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Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1107, 30 June 1882, Page 2

The "Welcome Company cleaned up yesterday, after four and a half day's crushing, the result being 9170z. amalgam. The total retorted gold for the month is 9950z.

The sitting of the Magistrate's and Warden's Courts, before MrE. Baker, opened ou Wednesday afternoon last, and was concluded yesterday, and Mr Baker left later in the day for Westport. Mr Revell having received a fortnight's extension of his leave of absence, Mr Baker will hold one more sitting of the Courts here prior to leaving the West Coasts ■ We are pleased to be dble to report that of late a very marked improvement has shown itself in the character of the reef in the Rainy Creek Extended Company's mine, Rainy Creek. In the northern uprise stone is now being broken down, which leaves no doubt whatever as to its payable nature. Samples of the stone were brought down on Tuesday last, and have since been inspected at Mr Hindmarah's office, by numbers of experienced persons, and opinion is unanimous that the stone shows the coarsest gold yet obtained in that locality. The reef from which the specimens were taken shows a width of from sft to Bft, and it is the intention of the directors to at once set about getting out a crushing of 200 tons.

We have to chronicle another addition to our local industries, Messrs Cochrane and Sons are now engaged in the erection of a new saw mill, which is situate on the Buller road, near the Left-hand Branch. The required plant has been purchased, and is now en route to its destination. The machinery, which is to be of a very extensive and complete description, will be driven by water-power, The firm have secured a lease of 200 acres of forest land, and it is expected that the mill will be in fuil working order in six weeks or two months time.

Thef following tenders were recived by the Comity Council on Wednesday l&st, for the formation of the additional sections of the Big River road : — #/«£, M'Kenna, £325^ Blakely and Molloy, £292 ; M'Lennon Bros., £283 10s ; Oonnington and Co., £283 10s; and D. Emanuel, £218 14s. The tender of Mr. D. fimauuel was accepted.

It was decided at a meeting of the County Council on Wednesday last to proceed at once with the construction of a road to open up the Soldier's and Devil's Creek districts.

All doubt has at last been set at rest as to the fate of $he missing man, James Paul, by the recovery of the body in the bed of the Inangahua river, near Craig's paddock. The remains were far advanced in decomposition, but the clothing remaining affords sufficient means of identification. The spot where the body was found is about five<pr six miles from the point where the unfortunate man is supposed to have fallen into the river. The remains will be placed in a coffin, and brought to town this morning, when an inquest will probably be held.

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Rainy Creek Extended Company was held yesterday, at Beilby's Hotel, Mr Joseph Kilgour in the chair. The directors' and mining manager's reports with the balance-sheet, were received and adopted. Messrs Aiken, Graham, Kilgour, Fraser and Connolly were elected directors, and Mr R. J. Scoltock was elected auditor. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded a satisfactory meeting.

There was .scarcely a ripple on the surface of the share-market yesterday, but prices nevertheless remain firm. £3 is still offering for Keep-it-Darks, with but few sellers.

Mrs J. Hayes, of Orwell Creek (writes our Ahaura correspondent) died on Sunday last. Deceased formerly lived at Eeefton.

Mr James Stevenson will sell by auction to-morrow, heavy draught horses.

The London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury says:— "An eminent Queen's counsel, who has found time in the midst of legal work to amass one of the finest collections of postage stamps in this country has decided to part with it to a French collector even more highly esteemed in the postage stamp world. The price given is £8000— a truly marvellous sum for a batch of defaced postage tokens."

The Aurora Australia that was so generally observed in these Colonies in April, was also remarked upon in the papers all over the United States and Canada. The telephone sometimes worked without batteries, sometimes it was unsafe to use it at all In Cleveland, Ohio ministers were postrated in their pulpits, and ladies fainted. At New York, early in the evening, a greenish arch spanned the northern horizon, followed later on by a brilliant display of shifting, vari-coloured lights. It is stated to have been "an exceptionally beautiful sight."

A legal action is threatened in Dublin, which, if it be brought into court, will expose an amusing blunder arising out of the present political situation in Ireland. One of the Parcels Delivery agencies deli vered some weeks ago, at the office of Miss Parnell's Ladies Land League in

Dublin, a large bale of goods addressed to the Irish Ladies' Land Relief Committee. On being opened, the bale was found to contain a large quantity of second-hand female clothing, which had evidently been used by ladies pi the highest rank of society and fasoion and included every article from underclo|hmg to skirts, trains, and mantles, even to several crinolettes. Miss Parnell was profusely grateful to the donors, whose names, however, ° could not be discovered, and it was decided at onc6 to forward the clothing to the distressed tenanjartr'rfti;' it is believed, Col Tottenham, M.P! 'Somff time after all this finery had been distributed, a messenger from the Parcels Delivery office came to ask that the bale might be returned, as there was some mistake. It turned out that the raiment which is now reported on the female peasantry' of County Leitrim was intended forthe&ristocratic clients of the Irish Landlords Belief Committee. Of course the goods are now beyond recall, and the mortification is all the more keen, as it had hitherto been Btudiously concealed that the ladies in connection with the committee were in the habit of being relieved by juoh presents from sympathising lady^J^eids in England. Should tfie option be Jnlssed against Miss Parnell, it w^feit it igid, be vigorously the Ritfg^nt&frertjudfl^r the wife of one Joseph Gertler was seen running in a distracted state about tt&itreeta by reason of the loss of her hureand, who had had a gallery ticket give^ to him for the previous night. She? had four children totally unprovided for, and the Committee of Relief gave 2400 florins for their education, and 360 florins a year to their mother. The father and bread-winner was supposed to reppae in the. great grave in the central churchyard witkthe rest of the victims to Moloch, whereas it now turns out that he is living in Hungary, well pleased to find his family so well provided for. The whole affair was planned between hiraseif and wife on the morning after the catastrophe. A correspondent of the Wanganui Chronicle writing recently, says : — A veritable old man of the woods is reported, his lair having been discovered some two miles inland of all settlement on the Whenuakura block. He has under-ground hiding-places, seems fond of sheepskins, and generally disports himself in a mysterious way. He does not seam to know or care much about individual right to property, and has collected freely of all kinds from many quarters. The police are endeavoring to unearth the modem specimen of the wild man of the woods. He is troublesome, and likes cooked sheep, has been growing his own potatoes and tobacco, and gathering grain not sowed by himself. Headless skinned Bheep, which 'have been found in ditches, represent one kind of amusement which settlers do ndt approve. If not found by the police, settlers intend to hunt him

During th# cross-examination of John H. Leeds before a railroad committee in New Haven ft few* weeks ago, the interesting fact was brought to light that Mr Leeds had a life p«tes over the New York and New Haven Road, given him for a courageous deed performed 33 years ago. On the evening of June 24, 1849, Leeds was watering his father's cattle in a brook near the railroad. While there he heard the puff of ah engine behind the hills, and, boylike jsat on the fence to wait for it to go by. Presently he heard a train coming from the opposite direction. It was a single track road, and lie saw at once there would soon be a collision unless prevented. Without an instant's hesitation he bounded on to the track, cap in hand, in front of the coming locomotive. He stood his ground until the engine was almost on him, and he los c part of his jacket in jumping aside. The company presented Leeds with a handsome silver cup, a life pass, and a complementary 3#ter. When young Leeds was really to leave the farm the directors gladly engaged him, and the simple oc currence of that calm June evening, near his country home, has had much to do with directing the course of one of the most successful men of the State.

The Tramways Committee of the City Council have recommended that failing the immediate signing by Mr Proudfoot of the Castle street extension contract, the concessions for the said tramway be at once cancelled. Also, that the Ocean Beach Tramway Company be required to pay, within seven days from date of notice, the tramway rent due to the Corporation, faii'ng compliance the Corporation take proceedings.