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Western Star, Issue 982, 16 September 1885, Page 2

A stack fire occurred on Saturday morning last, on part of the Gladfield estate, Heddon Bush. Tbe land in question was leaded by Mr farmer, Eiverton, he having two stacks of oats aud one of barley in the paddock, all of which were destroyed. We are given to understand tliat they were insured in the Victoria for the sum of £SO. No causa has yet been assigned for the fire, but strict enquiries are being made. of the Otautau Town Board was held oh Wednesday evening. The Chairman (Mr Gardiner) and Messrs Q.uinn and Dean were No : business of importance •was transacted.— The Chairman's action in getting o solicitor to draw up a petition re jtho establishing of a Court House at Otautuu was endorsed.

! Yesterday was the date of tho ordinary sitting of the R. M. Court, but although there was a large civil list, the cases will not be heard until next court day, 29th. inat. John Wishartwas charged before Mr McCulloch with having on Ist August last stolen from the railway station at Wright's Bush, a jar containing two gallons of whisky, the property of Richard Pennington, to which accused pleaded not guilty. Accused was only arrested the previous day at Spar Bush, and for that reason tho polico had not been able to procure the attendance of prosecutor and witnesses. Tho application for a remand till Friday was thercforo granted, a £lO bail being accepted. ~ :i Some of the old residents of Eiverton may recognise the person referred to in the follow, ing paragraph from the "Tuapeka Times'':— Mr Robert Parker, one of the chronic patients of the Hospital, died on Monday. Parker besides being one of the oldest residents of Tuapeka, was also one of the oldest colonists, having been engaged whaling at Eiverton nearly 40 years ago. He came to this district ovc twenty years ag», and for a number of years labored at Greenfield Station, till old age compelled him to enter the Hospital a couple of years ago. He was over 80 year* of age. A pen of 54 fat wethers from Mr J. W. Hamilton's flock realised the top price obtained for this class of stock at Thornbury this season, viz., 17s 6d per head, Messrs J. E. Mills and Co. being the auctioneers. This fact, combined with his having taken the prize at the Southland A. and P. Association's show last year for the best pen of sheep suitable lor freezing purposes, shows that Mr Hamilton is coming to the front as a mutton grower.

The Salvation Army hold " great meetings" on Thursday and Friday, in the Oddfellows' Hall. A " tea fight" takes place on Thursday, followed by " war momories " led by .adjutant Graham. On Friday night there will be a " great holiness council." s The Government have ipt been long in redeeming their promise ti Orepuki with Riverton by telephone. A gang of men made a start with tho work on Monday last. V Mossrs Dall and Ferguason, contractors for the erection of the new premises for tho National Bank, havo made good progress with the work, although delayed considerably by the recent severe weather. Thobuilding is now roofed in, ■ and the internal work is being proceeded with. Although not a large building, it is very neat and substantial, and forms an attractive addition to the public buildings of the town.

The September number of " Once a Month*' contains a portrait and biographical sketch of the Hon. Graham Berry, Chief Secretary of Victoria; " A Tramp to Waterloo," by J. Hingston, tho author of " The Australian Abroad"; " Wanderings in the Fern Country," illustrated by a series of well-executed views; and a host of other readable articles.

The oabman named Hugh Duddy, for whose body search has been made round about Invercargill, is reported to have passed through Otopopo, going in the direotion of Oamaru, a week ago. Dming the hearing of a civil ca9e in the Ash burton Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday last (says the "Guardian"), "subscription to 'Sunday Times' " was repea'edly men tionel by counsel and witnesses. Uninitiated in the phraseology of the class involve 1, we supposed another competitor had entered the arena of journalistic enterprise. We are informed, however, that "Sunday Times" is a synonym for " long beer," an alcoholic drink of considerable dimensions, well known in the licensed victuallers' business.

One of our representatives was at a drawVng of " Eobin Hood's" sweep on the Hawksbury Handicap and County Purso, and says ho never witnessed a fairer or more straightforward thing in his life, and there were 01 people present, including many connected the Press.

A meeting will be held at Orepuki on Monday evening next to consider ihe advisability of establishing an Oddfellows' Lodge tbers, when several members of tlio Wallace Lod»e ) Biverton, will be-in attendance to give any information desired bv those intending to join the fraternity, viz., that of the 1.0.0. F., A.C. The Invercargill Tramway Company have voluntarily decided to go into liquidation.

A If the weather should prove favorablo an attempt will be made to launch the Owake Belle to-day. y A young man named -Forbes narrowly escaped instant death at Orepuki on Friday last by a tree falling upon him. He was brought into lliverton on Saturday, and on examination by Dr Young it was found that beyond a bruise on the upper portion of the legs and a shock to tho system he had escaped other injury.

The following will.represent Riverton in the match against Dipton, at Otautau, on Saturday next:—Full back : T. Howell; three, quarter-backs: Lee and Reyling ; half-backs : Robertsoß, Weidner and McKillop; forwards : Cuffy Dobbin, ;Brown, Roderique, Moffett Hunter, Beer, Wixon and Lyon ; emergencies : Cogan and Booth. Practice to-day in the Kaik at 4 n.m.

An extraordinary freak of nature is being exhibited in Wellington. It consists of a live and healthy lamb with two bodies, eight legs, two tails, the trunks of the body being joined at the neck, from which springs a perfeofc head. The Kaitangata Coal Company declare a ten per cent, dividend, and carry £3200 forward. ■ •

At fatal accident took place at Skippcra on Saturday; morning at about seven o'clock. Two -well-known miners, named John Tipp, and Cornelius Nolan, were warming aotnc dynamite at an open fire in their house when i£ exploded,.blowing Nolan clean through the house, and shattering Tipp almost beyond recognition. The latter lived about two hours, but was. completely blind arid slightly conscious. Nolan at fir it seemed unhurt except from the shock, but on being examined his side was-found to be blown in, and ho died three and a-half hours after the accident.

A return of moneys granted and expended during the last three years under the Roads and Bridges Construetion Act, special votes, &c., has been laid on the table of the House. The North Island received the lion's share. Bruce is down for £6Ol-4, Olutha £18,004, and Tuapeka £24,658. The highest of all is Marlborough which got £169,044! while not a few range f i-om £40,000 to £70,000. Vincent County received £14,755, Lake 18,541, and Tuapeka £24,685. The total expenditure under ail-head* was £942,162.

Mr Matthew Burnett, the temperance lecturer, closed his Otago mission at Herbert, near Oatnaru, on Tuesday night. Mr Burnett arrived at Tnvercargill from Australia iu March last, and iu his tour through Otago since was instrumental in inducing about 8000 persons to sign the pledge.

The " Berliner Post " records a surgical operation that has excited much interest in medical circles. Professor Von Bergmann, the Royal Clinical Surgeon at the Liegelstame Hospital, at Berlin, had under treatment a little boy suffering from caries of the bone of the right arm, near the shoulder. All the diseased part, it had been decided, was to be operated upon for its removal. At the moment when tho operation was about to commence, a little girl was brought to the hospital, whose leg required immediate amputation. Dr Von Bergmann took from the knee of tho little girl a part of tho bone to roplaco tho piece taken from tho arm of the boy. Tho operation succeeded admirably After some days of assiduous care, the little patient was able to make use of his restored arm, and has since loft tho hospital entirely cured

The salo of the fishery rights in the Lakes district has realised for the local Acclimatisation Society a total rent of £192, which, as the experiment is quite novel,may be regarded as a very satisfactory res ult. Mr Parata, the Southern Maori member, distinguished himself early this morning (says Wednesday's "Evening Post") by making the first speech in English ever made in the House by a Maori membor. It was short and to the point.' The question under consideration was the striking out of the vote of £IOO for the chairman of the Waste Lands Committee, and Parata had voted for the omission of the item. He had previously voted for the retention of a similar sum for the chairman of the Goldfields Committee. A good deal had been said about the way members had chopped about in tho various divi. sions, and Parata felt called upon to explain his vote. Thero was no interpreter present, so he rose solus, amid loud cheers, to address Mr Hamiin. " I voted for Pyko" (chairman of the Coldfields Committee), said Pratt, "for him to get the money. You knock it off him, you knock it off the lot." With great vigour, and.; slapping his fist on the table, " You wait a bit," continued he, when there was some interruption, and the way he said it produced roars of laughter. "I vote for all to get tho money or else none." J. Francis, Hirstttcld—Notice to fence. Magill & Co.—Wanted known. J. 11. Mills & Co.—Additions to Thornbury sale ; also, tenders gome cutting. Southland Education Board—Teachers wanted. Tho Maid of Otago sails from Dunedin for lUverton on Saturday. I.O.O.F.—Mectingjto form lodge at Orepuki. | R.R.V.—Government inspection. J. Parry—Seed oats for sale. Scales and Brockman notify that dogs found tre—passing on their Thornbury property will be dess troyed.