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Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1359, 8 February 1884, Page 2

A remaikable case of longevity has been brought under the notice of the 'Mount Barker Courier 1 by Mr R. Higging, who until recently, had charge of the local telegraph station. Mrs Mary Webb, residing at Echunga, is ninetyfour years old, having been born in the year 1790. She arrived in this Colony on February 24, 1840, and prior to and since that date her descendants haverapidly increased until the present total has reached 237, of whom the majority remain in South Australia, and the rest in the neighboring colonies. The list includes nine children, ninety-one grandchildren, 135 great-grandchildren. Mrs Webb is still hale, hearty, and active, considering how near she has approached to her century, and only the other day she presented a patch-

■work quilt, made with her own hands as a Christmas present to a friend. At the head of a long list of winning owners in England for the past year stands M. Lefevre, with a total of £20 727, and of this amount Tristan -contributed £7628, Wild Thyme £4275, Ladislas £3650, and Hauteur £2600. This gentleman was at the top of the tree in 1872 with £28,000, and in 1873 he won £25,000, but of late years his racing affairs have not been conducted on such a large scale ■as they were early in the seventies. No five-year-old has ever won as much money a 9 Tristan has done this year. Second on the list comes the ever formidable Lord Falraouth with £18, 425, his principle winners having been Galliard and Busybody. Sir Frederick -Johnstone made a most successful iretnrn to the turf this year. His winnings in stakes come to £17,658, »nd the victories of St. Blaise, Corrie Roy, ThebawL,- Lovely Keir, and dairvaux resulted in their nominator taking heavy sums out of the. pockets ; of the ring. Robert Peck, the trainer, is very near the front,, thanks to j Superba ; and the run of luck which set in at Goodwood for the Duke of Hamilton enabled the owner of Ossian to make a score^of £12,695, and of this sum the Leger -winner was res- ] ponsible for £9111, the highest total for one horse made during the season. Mr Rothschild, with LU,386, is the only owner who got into fiv« figui'es, ' Lord Rosebery coming next with £9969. MrLorillard only won £432, Sir J. D. Asitley £881, and Count de .Legrange £986. The " American Plunger " is reported i*> have " dropped " £30,000 during his Tecent visit to England. He returned to New York with the intention of providing the necessary funds to liquidate Iris unsettled racing accounts. Meanwhile his absence has created the utmost confusion and consternation amongst both debtors and creditors ; -and amongst the latter is Charles Archer (Lord Ellesmere's trainer), to whom Walton laid 2000 to 300 against Boswell for the Liverpool Cup, with "the proviso of his having " the run of ike market," . The Caswell Sound Marble Company gave an excellent proof of its existence :and progress j(gay s the New Zealand Timejs) when the steamer Kangaroo «HTiv t e4,' with about 150 tons of rough blocks of marble from the quarry at Caswell Sound. Not only shareholders in the Company, but a number of others flocked to the side of the steamer to inspect the novel cargo, and various wera the comments made upon it. It would scarcely be fair to judge the probable product of the quarry by blocks which have arrived, «s they were one and all taken from the surface. They have, however, very few flaws, and the. colour appears to be very even. Being of very irregular shape* there will neccessarily oe a good deal of waste in cutting. The largest and best of the blocks ■weighs upwar'dsjof $^bons. We (Hokuiba Times) have received a long poetical effusion from a Greyjnouth rhymster, for which we cannot at present find room. It is headed •*' Education in trouble, or the wail of «n anxious Parent," and commences in 4his way, intended to be sung to the tune of "The Wearing of the *Green": — '*■■'■ s Oh ! Then, Pad^y dear, and did you hear The news that's going round. Our children are, by gobs, forbid The Education ground. The dirty bailiffs saiaeg our school ; Was ever act more fjftil ? And brought /djpsgrace upon our town '■■;',;.■*■:. He has, upon me sowl TJjj&Petrie and Nancarrom too, Aa4 Robinson as well, Have brought things to a pretty mess, Our Board has gone to — heaven. Mr Joseph. Hatton Will write a book giving the impressions of Mr Irving and iiimself of the United States. Great consternation was caused on sfche 3rd x>( January by art occurrence Tvhich took place at Mrs Dr. Potts' ileoture to ladies. A medical student (obtained admission to the hall by disguising himself as a woman. There •were about two hundred ladies present, and great indignation was excited. 'The student was desired to retire, but n-efused, and insisted that he was a Tfoman. He remained throughout the Hecture. He was accompanied by two men, who, it was supposed, were Hospital nurses. The affair has caused a great sensation in Melbourne. Some cow-boys on the evening of the 24th. November attacked an •express train on the South Pacific Railway, near Cummings, Arizona. They shifted the rails by moving the plates, and thus wrecked the train. Having fired a volley into the locomotive and killed the driver, they robbed the train taking 700 dols. from the express safe, but got little further booty. They then decamped. Troops were at once sent in pursuit. The first prosecution for betting under the Gaming Act of last year was heard at the Adelaide Police Couit last week. Isaac Lipman, a turf agent and Joseph Solomon, a Brewer, were proceeded against for wagering on the old racecourse. For the defence, it was contended that there could be rio contest, and therefore no wager.inasmuch as one of the horses mentioned in the" double" had been scratched an hour and a-half before the bet was made. The Bench, however considered the case proved, and imposed a" fine of £2 and costs. Our Timaru conrespondent telegraped last night : — Mr G. B. Stewart returned here to-night after making his attempt to ascend Mount Cook. !!n succeeded in reaching an altitude .->; 16.700 feet, 1700 feet higher than it last attempt He has no hope of

reaching the top except by means of j tethered balloon or discharging a rocket He will, however, make another attemp if he can organise a party Donalc Martin rendered Mr Stewart consider able assistance. The latter is en routi for Chriatehurch.— Christchurch Star. That husband op mine is three times the man he was before he began ushig " Wells' Health Renewer.' Druggists. Moses, Moss & Co., Syd ney, General Agents.