TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1293, 5 September 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from oue own correspondent. ) Auckland, 4. On Friday night, last the Natives residing at Mangaicutiri obstructed a Government survey party under Mr Cussens, who is laying off a Government road through that country. A barmaid at the Pacific Hotel, named Isabella Parry, was arrested this afternoon. A lodger at the hotel, Charles Macgaffie, charges her with threatening to riddle him with bullets, and a loaded revolver was found in her bedroom. Wanganui, 8. - It is reported in town to-day that Hoani, a Native chief, has brought down news of a gbld discovery in the Tuhua country. < -old has been known to exist for some time there, but the Natives objected to prospecting, and would not allow- Europeans to come* there. It is stated now, however, that they will allow them to come on certain conditions* and that arrangements are being come to with the object in view. The Tuhua Natives are those who recently stopped Rochefort's survey party. Dunedin, 3. A barmaid at one of the leading hotels, feeling insulted by some remark made to her yesterday by an in-

dividual, notorious for his attentions to the fair sex, told him he would hear more of it. She waited upon the alleged insulter this afternoon at his 'office, aud producing a horsewhip from beneath her dress used it pretty freely across his face, neck, and shoulders, and to such an extent that he did not consider flight ignominious. The affair has naturally caused a good deal of excitement. o amaru, 8. The Salvation Army opened a campaign here yesterday in the evening. HOKITIKA, 3. A man named Charles M'Favlane shot himself through the head this morning in the hut of a man named Irvine, at Rimu. The weapon with which the suicide was committed belonged to Irvine. Bluff, 3. The following news has been received per Orient, at Melbourne, from the Cape : — Carey, with his wife and seven children, the eldest of whom is fifteen, joined the steamer at Dartmouth, under the assumed name of Power, taking a third-class cabin. Carey's wife indulged freely in liquot during the voyage. The secret of Carey's identity was, however, worked out of the children by two passengers, who told O'DonnelL The latter practiced revolver-shooting at Table Bay until the chief officer ordered him to desist, when he said Power was no other than Carey, adding that if he was satisfied of his identity, he would soon let daylight into his vile carcass. It seems probable that O'Donnell took further measures by conversation with the children to assure himself of Carey's identity. Both transhipped at Cape Town to the Melrose, a coasting steamer, auxilary to the Union line, which left on the 28th July. Everything went well until the 29th, when about a quarter to four in the afternoon cries of murder were heard forward. Carey was standing near the cabin, on the starboard side, when O'Donnell fired, and shot him in the neck. O'Donnell fired two more shots, taking effect in the back and loins. Carey ran into his wife's arms, crying '■ l Maggie, I am shot ; O'Donnell shot me." James Parish, officers' servant, put a finger into the bullet-hole in the neck to try and stop the bleeding. The doctor never attended him, but the victim died three-quarters of an hour after being shot. Captain Rose, of the Melrose, gave orders to have O'Donnell put in irons, which was at once done. Immediately afterwards a search was made in his cabin effects, where they found a large revolver and caps ; also, a suspicious looking case, measuring 9in. x 9in., and 7in. in depth. On carefully opening it, it was found to contain some sort of electric machine, and it was deemed prudent to heave it overboard, which was accordingly done.