The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5121, 16 June 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1885.

Testebdai two lads named Morrison went pigeon shooting at Puriri, and the elder of them, while carrying a gun, slipped, and caused it to go off, a portion of tbe contents lodging in the breast, chin, and cheek of bis brother, The wounds inflicted are not of a dangerous character, and the sufferer, wbo is about fourteen years of age, is progressing favorably at the Hospital.

Mb J. R. Pebbt, an old Thameeite, now in New South Wales, has forwarded an order to Messrs Price Bros, for the manufacture of a horizontal double-cy inder pumping engine, for use on one of the gold field 8 there.

The prevailing modesty of Thames infringers of the law was orce more displayed in the Police Court this morning. Not eren a devote to the bacchanalian shrine presented an appearance before the Bench.

We (Herald) understand that it is likely that Mr Henry Mitchell, of Raorua, will con* teat the Tauranga Beat, which has been rendered vacant by the death of Mr Sheehan. It may, we suppose, be taken for granted that Mr Kelly will also be a candidate.

The Hutt Park Bail way Company have declared a dividend of 10 per cent.

Mb Booib'b temperance mission in Wellington closed on Thursday night. In the course of an address, Mr Booth said his mis* sion there had not been so successful as he had a right to expect, and he had not taken so many pledges as he had in Christcburch, Dunedin or Auckland. At the meeting last night, an immense number of Volunteers paraded to hoar his lecture on " Reminiscences of soldier life." Eight of the officers present, including the Chairman (Major Crowe) and a large number of the Volunteers took pledges.

■Wb would remind those intending to for» ward exhibits to the Exhibition to be held in Wellington, that the necessary labels can be obtained from Mr Dean. Without these labels being attached, the exhibits are liable to freightage, so it behoves all to obtain them at once, and forward the goods as speedily as possible. Although several persons have intimated their intention of exhibiting articles of local manufacture, we understand that very few of the required labels have as yet been applied for.

A MOST extraordinary pig has just been killed for Mr Welle, butcher, of Owen street. The animal weighed nearly four hundred pounds, and to admirers of the porcine species was a grand specimen of bis race.

Manganese mining promises soon to be an established and profitable industry at Bay of Islands. Captain Phillips, so well known in connection with the Ma- ganese Mines, Russell, has recently (says the Luminary) leased for ten years, the block of land known as California, situated about 6 wiles from Kuwait a wa, on the Kuapekapeka road. The land abounds with manganese in immense lodes, and Captain Phillips proposes to commenco work at once, the mineral will be carted into Jtawakawa and thence shipped (© Auckland from the railway, thus affording labor for & number of extra hands here, and further freight for the railway. The royalty, we learn, is to be 1» per ton. We wish the new renter* erery success.

Ax the meeting of the St. Kilda Licensing Committee, the Chairman made a strong attack on the police force for their report in regard to tho drunkenness prevalent among women in the neighboring district of South Ducedin. He characterised the report as uneal'ed for, uununly, &dj} yntrfte,

THIS barque Massing, Capt. Kriatenehon, from New York, arrived in Wellington yesterduy, having been 112 days out. On the 15 th of May a strong wind set in from N.N.W. accompanied with thunder and lightning. At 4 p.m. on Saturday the wind shifted to 8.W., and increased to a hurricane, quickly raising a tremendous sea, which continually broke over her, washing away everything moveable on deck. Fourteen of the main-rail staunstions and otbor portions of her bul warks on the starboard side, and one of the boats were smashed, and several sails blown to ribbons. Tbe chief mate had a very narrow escape, having been washed over the side by a tea and swept back agan by another. The gale gave out tbe following day, and she had moderate weather ever since.

As a consequence of the proposed forma* tion of a paid Firo Brigade in Dunedin, the present body hare tendered their resignations, to take effect in September. Not many of the members feel inclined to accept the terms oflered by the City Council for a paid Fire Brigade.

A YOTTN& woman, named Elizabeth Harrisi made a deliberate attempt to commit suicide in Wellington yesterday afternoon by throwing herself down the hold of ihe steamer lonic, falling a distance of 35 feet. She fell on the keelson, but was conscious on being brought to the deck, when she repeatedly said she in* tended to kill herself, and she was tired of life. She wan removed to the hospital, but it is' feared the spine is injured. She is a married woman, and had been drinking.

A OBNtkbman at Dongola, writing to a friend at Dumfries, sayß :—" We have just got a most authentic account that Gordon's head was cut off and put, on one of the chief buildings at Khartoum. 'Ibis was kept secret from the newspapers for fear of exasperating the British public."

A pishkbmak, named Derrett, was drowned at Sumner Cbristchurch, on Sunday. He had rowed out to bis boat, which was some way off, and was stepping from one boat to the other when he lost his balance and fell into the water. The tide was high and he was swept away end drowned. Some persons who witnessed the accident were unable to reach the spot in time.

The bronze statue, by Laweon, of the late Supt. Moorbouse, which it ia proposed to erect in the public gardens at Ghristcburcb, is expected to arrive shortly, either by the Aorangi or Riinutafca. At a meeting of Committees, held yea'erday afternoon, it was decided to request His Excellency tbe Governor to unveil the statue,

On Wednesday, 6th May, the Adelaidt volunteers were in camp for the purpose o, having a sham fight with some other corps o the South Australian force, and an attack was expected to be made that night. Providentially the attack was not made or there would bave been a frightful loss of life, for to the volunteers in camp there had been served out 14,000 ball cartridges, which by a mistake of some staff officer had been substituttd for blank ammunition.

The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Star telegraphs :—Ministers profess absolute ignorance re whereabouts of the defence steamer Coptic. They state that the arrangement was entered into between the Imperial authorities and Admiral Try on.

A hoseibie occurrence took place on the racecourse railway line, near Brisbane' recently. Tbe train leaving Brisbane at thirteen minutes to six p.m. had got a sbort distance beyond Normandy station, when the driver saw the body of a woman lying with the neck across one of the rails. The danger whistle was sounded, and the brakes were applied, but it was impossible to pull up in time, and the train passed over the woman, severing the head from the body. The head was found lying between tbe rails, while the body was thrown over the edge of the ballast. The body had evidently been pushed along by the engine for several yards, small pieces of flesh and bone being scattered along that distance. It is unknown at present as to bow the woman camo there, or whether she was conscious at the time. The body was removed to the morgue, and has since been indentified as that of Mrs Smith, the wife of a watchman on board the steamer Eurimbla.