Dastardly Assault.

Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 76, 1 April 1885, Page 3

Dastardly Assault.

An assault of a moat cowardly and brutal description waa committed yesterday at midday on the wife of a colleotor in town, a younsr woman of about 20 yeara of age. At the time mentioned she was gathering mushrooms by herself on the hills to tho right of the Island Bay road, some distance boyond Berhampore, whon Bho was accosted by a rough-looking man of abont forty years of age, who was apparently engaged in the same employment as herself, as he had a basket of mushrooms on hia arm. Mrs. M (for the present the husband ib anxious that the name should not appear) repelled the man's advances, whereupon the ruffian Btruok her a violent blow, felling her to the ground and partially stunning her. Sho camo to in a moment, and aeoing a thick stiok lying handy, was able to get hold of it before her opponent could prevent her. With thia she mpiaged to beat off the cowardly brute, who had already shown by his actions to what extent he intended to carry his violence. One blow Bhe managed to got onto his face brought the blood freely, and she is certain it must havo markod him. Before sheering 08, the man threatened to murder her if she got him into gaol. Mrs. M is a strong able-bodied woman, and it was simply her strength which prevented the ruffian's designs being carried out. The husband gave information to the police oarly this morning, and several constables who have received descriptions ot the misoreant aro on the look out for him.

The Colonial Secretary has, on the recommendation of Dr. Grabham (Inspector of Hospitals), appointed Miss Kate Marsden to tho position of Lady Superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, vacant by the retirement of Mrs. Kiss ling. Miss Marsden is a young lady aged 26, who recontly arrived in Auckland from England, and possesses the highest testimonials of qualification for the office to whioh she has been appointed. Sho was trained at tho London Evangelical Deaconesses' Institution at Tottenham and at the Westminster Hospital. She served aa a nurse in the Institute's detachment during the Rußso-Turkish war, and was four months in Bulgaria at that time. She ha 3 since filled the position of assistant superintendent of the Woolton Convalescent Institution, and on resigning that offioo was the recipient of a very handsome proßent and testimonial from the authorities and offloers. Mr. Garvey, the Govornor of the Mount Cook Gaol, and who is also to govern the Terrace Gaol in future, tD-day formally took ovor charge of the latter establishment from Mr. Mioaiah Reed, who, as already announoed, retires superanuated aftir a faithful and most valuable eeirice of over a quarter of a century. Further e\idenoe in conneotion with the oharge of embezzlement preferred a?aiust John Dcoley, late atationmaster at Greytonn, was taken at the Magistrate's Conit yesterday afternoon. George Aba- ! oroft, manager of tho Wellington-iMasterton { railway, and E. M. Cole, of the Railway j Audit Department, were examined. The case was rosumed thia afternoon. Henry Payne, railway guard, and Chandos L. Hunt, assistant manager at Grey town, having givon 1 evidence, tho aooused was again remanded until to-morrow. Distinguished Foreigners.— Sonor A. de La E. Delgado, L.L.D. and Councillor, Tribunal of Justice of the Repnblic, Lima, Peru, writoa :— " I havo the pleasure of informing yon that one single application of St. Jaoob's Oil has enrod mo completely of rheumatic pains, from whioh I have been Buffering for four years, without reliof from any other remedies I had uaed. The information I give you has for its sole object the testifying to that whioh is truly mysterious, and that you may use it as on authentic testimonial to the marvelous effects of the St. Jacobs Oil." Hon. S. Crosby, Hawaiian Consul at Lima, Peru, says :—": — " Having suffered for some yeavß with rheumatism, I was advised, daring ray last attack, to try your St. Jacob's Oil, and after so doing found relief after three or four applications ; pains leaving me, and since then, some months, have had no indication of this painful oomplaint"