TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1549, 28 August 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

At Wellington the charge of embezz’emenc against Whiffin was ditmissed, n > evidence being offered. As he stepped out of the dock the prisoner fainted, and his wife became insensible at the sight. A messenger in the Government Build ings, named Dowdsell, while on his way to Sir J. Vbgel’s residence, fell dead in Hill street. Ha was about sixty-five and leaves a family T . ■ On the arrival of the morning train from Wellington at Featherstoo on WV-d----nosd-iy Detective (Jnnpbe'l arrested a man named James M'tcbed, alias Mac ifonzie, with a swag on him containing al' the jewellery stolen from Freeman a short time ago, about £BOO in. value. Mitchell had long been suspected and watched by the nolice. Lwidsay Flint, well-connected at Home, appeared at Dunedin, on Wednesday, on a charge of obtaining board and lodging at an - .hotel on false pretences. In view of the circumstances of the case tin* charge was dismissed, but there is yet 1 another against him* *"■- -'ll--' ,■ ;•■,-■ -

The Supreme Court opened at Invercargill on Wednesday morning before Mr J ust ice Johnston. ..-The cases were .com- • arntively unimportant. Four boys pisaried guilty to a charge of larceny of goods from a fancy shop. The Judge I ostponed dealing with the case, as he did not know if the. First Offenders Probation Bill.'passed last''session, had become law. It was not 'lie first time ho had been >in the awkward predicament of not knowing the law of the land. He premised to t' legraph to Wellington for information. 0. E. Roberts, for cattle stealing, received nine months' imprisonment. At a later stage Mr Justice Johnston received a reply from Wellington, informing! him that the P'-isoner**’ Probation Act is in force, but that-the machinery for working it has not jet been provided. P trick Carr, charged with changing tally marks it the hatches of coal in the Night'C?P« Mine, with a view to defraud his fti'low uorktimn of' earnings, , was acquiiitpd. (reorge Clark for abstracting money roni the pocket of an acquaintance named (/’ameroii, white' he slept in an ihetpl at birmsden, was- sentenced to 18 months. . I olm O’Dorn el', for larceny as a bailee * i l* a horse, was acquitted. 4t the Invercargill Supremo Court on Thursday Williani: Martin, i nn old settler, 70 years of age, was found guilty of 'poisoning his neighbor’s horses by mixing .ihosphonsed oats wil)> feed in the field. The prosecutor had married, Martin’s daughter very much against hislw isb, ! «nd ihis was supposed tri be the cause for his poisoning l ‘the horses. Justice Jo' nrfto' , n passing isenioDce of 12 months hani labor, said that but for tl e prisoner’s.age iie ; would have made it a term of penal servitude,as theerjrae wasampi-t atrocious one. John Mercer was found gui'ty of < akopting. a sheep and stealing the carcase at Kingston, ' Lake Wakatipirj and was sentenced to two years’ hard labor. At a meeting of the Wert Cbast|Proß. peeling Association, at Invefcargi.U on , Tuesday night; it was announepd that £l5O had been paid into the Bank, and it was decided to apply for the Government’s promised £ for £. Professor Black attended, .and gave some, useful hints and information.. He also promised io send down two of his assistants fbr a few days; to give instructions how to recognise the various minerals tu the members'of the party, prior to- their rtepicture. It is suggested , a steamer be sent to the next week. : Constable Ryan was presented ,in the Town Hull at noon on Wednesday, at New Plymouth,, with the Royal'Htunane Society’s silver medal and certificate for saving the life of Inspector Pardy laat June. The presentation was made by Mrs Samuel, the ,addre6a being delivered by Mr Samuel, M.H.R. His Worship 'he Mayor, the Councillor*, and a large number of the citizens were present to take part ia the proceedings. This is the second silver medal of the Humane Society that has been awarded in Ne* Zealand. At Christchurch on .Wednesday ni B ht » five-roomed bouse and its content**, belonging to . Mrs Hebe King, were destroyod" by fire ; insurance on furniture, £240 tn the Colonial office. At Ashburton on Thursday morning a seven-roomed house* belonging , to Mr Nicholson «a 8 destroyed ; insurance, £IBO in the Liverpool, London and Globe. At Oamaru on Thursday morning a bouse, simp, and bakehouse, the property “of Mr Smyth, were destroyed ; insurances, £250 in the Colonial office and £275 in the AnstraHan Mercantile and Marine. At a meeting of tho Otago Acclimatisation Society the curator reported that there had been considerable mortality among the salmon since they had been turned into the races, probably through the low temperature! of the water. Between 1000 and 2000 out of 12,950 had died. , Albert Stubbs, hotelkeeper, was arrested at Wanganui on Thursday on a charge of the manslaughter of tf najiTe named Kuoiahi, who it is alleged died from the effects of rough usage Ireceived from Stubbs. The accused was remanded for eight days, and admitted to., bad on hta own recognisance of £200,; and two sureties in £100; _ . An Order-in-Councxl is to be issued firing, the height of policemen at 5 feet cites. They are only to be recruited *, the Permanent Militia Force, and will be eligible for the position of "° ‘TV mless he has been three year* VmL ‘eere, and one in the Militia, m the Volun. 1)& ’ o£ the AmerJc an warCommander . ,*’ an(j haß , no tifled the ship, now atAuc deßerted . Four-pol-ce that 23 men. f^d hy the police, teen hare been recap who get £3 per head fo. unAt a meeting of the , M re|olved * employed on Thursday it « >licit Sir q. boycott the Bell, also to. sc .i mn io«ad Grey to address a meeting of on during the present week. 'On* gt applicant a day appears on an aver *L the Railway Engineer’s : office > see* * 8 work at the Woodhill Kaiparri railway. The Gazette notifies that jLieutenantColonel C. S. Bailey lias been appointed President of the Conned ot Military Education. The agents of the Chasca, which put into Sydney disabled, have received notice that the barque will not come on to Wellington. The sentence, of death r aßSe( h or * Rowlands for the murder, r>t Gisborne, was on Thursday commuted to imprisonmeat for life. ■ :