West Coast Times. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1877.

West Coast Times, Issue 2480, 12 March 1877, Page 2

West Coast Times. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1877.

The election df Mr ILtyes as President of the United States, was unexpected, and in the opinion of a large number of" persons capable of judging, he was unfairly elected. Mr Hayes, as our readers are aware, is a Republican, Mr Tilden, his unsuccessful opponent, a Democrat; There is hot much difference between the twd pairtiißs, at all events, there is not such a distinction as can be appreciated by foreigners, or, persons unacquainted with American The peculiarity about this election was the extreme closeness of the contest, necessitating a reference to scrutineers composed of the highest political bodies .in the Republic, for a decision. It is shrewdly suspectedj iand in many quarters openly stated; )hat the governing powers of some of the States so manipulated Che votes, itbat Mr Hayes was made to appear their choice instead of Mr Tilden, who in reality had secured the majority. It is almost impossible to conceive such a state of things in existence; but it is easy to understand that the scrutineers iould come to no other decision than they have done; if false and cooked returns were presented to them from some of the States. There is no doubt that tb.3 Democrats have a large majority in Congress, and there is equally no doubt tliat this party has a majority among the people, yet a Republican has beeii elected. The World, a journal credited with the possessien of accurate information, especially on financial matters, refers to the Presidential election* and the provable effectif Mr Hayes were to be elected, on American securities, the article having been written a month or two before the contest was decided. After alluding to the fact that a favorite investment in Europe is in United States bonds, the World asks "what are these Bonds ? and how are they likely to be affected by the grave political complications arising out of the Presidential election. Are they the s'prt of securities which will never have the bad effect of keeping the holder of. th§m awake at night." It seems that a^ section of the 1 American people regard these" loans as illegally raised. The World goes on to show how practical repudiation might be reached without argument or noise on the subject. The return of Hayes appears to have much complicated this question, and the effect of his return on American securities is unfavorable. This is what

the World say's o"n the election and its connectic a with XlHited States finance : r --£« We firmly beitbVe tuHt so far from jthe ele6tibn of Mr Tildejfi as President unsettling the natibrial credit, it would jhjive , strengthened ik There might litve Been Dern6"cra{;<jf elected by whom the national creditor would have been upon as a 'robber of the poor;' but Mr Tilden is not one of them. He | has the power and the will to ' educate |>hre party' on the subject of the finances ; and for the first year of two of his term thfi great prestige he has won, and his just claim to the gratitude of his followers foi' rescuing them frorri the Slough of Despond, would have made him master of the situation. After that, events themselves Would have shown his party that it incurred ud sacrifice in maintaining the public credit, but that, oh the contrary, it greatly strengthened itself arid benenitteil the country by pursuing that policy. But now, if Mr Hayes should be made President by Federal bayonets and dishonest returning boards, the Democrats will be dangerously exasperated. Who - cdil suppose that they will be solicitous for the success or reputation, of au Administration which they will regard as a monstrous usurpation ?. Or who would be surprised if they declined to vote any appropriations at all ? And in i such au emergency as that, even Grant and his soldiers would be utterly powerless."

It is alleged by those who have the best opportunity of knowing 1 , that a great deal of the refuse taken from the Tancretl-street driiin has been carried to thickly, populated neighborhoods in town, and deposited on the surface, of garden soil, t(J be subsequently distributed as time may permit. Surely; under existing circumstances, with the prevalence of a fast-spreading disease iii oiir midst, such a course of procedure cannot be known to the civic! authorities or it would not in any one instance be allowed. We are reliably informed that scarlatina is rapidly on the increase among young children, and likewise that the cases Which have more recently manifested themselves are of a severer type than that exhited in the firfct few cases. We observe that other communities which have not suffered so severely as our own in this respect ate adopting every precaution to prevent the spread bf such a calamity among the yodn^. lv. Dunedin, notwithstanding that the Mayor recently was reported to have gone into ecstacies over the cleanliness of that city, as compared with any of the provincial cities in the Coiony, Judge Bathgate took a very different view of the condition of things, and uttered a warning to the City Council in the following words whe,n delivering a recent judgment. His Honor said — " The evidence in this case reveals a state of things in the city that I could not have believed credible unless I heard it upon testimony of witnesses whose credibility cannot lie disputed. That the employes of the Corporation should deposit garbage, filth, and refuse, of the kind that lias b'eeri discharged, on a section in the middle of the city, is an act that must be very severely reprobated, anu whoever is guilty of creating sucb. a nuisance is certainly entitled to be visited with the full penalty that the law will allow. Really when I hear that evidence I am not surprised that the death-rate of Diinediu is far biiyond what it ought to be. It has been a wo'uhder to me, in a climate like this, where we have the proper appliances for the ordinary preservation of health, that our death-rate should not be far lower than in Home cities, and yel at this moment, from the returns, I perceive that the death-rate is actually as much as that of the City of London. Whoever is guilty of the like of' this — whether it be the Corporation themselves, or their contractors^ or their employes — I hold a very strong, opinion that it is playing with the lives of the population." The same remarks are not inappropriate to our civic authorities, who should exercise every precaution at the present time to stay the spi cad of this infectious disease which is taking such a firm root iv our midst. Fresh cases are coming to light daily; and the medical profession do not hesitate to say that the malady has shown itself in a" most malignant form. The Board of Health should therefore see that every precaution is taken in the removal of rubbish, and that all possible steps are adopted to abate the evil.

The report that one ouuee and seventeen pennyweights of gold was obtained from the bottom of a hole at the new rush on the north bank of the Teremakau, Hayes Terrace — is, we are reliably informed, entirely uaf ounded . A hole bottomed on Saturday, near the hill, further back on the terrace proved a duffer, but those who are sinking in front of the terrace are in good hopes of striking gold. During next week there will be a large number of holes bottomed. There are about one hundred men on Hayes' Terrace, and another hundred scattered about higher up the river. The miners are in great hopes of striking gold in the high terraces at the back, and believe the present discoveries are runs proceeding from the main lead at the back. There will be a meeting of the Hospital Committee at the usual hour this evening. Easter will soon be here, and yet no preparations have been made for any sports or races as usual. It is stated that the Racing Club are in a great measure responsible for the omission, as they declined to hold races themselves, and, like dogs in the manger, refuse to let their ground to certain persons who applied for it, or what amounted to the same thing, returned no answer 16 their applications. The County Council will meet at the Supreme Court House this evening, when, unless they rescind their resolution not to bring the whole Act into force, which it does not seem probable they will, they must exercise the solitary function left to them, that of distributing funds among the Road

Boards. We have repeatedly referred to what we eb'nWe'r' the error the Council hav<s committed in not adopting the Coilrities Act in tot'o, and are still of opinion that it would be to the interests of the pilblic were tliey Id rescind their resolution. Mr Peake, Hon. Secretary to the Representative Reception Committee, requests all accounts against the Committee to be sent in not later than to-morrow, or they will not be f ecogniseti. We are requested" to draw attontion to an important auction sale of Kumara tdwn : sections by Mr W. Todd, at noon to : day. The pi-ospects of the Kumara Water Race Company are highly spoken of everywhere It is expected that in about five weeks' time' this Company will be ia working order, and will be supplying a number of claims with water. Considerable delay has taken place in proceeding with a portion of the work, tut on Saturday a fresh contract wa v s entered into with Mr W. F. Pitman to have ihe tunnel completed in four weeks, and to otherwise complete tiie former contractor's work, which has been taken off his hands by the Company. The shareholders are very sanguine of the future success of the enterprise, as the race commands' a very large area bf ground, which lias nbV been proved to be highly auriferous. It is well known tliat the Government has, Avithin the past few days, made an offer of £6500 for the Company's full right and interest, but it is doubtful whether the offer will be accepted. Possibly a majority of the shareholders may decide upon accepting the offer made by the Government, as it would yield a handsome P^fit on tiie money invested, but those best • a'c^uairite'd with tiie nature of the enterprise are" unwilling to part with their interest. A meeting is to be held oh Tuesday night at the legal manager's office to decide the matter.

Considering that sd manly escaped from the fines imposed upon them' by the Resident Magistrate at Kuih'a'ra for sly.grog selling, it is not to be wondered that the illicit traffic is kept up. We ventured to foretell at the time what the result of ttie miscarriage of the law woiild be' undei- such circumstances, aad the sitting of the K.M. Court there last veek fully bears out the prediction then made. Notwithstanding that several of his decisions were set at nought in the higher Court, Mr Price shows a rightful determination to suppress the crying evil which so frequently attends new rushes, to their great detriment. Quite a host of cases came before him last week, and were dealt with as fdllows .— John Foster was fined £20 and costs, and in default of payment distress to be issued, and in default of distress being satisfied, three months' imprisonment; Margaret Clarke, a married wOman, was fined in a like amount, with the same alternative. Bernard Sheedy was similarly dealt with, and Mai-garefc Mulholland, a single woman, shared a similar fate, while John M'Donald, who had previously applied for a license, was fined £10 and costs. It is refreshing, writes a correspondent from Kumara, to attend the local Court, and inhale the proinpiiugs of " the profession" on behalf of sly-grog sellers; Constables M'Carthy and Hatton, wtio proved the offences, were attacked on all sides by the guilty ones. They wete of course told that they " could swear anything." Andof course' the spirits' were only administered to them because they complained of illness, but no money passed! Such was at least the' statement of o&e of the defendants. One of the" constables was' asked' if he had not " takcrf liberties" in the hc-iise by chucking one of the defendants under the chin; Another defendant set up as part of the ■defence that she had only sold them a box of matches for 2s, and had presented the drinks. The drinks consisted of "nothing but gingerbeer." His Worship, however, was not disposed to swallow the matches and gingerbeer part of the story, neither did he believe that, the informing constables and a number of miners were imbibing gingerbeer tit such nocturnal hours. The Melbourne Leger was won by Adelaide, Sybil being second, and Aconite third. The Australian Cup was won by Sybil 1 , with Calamia second. The latter rice is described as a splendid run, seventeen horses having started, and the time was four minutes four and ;i half seconds. At a meeting of the Grey Borough Council held last week, a statement was rend showing the total cost in connection with the reception of Hia Excellency the Governor at Grey mouth, to be £163 17s 7d, which included £31 for a treat to the' school children, and £20 to the p.s. Dispatch for towing His Excellency out. Hokitika is not single in its trouble with bad drainage from brewery workings. Greymouth has been troubled in like manner for many years, and petition after petition has been sent in to the Borough Council, complaining of the stench and nuisance caused by Strike and Blackmore's brewery. Again the subject has cropped up,, and the Mayor has brought under the notice of the Council, who have expressed a determination to abate the nuisance at all hazards. Divine service was conducted yesterday, at the Presbyterian Church, Hokitika, by the ReV. Mr Douglas of Greymouth, who changed pulpits for the day with the Rev. Mr Morice. An accident occurred on Friday morning, | at Kumara, in Delargy's tunnel claim', near I Dillman's, by which two men named Nesbitt and M'Donell were slightly injured. The tickets in Tonks's sweep on the Dunedin Cup are nearly all disposed of. In Greymouth there are none left, and the unsold tickets in the other districts are written for. The drawing takes place in a few days. The acceptances for thia race are as follows:-. Guy Fawkes, Templeton, Fishhook, Danebury, Pungawerewere, King Phillip, Elfin King, Cloth of Gold, Stormbiid, Right Bower, fallacy, Dead Heat, Maroro, Puriri, Hippoj campus, Stirabout, Titania, Princess Mary, Stanley, Spray. At the District Court sitting at Reefton, this week, the winding up of the Rainy Creek Quartz Mining Company will come on for hearing. Messrs Graham and Allen claim to be creditors for a large amount, being the balance remaining unpaid with interest, &c., for machinery supplied. Their claim is being resisted by the National Bank of New Zealand who are also creditors of the company. Mr Button appears on behalf of the Bank. The retorted gold from the Golden fleece Company, when melted, weighed 14840z5.j renresentiDg a money value of £5713 Bs,, and

the result of a little more than six weeks' j dFiishing: The Herald siiys the yield was Soirie what larger than expected, as some o1o 1 the stove reduced, was taken from ah uprisje bri a bio'ck of stone which was not Keld ire the highest estimation. ; ' It is reported in the Christchurch papers that a well-known ..and long established medical practioner there has been served with a notice of action, for damages, consequent upon, alleged negligence on his parfc; whereby a lady patient loss her life. The damages amount to no less than £2000. Considerable sonsaiidn has been prbclviced by the announcement of this suit, which! if brought before a jury) cannot fail to disclose matters of .a peculiar interest. The Grey Gorge Bridge is expected to . be : fully completed next week. An amusing misunderstanding was the cause of Mr Haweis' churoh in Westmore-land-street, Portland-place, London, being crammed to oi erub'wing on Sunday night, December I&. li $as understood that ihe subject of his sermon wbuia be the " Sanitary : Aspects of Hell." Itfoihiri* more was needed to attract churchgoers. On mounting the pulpit, Mr Ha"weis said, "I fear some misconception has gone abroad as :tq the subject of my discourse this evening. ; I know nothing about hell. What I wish to' speak to you about are the ' Sanitary Aspects of Health.' " The blasting of stone at Hettphey's qu&rry, Greymouth, is being gone on with " with a vengeance." On Friday last, the Grey Star • reports that a large stdfle wfis sent thfougjli Mrs Butler's chimney* and the same day Mr j W. J. Rudd found a stone, seven and a half pounds' w'eig'b.fc; embedded over twelve inches in his yard. The "shot" landed within two feet of his back door, and the force with which if came may be imagined from the depth it went into the ground. : It is not generally known, says the MelbbUrne Argus, that one of those who taok part in the celeb'rateo! naval duel in Isl3 between the English frigate Shannon, 3J> guns, and the American frigate Chesapeake*, 50 guvs, is living in the colony in hale and hearty tiesttfi. His name is Thomas Salmon and he will be 80 years* of age next month. He is employed as cook on the station of M^ Ford, at Wannaene, between Eye and Dromana. He appears to be likely to do a good day's work for several years to come and is only too willing to relate the particulars of the naval conflict in which he wad concerned. He narrates with great gusto the 1 fact that it only took them iii the Shannon 1 30 minutes to " polish off " the Chesapeake, 1 and speaks with some pride of the circ'urnstance that Captain 1 Broke, of the Shannon, aud his first lieutenant, were the first to cut their way through the boariling nettings on to the Chesapeake's deck when the boatswain '■ piped " boarders away." The old man has a most thorough contempt for tiie pisserit style of ironclad men-of-war, which he refers to as' " iron pelt's." The 1 old 1 salt is a "character," arid is always ready to spin a yarn relative to' his adventures afloat or in thebusb.

The' South Australi'jf Government have decided to commence immediately building the' Western , wiiig and front of the new Parliament Houses, including an Assembly Chamber. This is expected' to cost £30,000. Mr lily th's appointment 1 as agent-general has given general satisfaction. Notice has oVeri given that -£1000 reward will be paid' to' tn'e peifso'rt who' is found to ' be the discoverer of a payable goldfield in Taraitaici. At the lakes' in Gippsland, Victoria, a few week's agb, ah island suddenly made its appearance/ which is one liunclred yards long, fifteen broad, stands six feeii above the water A and baY twelve' feet! of" water all' round it. It has the appearance of haVing been suddenly forced up from belbw, with no vegetation on it wliateVer. The strange phenomenon has sli'r'pr'iSeu" the" inli'aßit'ah'tV cbnsiderabYy . The mode of fMixng aUSpt'ed by the Fijians, if a peculiar, is a very effective one.. In Wellington /harbor a few days ago a Fijian took a boat atiu" went' alongside a steamer* and scattered bread around for the purpose of attracting as many herrings as possible to ; one particular spot. Then he stood up ia the boat and fired da'rta from a bow in the j water, bringing up one or mdre fish nearly every time. Ke got' about' twenty h'erriiigS in as many minutes. ■ The death of Mr James Merry, M.P., a' well-known sportsman at Home, has been j telegraphed to Melbourne. Mr John Lloyd", manager on the Gundagai | line foi' Cobb ariti CcJ.i'lfaV received fro'ni Sir Hercules Eobinsbii' a' silver-mounted six horsbwhip, in a' handsome case bearing a silver plate, with a' suitable inscription. The most delicious dainties are regarded with indifference when the natural, sauce piquants appetite is wanting. Eating, with those who are never hungry, is a mere mechanical performance, not a source o? enjoyment. Such pe'rsotls are, therefore'^ greatly to be commiserated. They seldom or* never enjoy vigorous health, usually suffering from" a want of tone and imperfect digestion. This want may, however,- be amply supplied by that splendid ferfili'zetf, Udolhpo Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic ScHNArrs. — Advt.