INVERCARGILL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3511, 9 October 1882, Page 3

INVERCARGILL.

October 9. i A fire broke out at about 2 o'clock

' yesterday morning in a three-roomed cottage at Avenal, a BUburb of Invercargill. It extended to a stable adjoining. Both buildings were old and were consumed. They were the property of Mr T. Henny, who holds an insurance of £75 in the Colonial office on the cottage, which he let last week to Rickerton, a shoemaker, recently from Oamaru, where it is said be was burnt out two months ago. Rickerton did not live on the premises, and has not been seen since the fire. A person calling herself his wife says he went out of town on Saturday, and that the stock was insured, but she does not know in what office. A strange story comes from the Waimea district, nesr Mandeville. A farmer named Alexander, recently from Canterbury, has a homestead at the Waimea, and having got into difficulties the bailiffs were sent up to take possession of the stock. On arriving at the homestead Mrs Alexander drove them off with a double barrelled gun, tbe husband supplying five rounds of ammunition. The party retreated for reinforcements, and returned next day and took possession. Later the chief bailiff returned to Gore, and in his absence Alexander backed by his wife, attacked about half a dozen men who were in possession and routed them. They returned to Gore on Saturday, several of them being badly cut about and bruised. Mrs Alexander is said to be a crack shot on the wing. A warrant is out against Mr and Mrs Alexander for assault, but it is supposed they have taken the opportunity to clear off the stock. The routed party returned very much crestfallen.