TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1207, 13 December 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(fbom our own correspondent.) TIMABU, 11. Shepherd had told some of his acquaintances that he would startle the people when the time of trial came on, but it was not thought he meant suicide. The affair has caused a great sensation. He shot himself through the heart, and death was instantaneous.

At the inquest on Shepherd to-day, the jury after a long deliberation returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide while labouring under a fit of temporary insanity. Invebcabgill, 12,

The Eiverton beach is strewn with the wreckage of a ship evidently destroyed by fire, The vessel has apparently only been recently wrecked The Supreme Court opened to-day before Mr Justice Williams- The criminal calendar is light, but the civil business is unusually heavy. There are two actions for libel, one for £4000 and the other for £5000. The latter is brought by Dr Lewis against the Southland Times, Newspaper Co., for the publication of a letter in which was expressed an opinion that a patient in the hospital would have recovered under proper treatment The case is to be heard before a special jury. Dunedin, 11.

The Mount Ida Eace Company, one of the alluvial ventures at Tinker's, has washed up with a total of 2,044 ounces for the season. They expect 200 ounces more.

Auckland, 12.

It is rumored that the police suspect foul piny in the case of Hamilton who (V.iO :«-veral days ago, it was sup. posccl, iVo.a a fall ajaiiist a bedstead.

Some particulars already to hand are reported to be most sensational. ) A young woman named Priscilla Hollms, while in an excited state attempted' to throw herself into the harbor at the reclamation. She was arrested by the police \ Jealousy is alleged as the cause. The Timeß this morning says:— '• We are pleased to inform our readers that the necessary data for determining the longitude of New Zealand were obtained last night. Wellington 12. The Middle Island Trunk Eailway Extension Commission have completed all their enquiries. Dr. Pollen, president, has undertaken to prepare a draft report, which will be submitted to another meeting of the Commissioners for approval, probably about February next. Messrs. Thompson and -Fulton returned South by the Manapouri yesterday afternoon. Mr Bryce arrived at Taupo to-day, and will remain there over to-morrow. On his way to Wanganui he will endeavour to bring ahdut some satisfactory understandinMJui regard to some of the small locaTapputes which have arisen in the WaUgMui back country. Nothing furthej: |ias been heard either from Tawhefli or Waikanui. „, CHfcIpTCHURCH, 11. A deputation from^he Chamber of Commerce waited oi^khe Minister for Public Works this morning, re the Eailway Extension Commission. After hearing the dgppitation Mr Johnston promised to teSgraph at once to the Premier to Jfp effect that the Chamber of Commie will he satisfied if the Eailway Commissioners can report upon the tineas far as Eeefton, or some point as far west, and to the south of Eeefton, if iihe Commission is confined to report to no fayther west than MarAia V&lBy, the Chamber request either the 4 terms of the Commission bp extended, or a new Commission be issued. Mr Johnston promised to recommend the enlargement of the scope of the Commission as requested by the Chamber. He couM.not go against the Government wftaout consulting his colleagues. - Another deputation was from the Industrial Association re the Eailway tariff, and the West Coast Eailway, cc., to which the Minister gave a promise to look int& the matters referred to, but he oeuld express no hope of further reduction in the tariff.