TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4300, 25 August 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

HEAVY FLOODS IX OTAGO.. [FROST OCR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] | Thames, Tuesday. Cue Lord Nelson, Karaka* (Bierney, Wilson and party), crushed 57 J tons for 113 ■ >zs. 13 dwts. 10 grs. melted gold. The Red, White and Blue (Long's tribute) realised 5 ozs. 13dwti. gold from 12 tons. The Only Chance (Boyle and Lathcm) obtained from 17 tons, 40 ozs. 3 dwts. gold. The Caledonian broke down the Cure lode for a fair show of gold the first shot. The Queen of Beauty dividend for the iortnight is £178 7s 4d per shares. The Central Italy engino and winding •)lant, complete, was sold by Mr. Craig, on account of Mr. Arthur, auctioneer, for £900. The Queen of the May Gold Mining Company vere the purchasers. The L nited Pumping Association sunk 'heir shaft 13 feet. Driving the last fortnight. Total depth, 573 feet. Sales : Queen of the May, 9s ; Ajax, 2a >ld. Sellers: Caledonian (double), 90s; •olden Calf (double), 10a; 2nd issue, 7s 3d; Tairua, 54s ; Ajax, 2s Sd. Buyers : Golden Calf (2nd issue), Cs 9d ; Qneon of the May, Ss Gd ; Tairua, 50s. Coromandf.l, Tuesday. The Tokatea specimens reported yesterwere from No. 3 leader. Timbering-up now. More expected on Thursday. Stocks held firm. The Union Beach got 103 lbs. of specimens this week, —some on Monday morning, 33 bs. 011 Monday afternoon, 33 lbs. this luornng. Winze 40 feet down, lodu 4 feet through :rom wall to wall; believed to be 50 tons ■ rushing stone and 203 lbs. specimens on Uand. The drive is in over ISO feet. The Manaia put back, but will leave here, :f possible, at eight o'clock to-morrow morn:ng. A gale of wind blowing, N.W [FRESS AGENCY.] Wellington, Tuesday. By request Mr. Stafford will address the 1 lectors of the Hutt on Monday night. In the House of Representatives, at halfpast two, Mr. O'Neill presented a petition f "Oin the Thames, praying that public-houses I 2 closed on Sundays. There were 1500 s gnatures. An extension of time was granted to the I' iblic Accounts Committee before bringing u;i that report. Curistchurch, Tuesday. The Philadelphia Exhibition Committee h.'.ve received a reply from the Commissioners ir Wellington, to the effect that the time for ri ceivin" the general exhibits in Wellington c: nnot be extended beyond Nov. 15, but e hibits of wool will be received up to the 1: test possible moment, which will enable t'.em to be sent by the January San Francisco n ail steamer. The list of applications for shares in the ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company •« J1 close on August 23. Timaru, Tuesday. Bukershoff, tailor, has been committed fo trial for setting lire to his premises on T1 ursday night. He and his wife are Scotch en igrants not long out. The roadstead is quite empty for the first tire for many months.

Do; ED in, Monday. Considerable damage was done by floods ye terday. The water rushed into North an ' Sconler's cellar, as it flowed into the cu'rert opposite, and destroyed about 70 do en of American chairs and a quantity of be Idingand mattresses, to the value of £100 or £150. Murray, the confectioner, had his manufactory under water a great, part of the day. Amongst other things, Murray lost a gr at quantity of sugar, lie estimates his lo: i at £200. Mercer, grocer, loses a lil e amount, his loss principally being in su ;ar, oats, wheat, aud groceries. McClusky, bo jtmaker, loses £100 by damage done to a quantity of unopened goods. Mr. Adair, jeweller, loses £30, and Soloman, the pawnbtoker, a like sum. The various losers intend submitting a claim for compensation to the Corporation. The Bruce Herald rep irts a great amount of damage caused to tl e Dunedin and Clutha Railway by heavy r. ins. The following are the particulars :— The railway line Detwcen Waihola and S irling was damaged by yesterday's flood t" such an extent that the opening of the r. ilway for traffic will be seriously retarded. '1 wo miles from Milton, in the direction of tl e \Yaihola, about three-quarters of a chain o: ballast was washed away, with a portion o: the bank. The small engine started at tv.'o o'clock in the afternoon, for Chain D ill Tunnel, where it was to be- engaged in b.llasting; but owing to the damage done t<> the line the engine could not get as far at the Waihola. The railway bridge over t-ie Tokoraairiro River and its north branch l oth had their approaches washed away, aud at both bridges the water reached 1 alf-way to the rail-stringers. A mile and a half down the line, in the direction of Stirling, the ballast was carried away by water, aad late last night there was a prospect n" still further damage being done at that place, where the bridges at Stoney Creek sad Lovcl's Flat both appeared 1 o have been i i danger. There have been soiiij more landsips in the cuttings near Stirling, and seven or eight chains of the line where it crosses the s vamp wero under water. Considerable dam - a ;e has been done to the Tiiapeka and Lawr nee branch line, ai'd it is probable that all tiie ballast has been washed away between t'ie woolshed and the junction with the r ;ain line. Weather now fine.