LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 277, 30 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

(rEli PRESS AGENCY.) ■■■ft WELLINGTON. Monday. John Houghton's body was found in the harbor this morning. No mark of violence. Mrs Taylor, of Lorne-street, gave birth to triplets on Saturday. The Governor forwarded the Royal bounty of three guineas. The triplets died this morning. The requisition to Randall Johnston to stand for the Mayoralty has been signed by 300 names, but will not be presented for some days yet. Harry Rowlands, who, while drunk, wantonly threw a stone through the window of the Post Office Hotel, was lined for being drunk, and also for breaking the window, besides paying all damages. It is stated that after Hall moves the amendment on the address in reply tomorrow he will be followed by Grey, when in all probability the House will adjourn. Owing to No. 3 wire of Cook Straits cable having given out, provision has been made in the new Estimates for a new cable to be laid either across Cook Straits adjacent tho present cable rsute or a new route from a point a few miles to the northward of the Wanganui river to Wakapuaka. AUCKLAND.

Saturday. A meeting of the Working Men's Political Association was held last night. Only thirteen attonded. A dispute arose among the members of the committee as to who convened the meeting, and it was finally adjourned for a week without doing any thing. Tawhita, Tawhiao's wife's sister, through whom the King was connected with Winita, is dead, as it would appear, from want of proper medical attendance. A great tangi took place at Hikurangi, her remains being brought from Te Kopua, where she died. More land is being ploughed by the King natives than ever was known before. Fully 300 acres are planted with potatoes fit Hikurangi alone as provision for the next March meeting, and Tawhiao has had pieces of ground marked off for all the various hapus round the district for plantng potatoes, Chiarini's circus goe3 on to Sydney, initead of stopping over in %y Zealand. It fill come back to New Zealand after the Australian tour. Captain John Henry Skinner, owner of lie schooner Minnie Hare, charged with arrying firearms on board his vessel from 'overty Bay, was found guilty on two barges; but the third was dismissed. He as committed for trial on two charges, ut admitted to bail, himself in £IOO and vo sureties in £SO each. The case is. mnected with the charge of breach of ' ie Arms Act heard against Mr Cooper in. 'ellington and dismissed. NELSON. Saturday. ' i The wreck of the barque Messenger, as; ' o now lies on the Spit, was sold to. , r Clouston to-day for £IOO. The boats,, I al, and compass were sold in different; ;a and fetched in the aggregate £25. : ]

; ' MARTON, ... Saturday. i The Rangitikei Advocate changed hands ' on Thursday, the late proprietor .having parted with all his interest therein to Mr i J. Northover, between whom and Mr Kirkbride negotiations' of purchase have been pending for same 'considerable time past. Tho wife of W. F. Baker, well known in connection with the Hibemicon Company, but now proprietor of the Club Hotel, died yesterday. CHMSTCHUROH. Saturday. A new tri-weekly journal, called the Ashburfcon Guardian, was issued for the first time at Ashburton to-day, It announces itself as independent in politics Several of the local clubs commenced their cricket season to-day. The principal club, however, does [not open till next week, The order of Druids is gaining considerable strength here, and two lodges have quite recently been organised in the district. The annual stud horse parade was held ou tho show, grounds to-day, and was highly successful. The Lingard Opera and Comedy Company opened to-night in the Theatre Royal in "Le Petit Due," They had an excellent house, Monday. Henry Oram was fined 15 for selling liquor in the City Hotel within the prohibited hours. TIMARU. Surday. An open-air meeting of unemployed is to bo held to-morrow morning. NAPIER. Saturday, The auction sale to-day by Mr Miller, »f the Hon, H, R. Russell's Little Bush Estate, cut up into small farm allotments, attracted a large number of buyers, Prices were catisfactory considering the depressed state of the money market. The gross amount sold reached £13,070, being an average of £2315s per acre. Only two suburban lots of nine acres remain unsold, DONEDIN. Saturday. A collector employed by a brewing firm in Dunedin disappeared some months ago, his accounts being not quite straight, Information has now been received of his capture in New South Wales. He will be brought back to Dunedin. Monday In Bankruptcy, Judge Williams made an absolute order for attachment against Geo. Capstiek, trustee in an insolvent estato, for failing to account for money received. An alleged brutal and fatal assault has been committed by Smith, tailor, Great King-street, who formerly resided with deceased at Cavcrsham, Living unhappily, she obtained a protection order on account of treatment by him. She went to reside with her brother, McKenzie, »f Heriott Row. Smith came and lived opposite, and on Saturday night deceased visited her husband to get some money due on the maintenance order, She was then brutally ill-treated, and shortly aftertwelve o'clock was seen lying on the footpath by a man, who merely reported the matter, not knowing whether she was injured or intoxicated, On being taken to her brother's she simply said, "He kicked me twice and broke one of my legs." There was a compound fracture of the right leg above the knee. Soon after she was attacked with epileptic fits, and on the second attack expired. The prisoner was arrested, charged with murder, and remanded,