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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 72, 29 March 1892, Page 2

Mn Walter Whitman, better known os Walt Whitman, whoßO death ia announced to day wns horn at Long Island, New York, iv 1819. In his youth ho was apprenticed to both|tho printing and carpentering trades. He, however, abandoned tbeao for literature.' In hia younger days ho mude many long journeys on foot through tho United Status and Canada. He was tho author of many poems, tho beet known of wbioh aro "Leaves of Graßs," "Drum Taps," and " Demooratio Vistas." In 1887 his admirers presented him with n testimonial in the shape of a puree of gold, towards whioh Lord Tennyson subscribed. The Wellington correspondent of tho Lyt« telton Times says he would not bo surprised if the penny inland postage, promised by the Government, h not brought into operation at • all. The Minister for lands and tho Surveyor, general will iuspeot nbout fcho end of fcho month tho runs in Southland whioh aro being withdrawn from sale, It ia expeoted that within eleven mouths tho Government will have in Southland about a million and a»half acres to be re-aurvoyed aud let for settlement, principally under the small grazing runs system, A TEA. meeting and public meeting, in connection with tho anniversary of the Congregational Church, will be hold this evcuing. Tho tea will take place at halfpast six,' and tho publio mooting an hour later.

A special meeting of fcho memberß of the City Rifles will be held this evening. Business : Election of officers. The Autumn Show of the Motueka Horticultural Sooiefcy will be held at Motueka to-morrow. Given fine weather, there should be a large attendance. The Lady Barkly will leave Nelson for Motueka tomorrow morning at eight o'olook, returning the same evening at nine o'olook. Some of tho members being engaged at the Theatre, there will bo no praotice of the Oiohestral Sooiefcy to night, An advertisement appears in another column drawing attention to the Oddfellows Art Union: Tho tickets, whioh are only a shilling oaoh, can be obtained at various Bhops in town. The first prize is a handsome piano by Wagner, valued at £50. The second prize is a water colour sketch by the late Mr John Gully, valuedafc twenty guineas, and the third is an oil pointing by Mrs Topliss, valued nt seven guineas. There are 1 150 prizos in all. The drawing will take place on Wednesday week the sixth of April. The adjourned meeting of aho'mambers oi the Nelson Draught Club' was held at Mr Bookman's roomß last evening, when more than twenty members were enrolled, Mr J Moyes whb elected Seoretary and Treasurer | and Meesia Hollymao, Kitohing, White and Hunter were appointed as the Management Committee. The rules of the Ohristoburoh Olub were read, ani with a slight modification, these wero adopted. A tournament will shortly be hold and tho annual matoh with Brightwater will Sake plaae at an early date, The entrance fee and subscription have been fixed at an exaeedingly small sum and with tbe membership and support anticipated a very euooosslul season is looked forward to. On view to-day, in front of Mr Edwards's butoher'a shop, were two fine stags heads. Tho deer were shot under rather peouliar oiroumstanoes. It appears that a certain settler living in the neighbourhood of Happy Valley saw two deer fighting aud tussling with ono another. Quickly securing hia gun, a double-barrelled muzzle loader, he loaded it putting in bullets in place of shot. He then proceeded to stalk the deer. The animals wore so engrossod in their feud that they never saw their enemy approach, and the hunter got within a few yards, when he fired, killing ono of the deer. He fired again, and killed the othor. The deer were very fine speoimeos, and their heads and antlers are well worth seeing. We understand that Mr R. T. Molhuiah leaves by the Penguin this evening en route for England. We wish him a safe voyage Home. The Assistants' Association appeal to the publio to show their sympathy with th 9 Wednesday half-holiday moyemeni by shop^ ping before one o'olook on Wednesdays •— AdvJ. Important to tub Ladies. -We understand that the dressmaking department at Messrs Everett Bros,, of Bridge-street, is now under the management of a really firstolass dressmaker reoonfcly from Loudon, where she was ongaged in largo and wellknown firms in Regent and Bond streets ; so the ladies of Nelson may now rely upon being able to prooure costumes to order equal to anything to be obtained in the colony,— Advt,