MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 24 March 1880, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

♦ The whoU Uus^n p re , s (f nf , B?rlin correspondent of ■ »,=> Standard says) is ifr ecstacies of delight nt the embarrassed condition of the Knalis'i trr op* in Afghan* stan. There is not a Pt. Pe^ei-burg or Moscow journal but hope* that tlie even's of the last few d.-sys will ririve Lord Beaconsfield irom office and bring in Mr Glads'one. " Frimi.ll v relations with Knglmid," the Novoe Vremya says." are possible or ly if the L'bera's a me in. No iou'it they will rule Englani for ?om< twenty or thirty years after -the Tories have been forced out." In the infers course with certain Powers, the Russian Government no longer conceal (heir intention o' making a concentrated uttaek upon Merv, and possibly Herat. In some parts of Smith Amfiica men keep their ' eartl qnake coats' which are dresses that can be. put oh instantan'e* ously. wi'h the view to a speedy exit from the hnu.se. The advisability of such h practice miy be inferred from the pic tare of one of the features of life in Chilli, which is set forth in the follow ins extract from the letter »f a v< ung English man, who set<l -d at V»*oaraiso a few y ears ago. Under da<»» 16 li No> ember. lie writes : — ' lamin a most nervous <tate, on account of having had thre» da\ s and nights of sueep-sive earthquakes— 'earful ores. Tlie first ni^ht I walked j •he streets, an I, _ indee I-, eT^eryenes.else did the same. The second night Twen' to bed, quite exhausted, at about 3 a.m. ; la«t night, also, about 2 a m., bn' [ could not sleep, for we had -about six shocks, though not so strong. The whole cor» nice of a house close? to; Qurs r cTsn>fe'dl)wii inlothe street," but* luckily tio onVwas passing at the time. The women ru-hed into the street Tn r tlie}r : Sight dresse*. -creMraing like lunatics, and one trembles rom hpad to foot. -I was crossing our • treet when the strongest shock cam-, and I was transfixed with fright, for the road was going up and dowa iHte' waves. My hand even now shakes, for.at nny moment we. may have another, and' bow strong it may be no one, can tell. Lean assure you 1 am afraid to take off my clothes. The large~Sqliares haye been filled for the test three nights f With. bed> and people wrapped up in blankets, fearing to go to bed in their houses. ■ -i ■'•-■'*■' \ Its the course of a recent interview General Sherman, cotniaander»ifi*^h'ef:bT'he United States army,, expressed the following opinion on tlie 'conduct of tlie Zulu war: — 'I think- . the^si-ar; was *j?ry wpII raniuieed. Lord Cbelmsford permittpd himself to bb itulaP — Surprises will always happen. A general is bound tr> : guard. 'atjafnsf them, but they wll happen.. • Bs> t |f>u tlpnk hord Chetmsford an able commander ?— Fie did his work well; enough* England seems to m^ to make a great mis'alfp in lpavine etpryvhirig in 'on*> ppneral. Y<~ i th mean Sir Garnet WoMey ? - Yes. I do. \ nice ahle fellow. I had him out vith me, and like him imrteifsH^ ; %uO 3^tf^ ; hnd should give a chance to some of the I rounger mfn. Tljer< I 'arp.iofs.dfAne» who would distinauish themselves if they only not a chance. The Waifara correspondent tfP^nV^P^jjyj wr ;tP S: __A great roinv spo'?. a.^ni^^H i -I hop possess historical infprej^^^^^^^H tprdny a p»rtv wen' to .visit^^^^^^H rnn<ji. xrherf in old t'me<J^^^^^H kat'>s, s ; s tlioMS^incl str^j^^^^^^^^^^H Vgatimutu pah so W o<f^^^^^^^^^H liesipepd and ?U\rv'wg^^^^^^^^^^^M the «-liff on which t lij^^^^^^^^^H (••ver 200 ft liisl ) tn^^^^^^^^^H tli, -in be capturpd h^^^^^^^^^^^H «nid that over 2^oo^^^^^^^^^^H nt last the rivpr be^^^^^^^^^^^H • bat .many* wtoi c^'t^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the dreadful jump i^^^^^^^^^^^^H dead bodies. * ?^^^^^^^^^^^| Wp regret, fsoy.s the irle) to hear t [ hat buririe^Tpß|(^P| d iH during the P ! ',f\ m ,Qf ••f ltii^e l Wer ; fßftfi |i eHn^"wD*olesMPe'TionW" lmve had to dismiss . i.ev.erji), ,pf; their employees. * It is currently rprmt>4 in Charleston, according to the tha^ certAJtv changes have been, or are, abojif tQ_be. made, in the WaHe'.'s Office at Charleston. Warden Eevell lias been there for tbe past two da^s. The Wanganui Cup r<»ee with £1000 of added money, bmuaht a field of thirteen l.orses out, »nd was w"n by Betrayer, Hornby securins? second place. The Bunedin Star says : - • Thpro is a rum^r in Oam m poMtical circles that one of the sf-mnch Grpyites who renre *pn' that constituency, is ge'ting awfnPy sick of the cold shades of Onposi'im. ani yearns f°r l i e fl^^ p of tue Mini^>« terinl fl^shspots. This is more than lik ly, and as both nipmhers are prettt shrewd in their generation, thpy may very possibly be found n< x* session running in the same le>sh. But wliat then will become of the ' Young New Zealand ' party, deprived of 'wo most shining lights. The nrst rumor current will be that the guileless n>ember for Tuapek» has deserted Mr De La u tour, and left that Warwick of thp future without any following bu' his o«a shadow.' Id the cour«e of an aride on bankruptcy, the South Canterbury Time? says .—lt is to Ip feared 'hat the ordinary delicacies and res'raiuis of commercial life are wearing off. Iv these hard mat

ter-oMaet times tbe question that i« constantly cropping up in commercial transaction Is not — Is it right ? I« it wrong? but-wiil it pay?— lf Smith can settle his liabilities with a penny in flic pound and a Judge's order, Jone wlo pays bis demands in full, must be considered a sfow»coaeii and a fool — too honest to thrive. In addition to this, Junes is victimised, for indirectly, he li made to pay for Smith's defalcations. Or supposing £m th is honest, which, we premise, is sometimes the ease, Jones has <iill to make up the discrepancy. Credi* tors in self-defence, learn to insure themspftes against bankrupts, just as the ownprs of inflimranble property insure 'bemseires against fire. Ihe people of Lucan. Ontario, suspecting 3 family named Donnelly of numerous acts of incendiarism and other offences, formed a vidi'ance committee, attacked i.annel]y*t liouse, murdered all five inmates fifed the building and consumed the bodies at the same time. It was a horrible affair and caused great excitement. Four arrests have been made, one of them a constable at Ottawa.