MANUHEREKIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 664, 20 August 1864, Page 22

MANUHEREKIA.

Most of the damage done by the late floods has been repaired, the claims at the Frenchman's, the Junction, Golden Point, and Half-mile Beaches being all in full work again. At present, the operations are chiefly confined to stripping ground, and clearing away the debris of the fallen batiks. A race, taking its water from the Omeo and Conroy's Creeks, supplemented with a stream from the Fraser River, will in the course of a few days be bringing in a supply of seven heads of water to Frenchman's Beach. This race, when complete, will be of immense advantage to the claimholders there, as hitherto their supply of water ha 3 been very limited, causing a great waste of time. • It is supposed that a man named Pat. Mulready was drowned at the Nine Mile Beach on Wednesday night last, about nine o'clock. Mr Ward, who iS engaged in the removal of the Fall 3, heard the voice of a man from the opposite side of the river, and who appeared to have lost his way. Mr Ward called to him to go on about a mile further and he would come to a tent. The man replied he was very weak. Presently Mr Ward heard a splash in the water, and all was silent, nor from the darkness of the night could anything be perceived. The next morning a hat and a little dog known to belong to Mulready were found on the bank near where the splash was heard. The deceased, on the afternoon of the accident, was seen in the Manuherikia township, where he had been making a few purchases.

A case was heard in the Police Court on Wednesday, in which Mr John Jack, the proprietor ( of the Criterion Hotel, sued a Government official for L2O damages, for an assault. It appears that the defendant, who from bis position should have known how to govern his temper, gave Mr Jack a most unmistakeable "black eye," which prevented him for some days from attending to the duties of his house. The Court, during the hearing of the case, was crowded. The Magistrate, Mr J. S. Hickson, reserved his decision.

At the Manor Burn most of the damage done by the flood has been repaired. The Government dam is now stronger than ever. A by- wash has also been cut, which before it never possessed ; had it done so probably the dam would not have been washed away. M'llroy and Co. have xeerected their fluming;; and the claimholders on the " island" are once more in possession of their usual supply of water. The Grand Junction Company have not done anything towards the repair of their injured dam, but have expressed their willingness to clear out, if paid the sum of LBO.

At Butcher's and Conroy's Gullies the floods on the sth inst. did much damage ; many claims were swamped, while every race in both gullies sustained considerable injury. At the head of Butcher's several parties have a fortnight's work before them ere their claims will be once more workable.

Logic. — Granger was a remarkabbiy ugly man, but contended that he was the handsomest man in the world. He proved it thus :— ' The handsomest part of the world,' said he, 'is Europe ; of Europe, France ; of France, Paris : of Paris, the University ; of the University, the College of ; in the College of- , the handsomest room is mine ; in my .room lam the haudsoraest thing ; ergo, I am the handsomest thing in the world.'

The President's Wit.-— The - following story is t»ld of Mr Lincoln somewhere when a crowd called him out. He came out with his wife (who is somewhat below medium height) on the balcony, and made the following b' ief remarks : — ' Here I am, and here is Mrs Lincoln. That's the long and short of it.'