SUICIDE OF A WOMAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2198, 16 April 1896, Page 29

SUICIDE OF A WOMAN.

Oamaeu, April 14-. Christina Jackson, wife of John Jackson, farmer, redding near Weaton, was found hanging dead in an outhouse to-day. She had been in ill-health for some time, and this was probably the reason for the act.

The work of theformation of theOUgo Central railway line has, with the exception of three or four heavy cuttings, between the 61-mile and 64- mile pegs, now been virtually completed to the 69- mile post on the eastern shore of the Taieri L»ke, while there are several culverts in course of construction beyond that point, and the contract for the large cylinder bridge crossing the Taieri' river near the 71-mile peg was let tome months ago. The tunnel near Hyde has been finished for some time. All the piles and other timber work for the bridges at Coal creek, Hyde creek, and Price's creek, which are to be pile bridges with plate girder superstructures, are now on tbe ground, and the work of construction will be undertaken with all convenient expedition. The contractors have the manufacture of the pUte girders now in h»nd, *nd the contracts will be completed'in a few weeks. The abutments and pier of the large bridge of two 68ft spans, at the Capburn, are finished, and all the ironwork is in Dunedin and ready for erection. These are all the bridges between the Hyde station and the tite of the station at Ryan's Cro'aing, 10 miles further on, and it is understood that when the first three are erected the plate-laying will be commenced and pushed on vigorously with the view of completing tho seobion to Ryan's and opening it for traffic. There is no doubt that daring tho coming winter the earthworks beyond the Taieri bridge will be opened out into the Maniototo Plain. When the Minitter for Public Works was at Middlemarch on Monday the old grievance of the freight rates on produce charged on the . Otago Central railway was brought under his notice by Mr W. D. Mason, who represented to him that the settlers along the line were already handicapped to a serious extent by their distance from a market, and asked that the rates prevailing on trunk lines should be introduced instead of the branch rates at present charged. Mr Mason supported his request by the statement that branch rates had been abolished on the Lawrence and Fairlie lines. Mr Hall-Jones undertook to bring the matter under the notice of the Minister for Railways. The Rev. William Morley (president of the Wesley an Methodist General Conference of Australasia and connexion&l secretary of the New Zealand Church) arrived by express from Christchurch on Monday evening and left for the south Tuesday morning. He will be engaged for some time visiting the Wesleyan circuits and home mission stations in Central Otago and the Lakes district. Mr Morley returns to Dunedin by the end of the present month, and will preach here on the first Sunday of May. I The Minister for Public Works waa interviewed at Ryan'i Crossing on Tuesday with reference to the absence of a bridge acroas the Taperi liver at that place. It was pointed out that the ford was a dangerous one in times of floods, and that the necessity for the erection of a bridge had been recognised by the Hon. John M'Kensie, who had obtained * vote of £500 from the public funds for the purpose of assisting the Maniototo County Council to build the structure. It was stated, however, that the f County Council had other views as to the utilisation of the sum of £500, having in contemplation the construction of a bridge over tfpe Kyeburn river, and th&t it proposed to boihTa footbridge only over the T»ieri at the crotsing, . but it was represented to the' Minister that a footbridge would not meet the requirements of the case inasmuch ac the vehicular traffic to the railway station, proposed to be built at Ryan's Crowing, would have to come across the bridge, < Mr Hall- Jones, while suggesting that the resi- ! dents in the locality should bring pressure ts bear on their representatives in the County Council to take action, promised to communicate with his colleague, Mr M'Kenzie, on tbe subject, and added that tbe council would not be at liberty to devote any portion of the Qoyernment vote to a work other than that for which the vote was allocated. The effort to counteract the baneful effects of the uee of liquor and tobncoo by the use of text books on the subject* in Brooklyn schools developed a comical tide (we gather from the New Yoi k Tribune) when the financial end of the new arrangement was under discus«ion. It seems that the liquor-dealers themselres will be expected to furi.ieh the money for th* necessary books, through the appropriation of a portion of the excise money collected by the city. Liquor revenue paying for denunciation of its own source is a new feature in municipal finance. It is understood that Mr J. C. Buckland has definitely decided to again contest the Taieri seat at the next general election.

NOMINATIONS. ACKJSFTAKCE3, &0.~ '* May 23, 25— Dunedin. — Handicaps, May I( general entries and acceptances, Hay 9. May 22.— Taiiuna Park — Handicaps, May 4 g acceptances, May IG. BEST RECORDS TO DATS Iff WEW ZEALAND. Four furlonsta—Safeguard, 47seo, in the C.J OV Nursery Handicap, and Golden Fleece, Ifaeo-' in the O.J.C. Electric Plate, November 1894. Five furlongs— Forester, Imiu leec, C.J.O. Plying Handicap, November 1886. Six furlongs— Loyally, lmin 14soc, C.J.O. Firs* Challenge Stakes, AprU 1893. Bavraby, lnaia 14sec, Ashburton Flying, September 18U4. Seven furlongs— Ruby, Imra27iseo, C.J.O. Craven Stakes, January 1888 One mile— Merganser, JLrain 41} eec, 0.J.0. Jockey Club Handicap, November 1892. Warringtoo C.J.C. Farewell Handier p, November 1893. One mile and a furlong— Jjsda, lmin 56Jsea, January Handicap, "Wellington, 1896. One mile and a-quarter— Titbit, 2min B£sec, G.T.Q. Grand Stand Handicap, January 1887. One mile and a-half— Merganser, 2min 35Jse<5, C.J C Great Autumn Handicap, April 1893. One mile and three-quarters— Spindrift, 3mi» 4 4-Ffiee, WangHnui Cup, March, 1896 Two milea— Rosefeldt, 3min 29seo, New Zealand Cup, November 1893. Two miles and a distance— Occident, 3min 50aeo, Dunedin Cup, February 1892. Two miles and a-quarter— Earoclydon,3mino7|Boflb Canterbury Cup, 1885. BEST &ECO&DB US AUSTRALIA AND AXEBICA Four furlongs— Australian : Bis Bis, 48seo. AmetK can : Geraldine, 46sec. Five furlongs— Australian : Walwa, Imin. OJseo American : Maid Muviau, 56} sec. Six furlongs — Australian : Volcano Ascotvaley and Vanito.«, lmin 14seo. American I Domino, lmin 9sec. Seven furlongs— Australian : Trieste, lmin 27*ea American : Bella 8., lmin 23iaeo (on a straight run). I One mile— Australian : Eoolka, Kingflah, Paris, Bungebah, and Delaware, lmin 40sec. Ameri* can : Salvator, lmin 35Jsec (against time oH a straight course). Nine furlongs— Australian : Valiant, lmin 55ae<*» American : Tristan, lroin 51Jsec. One mile and a-quarter— Australian : Hova, 2min 6sec. American : Banquet, 2min 3Jseo (straight course). One mile and a-half— Australian : Prince Imperial, Sing Olaf, and Megaphone, 2min 35Jsec. American : Lamplighter, 2mm 32|sea One mile and three-quarters— Australian : Correze, 3min Bsec. American : Hotspur, 3min OJsec. Two miles— Australian : Carbine, 3min 28J«eo. American : Ten Broeck and Newton, 3min 27isec. Two miles and a-quarter— Australian : Dread* nought, 3nnn syjsec. American : Freakness and Springbok (dead heat), 3min 561 sec. Three miles— Australian : Quiver and Wallace s (dead heat), SrnLn 23isec. American : Drake Carter, smin 24xer. Four miles - American : Ten Broeck, 7min 15fsea>