RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

P ;<»!'.« AKt4,V. 1 •friMuOlll"- --h irch ki;l \hv N rtij, al. 10.15 n.m. <e*pra.e< i 35 y.nJ., und 7.10 p.m. From Timaru. 1>.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 a.m. (express). From Mount Somers. 10.6 ' Trains Lbivi AsHBDBTos—For Christ. hurob and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., %n 6.87 p.m. (express). For Donedin and yonth, 10.25 a.m. (expreßß). For Timaru, V 5 p.m. For Mount Bomara, 5.5 p.m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

M»tl»olo«>atth» AihburtonPoit Offioe followi :— Foi Ohrißtohnroh and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. Fot Ohertaey Rakaia, Ac, at 10.90 a.m and 6 p.m. daily. Fo* DunedtajTinwald, Winriow, Hindi, Ooldstream. Rangitata, Orarl, Winchester, \nd Qeraldme, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 vm. and 4.30 pn> Mlly. for Tlmara and South, at 10 a.«,, and ,' 30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet and Aihbarton Forks en WecaiMdayi and Saturdays, at 10.30 a.m. For Wakanul, Elgin, Searlew, Seafield, id Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a. m. For Mount Somers, dally at 4.30 p. m For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon lays and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Aihton, Waterton and Longheaoh, 4.30 p.m. dally. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wsdne* Up, and Fridays, at 4.30 p.m. For Newlandi, on Tuesdays and Fn at 10.30 a.m.

Mall* arrive at th« Ashburton Post yrom Ohrlatohuroh and Rakaia at 10. 15 m. t 4.36 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertaey Ac at m >(■ « «t.- p.m. 'l»ily. •'<>OTr- Dunedin • 1-' ■.V 31 "ji i- y. »> 1. '»v » \ > »i> . > 1' f> 10 i. ir. 1 f*&:)} Prom Orwiiirtrwi" a # 'd itb^nr-M. F -rl-, Vo-^r-- -»»v ••.-: ••..r'.-v. • ■" 4 p Frni W k 'U , ' Id'' 1 , • V w, - 6-»ii t»n^ Ky • . »• '" -Ht-y t ur \ . n ■? **» urday a 5 "• " >> vicun; u» From Maytiela an J '0-4- ■■■■<*■ > i«iHay» and at Mi .5 >».m. From 4«bton, Wniorton, *ud ».-• at 10 a.m. daily. From NewUmds, on Vnond^yu ano r<i at 2.30 p.m. From Fleu<ing r .on on Tut>iiday», Thnr d»y», »nd o»vunl*T«r* T " 1 "*•"'• .

DEATH.

Lancaster. — On February 20th at Carth gail House, Klua Rivers, the infant dnught«r of llichard and Saruh Lan caster.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, FBBRUABY 21, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Price Williams, iv addresHing the Auok land Chamber of Commeroe, said : "In oal cating the resources of the colony Dr Hector had given him some information, and he had come to tho conclusion that the resources ..oi this oolony were practically untimited^and when the sun of England : w'af«et, th^tTbr^ef Zealau^-'W^^fraVlh^W^/''^^^' l^-^- A punous eale of ek'eletpnßja-BJJout to take 4>lace'in^r^^eß^gnl^lj:tMasuriflb^b^ tutt:FrenoH doctor, who de,Vbt«a hiis existence to .itadying; distorted human nature, and hunfied'the hospitals to buy up up the corpses of deformed Dercnno *»«^>j:^ o v u n t...~-A a perfect museum of horrors, for which his heirs now ask the sum of £1500.

A sale of New Zealand honey was made at the close of last month at homo at 22a to 25a per cwt;

There is an artesian well 1000 feet deep m Aberdeen, Neb., tbat throws out numbers of fish that look like the ordinary brock minnow. An exchange says that the Government havo notified Deteotivo Williams and othpr witnesses whoße bonds were estreated by His Honor Mr Justioe Ward m Auckland, that he order will not bo oarried out. The biggest horwo m training m Australia at the present time is said to be Boyal Oak, a steeplechaser, lately received by Mr F. F. Dakin. The horse referred to stands ov.r 17 bands.

Mr Henry George, tho author of "ProgreFs and Poverty," is about to start a weekly paper m New York, to bo oalled the Standard , Mr Qeorge will be editor as well as pro prietor.

The Hastings Star says : A Napier lawyer has sent a bill of ooßts for £121 to a client who engaged him to reoover £60 The client has now to engage- another lawyer, who will probably charge him a few hundreds for this second case.

The Prince of Wales having expressed a desire to have the pair of spurs worn by Fred Archer when ho rode Ormonde m his last raco at Newmarket, the exeoutors have sent them to His Royal Highness, together with the saddle used on the oooaeion.

The astonishing announcement is made that Mrs Crawford, of the CrawfordJMlhe oase notoriety, is shortly to appear on the stage m comedy, m a London theatre.

The N.Z. Herald of the 16th has the following : —It has been generally Bupppoaed sinoe the passage of the Married Women's Property Aot that tho fair sex had the beet of it m any matrimonial squabbles, but the rule haß its exceptions, and bliowb that Justice is blind after all, and gives measure for measure. Last evening Caroline Measure was arrested for tho larceny of a tablecloth, the property of her hUßband, Joseph Measure.

The following paragraph, whioh will ba of interest to farmers, is dipped from the Tasmanilm Mail : — We have received from Mosßrs Webb, Peet, and Co. sample of new wheat grown by Mr John Porter, of Bagdad. Tho lot before us is known qb " Oam aru velvet," and was grown from New Zealand seed. It is a very plump, hard, grain, beautifully clean, and should make exoellent Hour. Wo are informed that the wholo of Mr Porter's wheat, Borne 7000 or 8000 bUßhels, is grown from seed imported from New Zealand by Mr O. J. Webb, and judging from tho sample before us, it would be a very good artiole for our farmers to try as a ohange of seed.

SANDER ana BONS EUCALYPTI EX TRACT.4-In yrotootion of the worldwide fume our manufacture has acquired all over the globo, we publish the following :— Hazard, M.D., Profeßßor of Qoneral Pathology and Disoasoa of the Mind and Nervous System, says m an edit oral published m the Giinioal Reoord :■—" Wo have examined half-a-dozen BpeoimoDS of different manufactures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that provod to be reliable and correspond ing to soientifio tests." Another concoction called " Refinod Extract of Euoalyptus," has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m oausing idjurious offeots. That gentleman oommunioates at a meeting of tho Medioal Sooioty of Viotoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its uho. In another oaso a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that sho suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard tho high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m exposing tho above facts, and deairo the publio to exorcise care and. prooaa* ion, BANDER &eOHB,-(Ad,Yt.)

A special meeting of the shareholders m the Templar Hull Company will be held this evening at 7.30. Business :— To consider the question of winding up the company.

A Jewish merchant named Anschel, alias Reiohanheim, \\m bequeathed £7500 to the City of Berlin for the benefit of teachers' widows and orphans. Conaul Behr ;ndt, also a Jew, has bequeathed to the city £15,000.

Every common trade m Amsterdam has a Government Hhop where deserving poor can always find employment. The goods there made are uaed by the Government instead of being sold.

The Moscow Gazette deolares that any com* promise betweon Austria and Russia on the Bulgarian question is impossible, and warns Prince Biatnarck not to encourage Austria to thwart Russia m the Balkans.

A white man named Moore was Bent to the New York ohain gaug on Nov. 15 for having traded. wiY«s with another man. When Judge Gilnier aaked him what he h&d to Bay why sentenae should not be passed, ho replied that he did not know that hie act was a crime. A man same to hit house with a woman, who was better-looking than hit own, and he traded, and he paid him a dollar and a half to boot.

Another domestic) romanoo m (according to the London correspondent of an Irish con temporary) being prepared for the London court. The principals are a veteran soldier on the verge of four-ioore, and his wife, a young lady of 25, who married twelvo months ago. It ia stated that on one oooaeion the venerable huaband wag eat upon by bis young wife aud actually kicked downstairs, and at another time she called for him at his club, and when he oame out on the steps she thrashed him with his own walking stick.

A frightful tragedy has oocurred m a family of lunatics m the village of Carentan, Mor bihan, France. Tho eldest of two boys, m a audden aooess of mania, fell upon his Bister and literally hacked her to pieoes. There upon another brother and eiator, armed with hatchets, attempted to murder their mother, a widow woman, who saved her life by flight Nor wan it until nest day that the gendar merie eucoeeded m disarming the three lunatioß and lodging them m the aaylum at Lesvelleo. RoßOoe Conkling, describing a witneßß recently on the other side of the case, said : " Gentlemen, I think I can see that witness now — his mouth stretohing across the wide desolation of hie faoe, a fountain of falsehood and a sepulchre of rum." Tho week before Christmas mistletoe to the value of £1200 waa shipped from London to New York, as it la Bta L ed that amongst large numbers of genuins English Bettlera m the United States a deilre bad been expressed to have sprigs of British mistletoe at Christmas.

The Queen's Jubilee is to be officially held on June 216t. Arrangements are being made for a grand review of iroopß m Hyde Park on that day. The laid troops will consist of oorps from every portion of her Majesty's dominions, and .m addition to the native jtroppa of^lndia, ijorps will be asked for from ?'Auktralia/'ana}probably Now Zealand to take barton the imposing ceremony. h'^Spui ißtiniaoh 1 , ai^kheadaohe, and dizziness, Amerloari Co.'sHof) Bitters cures with a few i ;drops ; : ?J See

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT^-The Attention of all suffererß is drawn to theso well-known remedies, for they possess con dpicuous advantages as a safe and reliable aid m all those emorgenoieß to whioh travellers, v,uii B ii»ijcb aud s&ilora orb ou uspuululiy liable. They have been largely patronized by way. farers by land and sea, aud, m faot, by all classes of the community, to their very great advantage. The Pills are beyond all doubt one of the moat effective remedies ever dia oovered for^ cases of obstinate oonstipat ion, confirmed indigestion and colio, complaints whioh are engendered by exposure and ir regular feeding. Tbo Ointment will be found of the very greatest service m cases of pilea, Hbßcesees, erysipelas, and all kinds of local ulcerations. 21

SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF A WIFE.

A very bad oaee of wife. beating w*a mard In the leeldent M'gistrate'a Court, Ohrtstotiurch, on rimurday. Jam s Obarlea Horuoby was chajged with as* suiting hie * if e, Gertrude Moresby on HVbruary 13 h Accused oame home i.n S tn -d»y night drunk, and demanded roomy from bur. Hhe refused it, and he hen dragged her aoouc the fl > r f>r % ouc an ■■ our. Mhe fl-d and remained ou side tiie h'Hue t'>r aboat twenty m natei ih«n she went inside again, and he »galu atcaokod har. H.e then we t out, aod having obtained more drink, il -used her aga n. Bp draug dher About tho floor, and jumped on her wuu his bare feet. She then tent for a p'iice maa. Inspector Pendor said tbat apart fom this case, the man bore a very good ch-iraoter. His house waa a pattern of neatneß'. The Bench iuok into con sideration the appeal made by the itconaed'a wife on his behalf. In giving aim a month's hard labor they felt they were dealing very leniently with nitn.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Febuary 19. St Benedict's tournament was held to iay at Newmaikot. The feature i»f th>; vournament was a corp* of ladies, known as the Egyptain Hob arc, who went through drill aad tilting m a ring. A rtorlea ef Athletic nports wss also engaged ia, for wh'ch ihore was good competition There was also a procession.-} 1 pageant through the ptinolpal streets.

In the raport of the New Zealand Timber Company, the Directors recom incKd that £26,604 (sic) beo.rried to iiccount cf accrued profits, and be lnvt sted n the baaiuoss.

Wellington, Febrnary 20. Mr W. T. L. Travera will probably oon teßt the Te Aro aeat. Mr F. H. Frauer has announced himotlf ai a oandiclate. but giveß no indication of hn political views

Dr Sector Httaohea some importance to lha dlecovery of birmuth m the Ow«n river distiiot, Nelaon. He naya thi»t bis iouth is not a valunbh? metal, bat its pre sence is an indication nf close proximity of valuable minerals. In the district men tioned thee were indications similar to h ue fnuud iv t o tinstone m Tasmania.

Mr O. O. Graham, Official Assignee, while driving into town met with an aooideut ; owln« to the fora cirrUge of his boggy becoming detached, he was vlolootly thrown to the gr jand, and re* oelved a sevete aha^ing.

The annual ' alance sheet of the Wel lington Philoa p noat '• ciety shows rr aelpts £275, x end tare £208. Dr HutohinHOi- vrae c ected President and M< W T. L Travera and the tton G. R. Johns >n Vtae- Presidents.

Aboat eight this morning a fire, whloh had evidently been smouldering m J Maudel'a h-ordr^oßer and tobacooniat'n *hrp, Livmbton Qaay, since lust night, wan diaoovbreU tn uu iooipient atage, other* ■vise, with the •t«»mg gale blowing, a Herloua oorjflaa[ | -iitlo 1 would havo rHßulted When di cove-ed the fire had burnt thfloutfh the dividing wall into the store* of V. J, Pcaston, wine merchant

Bas'i 6 es are still ra ing around Oar terton and nnother b sttler'a houae has beau destroyed, wlii'fi ti ore are threawnad.

I GUSTM T7th, February 19. i # Henry Kcoio», coal minur, wus very ! Beriouoly lnjur. d to-day by a fall of coal I In ttw Wallien* ulDf,

LATEST MARKET NEWS

WHEAT MARKET.

[rEUTKRS THiLEORAMK — C'ipyaiGUT ] London, FebniAiy 19. Adelaide wheat, ex store remains •*t 37s 6rt ; New Zealand ditto, 33s 6d to 37s 6d; according to quality Adelaide flour, 263 6d. Australian tallow, average qualities — Beef, 25s 6d; mutton, 30s. New Zealand frozen mutton, prime quality, is unchanged at 4^d.

THE QUEENSLAND LOAN.

[HPKOIAL TO PKEBS ASSOCIATION.] London, February 18 The official announcement re the Queensland loan of two and a half mil lions shows that were ten dered for. Tenders at par will receive 65 per cent ; the average was os xod. One millioa and a quarter was tendered for at par, chiefly on account of the Bank. The number of tenderers was 264.

WOOL SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company, Limitec 1 , hare received the following cable message from their London office, dated 17th February, 1887 : — Wool — The salus closed firmly. The following I advances m prices have taken place since the close of last sales, viz., greasy and scoured merinos, J4d to id per lbj clothing aod combing washed merino, y£d per 1b ; fine greasy, fine washed, *nd fine scoured crossbred, id per lb ; coarse greasy, coarse washed, and coarse scoured crossbreds }£d to id per lbj merino lambs, id to i^d per lb ; crossbred lambs, id per lb. 'the tota : quantity sold during the past sales is 225,000 bales, and 22,000 bales havt i been held over for tuture disposal ; 125,000 bales have been taken for the Continent, and 5000 for America.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[uruter'B tblegramh— copyright .]

FRENCH IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.

Paris, February 19. £c Temps to-day publishes an article denying that any increase has been made m the number of French troops m the New Hebrides. The building of forts which has been reported is only, it states, the building of huts for the troops on the islands.

THE MARIPOSA.

Ban Fran isco. February ]9. The Union Company's Maripos; sailed yesterday for Auckland.

A PROPOSAL FOR EJECTMENT

London, February 19,

An appeal has been granted to compel Vlr Gibbon to vacate his seat m the Queensland Legislative Council.

DYNAMITE AGAIN.

I ondon. lMjru -ry 20

Dynamite bombs with lighted fuses have been found on the window-sill of a magistrate's house m Kildysart, Ire land. The fuse however, was quencheh and an explosion avoided.

FIRE IN RANGOON.

Hanqoon Fnbrnary 19

A serious fire recently broke out m this city. It is believed to have been the work of incendiaries.

THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

PKBLIN, February 19

The Emperor William, who has been suffering from influenza, is now much better.

(Repeired Fcbr.-H^ 21. 12.50 0.m.)

ELECTION FOR BURNLEY.

London, February 20.

The election to fill the vacancy m the representation of Burnley m the House of Commons, caused by the death of the late Peter Rylands, took place yesterday and resulted m the return of Mr Slagg, a supporter of Mr Gladstone, by a majority of 545 votes over his opponent, Mr Thursbay, • Conservative. The polling was as follows : — Slagg, 5026 ; Thursbay, 4481;

[sPKOI4.Ii TO PRESS ASSOCIATION ]

THE 1 GREAT EASTERN.

London, Ft hmnry 17.

The Australian Steamship Company have purchased the Great Eastern for £30,000, She is to be placed ia the Australian trade.

THE ADDRESS IN REPLY.

London. February 18. In the House of Commons to-day, the Address m Reply to the Queen's Speech was carried by a majority of 210.

THE CANADIAN FISHERIES DISPUTE.

It is expected that a mixed Com* mission will be appointed to enquire into and settle the Fisheries dispute m Canada.

EDWARD HAN LAN.

It is reported that Hanlan, who is engaged to row Beach on the Nepean, will leave for Sydney m September.

THE WATERLOO CUP.

Miss Glendyne, the favorite for the Waterloo Cup, has met with an acci dent, and Herschel is now the favorite.

PRINCE ALEXANDER.

London, F ourArv 18. Prince Alexander, who is m ill health, returns to Darmstadt.

AUSTRALIAN.

[ESOTBH'S TBLKaRAMS — OOPYRIOHT.]

EPIDEMIC AMONG HORSES.

AdkLaidw, F-b. ua y 19. A disease resembling malignant typhoid has appeared amongst horses m the noith-east of this colony. The Government are taking the necessary precautions to prevent the outbreak spreading.

(Received Fahrua<-< 21 12.50 p.m.) Sydney, F<jbr a>y2i. Arrived last evening — Tarawera. The election returns now show 73 Freetraders, 27 Protectionists. By Saturday's polling five Freetraders and four Protectionism were returned. Melbourne. Fibrury 2.. Twenty-three of the Preussun's passengers «rere released from quaran tine at Sorrento on Saturday The remainder will probably be released this WQCk,

THE BARRIER ISLAND MURDER

CoNl 1 SaiuNW Üb' OAFFKIiY AND P NN, Wellinot n, Febnin^y 21. At 7.15 am on January 24 Gaffrey ankei) for (m interview with tho Gaoler, and told tsin that Perm would mako a atate m>!nt with him to sick owledi»e tho d(.-ed that had been done. Ho acknowledged tho fairness of tho tria and the zeal of the solicitora. After that, naid ho, " I Bhall be quite Batißfiod to moet my fate like a man." At 930 Perm was called into the Gaoler's ofiice. and m the prei-once of Caffrey he m ado a statement, of which tho principal portions are m follows:— Whou they left tho cutter they w nfc ashore to get Mrs Seymour by fair means or foul . At the houae he asked for butter to <<et them all, and m order to enable Caffroy to get admittance He sat down

just insidn the door, and m four or five minutes m rushed Johnny. Ho chal lenged Taylor, and the latter nr>t reapond ng, Caffroy fi ed one shot He att itnpted

to tire neveral timna afterwards but tna revolver missud fire. During that time Li oooln Taylor trie \ to wrest the ot er revolver out of Caffrey's hnnd. fi o (Perm) Btepped up behind Caffrey to pre vent the Taylors crowding on him. Taylor got away to the bedroom, and bnth men fired a shot at him Caffr-y tried to force the doir o^jO), bat f ited, and Perm went to h.in HSBistance. Uo was just m the act nf shoeing, when the door opened, and Gaffray rußhnd into No 1 bedroAin. Taylor • aught hoid of him and both staggered into No 2 bedroom Taylor was smothered with blood Oaffrey tried hard to throw him off. but did not succeed, and Pc m Haid, ' Why

non't yoa put him oat of the road a< once?" He Hail, "loan't; ray r v Iver w.iij't go round " then preaunted his revolver and fired at Taylor " who thon released his grusp and fell. Oaffruy old him t g> and atop the old w m-m running about, which he did. They returned to the cutter with the intention if sailing for / merioa. Daring tli« tim they were m No. 2 bedroom Joho'ij waß much excited, and it was through thai he (Pn?n) fired the list shot

Caffn-y's statement i« nearly three

t roes us long m Tenn'e, whuh only coverß two sheets of foolscap, and contains minute details of the r proceedings John Caff.-, y hen said : •- " \b I hope to sea heaver I m g >iau to give my Mate ment --tue. In Hearting 1 had <wo re volvern, Peon had one. 1 also took bojqh cord, aud sa : d )f Taylor thould rnsist. we

should mak*4 him fast and, no hs h^

should not *ell who done it, tha>. if he made any no ac I would cut a bit oft his tongue. I had no intention of t U«u* 8 knife for that (purpose, but, snid ' I will take a knife with mv beo iuae I migh< have more than him t'> tie up might be there al«o ' " [marginal not >' here — Perm denied that Ctffrey made this statement at the time of ashore, but several days after at sna; he also paid he would have earmarked him. Oaffrey would not be cortain and siid he might have uißotloned earmarking him], "As wo were 1 -aving the oabio I naid to Graham m the presence of Perm, • Don't look oared Grace, becaus--, though we are taking revolver , its merely to give them «. Fcare, they might also have aooh thi-gH I bnlieve they will have (meaning fire trmp) it will also preve t them using any.' " After detailing thar planß for getting into Taylor's hou?o, Cnffrey goe« on to aay, (< I rushed Into the house. I challenged Taylor to put up hin him la (before th \t, as I entered the house It had noticed Taylo** with a piece ' f iron i<i hu hand I did not know wha' it was) (Penu here intetj otea, 'a buttor Bkew«= "! ) I repeated the challenge several tl ies

Ie said — ' Johnny. 1 and rushed on me and caught n y lett wrist. The boy at «he name 'imi caught hold of the revolver m my left hand. His mother and sister, Janie, a^o rushed on me. While the jtiuegle was going on I noticed Penu standing between the door and fire place I twice rtruok Taylor with my alght hand whioh douched the revolver. In >he meantime the boy wrenched away the revolver from my left hand. Tirouuh tuning Tayl r I ftuoceedod io foroi'ig him hack fro'irme. As I did I lay ray revolver across his face aud fired between him and hia wife' a9 they stood. Iha I the » ffdet of scaring Taylor. 1 never In ended that the ehot should hit Taylor or anyone else. I never pointed the revolver at t>e hoy. I next saw Perm put a revolver t>< Taylor's head and fire In tho kitohen T tvlor staggered and rushed for the bed 'oom. It was my Intention of getting Mis* -*eymour. X rushed to the bedro< m and 'Hud to force the door, but oould not a >d asVed Perm to aisißt me. As I entered the toom 'aylor had b«en leaning aeains the d >or, 1 bsw him bleedi g. B oo<^ «ras running down < ii faoe and be olutoned ho)d nf me. 4ftar throwing htm dear, and an I was m th* sot of going into th* bedroom No 1, I saw Taylor and Perm wrutling with each other m No 2 room near the door I saw Perm with a rt.y jlver to Tay'or's hcai and he tired. Taj lor fell, and a< he fe'.l I ray a b!ao^ ma.k on h b head where the bullet struct. 1 rhen rrs'i»'d into No 1 bedroom and Perm followed. I said — l Here's a fix, ace "hat* di<ri", and she has got away af<e> |

all, lot us hurry and try to prevent her

getting away altogether.' He left thd •iOnae, but 1 returned and looKtng m ro .m

No 2 1 saw Taylor ir. a sitting position p peai-ing dead I looked through the house to Bee if I could find the seoond revolver, hut did not uuoceed. I remember feehag oLrongly tempted to shoot myself I w*a fo much grieved at what had uken plao). as Perm aud I went towardn ihe.diouy i then first Doticnd that, both of ns i.ad blood on our hands. We agreed to say Tiothlni? to Graham. While Taylor and I wreslled from No. 1 to No. 2 bedroom his blood got upon my hand and that is how I got blood on me."

Mr Reston. tbe gaoler, appends a ct >te mei.t to the effect that at the suggestion of the Rev Mr tl ill, he confronted the

two convicts iv the olergyman's presence

to give them an opportunity of correcting what appeared to be discrepancies. Caffrey said it was correct they went a-hore to get Mrs deymour by fair meana or foul, explaining th* latter word to mean that if rotated they would tie up Tay or and Seymour, if the latter were • h«re. Be Ponm Bta ement, that both fued a shot at Taylor, it poa ible he fired a second slor, but if he did the firnt was as he «taa atru^prllng with Taylor. He ouly recolleored firing one. Peon m hiß nupplernonta.y statement, B'tid he w. u'd noi aflirm • !»ffey did firo wh. n hu (Ponu) bred firsr. but he believed bo. tie ku»»w he wounded Taylor with ihat ahot, but could not Buy m what part < f the be»H, He (Tar)or) never s^oke, after he (Peun) Bred t c firt>t sh<t. iSaw him attempt t-, bnt ha could uot. There was a flight stU:gle wih him aud Taylor before the lact shot whb died by Oi ffrey. To !.ffoy "I went Vului.fcirily >vith you m u>e a duotion of Mrs coymour and ag:ui t the world "

THE OXEUTION.

CCIU.ANI), February 21, Tl'B oxficutio >>i OaQVpy an' P mi t'i 'hi Grunt Bar ier murier o k place hi 8 ''clock t.'iid iimini g. At a f»«w ni nu «» ofore 8 bUt) gnul b 1 souuoed an tt>e prooußftion «»f warders and condemned m n ;»»d thy chaplains (>ae :ed fr m the ie fractory y« d a they pa*< ci up ihe y»rd fch^ H,ev tilll m->do the rem rli to Oaffvy th^t he must not iui>.d th presence of a f w fri no-t Avho had com' o eeo them, »nd the do.tmed u»«n cmi c.: m nap nee. Behind C iftVey wulkad •*•> wnrdona then, followed Ponu ai>>i*g witu Mr B.'Hokenridga tbo aol^mn pyooea ci n wae closed by the gaol iratden aud extoutloDuer, wbo vroro a band o! ortpt

i.;: (B tioiico '1^ n . »p; -anli'V bult . oiing m-.n *h(» spem d q^it- at ease, »»d with a!) th.« appii' .iaid icady. The pisnnera tukioi> their positiois upou the Bcaff Id kisßed paoh other. Then the •-'•h'!r-:h B<rvioe begnn. As it concluded the execatiotmr completed bs pinioning nf the con;Umn«d m^n and drew the white o(»pa i>ver th ir heads, fii iabiug np r»y »»djiHti»i(» thu halr.ers round their neck The p iaonera apparently died without a struggle, und thu execution was oinL-d diit without any incioent to heighten the horror inseparable irom tha sudden launching of two human beings into eternity. No statement or addreu of toy kind was made fr <m the aoaffold. Perm was diapoied of first and Oaffrey, raading opposite him, awa ted bis tnrn without a tremor. Almost before the epeoutor* bad time to breath tba trap door opuu^ back with » oreakiug no lee and the priaoneca disappeared from vie if Into the enclosure beneath. The rope stiffened and than, almost without a tremor the excoation w<s complete There w*s \^adty >• mo'ion m Die s<r*igVteneA rope. Chi eirtcot onar, after a, brief p»u>e, t*O <*<juua to c.c b ok of the ao ffjid and lifai>pe*red f on v J ew, Sotna thirty or • Tiy p^r« njßCiileoie > ahuit the preoiuoti i tnu g^il, hut there w«« n<> oh»noe for •npbodv outaidi* aeeing nay hm^ ot the -xrtoutlcm, aa Pratt hid stationed ■* dizoa corihtible* on the on y points of V'int+«e, with tttriot irders to dislodge *ould be vi«w-'B of tha oene.

MAGISTERIAL.

A&HBUBTO.N— VIONDIY. (before Messrs R. Alcorn D. Thomas, an j T Bullook ) DKUNKKHNBfeS — Fitzgerald was fined lOa and oottl or drunkenness John H wkius Pergusxon was fined 10i to: drunkenness, and on a, charge of Indecent anguage was ordered to be imprijouoa f^r nix XKre. George Graham, who on Friday was fined ior having been drank, ww again brought op This time a penalty of 20a and coaia wa iufl oted John Patrick Hayes was charged with bavin been drunk, and with having wil fully broken a pane of glass m tl c boasa of ii. Tutty iho latter offaice wis shown by the evideoco to have been of a most unwarranted description. Tha accused whs fiued 5a and coßts for druakenn 188, 40s and costs for breakii g the pane of gla*B, aud otdered to pay for the damage done ; m default 14 day* 1 imprisonment. Francis Allan fer drunkenness was fined 20s, m default 43 hours' im prisonment John MoEnight was charged with drunkenness, and also with having tres passed on preinieeß m Bontn street, refusing to leave when requested so to do. llie offence waß of a serious kind, the accused having, until arrested, been a source of great annoyance to two women who were the occupants of the premises m question. The accused made a lengthy statement as to his good char* aoter The Bench inflicted a fine of 5b and cotts on the first charge and 60* on the second, with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment. John McGiuoie, for drunkenness, was fined 20a, io default 48 hours' iin* prißOnment. John O'Leary was ohargpd with eioap ing from legal custody on thu 19ib inst. — It appeared that the noouted who bad been m the Hospital since January 8, for trea mrfnt of severe injuries whioh he had uud'ained through putting his hand through a pain of glaaß, Jeft the institu tion on Banrduy, and eluded the pol cc for some time.— ergtant Felton stated he did not wi. h to proceed with this oa»e. —The aooused was then oharged.— -(1) with bavinu been drunk on Jauaary 8, (2) with vagrauoy, (3) with having wilfully broken a pane of k1«88 m the Lyttelron Bo*rdng house — Tbe accused was fined 5a and ooats on the charge of drunken* anß3 He was ordered to pay 7* 6J, tha value of the pane of gUas he had broken. The charge c vagrancy wa- dism'ss^d. (Befpre Mr B. Alcon. J.P.. and Mr D, Tb^mas, J.K) BISODINtt CATTLE. Robert Jauiieeon, Lawrence Rattray, and Peter Uattray were charred with illegally rescuing cattle seized by the poundkeeper. The information was laid unde Section 47 of the 'mpounding Act, of 1884. — Mr vrisp appea-ed for the com plainant, and Mr Purnell for the detenoe. The following evidence was called:— Joseph Ward said that he wag owner of the Ashhurton Island. On Fe ruary 9th a mob of 60 head of oattle trespuaod on the island With the aseistanoe of the poundkeeper he » oundt i them up, and started to take them to the pound There wore two boys m charge of the c »ttle, but after two or three ineffectual attempts to regain posiessiou of the mob, they went away and returned with tne defendants, who rounded up tho cattle and took them away from witness and the poundkeeper. —Mr Purnell cross-examined the witness wim a view to thawing ihso witneu's ;ide referred to only a portion of the inland, and that r.he defendant had a claim to r>m th»>r Citt'e ou H»e other portion— W. B. Oom.aou, pout't.keepi r, gave ooc roborative uvideuce as to the rescue of the oattle. — In orons-exami nation, »he witnen *at i that h-* was not uware whether that portion of the island on whioh-th* cattle were Beiaod belonged to Wird The d. feud*uc complained of the caUle having b*en overdriven. — This olosed the ease 'or tbe complainant. M- Pumell, after a lengthy address, ohjwed to Mr D c Thomas sitting on the Bench, a& he had bjun concerned m the ua)e of lh* Island — vie Thomas accordingly lefo the Benoh, though hi stated be had no interest m the case — Mr Orisp asked Mr Thomas to return to the Benoh an Mr Purnell oaght to have m*da his objection ah the begin ning of the case, hut this Mr Thomat declined to de. —There being but oue Justice left, it was necoaaary to adjourn the case tiH 2 p m. , wh*n the attendance of another could be at oared. On resuming at halfpßst two o'clock, ih » case whq reheard before M> R, Alcorn J.P., and Mr T. finllook, J.P. Mr Oriap ope >ed his ca?,e *t a ooaelder able leDgth. He argued that the certifi cate of title gave a right of prnprictorou p over the whole of tha island on which he cattle we*-© impmided and hat no '-ue btßtdu W.«rd had, rb the defendants alleged, any claim to any portion of the and— Mr Puruell referring to Mr Orlnp's opening address, raiaed a question as to he jurisdiction of the Court, submitting i hat the deciding of a point nf title was invo.vs't— Mr Orisp replied that tbe Island m question was th»t only section iv the river bed, and the certifi cate of title referred to the whole of h«t aeo* ion. —Mr Pornell submitted that* m- the certificate of title only referred to. 3.J acres, if tie owner mked the Court to »«j.idge him 'ho proprietor i.f thu whole of the island, wh<ob ooutkinud considerably no th thau 33 acres a point of title was m>>Bt oortniniy involved. — The Benoh de ■ d that the> o<. ul<i n- tgo b>-ycod the 3 <*cr« m * t O'-eii id trie currifiuaie of mi.. — Kvidi-iu'f Fo he pi .tin i ff wailed • mi'»r to ihntt k-vi prr.vi up to th ad* j->u DmtH'.i, [L f'

During (be war Mis Terry, of North Adams, Mai-sHuhusetia, nursed back to ife a stranger, who was prostrated with fever. The man, who was a brother of rhe Ex>Gt< tremor Leland Stanford, of California, died recently, leaving her 16,000 dollars. We know that there ia nothing on ttrth equal to American Co.* Hop Bitten aj |

THE ASHB¥RrOIS GOAKBiAN, MONDAI, JJBBRUAJIY 21, I&S7



Special AdverMaemaacs. ' Y4LENTINES! VALENTINES!! New Stock o£ Valentines 3 'st received por b. 3 "Copti';" from London. Com- prising a variety of tho newest and moHt beautiful ctesi ns. Now ready lor selec- tion, and at vory low priceß. Also, — COMIC VALENTINES Tn Grbat Variety. Cheap. NEW GOODS Just opened out. PH TO frames, Firo Screens, Writing Desks, ' oxe», Photo Albumnj Scrap Albums, Writing Albums, Docu raeut Baskets, Lotter Clips, InkstaodH, Pen Kniveß, and every description ot' Fancy and Commercial Stationery. Wo have lso a large •* tock of Brown Wrapping Paper. Grocers' Grey Bags, aieo • 'onftH-ti nery and Fruit Bags N- w Bookg and New Music by every mail steamer. Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental Nowepap tb and Magazines immediately on arrival of mail Special attention is given to all ordern for Bo kbinding, Pnntio , Engraving, and Lithography. Specimens on view. Special liacouota allowed to Library and School Committees. Catalogues uno Li6ts on application. Any Book wan ed whioh may be tem- porarily out of etook will bt iminodiate«y procured from our Chrißtchurv h Ewt>ibtieh- tnent, the stock of which is one of the largest ai.d best aßßorted m the colonies ; or from our London Agency by direct mail steamer. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, STATJuNERS' HALL, ABHBURTON.



Special advertisements. WILDING AND LEWIfc, OARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS. Jt> __ h F. WILDING, Notary Public. Offices: Next "Mall" Office, Burnottat., Ashburton. Mr Wildi^o will attend tho ulttlnga of the Aehburtoo ' ourta on Tuesday and Fridaya, and may be oonaalted personally v theae days. The firm is niw reprpßented m Aoh- burton by Mb Clayton, an Kngllßh Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be m daily attendance at the < ffice to reoeive inatraotions and confer with dents. *100 8 fI'HE undersigned have Jnet Received 1 FRESH BUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPOR' 1 COAL V.D.L TIMBKR V.D.L. PALINGS B< ILED AND RAW OIL CAST >B OIL WHITE AND RED LEAD AMERICAN LOKS HOUBE VARNISH SORIM WIRE NETTING WIRB NAILS FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WIKE (Plain) INSPECTION INVITED. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPOTVTE P MARVKLLOUS Bteam Washer. A WASHING MACHINE ANI COILELt JN ONE. Saves Labor, Time, Health and Money. Everybody docs their own washing now. A child fourteen years of ape can wash fifteen hhitts m twenty m nutcs. Hundreds of Laclie c are buying the Marvell«us Steam Washer. THE Marvollona Steam Wanner U a square boiler inßido of which revolvea a hollow wooden cv Under that holds your olothcs. Pour into tho boiler wa er to the denth of 3 ir.chcs. When the water boil* you hay steam then r> volve your wheel for 15 minutes, ynnr clothes are then ready for rim-ing. Steam has done your w>rk, for steam is many times more power'ul than water. The oftener clothee ar« washed with this machine the whiter thy get. Instead of the back-brenkmg, hard rubbing, and finger-bleeding operation of tht srnii-harbaron' waphboard, al' tho while inhaling the r ffl mi of tho wa«btnb, yon have a pentln anr 1 he ilthy exer^e. giving a rotiiry mntlon to 16 ehirtaat once, in-te^d of rnbbinp on a small part oi ono. In tead of being bent over the unhealthy funr a of a washtuK yon are using a otarr boiler with but a iittlf more steam than nn ordinary tea- kettle Tnstuad of boiMng and acrnbhinp hard for several bourß over 16 shirts you wash them all m 16 minutec With this mnchnv ' an ordinary fami y's washing can bo done m 2 to 3 honrn and the i'lothe« all on th« line. ! wbioii ifl often a grcnt ndvantngo m drying th" eli>thf s ; and dinner can bn got rendy aa on ■<ny cither «'ay. As a health proHerver it is of tho grcUrßfc impo'tonce. as the steam will thoroughly k'll all germs of disease that might be m any clothes, wh : ch is sure to be i^ tho>-oof the Bick or C' >nsnmptivo. It i» well- known by pvryone of conimon st>nse that wnßhing cloih^a m th- o^d way is the haTdeßt of all worK done by women, and m time gives hau-'atUm, swollen joints, drawn-up fingers, nrf o f -he- • vilß, but by using the marve'lous Steam Washer tho tor-ora of waah-day are over. Ke*d a few of the many testimonials received : — " The Steim Wisher I bought 3 v»f ekn back m a crent succ en and workn wnll. — ARTHUE Piusny. Hatwcll Farm, Willowby, Novomber- 22nd. 188 C." ' Ihe Wiisher worka well, leaves the clothes a b autifnl colour, and does not injure them,— vtuß Chahlt m Dcwmbi r 16th, 1880 " '•My w.fo roq lies' s me to state that the Machine we bought from you ia a perfect fu'-'tb-?. The work that üß"d to tako Bor 9 hours to do m now complnted m 2 hours and a hnlf tho work bine done with v<;ry littlo labour. Tho i- team Wanhor works bet' rr than wnp expected, both for washing and heating the mlk for cheeee making It is a grent boon, and well worth tlie- money. — HENRY Hudson. Blgin." "The Maoh'no I bought haa given every oatisf action, and docs all you alleged it wonld. My wifo ray a it paves hard labour ,mv w,e clothoc, the tubbin: board with it is nyver «sed nor needed, and m sh invinti' n of the t-team Washer you have confered a great br.ou on the domestic circle, and its usa wil became nniveisftl as so n as its mer ta are npprociate i.— Rkv. J. Kknnoh." ' "In fply to your can', we find the Washer a moßt v eful and lalour-saying machine There is nothng equal to it m the wnshing line. It ia all you claim for it, and our women folks would not b'3 without it. Evon a delicate female can do >i large washing iv half a day. I cpnnot spSak too highly of it. — Miiß Dn. Hiokey." Mr Barr-M, Bin,— -Thi Washing Machine that was purchnaid fro v you after trial has proved to give foil Batw faction, and can be honestly ncomnrendttd t.o every household as a great s-vvine m time and labour. — Mns Ohas O r NNBLLY, i^potiki, Bay of Plenty, near Auskhna " A si ll hirgor demand expected than mv late liß of buyers showed, frum what the lidies teii mo of the p>cmise« their h"fb*»ndfl have I mate them, "Yon m a 1 have one of F irima 'h M&rvellQnß Wssbiag Ua-W^es after •• rvest." 1 F,FEIIRI\TA^, > Bole A««ttt,



Wanted. PLUMS, PLUMtf, PlUMH— Plums m any quantity, for preserving, at A. W. Rahpbll'b, Town Hall- WANTED known— Freeh Birracouta for aale, price 6d each, every Saturday. Opposite Mr A . Harr sonj^ WANTED Subscribers for Protestant Ensign and Hall a Trial and Sentenoo.-C. iiAY. 2J02 WANTED Known— F.»r oheap drapery go to H. O. Genuine Clear lna Hale Fresh bvg.i..B ja»t opeued. Melford House, Kast s reel I \ / ANTKD known — 1 havr ja-t opnn«d Vt HP » useful aßsoriment of house- hold Crockery, Ironmongery and Brofth- rva- Jambs MoGrbior, Grower, Etc, Tanered Btreet, opposite *rcade. FiUBNITUBE— To meet the times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Aahburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers, £1 5s ; Couches, £1 5b Every other artiole equa'ly oheap. AH new furniture at second-hand price 804 Special Advertisements. OBNTBAIi HOTEL, JW. MoRAE having taken the above . Hotel, solloits a share of patronage from the people of Aahbnrton and Bar* rounding districts. Beßt Brands of Wine's Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling -Feeds, One Shillimo. Horaes and BaggiQs to let on biro a prloes to meet the times For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meot all tr»'nw. . W. F. HANNAFOKD, (Burnett street, opposite * - ail" < ffi^e) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISHES to info m the public of Ashburton an the aunounding districts thi»t he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTUKK TO "kUEK, all de- Bcriptions of lINWAHB for KAKM or DA RY purposes; also, all KkPAiKS of any nMture p> on. ptly executed m a tkiliu ra 'inner. 4 11 no dn soM at lowst remunerative prir^B ATr al solioitkd. H R-H-HAUtaid IU r.!SW ;X hough «n any quauii i lorC Stl. 1 rp » > c L«t IV 'I ender f>>r i lerm of yeara X to »-c fttreod up n, th« Old Bttit - -1 -hed Bn-mp-8 r> miti'H known us the ' V <3 M--A Y. "iin-VMI-i. The pn init-es con-iß' of ■ n-ih r'a hop. iei" ml Mo f aud Bii>' ry, wish every convrni«-nce for c trying on a ar«'- bufiui-bs. A fimt-class btisii»-H8 i now being done All info ni.it on to b- j obtHined on the pr mince, 'inwaid^ o. 1 ou ; applicatif>n to M ssrs Flet he^.jHj(nni^it^>i, und < 0., Otttliedrtt^,,Squ;tfflr^ - ; Jirj.src}i,urch'_ . aec«ptfd>;? I^ ' : YV ; 2S'h^Vi^^v t^h^erß;'tpcbß «ddr««»!d^^6il^|^i*^^iiiw>lf}^lV ' 2&6 -•", ;;,--;V:"^'-- : '.--^ : ; . -KW ZEALAND OLOTEIINti F ACTOR £ ?'f^BE NEW GUODS FOR THE J * SUMMER BKASON ABE SOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST BELEGTED IN THE T' 'WN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing Ifiaves nothing to bf> desired. Fhonsands of Men's aud Boys SuitH, neweßt styles. Trousers und Troußerx and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweede. Every garment warranted shrank .Ttircoats, Waterproof Coats and T^gg.^gn m great variety Hats, compris ng every new style worn Ohiiilron'a Jewey Buits, Children's Men- of-War Suits Gentlemen's Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford regatta and White Shirts Hugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bogn "Tie celebrated WERTHKIM SOWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N ? 0LO r HING FACTOR Y. BJABT HTBXKT GREAT ANNUAL SALE SURPLUS STOCK DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND E5 O O T S, Commencing Saturday, Jan. 22. GK?ATEST BAKGAINS Ever offered m AehburtoD, FOR .PRICES BEE HANDBILLS. ANDREW OJg|



victoria House. j 1 } .i I'n-eque c<- of iqu'B to Altc ations to Premises, which will afford groator f cht s for conducts g our rapidly increasing business, it has been found v.*:CeßKarv to <ireativ Keduoo our Mock within he next few weeks. argn >nd liberal eductions are now iiiade m every I rpnrtniont Koldrrs.of (Jlaaß«are «ft < oupons are requested to pre*i nt the same as oarly ns convenient to enable the < Sift L> Btribution to bo satisfuotoiily close J. L>IMANl r & (OF, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0., East and Tanored streets, Ashburton.



NOTICE TO THE LAWS' OF ASEBURTON. Mbs Paulino h»s Removed to WALTOIn OOTTAOB, Q*p*:h Lang, bAMrarEAP ■ 146 * T ~~ MRS MANHIBB, - FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, I Saundebb' Bdildinqb, ■ Eaßt street. ■ Tji^ o "^ STATIONERY, Toys, and ■ I; Chrietmas Presents m variety. I Christmaß Cards, &c, &c. I Ladies' and Children's Pinafores and I Aprons, &c , &c, 9624 I CAUTION TO POACHERS. ■ J"N consequence of so' much Poaching of ■ •*• Trout from the La^mhor Creeks I fl hereby give notice that anyone found so H doing will be prosecnted ; and further, H that a reward of £20 will be paid to any H person who will give snob information ■«' jhall lead to the conviction of such m enders. H DONALD McLEAN, ■ ll e 36 Lagmhor; ■'mOWLE'B PKNNYI'OY»L AND ■ X STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES H quickly correot all irregularities, and H?elieve the distressing nymptoms bo pre- H ralent with the sex. Boxes la l&d and It H 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine H Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln ■and Midland Counties Drug Co., Linooln, ■England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale ■ Houses. Beware of Imitations. I TRY I KIBKPATRICK'S ■ NEW SEASON'S I JAM. I SPECIAL NOTICE. HrriRrTPATRrK'S NEW SEASON'S ■IV. JAM is made >>on> N' LSON Wp~-> WM r il , aid holed w thin a Kw hours after' the fruit iius hecn Ba henil it thus ret ns moat of tie jHatural flavor of the fiehh fruit I KIHKPiTRICKS NEW SEaNmV < JBaBI is tbe njost de iuiotiH preserve m H|he market. WM Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and BBiferior bran is of Jam, the retuaios of old which muHt bn sold at any prio, ■ot ASK for KIUKPATHICK'ti NEW JAM, and sou that you get it ■ TBE BKBT 18 ALWAYS THE ■)HKAPEBT. Kirkpatrick'B New Season 1b the best. ■ CAUTION. ■[ None ib genuine unless our name is IfltaMpcd on each tin, and has our ■fcgirttcired Trade Mark *'Lord Nelson' Hi the label, B, Kirkpatrick & Co. I HANHFACTUEERS, ■ MULfiOK, N.Z, 12