The Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 217, 17 August 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; -*?',-' , — " ...--.-.-■ ' i *We"vefy much regret to learn that Mr •E. Marshy, foodjly strength is sinkingj.yery rapidly-Hid condition requiring almost unceasing attani^a, He is . riot able' to leave his bed, and aggravated symptoms have set m during " the' last few days, which are causing his. . relatives great uneasiness. . . -- \ The death ia. announced, m the Wnngahui papers of Mr 0. JV^. jSeyraour, proj Bably one of the oldest _jolici tor m that district. Th» late MrSeymour had been a resident ( Qf.,Wanganui -for • many years, 1 and at one time enjoyed a considerable personal practice as a barrister and solici» tor, but, of late years his business was inducted entirely by Mrjjreorge McOaul. Vfr Seymour came, .believe, of an old iforkshire family, arid bad good blood m lia veins. He. was related ty Mr X)igby seymour and other legal notabilities of lie Home Country, and was himself first .dmittei as a solicitor m England.

Mr W. Brown, she Government Inspec* : ;or of Dairy Fao;ones, if about to stixt j on a lecturing tour m and around Wan« ganui. la said that a meeting: was held a few nights ago m Wellington at which eftortß were made to induce Mr Dargaville to sign a document stating that m the speech made by him the other week ho did not intend to impute personal dishonour or corruption to the Premier or Treasurer, wi^h a view of allowing this uuhappy matter to drop. Mr Dargaville, however, declined to do so, and so far aa we (Post) can ascertain the matter remains m statu*qno. At the last meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Society, an allowance -was, made of 7a 6d per week to a poor woman whose husband, a clergyman, had deserted her, Some kind friends had aided her by patting her m a boardingibouse, bat she is not strong enough to earn a living at that, and so a little additional help was necessary. The committee having a aiuntile at their disposal, it was decided to ' wait tor another week to see who Was the n»ost deserving app icant fur it. 1 Mr Dargaville has addressed a remarkable appeal to his constituents of Auck» land City West. He is evidently under the impression that the fly on th| wheel drives the coach. In an adyertsement just published m the Auckland Star, Mr Dargaville cautions and flatters his constituents thus; —r "Gentlemen,— -I am now engaged m a struggle for freedom of speech m Parliament, and purity of Go* yernmeutai administration. Aitetnpts*are being made by interested parties to induce you to prejudge my actifen. j Trust me to uphold your rights and my own self- respect. Yon and I shall soon meet ; meanwhile,* reserve your judgment.! ; There are said to be 100 millionaires ill Philadelphia. . . . , | Attention is to be drawn m the House to-day by Mr Fish to the imperfect! man* her m which telegraphic operators! transcribe. telegramß. Speaking for Palmer* s ton m our experience, no complaint of the kind can reasonably be. sustained,. George Boyd Tf as yesterday 'fmecU£ll and costß on a charge of : drunkenness. This should prove a salutary lesion to George. \'+ _,;.! : ..i a -va-'i vi* \ A special meeting of the Wanganui Education Board was t6 have been held yesterday moininjr, but m the absence of one of the members of the Board who signed the notices (Mr J. W. Baker) the proceedings had to be adjourned' till 2 o'olock. At 3 o'clock he had not put m an appearance, and the Board sat waiting his arrival. Th 9 object of . the special meeting was to consider- certain' 'alleged ittefuldrities m the late .scholarship ex--amination, and? if- necessary appoint; fresh examiners. j i- The widow of ' the murdered wiardej^ Adams is to be allowed £300, equal to two years' salary, of her' deceased husband. The funeral expenses were also paid. : The poor widow leaves shortly for England. Saturday evening concerts have been very well patronised at Fordell, near Wanganui, all through the winter. . '"; \[ Mr Dargaville has ordered io'.Ojbd atopies of his speech recently delivered <v& the Mouse, with ayiew to distribution broadcast throughout the cpleny. T\ ; j A Swiss medical clairvoyant is now, giv-i ing seances m Wellington. ! Madame Lottie WilmptJ;. giving mesmeric and apiritualisticj- 'seances m Wellington. , . , : The opening of "the railway jirie^tp Man*, utahi has been postponed for aßout ten days, as the manager ctnsiderg it is not fit for traffic, v^ ;-v» •-■• :1 ■ ■ -;;'•''''"' I ■■•••< 1 In &e;-HQU4e : a ! iew'dkya\ja|^!a 1 8trikn (^e'' question was tasked. Mr Baron asked whether any deduction, has been i^ade from the wages of ' men employed by Government m railway workshops ;and otherwise, for the time spent by these men m recording their ivoteli/ at any election .for members of- the -Souse of Representatives within the past three years? Hon. Mr Johnston said there were no records of any such deduction having been made, though he could not say whether < deduce tibns might have' "been actually made forthis purpose without the Bame being so stated. . . : . i . ? h The insolvency is} announced of Mrs Olara Rankin, of vVanganui, formerljf m business as a miUirier. ! She was complain- ' ant m the 6iUe Rankin v. Notman, heard and dismissed last week. V ... The Wakatipu, which left Wellington on Tuesday evening for Sydney, took a a further shipment of 85 horses for 'that market, JL9 being from Ijytteltoh' ] aiVdi66 from Port ' Ohalmera. There was Wlao. shipped by her la pureWbred shorthbrn bull. ; •Last year, a number equal to two-thirds of the immigrants who came to New Zea« land lett the t colpny : for, other? places. Tliis" seenis to show want of facilities for sett* ling 1 ; ■"■ "" " - j ?;■-■ ■- •-• I .Sir-a. Grey >has given- nolice to moje for a copy of the agreement between the Stafford;- Ministry -and the Btfok Zealand m 1865 f ■ alsoj ■ cbpfas of arfy .agreements .prior _ to^that date, together with aiiy ■correspondence relating, JherdjThe Golonialf Secretary defined the cont Civil Service Wf6llowi:~The oondidate must be of the fall age or 17, and not more that 22 years'; and must give satisfactory evidence as to health, age, and moral character ; and must pass the Civil Service examination; Graham;Tawh,ai,an aboriginal Wesleyan student, is about to nndertake a Blue Eibr bon crusade; Amongst the Maoris of the Thames Valley. .A private telegram has been received m l Waniranui staiting that 2400 out of 4000 shares, m the ? Gear Frozen Meat Conn pany, Wellington, have been placed. i . The Nihilists are reported to be con-^ eiderably interested m a new explosive thatiis making^qjiite a stir m Europe j It i» the inventioh of Eugene Turpin, and t glpries'in the name of " panclastite " or' "brisMont^V. It i's said 'to be composed ofi two liquids, each non-explosive when' alone, but arhen mixed together, just as j wine and water are mixed, a fulminating! •compound is produced which can be ex-, ploded either by ignition or percussion. Experiments made at Cherbourg by the iron plajfl and the lead cylinder tests, showed it- to be much more powerful! than dynamite, while by trial it was ; -shown to be much less sensitive to • bloWt ; 1.....,.. ■ .„.. -.:.■»■ .-♦ ,; : i .There was certainly a strong ease m favor of the Affirmation m Lieu of Oaths Bill at the Wanganui court yesterday morning, to judjje by appearances (writes the Herald J.- When the witness O'Donhell was called m the assaulfc ; case he was ask^d to tflke the Bible and kiss it. For som'o reason, not apparent to otfuers, he seemed, to, regard the affair as an immense joke, arid burst out- into! a loud fit of laujrhter, to the great astonishment of those present. The cause o f his -mirth I would no doubt be a study. . . Oftptain Barry has disposed of his whale ikeliaton to ' the ' Otago, Museum. The tl Capting " should be m funJa now, and" should cash up his unpaid' printer's bills here and there. ■ .; ■ ; ■j- .1 There was a printers-' error m our report of tha fniitf nation . Meeting, -which ap« pjearedjn last night's issue, by wnich the second and third resolutions were trans- { posed. Mr Snelsfon moved and Mr Venn J secorided"thB third resolution. ' ! J We remind our readers that toVniorrow j is the nomination for the members for the I Manawatu Highway District. The three boys, Thompson, -Parker, end O'Leftryfthe latter a boy from the South) who have been missing from the Auckland Training School since the 25th July, have not yet been found. A boat was stolen the same night, and as a gale Tas blowing at the time, it is feared they ace drowned*