LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1843, 29 April 1884, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

* Sn'aremarket. ' Auckland, Monday Night. SuAkEMARKKT dull to-day. The only sale was! Imperials at Ids. < : The Western Springs. At the sale of the (Western Springs to-cay, the highest ofief was £10,000 by, the City Council. , The estate wag withdpa mat that figure. •

'' r, 1 > Iqbert tollgokj ft carter, was crushed' to f«^l $$* Httiw4% in a

Marigare." Quite[a 'nuncfrerf tb'da/ of earth fell, burying him.; It fook fourte"en i men an hour to extract his body. His mate, a man named Haatie, ,was injured about the che3t.

Accident at a Fire. Three firemen were injured at*the fire in Victoria street this morning. They were engaged on a verandah when it gave way, and all came heavily to the pavement. Hailey fell on top of one of the others, and was very much shaken internally. George Moore hurt his hip and shoulder; Heape had his ankle broken. The total loss by the fire is estimated at £5000.

A Publicans' Quarrel. A struggle took place at the Settlers' Hotel, Mangoiuu, between Grogan, the late landlord, and Luks, who has obtained a transfer of the property. After a protracted fight, Luks obtained possession.

Typhoid Fever. Two fresh cases of typhoid fever are reported to the Sanitary Inspector today. '' - A man named Peter Sweeney arrived from the Thames by the steamer Rotomahana this afternoon, and being destitute, and sufferiug from a mortifying foot, wa3 admitted to the hospital. Sweeney was a resident of Waikato, where he leaves a wife and family unprovided for. He left the Waikato in a waggon for Te Aroha, from which he was granted a free passage to the Thames in a small steamer, and here his forlorn condition induced Coptain Moore of the Rotomahana to bring him to Auckland gratuitously.