MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Issue 24, 27 November 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Wdlinmi fjil.vl in tlio wnl!cin^ milch n^ainst dine at Mniilnn , An American correspondent writes : — Mr Edison, in conjunction with n Mr Wttlli\ci\ in prcpiring a suri>riiß pro* moro stnrkliiipj (Inn w;»s (ho te'.cphono ninl llio phonograph. The details cf tlio intention nve nsyo», of course, n secret j but it is olnimod limb it will nbnolufcoly do nwny with tho use of utonm power mi^ Rfts. By means of olectro'dynaaiio machines the force of rivers and w.itoi-falls is lo be conducted wherever U, is dosiro^,/ . and it is predicted that in ft year or so n^^yj

%]\<\]\ cinjr our <I ; nnprH hy m"tn< ofheat cvolvoil from tlio falls of Nit*™. Tlirro it ns yot, hawtivpr, no florircia fall in pin ami irtoolrs, nnl Oiorfl nro pconlo who think thnt oven Edison i<" «^mftwlmt of« J^nmbrtg, in flpile of Ui9 plionotirnph, nnd 'who. HuggAflt that ifc wonl/1 h* vntinli bntter tw.tnnirfi one rnnl inven'io-i usnful^lun to irapwfectly d^rolop mmv cruJo ideas 6t pofiifaly usofal inventions. A rnHior sUrMfnct nrr'nn iiotfoal rlis-« enrary i« roportdd from Giiliem. About lhtfl« wco'<fl ittfrt n nfftvmt »vtiin, while working in tho fields in tlii noijrhbonr* hood of Mioballtor, on tlirt 'D li^H'or, diitf up sereral (rnldi?n o'Sioo'fl, inilu-li^i? ffob* lot«, a slnff, brnoohos wifch drasiotn liotd*. nnd a crown. Tl>«> wo!l«known Jun^orinal incoatitta'or, Dr Pr^iovßici, nnd ofclior nvohto dociofa of Lomborg, hnre como to tho eoDC'usion tint those ornft'-ncnts Wloni* to Urn regiliaof tiw older Ovrnfl. who fell in n numpaitrn ntrninsh tho Mussnaolra, ahnnl 529 n.o. In liis report upon tlioso otijanfs Dr JPrftff* ]nvi)ti (hchtca Iliaf anyone who oxaminos the dulftila nnd wl.vlo of tl»f ornnment*, nnd fclion com nrcs (he plnco whore ihflV vetro found with (lie rrtnorla in Graek liifl'orinns onncprning Cvrut 1 etpelifion fltfriinstt. <ho Sflvfh'ana. wiH n f on"0 acfrfio with his pfincinsion, Th« intr'tnic val»t« of tho oltjnoh is fiel/ do^n "t 100.00i 1 ) florins «l lensl-, or nbont £10,00'). After munh Roltoltafcion tho Victorian Government linvo been induced to oonflent <o lend aid to ft wcliomo for flr«ininjj tlm ftuWfcraui plateau on which t'te SabiiHtopol iroldfiold fitnnrlff. The min^a i'» <ln»t locality nrft known to bo prolifin. of tli«* P'*' 1 * rions metal, but nro oongfnn'ly flooded r>ni. fit tnenna of n RrMom of cntral drninacfo, it i« nupposed, b Inrsro «roa of ground now «Holofl« mny bo mude a»aiU nblfl for mining pijrno«e«. Tlio Pcheme will fiont about £40,000, one-half of which tlio Government agree* to pir, in Ihrco yenrly innlnlmontfl. The raim'nst of tlio 1»n1nnoo will tost the hona fides of ihn nroj -clorfl. I mn«t flnv lh»t pomn of tho Icnowinc follow* nnd»r the vfrnnrlob »»•« jiocpMonl of the Rum boincr raised. But if it lie not, tlio schomo will fall through* T'iorft li/ira hnfin but few cru^hinor* on the "PnWr fiold for somi tims pn<»t, hut the Dim Juneln, n now battorv nt Thomp* nona Ouilv. in rnornjfed icdn^inrr stone from No». 1 flnrl 2 Mountain Rfnid. Th« proprinfort! of the Trla, p.c , have l«t a contract f<>r flinking Ili^ir uliuft nt £5 per foot. Rplpn^lid «lon<> is boimr rnipn'l from n Inrcr* reef in Iliio claim. At Urn Qnoon of tho North n.e , pum ilng; hi«i b^on d r «« onatinupf l , 'md tliA«rccMon of tli<»ir orj"h< in)? buttery in ro rapidly prof/»odo.l witii tiint it is rxpoctod tliat if: w^l 1m nf work in tlio cour«e of a week from dnfe. A A crpftt ruaii of wnfor—ovor ifiCt— *ook p'licc in No 1 TrMiina einim, cau^inc; Rink* m£; to ho RURponi^^rl for aomi> rlavn until tlio wator was flnffi -innl'y rprluced by th > flncinn purtpß. Tho Intent rru^iin«« r»)iortod nr« '.—• 10 ton« Difticuliy, 18ofc, ;'7C tons Q'icer) No 2. 23 biz. 41 w\ The Außtrnlinn cr;okot.#rn w n tlio mn'cli wiih \\\f N(»w Yorkers on October £• The ♦ ifnlfl of <lie innintra w*fr>— A««ffAli*n«, .103 i New V.-rk. Ifll: Tn f'ft Philodftl>)liin mnlch. finisliod on DnK 5 whon tho iimpiroß cnltofl Mmc nmi ihn matfli wn« (be AHfllrtliand wore <t'^ runs behind nnd had only four wickclo down in their f">cotul innings. The enmo wn* drnwn, At, Toronto, on Oof. 0, tlie AiH'.rnlion* wont inland defpnted their opponent* with right wiekfts to-«pnr». Duriny the ftftmr> n man in charirc of \\\c worfl* Vo1t» nhacinflod with fivo ynlu-ib'o roM wn'cSen, On Oct. 10 a »<»rtond mnteli bolwoen tlio yJugtrnlinns nnd Twonfr-two of Montreal wbr comrnenc«l. Tanner* man nnd Murdoch for Ih<* Amtralionn jnada 88 when time wns Cftll«ul. nR ncrnfnnt. Montreal's 00. They alsioW »lj« P«njniu'n Club (18) on Ont. 11. Thnv did >'O* nlaT in Ohioflfljo. Tho p«H.v nrrired i>i Hun "PronHflO on Oet 22 nnl wnre wnrm'y rnocivod. Conanl Brook «»»• Invib.l (ho Board of Suporrinrrn to atimul tho jnnfeli, whioh wns eommenoerl nt, tlio rp« rrt«tion croj'id. flan Frane'«e,\ in tlie uronpneoof nn immense orowrl, on 0 fi 2/fl, Tlirt An<<tt'nlifln« plavo'l tT«i) ( y two Ofilifc .'rumi, TliA m ( »^li end«fl in favour' 131 runa and on* inD'hi.'* fo'i'lio (joofl. "*^v^ 'rii« TTokilihn vStnr iut^ 11 11' 1 people Iwp-, nvo nw»r» of n j?entl*rii in"-Wi}<> wu« *cfjt lo Ifoiiitikt, liy fhfl Din-nlors f>{ ft bnnkini; instltntinn w!ll> in«tfrur!ii«>ni f.A- ----* put a »ef, on' oirtnin «nßtflmer» whose idrtnfi on tho imlijne.t of nvprflrnft 1 * w«r» too Iflrga for the timfl*. Thnh trontlemnn wm nieknamnd with wrathful ffie»lio»»» iioas, thff Oalorado Beetle, anrl fho niok* noma fltwclc. Ono consoquonoo of th« dflfllruolivo iftßflftt'rt riflik, wn« ihn rommrnl of Rimdrv ororrlrawn aofionnN fr> anotlmr liank. Bu f now, nlns, thit oilior hnnk lisa found it tinooflHnry fo import n bfl«Uo whioh bid* fnir <o eqnal its pvoderinsor's enpneity far swnllo^incf. Ifonne, tliore it woo in Hovoll iitreet, and weeping in Wharf itrooi. D<irini? tlio yoar 1877 no few«r thin (1!),9r>3 Inlferx woro diirto^oJ of in »1i» Dead Lettor OlTie.o at Wellington : 52.(107 lioinnr opened and roturnod to tho writorn. f 1.835 raturnod vnoponod to ot.Uor coun* »ri«R, 94 ro->i«flnfld, and 3117 destroyed, iliwtt being no trnco of Hie writers in the )nst-mnnHon«»«l case. Tlie e.a»'ole»?mo!iB of n portion of tho pnhlid in roaard to vfthitthlofl in nliown by tho foilrtwini? lilt of arlickn which were enclosed in lotior* doslt with durinar iho yenr in tl>o Doad Loiter Ofllfio; — Bfl mmry rirr)«r^ for fiU2 5» 7d j (W hnnlr /lwfl»,"£nr>so lfl< 2d ; f>f» olicqnei, £1019 4i 81 ; 4, promitwry «ot,r>H, £414 4h Bd ; pontoKo utamps, ,(i'l 24 21 ; fluty stnmps, />■! ; l>nnk note*, £7H i i*oM, 5 ; silver nnrl con^nr, 3< 01 ; ror>"Oi" > ntin« a lotnl of £!>U2 0* 9d. In addition to the above, 7 poM rtnj?a, 2 pnii'n fvoM enrrinpf*, 1 gold olinin. I fori nelinn goM»mountod pondnnt. 1 silvor watoh, 1 fiilvor tonUipiok, and 1. pnrcel cold dust, wore also recoired in Hio Dead Lotfer OlUne,. A.B many n« 43 lollpm woro nctuilly posto^l wjthoiik nny H(\* {lre»fe.<i, two of which flonluinefl vn'unWa otiolo.-iures f,o Iho omoun*. of £(00 IH% 31, Tho condition of mind in whinh tl>« writers of Mio two lant'menHoned must linre horn is by no means nn enviable orift. Bf«Kl» iliooe, eic;lifi leffers were flelftincd for linvina obscono and libellous fuldrcflarin, Bfirl oiffliti persons Imd nt« temnlefl tn rlofniud Iho Vaal OiTioo by y>»lmi»j< o(T prfviousk'USßrl gfniipß nil Ilto coniMtin ftclicle. Oat of 404 letters detained for v.ostßgo, only 16 wcro flubooquently prepaid nnd forwnrdod to (heir |t;',.. respoclivft nddro.isefl ; nnd nn immense of CiOCt ho'.T.iivipers niul 2% l)O/>ks