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Southland Times, Issue 4141, 7 October 1881, Page 2

AUCTION Sale. — Under instructions from theßorough Council, Mr Osborne will to-mor-row offer the right to graze on the recreation reserves, and the lease for fourteen years o the New River Harbor endowment. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns. A Liberal Gift. — Tt will be seen from our report of last night's meeting of tbe Hospital Committee, that Mr J. T. Thomson has made a donation to ihe institution of £100. Tbis well-timed liberality will be highly appreciated, and we hope others will be found to imitate Mr Thomson's example. The Father of the House of Representatives — Mi A. De B. Brandon, who has r^pres'nt'd Wellington co'in'.r? district contin ously for twenty -one j-.n'B bas announced bis intention of retiring from political life. He is known as the father of the House, but has never taken a very active partin its deliberations; indeed he was of late years seldom in his place. Skcular Bigotuy.— The Dunedin Morning Herald says : — That other and more vigorous efforts will be made to remove the reproach of ignoring Biblical teaching cannot be doubted, and as little cau it be doubted that common sense will ultimately prevail orer the secular bigotry, which refuses to permit or suffer religious instruction in our schools. Concert and Ball at Woodlands. — There will take place this evening, at the Woodlands Schoolhouse, a concert aud ball iv aid of the school fuuds. The promoters nssure us that an exticmcly am active programme will be submitted, and that a great number of friendsfrom different quarters will be present, so that those who may attend will experience a treat. Verdant, Vert I— The North Otago Times mentions that a certain merchant not 100 miles frem Dunedin had occasion to send by rail a consignment of coconnuts, and inquired of the goods clerk as to the freight chargeable. This promising young s;enlleman looked down the tariff, and rinding nothing about cocoanuts there, charged for cocoa, which was the nearest article he could get at. Heckuits for the Ahmed Constabul AV.T. — Amongst the 162 men who enlisted at Christchurch for service at "the front" were two medical men, one clergyman or exclergjman, one lawyer, and a number of clerks, accountants, and some of the pick of aitisans. They are a fine set of steady men, and not a sign of drink was visible on one. A few of them have means aud only join for adventure. Campbelltown Police Court. —At the P lice Court, CampbelltowD, before T. J. Warren, Esq., J. P., James McCnrdy was brought up, charged on warraut with having stolen an ancbo;-, the property of one Francis St. Peter. After hearing tbe evidenf-e of three witnesses the case was dismissed, his Worship remarking that it was quite clear both parties had been in the habit of lending one another their boat's gear, and MeUurdy bad returned the anchor before the wan ant was issued. The Persecuted Jews.— W e are glad to learn that Mr Pinkiert's mission to Riverton on a canvassing trip for the fund in aid of the persecuted Jews in Southern Russia has been very successful. Upon his arrival there, he was met by Mr Burns, who introduced him to Mayor Daniel, by whom he was v.'ry materially assisted. Before two hours had passed £8 os had been collected, thus bringing up the total for the district to over £70. Mr Piukiert hopes to be able to sen I £100 a^ the contribution of Southland. Mr Bryce and the Ministry. — The Patea Mail, according to a telegram iv the O.D. Times, announces that Mr Bryce has beeu invited to join the Ministry on the understanding that the native policy on which he resigned should now be carried out. Vlr Bryce declined. His reasons are understood to be that he was not offered the post of Native Minister, but another portfolio, and was expected to be responsible for the native policy under circumstances very different from those when he proposed to rush Parihaka. "he Moke Creek Copper-LODF,-—Con-siderable excitement has been caused lately at Queenstowu on account of the outcrop of the Moke Creek copper-lode having been traced by the men now employed by the Company to something like 1000 feet above the known outcrop of the lode near the creek. Shaw and party have fouud indications of the lode, vvith some copper ore, on tbe southern slope of Ben Lomond. It is said that several { arties hare made application for the oue piece of ground between the Company's lease and the Lake. About one dozen men are eraployed by the Moke Creek Company putting in trenches along the line of lode, aud ore has been found in several places at less than 10 feet fiom the surface. This Jaso discovery, says the O.D. Times, goes to confirm the opinions expressed by Dr Hector. Mr Hackett and other experts, — viz , that the Moke Creek copperdode is true and persistent. This lode appears to be exceptional in its outcrop, as very few of the lodes or reefs in New Zealand make much show near the surface. R.M. Court. — Joseph Phillips sued David Mcßobie for the sum of £5 16s 6d, being value of some mutton, tools, &c, removed from premises rented to plaintiff by defendant. The parties had not agreed as landlord and tenant, and mutton rose aud fell rapidly iv the course ef their negotiations, which seemed to have been of a most demonstrative character. Plaintiff went to secure the attendance of a constable, but on returning found the shop cleared of its contents (for which he sued) aud the door 10-ked. — Defendant's version of the affair was that he rented the shop for one day only, and made no stipulation for rent. Plaintiff remained eight days and gave him great annoyance, lie alleged that plaintiff himself disposed of ail the meat. Some of the tools claimed for he could have on application to Mr Todd. After bearing further evidence judgment was giveu for tbe value of the mutton, £1 ss, with lis costs. Phillips shortly after returned and claimed the protection of the Court as Mcßobie had threatened him outside of the Courthouse. He was advised, if further molested, to lay an information. Oteramika Road Board.— A meeting of this Board was held at Morton Maius ou the sth inst Preseut — Messrs McOallum (in the chair), Todd, Kerr, aud Munro. The clerk having been instructed to reply to a letter from .the Commissioner of Crown Lands regarding the gravel reserve, a letter was read from the Treasury, Wellington, in reply to the Road Board's query, informing the Board that a sum of £101 19s 8d was due on account of deferred-payment land, The members decided to expend the money on road lines as follows:— One Tree Point subdivision : Between sections 31, 35, 38, and 39, block 8 ; on d.p. block 2, sec: . 1, 7, 8, 49, 9, and 10 ; on road between sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, 5, 6, 7 d.p. block 2 ; also on road line between d.p. blocks 1 and 2, Lothian subdivision ; on Java road and Avon street — the sanction of the Waste Lands Board to be obtained. Tenders were opened for work on road from block 2 through block 11, and the offer of J.;s. O'Brien and Co. (£(s 10s), being the lowest wa* accepted. Mi Todd wjis authorised to have sime iepairs doge to the culverts n-ar srtr Mc Int .fib's. The P.oard decided pint tbe ne -essary steps should betaken to le -y a rate of one shilling in tbe £. A conversation enrued abont roads and" ditches requiring attention during the present season, aud the Lothian subdivision agreed to contribute a sum of £30 to the One Tree Point subdivision to be expended on certain. works. This was rH tfee bflsjasss ql impqjtaqce,

Characteristic. — Mark Twain, the. American humorist, has written a letter to a friend in Adelaide, in which he refers to the numerous communications which bad been received from the colonies respecting the rumor tbat he bad been insane aud was dead. He stated that neither of the rumors was correct at present. Intemperate Language. — When the New South Wales Assembly was engaged discussing tho. Licensing Bill, Mr John Davies stated that Mr David Buchanan, tho member for Mudgee, owed as much as any man in the community to temperance people, who lifted him out of the gutter. The latter retorted that Mr Davies was uttering a downright scandalous falsehood and knew it, upon which the Chairman ruled both members disorderly. The " Salvation Army" in Melbourne. — Encouraged by Mr Grant's promises to restrict the police from taking notice of their street-preaching, tbe Salvation Army recently escorted a " fallen woman" from Little Rourke street, Melbourne, and marched in procession from that locality to the Carlton Refuge. Singing, exhortiug, blowing a trumpet, and ringing a bell were adopted as means to d. - aw together a crowd, and the procession was soon surrounded by a most undesirable fringe. The Age says that this parody on tbe sacred name of religion excited unmitigated disgust on the part of the respectable onlookers. Judicial Utterances.— Atthe sitting of the Supreme Court at Dunedin, in sentencing an unfortunate woman named Goddard to six months' imprisonment for unlawfully aud maliciously wounding her paramour, Judge Johnston said — The fact of your being one of those unfortunate persons who live by prostitution does not aggravate your offence. Il is not for me to judge how far you ate responsible for the wicked immoral life you are leading. We all know that there are temptations and difficulties in the way of your sex in the humble sphere of life which may lead tbem to a course of conduct which may provoke the indignation of their neighbors. I do not say tbis by way of extenuation of your immoral conduct, but to point out that persons who live with women of your antecedents and history cannot expect tbat tbey will be mildly and gently treated. " Much Ado About Nothing." — Judge Richmond is reported by the West Coast Times to have become annoyed at the waste of time the lawy ers occasioned iv the Reefton murder case. He expressed a wish that counsel on both sides would give the Judtre aud jury credit for common sense. He felt, during the progress of a number of unnecessary questions, like a person who opens paper af;er paper, wrapped upparently round some object, aud ultimately finds nothing. Mr South rose iv order to make some remarks upon his Honor's remarks, wheu he was very promptly requested to sit down, and refrain from making a speech. Mr South quickly took the hint, and his Honor then observed that if counsel had some de.p design to unfold they might go on with their apparently irrelevant questions. He explained that even i a Judge's nerves were apt to get a little irritated over s'j much ado abjut nothing. The luish Land Act. — The provisions of this Act as it now stands bave been well summarised in a letter by SirCharle- Gavan Duffy to the Irish people. Sir Charles says tbat ail the arbitrary powers and unjust practices complained of by the Irish tenants hare been swept away by the Act, and that it i.s a boon such as no Parliament — native or foreign — has made to the Irish people. The power of raiding rent as the Land Commission pronounces is a fair one. The tenant's improvements are effectually secured to him, and be cau sell them, along witb hisjrights of possession, at tbe best price, as freely as the landlord cau sell bis estate. He cannot be ejected for 15 years, and in the bulk of cases he can never be expelled while complyiug with certain conditions. The tenant pays a fair rent fixed by tbe Land Commission, and they have now an easy method aud substantial help to transform themselves into landed proprietors. Landlordism is disestablished nearly as effectively as the Irish Church. Interview with a Maori Chief. — The special correal ondent of the Lyttelton Times is le-s warlike in his more recent telegrams from the Parihaka region. He has been " interviewing" tbe chief Motu, who, he says, " listened witb deep interest while we explained what the functions of a newspaper ate, and when told that the Ljttelton Times was nearly as large as the mit he sat upon, and every day contained news from all parts of the world, he sat silent for a long time, and then said such a paper must be a great power. He would like his words to appear in it." Motu seems not to be of a selfish disp >sition, for be repaid the correspondent for his trouble in explaining all about a new;, pap if by itnpartiug information ad lib., and afforded the correspondent quite a treat. We are told tbat •' Motu then spoke four hours, aim xst without interruption. Most of what he said was scriptural allegory, much after Te Whiti's style, in part, to our idea, blasphemous, but in evident earnestness, lie considers himself greater than Te Whiti, tracing tbe list of great rulers from Moses, then four others, followed by Christ, the Q aeen, Tawhiao, Te Whiti, and finally himself, whose spiritual mission is to uatta the lost tribes." Hospital Committee. — The usual fortnightly meeting of this body took place bust evening, when there were present — Me-t-os W. H. Hall (president), Black, Hare, Roche, and Gilmour. The doctor's report stated that there were 21 patients in the house at (he beginning of September; 18 fresh cases had been ad v ttid during the month; 17 had been discharged cured or relieved, aud two had died. Accounts amounting to £99 Hs 6d were passed for payment, and a considerable amount of otber routine business was transacted. The Secretary, in the absence of the Treasurer, reported that Mr J. T. Thomson, C.E., had sent him a cheque for £100, being a donation from himself to the funds of the institution ; also, that the treasurer to the Scottish Entertainment Committee bad handed over £100 as part proceeds of therecent concert, and that the net proceeds of au entertainment given at Lumsden on behalf of the hospital, some £17, had also been received. In each of these cases hearty votes of thanks were recorded to the parties concerned. Referring to the first and second especially, one enthusiastic member, Mr Ro3he, thought the largeness of the suras would warrant the expression of the committee's gratitude being inscribed in letters of gold. He thought Mr Thomson deserved, and would receive, the heartfelt thanks uot only of the committee, but of all who took an interest in the hospital — and tbat embraced almost the entire community — for his most munificent gift, and hoped that those who hnd previously entertained doubts of the donor's liberality and sympathy with tbe town and its interests would begin to see that they had been mistaken, and that Mr Thomson was one of the right sort. Police COURT. — At the Courthouse yesterday, before H. McCulloch, Esq., R.M., a first offender was fined JOs for drunkenness aad disorderly conduct. — Thos. Perry, a half-caste from the northern district, was charged with bein^ of unsound mind. As he was too violeutTo be brougM fb Court, his Worship said he would see lira at the gaol. — Timothy Connor, who was remanded on bail from Tuesday, was charged with obstructing John Salmond, guard of the Sunday train frora the Bluff, in the execution of his duty. The circumstance- of the casp were reported after the former hearing. The guard aud Messrs Tomlinson and McLiskey having given evidence in support of the charge, Mr Fiun, for the accused, pled that he wffs qnder the infliience of liquor, and that this was his first appearance in Court. His Worship having remarked that the offence was a very serious one, sentenced accused to undergo 14 days' imprisonment, with hard labor. A charge of being drunk and disorderly preferred against Conuor was withdrawii.-^-tlelena Gillock appeared to answer a charge of aggravated assault with^a bottle committed on Catherine Tiacey. The evidence was heard on Tuesday and an adjournment granted for tbe production of a man whom the defence alleged had been the real culprit. He was not forthcorainvr, and was stated to have gone to Christchurch. This being so, the Bench sent accused to gaol for seven days at hard labor. Mr Finn pointed out t bat "the ju isonei' had an infant, and a<ke i that a fine nrght be imposed. His Worship held that the assault was of a nature too serious to justify that, and expressed his couviction that tbe occupants of the houses wbere the assault occurred must be a great annoyance to respectable fam'Mies in the vicinity. He hoped the police would look sharply after _tl»eaj. and scatter then? if possible,

1.0.G.T. — An important question is tp be considered at to-night's meeting of thesy"aikiwi Hope Lodge, 1.0. G.T., and a full attendance of members is requested. Death Painhss.— Dr Thomas D. Speuccr argues, in. the Popular Science Monthly, that in most cases death is painless. "It is a physiological process." he says, "and o)ight to be free from suffering. When the fiat of. death went forth, Nature kindly provided an anaesthetic for the body. As tbe end of life draws near, the respirations become slow aud shallow, interrupted now and then by a deep sighing inspiration, as though tbe lungs were vainly endeavoring to throw of. the palsy creeping over tbern. As the intervals between tbe inspiratious grow longer, the blood becomes saturated with carbonic acid gas — the same as tbat formed from bui ning charcoal, whose deadly fumes bave so ofteu aided the suicide painlessly to destroy life." Dying is, therefore, very much like gently fading asleep. Small-Fox Preventive. — A correspondent sends a Sydney paper an extract from the Lirerpool Courier whicb will l>c read with interest. A medical man bad discovered what he believed to be a complete cure for small-pox, and gave permission to have the fact made public. The remedy is bi-tartrate of potash (cream of tartar;. Two ounces are to be dissolved in boiling water, the juice of a lemon and sugar being added. Let the patient dtiuk as much as he likes, but not less thau a wineglassf ul every hour. Iv some cases this medicine has exhibited the most remarkable curative effects. It will purge, but as it is perfectly harmless this will not matter, and the purging docs net appear to be the cause of cure, the remedy acting specifically on the virus, the pivtules collapsiug, leaving no pits, and a per. c: cure following in a short time. If this be true a most valuable discovory has been made. The President's Murdhrer. — •• .S ; nce the attempted assassination of President Garfield, Mr Judd, one of the hitter's secretaries, has called to mind the fact th it. last fall, soon after tbe October election, .vbile ilv? President was at Mentor, he received from the then unknown Cbsrles Guiteau the following letter from New York city, and writtcu upon the letter-head paper of the Fifth Avenue Hotel :—' Dear Geueiai,— l, Charles Guiteau, hereby make applies 0:1 for the Austrian mission. Being about to m-irry a wealthy and accomplished lviress of this city, we think that together we might represent this nation with dignity snd gr* c. On the principle of first come first served, I hive faith that you will give this application favorable consideration. — Chas. GurriiAU.' T:.e letter was shown to General G v field rather as a curiosity than as a com uu ideation to be considered, and be several times afterwards referred to it half hurao: imiy as an illustration of unparalleled audacity and impudence." AH Auction Room Fracas.—Auci.-mcer-ing in Wanganui appears lo be encu np is<ed by as many perils as editing in America. We h:arn from the local morning paper thit there was a sale of plants ou Taupo Quay, and a dissipated man bidfora lot for which lie was v lable to pay. The knight of the hammer remonstrated, and the dissipated one made a rush at the rostrum. It did not last loug, for the auctioneer "knocked down the lot" like a flash of lightning. Glaring wildly round, the lover of (lowers went for another of the assemblage, who was calmly and critically surveying one of his purchases in the most peaceful attitude. After jamming his head iv the stomach of this floriculturist, and hurling his cherished plant lo the ground, an I filling in the time by pitching over a few more plants, tbe auctioneer gallantly came to the rescue, and, assisted by a few friends, took the offender by the legs and threw him down the stairs. It was very warm while it lasted, and the proprietor of the estnb'ishtnent sadly contemplated the wreck, ventilating his feelings in softly murmuring, " Why do summer roses fade?" and then changing into tbe reflective air, " I would 1 were a boy again." The Pulpit and Politics. — The Rev. W. J. Williams, of Waugauui. formerly oE Wellington, in preaching recently on the death of the President of the United States, said that if President Garfield did uot form a victim to party strife, he fell a victim to the bitterness of party spirit, whicb was so iutense in America that it could be hardly understood in tbis colony. But, he added, there was political party spirit in New Zealand which should also be done away witb. There was the abuse of opponents and the inflammatory speeches of demagogues which lowered and degraded the tone cf colonial politics to a level uot f.ir removed from that of America. He (the speaker) felt bound to express his regret that religion had been di-ta sociated from politics, and that the ruling of the couutry hai been left too much in the hands^of irreligious men. If they des:rcd to keep the Government of the country pure they would bave to look well to tbe moral aud religious character of tbe men whom they elected to represent them in Parliament. They might be very sure that the man who was a scoundrel in private life would prove a scoundrel in public life. Christianity should not be put aside, but should be made the supreme test at the polling booth. If this were done they would enjoy a happier position than the world had ever known. A Dynamite Prize Poem — In the Sunday Democrat we find a " Dynamite Prize Poem," by oue J. T. Gallagher. We extract a .-t.iuza from this effusion : — Give me the sword and dynamite, Or worse, if man or Heaven can give, Ttie lightaing in its thunleriag flight, I would diroct her foe to rive. Yes, in my heart such hatred dwells For England and the Saxon r _ce; I'd grasp the fire of thousand hells, Aud hurl it blazing ia their face. The same paper also says :— " A little dynamite, which can be easily and cosily carried in the trover's pocket, is all the arms the Irish people need. The newly-discovered science has proved itself stronger than a million of Russian soldiers all armed to the teeth and bearded like the pard. It has defied them aad laid their despot in the dust; aud we predict that there is not a crowned head in Europe but must yield to this improved science before ten years go round. We are charmed with its prospective benefit to mankind. It defies armies ;it defies despots ; it defies spies. It is tbe invincible arm of freedom iv the haads of individuals to slay the villain who would dare to trample on their God-given rights. . . . Dynamite will free Ireland," Sensational Incident at a Melbourne Ball.— A somewhat sensational incident occurred a few days' ago at a ball in Melbourne. The last dance but one on the programme was just commencing, when the report of a pistol somewhere within the building was heard. At first not much notice was taken of the circumstance, beyond some expressions of wonder as to what might be tho cause of the noise, but a report soon spread about that a suicide bad been committed, and in a few minutes it was known that a young man named Parker had been found insensible in a ljbby, with a six -barrel led revolver by his side, one chamber of which had been recently discharged. The upmost consternation at once ensued. The baud ceased to play ; one lady fainted away; most of tbe others became deadly pale, and a general break-up took place. On examin-' ing the supposed victim, however, no \yound was visible heyond a .light burn on one of the wrists, and it was found that be was merely iv a faint, from whicb after a short time he recovered. It was not known for a time whether he had attempted to commit suicide or whether it was an accident, but a bullet was afterwards fqund near the spot. It was much too small for the revolver, and bad evidently rolled out; while Parker thinking he had really shot himself, fainted away. The front of his shirt was burned, as from powder ; and it was also discovered that he wished several ladies good. bye, telling them that they would uot see him again.