The Inagahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY MONDAY, SEPT. 6, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 6 September 1880, Page 2

The Inagahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY MONDAY, SEPT. 6, 1880.

The Keep-it« Dark battery bas resumed crushing, and the paddocks are full of stone. The hands have driven 80ft on the new block, and tbe stone runs from f«ft to 10ft thick, and shows good payable gold. A rise will be put up 15Uft on the Btone, wbioh will take about eight weeks to complete, when the mine will be in thorough working order, and the directors will then he in a position to keep i>p the declaration of regular monthly dividends. The contractors for the cons struction of tho winding shaft will finish in about a fortnight. The United Alpine Company lins came forward with another Bplendid instalment of wealth. Tho past month's returns, which are recorded elsewhere, attest fully to the value of tho mine. A dividend of 9d per share baa been declared. The Nelson people are exerting themselves to obtain a commencement of the Nelson* Beefton road, The United Alpine is largely held in Nelson, and the success of that venture has no doubt had something to do inquickening the agitation. The recent heayy flood gave the Little G-rey bridge a severe 'trial, It was the highest flood known there for years. Owing to tbe absence of dolphin piles, the bridge was struck by several floating trees, and although having sustained little or no iniury, it seems necessary that a repetion of this should be avoided as far as possible. That the dolphin pUes answer a very useful purpose in training floating timber in flood time has been shown by experience at the Big Grey briilge, and it would be well not to expose the Little Grey bridge to a repetition of the late test without this extra shield. The Fiery Cross Extended Company will commence crushing to day* There is about 700 tons of stone on hand, from which a good average return is expected. The crush' ing will probably occupy about b'<x weets. There is nothiqg rew to repoH from the Justxin-Time, and tbe future plan of opera, tions in the mino will not be decided until after the special meeting of tho shareholders ■ which has beeu convened (or tbe 2lßt in- i stant. Although at the present time there is no mine in the Inangahua which is turning out the precious metal to an extent sufficient to secure for it the measure of attention which the Uniied Alpine no* enjoy?, we Btand as it were on a volcano, wbich is just about to burst iv an eruptiou of wealth sucli as Jnangahua lms not yet seen. Tbe Goldeu Fleeco i/ just getting her grinders fairly into ploy, and all tbose who are best able to say, bespeak for her a destiny iv full keeping with the best of her past days. All eyes are now concentrated upon tlie Welcome, and as the ereetionof the battery approaches, interest appears to heighten. There can be no man. ner of doubt tbat this company is approach* ing a stage of great productiveness, and it is ihe wide-fpread confidence in this belief which has of late ceated such an eager de» mand for the shares. The Fiery Cross too is full of promise for the future, as also is the Golden Treasure, and other mines, so that on Hie whole we huvo fair reason to view the fuiuve hopefully. Tlie CorandirH3 hnd a very good reception ut Aliaura, their receipt amounting to £15. Ia the " pious smiles" of tlie Chicago W< elily is (he followmg :— <• A gre:it smoker is the Bishop of ifelbourne, Australia. His flock know it, and like him for bis devotion to his ' short clay pipe.' One of the newspapers of his parish, the Australian Register, ex- : claims:— 'The bishop, good luck to him !l jjkeahis pipe, and knows full well that by'

etppping off an artificial pedestal and taking his mnnly stand with his fellows he has achieved a sympathetic iufluence far beyond that of any priest or prelate in the colonies. Who would not like to smoke a pipe with ibis pleasant and worthy gentleman ?' The South Australian Begister— " one of the newspapers of his parish!" This is as delicious as a pipe of the most fragrant mixture. Of Madame TTilsson, whose'death was recently recorded, we tale the* following from a contemporary :— NiliSOii^Ohristina, daughter of ft laboring man, born at Wederlof, uear Wexio, in Sweden, August 3rd, 1843, at an early age evinced great taste for music, She became quite proficient on the violin, learned the flute, and attended fairs, and other places of public resort, at which she sans, accompanying herself on the violin. While performing in this manner at a fair at Ljungby, in June, 1557, her extraordinary powers attracted the attention of Mr F. G Tornerbjem, a gentleman of influence, who rescued her from her vagrant life, and placed her at sohool first at Halmsiad, and afterwords at Stockholm, where she was instructed by M. Franz Eerwald. She made her first appearance at Stockholm in 1880, went to Paris, continued her musical education under Masset aod Wurtel. and came out at the Theatre Lyrique October 27, as Violetta in the " Triviata," with such success that she was engaged for three conseautive years. She made her fiist appearance in London at Her Majesty's Theatre ia 18G7, proved the great operatic attraction at that establishment during the season, and b.is since performed iv England with constantly increasing eucces3. More recently she pnid a visit <o tho United States (1870), where, within less than a year, sbe is said to have cleaved £30,000. After a Transatlantic trip of two years ohe reappeared at Drury Lane Theatre, May 2Sth, 1872, in ''La Traviata." She was married at Westminister Abbey, August 27. 1872, to M. Augusie Rouzoud, the son of an eminent French merchant. The naiioDal fete at Paris was a gran 1 success. The people. tbou«h full of patriotic excitement, were orderly. Tbe streets were thronged, and Grevy mid Gambetta were loudly cheered. The president delivered new colors to the regiments in the presei»c3 of 160,000 people, A correspondent describing (be fete says that of the old faces who became notorious or celebrated, as officers of regiments wbeu Eonapartistn and moral order were paramount, ouly a few showed at the review. One of the few was Bfarshai Canrobert. Marshal M'JVJahon was expected, and a p'.ace was reserced for him, but ho did not occupy it. Harassed by creditors, and by the reproaches of old friends, he has become out of sorts, and looks at life in its gloomiest colors. It is said he attempted suicide recently. Mrs Ant?ie Wbitmore well known in London and Paris, where sbe was the leader in American society committed suicide at tho resilience of Lady Albert Felliatn Cricliton. inline Eallnult, on July 22. from disappoint* in love. Deceased was a very handsome woman, about 85, and up to a short time since She was said to bare beca affianced to the Marquis of Anglesy, to whom glu» became engaged booh after her divorce from her husband *ia June last. Ang'esv met and married Mrs Wodebouse (nee Miss Miunio King), of Georgia. Mrs Wltitmore was dreadfully depressed over the bearing of the marriage. At last in despair slio put an end to ber li.'c. Select Commit ( cc of the House of Commons; ou tbe law of libel, rrceomoiculs that in future no criminal proceedings for libel be allowed to commence without the fiat of the Attorney-Gteueral being fi'-st obtained. The Bill which provides for the erection of tbe new Tay Bridge at a cost of ,£200,000, and at a lower level than the o'd structure, was lodged in the Private Bill Office of the Hou?0 of Commons on Tuesday. It came before Mr. Examiner Robinson, and owing to Us being deposi ed at ao lite a period of the session was declared to have not complied with the standing orders of Parliament. The Bill will next be brought before (lie standing orders committee, when, ia consequence of tho expediency of tbe measure, the standing o-dera will ba dispensed with. It is understood tbat the shipping interest will strongly oppose tho navigation of the Tnv being interfered with by the erection of the biidgo at the lower level than the old one. A slavtling announcement to the effect that £100.000 of tbe public money, or stores of that value, were missing, nobody knew how, j was made in tbe House the other night by the Minister for Public Works. It occurred during a discussion iv Commit tec of Supply, bat as Committee proceedings are not reported the matter doe 9 not appear to hare become public, tbe first intimation of it tbat we biire ruceived being through the co'ums of the Post of Wed-tesday last, where we find tlio following :— " During the discussion which look p'aco in Commiifee of Supply regarding Hie estimates for tbe Public Works Department a very grave statement was made by the IHuisler- for Public Works, which somewhat unaccountably seems to have been generally over-looked. Mr Richardson having as!:<Nl tbe value of tbe railway stores in band. Mr Oliver replied that be could not. slate the exact value, but slock was taken recently, and he was sorry to say that a very Jorge deficiency was discovered by the AuditorGeneral in tbe accounts. Hu added th.t tbe information on this point was nat so definite iv its diameter as io permit him to ko into Hie matter very fully, but he deficiency was of such a magnitude as to require immediate investigation. Mr Shriraski asked how tbe deficiency arose, and whether it wa3 in consequence of any misconduct on the part of any officer of the Department. Mr Oliver replied (hat no allegations lia:l beeu made agiinst any officer of tbe Department ; but he was informed that thef deficiency be had alluded to was over £100,000. This startling announcement cot uunaturally created both §sftnuzemeut and consternation in the House. ?iMv Stevens asked if the deficiency extended over the period since 1871. Mr Oliver said

that the Comptroller had daawn his attention to the fact that the deficiency existed, and he did net consider be would le doing hi 3 duty if he did not inform the House of the matter. ' In summarising a long account of the Temova rush, the special reporter of tbe Argus says:— l would Btrongly "urge upon young men not to leave their situations to go to Temora. I Lave already given my reasons, so that it is not necessary to repeat them. This I spy, (bat Temora will prove a vast goldfield, if wafer is secured, and from tbe want of (his element there will, I fear, be great distress in the course of a few mouths. If a strong parly of miners go and prospect for themselves tbey will »a all probability bo eventually successful, but prospecting for a few monlli9 means the expenditure of a large sum of money. There are plenty of places in Victoria which, if prospected, would perhaps prove as roinunevalive as Temow. The public have already been cautioned against a too busty stampede to the new gold-Geld, but if they will insist upon going and they meet with misfortune, tbey have no one to blame but themselves. Hundreds are still arriving daily at the rusltfronijairparts of the colonies, and a contingent of miners arrived this we?k from Auckland. The loads are lined with drays and>agons of all descriptions, on which may be seen painted "Melbourne," The roads between Junee and Temora on the one side, and Cootamundra and the rush on the other side, are very heaty. oud numbers of drays get bogged.