TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5128, 24 April 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN COURE.-jPONDEN'TS.] SAD ACCIDENT AT WHANOABEI : A SON KILLS HIS FATHER. WHAN6AREI, Tuesday. A painful accideat occurred yesterday at ituatangata. It appears that Mr. William Hodge aud his son wore splitting some logs, and by some means the father got his head into the way, and was struck with the maul just above the ear. Ho expired last night, evidently from internal hemorrhage. THAMES, Tuesday. Piako Tribute. —Came, SSozs. Moanataiari Tributes. — Boyle, loz. lGdwts. ; Cornes, 31ozs. 3dwts. Cema Tribute. — Rvans, 50z3. KMwts. Queen of Beauty Tribute.—O'Brien, 27ozs. 7dwts. Spring Hill, Cozs. 2dwts. Last Chance, loz. 17dwta. Dauntless Tribute. — Mcllhaney, loz. 4dwts. COROMANDEL, Tuesday. The Corby had another splendid haul of 1501bs. of specimens last night from the winze. There is great activity iu the adjoining claims. All the spare ground is occupied. The Union Beach got a few nice specimens last night. The manager is busy opening up new blocks on the Green Harp leader. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Mr. Parsons, late accountant of the Public Works Department, formerly sub-manager of the Panama Company, died this morning. It is finally decided to abolish the Store Department, and make each department responsible for its own stores. The Premier leaves early next week to meet Tawhiao, all difficulties haTing been settled. Sir W. Fitzherbert is to address his conBtitnents on Monday. [press agency.] WELLINGTON, Tuesday. It has been definitely arranged that Parliament will not meet before the middle of July. Mr. J. Sauuders, ex-Superintendent of Xelson, will contest the Cheviot district with Sir Craeroft Wilson. Mr. Saunders is understood to be a supporter of the present Government. Captain Edwin reports that a strong north-easterly gale may be expected shortly at Auckland. At tlio Government land aalo to-day about 33,000 acres were offered ; about 5000 acres were sold. The land was situated in various parts of the Provincial District, and comprised town, suburban, and rural sections.

The two former realised from £40 to £100 per acre. Total product of sale, }lASTERTO>r, Tuesday. Two race-horses, Kakapo and Omda, are reported to have been poisoned at Castle Point, where they were to run One was found dead in the stable, the other dropped clown dead outside. Both horses were valuable Their stomachs have been sent to Wellington to be analysed. Two more horses are nearly dead. There is great indignation throughout the district. CHRI3TCHURCH, Tuesday. At the inquest on the body of the boy Steele, Mrs. Steele repeated the statement that deceased probably inflicted the wound on himself while throwing the poker into the trees. She said deceased was m the habit of throwing the poker at the neigbbonr a ducks and fowls. She never saw him use it to knock do<vn haws. Two neighbours said Mrs. Steele was in the habit of speakiDg crossly to children, but they behered she had naturally a kiud heart. They never saw her strike children. Deceased s sister, seven years old, said that shortly before the. affair occurred, he took some dripping instead of cart grease to grease his boots, which Mrs. Steele took from him, when he went down the garden, and soon after she followed him. That was all she knew. The medical evidence wa3 to the effect that the wound could not be caused by a blow, or by the poker being thrown at deceased, as- it would have gone straight in. It could only have been caused by the poker being shot from a gun, or by being fixed or used like a pickaxe ; or, which was the most likely cause of the event, by the deceased climbing with a poker to knock down haws from the trees, and falling to the ground, his head alighting on the point of the poker. The inquest waa adjourned. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Mr. J. G. S. Grant was well horse-whipped last night by a young man of respectable family. Grant's offenue was that, in a recent publication, he designated all ladies attendiug Mr. Bright's free-thought lectures as "abandoned women." The young man's mother and sister being amongst the most fr iquetit attendants, he resented the insult CO weyed in the imputation. The matter wi 1 probably occupy the Police Court. A carpenter named Withers has died of injuries received from a fall from a scaffold yeiterday. He leaves a wife and six of a family. The Albion Brewing Company decided today to suspend brewing and malting operations ou all their freohold properties preparatory to winding-up. Seventy teachers were present at the Educational Institute annual meeting today. The sitting lasts three days. Mr. Stout was elected president.