CHARLESTON NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 322, 12 August 1868, Page 2

CHARLESTON NEWS.

Another rather serious robbery took place on Sunday night, the unfortunate victim in thiseise being Mr. Nahr of the Empire Hotel. It appears some thief managed, at a moment when no one was in the bar, to get behind into a small room that opens from the bar and walk off with Mr jSahr's cash box, containing thirty or forty pounds in money, a cheque for £7 and a number or papers of seme importance to the owner. No trace of the rascal has yet been discovered. The upper end of the town was kept alive on Monday night by Miss Murphy's Ball, at the Camp Hotel, as on a former occasion the place was crammed to excess by the numerous friends and acquaintances of the hostess, and the ball appears to have been, in every respect, a most successful affair.

The bar wag quite workable on Monday, and the Constant and Brothers and Sisters entered without any difficulty. The former is from Westport, and the latter brings a general cargo of merchandise from Hokitika. The Volunteer appears to be somewhat unfortunate just now, not only does she get ashore at Mokihinui, but. her captain has been cast in the R. M Court here, to the tune of five and twenty pounds and costs, in an action brought against him by Messrs Baillie and Humphrey for damaging cargo.