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Southland Times, Issue 90124, 25 January 1886, Page 2

.Ruinous Pbicbs.— ln the Bakaia dw'riot sheep are, it is said, beiog «o'd by ihe owners at a shilling a head, and so ma of the farmers are boiling them down.

A Whoppbb.— A settler in the Wairarapa has caught on the banks of a creek a sis foot -lizard. The natives believe it to be a true specimen of their once dreaHed taniwha,

Distbiot Coubt.— His Honour Ju^ga Ward will arrive in laverca r gill tornigbt, and the January sitting of the District Court will open to-morrow morning.

The Schools. — It will be seen from authoritative, notices elsewhere that two of the town public schools take up to-day, the " South," Mr Webber's, and the " North," or " Park," as it is now called, Mr Orr'e,

Annual BußisE3s Mebtikg.—The'attention of members of the Southland institute ia called to the fant that Tuesday evening is the date fixed for the annual meeting. The meeting will take place, ai usual, in the Law Library,

London Wool Sales.— The British and New Zealand Mercantile and Agency Co. have received the following cablegram from Messrs Helmutb, Schwarta ami Co.—" Opening rates are maintained. Competition is more regular."

Hokbiblb. — A man now in Bathtlrst Hospital, John TUchards, of Burraga, " went on the spree" and got lost in the busb. When found he was dying. His eyes were flyblown. His eyesight wad completely destroyed, the eyeballs having been eaten out.

Hospital. — In-patients remaining f -om last week, 13 males and 3 females ; admitted during the week, 2 males and I female ; discharged duriog the week, 2 males ; out-patients treated during the week, six males and 20 females ; death, 1 female, Mrs Bridget Elwood. Vißiting committee for the weak : Messrs Blacke and Hamilton.

IXCUE C ION TO THE LAKES.— The Railway Department announce an excursion to the Lakes on Wednesday. A special train will leave the Jnvefcargill station at 7.50 am, and on its arrival at Kingston the steamers Mountaineer and Jane Williams will start up the Lake. Excursionists will have over an hour ashore at Queenstown, and will get back to Invercargill about 11 p.tB t

Atii PAiNT'e Ogoboh— »The annual picniz of the children attending the Sunday School of this dhUifih at Gladstone was held at the OCean Beach' on Friiay, Refreshments abundant in quantity and eXselleat in quality were thorpagbly eDJayed, and the usual races, guinea, &c,, were heartily participated in. A great deal of the sacdeis whioh attended the outing was dv« to the untiring and well • directed efbrts of Mr and Mrs T. 0, Jioydis.

SHORT otf PiJ?S\— The Palmeraton paper states that the express train has recently repSatedly ftrrived there late* and affords the following explanation df the cause:— "lt would scarcely be credited, but it is nevertheless said to be true, that the engineering skill of the colony deems itself superior to that of the Home product, and that the locomotives have been tampered with after their arrival in New Zealand to suit the ide&* of experts here. Such, however, We are assure 1 is the casn, and that to this attempt to im* prove upon the engineering eki'l at Home is to be attributed the failure of the express to keep up to time on the occasion referred to."

Interesting, — A correspondent of a contemporary calk attention to ths adaptability of the Oatnaru stone for filtering purposes. A common kerosene can may be used, with a slab about half an inch thick, and this will be found to answer admirably. Another plan is to utilise apiece of ordinary drainpipe, with a slab an inch thick. This gives a very serviceable filter at a ridiculously small o st, Or the slab can be placed across the end of the tank, and will auawer equally well. Mr Dudchii, O.TS., saya that he has used Oatnaru slabs in his own filter* and tank*, and for ttto years has had a supply of excellent wafer.

To-MGHT. — TSucourag ;d by tbe large amonno of interest taken in their evouiag races laat jear, tbe lavercargiil 'Cycling Cub have decided to hold another mee'iag tbiß evening on the park Reserve, otartit-g at 615 p.m. sharp. Tbe t,rogramme comprises four bicycle events, a half-mile fiat race, and boys' tricycle race. The Garrison Band will ghe a promenade concert on the grounds, a very attractive musical programme having been arranged. Those patronising the sports may therefore reasonably expect to spend an enjoyable evening. The charge for admission, 6d, is so low that a very numerous attendance may be expected- We may mention that a very handsome collection of prizes, wou at the sports on Boxing Day, is now on view in Messrs Rein and Ferguson's window.

The Annamite Massaobbs,— The VicarApostolic of Saigon, saya the "St. James' Gazette," has pub'ished an x appeal for subscriptions on behalf of the Annatai c Christians who have survived the recent massacres. There can be no longer any ddnbt, he says, that 24,000 Christians have been horribly massacred in Southern Annam, The Burvivors from the three provinces in which the massacres raged have taken refuge near the French Consulate at Quitihbn, where they are living on the sandy beach without any covering* One thousand of them were moved to Saigon, by steamer, as there is no hope that they will be allowed' to return to ihtir villages. . In Western Cochin-OWca, says the > "Vicar Apostolic, the m 9 v>n is absolutely ruined. Not one of to numerous establishment's remain \ 200 churches, with pr-aibyierien, schools, and orphanages have beea reduced to ashes. Not » single bou*e. belonging to Chrisuans has been left Btaodi'ig,isad in their hacneii flight the survivors were inaable to ? carry away with them any of 'their property." The i bishop acribed the perspcurion to the hatred of the literati towards France, and oxu this-ground he appeals io the tfrencb for ■asustance, But a French jp.uraal pub* lished in Saiguij, •• L 1 Unite ladb'Cbljioise,'. 1 attnbutes the masßaci es not to religion, bat to the refusal of tbe Christians to jaio id an inaarrectiooagaio^t tho frenob, whom they Sid Wjjrrw4 pf t^e thfcat<?agd ejjtbrigg^.

■' r Robbbt Bdbns.— This is the 127 th anniversary of the birth of "the lad that was bora in Ky!e," but, while other places throughout the colony have made arrangements for celebrating the birthday of the immortal ploughman, here in Southland the day seems <o be forgotten 'despite the liirge percentage of that leavens th« populaiion. . ,"

Fatal . c unstrokb.— About three weefei T ago h^Boix of Mr Hprman, farmer, of Waiki wi, was prostrated with sunßtroke, f roaa the. effects of which he died on Saturday morning; The lad was named Arthur, and was 13 years of age. We understand that several others in the oatne locality, amonget them the school-teacher, Mr E. McKay, have also been suffering from sunstroke. It would be well for those who have occasion to be working outside in hot weather to remember thatit is not only neacssary for them to keep the h?ad covered but the body also. Oases of sunstroke freqaently occur through the back being, left insufficiently protected and the. spine exposed to the influence of the external heat. Tbis f aot is now recognised in the, Bdtish army, soldiers ordered for service" in hot climates being provided' with quilted spine protectors. -„.

CoBTHOLT-isQ thb Watbbs. - 1 - The in--genious American* have discovered a way of (emulating the amount of water in a river bed without interfering with navigation. A dam has just been built across the Ohio River, six miles below Pittaburg, at a cost of 1,0 l 0,0;J0dol9, which will secure an ample .depth of water at all seasons for the wharves in front of the city. The structure is made up of 300 lit 1 le dams extending across the channel, whi ',h is there 1233 feet wide, and each of these sec! ions is hinged so'tfcfktit can lie flat upon the river bed. A central lock provides a passage for steamers. Ihe dttui i« to be used when the water is low, the wukets being folded down wbeu the water is huh. This is an experimental system, which, if successful, will be used throughout the Ohio River, making it almost continuously navigable: A eiand procession of steamers, carrying 40,000 persons, filed down on the opening day when appropriate ceremonies weje performed

1 ough Handling. — Thus says the Oamaru Mail : "Mr Justice Williams has determined not co allow Mr Isaac Newton Watt's serious dereliction of duty, as recorded by us yester day, to paa« imnoticed. His Honour has now ordered his negligent sheriff to fie an affidavit lowing c use why he ahould not be fine 1 or committed for bis default of duty. Wb&t good aud sufficient cause Mr Watt can a*sien on his oath for his neglect of duty it will be interesting to learn. The excuse mu-jt be a good one that could cover such a grave omission. Judge Williams will have f'.e thanks of the community for the mannsr in which he has dealt with his negligent offi Mai, and we have no doubt that he will make the affair, to which, by the way, none of tin Dunedin papers have had the courage to refer, a warning to *tr Watt and other officials who seem to think an effort to look wise and a readiuess to draw good salaries are all that is demanded of them."

"A Felt Want."— This long«continued drought is Retting decidedly serious, and unless a copious downfall of rain comes, and cornea scon, the result will be somewhat disastrous to town as well at country, iDvery one knows what the effect upon the crops will be, and agricultural failure is always attended by evils affecting all sorts and conditions of man. As for the dwellers in the eities t they too are also suffering, and, in Invercarglll at anyrate, many are reduced to sore itraits for want of water. Not a few of our house* wivei are almost at their wits' end j we have heard of casei in which the water has to be earned in small vessels for very long distances, while vjuite a little trade has sprung up for draymen in carting the commodity (1) from the Municipal well. In one or two instances buildiug operations are retarded because the necessary Water for mixing concrete, &c , cannot be procured, and we understand that operations at. several sawmills have been hrought altogether to a standstill for lack of the steam giving fluid, Southland has often been taunted on the moistness of its climate. Oh I for a good strong dose of that moisture now. At time of writing, light rain is falling intermittently and the barometer has dropped steadily for twenty-fours, so that there is some probability that household wants at least will be supplied.

AReminisobncb,— The Rev. Mr MaoKer. row who officiated in the First Ohurch yesterday is, we understand, a son of the late Dr William MicEerrow, of Manchester. DrMacKerrow was a minister of the Secession Church, & church well known to all Scotchmen, but for the information of our English readers we may Bay that it was one of tbe two branches of tbe Presbyterian Church in Scot laud which united to formtha United Presbyterian Church, Borne of the old Seceder ministers were great politicians, and they were found, for the most part, on the Liberal Bide in the political oontro< veraies of that timei From, the Autobiogwphy of Dr Andrew another Seceder worthy, published in 1880, we learn that it was in Dr William MaoKerrow'o festry in Manchester lhat the Anti*Oorn» Law* League, held its first meeting) a fact of great historical interest- The majority Of the first members of tho Lsagu?, one of whom, if we oaiitAke npt, was oar wijrthy fellownownsman, Mr Petef Dalryniple. were members of the Doctor's congregation. Ths Oiginal League was thus composed principally of Scotchmen, -which i 3 surely a feather in their blue boanet, though the leader of the movenlent was of coarse Bicb&rd Oobdea. Mr McKerrow, tbe son of the Manchester Seceder and Freetrader, arrived quite recently in the colony, Hud has we believe, been received into the Presbyterian Church of Otago. He offi ;iated With milch acceptance in the Fi'Bt Church yesterday) attd is evidently an earnest, evangelical and scholarly preadher.

AH TKOOBttUfriBLB FbBETBADER.-- \ Birmingham audience (remarks the Sti James 1 Cksette) was recently informed of "a very onrious incident in Mr Chamberlain's commercial experience. 1 ' He and his firm used to export Bcrews to Atnerics. The American makers came over and interviewed Mr Cham* berlain and partners. They said, "We are making 100 per cent, on our capital j we like it, If you send over more of your excellent Birmingham commodities we shall bo obliged, however reluctantly, to reduce our prices, That will sbut you out, but it will also reduce our profi'Sf VVe appeal to you as men and manufacturers. Save us both from this -Us* agreeable necessity. Make a bargain, Take Iso much 1 a year to sit still and not send a sorevr to America." We'l, Chamberlain and Nettltfold did it. Tboy heaikened to the voice of the insidious tfankee and tojk that •'handsome paltry for years. 1 ' But, after toiling and i pinning in this fa«bion for a aoaßOU| retribution fell upon them. Chamberlain atid Nettlef.ird wera a* babes and BUiklbg* la the hand* of the stnirt Yaiikee trader, with an mC lrrttptiblo Democratic" Legislature to ba k hi>a. The Yankee tariff wa9 judiciously raised, and (he days alike of competition and 9ub^i.iie ; ' were gone. Now, says Mr Chamberlain, the OQI7 persons who suffered by this little con*pracy between ourselves and our b. other manufacturers in America were " the working classes of the United Btate3."

Da Stuabt and the Synod.—" We desire " (iays the Otago Daily Timed, " to give full expression to the indignation of the public in respect to tha tr.atment of Dr Stuart by the M (der&tor a)d tha Synod, or it least no .inconsiderable portion of iN The respect and almost veneration in which the Doctor is held in this community should have effectually protected bim from the impertinences of the younger mm sters, Had tbe older and more responsible members not set such an example, tbe younger men would have been ashamed to shout the old Doctor down. We blame the Moderator for his rulings, and the Clerk for bis uncoa-ealed determination to 'run tbe whUet concern.* Tbe result has brea that while the-Syaod has lost credit »nd respect, Or Stuart Btaod3 trgher than ever."- ■ Wi- h regard lo the appoiattnent to the ohair < I mental &&<! moral philosophy the Times speaks as follows i — •'We shall wait with some interest to see how .the University Council will act. Presumably and. under all the circumstances it is probable it will ovei look the fact that Dr Halmond has no special, qualification for the chair to which he has bee d appointed. The endbavour to introduce an inequality ia.the salaries of University pr 'fessors, and that for the first time, will we trust be determinedly resisted, that the junior professor shpnldr be paid more than hi* seniors is altogether^ improper, and we trust the Uriiyersity Council will not aoo(?pt Of

Thosb Hand Gbbnades. ~ " I've seen some peculiar things in my time," said a merchant traveller, ." but the queereit notion I ever came acrois was down in Kansasi I was in a little town sellin? some goods; and made a call at the general store, the chief bushiest place- of the village. Theie were lots of conntrymen coming and goiDg there, ' and I noticed that a good many of 'era bought these hand grenade fire extineiuishers— pome as many as a half-dozen^ That struck me as b*ing.a little curious, and so I enquired of the storekeeper. ' Oh, that's all right 1' he said ; • they use 'em' to put out prairie fires with.' That didn'c quite satisfy me, and so I tackled a. farmer- on the side-walk, -and. : asked him what he was going to do wiih iher hand Erenaies. 'I'm buying these to put; in our schoolhouTO,' he said. Thinks I, ; that's a little funny, and so I made' inquiry of an old chap whom I had| met on a former trip, and knew to be a beacon in the church, and a shining light in his community. ' -Wei',' he says,iin response to my inquiry, but a little confused like,! 'we tbbasht it would be a good idea to" have some in our meetin'house in casenf 5 - Just then I stepped around to the back; end" of the store, to see a new threshing machine, and, would you believe it ? there, between two big corn cribs, was a countryman with one of these fire extinguishers up to his mouth and drinking out of it I 'Great, heavens, man 1' 1 exclaimed, 'that will kill youl 1 'That's all right, stranger/ he replied, with a grin ; ' you kin have your little, joke, if you want to, bat 1 'spectyer come* out after a snifter. The prohibitionist Bare right emarfc strict in this town, ye kuow. Try a little of the gin, eh," I—Chicago1 — Chicago Herald.

Sale! Sale! Sale!— Great clearance at Caledonian Warehouse. McLeod Brothers. Every article must be sold. Desperate low prices in Men's, Youths', and B ys' Clothing. Men's Suite, 19d 6d ; Boys' Suits, 4s lid ; Is 6d in the £ discount. Ladus' and" Children's Gloves, 2£d per pair ; Boys' four-fold All-Linen Collars, 3|d ; Buttons, 12 dozen for 9d. Dress Goods, Prints, Ginghams, Galateas, will be sod at balf-cost. Remnants will be sold at any price.— Mo Lbod Brothers, Corner of Dee and Don streets.

Summer Salk. — Summer goods at clearing prices at the Exhibition. Mantle?, Millinery, Dies*' Good*, Children's Dresses, Ulsters, Jackets, &c, at in many cases a mere fraction of original coat. Great Bargains in Men's and Boys' Clothing. It ia Thomson and Beattie's policy to sell goods at a lo^s rather than keep them long in stock ■. this gives bayers extraordinary bargains at times, but it keeps the Exhibition stock always fresh and new.

Unshaken in popularity by the competition of worthless imitations and importations mendacionsly represented to be equally remedial, or to poßses3 the same qualities. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps will soon drive from the field those trashy competitors.