THE Inangahua Times, and Reefton Guardian PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 1 December 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times, and Reefton Guardian PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1, 1880.

The Keepsit«Daik Compaay obJained on Satardfty from fop plates only, tbe .^voniable return of 191 oz*, of aiaa'^aoj. Tbe amount o£ stone reduced (or ibe company- dunag the v.cet, aniounlfcd to 156 tons. Everything about tbe miqe present a at improved npprarr c<?, war* ranMng ibe. belief of inerca«cd y'eld3. We notice that Mr G. C. Bowman pf this town bos been appointed a^ent for the Tublso Trustee. Tbe Pob'ic Trust Office, established by an Act under that name in 1872 aod guaranteed by the State, undertakes ibeibHowing business: — 1. The administration of all inieslate estates. 2. Tno electorship of wills of person? who tnav wish it. S./Ihe ad-rair.i-slration of all kinds of money trust. 4 The adaiinistritioo of estates of Inns* ntics and sfcb. The L otection of all lauds lying waste frr ao ab??nfc on-wer. The contract for the construction of 250 feet of tlio Low Lc7el Tunnel Oompany'a 'udool was let to Mr John iM-.Q,uiilau at tlie rate of £1 9a 61 per foot. Tfrs certain' v boai s out tho torn redness of the eslim.nio ; of our local experts, whi'e tbe En^i-icor, who was sent by li-.e Governrnent to'es-Jma-'a the worV, ra'ued it at iroin £i id £5 per foot. . The sitiiiig of the Disttict Court wi'l ' comtne«ce at the Cvu rt» house, to-aiorrow tbe 2nd December, at 10 o'cloeb, B.ra. j We understand that tho cas<| Feoche v j Wclcorje Company, wh'r.h wes adjourned (rom iho last sittihg of Ui9 Court, will be | the first called on. Witnesses in that j case are notified to be punctual in their attendance. "We regret very much fro liavo to re« cord n fa'al eceident wh ; ch liappencd ia t ! ie Ei-crget'cmitnJ on Mon-bvy ni : -..>f, whereby Mv 1» chard Hunier, a much I respected res't'ent iv tbe lo»t his v.7e. Fioinlhe eviJ^nce adduced 10-day at the ioqneit -it ai;p«i'S Clr^S the de» caat-oJ wa-» eu^aftod working in a s'opa, of ti>o Ko. 3 level of ths Energetic Com* iany'3 roioe v.ben a lai'^o piece of rock fell upon him; kil>i«^ hijji iustr-ileneoaslj'. •Jiis body was brought to town and placed io tits .'.aoi-gup, and an inchest coaimencted ye«-eiVa7 by G. C. Eownian, Esq,, J.P. After a, .deal of eyidenco had boon talffp, tbe iiiqnest was acljourued «,i|l one o'clock p.m. liiis day, «.-. give tbe jury 'an opportunity to inspect liie mine, pei.vJfnj» which we ho'-d ov- r ouv report of the inqaest uaiil it is finished and Ibe verdict feifeu. Eight be<dan pans, with drags, shaft* ing, beveled vrheeie, end all necessary nittchin'ery fcr tbe eon^talion of a plant for 't reaving tailings $;t Boiiman's! have Iseea de!iv»red ia Bruhtierton. Oae half of tiw above macLinery was brought to Capleston yesfirday' by Mr J. Mitchell. Jiifi otusv halt will follow ia a lew day?,

>Mr Eccnan of the -Thames, who is lo superintend the erection, arrived ia tows) j per yesterday eveciufi's coaefc. An accident, which owing t to the presence of mind and pluck of one of the , tneu concerted, fo Innately did Dot vsvt-s in an v seriouj consequences, occurred in 'the Energetic mir»o on" Monday. It appears that the rope iii the winding shaft is out of repair, renderiog it dange-'ous to denceui ia the ca%e wKieh has bosn the qsual custom. The Hien have, therefore, been ordered to go, down to their woii; !-y means of ladders, which ace created, for a dis'auce of about 200 fost mi a small sliait used for (oe purpose of access (0 the lower parts of the mlue. A.s the day ' sbi ' t was going down ihe Indders the ; candle, carried by the topmost man. Uieijrd Cuarles, burnt hjs hind and ct'UJed him to let go his hold and ( amble , down (be shaft; tho n :i maa about 20 feet below Jiiia hearing tbo scramble ol Cbavles aUeinpfjitfff to regain h's hold of .i 0 ladder instantaneously mastered the silnaUon, and at immense risk to bimseK, 'threw his own body across the shaft in such a manner, a* lo slop tbe to'ilber descent of him. Being a big aud power* fui man he succeeded ; n his plucky attempt and prevenle.l the falling mao from passing him. H-d this not been effected, the mishap would in all pro* babitity. fa&ve resulted not only in tbe annihilation of Charles, but would also bare caused, the destruction of five or s'X others below him who would, not have been able to withstand the force of the increased momentum, but would have been swept- of the ladder and preecpUafcd to the bottom about 180 feet. As it was the iuliepediiy of Hawkins saved the lot, and he escaped himself as did Charles with only a few scratches. ; .!, The nomination of candidates for the representation of oue of the scats for the Riding of Reeftoa, took place at tbe Council Chambers at 12, o'clock noon, yesterday. Mr P. Monajihan, tbe IleLurn* ing Officer, commenced proceedings by. declaring "the nomination of Thomns Pla?kett, by William Oocbrano and John Fiulay; and of Augus Campbell, ,by Charles M'Gaffia and Joshua Shields. No interest wbs talien in the. matter— oue ratepayer, and tbe lepresentalire of the PiessoD'y beta's present Tbe Keep-U«])aik Company eve inviting loaders for driving 490 /bet of tuanel at the No. 4 level. Tsadera will close at the Company's Office, on Saturday, the 4iti instant, at 7 p.m. The murder of Miss Dobie has caused g.eat sensation in Auckland, where stio was welUknown, having resided w'.ii her brother who is at present livinj*. The following particulars concerning hep. hare (fan spired : — liar father was Major Herbert Dobie, of the 30lh Native Infantry in the Madras army. He died ia India on active service. There were six children— lurre sons and three d;uigh» ters. S'ie was the ibird and youngest daughter.- Tbo el- test daugate? is in Eu^land married. Tbe youngest brother is Herbert Dobio, an officer in the Auckland Railway Department. The eldest brother is an officer in the horse artillery. The second eldest is' surgeon in the army. All tbe sketches of New Zealand scenery in the Loudon Graphic were the product; of her pencil. In that journal was published recently, " A vide by two Auckland ladies through* tbe northern district of tbe. Colony," illustrated by sketches, and Miss Dobie was one of the ladies. Miss Dobie's mother is the sisier of Mr Frederick Tucker, editor and 'proprietor of the London Graphic* Lastyoar, through a love of, art, Miss Dobie, and her sister (Mrs Gcnng) took a trip to Fiji, accompanied by Mr Hevbetf Dobie. While iv Fji they, were the guests of his .Excellency Sir Arthur Gordon, and when he heard (lie livings of the murder 611 Friday he was much shocked and grieved, as be greatly admired the talent of the young lady. A few months ago some amateur . leutricals took place in the Choral Hall for a benevolent purpose, in which Miss Dobio sustained the " role " of Lydia Languish in Sheridan's comedy of " The l^vals," and her graceful impersonation of that d.fiieult part was much commeuied on at Ihe time. The tidings of the fumble <va»edy has caused quite a gloom throughout tbo city, and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved relatives. Stan" nard, who hag be«n nrreated fit Opuniiln on a charge of murdering Mis' Dobie, was a resident of IS'apier two years ago, when he followed his occupation of & ho fe»i»a'uLi r 'V, Those wbo knew him, spwiU of him as v, quiet, sober, and exceedingly welUconducted man, and little tikelv to be guilty of en ofieaweuch $s thet with which ho is charged. Letters from Sweden per lp*t mail.. inn form a friend of ours, that " Tega," the stout .little craft which so Bucoessfully carried Nordens&jold's expedition throughthe nortbseast passage, now lies in tbe harbour of Got'enburg undergoing repair?, preparatory to a seal fisa»pg voyage in the Arctic seas. A new rudder Las replaced tbe old one, which has besa sent to the Br,r-;eutn in Sisockbolo:, . Til 3" false keel, beiug tbe first iafho ariaais-of history, which ploughed the whole' distance of the hitherto unknown. waters from ITo'^h Cape round Capo Tschely«skm, and through Eehring's Straits, has also beeu removed, and piecej^ thereof, on applications, seat to thevjrarioci,' museums in Europe and to scientific, societies throughout tbe world. It 13 to be res gvetted that the spirited Swedish nation'

did not think ol' purchasing the vessel and laying it up in. preservation in either Stocitbolm or Got-eabur.fr, where it could for cefltaues be viewed as the most inferesLmg object in tha history of Arctic expioratioßS at tbe same 'Jme as it would remain a filthy memento of Scandanavian foresight, plurt, cud endurance. Kow» ever useful she m?y beeorne as a sealing crait, but we cannot help thinking that her future career vfi'l be somewhat ignoble as compared with the eclat 'she had gained for herself as being the first vessel which successfully accomplished the vo?as;o Tdiieh had been attempted duvi'i?; four centuries by ail the maritime nations of the world, and abandoned as uupraalicable. Merited honours and dis» tloctions have been awan'ed to bi'avc and sagacious JSTo\ijenskjnld aud his iu limpid fol!6wers, but (he siout aid of poor Vega in the glo&ions enterprise is being fo> • goUen, and she will have to Jesceudhito ranks of ordinary seaNfishing craft. iSuch is gratitude ! ' At the City Court, Dunedia, on Saturday last, two boys nptnea Ophilus Bates, Uvelve years of age, and Robert HobfcO'i, thirteen years old, were charged with horse-stealing. They took the unimul from south Bunedin to Grey town, where hry ofibiod it for sale for £2. Tiie Ma^isU'auT committed '"..em to the Indus* trial School for three and two years res* peclively. Au inquest wes held oa Friday Just, at Pleasant Point, Timavu, on the uody of Lewis L'addon, a very old settler in the Timaru diM'i-A, Mr Eaddon, io com* puny viiubis gtandson, aged (en years, left Pleasant Point in a cart on Wedaes* day evening for his farm, and on Tliurs* day morn'iig the cart was found upturned, and Mr Uaddon lying dead underueaih. '• I'he boy is e-' ill missing, aud as his hat was found in the Opihi river closa by, it is supposed that he is drowned. A pigeoo.^i'&m lrom Te Ai'oba sayc :— There are numbers of applications to the ■JVarden for prospecting nrees, and claims .are rapidly beii)^ taken up. There is a strong feeling of confidence in U'B Jutuie of the district; tbe niea are generally satisfied with the pro-pacts. The scrip ia-ihe shares of the Pro^pcelor s is at a. premium of Is 6d. Other companies are being formed.. The claimants to dispri'ed ground are amalgamating. A public meeting is <o be called to u».^e that the Gave it mo "••'■ make ay 1 Kid through Komata. or to seod a dfctachrneut of liate Armed Constabulary tqfprolect the workmeu of the County Coancil. A demand has ken made for a telegraph station at Te Aroha. In coiulusf 20.030,000 dols ia silver and 23,000,000 dola ia gold at the S.tu F/ansisco. Mint', ia 1878, there was lost only 29 dols. Tho carpet, tvhich had been Jo^a five years, wa3 ta\eu up last sprins, cut up iuto small, pieoe3 and bamod in pans. Tne d^biis was put through the sumo process as (be uiiniag duet, and there was got iroya tho old carpet SoOOJola. Au approximate estimate of tho harvest Of Ktirope has been published by tho French. Bgijcuftural authorities. Ths bavvesfc in Fvauco wi'l bg a good averase one. llio vaost idvoved country is, according to. tha staf'siics Upper Italy — the yield exceeding tbe erexaga by SO per cent. Koumelia and Upper and Lower Bavaria stand next oa the lifrt, wilh a produce of 25 per cent, above the average. The yield iv Podol'a and Swabia h 20 pec ' ce'T . more then the average. In the south of Italy and Bjvai-ia and in Wurtembuig it ia estimated at 15 per cent, above the average; wlrle inT'^savubia the yield only exeeds is by 10 per cenL f'ld in Hungary. Poland, and .Belgiuxn .but by 5 per cent. In Pidssia, the Palatinate, Biideu,-*' Swiizet-'and, Denmark, Sweden, Korwajr, Ceulral I.aly, Holland, tbe South of Russia, Servh, atid Egypt, the crops are said to be avcrjse ones, without either eucpluf or deficit. Ca tbe otliei-hand in Austria aud Mecklenburg thers is a deficit of 5 pei* cent. ; and in Great Bi'Uain, Ire* land, etid Sasony of 10 pev cent, below the | (he averago. Chuvlaud is worse off, for the deficit is esl'iTualed at t) per cent. Iv 6o 'iland, au island in the Baltic, tbe yield is 25 per cent, let 3 than the average-, and iv Central Bussia the crops aye so bad ; that tho deficit roaches 40 per cent, below the average. The following is the result of Mayoral ejection iot Invercargill :■— JN', Joh r Jßl.on, £16 ; J, Batch, Ilu ; J. Eing'aud, 110. Tuhifi, has confessed to tho Opunate mu'-der. H.« eaid, " I did it." Stunnard has been isleased. • A mcaliog has been called at Sydnej for the purpose of eadeavoiinj; to provido funds fo-. 1 Lajcock to row i>i » raa.ch ugainat Hunlon f'ov tbe CUampion3i)i|} of tho Wg Kl. Mr T .Vi! 7 uni Seed ha been appointed Secretary of tbe Mavine .Cotrd. Tho following quamilyof was sliippcd by t'.io bants \ov Eoo on • Saturday for Ifelbouoae. Pank of 'JSe-y Zealand, 4.971 oa l^wt Naiionol Uaat, 7170z3 l9d,vD 5 Union Bank, 11D2j>;3 ld\7t.. Among the 'pass'snge 3 por Hero for Melbourne, was Mr Mastevfii M H.S. aad fam'ly, 0?L>o jHony G-overnment propose ; o reduce the Vic'orba Governor's salary to £3000. Poor Hoviuanby, don't ho wish Jiinself buck in New Zealand again-? "In the days when two oi c three resimetita of Imperial troops were siatioaed at Taurcuiga (say, tho AiCahuicl "SJ.u >>! }'thei i o resiacd in the township a storekeeper who was a gre.it worshipper #6 the ehriae of Bacchus.^ He was what tome people wo . :!d call aa " unlucky dog,'v|^lQg to soaiees-enfc unsucces'siul in nli his trSa|aciioas, aßcl bo invariably esclaimad, when he had a reverse of furfcune, •' Confound it ; jusfciike my luck." Well, ono a'rening tyi l^d taken much more than waa good for hbp, and whilst staggering alon^ the cemetery groanda,; through which he had to pstsa befo|| r^achipg^omD, be fell iftto n

newly-mado grave, and there went off to sleep. At Cfq o'clock ia the morning he -iras suddenly awakened by the bu^le souading the revoilis. Opening his ejes and looking round he perceived that he T7SB in a grave, and .thinking he had died and been buried, he exclaimed, "Confound it; just like my usual lack. I've been and missed the Resurrect ion !" The insident is a trua one, and a person now resident &t tbe Thames was passing at the time the ij^siologist was thus soliloquising. A St. Pefceraburg telegram of the 22 ad Oetoher reports the arreaS of Warsueaffky, tbe wcU-known capitalist and jor to the Russian army. His arrears are in connection with tiie Jiymy supply contract in the last war. Evidence is foWhcoaiing to show tha>; Warsli^afiky defrauded the authorities of upwards of 2,200,000. Bord, seci^tar? and chief oi'ffiy administrator during the late war has Leon arrested at Odessa. It is stated that some of the' Jesuit? exiled from France intend to settle in Wales. They h:'W leased the Corbet Anns Hotel; Aberdovey, JJcrionetsh've, for 21 years. St. Stephens- Green, whick has been laid out »3 a public park far tbe ch'zens oi' Dublin' by Lend Aidilaun at a cost of £20,000, was, on July 27 t 'tl£own open without ceremony. Auothei* Claimar.t! This time it is Tun norslli of the Golcle :. W eath, Sin'v years ago his mother hrd claim to the " Tracey peevjge tad estate 3, ': and "ailed. A cousin Btibs: [ueutly 'lnnde a.secmd attempt* and now T. ■'£„ havi-g bronght to light certain fieih facts, proposes to make a third, attempt and is at:iiou3 to. put himself iv com municaiion w'ch any person who con afford him any audit 'anal information. Tho Southern Pacific railroad 13 fast pushing its work through Arizona. On the 2'iM of August they had successfully surmouuted all tho obstacles snei; ia the Dragoon range of mountains, ami the buildcra immer'. f :ly began to push forward at the livdi . rate for El Paso, over 200 miles distant from the end of tho track. It h their iulention to accomplish tlm distance iv 10) working days. The ex{>ediiioa of the buildcrsj considering the climate of the country they are vorking iv, is simply wonderful. Foi* example : on ths 2ith u!t., thov laid 12, 200, ft. of steel rails, on the Sotb, lI,GOO. on the 2Ctfi ; 12..800, and on the 27th, 12.003. This in estrao'-dinary wort; At this rate tho company wi'l carry t.'o road to Ei T?D3o by Ohi'ssfm'as certainly, i'.s roail -is now completed and iv -running order 112" mile from Tucc.m, and id only 23 miles from tbe bour.claay line of iSew lleiico, which wi'l be reached ia ' about 12 dajs. Biiee the close of January oi' this year the company has built and put in perfect oi'dcr 176 miles of steel-laid road. j Those engiueers who hold that steel is nob | a good 'material of which to make bqilera, will find ounporb for thei? opiuions ia the failure of the bo'loi'3'of the Czar's yaught Livaclia. TU^9 vessel was to hav3 had eight -main ! hollers' of steal. Sis of these were fi-u-hed | and ready for hydraulic test of 150 lbs, per square inch. On (lid pump ba ; ng set to work the first boiler split throagh tho solid steely pkte, the iongitudfial crack beiug ..about' tbi'C'3 it. lon^r, t^e jircssure reached heini; 140 lba. The whole of tho boilers were W3 understand, thereupon' coidemued. It was Jeterjsiued, howevei*, to proceed with the test, and three more boiler were easily burst with pressure vaeyiug, we are told, baLwean -80 andi43 lbs. Tiie plates wei'a of Camnjers ateei. T'iis experiment will go far to cause the total rejection of steel by shipowners as a Hjaie'ial for boilers. It is also stated thct esperieuea recently acquired aye all cgaiusS steel es regards the durability cf furnace plafo?, aud some eminent '.numuo ecgine baildovs "ivill not employ it ou any terms.— Iron Age. I'M. te Bon and NO2I preseuted. the other day, in the French Aeaclemy, three flask* coutaining the following products extracted from tobacco smoke : 1, Prassie aoid ; 2, an Alkaloid of agreeable odor, but daugero;is to breathe and rta poisonous as nicofc- le; 3, aroma'io principles etill undetc ".■oiiaed, but conlribati-ig, with the alkslck! ment'ionrd ■to giva tobacco smoke its perfume. The Alkaloid in question ia thought to be idem ticai with a compound — collidine — the existence of which has been observed in distill* atiou of vaiiouj orgauic substance:., but whosa physiological and tosical properties bare beea overlooked.