LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2628, 26 August 1876, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— . + ■ ' ; I Another Public Wobkb Bukgih.— The Grey P.iver Argns of August 21, says :— All the ironwork sent down from Wellington for Blinking the coal truoks has been found "nofc to fit," and a fresh lot will have to be manu> faoturod. Whose fault ie this ? The publio should offer a reward tor the discovery of any single work originated by the Publio Works Department that does not require to be altered. , 1.0.0.F., M.U..— An entertainment, consisting of songs, readings, recitations, and tnusio, will be given in the Oddfellows' Hall, Woolston, on Thursday next, in aid of the widow and orphan of a deceased brother. As a good programme has been arranged, it is to be hoped there will be a large attendance. Durham Stbhbt Wbbubyan Ghuch,— A eormon to young men will be delivered in this Church to-morrow evening by the Bev W. Morley. Bast Coast Rbpbbsbntativb.— Captain Morris, member for the Bast Coast Electoral Distriofc, vice G. B. Read, unseated for bribery, took the oath and his seat on August 22. Anotiibr Cbiminai, Assault.— A youth named Rodolph Laurent, only eighteen years of ago, has been committed in Wellington, for criminally abusing a ohild of seven years old. PBDBSTBrANiSM. — Wiltshire the pedestrian is to oommenoo bis walk of 1000 miles in 10C0 hours, at Wellington, this afternoon. LoYKh City of Chbistohubch Lodgb, M.U.— Mombers aro summoned to attend a meeting on Monday evening, at 7.80 o'olook. Finn PoftlOß. — A special meeting of members of this body will be held on Tuesday evoning, at the Brigade Station, on important business. AIATTTiOAir iNQtriß*.— A magisterial inquiry into the collision between the barques Ann and Australian Sovereign was held in Lyttel* ton yesterday. The result was, that the captain and mate of the latter were acquitted of blame, and their certificates returned, the Bench remarking that their action was an error in judgment rather than a serious piece of negligence Death jtbom Htdbophobia xsr Lebds.— On Juno 3, a drover named John Thomas Glew, agod thirty, living in Meadow lane, wont to the Leeds Infirmary, acoonv paniod by his wife, and requested , to be admitted to the institution, as he was suffering from hydrophobia. When he first presented himsolf he appeared qnite sane and selfpossessed. He had, however, been previously treated at tho institution for hydrophobia.' On Maroh 21 lost Glow went into the London Tavern, George street, sat down on a long sottlo, and oalled for a glass of beer. Unknown to him, a retriever dog lay orouohed below the scat, and tho poor fellow accidentally trod upon one of its feet. The brute snapped at him, and finally bit him on the right hand, and when ho tried to eject it, it bit him a sooond time. His hand was punotured in no fewer than seven places by the teeth of the dog, and he at onoe walked to the Infirmary, whore tho wounds were oauterised. After this nothing more was beard of him until he prosonted himself on Saturday evening. Some timo after his admission be began to exhibit tho usual symptoms of madness, and died in. great agony on Sunday afternoon. He leave* a widow and ohild.— At the inquest held on Monday it wai stated that when deceased was admitted to the Infirmary ho was unable to drink water, and complained of pain in his right hand and arm. The jury returned a vordiot to tho effect that death was the result of hydrophobia, caused by the bite of a dog. A Brave Constable.— The duties of the pplioo in Bongal appear to inolude tho pursuit and apprehension of not only thieves and murderers, .but also, of wild beasts. The following report, lately rooeived from tbe subdivision of Satkhira, gives an interesting acoount of the zeal and intelligence displayed by a party of oonstabloß when taking a tiger into oustody. " About ft mile from the sub-division office, in the village of Russulppro, a tigress was reported to appear, and the deputy, magistrate ordered the head constable and 'five other

oonstables of Satkhira reeerTe to boat her down. The oomtablM went in a body, and befau to tiro iu a bush where thu tigress lay oooocaled, aad, after a great mauy flres, tho tigress suddenly came out and sprang on Constable Madhnram. The brave Audhuram ola»ped the spotted terror firm on his bosom, while others opportunely bayoneted and killed h«r. Madhuram received two slight .wounds from its olaws— the one on his fingers and the other on his ohest. The tigress was measured about five cubits leag. Constable Madhuram is being treated by the assistant-surgeon, who jwyA.thathfl.will sooab&ouud of hi» wonadt," Oonitable,,. Madhararo,. nmarks a London papjr, wouldxbetfcvilaible idditioa to the Metropolitan Polioe Force - u and, if jg!acej,.pn. 'duly in OlerkenweTl, would, there can be little doubt, make short work,«f some of the wild beast* who prowl about the district and Commit " street outrages." .■