THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 17 December 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1880.

Hie ntine manager of the Fiery Cross Reported On Tuesday tfiat the reef, whreb was Struck in the winze tlie other day is 'stilt impfo7inav The outside large share* ; holders, who we have no doubt, will receive, the intelligence with pleasure, have been telegraphed to. The County Council in rite applications, receivable up till Monday, 3rd January proximo, for the office of Engineer to the ! County at- a salary of six pounds p<* Week, exclusive of travelling expenses, Such liberal salary and allowances can« not fail to attract lft» attention of really firsUciasft men, ©I whom, owing to Go* vernment retrenchment and dismissals a great number must be ftlfc all over the colony. We sincerely hope that by the time appointed a number of applications for the office will have been made, to enable the Council to make a good selection^ ', The fact of the Qbnncil hating re duced the wort and offer an increased salary, would indicate their intention of (entertaining proposals only from profes* signal men Of undoubted ability for the On the invitation of Messrs Ltowsing nnd Lines, we have sampled some Califrnian apples imported fey that firm, and pronounce them of excellent quality and delicious fl> vour. Strange, that with the climate and soil of ft ew Zealand, we we slill importing fruit to the colony to the extent of nearly £100,000 per annum, and that nope of it er?n reaches Heeftou like the lot under' notice, which sells frjely at Is 6A per Ib. T&e inquiry into the origin of the fire, which occurred at the foot of Larry's Creek on the Holler roa<s last week, whereby the house of Mr David M'Gahey was destroyed, will be held by Mr Hpvel (j X.M , -ou his next visit . to the district. The n>xt English and European Mail via San Francisco will close at the liecU ton Office on FriJuy, the 24th day of Peceinber. at 7 a.m. Mr AJ'Minn, the newly appointed bailiff to the Courts in the distric, has arrived in town to tuke charge of his office. He has during a long time in a similar capacity for the Grey Valley, while stationed in Camptown and the Ahaura, gi»en general satisfaction as a careful and efficient ollicpr, and will pro biibly succeed here rs nell in oiaaiuing the good will of the people, ;ilflu>U(;h the office sometimes a^eessiutes uapleasant du.iesu The brewery, wliicii has been in course of ro»9truetiou for wow lime in BiOidway, is, now etimpU-keA, »nd <b.e ftrsi brew was turnei out yestteul^v tin 1 another is under way, so llmt the pu'lie will shoriij have an oporlurti'jf of coinpurimn the jne.'its of llie-n-tv beverage with tho tipple the; hitherto have been accustomed to imbibe; The cliira, e\v. t x>f the old Vj t>ria Companyi Murray Creek, was >üboiitted Uo uuction yesterday, an! sold by rirtua of a. wan ant issuted by the lI.M. Coyrtin iho i>u.it Miifid v, the abi/ve-nanjed com|jany. The property was knocked down to Mr J3yrne (or a mere nouiinat sum as s vural prm.i'iis. were lodged against the Sfile, which probably will give rise to ros-ly l.tigation. This 'property, has.durs nitf a, imnibiei' of jeara undergone the various vicis-iiudes of a badly managed voutem, and has for tlio lasl Iwo years been. ulk>j»u:d to lie iJU*, although the groH,'id lifts, now, beei thoroughly pros* jiei.'leif, nti^i it is to lie lioj;ed that whoever ■ dniuaiely become owners the claim will rt'i'cive sudi an. ocerh ml a,s its position u a»Huiig a iiu.ui.Uer i,f g.:ld-beiri y iitr reel's in liie v, finity wiil jn-;iiry,. Wero this (Ljiib ;t. an effi.si^itL tv uin^r. the probability is in lavuur oi tlie claim, yet becoming v.iluible jiroj)tfrij[-.. .

•*■■ A.pp/ticttloit was tfnde yesterday by Mr Wi^e for (lie Caledonian Extended <$>iar!z Mining Company to the Commissioner of Crown Lands Cor a pros* pecting license, to cover T2O acres of fond to search for minerals other than gold hi Larry 'B Greek. This step was taken' by the company in consequence of the late discovery of galena in the eonrpany's i mine, and of which mention was made in our last Issue. Par the pttrpoge of ascertaining the real velue of the discovery, a larger quantity - than at.ftrw intetfrfed will be- submitted to a test, by lire assay, but sufficient has already been proved by a. preliminary test, to warrant Jhe.,company in making the applications above stated. - A meeting of the Race Committee was held at Mr Brennan'a office, last night, ( Mr Barnes Ste^nson ia tbe chair. The minutes of the previou* meeting: were rosd »nd confcrmpd. A letter was re-' ceived from Mr Sehuibof with T respect to permission to dispose of arUunion tickets request be granted fh consideration of the peyment of l«c guineas in addition to his subscription. An agreement entered into with Mr Woolfe for erecting bridge and clearing course was read and approved. Revolted that tbe brass band be offered £12 for their attendance on the course. Besolved lbat the secretary with Messrs Paine .and WaJah chain off the ground and mark distances. Resolved that the- secretary and Mr J.Dick pur* cba<?e a saddle and bridle suitable for the prize in the trotting race. The lecrefary was instructed to write' (o the bandmaster of the brass band with reference to playing during the meeting, The meeting then adjourned til! Thursday, the 23rd instant, at the same hour and place. The Tender Committee met at tie Council Chambers yesterday evening, and opened tenders for the reparr»'to the Deyil's Creek bridge on the main Grey Road, as follows : — Philip Alexander ; £37/4< ; P. W!alsh, £36 10i s H. Bartlett (accepted) £35 19s. ;. Auckland telegrams dated December 11,- says: — Steps _are being taken to enn* vene a public ■ meeting itt 'Auckland to discuss the question of Patetere lands. —A discovery of qiar'z has beea made here' at Pokeno, three mifes from the railway station. It is a well defined reef, and tbe range in which the dis* eorary wa "made 13 of a similar charaote r to thaVat Thames. The schooner Omaha, which arrived in Port Lytttlton recently, kom the- Chatham Island, brings news of a brutal ■ murder committed there on November 19; as well as the njurderer, who r has been /forK :'ijj!i|£ iati !^e% ensnin^ session of the Supreme , Court at Christi church. , The murderel is a Maori nam«d : Wi Wliarapa"--the,- victim is his wife, a white woraaij, najjiivp of Xytte^ton^ and her maiden nima wis Snowell. The murder, for which jealousy is alleged as ihe reason, was a most brutal one — the victims head bd»i# .'smashed, and the brains sea tiered ovrr Hie building. A stabbing case occurred at the spit (Napier) recently. A. foreign sailor used a knife on a resident inflicting a severe woand on the faw. A telegram from lurcrcargiH dated Bth December says:— From news received it would appear that Stewart's Island is nmy tit. Acting under pressure L'oger. the prospector, was obliged to open ur> the tunnel where the leader was said to be buried. About twenty shovels of dirt was w«9lied— a 4 rfiolitairy-' speck of a gold was found, alii although the su}ip>sed leaders were followed a considerable diga tance into tlio hill no reef could be found. The specimens found , by ltoper ore proved by experienced miners to be nothing but mundic. Tbe miners are returning thoroughly disgusted. Tbe ship Owaka missed her slays at the Wellington heads recently, and uar* rowfy ascaped Iteinj; wrecked, With reference to the new ground opened at Croninulle the Charleston Herald says . — The frpsh discovery at CroriinviUe has bteen the til absorbing lo;>ic ataoriirst peopla in the district dor* ro .-; tho paxt. lew d«ys» Several claims hare Uven npplied for on the^ir.evof the end and shat'sare being- put down It is tire utm'«r«f! opinion tint a rich and well defi.ied leaii lias been si ruck. Messrs Drumgool Snil party are goin^ to put in a tunnel itnriaediateiy, the ground proves sufiicien lv r:«?h for driving out. " ■ The Nol3d>n Colonist; coys : — "The new work* erected fat the New Zealand Hematite Pitiut Compnnv at Puua Pura. Colling wood, ure nsw finished, 7 and have been in full operation (or -the past fortnight. As eoi(■idem Lie doubt was expressed by several shareholders us to the m&chinery proving effective, it is satisfactory to find that it works smoothly and well, and through only four out of the six stampers are at preaent vised, three tons of paint are being turned out per week, worth at the present selling prico se? i ehfcv-- J eight pounds. The coat 'df iiwutifUeturo ia estimated at about half wlmt it was when' thd article was made iv Nelsoii. The Company; will probably lower the prioe of. their, paint in order to enlarge the'iriurk-st,' 4nd- sWulJ' thd demand extend in tlie degree hoped I'or, the Oilier uttunpeip in-'y be brought into use with .two additioual bisrdans, the Bupplv of water /or the large wheol being greatly in excess of piv.jent requirements. We Under— stan.l that the paint is becoming gradually known ia Australia, and it in, growing deuiaiiii. 1 ' ■ '•' •••■-■■ • The Grey Kivrr Argus says : — The body of , the unfoi lunate, mu:i Michael K.arn^v, who

was killed by a fait of earth at the Seventeen i Mile Beach on Monday morning, was brought into towrv yesterday afternoon, escorted by at least 53 or 10 miners, and who carried it from tho Darke/s Terrace. Over 100 miners assisting "in rrfcaeinfr the body. The deceased was one of the best miners on the West Coast and universally respected- for his' sterling qualities. At the in<trieeV> vcrdiet of accidental death was returned. Applications are required up to the 30th inst., for a male teacher for the Serentsen^ Milo Bench State School, at a Batery of Ll5O per aunutn. ; The. Melbourne Argus thinks Trickett was overtrained at the time of tbe match with"; Hanlan. •.,-.--- :%.■■..'■ \ The fint butter faetojy in Irplarid was started recently at Dungarvin— capacityi^QCO pounds daily, A wealthy Victorian squatter has had madd totaly regawileis' of cost a magnificent sat of double-carriago harness elaborately and profusely lamented, witli his coat of arms in solid Ncplotml gold. - i The £16,000 a TeM/Mftt'lttcenilj.-chatged^ for lbetr»nsraisßionsi>f4Sh6 N.Zi maiis across | '1 1 liii" r isj^jf|iijijfi» f i»;;ii-(i Vjrnr .nitted. l Me Crei^Lt^^dlDt lo^tbVNi#/ Government at Son Francisco, has succeeded in inducing the American; Grovernraent *o obtein from Cougresß aulhtority to make this concession. . . The Government haya i offered a reward of tSOO for the convi^ion of the offend«rs. a«s the recovery ofthe| gold stolen from tbe b;s Tanaua. ' i■■ ;S. .y . ■ .; '■■ An American joUrna^ referring to the intended departure ofter J|Jff. ; Parnell brother of Mr Parcell, W^^^Europe, Bays that gentleman's greatipea«hf orchard in Alabama is a field of 250 acres, containing about 80,000 trcea.' In o godd season Mr Pnrnell gets 100,000 boies, or amilli^a and a half pounds • weight of peaches. i' ..■■:.-.■ Prof. Dufoiir, of Parilj has devised a small *Wmomelri<> n[jp*aratu's|^rhich' i»-,so eenainpe iliat it will even denote, Jby a ddflectioa of fcbs.-j index needlo of ncarlyfj: two inches, the entrance of a porsou in the room where it is placed. By putting thllhand near the^ulb the needle is de lected I the whole extent of the graduated are. Tjiis new apparatus, which we find described and illustrated in La Nature, consists of a bent tube, carrjina at one end ft bulb, whicji is coated externally with latnii-bUcUj^ Tbo-iraiddle of the tube is filled witU.uierouify, an^|* supported by arms pivoting oi* aktedktfi^blade. " Justubove the pivot is fised anfl-index needle which moves aproaa a graduated are. Beneuih the pivot haugs a rod, to .» attached by friction a small ■vffcigiit. tljat serves to balance tbe needle bo as to nialfc it point to zero on the are. When the tsinpeiatui-e rises, be it ever so Blightly, the heW, being absorbed by the lamp-bladk, dilates tbe air in tbe bulb, and drives the mercury forward. The center of gravity of the -apparatus being displaced, ' the heejdlß; vilLiaanediatelytara toward the right. When, pn tb» contrary ,itbe. tempers the isKv'^Tb'previirofr iflH^trtfaeuC' fl^>plag~ over on a suddan'Jtad cou3iderttb!e e'evatioa 0"f tfinperatur/, ' two-.sm ill pin* are placed ut points bwieatb the tnbi Hooks near tbe bulb >4erv,e to bold *übstan< es i-.-who:«r didtherruic powera it ia desired to ascertain. The heat source is introduced into an aperture in the plate. In Supreiue Court, Wellington no bill was cetu'necl against Peter M'Kenua, for alleged larcenjr of aa ejtprea*. ITe intenda instituting action for damages for wrongful imprisonment against Cohan, nho caused his arrest. A Lisbon telegram in the " Standard " sars that tbe following coiuTtioua are. according to the latest new* from Valparaiso, believed to be tire ba«aa of peace agreed on between Chili,. Peru, aad Bolivia j— Bolivia will cease to be an independent State, and will be anueied to Peru. This annesalion will be recognised bj Peru, which will lend its o>> operation to moke it a reality. Peru will not ! augment ! her jiavy beyond the number of vessels determ ued, in a secret treaty. Chili will take poss'gsion of the Bolivian territory to the south of Jjoa and tho West of tho Cordilleias. Tin territory of Tarv t >iica.wiil yenMiiu in tbe povrers of tire 1 GliiJi ma, as & pledge* till tbe complete [Taymaiit of tho waiindemnity, which has bean fixed at 8 icb a i high figure thai it will be almost impossible for Peru to 3efwy it. Tlie territory of Pe;-u being .thus augmented by the annexation of Bolivia, will be guaranteed by Brazil and ; Chili by means o( uq offensive and defensive! alliance of the three Powers. The friends of the lut# Mr Alexander Reid hare republislied ' The Cabinet,' She niaouseript jonrnal lie wrote on board tha Great Britain during her passage to Melbourne in IV6L«1 V 6L« Iv the frontispiece o? tli*'iit tie Jvolmne is a photo-lithograph of the rery handsome ; m^inoriai' whicii stands in Ibe church jar.i of '..Wick, the birthplnee^ai the late M>jloil Then ffllows a sketci of the journalistic career of the-- debased. Says the writer: — "Widely Icnbwh as an able journalist;, wlio n"'»t only wrote w}th a rare power, and in lii» lighter mooclg with a fine sjnsa of humor bat who scorned to advocate any nause unlesj lie was convinced of its justice, he h%-\ been so fully oooupied in, 'tlie .engrossing dutio3 o* his profession, in which,'- to apply an expr.'S9ion he used übout an attached from, • he alwoya strove to give the wholesome thoughts of a gentleman,' that ifc is impossible to find among Im writings anything' that adequately »epre^3i4ts bis powerful and cultivated intel- ' -lect, uwd generous disposition.' Tho monument forms a compieious object in the Wick new cemetery. It consists of a pillar about ' 18. t. High,' ba3el on a .'solid foundation of tjii'ei course^ of granite. This., v tbe i»seriofioii. — '.' In nwaiorj of AlesaiicK)r Keit], journalist, a native e-f Wick) who was acc-iduntly drowned, fro^n a.s. Tiiupo, in Cook Strait, Near Zialand j born, 3i-d June, 1831 ; drowned. slh March, 1878. Erected by a few persona) friends in New ZeaLuul.' The New Zealand Shipping Comyauv's ship Qjjawa, ..wliich left Lytfcelton pn.3aturj.iy lii^ht ioi" Lo'idonv took with her "£so ,ooo in gold, contained in ten boxes, un j shipped bj tae Dank of New Zealand.

Napier has the honor of having matde a n addition to the slang dictionary by a new .application for the word 'mesmerised/ It is synonymous, or neary so, with " half seas over" fini ' three sheel* in the^wiqd,' Wft (Ctiey. Evening St»r) nnderistftnd that Mesera Smith and Earkley have purchased at an, enorinojis diacounft from the trustees in the bankrupt estates-of Messrs Wymond and Co, their large stock of drapery, clothing, boots; etc.- The goods haye been removed to the store m ; Mawhera Quay, next Kilgour's hotel, irhere the same will be offered for sale at a great reduction^ Messrs Smith and Barkley hawng determined to realised during the holidays.