The Clutha Leader. THURSDAY, OCT 29, 1874.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 17, 29 October 1874, Page 5

The Clutha Leader. THURSDAY, OCT 29, 1874.

1 i. ■■ i . v.. .r. ,„■>. .. . ■;■;■:,' ' ;: ".. ■-„•', . Our report of tbe Jtfc;.J^l. , (Jouißt here' yesterday, and much local matter is crowded ; out of this it-pue.* ■-■ -! A ,At> ■■■■ y • ,- > %. A good, many cases '-b'f Weasles have oc- . curred here of Me I,'1 ,' but none have "'as'yet proved fatal. ' __ ; Measles exist now in Tokqinairjrq, are! spreading, no doubt will spread fai> . and 'newf' fac^R yi*y^w'"of MelVp.hn'g there have had tbemT 'v ,-•■,; The Sacram. Nt of tbe^oi^'sjSulpp^r will^ be dispersed in the Piesbytetian Church,*Milton Von Sabbath next, the Jst- JNovtm?" -rer. $Th% %c*. W.^Vill, ast*TaleriAyiil .pre&h (u^ ;' .' J - !j;---t W<-.ha^teftoJackiiowb^ge aJ.co'nitnunica-' tion from " A Milton Minstrel,"- but as its insertion , mighi; .affect - the success of, the.eiite'rt'aib'hteVit|.to,- > ni'orrb'w e.vcning',Sve have held'iKdvtrom.thfe meantime. ":'■'■■ '..:, \ We bee toycall attention' to,. the ,lasi; of; tbe.serii a M winter evening 'entertainments, bythe BafclUthd'Di'a'matic Club, oWTiiesday, 3rd November, wbtn a capital evening's amusement may be relied upon. We ho,pv ; to,.B<?fe.a bumper hou^e. „„ , , We understand a considerable number of the jnhabitants. of Balelutha. will repair, to Ti.konrairiro to-n.orrow night to .swell tbe . proceeds of the entertainment. to bei«ivenn the,re. on beialf cif Mr. .fWst.oo, of this town." We do hope that the entertainment wil;l .t.e : a fucc<shful one. . .... We regret .to renort that Miss B r ewer, daughter of Mr C. V. Brt-wer, who has jrisi come to reside in the. ,tovm&hip, met with a serious accident on Sunday e\ening Ou step['i"Spou at the back door her foot slipped; p^rwhichj itTon'y about fnhrinch'es htHhirafid^berileg was broke at »he ankle. Dr Smith' Way^eht for'and re-, duced the fracture, and the patient ia progressing favorably. We have to call, attention, to the^n^ nouncemenr in our' advertising columns, that tbe Oxford Troupe, of w'j.icn we have ht.ard.-.-s i q c .much Dunedin, will;, give entertainments In Bir'i's Hall to-night and ' to-morrow night. . We believe these tn'er-. . tainments have been 'very, popular' elpewhere,, and we trust; thty will; be well supported in B«lclutha ; If. there ris anything more senseless than the larrikiuiMii :h»t ha* lately broken out noui .midst, it is the circulation of slander in connection the»ewith. Th« silly at'empt niade to blurrie sensible people for thetricks ol r fools, is all the more 'stupid" when those who are thhs accUe'ed- are prevented, by chaiir'atUe , con4derat|uns,.from retaliating. We xiur'erstand that Dr. Smith intends taking his for a w,nk or two in Canterbury and the North T land, During his absence Dr. Am'-rewp, Surgeon-Major, ar*pr«kent on have from bis regiment, will attend to bis pro ! e**ioi:aT duties'. As Dr. Smith .has b*en more than -usually^ hard woikfed-htfely. thecn j nge'wil- no doubt be highly b< m-ficiol to him. Apropos of the ' ••♦hove, the following appeared 'lately in' ' Pupch*,:-— .Country; pracrjtiooer (about to, vi^it .LfYndqn} to ypuVg medico, in, charge ; H ( unv . Mr" |[:»'(,e^; , jpu'U. be particularly earefuf ol my. patients, and . see 'that none of. 'em tih^iips through your fingers, orah sets w-:l! during. my absence..- --■ The .railway locomotive has almost reached the- Milton station, but owing, to the'dtilay in biitMink the bridge's across the north an-i south, btahi-hes ol'tbe TokbrnairirO River, when it --will -b e ' seen running fa:t er s uth than that station f ia very hard, to iky: \ '.- . i ) .0. . . We h**e to call attention to the eale by Meffrs \Jvyia*«t, Stephfn«op, i; qnd Go., on Tu'tsd'ay aDoW'-dnesday nrx v J\t t.iie Sham rock stabl-s, I'tmedin, ol a 1 large'nuniber of sai'dle^qd^JiipHt "harness" h6ra< b, butttie 8 , and 1 description b< longing to Mr George 'brioVon. of boises and tr%'^|t , %-;t^{s:;>p^^^ is so well kno>p;.-? # eyery^ere , >^jb i afc9«e merft mention of^sale^of |bis r i%f.ufl|^iefit' to attraoj^fjfe-aftentip^^ whp/'rXquipej 1 a first .^(t^§orß^tf ;^^J^^^■^ y\_ \z : The/'p^if^rg^all.fCoSlr^ been an d abbntj l~ p,y ardiso i^gn t^dm w h ere t he r magnsC$ t ty^ : At tbM p^j^ijne;:-fl^roeJ.\Beyin; iwas stl/uck by the^|ppr^lß^(m;|;Miesd^^^^^^ ,the dist^c^e^m^d^^Ts; ;iF.oiiiV^^^^^it^J^^t^ . di p tto <zfse> "but level; with^=^he;^ir^yipußly^t(uck^ ;" i A :^eeting| /^;4he;^ was held IcJthe Jpuun^ Tue^day ev^ningr There were presehV ;Messrs J. \£B£. .NTeil \Sf^a)rl'\ .Kilgour, Masoniirid'iDjuhnei SAytendierlWas? read irom Mr^-D. 7 ; r |?;jM«ckejzi.e..qffe '4« 6d per-acre^er-jannurntbr leaW. 6f-The', uVo'c'cu"died A -pdrtroh \jt the' Cerae't^r>''^R^ nerve, .he. at the. a«Feeing t^orfe'nee" in i jthe , ground..^ The. tender was ; accep ed under ceri ajn con^idona as ' to the. class, 61 jfence, duraiion of le^e.i&c.s yl^hVre was no other business before the meeting. . A i gloom, was ,cajsp oyer .Itji^lnhabPant's; ot ti-'.e KimMiilffix}& ; w.heD;^-;^B\ known ' that' Mrs Peter Dapa -had 'succumbed ob .th 1 fe' Wh l rhstant to't'he'diSe'aSe iii'^erwhibh ; it was known he had been buffering. Mr Duun ; .although jfbnly' a comparatively Ivonhg mabi had been long settled in the- : district ' and" was highly respected by all ( who knew him. From tbe knowledge a*id ; energy whicb be brought to bear in the caryiUgput of his f agricultural pursuits be Bliewt f d";a gbKd example to'btTiera while in all' htiS' dealings be was upright and honest,. / H*3^preft|ature decease is tmu;ch lamented; ip the diet rict^.. ' ' ,■ ■,- • r r.'"- , C; CCk ' ' '.

Mr Manders has been returned without opposition as rtiember of tbe Provincial Coupci^ for the LfikeSj district,- y r- --•$ y Tbeiisual 'fortnightly meet|ag of J tlie Balelutha TownGouncir warheltfxra-Tues- - 2! day^e^niDg-P^ There were present Council lorarM-Neilrtitrab^b&lr .££ftwartr£i& , eour, I^unpg.^ fThejepas no .business ofl'pablic intercity before the meeting- y . t "-;: : CC.:O K• C| An inquest into the death of the late Drl was held by E. H. ; Cjfflma JJsq*fand r aijdry*?on;:Y!edneßdas last week. After beat ing tbe evidrncef the jutsyire turned d Verdict >4o fhe;*tffec^that diseased died from natural causes,- viz , • congestion' 6f tbe B l»ngfr, 'the- result ? of- a diseased h,eart. , r It was not deejnj& necessary to. hold fa post mortem 15 examination, tHe medical evidence' heihg'quiteieiplicil; as to .1 be, cause of dta'.h . -Great, symjp^aAhy felt throughout the district for the bereaved • children. . <■ z/n .f^ yy.^z, u\ ■•-'•.•■ At a meetiog'ofitfae^ifew.^ealandrAgriTi , / CuUural..Sjci^ty l ,»h«ld,a U %W( in ,A^ik!ahd,|the cbairmau~Mr Goodftllow •^drew attenMon-fc) the fact that foot and ; mouth disease bad "been 'introduced' into 1 with imported/ stock. : He mentioned this to the me§>ing;fh the'hope^ that it w<«ld consider what "'steps'' should, be, r taken to prevent' a' ! simi r ar mishap 1 id. this -Province.,. He ' re^jmmfended . that| .theGovernment be addressed^' on .the andi requested, to urge upoh'ttie inspectors the Recr-ssity. of; exjirOUirig extreme vigilance. Mr. A. Martin' proposed a-resolu,---trdh; i td > \t'h;a^;;effdct. ' Mr." CalVert^ : ''V" S.,' seonded'the^'hiotion, wbjah was .carried. \3Mb^ ibatf over Sand gohe,'Wd tl at dry bracing weather has set in, attention' shy-uld.aj; _once.be given to : the* I temporary yrep^i^ pf t^iejdan|age tiHij. district l roitdtf.BU>taihed ['during tne late wet' ■Beas9n.| '.Par exempli*,,' many of these are now rutted M sucn" an extent as to render traffic" all but impossible. .We are.credibly iu-fof m-id by a gentleman who' recently jj'adV occasion to drive va. pair ,a,tong the road, .Pn'erna to; \ort ' Mplyneux, that' at a cer- ' tain' spot- He found iHrapbs-able'to^keep one ,of his horsesch ar -of, a. rut, ahd[iu\whichit sank tp the depth of tbe rein rings .in the. hems; and e'vißh-then'hyqiiestibhedif it had found bottom. Tbis is a literal fact, and na doiibt many dtber / roads are^id a condition almost if notialtogether as bad. Now, the.conimpnyflt-nge course fo^the, Govern/ ■> ment to, adopt would be at once to employ tx/.ra day men to frlhjp these.ruts, and this done tbey c ufd be kept .gond all summer with the ordinary staff of men. Large numbers of the new arrivals are reportedas still out of work Here then is a kind of. employment for which; they are or ought Jo be fitted, and it would, also have the, effect of scattering them over the country where they. w«uld in all .probability have but little difficulty in outaiaing«,permauent ■situations.' '>' Az\z. „ ,/. We observe Mr Duncan M'Farlane is at present' engaged building Vbo-it alongside the bridge on the north bide of the. river. It will be 38 feet long by 8 ; feet beam. •It is what :i< called a clinker boat^ •' will be decked fore and aft, and will carry from 8 to 9 tons of cargo, or say 95 bigs ot oats. When light it will-only ir«W; about 'six inches of water, and when loaded two feet and a half. >It will require only three men to work it. and is intended, for, ihe. river, traffic: ' In the absence of a steamer it will no doubt be • 'verf useful Mr M'Farlane 'expectß'"t6 have the boat ready in about three weeks. w i .".''•"'" r 1 Sinee 1 the commencement, of the large .stream, of immigration to the Cb'lnriy; there has be'en a considerable development of j the Yankee .'^servant gal ", jidta.. ;Frpm; i every quarter are read reports, of, tbe incapacity of new arrivals . to spertofm the duties n quired of domestic, servants, while at the same time;jhey epter.tain the most extraordinary, idea's as, to,' the'.rate of wages they 'are 1 "entitled to receive, 1 and the small ; modiciim of labo'r ''they shtifuld'be called upon to perforrii. It' -would'' -seem to be their opinion that they are wanted in the Colony,' not to- relieve- the housewife of a portion' of; the' hard work which 'she has had so inng. siriglenahJed to perform, but !• to reli.eye her, o,f the (capital; s^e^has; by,herlong and patient.indusfry,eina*sed,,V 0 h-rs have evidently; arrived with^th.^irnpreasion that tne only duties Required bV)tbem is to marry a rich sq'tiarier, live in-idlen-ss and populate ( the^country., .Thei sooner tbey are'taugbt'i.halt wValth'arid independence are ori'y- obtainable in', the colony, as elsewhere by had labor and industry, the better. It.. misht do some of th. m go>d to pay a vi«it to Table Htll district, where, in the neighborhood of Mills' Gully.jthey '.would 8»d a7patj:^rn of ..a^h'prqughly corapgjen.t, en^reetic, and indubious settler's wife; The duties p f the h usband haying , 'called ; hlra' from hortie-'throuibout ' ; tbe' spring season, the good lady determined that their estate should not remain-barren and unfruitful. Accordingly she yoked the bullocks, and ha*, single-handed, ploughed, sown, and harrowed upwards of 30 acres of oats„and wheat, besides planting a number of dcHfoiJ potatoes and or her .:C.ropTJjr:r-Nei|^ , .fia^|^ef bouselu>ld_du'ies b'e^lpfgt ctMld,'dW%>;j^. pe«gp^i|le|j)ftß r been r e^i?a«ed-ayit^o^ifiJ^ ireysuM-|ll'^in f^y^ jfit-lds- r> f erred^f o^'e'^at^ip? ; tbe^buabandsticceed^oiir'n^ tbtir n^fcds fiir bllrd^fg^^^if|^ I through --jn^w.haTe%fe^l^cuma|^n:w^ had : an-a4d{ti^n^ip p -.cansne;-i*|^'ciis.li^ xbri].y7th;ree:-rap^hV^J^ jevideut signs of pag-icityT is^oiTlhe letrieyer br|ea.C;'Occistp~nairyi"Typo gets it ciur-txehanges aftW-we'Have selected ou>" Jclippiogs;: r and r ;ja.musea £ lhim3elf by tearing |theni to,pieca9. . .One. day, list«week Typo^ lV?.?_f"l ol I r _^^ with a J pifece"'of r an w ex^' cHa^hae jh^is;mputh, and- eyj|dently fivfltfs - ing |; frona depref^bn:--.bt.tqe\t»iU^;^eilßx|_ amined the paper and fopnd.it to contain; •an advertisement clipped V some, > time? ago from our columns,, and. inserted in said exchange;.'.Tiie r ]id vertfsehient ,was ,to the '^^effect -H^fj^ipiikitti^i^ ij--V^l«(r!deii ver a lectu re ort .life as su ranee > at i dtaihik u On j ; ji^fjaid. excbange thje -'advertisement appeared in our iß<ue with a typographical error as' to date. It^should' have been September i2sth, on which date saiilecture was d* Metered, 5 and TI. Clapcott; Esq : .'i«i hdw ! somewhere' in the North'Mandi -Upori-exa'mioing files of exchange we find that - the • advertisement has been continued up -to 'Friday's issue. Query: Will Government, : paj^- for it, or ,will. s the an[prtuhate;;exdhah|e; place it ia ..the Bam2:cate|.f)*iry a? our ; Tyj>d— s ddmmtfA'"

: Measles are still prevalent in Dunedin. *Tbe steamer Hero i 9 expected to leave Auckland' ££ noon, this day. Telegrams L iijr^e3Cußtralian JColoAieiwiiJiUrop44i.a; - ; Java' Cable.lvlir be:;r^^^^ tflMoyclockthfr'd^ ! ' Tbe Si>t Mbunt^raa ChVomcle' ? repbrts tb«| .. bearing, of the charge "'asaThst *iR? *M. Eol - I Hnsba'w for an attempted ' f -;MrJ '<- Rnwlatrwafcfred:f he~ caTe^to^theraycas^dc MteP'i careful * ne^ingV'tne'accUseld' "'*§ as; ?■' discharged, but required to enter into ~¥e? cognizances to keep ,<be. , peace,, lor six months, hlrasel^'in^LtOb^n^^waf^iMreties . of LSO each. ' • - > It is reported that .Judge Harvey, at /> present Biationedfa'fc Hokitika,' v s\icceed Judge Gray as Goldfields-Disfcrict -Judge. — •I .Mr: JVTKeggyof tbe\White?Hboae; Tawa*' Village^hasrpst finisJiedrhismew^taides-V . ten.-stalledj— in ropmjof those .burned dp wa , some time ago! Cobb and Co.'s coaches '. will therefore in future - change at tiie White House as formerly. 4 * .::?/:. * ': ? y.'. I Numerous enquiries . having been made, regarding the Prize List ior the forthcoming show in connection with the Clutha Agneult ural and -Pastoral Association,: we are requested, v to mention. .that, the Committee are' now engaged getting up the special, prists,, and, that 7 the,, complete ;;ii§t ; will appear^ in hext issue of this journal. In another cblumnwiir.be found' a cure for diptheria, the .efficacy of. which is .authenticated by a well known and respected settler y.ofr this- district.;; The ; medicine is safe and easily procured," and we would recommend our readers to {preserve > the recipe in case it might at some future time . be rtquired. ."•■■■.•.--■: The second and last eclip«e of the moon for this year occurred on Sunday evening. At its rise, about a quarter io 7 p.m, it was totally eclipsed, aud about 7 o'clock the shadow began to move off. About 20 minutes. past 8 it hai cleared the moon, which again shone out in its full splep--dour. . J " '■:.'.; Cobb and Co.'s .coach from town on Wednesday last weekrhad- an^overturn near tbe Waihola toll bar. The passengers escaped; without injury, but the .driver, , Duff, was pretty severely cut and bruised. No blame attaches to him in connection . the accident. ' Our local ci-icketera now turn, out of a , morning for practice, and sometimes also in. tbe evening.' They are;, making good progress,- and with perseverance,. will soon be . able : .to, give . a good: account<pf them- . selves in any match that may be arranged with other, clubs. . . .. . There are few if any district roads in this part, of the Province which have at pnsent to sustain so large an aniount of traffic as the Eaitangattt road. At the same time there are few in so wrercbed ; a state >f repair, as. that, portion through the s^vaonp. now is. In many -places' the' ruts'are' cut far below the bottom of. the gravel, and inpassing'along the alxes ol waggons, drays, etc, rest wholly upr>n"f tie road— not upin the wheels. Tlie difficulty of getting along niiy thus be imagined. We may mention tbat from 15 to 20 waggons and drays pass along every wetk,, these faking. about TOO t«n"s of loading. There are at present: about 1000 tons of railway plant at Kaitangata ready to be transferred to its destina. tion so soon as the .state of the road will permit. There is a famine of Kaitangata coal at-Bal'clutba'^u'st now, .but tbis.*ant cannot -be supplied _at . present .in .consequence: of the state of ihe road. There are also large orders for coals from; Toko mairiro, Tuaptka, &<!., but thee cannot t>e executed, pr. only at a, very high charge, to the consumers for cartage, /This state of matters. cannot be allowed to continue, and we trust the Road Inspector will find time to inspect the road and instruct' its tempo.' 'rary' repair until. siichtinie, as it cad be fully metalled or gravelled so as, to. bear the very heavy permanent, traffic which rit is dtstined to sustain. , . ; „.,... The monthly meeting of the Mat au Road B <ard-wa3 beld on the 26th Oc'o'ber" There were present, Messrs.' Smith, Gritior, Mc-. , Donald, and Bell ; Mr lnglis(in_the chair) The rniniitts'otf last meeting wefe.read„and;, C'tifirmed. A le ter was read from D~ Maitland.-_ Esq.. ■■ resigning rhial Office of chajr.rnanjind member of the Board, .owing . to uhav<ji^ble absence in Fij». ; ' Tberesig'-' hation »as , accepted. .Tentlersl (5) for par.th^ork and metal at; tbe junction of. Main Sjurh arid Kaitangata 'Road ' were opened as follows:— O'Rouke and Rooney, L 176 sa.'; Wm. Rae, L.154; '». Crammood" Ll 43 .7<;y Dr-P. McKenzie, L 142-" >-?6 I.V NeIsOQ atld He*i'B6n,-lil3'B 10s. 3fi.Upon the motion of Mr. McDonald, se-j eluded 'by Me. Grigor, s Messrß..Nej9o,u andi HewitßonVtender'was accepted/ Upon the] ipon >n ot Mr. Smith, Y second ed/by Mr. McDonald,^ Mr. Crawford^An^ersop ; was elected a member oTtlie^j^Q r, 'inl;he place of Mr. Maitland. '-""'-It "was "agreed "that the "j election of Chairman should stand over till next, meeting. ; r U ponjthe,., motion „of, Mr. McDonald, eeconaed^tiy Mr. GfigbrrMr. McKenzie.waSj' appointed < clerk in place ©f Nlr*;i^^eT;''reliijgn^ 'to'be*at tne rate of 'Mr., McDonald; was authorised -to get two ; gates;..for ri the piint to ,facilitate.;the crossing of ,, cattle, On>the motion of; Mr.- Smith, s-condtd: by Mr. McDoualdythe retiring .clerfc^was ,preseiited with three months-salary in addition.; to the amount due; Messrs. h Inglis arid 1 - ATideK^'were'rrqriested^^tb'check'l calculations. The . ! he;xt''m'feting p.xsd„ ior" Monday; the'3oth day bl N'ovember,,^!; j Tpjfa. -jlu was.alfo agreed that Qbjrctiohs" to fate,' if any, should be beard.'upon tha/c jlattey; OnAt\s n^oyon^of.^h.Griggri,^ ponded by Mr. Smith, th*) rate ws&rMde payable on or before 31.«'j;day;0t,P«c*inber.: The meetin? tiien o'-'t i,t»>'/i , y * ""