SUPREME COURT

(per prebu association.) Auckland, Deoembet 12. Tbe cue of Mrs Maty Davif a occupied the attention of the Supreme Court to day. The prisoner was originally oharged with the attempted murder of her husband at Thames, but the Grand Jury brought In a true bill for unlawfully wounding only, »nd on the latter ehtrgo • verdiot of gtllty was returned with a recommenda tion to mercy, on account of provocation. Sentence was deferred. Auckland, Deoember 13. Mrs Davles, for uulajrfally- wounding her husband at the Thames, w»s sentenced to three months' imprisonment . lirvßßOAßaiiL December 13 Elizabeth Charlotte Allen, aliat Pbfltnis ter, alias See Que, who has been living with • Oblosmsn at Beand Hill, wss charged at the Supreme Court with the manslaughter of her infant ohlld. Aooured drank frequently, leaving the ohlld for long Intamlt without toad* . Tbe mediosl evidence showed that death rnsnlted from starvation, A Chinese wltoois said tho child was ailing and refused nourishment. A verdiot of " Guilty " was returned and the prisoner was sentenced to four years.

MAGISTERIAL

ABHBURTON- THURSDAY. (Before Major Steward and Merar« D. Williamson and D. Thomas, J.P's ) DBUNKBVMCBS A first offender was cautioned and dis charged. ORTJIMT TO AKIMIIB. John G«!e, • youth, was charged with having lltased four hones, by working them In a plough while suffering from sore shoulders.— Aooaied pleaded guilty*— One of the horse* was brought into the Court grounds, and was Inspected by the Benoh. —The father of the scoused appeared and Mid that It was by his Instructions that his son worked the horsas. — A fine of ss, with costs Sss, was inflicted. —The father of acoused, who paid the fine, was warned to be oareful m bis treatment of his horsas m future. OIVIL CASKS. Alex, Beatty y L. Mar key, claim £10 Is 63. Mi Crisp lot plaintiff, Mr Cuth bertion for defendant. This wan a case which was before the Court at Its last sitting, bat there was then not time to finish It Plaintiff had been engsged to lead a stallion, and the olalm was for balanoe alleged to be doe on account of wages, and also money paid by plaintiff on defendant's bebalf , The;e was a set off amounting to £5. Defendant disputed Mvaral Items of the olalm, and Raid that plaintiff had Incurred expenses without authority. Plalntift bad lived at his p\aoe for some time ; be was supposed to be working, but the hardest work he did was to e»t his food. A quantity of evldenoa waa takes. The Bench gave judgment for plaintiff for £7 Is 6d, end allowed defendant £2 on the set off, the judgment virtually being for £5 Is 6d for plaintiff. Execution was ordered to be stayed for fourteen days, In order that defendant might bring a oounter action. Mary Timmo v Jae. O'Meara, judgment summons £11 7s 6d. Mr Caygill for judgment creditor. Mr Crisp for de fendant. The debt had been incurred for board and lodging and on account of money lent, tbe jadgment creditor having given defendant a sum to bring an action for maintenance against his rela tives He had got a maißtenaoce order and waa now m receipt ot 15s per week. Plaintiff said that defendant did not try to get any work, not did he make any effort to pay off the debt, lbe defendant said that he waa barely able to live on the 15b a week, He could not do any work, and had been unable to do any labor since he broke his leg some years ago. Be did not remember getting any .money from Timmo. All his money went m paying for his board at the hotel, for clothes, washing and tobacco.— The Court ordered that the sum of 2s 6d per week be kept baok out of the maintenance ' money coming to defendant, and devoted towards the payment of the defendant. Baylls v Lowe," judgment summons £1 15a Qdl Mr Outhbertson for judgment creditor, Mr Crisp for defendant; Alter ividenca bad been taken an order was mmds for the amonnt to be paid within 48 hour*, In default 14 days 1 Imprisonment ' The Court then adjourned.

RUDOLPH RADKA

(PER FBEBB ASSOCIATION.) luvxroakoill, Deoember 12. Bftdks, the escaped prisoner, appeared • to have had a rough time of it during his three months concealment; He was wearing clothes other than those he escaped In, and use dirty cod haggard looking* Be made his way to the Court by » right of way through the town, and jumping a- fenoe to the rear of the Supreme Court, walked up a private stairs Into tbe presence of the judge and offiolala. Constable Fretwell, who had never seen him but bad a photo, was just coming ont of the witness box. He got bit eye on the lad and asked If be wss R*dka. He Mid ha wss and was taken Into custody. It Is believed that b« came Into town because be was thoroughly tired of the life ha was living, not being able to get •way from tbe district.' Oa one ooossloa the police were hunting for him some miles from town, and questioned two young men who were ehootlng. Radka was at that time behind a tree a few yards off, Invsboaroili., Deoember 13. At the Police Court to-day Rudolph Badks wss ohsrged with having eieaped from gaol- He pleaded guilty, but said the cell door was left open or he could OOt have got oat. 8.% also stated that ball bad been refused him and he dsolded to reteln his liberty till the time of bis trial. Mr MoOullough R.M. sentenced him to four months bard labor. Prisoner will be brought op at the Supreme Court, charged with arson this afUtnoon.

CRICKET

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

A Challenge^ Auckland, jjcoombor 13. Tbo Hon Mr Richardson having Rtated that village settlers m the north have been " terribly misled " by the Government agent; who made unauthorised promises, J hn Lander;, the agent referred to, intends challenging Mr Rlohardson to make good his assertions at a pobllo rnoet (ncr fn Auckland or any of the settlement 8 Mr Lnnc'oi offered to accompany Mr Rtohardaon on the northern torjr, but the latter declined . Cooperation. The Caledonian csooioty, last night, oaseed tho letter frcm Tovrntville, Qaaena land, rrqaostlng 00-nperaiiou In suggest ing measures for »meUor.atlnfi; the condition of the (Scottish crofters. It was unani mously resolved " that this Society ex press its warmest sympathy with the object and white agretiogthat it would t>9 inadvis able to give monetary atd, resolves to use polltloaS kflnenoe to lnduoo the Govern ment of Near Zoalaod to grant lands for the settlement of such crofters and families as m«y emigrate to this colony." Fire. Woodvulk, December 13 One of the Hawkalu Bay Timber Oom pnnj'm mills, at Danevlrke (formerly Henderson nnd Wratt'o), is reported to have been burned down last night. As there Is no losaranoe the loin will be heavy; Suicide. Wellington, December 13. The reported xuioide of Joßeph Rouse, Uppnr flott is confirmed by lecaipt of a telegram from a policeman. He, was a email farmer aainarried, sgod 331 He hung himself from the rafters of the kitchen. He had been ailing and m low spirits for some time Wool Sales. At the New Zealand Loan and Meroan tile Company wool Bales yesterday, merinos ranged from 6£d to Bd, crossbred 6Jdteß£d. The Unemployed Ohristohdboh. Deoember 13. To-day a deputation of unemployed interviewed the Mayor, stating they could not get work niece returning from Eaikoura. The Mayor replied that he would contribute to a prirate subscription, but could do nothing else, The Ooonoil had mado arrangements for otonobreaking to bo dose next winter. The men after wards luterviewed the Hon. G, Fisher, who promised tb k bring the matter before the Minister for Public Works. Coal Miners. Greymouth, Deoember 13 A number of Brunner coul miners thrown out of work are leaving for New castle. The Weather. There Is )most extraordinary weather for this season of the year. Rain, oold and hall storms continually. Dunedin, December 12 The weather Is quite wintry, and there are heavy hall showers. {

HOW A ROYAL MARRIAGE GAME ABOUT

■ ■■ ♦ A correspondent of tbe Melbourne " Argus " writing from London saya :— "'lt li just five and twenty yean ago since Bliss Nlobet-Hamllton barat npon the world as a ooloml heiress. The fortane-hnnteta were around her m an instant, and their number, their effrontery, and their obvlooa sordldneso had the i usual effeot — especially when oonpled with Ibe coaßolousness of a certain homeliness of penon — m rendering her for the tlms averse from the idea of matrimony. If only one man had oome forward, she might have believed that he had foond something In her to exolto genuine an ■elfish love ; bat she could not belief that the whole tiro million adult males m London were (an seemed to be the case) Btnltt<m simultaneously with her occult charms. Among those who cimo m the throng was the youngbandsome, and dash ing Austrian officer, Prince Teck. He had, Indeed, journeyed specially to England for tbe purpose of paying her his ad dresiei. She admired his person, was straolc by his gay Impulsiveness, and, being herself m the pink of religiosity and innocence, liked him none the lets for a vague impression that he had not been sltogether relieved from dome of tbe proverbial foiling* whloh dtafignre the career ef a hrndsome oavalry officer. His attentions were do looret m moiety. They soon reaohed the ears of tbe Queen herself, who thereupon wrote him a letter highly commending his reported purpose, and encouraging him to carry through his undertaking m spite of any temporary misgiving. .Her advice was framed on the linos ef that given by tbe attorney to the barrister, m recounted In the Judge's song m Gilbert and Sullivan's ' Trial by Jury.' Unfortunately the Qaeen's letter was la English, and at that time Prlnoe Teok's ignorance of English was even more dense that it la at present. It reaohed him when he was at Bell House staying on a visit to the object of 'his atten tions. Thinking to make conversation, and anxious to show his Intended how well he stood m Royal graces, he asked her to translate It to him. Peroelviug its drift, she endeavored to excuse herself, but m vain ; and then, being pressed, she did translate it to him, slowly and word for word, handing it book to him when finished, and quitting the. room with quiet dignity. The Prlnoe did not wait for a hint that his presence m the honse was no longer agreeable, but was picked and off Id an hour. Bushing to Marlborough House, he explained to tbe Prlnoe how his Royal mother had unknowingly wreoked his hopes, aud begged despairingly that compensation m &ome shape might be made to him. As it happened, an opportunity existed of doing this. 11 At that moment the Princess Mary of Cambridge was giving some anxiety to her family. Striking In appearance, almost beautiful— wholly beautiful, in deed, as to the eyes and the expression of her faoe — fall of light and character, she was beginning to oomplaln loudly that no efforts were being made to find bar a help mate m life. She was told that it was not convenient at the moment. Oould not she wait ? The supply of protestant I prlnoes was at that time short even for the wants of her Royal ooaslns, No ; she did not mean to wait,* If a royal or ■ami royal sponsa were not chosen for her she would choose a spouse for herself among the subjects of the realm. Indeed, m a way the had made her ohoioe already— the objsjot of her admiration being one of the lords about the Court, who was believed to return her affeotlon with Interest. Marry she would, and would — or rather she would, and Hood, for snob was the nssae of the lord whom she honored with her regard. Nowadays she would baye been told that sho was weloome to do as she pleased m the matter ; but at that time the Lome experiment had not been even thought of, and the proupeot of a marriage of a prlnoesa with a suhjeot was a thought from whloh the whole Royal Family recoiled m horror. Anything wai better than avoh , a catastrophe as she threatened to bring about. At this orisit the young Prlnoe Teok, clamoring fot i settlement In life, was hailed as a dlreoi gift from Providence. An lotrodaotioc was effeotsd between the pair. He wai la no way loth to a union ; and she, also, after a little jibbing, consented, falling, In faot, very mnohln love with him befort the marriage oame oft Tbe money parl of the matter, too, was satisfactory adjusted by a grant of an annuity to th< Prlooess from Parliament, for In thost days Mr Labouohere was not bori (politically), and royal grants were pigiec In the Home almost tub tiltnlyt on th< aisaranoa of the responsible Minister tha tbe National faith wM pledged to tbtll niovlllon,"

OUR WONDERLAND.

» . The destruction by the disastrous Tara j wera eruption of the famous Pink and ! Whito Terraces, which woro deemed to t be excellence the show places of , Now Zealand, has very naturally been , the subject of wide-spread regret, but it » appoars to bo questionable after all ' whether from a Bight-Beer's point of view that great convulsion of Nature has not ( produced more wonderful thingß, which only need to be known about to attract shoals of tourists and globe trotters The "New Zealand Herald," m a recent issue, declares that " Though the much-belauded Terraces are gone, there are wonderß piled on wonders, and beau ticß added to beauties, m those amazing workshops of Naturo, for fifty, sixty, seventy miles away beyond the sites of the Terraces, that greatly surpass the former wonders of the basin of Rotomahana." Indeed our contemporary goes on to say that it is "informed by two tourists who have made the circuit of the globe, and who are familiar with the Yellow stone Park, the National Domain of the United States, and which is the wonder of America for its geysers and other awesome operations of Nature m her wildest moods—that tho wonders of that land of wonders are surpassed m the Wairakei district alone, some fifty milos beyond Kotorua, on the way to Taupo." Then follows the subjoined interesting and graphic description of tho attractions ot this wonderland of Northern New Zealand :—" The Great Wairakoi Geysers, the Little Wairakei Geyeors, the Prince of Wales Feathers—in which tho volumes of water spurting from the earth form a striking facsimile •of the emblematic plumes of His Royal High ness ; the Twin Geysers, the awe-in spiring Black Geysers; tho Eagle's Neet, formed by branches and twigs of trees, but absolutely turned to stone, and m tho perfect similitude of an eagle's nest, with a tremendouß inter mittent geyser bursting from tho centre; tho Champagne Pool of sparkling water, with a glorious fretwork of eilicions bordering around it, sending up a column of steam two hundred ieot m height; tho wonderfully Bluo Lakes, and lakes of deeper blue within them ; the steam hole with its tremendous roaring, rivalling the Devil's Hole of the olden days of Rotomahana—all those and a thousand other wonders beside, make of this one small area of Wairakei a scene of wonder and delight such as Rotomahana, with its Terraces, however glorious, never was ; while this is but a little corner of tho hundreds of square miles included m the Thermal districts, evory mile of which is a scene of wonder. But need we speak of the sanitary character of the varied waters m those thousands of boiling springs, none of which has been impaired or lessened by tho Tarawera eruption. Seventy-five different qualities of waters have been proved m the Thermal district, many of the moat wonderful potency, and which seem adapted to, all the ills that are known to husuanity. Some of these, which are the most extraordinary for their potency, have never even yet been publicly recorded. As, for example, ono which yields a wonderful oil collected from the surface of its sulphur boiling spring i" this pnmo Woirokoi district ; an oil which, among the Maoris for ages past, h»s been » most potent and extra ordinary specific for rheumatism ; while about » mile from this, and within a quarter of a mile of tho Huka Falls, is tho Venus Bath, which has tho extra ordinary quality of removing with absolute certainty freckles from the skin of those who bathe m it. And the Huka Falls, what pen could describe their weird and exquisite charms —the pent-up waters of the Waikato River forcing themselves through a cleft m precipit oub rocks, forming a cascade of broken waters two hundred feet m descent, with the glorious loveliness of tree ferns and brackens forming the framework to s picture that imprints itself on the memory for ever. But all this is but a little piece of the thermal wonderland. Two or throo miles from Tanpo is Loffler's Gem, with its crow's nest en closing m its centre a geyser sporting sixty or eighty feet at a shot; indeed, go whore one may, from Tongariro burning mountain and all the steaming, bubbling vent-holes that surround it, and Kuapehu clothed m snows at tho ono end of tho thermal district, to the Wai-o-Tapu valley on the hither side, and only twenty miles from Rotorua— with its pretty terraces forming, and tho strange honeycombed and steaming sides of the huge Maungakakaramea mountain rising above it, from the summit of which one beholds the desolation wrought by Tarawera on the one side, and gazes back over miles and miloß of almost un known virgin wonderland, spreading away out beyond tho horizon on the other —through all this vast area of seething, steaming, bubbling territory, there are wonders endless to reward the tourist, who, undeterred by tho absurd and baseless idea that the wondors of' our wonderland havo passed away, is willing to go beyond tho beaten track to which tho tourists were confined when the Terraces were tho Ultima Thule of thoir wanderings. Buch a sanatorium is not found m any part of earth be sides ; nor are bo many wonders to 'bo soon m the same extent or area any where." In tho face of all theße wondors there is yot one wonder tho more, and that is that while so many are attracted from afar to view them ninety-nine out of every hundred of the people of New Zealand have never taken tho trouble to pay them a visit. • ; i

TRB ASBLBUBTON WOAKDIAN, THUBSDaY, DECEMBER 13, 1888



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Public Notices. Germina, Flosh and Bone Prcdaoer, All Grocers TheTlßhoys from the Ould Dhart BOXtNG NIGHT MoOORMIOK BINDERS. A N EXPERT for these Maohines will be In Ashburton before Harvest, Far- mers wishing a visit from him will pleas* eommunloate with us at onoe. JOHN ORR AND CO., Agent for Ashburton, ~ The Auld Wife BOXING NIGHT Wool I AM prepared to purchase WOOL of all descriptions, m any quantity at full market prices. G. BISSET. Residence and Office — Tanorod atreet East. Store (Mr G. Jameoon'e) Wait street. 11 88 ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, ASHBURTON. mHE ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY L WILL BE HELD IN THK Parsonage Garden THIS EVENING Stalls for the Sale of Needlework, Fruit, Garden and Farm Produce, eto. Brass Band at 4 p.m. ROSELLE BROS, at 7 and 8 p.m. Various Amusembnts. Admission, including tea, Is 6d ; Chil- dren, Is, or two for Is 6d. Gates open at 2 pm. 11-N3J A Hunder' Pipers an» a', an 1 a' BOXtNa NTftHT GLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING OOMBANY. Tre- mendoua Bargains, THE WHOLE TRUTH. AND NOTH- ING BUT THE TRUTH. Is it true. Y«s ; perfectly true, that Mitchell & Turner SELL , SELL SELL D E, APERY MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, BOOTS, Etc., AT Reasonable Prices & Al Value. OALL AND INSPECT LARGE AND WELL-ASBOKTED STOCK, Christmas. '^ Christmas. Where shall I bny my Christmas Paroel and get first-class Talue for my money. Why, at Mitchell & Turner, DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS, TANORED STREE3 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. ANDREW ORR IS SHOWING NOVELTIES IN MANTLES and JACKETS. LATESr NOVELTIES IN HATS AND BONNETS. CBEME AND EMBROIDERED DRESSES. LATEST NOVELTIKB IN Ribbon, Flowers, Feathers, and Ssnshadei Novelties m Plushes, Silks, and' Cos- tume Cloths; Great Bargains m Ladies Boots ; Girls Bohool Boots fr»m 4s 6d. Gtats* Suits Asbburton Tirted Jrcti 30s. MDEEW GEE,



Public Notices. OLASGOW DRAPERY and CLOTHING OOMP ANY. Hun- dreds of remnants of all kinds. Wool Wool Wool BEABOnTBBB-89. TUT I L B ~A N D 0 O. Are prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES, At « low rate of Interest, on the ensulc CLIP OF WOOL, Plaoed m their hands for Sale here or Shipment to MILES BROS. AND CO., LONDON No Commission charged on Advanot and no Commission charged for offeria. Wool hero unless a Salo is effootod. Periodical Sales will be held during the season at Mr Geo. Jamenon'm commodioa and convenient stores, Weat street J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, 9 70 Ashburton and Bakaia. Frozen Meat WE aro prepared to make LIBERAL ADVANCES on Frozen Meat placed m our hands for sale In the Home Markets. Mxesßa Mucus Bbob., eto,, our London Agents, give epeciol attention to this bnsiness, and have been successful m obtaining the Highest prices. ' SHIPPERS CAN DEPEND ON LIBERAL ADVANOEB, PROMPT SETTLEMENT, SEPARATE ACCOUNT SALES From the momont that Stock are delivered at the Freezing Works or m the railway trucks to our^ordor wo undertake responsibility of Shipping 'and payment of oil local chargoß, Freight, Insurance, oto., thus relieving shippers of all trouble and loss of time. MILES A CO., Christchnrch. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent, i»7l Ashburton and Rakala. JOHN ORR & CO., FOB 10 Days Only, WILL HOLD A SPECIAL SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK. ODDS AND ENDS, And a very Large Quantity of REMNANTS, Which we have Marked In PLAIN FIGURES, aud Arranged for Inspection, BARGAINS IN EVEEY DEPABTMENT FOR TEN DAYS. GRAND VALUE IN MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING. New Styles and Patterns. Best valut •rev offered In Asbburton. NEW ALMANAOB. Our Beautifm new Almanacs for 1889 will be distributed 6" Saturday, the Isth, and following Saturday. JOHN ORR AND CO GENERAL IMPORTERS, EAST STREET.



w — / ', H, M.JTONES,. " 0 Santa Olaus is Coming. Hurrah, Causing Immense Excitement and Great Expectations t AMONGST ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE 1 . IN ORDBR to meet the Extraordinary Demand for Toys, Fnnoy Goods, and 10.001 Artloles required to give Santa Olaus a fitting eception, the undersigned has a Large and Charming Variety of NloNaos and n m eful Articles soltable foi Birthday, Wedding, Xoaas, and New Year Prcreata, consisting of Writing Desks, Workboxes, Albums, Photo Frames, Eleotro-pfated and Plash Goods, Puraoi, j Ornaments, and China Ware. ■ INSPECTION INVITED, BUT NO ONE PRESSED TO BUI, ; COME AND SEE THE Is TABLE, COME AND SEE THE 6d TABLE. Value Equal to Chrlß'.ohuroh. Sohool Committees liberally dealt with. H. M. T6 N E S t EAST STREET.



"■ " ''" '"ii* ■ i II l«g Auctions TO FARMERS AND SPECULATORS MPSSRS MFLEsTand CO. Instruotm by iVhi Thomson will uubmlfc U [ Publio Auction on ! SATURDAY 15tf DECEMBER. at Mb G. Jamrbonb Stores, West Street 105 aorea LAND AT TINWALD together with the growing CROP OIF WHEAT. The first grain crop after 10 years Ie grass. The Laud is conveniently skmted only one mile from the School and Rall~ way Station. The wheat is looking well and should yield c handsome return within a few months. Plan may be se»n and further particulars obtained on appli- cation to GEO. JAMESON, Agent for .12 16 J T. FORD, Auotioneei. Public Notices. A BOUT 15 Tons Prime Oaten Sheaf jC\ Chaff for sale. Apply Huaa CoRBitT, May field. . 12 72 X A i ST. JOHN' 3 LODGB, No. 1858, K.O 4 N Emergency Mooting of the above £1. Lodge will bo held In the Mason o Ball. T.ncrod street, on THURSDAY, the 13th inst., at 7.30 p.m. Visitois cordially Invited, CYRIL JEPHBON, 11 64 Hon Beo. \BHBUBrON OOAL a*d FIREWOOD DEPOT. RH T)EAN begs to Inform hit • KJ, JL> friends and the public goaerally that he has secured a fresh supply of best Neiroastle ooal wbioh he Intends to sell at GREATLY REDUCED PRI'-ES. . Also InStook— .viount Somers. Malvern, Westport, and Newoaitlo Coal. Firewood, Post and Balls, Stakes, Btr»iner9, etc, oto., Oats, Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Chaff, Ohiokwhoat, eto. R. S. BEAN, West Street. Lang-leggit Hieianders BuXtNQ NIGHT JOHN G. RESTELL, WESr STREET, ASHBURTON. TIMBER, OOAI7~AND GENERAL MERCHANT. Commission Aobwt, Eto. TTAVING made favorable arrangements JLX for supplies of all deiorlptlons «f timber, lam m a position to mako Special Quotations to those about to bntld . I have large and well-assorted Stcoks of all Building requisites, consisting of Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Sheet Lead, Zlno, Cement, Limp, Bricks, Stone riles, eio. Boiled and Raw Oil; red and white Lead, and Paints. I am now receiving Fresh Coal WEST- PORT OOALBROOKDALE, NEW- CASTLE, and MOUNT BOBAERB, slio the oelebrated BRDNNKR COAL, for steam purposes, whloh I Am quoting specially low. For sale, Reapers and Binders, Binder Twine and Wire, and Binder Extras, Golden Mioblqery Ol?, Yalvoltqo, Castor, «nd other Oils tot Maohlnery.' , Aokhtfor-- Northern Fire Assurance Company OoIodUI Mutual Life Asinrance i Soolety Panltola Tea Company, Upper Assam Friedlandor Bros. ■, Friedlander Bros. HAVE FOB SALE- I Sootlon 830, Cox Street Seotlon 437, with good 6-roomed Houst and oat-house thoreon ; good garden. Terms liberal. Skin Sales. WE HOLD ff OETNIGHTLY SALES o» SKINS THROUGHOUT THE bEAUON. Wool Wool Wool Sbasok, 1888-89. We are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANOES O2T THH ENSUING CLIP OF WOOL Plaoed In our hands for sale. Our Premises being well lighted afford special advantages for displaying WOOL. No Commission charged on advances and no Commission charged for offering WOOL unless a sale Is effected, WOOL PAOKB AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. FRIEDLANDER BROS., fcPETER WILLIAMS, $35 Auotloneer. BALES OF HORSES, PIGS, CATTLE, produce, & furniture :or SATURDAYS. STOCK SALES Olf TUESDAYS. BAKAIA MONTHLY BALB^Fir Ifcursda? of the Month FBIEDLAimER BROS., mrim wiluams, i



I ' ' ' 1 SATTRDAT 15th DECEMBER, 1818. 1 AT EAST STBEET HORSE BAZAAR. i ■■■■■ \ At 10 o'olook. 1 11" EBBRS FRIEDLANDER BROS. 1 Ifi. havo received lnßtrnotionu to 101 lby • PUBLIO AUCTION, fc On iccount of m olient from tht Noitb,-— J O Suporlor DRAUGHT GELDINGS, [ o Good HACKS. J FRIEDLANDER BROS., r PIGTER WILLIAMS,