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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1699, 26 June 1885, Page 2

A public subscription has been organised in Wellington to assvt the Liaruet family.

'The Featherston Volunteer Rifle Company mustered for inspection on Monday night. Major Bunny was in attendance, and conducted the inspection, assisted by Sergt Major Bezat. The Company mustered strong, and the Major Commandant paid the men a great compliment on the efficiency they had attained in such a short time ; also upon their diligence in attending drill. According to the Now Zealand Times, at the Education Board on Wednesday Mr Bunny gave an explanation as to how the squabbles in connection with the Masterton School had originated. Messrs Ho- •■: d Payton, proprietors of the Wairr • t.; aud Daily, were both members o-' hc-oi committee, and had an equal m a - of followers. Whatever was promised by one party was opposed by the other. Ho (Mr Bunny) could see behind the scenes, and he did not flunk the Board need pay any groat attention to these squabbles.

Tenders will bo received up to noon of Friday, the 3rd day of July, 1885, for the lease of the valuable property consisting of one acre with double frontage to two streets, and the buildings now occupied by Mr Duncan Cameron, as a coach builder, workshop, and rooms. Further particulars will be seen in advertisement.

A fire broke out the other night in the top story of Mr Alfred Bucklaud’s Queen-street buildings, Auckland, occupied ky Mr John Allen wholesale wharehouseman. The compartment was completely gutted. The insurance on Mr Allen’s goods is £2200 in the Colonial office.

At Auckland a Maori named Te Kuni accidentally ahot himself while cleaning a loaded gun. He did not know it was loaded, and, after taking off the stock, put the end of the barrel in the lire and the muzzle in his mouth to blow the dirt out.

The railway authorities (says the Evening Press) have issued posters announcing excursion trains from any part of New Zealand to the Exhibition, from 20th July to 20th October. Eeturu excursion tickets will be issued at a low rale. The tickets will be available for ho days from date of issue. The tickets will also include steamer fares for those who travel by sea. For instance, to show how low the fares are, a first class railway return ticket from Invercargill to Wellington can be obtained for £5, including saloon passage by steamer .from Lyttelton ; and of course the second class and steerage are lower portion. Also, the traveller can obtain a saloon passage by steamer and a second railway ticket. The railway authorities seem to have done their utmost to meet the convenience and pockets of the public, and are to be congratulated on the inducements they offer.

A School Committee Election Bill has been introduced by Mr Stewart. It fixes the annual meeting of householders for April, in place of January, and repeals the cumulative voting power given under the Education Act, 1877. The voting power of each elector is limited to one vote in respect of each candidate.

Tho fatal accident at Wellington to which we referred last Wednesday took place under the following circumstances It appears that about about four o’clock Charles Seed, aged 13i years, the fifth sou of Mr William Seed, Secretary of Customs, provided himself with a pistol, and in com,) my with Frederick Venn ell, a boy about ids owa age, went to look for a cat which led destroyed a canary belonging to Mrs Twisa, a neighbor. Tho boys were not successful in their search, and they then commenced to play at highwaymen and police. Before doing so, however, Vennoil went into a shed off Mrs Twisa’ house, in Abel Smith street, and took possession of a Snider rifle fitted with a Morris tube. Both boys were thus armed Presenting his pistol at Yennell, Seed said, “ I’ll be a robber,’’ and Vennell then covered him with his gun. Vennell, being under the impression that tho weapon was not loal -l, pulled the trigger just as tho barrel imi : ■ a 1 his companion’s heart, and was hj : ■ to liiul that he bad shot diaries S, • latter foil to too ground without ~ ■„ ml. Death was instantaneous, tho pellet dis--0 iargo'l from the Morris tube having passed tho luoiistbonc and entered tin; lieai t. At tile inquest the jury icmrned a verdict to the effect “ that the'deceased, Charles Seed, came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun lireii by Frederick Vennoil ”

Tiic following Ic.ler has luvn sent by the Minister for Native Affairs to Iho Director of the Welington Museum “ Sir,—l have the honor to inform you that on the occasion of the recent funeral of the Wairanpa chief Te Manihera Rnngitakaiwaho, at Papawai, after the ceremony Bopata Manihera, the eldest son of the deceased, addressed those present through Mr E, S. Mauusell, Government agent, and formally placed in Mr Maunsell's hands an oil painting portrait of his father, The portrait is of an Austrian artist, and is enclosed in an handsome gilt frame. Mr Mauuaull was requested to . forward it to Mr Ballauca, with an assurance of the continued loyalty to the Queen of England and the Government of New Zealand of the Wairarapa Maoris, and a request that Mr Bnllance would exercise his discretion as to the disposal of the portrait. Mr Ballanco has accordingly directed me to forward it to vou, with a n quest that would weald ho good enough to place it in the Museum where it can he seen by visitors. It is suggested that a suitaalo iuoriptiou in Maori and English should be affixed to the portrait. X have, &0,, T. W• Lewis, Umlor-Seovetary.”

V;rM'i’y & Campbell report that there are no particular alterations in prices to note siuco last week, and business continues satisfactorily good, notwithstanding the greater grumbling heard. Fer the best brands of guaranteed flour, L 8 15a to Lfl may still bo quoted. In wheat we have to report that there is no demand tor milling samples, but good samples of whole chickwhoat is worth ‘2s (id. There are no alterations to quote m cither bran or pollard. Barley, for malting purposes, is unsaleable ; tailings are worth about 2s 4d, but iho demand is only small. Pearl barley may be quoted at Ll9, but the demand is very limited. Onions are without alteration. Potatoes are too uncertain to quote, the only transactions taking place is for hand to mouth parcels. Salt butter maintains its price, but there is no advance since last week. The horse market on Saturday was very good, and most horses offered were placed to vendors’ satisfaction. The local manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited) of New Zealand reports on the Melbourne grain market as follows : —Shipping wheat is steady at 3s JOd to 3s lid per bushel; malting barley, quiet, 4s to 4s 6d. New Zeeland oats —Feed oats firmly maintain their quotation of 2s lid to 3s ; milling, £a>r inquiry, 3s Id ; New Zealand oats under bond, 2s Id to 2s 3d.

The Test oi Actual Trial—This is what proves the merit of a preparation. The proprietor of Green's August Flower, knowing its valuable properties, meets this test boldly by preparing sample bottles of this remedy, which are sold at Cd. This enables doubters to try its virtues at a trifling expense. August Flower is a panacea for Dyspepsia and all disorders of the Liver, Billiousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costiveness, &c. Three doses will relieye any of the above, and a faithful use will certainly cure. No medicine in the world has ever given such proof of its merits. Druggists recommend it with perfect confidence, and physicians prescribe it regularly. Price for full sized bottle as 6d. Sold by all druggists. The following is a list of the assessors appointed for the Wairarapa under the Property Tax Act; —W. Skeet and A. L. Webster of Greytown; H. S. Horn and 11. H. Wolters of Carterton ; N. Grace ol Gladstone ; A. MoHuteheon and T. Mackay of Tinui; A. S. Ereyer, F. Jagerhorn and R. Brown, of Masterton. The Chairman of the Wairarapa East County Council (Mr T. Mackay) and Cr Hawkins have been appointed to represent the Council at the County Conference to be held in Wellington on July 7th.

lu the District Court at Masterton his Honor Judge Davy appointed July 22nd for the examination of several debtors. An order of discharge was granted to J. S. Crimp of Pahiatua. The Directors of the Woodville Cheese Factory find their large cheeses unsaleable in the colonies and have decided on sending two and a half tons Home by the lonic. A quantily'is also being sent to Melbonrue. The Mayor of Melbourne believes the police force to be corrupt. He admires economy, lie says, but “ could not understand a constable buying a terrace of houses from hi : savings out of six or seven shillings a day.”

It has been decided to place the statue of the late Mr William Scfton Moorhouse in a prominent position in the Government Domain, Christchurch, near the Museum. Sir John Lubbock, M.P. illustrated a point in a speech delivered by him at Shrewsbury on the 9th inst., by a story which will probably bo greeted with some scepticism in New Zealand even by the Maoris. It was about a traveller who revisited a Now Zealand village and enquired after a friend—a leading Maori Liberal and a friend of the local Peace Society, it is believed. The reply was discouraging. “ Ah !” said the village chief, with resignation, “ he gave ua such good advice that we had to put him to death mercifully.” One of Mr John Reid’s imported Leicester rams, named “ Baillie Hamilton,” (says the North Otago Times) was found drowned in a creek at Blderslie recently. The ram was first at the Timaru and Oamaru shows last year, and wrs reckoned the best of Mr Reid’s importations from the Old Country. Its value was estimated at about £2OO, and inasmuch as the importation of sheep from Homo has been prohibited, its loss is a heavy one to Mr Reid, as it cannot be replaced by an animal from the same flock. The ram was insured in the Australian Mutual Live Stack Insurance Society for £IOO, less than half its value.

The Waikato Hairy Association have had their attention drawn to Brazil and other parts of South America as a desirable field for an export produce trade, and have decided to make careful enquiries in the matter.

Sore Throat quickly yields to “ Baxter’s Lung Preserver." For Coughs and Colds, “ Baxter’s Lung Preserver ” is unrivalled. In Croup, “Baxter’s Lung Preserver" operates magically, its expectorant and other properties affording speedy relief. In Whoopim; Conyh, “ Baxter's Lung Preserver " is a specific. In Bronchitis ami Asthma, " Baxter’s Lung Preserver " affords immediate relief. In Consumption, “Baxter’s Lung Preserver” has been signally successful.

A Birmingham man made a hot that he could invent a question to which lifty people would all give the same answer. He won the bet. The question was—“ Have you heard that Smith has committed suicide ? ” Tho answer in each case was —" What Smith ?”

“ Bough On Corns.” Ask tor Wells’ “Bough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne, Prosser A Co., Agents, Christchurch. At the Ciqueries, on January 17 (says a London paper) and before a crowded audience, in which there did not seem room for a single shadow, much less another spectator, Mr Hollard introduced to the public one of the most astonishing equine sensations over seen in the arena. This was a light-rope performance at an altitude of fully twenty feet from the ground, in which a clever chestnut horse named Blondin walks backwards and forwards across a thin rope line the full diameter of the ring. Apart from the excitment of seeing the horse enjoy himself so to speak, with a gentle promenade in mid-air, it is a study to notice witli wdiat deliberate caution he puts his hoof down, lowering it at first with a gentle descending motion, until sure of his ground, Blondin firmly sets it on the rope. Tile four-footed :u time reaches his airy exercise ground by means of a (light of stairs. Signor Corradini i:. an Italian horse trainer of considerable repute and his belief in the intelligence and docility of the horse evidently exceeds that of many of his contemporaries, seeing that he has taught Blondin what has always been left so'c'y to the domain of mqn.

Skinny Men. “ Wells’ Health 11 “mwer'' restores health and vigor, cures, Dyspiy-i-i. Impotence, Debility. At druggists. Kempthorno, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch.

A pig has just been killed for Mr Wo’ls, butcher, Thames, which weighed nearly four hundred pounds. Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—For these complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach.—Sold everywhere, or post free from J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for ig or 44 stamps. It seems that the English sparrows in America have an enemy in the bird commonly known in New England ns the “ cherry" or “ mouse” bird, so-oalled from his fondness for cherries and field mice as articles of diet.

Tic-doloreux, toothache, or any other neuralgia pain speedily yields to Baxter's Anli-uenralgic Pills.

Don’t Dio In The House. “Bough on rats ’’ clears out rata, mice, beetles, roaches, bed hugs, flies, ants, moles, jack-rabbits, insects, gophers, Kompthovne, Prosser and Co., Agents,

The prisoners charged with complicity in the Simpson’s-road Bank robbciy, 'Vu'ldih, were brought up at the Police Comt >ai Tuesday. One of their number, named Y alog, turned Queen's evidence, and was accordingly discharged Mr Chomley, the Crown Prosecutor, informed the Court in his opening address that Yates had made a full confession, and bad testified that the robbery had been planned months before it was committed.

Tho Awapatua tailway and traffic bridge, which will form portion of the Main Trunk line between Wellington and Napier (says the Post) will be completed and handed over to the Government authorities about tho end of this month, The contract was taken about two years ago by Mr Hector M’Ken/.ie, who has constructed similar works in other parts of the Colony. The dimensions ate —length, 1200 ft ; width, 16ft ; height, 32ft from low water level to floor of the bridge. There are Id spans each 80ft, two spans each 13ft, and four spans each lift. The whole of the superstructure was put up iu the short space of nine months, the men working day and night. This bridge crosses thoMauawatu River at Awaparua, four miles south of Woodville, and close to the present coach ferry. The total cost of tho structure, which reflects great credit upon the contractor, is £ 11,000. The residents about Woodville and tho surrounding districts are making arrangements to celebrate tho opening day in a substantial manner. The Coroners’ Juries Abolition Bill, introduced by Mr Guinness, provides that inquests shall be held by the Coroner alone, without the assistance af juries. The Albion Amateur Dramatic Club met at tho Empire Hotel, Featherston, on Tuesday. Fifteen members were present, and in addition to those there are four honorary members. A rehearsal was also held and the company expect shortly to appear before tho public.

Mr J. D. Cox, storekeeper and draper, of Featherston, has opened a branch cssahlishmeut at Martiuborough, particulars of which will appear in our next. The champion yield of the harvest is claimed by the Bruce Herald for Mr J. C. Cranstoun, of Fernyhaugh Farm, Glcnledi, who has just threshed out tho produce of a paddock of oats which yielded at the rate of 108 bushelsjper acre. The Featherston Quadrille Assembly held at the Oddfellows’ Hall, was well attended last night, Mr Speakman as usual acted as M.C., and tho weekly dance this year is very popular.

Mr J. Vile, butcher of Featherston, is just now making considerable improvements and extensions to his premises. It speaks well for the trade in that town, when those engaged in the same require extra facilities for their increasing business. Mr A. Donald is the contractor.

Another very enjoyable meeting of the Carterton contingent of the Blue Ribbon Army took place on Weduesday evening, and the success of the movement in that township proves that there are some earnest workers in the cause of temperance. Had Mr Booth visited the Wairarapa ho would have received a very warm welcome from the army there. In addition to the vigorous speakers the cause can boast of a well trained choir, which reflects great credit upon Mr Beecher, the conductor. On the evening in question this choir gave some excellent selections and the song “Father, Dear Father, Conte Home ” by Miss Wilkie, “The Wheel of Life,” by Mr Beecher, and “ The Christian Martyr, by Mrs CBarnard, were well rendered. Mr Cordon gave a reading, Mr Grigg spoke, and Mr Seth Hart, in his usual warm style, finished up a capital meeting. Er F. H, Wood’s stock sale at Ray’s yards, Taratahi, yesterday, was well attended, and on this occasion considerably more stock was yarded than had been advertised. Bidding was brisk and every line offered was sold. The sale was tlie most successful that has been held at these yrrds for some time. The following aro some of the prices realised Sheep—Mixed ewes in lamb, 7s 3d to 8s lOd ; culled merino ewes, 3s ; lambs in wool, Os. Cattle—Yearling steers and heifers, 40s; 18 months old, 45s to 50s ; two year old steers and heifers, £3. Two and throe year old steers, forward £4. Cows, from £1 to £7Horses, £0 to £25. The thoroughbred horse, Traitor, which was very bad in condition and rough, was sold for £2O.