TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Issue 62, 29 July 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[HY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [mb r»H88 association] Hokitika, duly 27 A man named James Cox, was brought before tho Resident Mngistrato to»dny, chargod with attempting lo poison a bar.maid at tho Royal Goorgo Hotoi, named Sarah Jacobs. Ho bought twolvo grains of stryohino yostorsay, from Williams, ohomiat, alleging that ho wanted it for a farmer in tho country Ho wont into tho sido room of tho hotoi and asked the girl to havo a drink. Tho girl said sho would toko a glass of port wino, and whon hor haok wos turned Cox put in tho stryohino. Sho immediately booamo ill and soroamod. A dootor was sont for but sho vomited for somo timo boforo and after tho dootor orrivod. Cox loft tho hotel and wont to tho wharf and jumped into tho river } a boat was immodiatoly sent to rosouo tho man, and ho was brought out and lodged in oustody. Cox is about fifty yoars of ago and J icobs is oightocn. Ho had boon paying his addresses to hor ond hnd got hor own and hor father's oonsont to tho marriago, but hor brother has reoently objootod to tho alllanoo. Tho girl was unablo to attend Oourt to»day, and tho oaso was romnndod for a nook. Wbstport, July 27. Af2 80 this morning tho Wharf Hotel, Palmorston-stroot. was disoovorod to bo on fire, and dospito tho efforts of tho firo brigado, in loss than an hour it was totally doatroyod, togcthor with tho stock and noarly all tho furnituro. Mr Brinkloy, tho landlord, with his wifo and family osoapod. Tlio firo originated at tho roar ol tho promises— origin unknown. In*, furanoo, huilding,_C23o; stook and furnituro, £50, in tho South British.