only tormi,n(\tod by tho death of tho unclothed sayago. A similar fnvco in bomg onaotod in Invoroargil just now, Tho Bluff Harbor Board Wo obtainod, from ■ tho Gtovornmont froo lianlo^o of stono from Groon Hills to tho Bluff, but tho Railway Dopartmonfc will not advanoo a stop till they know, who is going t9, pay for tho gr^oaso for the wnggons. 1 Mark, Twahi, humorist, has bocomo tho jpsponsiblo oditor of a nowspapor called tho Courant, and intonds to mako it ft nom^ polioital, so jii«humorous jomual. Tho Oou-< rant is a vory old nowspapor, and in somo roflpoots, ifc has alwaya boon ft funny ono bi^t Mark,' Train's plan is to mako humor a moro prominent foaturo of ov^ry dopartn^ont pyon to tho advorfcisomonto, whioh avo to b v o. written by himsolf, and printod at twioo Jth,o ordinary rates. Tho now oditor wants to got out a daijy paper unliko anything over at<* tomptod in tliiooountry or Enropo, and his frionds, rolying upon tho originality of his talents, anfcioipato immodialo popularity for tho Cournntundor hia managpmont.