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Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 71, 7 November 1885, Page 2

The nomination for Mayor will take place on Saturday, the 14th inst. Sir Julius Vogel will visit Anckland and Waiwera next month. It is stated that fine merino sheep are now being sold in Hawks Bay for 4s 6d per couple. Any person finding two English setter sluts will be rewarded upon returning them to Mr E. P. Joyce, Peel Street. Mr Ballence had a meeting with several influential native chiefs at Alexandra, on Thursday, and was to have left yesterday. At the R.M. Court yesterday J. McDermott was fined 5s for drunkenness. The following civil case was also disposed of:—A. Martin v. Wi Haronga, claim Ll 3 for work done ; judgment by default. Messrs Longley announce having received a large shipment of goods which will be sold at prices which will astonish customers. The sale will only be on for three weeks and buyers should lose no time tn securing the bargains. A shocking accident occurred at Stockholm on the 23rd while Christine Nilsson was singing on the balcony of the Grand Hotel to about 30,000 people, the press was so great that 18 persons were crushed to death and 29 injured. A deputation from the Manufacturers’ Association waited on Sir Jnlius Vogel at Dunedin, on Wednesday, to present him with a resolution passed by the Association expressing the opinion that the policy of the Government in fostering and promoting local industries had their harty support and sympathy. The demonstration in honor of the successful floating of the Harbor Loan was of a very Poverty(stricken) Bay character. Only the staunch “ Harbor advocate," Mr. Dickson, and host Scot, made any sign. Both of these enlivened the scene with gas-lit devices. The new Masonic Hall nextthe dwelling of Mr W. P. Finneran in Childnrs Street was commenced yesterday. The Building is to have a neat characterestic front with principal room 40 feet by 50 feet and commodius ante rooms. The walls will will be 14 feet high and the ceiling domed, with the ventilation specially provided for. The architect is Mr W. P. Finneran and the builder Mr Skeet. An inquest was held, at Auckland, on Tuesday last, on the body of a child. The mother is a domestic servant named Mary McCarthy, and had only been in her present employ about four months. Of late her appearance has excited suspicion, and on Monday morning it was found that she had given birth to a child which was found dead. The inquest was adjourned for a week to allow of the mother appearing. As J. Caul was driving two horses attached to a dray, belonging to Mr J. Clark, of Opou, up the Gladstone Road the leader, which was a young horse, took fright and bolted. The driver having broken his reins, jumped out and stumbling the wheel passed over his leg, breaking it, and necessitating his removal to the Hospital. The horses were stopped without any further mishap beyond the loss of a dray wheel. The horse was a young one and the driver had been warned to hook the animal behind after unloading the wool.