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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1188, 7 December 1894, Page 31

While working on the drainage works at the corner of Adelaide road and John street on Saturday a man named James Nicholas was buried up to his knees by the falling in of a trench. He escaped with a severe shaking. At the inquest on the man Sweeney, killed at Three-Log Whare, the evidence showed that a party had been blasting, and had dislodged a lot of mullock on to the stage, amongst which was a large lump of papa rock resting on the top. A corner of the lump of papa broke off and struck Sweeney. Deceased was a married man with a grown tip family, who reside at Greymouth. He retained his consciousness to the last, and gave instructions to his mates where to find what money lie possessed, and what to do with, it, and where to find his friends, and then bade them good-bye. ’ ; The elderly man Moore, who was knocked down by a train at Foxton early last-week,, died in the Palmerston North Hospital on Sunday without recovering consciousness. The papers found in his swag showed that he came recently from Hawke’s Bay, and was a station hand. A testimonial was headed Tomoana, dated 15 th November, 1894, and signed D. W. and aiiother was headed Karioi, dated 9th April, 1894, and signed Ed. McDonnell. A man named Bowling, who had brought a mob of horses over from Sydney, Was rather badly injured in Messrs Townsend and Paul’s saleyards on Monday. One of the anijnals plunged, with the result that the man was thrown against the wall and both of his ears were very badly cut, in fact it is somewhat surprising that his head was not crushed. He was at once taken to Mr W. C. Fitz Gerald’s establishment, Lambton quay, where his injuries were attended to. A boy named Percy White, 11 years of age, son of an Ashurst resident, was going home from school on Monday afternoon, when a young horse, ridden by Mr T. Grammer, commenced to rear, knocked tho boy down, and kicked him on the head, fracturing his skull. The boy was removed to the residence of Messrs Gardner Bros., and attended to by Dr Bronte. Up to a late hour on Monday evening he was still unconscious, and is in a critical condition.—• Palmerston Times. . ■ ' : 'v Auckland, November 28. A gumdigger named Burke has been found dead in his whare near Lake Takapuna. \ ( ~ 'SV A married man, name unknown, was knocked overboard from the Seabird and drowned at Coromandel. ' Auckland, November 29. The man who was knocked overboard from a fishing vessel is named Astley. The vessel is the Night Hawk, and not the Seabird, as previously stated. The body has not been recovered. The deceased leaves a wife and family in poor circumstances. The boat was making for Waihelce Island at night, which was squally, when Astley was knocked overboard by the boom. , • : A Native named Iwi was drowned at Whartgarei last night. He a,nd a companion had been drinking, and thought they welre going home, when Iwi walked right over the. wharf, and someone hearing the splash ran along and had hard work to keep the other Native from falling in. The body was recovered. Thames, November 28. - A man named Woodward attempted suicide to-day by shooting himself. The shot just grazed his heart, and though ho still lives no hopes are entertained of his recovery. He has been in failing health lately, and this preyed upon his mind, and in addition he has been out of work for some time, whilst some shares he had in an Australian bank, recently willed to him, have depreciated very much in value. Woodward held the position of librarian here for many years. Ohinoaiti, December 1. A man named Jonathan Hayes was killed at Hautapu on Thursday while bushfelling.

' A man named Patrick Sweeney was killed by a rock falling on him at the railway works, Three-Log Whare, yesterday morning. ... — ; Christchurch, November 28.

The Oddfellows' Hall, Sydenham, was burned to the ground this morning. The building cost originally about>B3ooo, and was insured in the Alliance Office for .£I6OO. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The property belonged* to the Oddfellows and “Foresters. ~y,

B ' *\ " ' Christchurch, December 1. < ** About midnight on Friday Charles Henry .Wagstaff, canvasser for the Lyttelton Times, who resides at Papanui, found a man named Charles Langdon prowling about his premises, and attempting to get in at the servant girl's window. Wagstaff went outside, and as Langdon was running, discharged a gun, Langdon receiving the charge in his hip and hand. Wagstaff informed a doctor and the police, and Lang<don was removed to the hospital. Wagstaff was arrested and brought before the Court this morning, and remanded on bail for a week.

Jt is not known what Langdon’s motive was in going to the house. He is suffering from the shock, and has not been able to give any explanation. He also lives at Papanui, and is a married man. Wagstaff states that he did not fire Avith the intention of hitting the man. . Invercargill, December 3. Anxiety is felt for the safety of the cutters Anna and Pride of the Ocean, which left for a sailing cruise at the Southern Islands when the open season was.;" proclaimed. Both are considerably overdue.. ' . . Auckland, December 4. A miner named George Cox, blasting with dynamite at Kuaotunu, lighted a fuse, and then put the match to his pipe, but before be got out of the Avay the charge exploded, breaking his arm in two places. ; f j ; , - Havelock, December 4. Mr Staite, the well-known solicitor, dropped dead at 9 p.m. yesterday.