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Poverty Bay Herald, 18 October 1879, Page 2

Says the New Zealander : — There is probably no instance on record of a dead horse having assisted in moving a heavy iron cart for a distance of fully three miles, and Wellington has just supplied the deficiency. Several weeks ago a horse and cart belonging to Mr. McKirdy, contractor, were taken into the harbor near Evans' Bay, when, through want of caution on the part of the driver, the concern got into deep water, and the horse was drowned. All attempts to recover the cart proved futile, as not a trace of. it could be found, and a wit suggested that the horse was making its way to the other side. He will now he astonished to hear that it has accomplished the task, horse, cart, and harness having made their appearance on the beach near Ngahauranga on Saturday morning. The only way to account for the unexpected reappearance is, that the gasses, generated by the decomposition, caused the carcase of the horse to rise and reduce the weight of the cart, which possibly "landed" on its wheels, to such an extent that the current could carry it along. The cart has not suffered by the mishap, and will be in use before many days have passed. , For coolness, impudence, and (to use the colonial term) •' cheek," commend us to a " doughy" lately carrying on business not far distant from Dunedin. This model of audacity lately filed a declaration of insolvency, and at a meeting of creditors held it transpired that " doughy V liabilities were over £1,000, and his .assets nil. At the . meeting the chairman and creditors apoke in condemnatory terms of the loose way the debtor had carried on business, and after a very stormy- discussion the creditors separated without having arrived at any definite conclusion. Shortly afterwards " doughy " went into a well-known hostelry to wet his "whistle," and there he met the chairman of his meeting and several of his creditors, all of whom he invited to do a " whisky " with him which they consented to do, and in payment of which he produced a "tenner. The unfortunate creditors were dismayed at the cheek of " doughy," and rumour is current that they intend after the audacity displayed to pass "doughy" through the I " flour-mill as quickly as possible.