TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1134, 18 October 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

« . — (from our own correspondent.) Auckland, October 16. Among the passengers by the Assatia is Mr J. Boyland, advance agent for Barnum. The great show man has connected the project of forming a congress of nations, consisting of representatives of all the savage and civilised races of the earth, and Mr Baylord's business is to appoint an agent in each centre for the procural of the specimens of human curios, besides keeping a look out for animal monstrosities, and people of extraordinary powers or peculiarities. Westport, 17. Half a ton of quartz brought in from the Guiding Star, Mokhinui, each piece of which is permeated with gold. Sixty-seven leases were applied for in this district since the beginning of tho year. Ihe new discovery at Rough and Tumble Creek, Mokihinui, is attracting speculators. Six leases have been pegged out there. Ciiristchurcii, 16. News has just been received of the death of Colonel Packer. Wellington, 17. Patrick Brown, who has been killed at the tramway works, lived in a miserable hovel in Walker-street, when extricated over £180 in money and other valuables was found on him. James W illiam Ellis, who was convicted at the Supreme Court in July last of a most brutal outrage on a little girl, aud sentenced to twelve years penal servitude and two floggings of 30 lashes each, received his second instalment of the " cat " at the Wellington gaol this morning. The punishment was administered by one of the warders and was vigorously laid on, and at the, conclusion the convict's back was raw and bleeding. He bore the punishment with the same dogged determination as on the former occasion. AVhen the flogging was over he turned to the officer who had administered the flogging and with a look of intense hatred said — "By G — , I will make you sufi'er for this." He. then went ofT muttering threats of a similar character regarding the other persons present.