MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume 19, 15 November 1878, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

James Lcroy, nn actor, tbo husband o Mario Durot, b >l.h of whom are wel known in (bo colonies, di»d reeonlly at San Fi'iin.iisci. I>rny first appeared in Now % i'-i:ir\ wiih bis wife, under Joe Wo 'lie. in i,he Tboalro Royal, Dunodin, Kince rl.-Htrovf-d by fire. Lcroy was n prc.-.t rxpnn-ni-of Nnt-ro eb-irae'er iv lbo dram i—b'H Uncle Pule b-'ing among tbc best of bis day. Marie Durot is now livin-,; in Sydney, in. l ifl not in (hose good eii'iMimstai.e.es which nn netrcxa of her ability mi. '.lit reasonably expect to be at the close of nn active prole.-üb-iiai lifo, A< a number of workmen 110:0 digging n foil idaiion last week nt. h'.as» Tnmnki on the es'nle ol Mr Ellison, known ni • (Irey-. farm ' one of \\\ n men (timed uy i\ human skull, nnd boenn "olilorpiisiua ir (he lMi'uui|.cof Unmlei Vo h'« oomjilexior we miiHt. c-Miie' nt lash' when unotbei workm n turned up n serond nl.nll ; mv on proeeeiling with Iheir '.i nik ofexcuva t oi, 'bey found nearly a hundred skull. 1 1 es lei revernl barrow loads of bones, nm I.U-helHof biiriod pipi shells. It is sup. imii'-d (biil-lbe spot bus been used n« t Mfi"ri bmial plnce, 03 it is near 'bfl ro« .nai im of a Maori pub. The workmer have used lbo most perfec: of ib.j -skulh in coping a wai 1 , laid on hi »ii "rliUic innnner, nnd pio'onlirig not an umileasiiiK ani enr/iiieo to the eye, Tim dt-e -very ol vheco remains hascnis.'d quite a nens'ition in the neigliborbood and nl-lrnccd many fMit'iiMis valors lo tha spot. -A. terrible death from pbotolinrus is ifipcrled, A yonng man led Paiin a fa* days back to viait bi. fri.-n-'s nf Lyons, nnd, as soon ns be got into (be cnnii-ge, he lit a match by i-crnl'-hing il with his thumb nail, nnd a piece of ib-i'lenn'on-<enf phos|dmni.-i pcnotrnled under llio Miil nnd iroido a slieht burn, to wbich bo ] ad no nllonlion. Bui, afier nn hour, lbo you'll became vety great, tbo thumb fuelled, then ibe bond, and next (lin fo*'o> (nui. II « was obliged to ali.bt nt the fir-l Mlalion and ceild for a me. l. cal n.nu, who deebtred thut. instant /imputation of Iho arm was nree-wirv. The patient insisted on posfp ning the operation for a few Ik'Ul'H until .lbo arrival of his falber. for whom be bal. lelogrnpbed. Bit', before (he bitter could reucb ibe spot, it was (co bile; (be poisonoui inatier bnd •ij-iiiie I the arm, then lbo nhotihle", and uny operation was hcneeforlh impo ,, sible. Toe vounn; man died twenty-seven bourn nfiMi' the bum iv borriblo Hiid'ermj,'. A. rdibery v reporled to l.uve beon eommitieri til, W'iid«or Omsilm. Dining tbe ohscuee of t.hn Qieen and Court in MifO'lnud woik men liavo im timnil been <• i/a-ji/sl in varir-iH repairs wiihin Ibe yniiiice. Trusiwrirlbv mecb<inif'« nro alway* eboieii for (bis emp oymeot, nnd iiif'raeii o'S -of the law are e 'ii.ieq'iotir.ly i -n''', W't' in the lnd. f-vw day -J. bo-vever, n Hum' er of nniclos Imvinn disappearo.l fiv.m tlio npurlirii'iil. of ono of the 100 l men in (bn tm rf. of (lie castle occupied hy the Royal hou-.eh dd, nn nrlifli!! nun'*d If'ekx bii'i been arrrslcd by lbo Pi laco poli^l ii o i ibe (,'hai'u'e of sie-ilincf a (\ inntitv^H •*v •! a r i 1 I tf npnnrol nnd ntiomplin^ to b*^H into I'l'Anf ■ il, fl lobbiec, ______ Tbo A«eiif'»*w,r B (.f,. lc .,a JQJ , l |, \io.^B| 1,, m consented to l'fWtvw^J^rrrp-tJMB the fund now bein.K raised i.r*»*^M tlo- memorial lo lha late Mr.fohn^^H ( :,,,■!<, formerly editor of ' <u ' BH lie river, wbo-iO death iv iUtd WBR oe i ied asb .rt time since. WMM The Cbiimnnt, wlio<c health -WH fn.CT'rinx from bis e.bvHO eonbnei^^B lite Port's ■« (Vnvtet Pris-m in » ''^H ft,-.n«iiiiffti»pli«'«'i')n to bis sowh.k ' um Wß__ i, t,„w eiiuiUned upon htf.-l b>''o>"' gM (K'ai i'ti woiltH ineoiinietion unb SB ,„ .uth Doekv^r.!. At, lirst be wn<tHH ;fl .ful in brick making, but Urn o\HB ,U h irt y of lbo work ftllrneledmM riu-ors tb.m were convenient, and I|H Hiuce b<vn 10l I off to a somewhat. r«| iiii rt; r.f the yard ti^nf ibe Ti.ll -•xihle .H w bv-_ hois employed in prepnrmgM ulneks of ofTil timber for tbo perioM dockvnrd nubis. He bundles a snw « considerable dexterity. II" '*» H (1,-nnnr tbnii nt llio lime of Ibe <>'"«■ Die e/.nvint earb has well -iu>{b de|>H| bim of nil individiinlity. Ym At. a uriiduiiiio'i eerem-mial in me-li'B i . cmneetion with the Edinbu'-irb ,r »''l ► ity on Aiir. 1. tbo dntfi'ea of L L.D., eo'i'.lo.'red on William M acd. maid, redo elect of Dunodin Jlißh Kuhool, Omg js'ow Z 'ltland. lll|I^WII>lll»^^4~■l^»*«"'"- l^'■ l """"""' , "*"" '" ' ' ~—^»— ■